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South Orange-Maplewood School Evening Registration to Be Held August 23 at Seth Boyden

The following is from the South Orange Maplewood School District: On Wednesday, August 23, the South Orange Maplewood School District will host registration for those…

Clinton, SOMS No Longer ‘Focus’ Schools; MMS Shows Improvement

Clinton School and South Orange Middle School have shown sufficient improvements in closing their respective achievement gaps to merit removal from a state list for…

VIDEO: Jordan McCray-Robinson’s Powerful South Orange Middle School Graduation Speech

Not every 8th grader has her essays excerpted by The Washington Post. But Jordon McCray-Robinson isn’t just any 8th grader. She’s a South Orange Middle…

SOMS Principal Lynn Irby Responds to Paul Ryan Photo Op

The following message was sent to South Orange Middle School families by Principal Lynn Irby this afternoon: Dear SOMS Families, As you know, a group…

SOMS 3rd Wellness Extravaganza Welcomes the Community, June 8

From Allison Cahill: South Orange Middle School’s 3rd Wellness Extravaganza will take place at the SOMS gymnasium on June 8 from 6-8 pm. All students, staff…

Visiting South Orange Students Refuse Photo With Speaker Ryan

About half the students in a group of South Orange Middle School 8th graders touring the Capitol in D.C. this past week refused a photo with…

South Orange 6th Grader Wins Entrepreneurial Prize for ‘Pinata Cupcakes’

South Orange Middle School student, Sadie Munoz, 12, recently took second place at the Westfield Area Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) investors’ panel. This is particularly…

SOMS 2nd Annual Flea Market Hits Town April 23

From the organizers of the SOMS Annual Flea Market: We know you have Spring Break on your mind, but our big fundraising event is just three…

SOMS Celebrates Body Positivity Week with Inspiration and Awareness

The South Orange Middle School Students for Social Change Club hosted “Body Positivity Week” at the school last week. Students from the club’s Feminist Committee developed the schoolwide week…

UPDATED: Second Racist Message in Two Days Found at South Orange Middle School

Editor’s note: this article has been updated with comment from Supt. John Ramos and BOE President Elizabeth Baker: A second racist message was found written…