Volunteers Unite to Beautify Mount Vernon Neighborhood and Inspire Student Leaders

Over 140 volunteers from Designer Brands and United Way teamed up with Champion Middle School and Weinland Park Elementary for a day of service, teamwork, and leadership.

Walnut Ridge Students Lead The Way With Community Partners In Tackling Litter

40 students from Walnut Ridge joined forces for the Mideast Litter League Competition sponsored by the City of Columbus.

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!

Tie-Tying Ceremony: Leaders Grown Here Inspire Future Leaders

Since 2010, the event has marked the start of each school year. Community leaders and family members join students, teaching them tie-tying while instilling lessons of discipline, pride, and brotherhood.

CCS Board of Education Honors Eta Nu Nu with OSBA Friend of Public Education Award

See how a local fraternity is transforming Columbus City Schools through books, mentorship, and heart.

Fort Hayes Students Break Ground on Home for Columbus Family

A sunny groundbreaking launched a historic partnership uniting CCS students, the City of Columbus, the Department of Building and Zoning Services, and Habitat for Humanity - MidOhio.

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.