109 CHS Students Were AP Scholars Last Year

2009 graduate Jonathan Hall-Eastman was named one of two State AP Scholars in New Jersey.

The National College Board has announced that 109 current Columbia High School students and 2009 graduates have received Advanced Placement Scholar Awards for the number of AP courses taken and the high scores received on AP exams at the end of the course. This year, a record number of Columbia students received special recognition, including one student who was named a State AP Scholar, one of only two in the state. Jonathan Hall-Eastman, class of 2009, was named a State AP Scholar after scoring a 4 or 5 on 19 AP exams. Included in the 19 exams were four in subjects not even offered at Columbia this past year. A State AP Scholar award is granted to the one male and one female student in each U.S. state and the District of Columbia with …

AP: H.S. Steroid Testing May Expand

Student athletes may be tested before and after the season.

New Jersey's high school athletics governing body may expand its steroid testing practices, the Associated Press reports. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is considering testing student athletes before a season starts, according to the report. Athletes are tested randomly after the playoffs in their sport in the current system. There were no positive results last year in the 500 tests administered. Read the full report: N.J. high school athletic governing body may expand steroid testing

PHOTOS: Prom Styling at Anthony Garubo

Afterschool primping at Anthony Garubo in Maplewood.

Anthony Garubo Salon in Maplewood is normally closed on Mondays, but they opened today to help Columbia High School students get ready for prom. Pictured are four seniors at their 2 p.m. appointment getting hair and makeup done. Editor's note: I was at Anthony Garubo exactly nine years ago doing the same.

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Newsweek: CHS One of Top 1500 US High Schools

According to a Newsweek report, the school holds the 1048th spot

Newsweek has ranked Columbia High School among the 1,500 top U.S. high schools, according to a Web exclusive on its Web site. The ranking is based on a ratio that takes "the number of Advanced Placement, Intl. Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school in 2008 divided by the number of graduating seniors," as per the Newsweek site.  CHS occupies the 1048th spot, making it the 34th highest placing of the 49 New Jersey schools on the list. Nearby Millburn High School is No. 170, while the top contender on the New Jersey list is Jersey City's McNair Academic High School at No. 85. To see the full list, click here. To see the New Jersey list, click here.