Amity High School Students Stage Mock Fatal Car Crash
Amity High School’s SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) club staged a mock fatal car crash with students acting out the parts of victims of a drunk driving crash. It was a powerful visual reminder of what can happen when poor decisions are made, especially in the spring and summer months with...
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Political Fault Lines Emerge at Budget Hearing
Cultural and political divisions over race and sex education at Amity schools overshadowed the question-and comments portion of the Orange budget hearing April 21 at the High Plains cafeteria. In fact, with eight of the ten speakers saying they would vote down the Amity budget, the chances of it passin...
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Amity High School Students to Compete in International Debate Contest Finals
Students from Amity Regional High School in Woodbridge, Connecticut, packed their bags for an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City to compete as finalists in the 21st annual International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) global debate competition. The team has advanced to the “Elite 8” round of the IPPF,...
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Elmer F. Manley Memorial College Scholarships Available
Ansantawae Masonic Lodge #89, is offering two “Medical Scholarships” for $1,000 each to a college student studying counseling, social services, psychology, psychiatry, nursing, medicine, social work, gerontology or pharmacology and having completed a minimum of two semesters in their chosen field, and m...
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Orange Educators Retirement Dinner
Please join us for a Buffet Dinner at Racebrook Country Club to celebrate the retirement of: Anne Fleming, Lisa Kaplan, Betsy Vogel, Eileen Young & *Mary Rose Corkindale on Thursday, May 12th from 5:00-9:00pm at Racebook Country Club 246 Derby Avenue, Orange, CT 06477. Buffet Dinner $75 per person P...
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Student News – May 2022
Achievements Curry College Welcomes Amanda Moran into Sigma Theta Tau Milton, MA – Curry’s School of Nursing welcomes Amanda Moran of Orange CT, Class of 2023 into Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing’s Theta-at-Large Chapter. Members must be in the upper 35 percent of their class and...
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Orange Schools Slowly and Intentionally Return to Normalcy
Orange Schools are slowly looking a bit more like they did pre-COVID in a variety of ways. On February 28, Orange Schools made mask-wearing optional for students, staff and visitors. “The transition has gone quite well as reported by our building administrators,” Superintendent of Schools Vince Scarpet...
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Vote May 3 – Amity Budget Referendum
Facts to Consider regarding the Amity Budget Request Student Enrollment and Staffing: Student enrollment at Amity has in fact dropped by 425 students since 2009 – 2010. Despite this fact staff has increased dramatically over the past 4 years by over 16 Full Time Equivalents (FTEs). Over the past 5...
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Amity Referendum Set for May 3
People who have questions about the Amity budget for the 2022-23 school year can follow the presentation at the District Annual Meeting on Monday, May 2, at 5:30 p.m. in the presentation room at the District offices in Woodbridge. School Supt., Dr. Jennifer Byars, will present the budget, but there wil...
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Amity Students Excel in Wharton’s International Investing Competition
Using newly acquired finance knowledge, strategic thinking, and creativity, local high school team beats out hundreds of other student teams from around the world The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has announced the Semifinalists for the Wharton Global High School Investment Competitio...
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