The application for the 2025 Montclair Scholarship Fund awards opens on February 3, 2025. Students graduating from Montclair High School who need financial assistance to attend college or a trade school are encouraged to apply
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This Montclair High SVPA Drama is a Classic Whodunnit
Find out whodunnit at Montclair High School’s production of “Clue!”
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Montclair Schools Face ‘Difficult Position’ in 2025-26 Budget, Auditor Says
The Montclair Public Schools will face a difficult budget cycle this year because of about $2 million in unplanned, but necessary, spending on special education, the district’s financial auditor said at a school board meeting Wednesday.
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School Cell Phone Ban: Montclair Parents Tell District Not to Wait for State
On the heels of Gov. Phil Murphy’s support for banning cell phones in schools, parents from the advocacy group Screen Aware Montclair are urging the school district to adopt a “bell-to-bell” ban on students’ use of cell phones in the public schools.
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Montclair School Board Picks New Leaders, President Says ‘Disagree Efficiently’
The Montclair school board has selected Mfreke “Monk” Inyang as board president and Yvonne Bouknight as vice president.
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Enjoy a Night of Music and Talent at MHS Winter Concert on Thursday
Enjoy an evening of music as Montclair High School’s talented music students take the stage for the annual MHS Winter Concert on Thursday, January 16 at 6 p.m.
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Feds New Guidance on Seclusion and Restraint Should be ‘Wake-Up Call’ for Montclair, Group Says
A national advocacy group on Tuesday said the new guidance should be a “wake-up call” to the Montclair Public Schools.
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Teacher Arrested After Threat Caused Montclair to Close Schools, Police Say
Officers arrested Amir Doctry, 45, at 8 a.m. at a residence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and charged him with making “terroristic threats,” Montclair police said in a statement. Additional charges are pending, police said. Doctry had previously taught at Renaissance Middle School.
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Montclair Public Schools Closed Due to ‘Potential Threat’ (UPDATED)
“Upon receiving this information, we immediately contacted the Montclair Police Department and have been closely following their guidance.”
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Montclair Public Schools Announce Expansion of Pre-K Program
Montclair Public Schools will host a district-wide information session on January 8 for families interested in the Mini-Mounties program. Representatives from every provider location will be present at this session.
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Montclair Public Schools Announces Hiring of New Athletic Director
Matthew Belford comes to the district with 23 years of experience in athletics, six of those years being in administration.
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Montclair Public Schools Hiring for New Tutoring Program for Grades 3-6
The program will provide targeted, small-group instruction to help students excel academically. The tutoring will begin in January 2025 and continue through May 2025.
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How You Can Weigh in on Montclair’s Superintendent Search
The survey includes seven questions, including one that asks members of the public to identify “the most important leadership characteristic” the new superintendent must have to be successful in Montclair. The district has only received 107 responses to the survey so far.
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MHS Model Congress Wins Awards
Montclair High School’s Model Congress team recently competed at the Yale University Model Congress Competition in New Haven, CT.
