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Asia Norton

Asia Norton ’02 elected to Newark School Board

By Sharon Machrone / April 24, 2018 / Comments Off on Asia Norton ’02 elected to Newark School Board

Congratulations to Asia Norton, Link’s Class of 2002, who was recently elected to a seat on the Newark School Board, the first board to have full control over the city’s schools in over two decades. She, and two other Newark residents, ran for the board on the Moving Schools Forward slate. All were elected. Asia, whose […]

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Link Alumna to perform original spoken word in Montclair Film Festival

By Sharon Machrone / April 24, 2018 / Comments Off on Link Alumna to perform original spoken word in Montclair Film Festival

Tatyana Dennis’ 14 will tell her story “A Mother’s Cry” during the STORY SLAM, a showcase for storytellers, at the Montclair Film Festival on April 28th. The storytelling event will be held at 7:30 pm at the Audible Theater at Buzz Aldrin Middle School,173 Bellevue Avenue, Upper Montclair, NJ. Tatyana won the opportunity to perform […]

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Linkers learn at The Island School

By Sharon Machrone / April 10, 2018 / Comments Off on Linkers learn at The Island School

Ten Link Upper House students and two teacher chaperones participated in The Island School Expedition 2018, provided by Link Education Partners,  last week. Students had the opportunity to experience a different culture and geography, learn about sustainability and marine ecology/wildlife, performing community service, and, for most, how to swim and snorkel! The visited a mangrove […]

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Link’s Girls’ Basketball Team to compete in championship game

By Sharon Machrone / April 2, 2018 / Comments Off on Link’s Girls’ Basketball Team to compete in championship game

The Lady Panthers will play the girls from University Heights Charter School for the NJ Charter School Athletic League Championship on Wednesday, April 4th at 5 pm at the NCC, 56 Hayes Street in Newark. Come out to see the game and support our athletes!

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Link’s charter renewed by NJDOE!

By Sharon Machrone / January 30, 2018 / Comments Off on Link’s charter renewed by NJDOE!

The Link Community Charter School Board of Trustees is proud to share that the NJ Department of Education has approved the school’s application for charter renewal for the next five years and for phased in growth over the next four years. The renewal process included a comprehensive review of academic performance, fiscal viability, and operational stability. In […]

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Linkers perform at New York Life Insurance Company

By Sharon Machrone / January 22, 2018 / Comments Off on Linkers perform at New York Life Insurance Company

The 8th grade students reprised their performance of In Our Beautiful Skin, We Rise Up featured at Link’s A Taste of Newark benefit in November at a diversity event at New York Life Insurance Company (NYLIC) this week. They were invited to perform by a trustee on the board of Link Education Partners who saw […]

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Linkers go to Broadway!

By Sharon Machrone / January 22, 2018 / Comments Off on Linkers go to Broadway!

Ten Link Upper House students were treated to a performance of the award winning musical  Hamilton, on Broadway, by a very generous donor to the school – one of Link Education Partners Trustees – who wished to provide this amazing opportunity for our students.  Students were accompanied by the trustee and his wife, as well as the […]

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