South Orange Middle School

LISTEN: South Orange Middle School 7th/8th Grade Chorus Sings ‘Say Something’

The South Orange Middle School winter concert brought many delights, including this gem from the “beautiful, enormous” 7th/8th grade chorus. SOMS Choral Director is Jake…

Watch SOMS Select Choir on News 12 New Jersey’s ‘Sounds of the Season’

The South Orange Middle School Select Choir was one of five schools selected to be a part of News 12 New Jersey’s “Sounds of the…

SOMS Teacher Frank Guastella Wins Emmy for Documentary

Frank Guastella, a biology teacher at South Orange Middle School, recently won an Emmy Award for Best Arts Program/Special for his documentary “I Can’t I…

SOMA Adult School Hosts ‘I Shall Not Be Silent’ December 13

From the South Orange Maplewood Adult School: Join the South Orange-Maplewood Adult School for a screening of the 2014 documentary film Joachim Prinz: I Shall not…

South Orange Student Selected as Kid Reporter by Scholastic

South Orange Middle School 6th grader Liset Zacker was recently selected by Scholastic to be a Kid Reporter in the award-winning Scholastic News Kids Press Corps. Zacker is one of…

South Orange-Maplewood Adult School 2018 Fall Catalogs to Hit Mailboxes This Week

From the South Orange-Maplewood Adult School: Back to school is not just for the kids! Be on the lookout for The South Orange-Maplewood Adult…

South Orange-Maplewood Fall 2018 Back-to-School Nights Schedule

From the South Orange-Maplewood School District: Reminder: Schools operate on a Half Day Schedule on Back to School Night. Lunch is not served on half…

PHOTO: South Orange Middle School 8th Graders Meet With Congressman Payne on Capitol Steps

Recently, South Orange Middle School 8th graders had the chance to meet with U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. on the steps of the U.S. Capitol…

SOMSD Proposes $131M Facilities Plan and Reconfiguration for Grades K-8

May 29: This article has been updated with a schedule of community meetings regarding the Long Range Facilities and Integration Plan: Interim Superintendent of Schools…

South Orange Symphony Presents Spring Concert April 29 at SOMS

From the South Orange Symphony: The South Orange Symphony presents its Spring Concert on Sunday, April 29, at 3 pm in the auditorium of South…