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Student News – October 2020

|Date: October 01, 2020

Student News – October 2020

Dean’s List Syracuse University Kevin M Nusdeo from Orange, CT has earned the distinction of being placed ...

Dean’s List Syracuse University Kevin M Nusdeo from Orange, CT has earned the distinction of being placed on Dean’s List due to his academic performance in the Spring 2020 semester at the College of A ...

October 01, 2020
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Orange Students Head Back to Classroom Learning

|Date: September 03, 2020

Orange Students Head Back to Classroom Learning

After having the equivalent of nearly a full school year out of the classrooms, students returned to Oran ...

After having the equivalent of nearly a full school year out of the classrooms, students returned to Orange Schools on August 31. Given the option to remain home and learn remotely or go back to in-s ...

September 03, 2020
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Orange Public School 2020-21 Lunch Program

|Date: September 03, 2020

Orange Public School 2020-21 Lunch Program

The Orange Public School District announced today its policy for determining eligibility of children who ...

The Orange Public School District announced today its policy for determining eligibility of children who may receive free or reduced-price meals served under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) a ...

September 03, 2020
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Remember When…We Hugged on the First Day of School?

|Date: September 03, 2020

Remember When…We Hugged on the First Day of School?

Amity Students Return Under Social Distancing Conditions When Amity students headed back to school earlie ...

Amity Students Return Under Social Distancing Conditions When Amity students headed back to school earlier this week, they could expect a hearty welcome from teachers and staff who have missed the hus ...

September 03, 2020
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Nicolakis Awarded Dale J. Pavlik Memorial Scholarship

|Date: September 03, 2020

Nicolakis Awarded Dale J. Pavlik Memorial Scholarship

Amity senior Ephemia Nicolakis was awarded the Dale J. Pavlik Memorial Scholarship to study communication ...

Amity senior Ephemia Nicolakis was awarded the Dale J. Pavlik Memorial Scholarship to study communication & graphic design at Quinnipiac University. Dale, an Amity alum, was a talented graphic de ...

September 03, 2020
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Orange Schools Unveil Plan for Reopening Schools

|Date: July 30, 2020

Orange Schools Unveil Plan for Reopening Schools

Orange Schools’ administration announced their detailed plan to safely reopen schools to all students in ...

Orange Schools’ administration announced their detailed plan to safely reopen schools to all students in late August. The plan was a collaboration of input of a committee of roughly two dozen adminis ...

July 30, 2020
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Majority of Amity Parents Plan to Send Their Students to School

|Date: July 30, 2020

Majority of Amity Parents Plan to Send Their Students to School

A preliminary survey of Amity parents in mid-July showed that some 14% are opposed to sending their stude ...

A preliminary survey of Amity parents in mid-July showed that some 14% are opposed to sending their students back to school this fall; but 64% responded with an “absolutely yes,” said Amity Supt. Dr. ...

July 30, 2020
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Amity School’s Synthetic Field is Approved

|Date: July 30, 2020

Amity School’s Synthetic Field is Approved

The Woodbridge Plan and Zoning Commission earlier this month approved the application by the Amity Region ...

The Woodbridge Plan and Zoning Commission earlier this month approved the application by the Amity Regional School District to move forward with construction of a synthetic field stadium and track. Th ...

July 30, 2020
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Turkey Hill School Drama Club Performs Quarantine Virtual Show!

|Date: July 30, 2020

Turkey Hill School Drama Club Performs Quarantine Virtual Show!

The Turkey Hill School Drama Club performed, “10 Ways to Survive a Life in Quarantine” by Don Zolidis on ...

The Turkey Hill School Drama Club performed, “10 Ways to Survive a Life in Quarantine” by Don Zolidis on Sautrday, June 27th at 7:00 p.m. The live show was performed on a zoom webinar in front of an ...

July 30, 2020
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Student News July 31, 2020

|Date: July 30, 2020

Student News July 31, 2020

Dean’s/President’s List/Honor Roll Adelphi University Garden City, NY - Daejin Kim of Orange, CT, was amo ...

Dean’s/President’s List/Honor Roll Adelphi University Garden City, NY - Daejin Kim of Orange, CT, was among a select group of outstanding spring 2020 Dean’s List at Adelphi University. The Dean’s List ...

July 30, 2020
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Local Preschool Hosts Parade for Graduating Students

|Date: July 30, 2020

Local Preschool Hosts Parade for Graduating Students

While not being able to host a traditional graduation ceremony in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, an O ...

While not being able to host a traditional graduation ceremony in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, an Orange area preschool came up with a way to give their graduates a proper send-off, while remain ...

July 30, 2020
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Amity ‘Dreamers’ Graduate Into A World Hungry For New Leaders

|Date: June 25, 2020

Amity ‘Dreamers’ Graduate Into A World Hungry For New Leaders

Amity High School Class of 2020 took leave from their alma mater with a graduation ceremony like none oth ...

Amity High School Class of 2020 took leave from their alma mater with a graduation ceremony like none other: In carefully scheduled waves, the families assembled in the Assumption Church parking lot o ...

June 25, 2020
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Scholarships Awarded

|Date: June 25, 2020

Scholarships Awarded

The Orange Scholarship Fund Association presented its 2020 scholarships on June 13 at a socially distance ...

The Orange Scholarship Fund Association presented its 2020 scholarships on June 13 at a socially distanced ceremony on the Orange Town Green. Mitchell Bronson received a $2,000 scholarship to study C ...

June 25, 2020
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Amity Regional Award Of Excellence & Teacher of the Year

|Date: June 25, 2020

Amity Regional Award Of Excellence & Teacher of the Year

The Award of Excellence this year is presented to Paula Vallie. Paula has worked in Amity Regional High ...

The Award of Excellence this year is presented to Paula Vallie. Paula has worked in Amity Regional High School’s College & Career Center for the last seven years. Before coming to Amity Regional ...

June 25, 2020
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Amity Is No Place For Hate

|Date: June 25, 2020

Amity Is No Place For Hate

The Anti-Defamation League is celebrating the efforts that schools across the country are making to promo ...

The Anti-Defamation League is celebrating the efforts that schools across the country are making to promote diversity, inclusion, and allyship through a nationwide viral campaign #noplaceforhate. On M ...

June 25, 2020
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The End of an Era for Race Brook School as Mike Gray Steps Away as Principal

|Date: June 25, 2020

The End of an Era for Race Brook School as Mike Gray Steps Away as Principal

After 13 years of leading Race Brook School as principal, Mike Gray announced that he is leaving the role ...

After 13 years of leading Race Brook School as principal, Mike Gray announced that he is leaving the role to become Director of Business and Operations for the Orange Public Schools. “The decision to ...

June 25, 2020
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Student News 6/26/20

|Date: June 25, 2020

Student News 6/26/20

Achievements Lasell University Newton, MA - Daniel Chodos, a Lasell University student from Orange was el ...

Achievements Lasell University Newton, MA - Daniel Chodos, a Lasell University student from Orange was elected to the University’s Student Alumni Association (SAA) executive board for the 2020-2021 ac ...

June 25, 2020
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What A Team!

|Date: June 25, 2020

What A Team!

Holly Hill & Sean “Hart” Shorn As you drive by Holly Hill Childcare & Learning Center, 308 Peck L ...

Holly Hill & Sean “Hart” Shorn As you drive by Holly Hill Childcare & Learning Center, 308 Peck Lane, you can’t help but notice the beautiful, bright red hearts lining the lawn of the center. ...

June 25, 2020
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Alexandria Barnes Scillia Scholarship Award

|Date: June 25, 2020

Alexandria Barnes Scillia Scholarship Award

The Friends of the Case Memorial Library presented the Lucy Scillia annual $1000.00 college scholarship t ...

The Friends of the Case Memorial Library presented the Lucy Scillia annual $1000.00 college scholarship to Alexandria Barnes at a meeting held in front of the Library on Saturday, June 13. A member o ...

June 25, 2020
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Superintendent: Graduation Will Be ‘The Best We Can’

|Date: May 21, 2020

Superintendent: Graduation Will Be ‘The Best We Can’

Amity School Supt. Dr. Jennifer Byars said she is anticipating “some form of graduation ceremony” to take ...

Amity School Supt. Dr. Jennifer Byars said she is anticipating “some form of graduation ceremony” to take place on June 10 to send off the school’s Class of 2020, but as of last week it was unclear wh ...

May 21, 2020
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