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| n April 4, 2012 2012 Columbus Board of Education  Front, l-r: Hanifah Kambon; Carol L. Perkins, Pres.; and Ramona Reyes, Vice Pres. Second Row, l-r: Mike Wiles; Gary L. Baker II; W. Shawna Gibbs; and Bryan O. Steward. Click here for scheduled meeting dates, podcasts and how to contact CCS Board of Education members. Mark Your Calendar! KEY UPCOMING CCS DATES
 We want to hear from you. Please send your feedback and story ideas to: e-News@columbus.k12.oh.us Are you receiving a pass-along copy of | | Take Your Child to Work Day is April 12 CCS students are encouraged to participate in "Take Your Child to Work Day" on April 12, 2012. This differs from the national observation of "Take Your Child to Work Day" scheduled for April 26. The national observance falls during the district's designated week for the administration of the Ohio Achievement Assessments. The alternate date, set during our Spring Break, allows students the opportunity to visit their parent/guardian's work site, as well as alleviate any unnecessary disruptions to the instructional school day. Please note, no visitors or student visits will be permitted at any CCS elementary or middle school on April 26 due to the required test administration. Woodward Park Middle School Students Headed for West Point  The Woodward Park MS STEM Club advanced to the final round of the 2012 West Point Bridge Design contest. The final round of competition will be held at West Point, NY, on May 4. More than 21,000 bridge designs were entered by 7,500 teams in the competition. The top bridge design winners receive a $10,000 scholarship. All finalists in the competition get a free Notebook computer. Columbus Global Academy Earns FBI Award  Columbus Global Academy has been named as the recipient of the 2011 FBI Director's Community Leadership Award. Principal Kimberly Normand accepted the Director's Community Leadership Award from Edward J. Hanko, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Cincinnati Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), on behalf of the school. Watch Kim Normand talk about what the work of the local FBI agents means to the students at her school in the video in the FBI news release. Fort Hayes Arts & Academics HS Wins Grammy  The Grammy Foundation recently announced that Fort Hayes Arts & Academic High School won one of 18 grants given to the top public high schools in the country for music excellence. Read more... Fort Hayes Career Students Advance to National Competition Fifteen members of the Fort Hayes Career Center Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) team placed in the State HOSA competition at Tolles Career and Technical Center in Plain City last week. They will advance to the National HOSA competition in Orlando, Florida, in June. Congratulations! Robotics Team Among the Best in the State A robotics team consisting of students from the Fort Hayes Career Center, East High School and Columbus Alternative High School placed sixth in the statewide robotics competition held recently in Cleveland. Led by Joseph Rader, they competed against 64 teams. Kudos!! National Children's Day Community Festival - April 28  Columbus City Schools will host National Children's Day festivities, Saturday April 28 at five schools across the district. The entire community is invited to join us at one of the five regional locations. The FREE National Children's Day Community Festival is a fun, volunteer driven event. Each region will host entertaining activities, artistic displays, games, and student performances, as well as share the wide range of challenging and innovative academic programs and services the district offers. Click here for more details... Transportation Director Earns Award of Excellence The Ohio Association for Pupil Transportation recently gave Columbus City Schools Transportation Director Steve Simmons the William Rice Transportation Supervisor Award of Excellence. This award recognizes supervisors who exhibit outstanding leadership and professional conduct in the school transportation field and who have contributed to the advancement of transportation supervision as a profession.  | |||
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