Should Verona public school children be disciplined by the schools for behavior that occurred beyond the classroom? That’s the question that will be before a new volunteer committee being created by the Verona Board of Education. For several years now, Verona has had what the BOE calls a “24/7″ conduct policy: If a public...
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Brookdale Avenue Elementary School had its holiday concert on December 14. That’s music teacher Judy Szybist leading the school’s fourth grade class above and Santa–er, Principal Richard Rampolla– singing with the first grade below.
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Many study-abroad programs come with a requirement that you live with a foreign host family. Sometimes, the experience can be jarring–like that Christopher Durang play “The Actor’s Nightmare”, where everyone knows their lines and moves except the main character. But more often, you are warmly welcomed into the new family and find in it...
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The Laning Avenue SCA is sponsoring a pre-kndergarten program for children who will be five years old on or before October 1, 2012 and will be entering kindergarten for the 2011-2012 school year. The workshops help kids get acquainted with their classrooms, classmates and Laning Avenue School. The workshops will be held on four Saturday mornings—February...
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Verona lost three public school snow days after the Halloween weekend snowstorm–the only three snow days that the Board of Education had budgeted for the entire 2011-2012 school year. At last night’s meeting, the Board opened a discussion on what to do to make sure Verona can meet its teaching requirements if there are...
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Don Johnston, the owner of the Subway franchise at the intersection of Bloomfield and Pompton avenues, is rolling out a plan to help Verona school SCAs roll in a little more money. Johnston is implementing a weekly school donation program, which means that 10% of every catering order made for a school function or...
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Verona native Stephanie Ferrell has broken Harvard University’s record in the 100-meter breaststroke. The freshman swimmer finished with a time of 1:02.64 at the Georgia Invitational last weekend. “Our freshmen have been strong from day one,” said team co-captain Kristi Korsberg to the Harvard Crimson. “In a lot of ways, we’re following their lead...
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Thomas Smith has been named to the Dean’s List at the Savannah College of Art and Design for fall quarter 2011. Full-time undergraduate students who earn a grade point average of 3.5 or above for the quarter receive recognition on the Dean’s List. Smith was a June 2011 graduate of Verona High School. The...
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Ms. Yvette McNeal, principal of H.B. Whitehorne Middle School, is proud to announce the names of those fifth grade students who earned academic recognition during the first marking period of the 2011 – 2012 school year. These students have qualified for the honors award by receiving As and Bs in every school subject. Matthew...
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Ms. Yvette McNeal, principal of H.B. Whitehorne Middle School, is proud to announce the names of those seventh grade students who earned academic recognition during the first marking period of the 2011 – 2012 school year. These students have qualified for the high honors award by receiving all As in every school subject. Danielle...
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