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Memorial Day Parade
Columbia High School, 17 Parker Ave, Maplewood, NJ | Get Directions »
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The Maplewood Memorial Day Parade is an annual event sponsored by Maplewood Memorial Post 10120 which takes place on the morning of Memorial Day. This year it will be held on May 25. The parade assembles at the Columbia High School Student Parking Lot on West Parker Avenue at 8:30 a.m. Marchers include veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces and members of various community and youth groups which have notified the VFW in advance of their participation. The parade starts at 9 a.m. The parade route is as follows: West Parker Avenue to Maplewood Avenue to Baker Street to Valley Street to Town Hall. A brief memorial ceremony on the steps of town hall is held immediately following the parade.
For the latest info, go to Maplewood Online (link below) and look for the Joan Plans A Parade 2009 blog.
Event Details
| Where | Columbia High School 17 Parker Ave, Maplewood, NJ 07040 (Parade assembles in CHS student parking lot, W. Parker Ave.) |
| Next on | This event is over. |
| Time | 9:00 am |
| Who to bring | Everyone, Families |
| Website | http://maplewood.southorangevillage.com/categories.php |
| Price | $0 |
More About Columbia High School
Columbia High School (CHS) has students from South Orange and Maplewood. Dr. Lovie Lilly is the principal. Famous grads (and inductees to the CHS Hall of Fame) include Lauryn Hill ('93), Elisabeth Shue ('81), Andrew Shue ('85) and Paul Auster ('65). School statistics are taken from the state Department of Education's school report card for 2006-2007.
One of the most recent improvements to the school was converting the industrial arts section in the B-wing into a Black Box Theater used by the school's Parnassian Society for theater productions. Columbia competes in the Iron Hills Conference and is historically strong in soccer and track and field.
Other events here
- Premiere "Crossing the Line" Wed, May 30, 7:30 pm
- District-wide Robotics Meeting Thu, May 31, 7:00 pm
