South Orange-Maplewood Education Association PRIDE

04/10/2024

SOMEA’s 2nd annual trivia night is next Friday, April 19th starting at 4:30. The event is totally free to attend, but donations to SOMEA’s Scholarship fund are always appreciated.

Register using this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd81w5889HQcZg26PDFlAwq3_jAy-f4bNVGm0MYfD58aTSoAw/viewform

Hope to see you all there!

07/06/2023

SOMEA Secretary, Phil McCormick, and SOMEA Reps, Jessica Cavagnaro and Sabina Ellis, are serving as delegates at the 2023 NEA Representative Assembly in Orlando, FL!

06/18/2023

Check out some of the culminating work of our SOMEA members, past and present.. guiding and inspiring our students to go on and do great things in the world! Enjoy this recording of the CHS Hall of Fame 2023 Induction Ceremony, which honored and celebrated the accomplishments of Olympic competitor, coach, and entrepreneur, Ms. Hazel Clark, and sociologist, author, and professor, Dr. Michael P. Jeffries!

Hazel M. Clark, Olympic medalist, coach, and entrepreneur and CHS Class of 1995, and Dr. Michael P. Jeffries, sociologist, author, and professor, and CHS Cla...

06/09/2023

Your SOMEA Executive Board and Special Committee Chairs at tonight’s Retirement Celebration, honoring retirees from 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!

05/20/2023

05/06/2023

Happy Friday from CHS Social Studies teacher, Matt Borkowski, Special Education teacher, Lynn Schiavo, and Social Studies teacher and SOMEA PRIDE Chair, Kristie Thomas!

05/04/2023

The hustle is always on for our CHS Child Study Team Learning Disabilities Teacher-Consultants (LDT-Cs) and SOMEA members, Katie Cifuentes and Sam Palmieri!

04/28/2023

Congratulations are in order!

SOMEA has received the following accolades through the 2023 NJEA Awards for Excellence in Communications:
-First Place for Best Newsletter
-First Place for Best Website
-Award of Distinction for Most Effective Use of Communication Tools

Thank you to our awesome Communications Chair, Michelle Rhodes-Soriano, and Webmaster, Luis Hernandez, for sharing your creativity, talents, and passion for effective communications with our association!

And thank you to our Executive Board, Rep Council, and association at large for being awesome!

Be sure to check out the various resources on our website at http://www.someanj.org!

We are SOMEA PROUD!

04/22/2023

This weekend, members of the CHS Chinese Honor Society won First Place in the 2023 New Jersey Chinese Culture Project contest under the guidance of CHS Chinese teacher and SOMEA member, Liping Meng!

The event was cohosted by the NJ Chinese Culture Project and the Seton Hall University Department of Language, Literatures, and Cultures.

Congratulations!

04/15/2023

SOMEA Trivia Night 2023 was a success! 🤩

Thanks to all who came out and donated to our 2023 SOMEA Scholarship Fund. If you couldn’t make it but would like to contribute to scholarships for our graduating seniors, please use the Venmo info included here.

Can’t wait until SOMEA Trivia 2024!