“They ask me what I’d like written about me when I’m gone. I hope they write I made Penn State a better place, not just that I was a good football coach.” These are the words that are beside the statue of Joseph Vincent Paterno outside Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa. Four hundred-nine...
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Julianne Boyle has been named to the University of Delaware’s Dean’s List for Fall 2011. Boyle, who recently organized a community blood drive in Verona, is a freshman arts and sciences major. To meet eligibility requirements for the Dean’s List, a student must be enrolled full-time and earn a GPA of 3.33 or above...
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The Kindergarten Enrichment class from The Children’s House recently constructed a replica of the Empire State Building using all recycled materials. The curriculum allows children to develop projects using their own interests and ideas. From left to right: Charles Giacomazza, Dillon Millar, Matthew Toomsoo and Julian Santorelli.
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The Verona Foundation for Educational Excellence is holding a fundraising dinner at Avenue Bistro Pub on Thursday, February 9. VFEE is a registered non-profit that has funded many improvements to education in Verona, including the new broadcast journalism studio at Verona High School and e-books at the middle school. The evening will feature a...
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Governor Chris Christie has signed a measure that could move Verona school board elections to November from April and eliminate a public vote on the school budget. As we noted earlier this month, Senate bill 3148 establishes a way for school districts, their towns and even voters themselves to move the annual school election...
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Children Having Individual Learning Differences (C.H.I.L.D.) is holding a free workshop, “Central Auditory Processing and Language-Based Learning Disorders: Your Questions Answered!” on January 24. Jeanne Tighe, a speech and language therapist, is the presenter. Tighe has focused the past five years on working with children with language-based learning disabilities, specializing in reading and writing...
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Hannah V. Facey of Verona received a bachelor of science degree in Animal Sciences within the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences during the 208th commencement ceremonies at the University of Vermont, held in December. The university conferred degrees on an estimated 394 graduates, including 324 bachelor’s degrees, 57 master’s and post-baccalaureate certificate, and...
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If your child is going to be of kindergarten age this fall, you should get a registration form in to the public school system by the close of business tomorrow, Friday, January 13. If you haven’t already gotten the basic form in the mail, you can pick one up at the school office at...
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A measure passed by state lawmakers in the waning hours of the 214th Legislature could move Verona school board elections to November from April and eliminate a public vote on the school budget altogether. “We could be in for a drastic change in the way the budget is presented to the public,” said Board...
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Go ahead and make your plans for the long weekend: The Verona Board of Education cannot open school on Monday, January 16, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. At the final BOE meeting in December, the Board had mulled opening schools on the holiday to get an extra snow day later. Verona public...
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