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O’Neill’s Brand honored

October 28, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

O’Neill High School Principal Debbie Brand was honored with the New York State Council of School Superintendents’ Raymond R. Delaney Memorial Scholarship earlier this month.

Merit honors for three JIO students

October 25, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Three O’Neill High School seniors, Isaac Walker, Jacob Woodruff and Charles Reeves, have been named as ‘Commended Students’ in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship program.

On the team for life….

October 24, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Raider Varsity Boys Soccer Coach Ken Hall has this philosophy about O’Neill soccer players — once you are on the team, you’re on the team for life.

327 students + three dogs

October 10, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Third, fourth and fifth grades can be hard.

Highland Falls Intermediate School

‘Parent University’ is set to begin

October 10, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

The Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District is partnering with the Town of Highlands Community Coalition and the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council of Orange County to bring a monthly educational series to parents surrounding alcohol and other drug use.

Thank you, Mr. Wendell!

October 10, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Section 9 athletics recognized sports officials all across Orange and Ulster Counties last week.

JIO celebrates Homecoming!

September 26, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Highland Falls High School and O’Neill High School alumni … don your best maroon apparel and get ready to celebrate Homecoming 2019 with the current high schoolers.

Did you notice our recent typo?

September 13, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

The Friday, August 23 issue of The News had a big typo — right on the front page, right in the top headline. Did you notice it?

“Moving along smoothly’

September 12, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

When Superintendent of Schools Dr. Frank Sheboy looks out his office window he sees … a rock pile that keeps growing and growing.

Eighth graders will develop as leaders

September 12, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

“Potential leaders.” — That’s the type of student that the Junior Leadership Orange program (JLO) looks for. This year, seven students from the Highland Falls Intermediate School and one from the Cornwall Central Middle School have been selected to participate in the program.