Browse past news stories for Orangefield Junior High School in Orangefield, TX.

• Bobcats waterboy is an inspiration (The Orange Leader)
  posted on October 18, 2009 at 03:21:26 pm
  Justin Richoux, 15, just wanted to be a part of the Orangefield Junior High School football team, and didn’t let anything stand in his way, including Friedreich’s Ataxia.
• Third degree black belt shows heart (The Orange Leader)
  posted on October 12, 2009 at 05:20:56 am
  Casey Smith,11, not only extends his hand to others but his heart as well. The Orangefield Junior High School sixth grader has been taking Tae Kwon Do classes for five years and has achieved a third degree black belt in the process.
• News 160x600 (KBTV Beaumont)
  posted on August 27, 2009 at 10:17:29 pm
  A former Orangefield Junior High School teacher and coach took a plea bargain in court Thursday afternoon. A grand jury returned several indictments against Jennifer Burton back in April.
• Orangefield teacher might take plea deal (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on August 26, 2009 at 10:53:09 pm
  Jennifer Lea Burton, 40, a former Orangefield Junior High School teacher and coach, is scheduled to appear in an Orange County courtroom Thursday, possibly to enter a plea in the case. She is accused in Orange County indictments of three counts of improper relationship between and educator and student and three counts of sexual abuse of a child.
• CLARK: Huckabays feeling at home in Orangefield (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on August 20, 2009 at 12:57:41 am
  A little more than a year ago, Orangefield head football coach Brian Huckabay was faced with a decision far tougher than any scheme an opposing team could throw at him.
• Town hall meeting to discuss health care bill Thursday (The Orange Leader)
  posted on August 19, 2009 at 10:59:50 pm
  The Concerned Citizens of Orange County are sponsoring a health care town hall meeting right here in Orange County and are inviting all interested people to attend.
• Former OF teacher remains in jail awaiting court date (The Orange Leader)
  posted on August 19, 2009 at 03:15:04 am
  Jennifer Lea Burton, 40, remains in the custody of the Orange County Jail Tuesday after she turned herself in Monday following a hearing. New evidence was recently admitted into court Monday accusing Burton of continuing the relationship between herself and a 14-year-old girl.
• Former OF coach Burton jailed (The Orange Leader)
  posted on August 18, 2009 at 02:59:44 am
  Former Orangefield junior high school teacher and coach, Jennifer Lea Burton, 40, turned herself into the Orange County Jail following a hearing Monday afternoon.
• Ex-OF teacher seeks trial to face charges (The Orange Leader)
  posted on August 1, 2009 at 03:00:00 am
  Jennifer Lea Burton, 40, former Orangefield Junior High School coach and teacher, appeared before Judge Pat Clark in the 128th District Court Friday to announce she will seek a trial to face the charges of sexual assault of a child and improper relationship between an educator and student.
• Former OF teacher seeks trial on sexual assault charges (The Orange Leader)
  posted on July 11, 2009 at 02:31:25 am
  Jennifer Lea Burton, former Orangefield Junior High School coach and teacher, through her attorney, Larry Hunter, has announced she will go to trial to face the charges of sexual assault of a child and improper relationship between an educator and student.
• Burton expected to make decision soon (The Orange Leader)
  posted on June 26, 2009 at 01:42:49 am
  A former Orangefield Junior High School teacher will soon have to decide between going to trial or to plead guilty and accept a plea bargain agreement with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
• Orangefield teacher resigns after indictments on sex charges (Port Arthur News)
  posted on April 13, 2009 at 10:15:57 pm
  ORANGEFIELD — The Orangefield Independent School District was able to put off a specially called meeting of the board of trustees Monday when Superintendent Phillip Welch accepted a letter of resignation from junior high teacher/coach Jennifer Burton.
• Jennifer Burton, indicted Orangefield teacher, resigns (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on April 13, 2009 at 06:34:04 pm
  Jennifer Burton, the Orangefield Junior High School teacher indicted last week on three counts of felony sexual assault and three counts of felony improper relationship between educator and student, resigned today.
• OC grand jury returns indictments (The Orange Leader)
  posted on April 12, 2009 at 01:17:08 am
  During this week’s session of the Orange County grand jury jurors returned four indictments against people who allegedly committed sexual abuse crimes against children.
• State briefs (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
  posted on April 10, 2009 at 07:10:17 am
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• Orangefield educator indicted for sexual assault of student (Port Arthur News)
  posted on April 9, 2009 at 04:39:57 pm
  An Orangefield teacher and coach has been indicted on multiple counts of sexual assault of a student.
• Teacher accused of relationship with student (ABC 13 Houston)
  posted on April 9, 2009 at 04:37:16 pm
  A middle school teacher has been indicted for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a student at her school
• Teacher accused of relationship with student (KXXV Waco)
  posted on April 9, 2009 at 04:09:22 pm
  Associated Press - April 9, 2009 12:05 PM ET ORANGE, Texas (AP) - A Southeast Texas middle school teacher has been indicted for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a student at...
• Orangefield educator indicted - Updated (The Orange Leader)
  posted on April 9, 2009 at 03:20:31 pm
  The Orange County Grand Jury has returned six indictments against an Orangefield Independent School District employee.
• Orangefield teacher indicted; turns self in, posts bail (The Orange Leader)
  posted on April 9, 2009 at 03:20:31 pm
  Jennifer Lea Burton, a coach and teacher at Orangefield Junior High School, was indicted Wednesday on three counts of sexual assault and three counts of improper relationship between an educator and a student.
• 4/9 Grand Jury Indicts Teacher for Relationship With Student (KBTV Beaumont)
  posted on April 9, 2009 at 03:13:42 pm
  An Orangefield teacher has been indicted for having a sexual relationship with a student. The Orange County Grand Jury has returned six indictments against Jennifer Lea Burton.
• Teacher under investigation (KFDM Beaumont)
  posted on April 1, 2009 at 07:49:52 pm
  The Department of Family and Protective Services confirms to KFDM that it's investigating a case of possible abuse and neglect of a student by a teacher at Orangefield Junior High School.