SCHOOL BOARD HONORS PERFECT SATS, OTHER GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

The Board of Education on Monday offered recognition as it does each month to students and teachers who made major accomplishments.

Among those this month are the 12 Columbia High School students who scored a perfect 800 on the SAT.

See some of the great work below:

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SOUTH ORANGE & MAPLEWOOD

BOARD RECOGNITION

PUBLIC BOARD MEETING

April 27, 2015

SOMSD was named one of the "Best Communities in Music Education" by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM). The BCME program singles out districts for outstanding efforts by teachers, administrators, parents, students, and community leaders to make music education accessible to all students. This year, just 388 out of the 13,588 school districts throughout the nation received the BCME distinction.  

Twelve Columbia High School students received a score of 800 on their SATs (the highest possible score) for tests reported up to March 2015 in the following categories: 

William Chang – Physics	Eleanor Engelhard – Writing
Michael Ferranti – Math	Emelia Gertner – Writing
Sarah Kleppe – Math	Nina Knight – Literature
Brigid Lynch – Math	Luke McPhillips – Math
Rocheny Noziere – French	Julia Oppenheim – Writing
Hannah Ratner – Reading	Rory Yarter – Reading