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| n May 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. Stay Connected! Your school's website provides a wealth of information...  Whether you're at home, at work, or halfway around the world, the CCS website, columbus.k12.oh.us, and individual school websites, allow you to keep up-to-date with activities, access vital school announcements, resources, accomplishments and even to an event calendar. We invite you to visit often as we're constantly posting the many great things happening in our dynamic schools and within the district! Mark Your Calendar! KEY UPCOMING CCS DATES
 For additional community announcements - click HERE We want to hear from you. Please send your feedback and story ideas to: e-News@columbus.k12.oh.us | |  Kindergarten Registration is Now OpenIt's never too early to start planning for your child's future. If your child will be five years old by September 30, 2012, then you can enroll them in Kindergarten today. We offer full-day Kindergarten in all our elementary schools. Parents can sign up through the end of the school year at their child's assigned school. Check out the Kindergarten page on the CCS Website for more details about the program and registration.
Superintendent's Honors and Recognition Ceremony - May 8 More than 220 students, staff and members of the community will be recognized for their hard work and support of the Columbus City Schools at the Superintendent's Honors and Recognition Ceremony at Huy Elementary School and the A.G. Bell Program, 1545 Huy Rd., at 5:30 p.m. Among those being recognized are 75 of the district's brightest students who have a 4.0 or higher grade point average or have been named Validictorian by their school.  Eight CCS Students Named Gates Millennium Scholars The Gates Millennium Scholarship (GMS) is awarded annually to just 1,000 students across the country. In Ohio, only 15 students earned this prestigious award, and eight of the scholars in Ohio attend Columbus City Schools. This scholarship is good-through-graduation and can be used at any college or university the student chooses. In addition to financial support, Gates Millennium Scholars also get personal and professional development through GMS leadership programs and academic support throughout their college career. Read the full news release to see which CCS students earned this honor. CCS Students Names Gates Millennium Scholars. National Teacher Day and National School Nurse Day this Week May is a time to honor and celebrate those who people who made an impact in your life and are making an impact in the lives of our youth. National Teacher Day is May 8, and National School Nurse Day is May 9. Why not take this time to send your favorite teacher or school nurse a note of thanks for what they've done for you or your children. Student Photographs on Display at Columbus Museum of Art  Work by student photographers from Marion-Franklin and Linden-McKinley high schools is currently on display at Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St. Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Columbus In Focus project involves 60 CCS students and is part of the City of Columbus' bicentennial celebration. You can get a glimpse of the student photos at the Columbus In Focus Flickr Group. CAHS Wins 4th Annual CCS Poetry Slam Columbus Alternative High School (CAHS) took home their first team title in the fourth annual Columbus City Schools Poetry Slam. Held April 28 at East High, thirty-two poets from eight different CCS schools performed their original poetry in front of a panel of judges. CAHS, coached by Sidney Jones, Jr., won the team competition. Centennial High School, coached by Lynn Taylor and Sarah Barry, were runner-ups and Eastmoor Academy High School, coached by Wyk McGowan, came in third. The individual winners were: 1st—Yusuph Mkangara (CAHS); 2nd—Shenise Brown (Eastmoor Academy ); 3rd—Zachary Bailey (Centennial). Micah Naguit from CAHS was the Spirit of the Slam award winner for the best poem of the night for a poet that wasn't in individual finals. The group poem winners were Zachary Bailey and Stella Udoezor from Centennial. Congratulations to all who participated! Students Make TV Debut Talking About Pennies  Students from 13 different Columbus City School are making their television debut as part of a public service announcement (PSA) for the Penny Harvest service learning program. The students, along with their schoolmates, students from eight other central Ohio schools, school staff and countless others, collected more than $50,000 through the Penny Harvey program. As the students plan out how to give back every penny they collected, they are also planning on creating a world record continuous penny chain at Genoa Park on June 3. You can see the video at www.seekidsdream.org.  | |||
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