Former BOE member Elissa Malespina confirms she shared the draft report with police, which she says the law requires. That report included interviews with the student and student witnesses that claimed Sanchez allegedly grabbed and shook the girl’s shoulders and “push[ed] her so hard that her phone fell out of her pocket.”
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Columbia High School to Host College, Military, Gap Year & Career Fair April 17
by SOMSDby SOMSDMore than 100 representatives of colleges, military branches, career paths, gap year programs coming to the CHS gym
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Arts & CultureMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Columbia High School AP Art Showcase Held for First Time at SOPAC, April 11-May 4
by SOMSDby SOMSD116 works by CHS students, including two who won Scholastic Art & Writing Gold Key honors
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CommunityMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Columbia High School Joins Together For The Solar Eclipse
by SOMSDby SOMSDFrom the South Orange-Maplewood School District, April 9, 2024: MAPLEWOOD, N.J. – The moon…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Columbia High School’s Valedictorian and Salutatorian to be Honored at Essex County Academic Awards Program
by SOMSDby SOMSDChloe Barter and Benjamin Gevirtz will be recognized with other valedictorians and salutatorians from other Essex County high schools
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MaplewoodPolice and FireSchools / KidsSouth Orange
UPDATE: Columbia High School Principal Released After Being Charged with Felony
As Frank Sanchez appeared in court on Tuesday, many community members flooded the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office with phone calls supporting him.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeSports
Columbia Girls Basketball’s 1000-Point Scorer Talia Baptiste Shooting for a Career in Medicine
by SOMSDby SOMSDBaptiste looks forward to playing Division I basketball and majoring in biology in college
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Columbia High School Senior Is Finalist For the National Merit Scholarship
by SOMSDby SOMSDAjuni Zubieta, editor of CHS’ Guildscript literary and arts magazine, reaches next threshold for prestigious scholarship
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
6 Columbia High School Students Complete College Courses Through Kean Scholars Program
Four students were honored for achieving academic excellence on the college level.
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CommunitySchools / KidsSouth Orange
SOMA Spotlight: Columbia High School Student and Disney Dreamer, Sophia Halm
by Joy Yagidby Joy Yagid“I plan to give back through mentorship with the hope of encouraging young girls who look like me to pursue careers in STEM.”