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South High School Alumnus Sergeant James Fuqua Becomes the Face of the Columbus Division of Police
Sergeant James Fuqua graduated from South High School in 1997. The Columbus native says it was a program he participated in while in high school that sparked his interest in law enforcement. This former Bulldog and lifelong south-sider says he wants students to know they can aspire to become whatever they want to in life despite their circumstances.
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Urban GEMS Youth Work Internship Form
A great opportunity for 14-20-year-olds on the Southside of Columbus.
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CCS Celebrates the Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch Day
Columbus City Schools and the District's Farm to School Initiative joined forces with the Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch for one great crunch... out of an apple!
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SHOUT-OUTS: Multiple Columbus City Schools Show Improvement, Achievement In Key Areas
Columbus City Schools is proud to shout-out and acknowledge the following achievements by its schools across the region, indicating advancement by students in several key areas of academic and personal development.
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It's FAFSA Time: Is Your Student Ready?
It's time to get those FAFSA applications in for the 2020-21 school year. Columbus City Schools seniors are now able to submit their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The District's college access program, I Know I Can, is supporting the college dreams of every student by holding a series of FAFSA Workshops throughout October and November.
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CCS Juniors and Seniors to Participate In Kiwanis College Fair
The 40th annual Kiwanis College Fair partnered with Columbus City Schools and I Know I Can, to bring hundreds of juniors and seniors from CCS high schools and neighboring school districts to visit with colleges and universities across the nation.
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Principals Participate in a Data Walk Looking at Strategies to Improve Students' Academic Performance
Principals across the District came together for a Professional Development Day to dive deeper into a MAP Growth Action Plan. Using MAP Growth data to pinpoint the instructional areas students are ready to tackle—whether they’re on, above, or below grade level. Looking at information collected from the 2018-2019 State Report Card, District and Ohio’s State assessment tests.
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Columbus City Schools Teams-up with Ohio State University Students and Community Partners to Grow Learning Garden Initiatives
School Garden Program sees growth with assistance from Ohio State University students. New this year, 44 learning gardens are getting a makeover, while 20 new gardens are in the process of being built this fall.
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Class of 2020 Encouraged To Reach Higher As They Set The Course For Graduations & Beyond
Columbus City Schools, I Know I Can, and the City of Columbus came together to celebrate the Class of 2020 during the “Reach Higher: All Seniors In” Convocation at the Columbus Convention Center on September 20. More than 2,100 students from the Districts 19 high schools attended the event aimed at inspiring all students to take charge of their future and complete an education past high school, serve in the military or start a career.
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Columbus City Schools Makes Gains on 2019 State Report Card
Columbus City Schools saw a letter-grade improvement on its overall score, in addition to gains made across various components, on its State Report Card which was released by the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) on Thursday morning.
