| January 4, 2013 2013 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 · Jan. 7 – Students at Traditional Schools report · Jan. 7 – High School School Choice/Lottery applications available · Jan. 7 - 18 – Intersession at Year-round Schools, limited attendance · Jan. 8 & 22 – Board of Education meetings, 5:30 p.m. · Jan. 9 – Come See Us Wednesday begin (through February 27) · Jan. 12 – CCS Special Olympics Friendship Games Basketball Tournament · Jan. 21 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, all schools and offices closed · Jan. 23 – High School Fair at Eastmoor Academy · Jan. 24 – Board of Education Audit and Accountability Committee meeting, 3:30 p.m. · Feb. 1 – ES/MS School Choice/Lottery applications available · Feb. 5 & 19 – Board of Education meetings, 5:30 p.m. · Feb. 6 – ES/MS Fair at Arts Impact Middle School For a full list of upcoming public meetings - click HERE 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 | Community Encouraged to Come See Us  Columbus City Schools offers high-quality schools and programs to meet every child's needs. Whether you're interested in traditional schools, or alternative schools featuring performing arts, science, technology, engineering and math, language immersion, gender-specific, or career-technical programming, you'll find top-notch schools that are eager to serve your child. To learn more about the many great choices available to your child, Come See Usat any Columbus City School during Open House Wednesdays, from January 9 - February 27, any time during the school day. Come See Usand discover what Columbus City Schools has to offer. School Choice/Lottery Process Opens Applications for the 2013 - 2014 Columbus City Schools School Choice/Lottery for high schools will be available on-line and in schools beginning January 7, 2013. Students and families interested in participating in the School Choice/Lottery process for high schools will need to fill out the two-page application and return it to the School Choice/Lottery Office, 61 S. Sixth St., via mail, in person or fax at 365-6794, by January 31, 2013. Information about all CCS schools can be found on the District Website, or by attending the High School Fair on January 23, at Eastmoor Academy, 417 S. Weyant Ave., from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Middle and Elementary Schools applications will be available February 1. CCS Students Earn Awards at Robotics Tournament  Dominion Middle School's FIRST LEGO League (FLL) robotics team, DREP, won the Champion's Award at the Botcat Regional Tournament in Grandview Heights earlier this month. This is the top prize at the competition and is based on how the team did in all of the judged areas - competition, robot performance, research and Core Values. DREP also won the Robot Performance Award. Congratulations to Dominion students Joe Russell, Reigh Lester, James Bollas, Jacob Hochstetler, John Scheer, Tyler Kotaka, Dante Montoto and Gloria Chrisanty, coach Liz Johnson and mentor Michael Vernier. Westmoor Middle School's FLL team, Old Dogs, New Tricks, earned a third place finish in the Robot Performance category. It was their first competition. Westmoor and Dominion competed against 18 other schools from the region. Congratulations to all! Centennial Student Named to National Youth Leadership Team  The National Organization for Youth Safety (NOYS) named Centennial High School student Tyler Shaw to one of 19 teams across the country that will lead a teen distracted driving prevention initiative in their local communities. The teams also joined more than 100 other youth at the Teen Distracted Driving Prevention Summit in Washington, D.C., in December. Statistics show teen drivers are 4 times more likely than adult drivers to be involved in a crash. Texting drivers are 23 times more likely to be in an accident. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 15 - to 20-year olds. Pine Hills Civic Association Recognizes Student Writing  The Pine Hills Civic Association recently sponsored a writing contest for all students at Woodcrest Elementary School. With school teachers picking the top selections for their class, members of the Civic Association then determined the top three essays for each grade. First place winners received a cash prize of $20. Second and third place essay-writers received $15 and $10, respectively. CCS Student/Athletes Named to All-Ohio Teams  Four Columbus City Schools student/athletes were recently honored by being chosen to the Associated Press All-Ohio High School Football teams. Being named "first-team" means these student/athletes are the best in the state in their position. Chosen for the Division II first team were; receiver Rob Wheelright, Walnut Ridge; offensive lineman Damon Dillard, Marion-Franklin; and quarterback Maurice Hole, Beechcroft. In Division III, running back Vincent Rambo from Independence was named to the second-team. Practical Nursing Program to Celebrate 60th Anniversary  Columbus City Schools Adult and Community Education (ACE) Practical Nursing program will celebrate its 60th anniversary during a the program's graduation ceremony January 31, at East High School 1500 E. Broad St., at 4 p.m. The Practical Nursing Program began in 1953. Columbus City Schools started running the program in 1959. Read more about the program, and its students, in this recent story in the Columbus Dispatch. |
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