Building Leaders & Building Homes: CCS Students Learning Job Skills by Building with Habitat for Humanity and City of Columbus

Fort Hayes Career Center Construction Trades students will start the school year by doing something no class has done in more than three decades: constructing a home from the ground up.

CBUS Emerging Leaders Academy Builds Future Grads at Columbus Africentric

Through grant funding from the City of Columbus, 56 students earned 77 high school credits this summer at Columbus Africentric Early College (CAEC), putting more CCS students on track for graduation.

Young Explorers Dive into Nature at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center

As part of Summer Experience, students at Olde Orchard Alternative Elementary transformed into young scientists at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center, where they caught fish, chased butterflies, and explored nature up close.

Linden-McKinley Students Lead with the Linden Economic Development Alliance

Linden-McKinley STEM Academy students interning with the Linden Economic Development Alliance (LEDA) attend their first North Linden Area Commission Meeting.

29 Dreams Funded: I Know I Can Founders Scholarship Hits 15-Year Mark with Record CCS Class

Columbus City Schools (CCS) graduates have earned the I Know I Can Founders’ Scholarship. The 2025 class marks the largest class since the scholarship’s inception.

Altering Lives: Altar’d State Donates $60,000 to Three CCS Elementary Schools

A generous $60,000 investment in education from fashion retailer Altar’d State is being celebrated by CCS. The donation will be split evenly amongst East Linden, Innis, and Oakland Park elementary schools.

New Program Launched at Columbus City Schools to Connect Students to Manufacturing Careers

CCS announced today its participation in the Ohio STEM Learning Network’s Manufacturing Pathways Pilot, a program to develop and expand innovative manufacturing career pathways in public schools across Ohio.

Portrait of a Graduate in Action: 94 CCS Students Named Best All-Around by Columbus Youth Foundation

Presented by the Columbus Youth Foundation, 94 students from across Columbus City Schools received the 2025 Best All-Around Student Awards.

CCPSG Students Explore Careers in Sports at Inaugural Women’s Expo

Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls participated in its first-ever Women’s Career Expo in March.