The 150th Commencement Ceremony of Montclair High School was held the evening of June 22nd, 2017. The Montclair High School class of 2017 graduated on a warm and sunny evening in front of approximately 2,000 proud parents, siblings, family, and friends. At this outdoor event held in the MHS Amphitheatre for the 150th commencement ceremony, 496 […]
Montclair celebrated Make Music Day along with other countries throughout the world. On June, 21, 2017 the town of Montclair was filled with music as people took part in Make Music, an event celebrated on June 21st all over the world to celebrate the summer solstice. It was a free day of music for everyone […]
Montclair Dispatch student-writer Joe Michalitsianos reflects on the accountability role of local media in keeping the community informed. A journalist’s job is hard. It is not the deadlines, the writing or the uncomfortable conversations needed to occur in the pursuit of information. No, a journalist’s job is hard because a journalist must hold everyone […]
The fourth annual Exotic Charity Car Rally was held Sunday, June 12, 2017. Fresco da Franco Italian Eatery, located right on Church Street, hosted the event. Church Street was filled with a myriad of Italian exotic cars. People were astonished by these lavish vehicles, as they took photos of and with the cars. Celebrity Paul […]
Walter Springer presented his petition with 1045 signatures to the Montclair Board of Education on June 7th. Through the petition members of the community expressed their outrage at the controversial personnel decisions made by the Board of Education on May 15th. Walter Springer’s Petition calls for a full and complete public review of the former Interim […]
The Montclair Police Department assembled for the Torch Run for Special Olympics New Jersey. Friday morning, June 9, 2017, members of the Montclair Police Department gathered together for the 34th annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics New Jersey. At 9:45 AM a group of members of the department, as well as family and […]
On June 3, 2017, the Montclair African-American Heritage Foundation held their 28th annual parade and festival. The Montclair African-American Heritage Foundation serves as an outreach to broaden minds and spirits, preserve history and culture, and to recognize and promote cultural resources as an essential element of Montclair’s economic and social well-being. The MAAHF is a […]
Senior Maiya Blaney directs her own show, putting together a concert version of Spring Awakening. Montclair High School Senior Maiya Blaney has taken the reigns on her own production. Having been in a number of productions with the School of Visual and Performing Arts (SVPA) at Montclair High School, she has taken the opportunity […]
MHS senior Skylar Podvey interns at Compass Real Estate for the Career Internship Program. Skylar Podvey does more than the average teenager between her many sports and alternating high schools. The Montclair High School and North American Hockey Academy (NAHA) senior has recently interned with Compass Real Estate. The Career Internship Program at Montclair […]
Montclair High School Lacrosse alumni of all ages gathered together to play in the annual blue vs white alumni game The 23rd annual Homer Robinson Day was held in Anderson Park on June 3, 2017. Homer Robinson Day celebrates the late Homer Robinson, assistant coach to the legendary Gil Gibbs who established Montclair High School Lacrosse. […]