The following students were named to the Dean’s List at Syracuse University for the Spring 2011 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must achieve at least a 3.4 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) during the semester. Charlotte Ermatinger, College of Visual and Performing Arts Stephanie Liggeri, College of Arts and...
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David Oster of Verona, N.J., a geography major, was named to the Spring 2011 Dean’s List at Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Oster is a 2010 graduate of Verona High School. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must achieve at least a 3.4 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) during...
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Colin Farawell and Donna Jo DiNorcia were selected as the Verona High School Sports Boosters’ Athletes of the Year at the Boosters annual Senior Sports Banquet on Tuesday, June 7. DiNorcia is a three-sport star who has been captain of the girls soccer, basketball and lacrosse teams. She has been named second team SEC...
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The 139 students of the Verona High School Class of 2010 are heading out to some 78 colleges, universities, community colleges and technical schools in the fall. They will be going into the military, volunteering abroad and walking straight into the working world. They will be studying in many different parts of the U.S.,...
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Verona’s senior athletes were honored at the annual Sports Boosters Dinner last week at the Villa at Mountain Lakes. Outstanding Athlete of The Year trophies were awarded to track and field stars Dave Oster and Rebecca Slotkin. Runner Dave Lukas won the Maroon and White Award, along with soccer and lacrosse player Emily Fitzpatrick....
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This was a banner season for the VHS track team, with both boys and girls winning the Super Essex Championship and the Girls taking the Sectional title. Not surprisingly, the team produced a bumper crop of champions, seven athletes from Verona who competed in the Meet of Champions in South Plainfield this weekend. Unfortunately,...
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The Verona Track Team had an impressive showing among the top athletes from about 40 schools in the Group championships this weekend in South Plainfield. Verona had two golds: Rebecca Slotkin, who won the pole vault with a height of 10-06 and Dave Oster, who won the Group title in the 3,200-Meter Run for...
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Dave Oster received a scholar-athlete award at the Men of Essex Awards dinner on May 19. Men of Essex was founded in 1958 to foster academics, athletics and community service among youth of Essex County. The Men of Essex choose the awardees based on recommendations of school and sports writers, and references from within...
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Another depressing possibility out of Trenton today: The NJSIAA, the government body of high school athletics in the state, may eliminate individual state championships along with the Tournament of Champions and the Meet of Champions for team sports as a cost-cutting measure. The decision will likely be made on Wednesday when the group’s Executive...
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The Verona Girls’ and Boys’ Track teams held their own over the weekend in the Essex County Championships at Montclair High School. Competing against nearly 20 county schools, the Verona teams came in 7th (girls) and 9th (boys). Rebecca Slotkin was the only first-place finisher from Verona. Her 11-0 vault tied the meet record...
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