Education

BY ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.newsHillside School's Drums of Thunder will appear on NBC's The Today Show tomorrow, July 4.The corps' appearance will include band director Louis D'Amico giving a drum lesson to the show's hosts and...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.newsIt was supposed to have been a relaxing vacation for Montclair resident Oscar Suarez and his girlfriend Magdalena Devil to celebrate her birthday.The two arrived in Barbados for a week’s stay on...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.newsMontclair High School is switching to a new schedule for the next school year.The high school currently follows an eight-period schedule including lunch, with about 44 minutes per class, in which students...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.newsThe Year of the staircase is finally over.Montclair High School’s 496-member Class of 2019 bade their high school years farewell in a festive ceremony at the school amphitheater on Wednesday, June 26.It...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.newsMontclair High School parents and students are reporting that a high number of teachers have been out on leave for extended periods this school year, in some cases without a dedicated substitute...

Montclair Kimberley Academy graduated 110 seniors during its Commencement Ceremony Sunday afternoon, June 9, at the First Congregational Church in Montclair.

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.newsThe murals on the Chestnut Street bridge are moving forward, one paint scrape at a time.Art to Action consists of Montclair High School students who want to re-paint the aging murals, which...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.newsGlenfield Middle School will be sticking with its nine-period schedule for the time being.Montclair Public Schools Superintendent Kendra Johnson sent a notice to parents Friday afternoon informing them that the school would...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.newsGlenfield Middle School may be moving to a schedule with longer, fewer periods next year, a move that district officials claim will give students more time to spend on academic courses. But...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.newsThe Glenfield Middle School community is objecting to plans to move to a class schedule with fewer periods next year, contending the move will have negative consequences for what Glenfield is known...