Race Brook School Illuminates Compassion During the Holiday Season
Race Brook School families generously sponsored children once again this year during the Student Council’s annual collection of gifts for the Holiday Bear Project. The goal of the State program is to collect donated gifts for less fortunate children in Connecticut’s public schools.“I was glad to help br...
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Amity Middle School In Orange Serves Breakfast To Support The Children’s Center
Eighth grade classes from Team T at Amity Middle School in Orange offered breakfast on November 21st to the entire school body for a $3 donation to benefit the Children’s Center of Hamden. This breakfast was initiated by former teacher, Marilyn Reynolds, over twenty years ago and has continued to be an...
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Town of Orange Kindergarten Registration
If your child is turning five on or before January 1, 2020 it is time to register for kindergarten! Please register by February 28th on our website: oess.org/our-schools/mary-tracy – click on “Kindergarten Registration” You will receive an email in early March to select a time to come to MLT for...
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Jackie’s Nine
Jackie Robinson, the first black man to play professional baseball, has been used as a role model for the students at Amity Middle School in Orange. Jackie lived by non-violent actions and by values that the teachers, staff, and administrators at Amity use today as an example for the student body. Cour...
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Student News 1/11/19
Achievements Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT – Lauren Salatto-Rosenay of Orange, CT, was recently inducted into Quinnipiac University’s Chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Association’s official honor society. To qualify for induction, students must have a grade point average of...
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High School Guidance Counselors/College Admissions: Big Caseloads and Little Time
Over 20 years being an admissions advisor, I receive calls from parents to retain our services for college admissions. All of their children have guidance counselors and many are from suburban public schools in the NJ, CT NY RI and MA. Students were applying to range of universities and BS/MD programs...
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Orange Community Nursery School to Reopen in Orange with New Location in Woodbridge
When Orange Community Nursery School moves back into its newly renovated space at High Plains Community Center for the next school year, a new location will be opening in Woodbridge. Last summer, faced with finding a new space to run the school while renovations were underway at the community center, O...
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Happy 2019 From OCNS
Students from Orange Community Nursery School (OCNS) 3s and 5s Kindergarten Readiness classes wish everyone a happy 2019! OCNS is happy to announce a September 2019 return to our newly renovated location at High Plains Community Center in Orange. OCNS is also happy to announce a new September 2019 sch...
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Race Brook School Honors Our Veterans
On Friday morning, November 9th, the students and staff of Race Brook School in Orange held their special annual Veteran’s Day assembly to honor the men and women in the military who have served our country. The veterans were honored with a warm welcome and very attentive behavior of over 400 elementar...
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Two Amity Graduates Make Forbes 30 Under 30 List
Ryan Laemel, 26, is the righthand man at the think tank Rocky Mountain Institute for founder Amory Lovins. Ryan Laemel leads its Urban Mobility Lab, and is focused on partnering with the Indian city of Pune to implement solutions for traffic management, public transit and electric mobility. At Yale, h...
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