Investors Grant Supports VHS Arts Festival
Did you see all the beautiful new display boards when you were at Verona High School’s Creative Arts Festival last week? They are the result of a $5,000 grant to the Verona Board of Education by the...
View ArticleFarm-To-Table At VHS Cafeteria
There was something extra on the menu today in the Verona High School cafeteria: Peas and kale grown just a mile down the road at Morgan’s Farm in Cedar Grove. The farm-to-table lunch grew out of a...
View ArticleHBW Musicians Stand Out At Music In The Parks
The vocal and instrumental musicians of H.B. Whitehorne Middle School made their annual Music in the Parks competition trip on Friday, June 1, and, as usual, they came away with plenty of awards. The...
View ArticleLearning How To Learn Differently
Suzie Lippolis knows that she wasn’t always a great student, or even a good one. “I had a hard time learning in the classroom,” she says. “But I learned how to focus. Now I know what I need to do to...
View ArticleVHS French Students Score High On National Test
Each year, American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) organizes National French Contest/Le Grand Concours to challenge students in all 50 states to demonstrate their knowledge of French language...
View ArticleBOE Agenda: June 12, 2018 Meeting
The Verona Board of Education has posted the agenda for its next meeting, which will be held tonight, Tuesday, June 12. The meeting will open with recognition of two Verona High School students who...
View ArticleWhat’s Next For VHS ’18: Four Years In Italy
Francesca Cortese played volleyball all four years at VHS, but there are no college sports at the University of Bologna in Italy. Francesca Cortese has been to Italy every summer for her whole life....
View ArticleFrizzi Wins Engineering Award
The University of Vermont has announced that Giuliana Frizzi is the recipient of its June Veinott Award, which is presented to the female student who, at the end of her first year of study, shows the...
View ArticleCollege Women’s Club Awards Scholarships To VHS Students
On Sunday, five Verona High School seniors were awarded generous grants from the Montclair College Women’s Club whose twice annual book sales (generally held in October and March) generate the funds...
View ArticleWhat’s Next For VHS ’18: Engineering In Greece
Caitlin Klose will spend her first three months at Northeastern University studying abroad. While most students will be packing their bags to get ready to move into their dorms, Verona High School...
View ArticlePolice Day 2018
On Tuesday, June 12, representatives from state, county, and local law enforcement agencies participated in this year’s Law Enforcement Appreciation Day at H.B. Whitehorne Middle School.Nicknamed...
View ArticleA Poem For HBW At Graduation 2018
Congratulations to the HBW Class of 2018! Thank you to Ms. McNeal for inspiring me to write this poem, which she shared at the ceremony today. Messy in the Middle It’s messy in the middle. You’re not...
View ArticleJuly Deadline For BOE Candidates
There will be two seats on the Verona Board of Education up for election this November and if you are interested in running, you will need to submit a nominating petition to the Essex County clerk by 4...
View ArticleWhat’s Next For VHS ’18: Professional Music Major
Amy Renzulli has always been interested in music, but at first had a difficult time deciding whether or not to pursue this passion at the difficult professional level. She has been singing for as long...
View ArticleSpring 2018 Dean’s Lists
The following Verona residents received academic honors at colleges and universities during the spring 2018 semester: Bloomsburg University: Isabella Vassallo was among more than 1,900 students named...
View ArticleVHS ’78 Sets Reunion, Organizers Seek Classmates
The Verona High School Class of 1978 will hold its 40-year reunion on Saturday, September 22, at the Verona Park Boathouse, from 5 to 10 p.m. The cost to attend is $65 per person and you have to...
View ArticleHBW Students Tackle Plastic Pollution
By Emma DePaul & Krystal Costa At H.B.Whitehorne Middle School in Verona, Mrs. Thomas’s fourth marking period oceanography class created a lesson to show to other science classes. The lesson was...
View ArticleSalas, Zebrowski Graduate Oak Knoll
Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child held its 90th commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 10, on its 11-acre campus in Summit. The 63 graduates kept with school tradition and donned white gowns and...
View ArticleHonor Roll: Grade 5, 4th Marking Period 2017-2018
Yvette McNeal and David Galbierczyk, principals of H.B. Whitehorne Middle School, are proud to announce the names of those fifth grade students who have earned academic recognition during the fourth...
View ArticleCollege Women’s Club Awards Scholarships To VHS Students
On Sunday, five Verona High School seniors were awarded generous grants from the Montclair College Women’s Club whose twice annual book sales (generally held in October and March) generate the funds...
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