District Announcements
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Registration for Summer Experience Opens Feb. 8!
Registration for Summer Experience for elementary and middle school students is NOW OPEN!
The 2025 Summer Experience is FREE to all Pre-K through 12 Columbus City Schools students! Summer Experience for Pre-K through 8 students kicks off June 23, and June 9 for high school students. We're excited to provide CCS students and families with a summer of exciting school and community-based learning experiences. Click here to learn more.
Downtown HS Announcements
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Watch our School Choice Fair video!
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Show Your School Pride!
Show your school pride by purchasing a t-shirt! Click here for more.
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Attention Parents
If your child will be absent from school, please use our new attendance number or email to report their absence.
Attendance Number
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Attendance Email Address
News
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Northland High School Named an ESPN Honor Roll Special Olympics Unified Champion School
Northland High School has added yet another prestigious title to its name: ESPN Honor Roll Special Olympics North America Unified Champion School!
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National Career Technical-Education Month: CCS CTE Program Reaches for the Stars!
Want your high school student to have a prestigious education in a specialized field? Columbus City Schools' very own Career Technical-Education is an almost perfect 5-star program, according to the Ohio Career-Technical Planning District State Report Card.
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Columbus Promise Phase Two: Expanding Pathways for CCS Graduates
The future for Columbus City Schools graduates is brighter than ever as the Columbus Promise enters its second phase. This expansion cements the program’s role as a transformative force in higher education and workforce development, offering students a fully funded pathway to college and career success.
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WATCH: Superintendent/CEO Dr. Angela Chapman Sends Message Ahead of Black History Month
Superintendent/CEO Dr. Angela Chapman sends a message of empowerment to students and schools ahead of Black History Month.
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CCS Students Transform Ohio Department of Health with Vibrant Art Exhibit
Stepping onto the second floor of the Ohio Department of Health feels like entering a vibrant gallery, where 48 Columbus City Schools (CCS) students' creativity takes center stage.
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Columbus City Schools Celebrates 22 Winter Graduates
Twenty-two Columbus City Schools (CCS) students crossed the finish line of their academic journey, proudly graduating during the District’s dynamic Winter Commencement Ceremony.
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Public and Private Partners Launch Campaign to Fund Next Phase of the Columbus Promise
Leaders from the City of Columbus, Columbus State Community College (CSCC), CCS, I Know I Can (IKIC), and the Columbus Partnership came together today with lead private partners to announce a campaign to fund the next phase of the Columbus Promise.
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CCS Announces 2025 Graduation Schedule
Columbus City Schools has released its commencement schedule for the Class of 2025.
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Family and Community Engagement Series (FACES) - Mental Health Part II
Learn how students at the Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls are managing their emotions, and break the stigma of male mental health with Jewel Woods of the Male Behavioral Health & Center For Men & Boys.
Contact Us
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Phone: (614) 365-2283
Email: downtownhs@columbus.k12.oh.us
School Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.Columbus Downtown High School
364 S. Fourth Street
Columbus, OH 43215