Students, parents and community members spoke passionately for and against the turfing of Ritzer Field. The Board of School Estimate will vote on the entire proposal on February 13.
Columbia High School
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Arts & CultureMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Newark’s Runaway Bull Inspires Student Art Show at Columbia High School
by SOMSDby SOMSD“Empathy For The Bull” to be on display at CHS’ Domareki Art Gallery through the end of the month; evening reception January 22.
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CommunityMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Columbia High School Student Admitted into Disney Dreamers Academy
by SOMSDby SOMSDSophia Halm chosen as one of 100 high school students from across the country to participate in 4-day event
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeSports
‘Check Your Bias and Racism at the Door’: CHS Coach After Refs Bench Girl for Hairstyle
“No high schooler should have to deal with this…at the end of the day it’s supposed to be a game,” said the coach.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeSportsTowns
After CHS Athlete is Benched for Hairstyle, NJ Civil Rights Div. to Investigate Bias Complaint
“We appreciate the NJSIAA’s responsiveness…and we are prepared to cooperate fully with the N.J. Division of Civil Rights. We look forward to the outcome of this investigation and hope this moves everyone toward valuing the intent and purpose of the rule changes governing high school sports competition and New Jersey’s CROWN Act,” said Acting Supt. Gilbert.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeSports
SOMSD Files Bias Complaint with NJSIAA After Referee Benches CHS Student-Athlete Based on Her Hair
During the first quarter of the game, a referee disqualified the player because of beads she was wearing in her hair.
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MaplewoodPolice and FireSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Police Investigate Additional Hate Graffiti at CHS as District Launches ‘Renewal & Reset’ Initiative
An image of a swastika was discovered on December 15. On January 5, images of swastikas and the “N word” were discovered.
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Breaking NewsMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
UPDATED: CHS Principal Sanchez Placed on Administrative Leave; Bodnar to Helm School in Interim
UPDATE: A statement from BOE members Telesford and Vadlamani reads in part: “We express our full support for Acting Superintendent Gilbert’s recent decision to put Principal Sanchez on administrative leave. We understand the gravity of this situation and recognize that this decision may cause discomfort and raise questions for many students, parents and members of our community.”
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
SOMSD to Implement More Robust Gifted & Talented Program this Winter
by Lela Mooreby Lela Moore1st, 3rd and 5th graders to be screened for what Director of Curriculum calls “the beginning of an exciting journey for our gifted and talented services, with the goal of nurturing the full spectrum of student potential.”
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
‘That Is Mean, Not Funny’ — Biology Teacher Hopes Students Learn From Lobster Prank
CHS students placed a live lobster in a toilet; it died.