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Welcome To The 2025-2026 School Year!
Click Here - Welcome to the 2025-2026 School Year!
Information included in the link above:
- Important Dates
- Bus Routes
- School Supplies
- Menus
- CCS District Calendar
- School Hours
- Enroll Your Student
Additional Resources
- Update Your Parent Portal!
- Ohioś Sales Tax Holiday
- Before and After School Programs
- Student Success Cards
25-26 SY Briggs HS Student Handbook
- Click Here - 25-26 Briggs Student Handbook (English)
- Click Here- 25-26 Briggs Student Handbook (Spanish)
Principal Welcome Letter!
- Briggs Parent Newsletter - Click Here
- 25-26 Briggs HS Welcome Packet - Click Here
- 25-26 Bienvenido a Briggs HS Packet - Haga clic aquí
School Supply List for 2025-26
Attention families, all school supply lists for the 2025-26 school year can be found here!
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Important Upcoming Dates & Information!
📅 Briggs High School 2025–2026 Calendar Highlights
OCTOBER 2025
CCS 2025 Fall Panorama Survey - Click Here
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Oct. 1 - Senior Sunrise (Senior Event)
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Time: 7 AM - 7:45 AM (arrive promptly)
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Location: Briggs Stadium
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Note: Photos will be taken during the event
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Oct. 6–10: PSAT/NMSQT Testing
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Grades 10 (Cohort 2028) & 11 (Cohort 2027)
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Oct. 9 (Thu):
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Parent-Teacher Conferences 3:00 PM - 6:30 PM
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Credit Recover Parent Information Session 5:30 PM (Briggs Auditorium)
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Oct. 17 (Fri): Professional Development Day (Students Not In Attendance)
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Oct. 21 (Tue): End of Quarter 1
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Oct. 22 (Wed): Records Day (Students Not In Attendance)
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Oct. 24 (Fri): Picture Retake Day
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Oct. 25 (Sat): Senior Fall Event(Seniors ONLY) Lynd Fruit Farm |Apple Picking + Fall Pictures 10 AM - 3 PM
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Oct. 28 (Tue):
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Parent-Teacher Conferences 3:00 PM - 6:30 PM
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Credit Recover Parent Information Session 5:30 PM (Briggs Auditorium)
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Oct. 30 (Thu): 90% Student Attendance Initiative
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Oct. 31 (Fri): Honor Roll Celebration (Student Event) + Parent Volunteers Needed
NOVEMBER 2025
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Nov. 4 (Tue): Professional Development Day (Students Not In Attendance)
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Nov. 6 (Thu): Marching Band Banquet/Concert | 6:00 PM
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Nov. TBD:
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Evening of Academic Excellence – Student Achievement Recognition
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Nov. 18 (Tue): Bruin Games |Annual Senior Fundraiser - school wide game
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Nov. 21 (Fri): 90% Student Attendance Initiative
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Nov. 24–28 (Mon–Fri): Wellness Week – All Schools Closed
DECEMBER 2025
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Testing Windows:
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Dec. 1–19:
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Ohio State Test EOC Retakes:
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i-Ready Middle-of-Year (MOY) Testing: English 9 & Algebra 1 (Part 1 & Part 2)
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Dec. 9 (Tue):
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Winter Choir Matinee Concert (Student Event)
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Winter Choir Concert | 6:00 PM (Family Event)
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Dec. 11 (Thu):
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Winter Band & Orchestra Matinee Concert (Student Event)
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Evening Concert | 6:30 PM (Family Event)
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Dec. TBD:
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National Honor Society (NHS) Red Cross Blood Drive
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Fort Hayes Field Trip (Sophomores)
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Choir Winter Outreach Tour / Senior Center Visit
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Fall Sports Banquet
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Dec. 18 (Thu): 90% Student Attendance Initiative
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Dec. 19 (Fri): 30-Minute Early Dismissal
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Dec. 22–Jan. 2: Winter Break – All Schools Closed
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Upcoming Events & Information!
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2025 Fall Sport Sign-Ups
Click Here - 2025 Fall Sports Signup Form
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Arrival, Dismissal, Attendance Procedures
ARRIVAL
- All students must enter Briggs at the rear of the building as early as 7:00 AM – please be cautious and drive slowly around the school as both staff and students are crossing the drive.
- All students will be required to go through a security check, to remove all metal objects from his/her person (e.g., belt buckles, jewelry, keys, coins, batteries, electronic devices, etc.) and to place the metal objects and any bags, backpacks, briefcases, knapsacks, purses, or parcels on a table. Please Click Here for details regarding the metal detector procedure (https://www.ccsoh.us/Page/11349)
- Breakfast is served from 7:00 AM -7:25 AM and school begins promptly at 7:30 AM.
- All students should be at school on time. If a student arrives after 10:00 am, a parent or guardian must sign the student in at the attendance office (front doors) with a written excuse.
- Per Columbus City School policy, parents are only allowed 9 parent authorized attendance excuses.
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If you need to pick your student up early for an appointment, please do your best to do so before 2:00 so that you will be able to exit – after that, the buses will block the exit for the safety of students and so that the buses can exit promptly.
- Students are released at 2:30 pm and are to exit the building unless they are here for an extracurricular activity and supervised by a Briggs coach or staff member.
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Need Parent Portal Support?
Please call CCS Factline at 614-221-3228 or email Click Here
(upload a picture of your photo ID, your name, your student's name and student's D.O.B or student # & student school)
ESL LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE CENTERTo assist parents, nurses, teachers and other school personnel with district communication needs between 7:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. Please call the ESL Department at 614-365-8802. Select the number corresponding to the language you require assistance with:- For Spanish Press #1
- For Somali Press #2
- For Nepali Press #3
- For Arabic Press #4
- For French Press #5
- For Swahili Press #6
- For Kinyarwanda Press #7
- For English Press #8
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Briggs School Choice Fair
Learn more about what Briggs High School can offer you! We have a highly talented staff and can't wait for you to learn more about our school.
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WELCOME TO BRIGGS HIGH SCHOOL. GO BRUINS!
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CCS is a No Phone Zone District
Research shows that when students disconnect from their cell phones during the school day, they become more attentive, perform better academically, and develop stronger connections with their teachers and peers. Our goal is not to penalize, but to create learning environments where every student is fully engaged and distraction-free.
Click here to learn more information.
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National Principals Month: Father and Son Administrators Show Leaders are Grown at CCS
As part of National Principals Month, see how Dion and Deondre Drakeford’s journey from students to administrators reflects the heart of CCS mission to grow leaders.
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Columbus Promise Expansion Opens Path to Tuition-Free Bachelor’s Degrees with Buckeye Bridge
The new Buckeye Bridge partnership takes it even further and will allow CCS students to earn a bachelor’s degree at The Ohio State University tuition-free!
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40 Columbus City Schools Earn 3-Stars or Better on Latest State Report Card Thousands of Students Enrolled in 3, 3.5, 4 and 4.5-Star Ranked Buildings
This year’s results from the latest Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW) Report Card give Columbus Alternative High School 4.5-Stars, with five schools getting 4-Stars, 10 schools getting 3.5-Stars and 25 schools getting 3-Stars, attended by a total enrollment of 17,985 students.
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State Report Card Shows Progress While Maintaining 2 Star Rank
While maintaining a 2-Star rank overall for performance over 113 school sites and 46,000 students, CCS is pleased to see a 3-Star score in the newest section of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Report.
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CCS to Host Special Education Transition Resource Fair
Stop by Arts Impact Middle School on Saturday, October 4, 2025 for free resources, expert speakers and services to support your family.
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Columbus City Schools Math Scores and Graduation Exceed Board Goals, and Overall Performance Index Improves 15 Points Since Pandemic
Columbus City Schools students are achieving more than ever according to the latest data. This past year, the District saw rising math scores, graduation rates above the Board’s annual goal, as well as a 15-point increase in the Performance Index.
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CCS Partners with S.T.A.R.T. to Prepare Bus Drivers to Act Fast and Keep Students Safe
Thanks to S.T.A.R.T. training with law enforcement and federal agents, our bus drivers and aides are more prepared than ever to keep kids safe on the road.
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Welcome Back, CCS: First Day of School Celebrates New Spaces and Beginnings for the Leaders Grown Here at CCS
46,000 students of Columbus City Schools are being welcomed back starting this week by thousands of teachers, principals and staff.
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Superintendent/CEO Dr. Angela Chapman Welcomes You Back to School
A message from Superintendent/CEO Dr. Angela Chapman.
