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Columbia HS Welcomes Class of 2016

South Orange, Maplewood freshmen started Thursday; the class has open campus lunch

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The Class of 2016 is in the house! welcomed freshmen on Thursday with ice cream, orientation and an activity fair just for them.

Students walked through their schedules to meet teachers.

New for the Class of 2016 is "open campus lunch," which means freshmen can join all other grades in leaving for their lunch period daily.

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