Buzz Aldrin To Appear At Montclair School Renaming Ceremony

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair will be abuzz with the Buzz when the township gears up to celebrate the renaming of Mount Hebron Middle School on Sept. 16.

The new school name – “Buzz Aldrin Middle School” – will be officially launched at a public dedication ceremony at 9:30 a.m. in front of the school, 173 Bellevue Avenue. According to a flyer from a Facebook group promoting the event, the free, public ceremony will include an appearance from the new building’s namesake and the second person to walk on the moon, Buzz Aldrin.

In addition, the celebration will continue with a “Party on the Moon” from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Commonwealth Club, 26 Northview Avenue. The party will feature a beer/wine bar, food, a DJ, auctions and an appearance by Buzz Alrdrin at 8 p.m. The event is adults only (casual dress); tickets are $50 and can be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com.

Aldrin may have beat all but one person to the surface of the moon, but he isn’t the first astronaut to have a school renamed in his honor in Essex County. In May, the West Orange School District renamed Pleasantdale Elementary School in honor of Essex County natives and brothers Mark and Scott Kelly.

• See related article: West Orange School Renamed After NJ Astronaut Brothers: Scott, Mark Kelly

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