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Honor Roll: Grade 8, 2nd Marking Period 2018-2019
Yvette McNeal and David Galbierczyk, principals of H.B. Whitehorne Middle School, are proud to announce the names of those eighth grade students who have earned academic recognition during the second...
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High Honor Roll: Grade 8, 2nd Marking Period 2018-2019
Yvette McNeal and David Galbierczyk, principals of H.B. Whitehorne Middle School, are proud to announce the names of those eighth grade students who have earned academic recognition during the second...
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Laning Goes All In For Antarctica Week
Laning’s third graders give a thumbs up to Dr. Michael Town’s video chat on Antarctica.Last week, Laning Avenue School turned one of the coldest places on earth into the hottest place to be. Third...
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‘The Addams Family’ Coming To VHS
Maybe you loved the original comic strip, or the black-and-white TV show in the 1960s. Maybe you know Gomez, Morticia, Pugsley and Wednesday from the movies of the 1990s. Whatever the case, you need to...
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Kindergarten Workshops Cancelled
The pre-kindergarten experiences that were to be held in each of Verona’s elementary schools on Saturday, March 2, have been cancelled because of the snow. The next workshops will be held on April 6...
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Schools Closed On Monday, March 4
Verona’s public schools had initially called for a delayed opening, but Mother Nature had other plans: All schools will be closed by the snow storm on Monday, March 4. The Public Works Department snow...
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Police Train VHS Students In CPR, Defibrillator Use
This past week, the Verona Police Department sponsored a class to train Verona High School students in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and using an automated external defibrillator (AED). It was...
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VFEE To Honor Teachers April 5
In September 2015, VFEE made a $75,000 grant that funded Verona’s Chromebook leasing program. It also makes annual grants to teachers at all six schools for instructional materials. Every year, the...
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VHS To Host Presentation On Teen Mental Health
The Verona Public Schools will host a presentation by Kate Fagan, the author of What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen, on Monday, April 1 from 7 to 8 p.m....
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More State Aid For Schools While Town Aid Lags
First, the good news: Gov. Phil Murphy will be sending Verona’s schools 12% more in state aid this year than last year, and the aid plans have been revealed before Verona finished its 2019-2020 budget,...
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VFEE Announces ‘Excellence’ Honorees
Brian Samples and Victoria Cirigliano The Verona Foundation for Educational Excellence (VFEE) has named the Verona public school teachers who will be honored this year with its Inspiring Excellence...
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Juniors Open Scholarship Applications
Thanks to the support of the community over the past year, the Junior Woman’s Club of Verona will again be able to award three scholarships to deserving high school seniors. Each scholarship is worth...
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Verona Students Win 6 Awards In County Essay Contest
Verona students won awards in six grade levels in the Essex County Education Association’s 2019 essay contest. Sadie Fjeldal, a Laning Avenue of Pamela Solomon, won first place in the county for fourth...
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Laning Gets Ready To Turn 100
This year is the 100th year of Laning Avenue School, and it’s celebrating with monthly “pop-up” events. The first assembly took place on the 100th day of the school year last month, when the Laning...
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VHS Juniors Earn Perfect AP Test Scores
Christopher Lakin and Erin Petrino were two of only 193 students worldwide who achieved perfect scores on the AP Computer Science test.Verona High School students have earned high marks on Advanced...
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What’s VFEE And Why Is It Honoring 6 Teachers?
The six educators being honored at this year’s VFEE Teacher Toast: Brian Samples, Angela Salisbury, Amy Heckel, Victoria Cirigliano, Max Morden and Tatiana Fella. The Verona Foundation for Educational...
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Register Now For Town-Wide Garage Sale
The Verona High School Student Council is hosting its much anticipated Town-Wide Garage Sale on Saturday, May 4 (rain date May 5), and the time to register to sell your stuff at it is now. To...
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Teachers Earn Certification In Specialized Reading Instruction
Verona’s newest Orton-Gillingham specialists: Diane Conboy, Pamela Banta, Kelly Connallon, Emma Franks, Julia Albretsen and Dara Abate. Six more Verona elementary school teachers recently completed...
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Woman’s Club Opens Scholarship Applications
The Woman’s Club of Verona is pleased to announce that they will be awarding scholarships to young men and women who reside in the Township of Verona and have performed community service and intend to...
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7th Grade French Class Gets Impression Of Impressionism
H.B. Whitehorne’s grade 7 French students recently concluded their cultural unit of French painters, focussing on the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists of the late 1800s and early 1900s. Students...
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