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The Superintendent’s proposed budget for 2026-2027 was presented to the Amity Finance Committee and the Amity Board of Education throughout January, February, and March. In addition to presentations within the school district, the budget has been presented to the finance committees in all three town


Orange Community Nursery School held is annual Friendship Food Drive during the month of February. Students from the 3 year old class delivered food to the food bank. Thank you to the families for a successful food drive!


Serena Giampa of Orange, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Florham Campus, located in Madison, NJ, has been named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2025 semester.


Macie Salado of Orange was named to the College of the Holy Cross Fall 2025 Dean's List. A member of the Class of 2029, Salado was named to the Dean's List for outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2025-26 academic year.


Tufts University recently announced the dean's list for the fall 2025 semester. Dean's list honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater. The following students from Orange received honors


On February 2, 2026, six students from Orange Public Schools were honored by the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) at an awards ceremony recognizing excellence in the visual and performing arts. The music teachers, art teachers, and principals joined the honorees at the reception.


The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that several Orange students have been named to its Fall 2025 Dean's List. To be included on the Dean's List, full-time students must have completed 12 or more credits for letter grades which are GPA applicable


The Orange Scholarship Foundation Association is offering several scholarships to graduating seniors from Orange who attend public or private schools. In particular, the Ashlie Krakowski Memorial Scholarship is $5000 and is awarded to a student who intends to pursue a career in health care or a


Children wore festive Goddard party hats and enjoyed a special visit from beloved characters Bluey and Olaf, who danced, sang and posed for photos.


Nico Young of Orange has been named to the Plymouth State University Dean's List for the Fall 2025 semester. To be named to the Dean's List, a student must achieve a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.69 for the Fall 2025 term, be a matriculated student with at least 12 credits, at least nine of