Montclair, Like South Orange-Maplewood, Shows Trend Toward Fewer Black Students
A recent report to the Montclair Board of Education showed that enrollment of Black students decreased over the last decade — a trend also seen…
AileyDance Kids Residency Culminates With Grand Finale at SOPAC for South Orange-Maplewood Students
From the South Orange-Maplewood School District: South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC), in partnership with The Ailey Organization’s Arts In Education & Community Program, facilitated…
South Orange-Maplewood Schools Announce Delayed Opening for Feb 13
From the South Orange-Maplewood School District: South Orange Maplewood Schools will all have a delayed opening Wednesday, February 13, 2019. For delayed opening, Montrose, elementary…
CHS Principal Addresses Drug Use, Vaping in School at Roundtable Event
Columbia High School Interim Principal Dr. Kalisha Morgan addressed the topic of in-school drug use and vaping at a Principal’s Roundtable meeting on February 6…
South Orange-Maplewood District Administration Building Gets a New Sign
It is a sign of better things to come? We certainly hope so! The crumbling sign outside the South Orange-Maplewood School District Administration Building (formerly…
SOMA Achieve Foundation Awards $40,500 in Teacher Grants for 49 Projects
From the Achieve Foundation: In December, Achieve awarded $40,500 in teacher grants for 49 projects at all grade levels across the South Orange-Maplewood School District.…
WATCH: Maplewood’s Kai Strothers, 10, Bowls Perfect Game in Competition
Ten-year-old Tuscan School student Kai Strothers made history last weekend when he bowled a perfect game in competition at Jersey Lanes in Linden. Kai is…
South Orange-Maplewood School District Online Registration is OPEN!
After a “soft launch” to test the new online registration late last week, the South Orange-Maplewood School District has now officially opened registration for the…
Clinton Principal Ann Bodnar Appointed as SOMSD Director of Curriculum
Updated January 10, 2019: This story has been updated to not that Bodnar’s new title — Director of Curriculum — differs from the title of…
South Orange-Maplewood District ‘Soft Launch’ of New Online Registration Takes Parents By Surprise
A “soft launch” of a new online registration system by the South Orange-Maplewood School District caught many parents of incoming kindergartners off guard this past…