Journalists

Jack O'Connell

Jack O´Connell is a 17 year old senior at Columbia High School. He has lived in Maplewood his entire life. He enjoys playing and watching sports, hanging out with friends, and running. He will be attending Fordham University next year and competing on their track team.

Avi Ramer

Avi Ramer is 18 years old; he's lived his whole life in Maplewood/South Orange but went to Jewish day school for Kindergarten through 8th grade. Now he is about to graduate from Columbia High School and enjoys nothing but basketball, skiing, and sunny days in New York City.

                                                                  Jonathan Cham

Jonathan Cham is a senior at Columbia High School who will be attending Rutgers University this
upcoming fall. He was born and raised in South Orange, New Jersey and has attended schools within
the SOMSD (South Orange-Maplewood School District) school district his entire life. Jonathan
enjoys playing and watching most sports and hanging out with friends. He is a very diligent and
ambitious person who is known to go the extra mile. Jonathan constantly strives to better himself
through hard work and dedication.

                                                                  

                                                                 Teddy Higer-Paris

Teddy Higer-Paris is 18 years old and a senior at Columbia High School in Maplewood, NJ. Teddy went to South Orange-Maplewood public schools since kindergarten. He went to Seth Boyden, Maplewood Middle School and now Columbia High School. After graduating in June, Teddy plans to take a gap year next year and will be doing internship in New York City working in the office of New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson. Teddy enjoys being active and spending time with friends. He also loves to bike in NYC.