HBW’s Castillo Named Geography Bee Semifinalist
H.B. Whitehorne Middle School is proud to announce that Andrew Castillo has been named National Geographic State Bee Semifinalist by the National Geographic Society. Castillo, an eigth grade student at...
View ArticleVFEE Inspiring Excellence Awards Night
In 2013, VFEE funded a grant to purchase robotic devices to expand the computer science curriculum at Verona High School.The Verona Foundation for Educational Excellence (VFEE) will be celebrating...
View ArticleFall Dean’s Lists, Honors Announced
Bates College: Jane Spardel was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester ending in December 2015. This is a distinction earned by students whose cumulative grade point average is 3.71 or higher....
View ArticleAquarium Day At Laning
Monday, March 28 was Aquarium Day at Laning Avenue School. The students were treated to a visit from the Camden Adventure Aquarium. They learned about sea life with an assembly and through hands-on...
View ArticleOLL Students Can Make Wishes Come True
Within one week’s time, during Catholic Schools Week, students at Our Lady of the Lake School were able to raise $2,091 to enable a four-year-old an Essex County girl who was diagnosed with a brain...
View ArticleMusic Parents To Hold Golf Tournament
The Verona Music Parents Association is hosting its inaugural Golf Tournament at the Crystal Springs Golf Resort in Hamburg, New Jersey, on Tuesday, May 10. Tee time is 1 p.m. Proceeds from the...
View ArticleThird Kindergarten Workshop This Saturday
The third of the pre-kindergarten workshops for children who will enter kindergarten in September 2016 will be held this Saturday, April 16. These workshops, which are sponsored by the elementary...
View ArticleVFEE To Honor 6 Teachers On April 22
The Verona Foundation for Educational Excellence (VFEE), which has supported Verona public school teachers with grant awards for the better part of the last decade, will be honoring six teachers at its...
View ArticleVHS Honors February Students Of The Month
Verona High School recognized the January students of the month at the March 29 Board of Education meeting. VHS Principal Joshua Cogdill began the student of the month award with the 2015-2016 school...
View ArticleOLL Holds Honor Society Induction
Congratulations to the OLL National Junior Honor Society seventh and eighth grade inductees and current members! The induction ceremony was held Thursday, April 14, at Our Lady of the Lake Church. The...
View ArticleSuperintendent’s Corner Column: Spring Update
“An optimist is the human personification of spring.” -Susan J. Bissonette, author The Verona Public Schools is extremely appreciative of a donation of $10,000 made by the Conference SCA to support the...
View ArticleForest Avenue Celebrates Earth Day
Forest Avenue school kept its award-winning butterfly garden happy this past weekend by mulching the flower beds and putting in some new shrubs, with the help of its Wolf Scouts and Daisies. Forest...
View ArticleRegister Now For Town-Wide Garage Sale
The Verona High School Student Council is hosting its much anticipated Town-Wide Garage Sale on Saturday May 21 (rain date May 22). To participate, you need to print and submit this registration form,...
View ArticleDeadline Nears For Lions Scholarship
Applicants for the Verona Lions Club scholarship should demonstrate the community service that the club strives to achieve. The Verona Lions Club will present three cash awards of $1,000 each to Verona...
View ArticleVerona School Water Safe, Tests Find
In March, as city officials in Flint, Mich., were grappling with a city water supply contaminated by lead, high levels of lead were found in the water at 30 Newark schools. With six school buildings...
View ArticleTamburino Wins Government Service Scholarship
VHS senior George Tamburino, seen here with his mother Maria-Daphne Kazanis, was selected for the Washington Crossing Foundation’s national scholarship award. George Tamburino, a senior at Verona High...
View ArticleVHS Grad Wins $30K For Solar Power Biz
The management books all say that, to work harder, we have to work smarter. Nic Freschi thinks that goes for the sun as well. Freschi, who graduated Verona High School with the class of 2011, just won...
View ArticleBOE Names New Brookdale Principal
The Verona Board of Education has named Nicole Stuto as the new principal of Brookdale Avenue School, succeeding Richard Rampolla, who is retiring. Stuto is a 2008 graduate of Villanova University with...
View ArticleActor, Chef Help Entrepreneurship At OLL
Our Lady of the Lake School students will hold their second annual TREP$ Marketplace on May 6. The Marketplace is the culmination of a program to teach students about business and entrepreneurship as...
View ArticleVHS Honors March Students Of The Month
Verona High School recognized the March students of the month at the April 26 Board of Education meeting. VHS Principal Joshua Cogdill began the student of the month award with the 2015-2016 school...
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