Education

Students from Orange Congregational Church Nursery School visited Holly (the winter cow) at town hall and had a scavenger hunt.

More than 900 new students are in their first semester at Eastern Connecticut State University this fall 2023. bThe new admits include 696 first-time students and 254 transfer students who are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate-level programs. Among them are: Natalie Garcia of Orange

The students at The Peck Place School came together to celebrate the end of the PTO-sponsored Fun Run. The Fun Run was a fundraiser and character-building event that took place over a week in which goals were achieved, the school community was strengthened, ideas for improving the world around us

As the children anxiously waited outside their school the clip-clop sounds of hooves could be heard coming down Peck Lane! Ben and Jerry, driven by Farmer Brian of Maple View Farm arrived at Holly Hill Childcare and Learning Center to the squeals and cheers of the eager students. 

The children of Holly Hill Childcare & Learning Center enjoyed a firsthand experience on fire safety thanks to the wonderful Orange Volunteer Fire Department members. The firefighters demonstrated fire equipment as our eager students climbed up on the fire engine and manned the heavy water hoses!

Amity High School’s drop in the 2023 U.S. News ranking is puzzling, especially after the strong improvement in ranks on state-wide assessment tests last year. At the last BOE meeting, some parents raised concerns about the ranking drop. As a BOE member and Woodbridge parent myself, I delved into

Congratulations to Claudia Homiski of Orange, CT, who was named to the Ithaca College Spring 2023 Dean's List. Andrew Gnidula of Orange, CT, also made the Spring 2023 Dean's List at Seton Hall University.

Yana Patel, of Orange, CT, received the Elmira College Key Award for academic and community leadership. A tradition that goes back to 1935, the EC Key Award is presented to outstanding students in their junior year of high school or preparatory school.This year, the award was given to 783 students

‍Some 1,282 elementary-aged students from pre-Kindergarten to 6th grade walked through the doors of the town’s four elementary schools this week, to start a new school year. Of those, 165 are kindergarten students, a number that held steady compared to last year’s, according to School Supt. Dr.

The Orange Public School District announced today its policy for determining eligibility of children who may receive free or reduced-price meals served under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).Note: For SY 2023-24, all students eligible for reduced-price school meals enrolled in schools