MAPLEWOOD, NJ — This year’s variety show at Seth Boyden, held May 13, brought together a series of original fifth-grade skits with acts by students in the younger grades. The title of the show, aptly, was “Unity.” The event was the culmination of the 10-week Fifth Grade Performance Project, a labor of love for veteran […]
Scholarship Fund distributes $165,000 in scholarships to Columbia High School seniors, alumni
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In its 94th year, the Columbia High School Scholarship Fund distributed $165,000 in need-based scholarships to 115 graduating seniors and alumni during its annual awards ceremony in the CHS library on June 8. Each student received an average of $1,500 toward the cost of any form of higher education, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School recently participated in a nationwide competition to host a Teachers of Critical Language Program teacher and is one of 26 schools that has been awarded the honor. Thanks to the program, Niu Xiuqing from China will teach Chinese at Columbia High School for a full academic year. TCLP is […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Bass Foundation recently made a donation of 20 laptops to underprivileged graduating Columbia High School seniors in Maplewood. The Bass Foundation, established in 1992, has supplied food, clothing, toys, necessities and academic support to more than 30,000 people during the 25 years the foundation has been operational.
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Albert Appouh very easily could have given up on his dreams of a higher education. The Maplewood resident has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and temporarily had to halt his college education twice in order to seek help for his illness. But Appouh never quit completely. Instead, upon starting […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Catherine Jordan, a junior at Columbia High School, has been participating in track since age 8, having participated with the Jaguar Track Club for seven years before starting at CHS. During her freshman year at CHS, Jordan ran 2:19:08 in the 800-meter and won the Essex County Championships in high jump, both […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Christian Pierre, a junior at Columbia High School, started playing baseball at a young age. CHS’ varsity centerfielder, also a player on the North Jersey Cardinals club baseball team, has been the varsity centerfielder since sophomore year. In his freshman year, Pierre won the Freshman MVP Award, and in his sophomore year […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School student Turner Andrasz recently earned a National Silver Medal in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards 2017. He has been identified by panels of creative professionals as one of the most talented young artists in the nation. This year, more than 330,000 works of art and writing were submitted. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — With courageous acting and a provocative script, a group of Essex County teens brought the issues of slut-shaming and sexual assault to the forefront. Against a multimedia backdrop at the South Orange Performing Arts Center in South Orange, “SLUT The Play,” written by Katie Cappiello, was presented by NCJW/Essex to a […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School Class of 2017 students were the recipients of what may become a senior class tradition, the Black and Red Breakfast, as the students and their parents and guardians celebrated their accomplishments and listened to the reflections of CHS alumnus Eric Francis in the CHS Cafeteria on May 19. […]