Columbia High School Spring 2019 Athletic Signing Features 14 Student-Athletes
14 Columbia High School student-athletes participated in Spring Athletic Signing Day on April 24, singing letters of intent for NCAA programs. Pictured: Top left to…
CHS Sophomore Sofie Paternite Wants Starbucks to Ban Plastic Straws
A CHS sophomore and South Orange resident has started a change.org petition asking Starbucks to ban plastic straws — starting with locations in Maplewood and…
SOMSD Principal Goes to Washington: Aaron Advocates for Educational Equity Laws
From Elizabeth Aaron: Local principal Elizabeth Aaron visited Washington, DC to encourage New Jersey’s members of Congress to pass laws that enhance the nation’s public…
It’s Back and Madder Than Ever—Maker Madness 2019 at Columbia High School April 27
From the Achieve Foundation of Maplewood and South Orange: It’s the science fair meets crafts fair as the Achieve Foundation’s 5th annual Maker Madness fair returns…
CHS Special Dance Company Master Class Slated for May 4
From the Columbia High School Special Dance Company: The Special Dance Company, Columbia High School’s resident dance company for almost 50 years, is giving young…
South Orange-Maplewood Students Exhibit Art at Livingston Mall
From the South Orange-Maplewood School District: Congratulations are in order for several South Orange-Maplewood students! Every year, for the past 21 years, the Essex County…
CHS Winners of Cinema Ed Young Filmmakers Awards at 2019 SOMA Film Fest
Six Columbia High School students were winners at the Cinema Ed Young Filmmakers track for the 2019 SOMA Film Festival. Max Goldstein was the…
CHS Guidance to Seniors: College Acceptances are Not a Measure of Your Worth as a Person
The following was sent by the Columbia High School Guidance Department to Seniors on March 21. It received such an enthusiastic response among parents, students…
Original Plays by CHS Students Performed By Professional Actors March 21 at SOPAC
From The Parnassian Society at Columbia High School: For a second year in a row, Columbia High School’s theater group, The Parnassian Society, partnered with…
Jimmy Martinez, Columbia High Class of ’15, Is an NCAA National Champion
From a press release: Former Columbia High School athlete Jimmy Martinez (CHS Class of 2015) is now an NCAA national champion. Martinez, a senior at…