Amity Regional Middle School – Orange Campus Third Marking Period – April, 2017 Honor Roll – Year 2016-17
Criteria for First Honors A- or better in four subjects which meet 5 times per week for a full year. B or better in all other subjects which meet 5 times per week for a full year. B- or better in subjects which meet fewer than 5 times per week or less than a full ...
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Pre-Schoolers Celebrate 7th Annual Root for Earth Week at Goddard School
On Monday, April 17th, preschoolers at The Goddard School (www.goddardschool.com) located in Hartford-New Haven, along with over 460 other Goddard School locations nationwide, kicked off the 7th annual Root for Earth initiative. While the children learn about eco-friendly topics throughout the year, th...
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Board of Ed Opens Discussion on Policies Regarding Food
After the Great Cupcake War of 2014 was won by parents who urged the Board of Education to continue to allow children to enjoy cupcakes and other food during celebrations and themed days, the board is once again beginning to have conversations about what food should and shouldn’t be permitted in school....
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Amity Middle School in Orange Video Production Program
This year Amity Middle School in Orange (AMSO) has had a cadre of 8th grade students participating in a video production program run by former Amity student, Tristan Douglas. The program was made possible by a grant from the Jamie A. Hulley Arts Foundation (www.jamiehulleyartsfund.org). Mr. Douglas me...
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Orange Elementary Schools Participate In 11th Annual Olympic Festival
On Tuesday, May 16, 2017, over 150 elementary school children in the town of Orange competed in the 11th Annual “Orange Elementary School Olympic Festival”. The Festival ran for one day only at the High Plains Community Center. Athletes must qualify in order to compete against their peers from the thr...
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Student News 5/26/17
Achievements Katherine Forbes Awarded Undergraduate Research Fellowship Occidental College junior Katherine Forbes of Orange, CT has been awarded a nationally competitive Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship by the American Chemical Society’s Division of Organic Chemistry to conduct summer research...
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Sixth Graders Recognized with Superintendent Awards
Sixth grade students from each of the town’s three elementary schools were recognized with Superintendent Awards at the Board of Education’s May meeting. The award is based on community service, service to others and academic prowess in relation to ability and leadership service to the school community...
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Superintendent’s Recognition Award – Orange Elementary Schools
Emily Barretta, Grace Carrington, Francis Cavallaro and Caitlyn Smith from Race Brook School; Jessa Bohan, Nicholas DiGiovanni and Gavin Storz from Turkey Hill School; and Millicent Fuller, Si Ru Liang, Holly Thorndike and Marc VanSchaick from The Peck Place School are sixth grade students who have been...
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Amity Seniors Trade in Classrooms for Jobs
For the last four weeks of school, a majority of Amity High School Seniors will be getting their toes wet, working for local businesses and organizations as interns. The school’s guidance department runs the Senior Service Learning Program, through which seniors work 114 hours during the last four week...
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New Student Assessments Provide More Holistic Perspective of Student Growth
In the ever-changing world of public education, the State Department of Education has a new accountability system for student performance called The Next Generation Accountability System. Director of Curriculum for the Orange Schools Evelyn Russo spoke to the Orange Board of Education at its monthly me...
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