Beecher Moves To Temporary Remote Learning
In an effort to keep the corona virus infection outside its building, the Woodbridge Board of Education voted to go temporarily to full remote learning the week after the Thanksgiving holiday. “We have some concerns about the week after Thanksgiving,” Interim School Supt. Christine Syriac said at a spe...
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School Board Appoints New Superintendent
At a special meeting on November 11th, the Woodbridge Board of Education unanimously appointed Dr. Jonathan Budd as the next school superintendent of the Woodbridge School District. Dr. Budd currently serves as assistant superintendent in Trumbull, a K-12 district. He will officially start in his new...
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Zoom Environmental School a Success in Connecticut
On September 22-23, 2020, The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc., presented NGC Environmental School 3 – Air and Related Issues, in a virtual format, for the first time. The course was originally scheduled to be held at the Kellogg Environmental Center in Derby. In March, the team struc...
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Amity High School Abruptly Switches To Remote Learning
Amity Regional High School on Friday, November 13, informed its families that high school students would be learning from home starting Monday, November 16. The two middle schools, however, where cases were fewer, would remain open in the hybrid instructional model, with only half of the student popula...
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Amity Adopts 2021-2022 School Year Calendar
The Amity Board of Education at its Nov. 9 meeting adopted a calendar for the 2021-22 school year. After the summer break, schools will open to students on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. The last day of school is June 9, 2022. There are no snow make-up days on that calendar, as the state has allowed ...
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Title IX Federal Law
Director of Special Services, Mrs. Mary Edo, is the Title IX Coordinator for the Orange Public School district. If you or someone you know is believed to have experienced sexual harassment, please file a complaint using the appropriate form that can be located at https://www.oess.org/ under Faculty or...
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Woodbridge 6th Grader to Join Kid Reporters
On September 28th Scholastic Kids Press announced that Luke Lamour, a 6th grader from Woodbridge, CT will join this award-winning team of Kid Reporters, ages 10–14, who report “news for kids, by kids.” During the 2020–2021 program year, Luke will interview newsmakers from his community and share the per...
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Student News – 10/30/2020
Achievements SUNY Delhi Delhi, NY – Jacob Noble of Orange (MESA HIGH SCHOOL) is one of more than 950 students who began their college careers at SUNY Delhi in August 2020. Noble is pursuing a degree in Nursing. Enrollments Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT – More than 1,1...
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Three Weeks In, Amity Reports Its First Infection
Amity School Supt. Dr. Jennifer Byars informed the school community on Friday, September 18, that a member of the community had tested positive for coronavirus. In her letter to parents Dr. Byars did not specify whether the affected person was a student or a teacher. All she said was that the person h...
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Color Fun Run To Return
The Amity Middle School Bethany (AMSB) Parent Teacher Student Organization is planning to hold its Second Annual Color Fun Run (or walk) on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 9:30am. It is an event for the community, middle school families, faculty, and staff to come together for a fun, healthy activity! E...
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