UPDATE: District says no curriculum is necessary. C&I Committee chair, staff say that’s news to them.
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Arts & CultureMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Columbia High School Grad Earns ‘Picture Perfect’ Score on AP Drawing Exam
Bonney Donachie’s portfolio of clown pieces was one of 308 submissions in the world to earn every point on the test.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
52 Columbia High School Students Are National Merit & College Board Honors Winners
Students earn scholarly distinctions with high scores on the PSAT/NMSQT
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Clinton Elementary 5th-Graders ‘Chalk Up’ First Day of Respect Week With Walk to CHS
Students participate in 13-year-old tradition to take a stand against bullying.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeSports
After Fight Breaks Out at CHS-Irvington Football Game, District Considers Changes
Principal says “tense rivalry” between the two teams led to the fight, which he says was started by some students from the opposing team.
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Arts & CultureMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Columbia High School Art Exhibition Features Works By Art Department Faculty
From SOMSD: “Outside Influences” begins showing at the Domareki Gallery this week Anyone who…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
CHS Debuts AP African American Studies, Fully Restores Journalism Class
The district is one of the few in the state piloting an AP African-American studies class. Also, the high school’s lauded Journalism class has been restored to a full-year class that will count toward graduation.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
BOE Questions Disparity In South Orange & Maplewood Middle Schools HIB & Safety Incidents
South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education members asked district administration for more qualitative data.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Many Black & Hispanic SOMSD Students Fail to Meet State Math Standards, Prompting Concern from BOE
by Lela Mooreby Lela Moore“We’re seeing really, really striking gaps in math,” said BOE member Courtney Winkfield. She called upon district administrators to consider restructuring and reorganizing the district’s math curricula across all grades as part of a comprehensive plan.
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Columbia High School once again has a full administrative team, with the recent hiring…