MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Sunday, March 15, the Columbia High School Robotics Club will send three teams to the FIRST Tech Challenge New Jersey State Championship, known as The Garden State Rumble. This year, they will again have the honor of hosting the event at Columbia High School, 17 Parker Ave. in Maplewood. Columbia’s senior […]
By Svanfridur Mura / Youth Correspondent MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Saturday, March 7, more than a dozen young people and adults set to work in a room in the Maplewood Senior Center. Scattered among tables, the air thrummed with a steady stream of calls and in a corner a lively discussion about gun control drifted […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — This February marked the Essex County Education Association’s 23rd annual art exhibition at the Livingston Mall and several South Orange and Maplewood students were chosen to represent the district. The show ran from Feb. 28 through March 6. From South Mountain Annex and Clinton Elementary School, with art teacher Tara Kanter, participating […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School will present “Matilda: The Musical” for two weekends. Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, the Tony-winning musical revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life. With book by Dennis Kelly and original […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Families and soon-to-be incoming Columbia High School freshmen joined Jameel Mishabuddin, the high school’s STEM supervisor, for a night to learn about CHS STEM class offerings on Feb. 18.
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Paul Roth, the school business administrator and board secretary in South Orange and Maplewood, recently gave a facilities update. In a December update, the district reported ongoing work to repair Columbia High School’s observatory, located at the top of the school’s clock tower. This project included the restoration of […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — It was an underdog upset on Feb. 8 at the FIRST Tech Challenge New Jersey Essex County League Tournament, Robo-CATastrophe, with Team 4102 winning first place. With less experience and a young team comprising only a sophomore and two eighth graders, Team 4102 of the Columbia High School Robotics Team took home […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School photography students Shakawath Hussain and Benji Rothman, both juniors, were chosen to exhibit their work in the 32nd annual Emerging Artists High School Art Exhibit at Kean University at the James Howe Gallery Hussain’s selected art is a silver print called “Shadow & Manhole” and Rothman’s is a silver […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In honor of Black History Month, the township of Maplewood has joined with local nonprofit, community and business partners to sponsor more than 30 artistic, cultural and educational events and activities throughout February. Maplewood Mayor Frank McGehee, who will lead two different book discussions during the month, said, “Our goal is to […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Residents of Maplewood and South Orange packed the auditorium of Columbia High School on Jan. 20 to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, an annual event hosted by the Community Coalition on Race. In a break from the usual tradition, area students were the centerpiece of the ceremony, with CHS students reading […]