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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Dozens of residents marched down Bloomfield Avenue this morning for Verona’s annual Memorial Day parade. Deputy Mayor Frank Sapienza led the ceremony at the civic center, where he honored the Verona veterans present and two absent guests: His father, a D-Day veteran who was unable to attend this year’s ceremony, and Army Col. John...
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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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Before this weekend’s Group I sectional track meet had even begun, Verona Girls’ Track coach Gene Leporati had a feeling it would come down to the wire–the final event, 1,600-meter relay. After Friday’s events, Verona had a 23-point lead, but as he warned his girls on the bus on Friday evening, that cushion would...
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On Friday the Girls’ and Boys’ Track teams competed in the Essex County Relays at Livingston High School. The Girls placed 6th overall out of 20 teams; the boys placed 10th overall. Columbia, Livingston and West Orange High School came in first, second and third respectively. Once again the girls shone in the pole...
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Over the holiday weekend, the Boys’ and Girls’ Track Teams competed at the Summit Relays. Because of some bad weather, this was the first opportunity many of the athletes had to compete this season. The Girls finished fourth overall in a field of 16 while the Boys placed eighth. Coach Gene Leporati is very...
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With the Summit Relays coming up this weekend, the VHS Girl’s Track Team is excited to get its season underway. Practicing together with the boys behind H.B. Whitehorne Middle School, the Hillbillies are fine tuning their skills for the start of the season. The Verona Girl’s Track Team will be led by seniors Ashlee...
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Three students from Verona High School performed as part of the New Jersey All-State Band and Chorus at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark on February 20th. In the concert, Anthony Streifer played the tuba in the All-State Wind Ensemble, Julie Boyle played the mallets in the All-State Symphonic Band, and Rebecca...
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