Post Tagged with: "VHS"
Laning Food Pantry Program Goes Town-Wide
What can a kid do to feed the hungry? Quite a lot, if it’s a kid in Verona. In February 2008, Laning Avenue‘s SCA started a program to collect food for the Human Needs Food Pantry in Montclair. Laning kids were given a list of edibles that Human Needs needed and they brought them in. [...]
A Hypnotic Event At VHS
You could almost call it “Skylr: The Reality Show.” On Thursday evening at 7:00, a group of VHS students who don’t shrink from the spotlight will be onstage vying for the opportunity to be put under a spell by Skylr Monaghan, a professional hypnotist. Some will be voted off the island, some will fall into [...]
Celebrating The End Of Midterms
What was this merry band of VHS students doing hanging out in Verona Park at 1:00 pm today, besides enjoying the surprisingly warm and sunny January day? They weren’t cutting school, but taking a well-deserved break from midterms, which ended today at 12:30. They’re back to the grind again tomorow with a full day of [...]
Got Beefsteak?
The Verona Sports Boosters association is holding its annual Beefsteak Dinner Dance to benefit Verona High School athletes on Saturday, February 6 at 7 p.m. in the Verona Community Center, 880 Bloomfield Avenue. Tickets are $55 per person, and the group promises a night of great food, music and fun. If you want to go, [...]
High School Orientation Tonight
Parents of current eighth graders are encouraged to attend tonight’s high school orientation from 7 to 9 p.m. at VHS. According to Superintendent Charles Sampson, this second and final orientation program focuses on “nuts and bolts” information about the high school, while the October orientation was designed to provide an overview of high school life. [...]
Listen To The Music At VHS
Verona band parent Rick Foy has posted several videos from last night’s band and vocal concerts. As he rightly notes, they show an amazing depth of talent and a really great music program. Here are some excerpts, beginning with the Concert Band playing “Christmas Legends”: And the ladies of the Concert Choir singing “All I [...]
VHS Jazz Band Rocks The Holidays
Feet were tapping and spirits were high last night at the Holiday Concert at Verona High School. Here’s one hightlight: The Jazz Band’s rendition of Aaron Neville’s “Louisiana Christmas Day,” with MyVeronaNJ’s own Alex Eliasof in lead vocals. Watch the video:
Don’t Pitch That Cell Phone
The organizers of Verona High’s Project Graduation, Class of 2011, are asking for donations of used, broken or unwanted cell phones. This is a win-win: The donated phones will raise funds so that the current junior class can enjoy a supervised, alcohol- and drug-free celebration with their classmates on the night of their graduation. Another [...]
VHS Tennis Star Wins Star-Ledger Honors
Verona High senior Jessica Noyes has been selected to the Star-Ledger All-Star Tennis team, second team singles, for Essex county. Noyes, who has played first singles for the Hillbillies since she was a freshman, had a 23-3 season record. The paper also cited her showing in the state singles tournament this fall, where she battled [...]