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Highlights from the September meeting of the Board of Education
60 Columbia High School Fine Arts students traveled to Ocean County College to participate in the 2017 NJ Teen Arts Festival.
Marching band learns new routine, becomes unified team
Highlights of the August 21, 2017, meeting of the Board of Education.
SOMSD staff participated in the Educational Leaders as Scholars 3-Day Conference at Princeton University.
Dr. Thomas Shea joins SOMSD as our first Director of Safety & Security, charged with ensuring that our security protocols keep students and staff safe, and are also appropriate for a school environment
Dr. Lauren Reisenauer will join the district as the Executive Director of Special Services & Youth Development, effective July 1, 2017.
9 of 223 Water Samples Did Not Meet Standards, Remedial Action Underway
After the Board of Education voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Ficarra as Interim Superintendent, Dr. Ficarra introduced himself, and shared his excitement about joining SOMSD, and his philosophy about the work to be done.
Five SOMS 8th Grade students won the Grand Prize in the Documentary category in the Montclair Film Festival Emerging Film Makers competition.
Essays from 18 SOMS students in Stephanie Rivera’s class were selected to be published in the Huffington Post as a part of a series titled, "Youth Voices in the New Year."
At a special meeting on June 7, 2017, the Board of Education approved the appointment of Dr. Thomas Ficarra as Interim Supintendent of Schools. He will join the staff as Acting Superintendent on August 1, and then become Interim Superintendent August 25.
The Fifth-Grade Performance Project and acts from younger grades made for a memorable, truly impressive show with the apt title "Unity."
Columbia High School Juniors Turner Andrasz and Leonel Soares received the honors.
South Mountain raises over $26,000 for the American Heart Association by participating in Jump Rope for Heart.
This fundraiser is in its 8th year and has raised over $25,000 for the South Mountain physical education program.
The event is sponsored by the North Jersey School Music Association and is comprised of fourth through sixth grade students from the area.
The Columbian has earned the first place award in an annual competition held by the American Scholastic Press Association for the third year in a row.
This year’s theme was The Women of Shakespeare: “And though she be but little, she is fierce”...
In a first-time collaboration, the South Orange/Maplewood School District and The Parenting Center have partnered with SOPAC, the MAC Scholars and the Community Coalition on Race to bring a new and important film to the community.
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2017-18 School Year
Registration Info
Registration Open
for All Grades
* 2017-18 Registration Packet
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* 2017-18 CHS Registration Info
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Please note: Grade levels at the following schools are closed for registration for the 2017-18 school year:
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TOWN HALL FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAMILIES
with
THOMAS FICARRA
INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT
Thursday, October 5, 2017
7:30 pm
Jefferson Elementary School
518 Ridgewood Road
Maplewood, NJ
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