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Columbia Fund for Academic Excellence Awards

Seven Columbia Public Schools’ educators have been selected as this year’s Columbia Fund for Academic Excellence honorees.

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Last day of school: Tuesday, May 28

Tuesday, May 28 will be the LAST DAY of school. It will be an early release day.

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Columbia Public Schools receives national recognition

Columbia Public Schools will be awarded the Magna Award for Equity Programs for its work with the Boone County Schools Mental Health Coalition. The district has earned first place recognition among medium-sized school districts from across the country.

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Rock Bridge High School principal announced

Jacob Sirna will be recommended to the Columbia Board of Education to become the principal at Rock Bridge High School for the 2019-20 school year. Sirna will replace current Principal Jennifer Rukstad who was previously announced as the new assistant superintendent for secondary education beginning next school year.

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Rock Bridge dance team wins national title

The Rock Bridge High School Bruin Girls dance team won the Team Performance National Championship at the National Dance Alliance competition in Orlando, Florida.

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Hickman Academic Team wins Kewpie tournament

The Hickman High School Academic Team won the Kewpie Academic Tournament VI that the school hosted on February 23.

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Hickman Ethics Bowl Team qualifies for nationals

The Hickman High School Ethics Bowl Team won the midwest regionals, qualifying the team to compete at the National High School Ethics Bowl to be held at the University of North Carolina in April.

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More than 50 CPS student qualify for state DECA competition

Fifty-one Columbia Public Schools students will advance to the state DECA Career Development competition in March.

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CPS future business leaders excel in district competition, advance to state

Thirty-four Columbia Public Schools students will advance to the Future Business Leaders of America state competition in April.

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Battle High School senior receives full four-year scholarship

Battle High School Senior Trenton Marks has been awarded the prestigious QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship. He will receive a full four-year scholarship to Davidson College in North Carolina. This scholarship, worth more than $250,000, recognizes students who are outstanding academic leaders. Trenton is one of 1,044 students selected from more than 16,000 applicants nationwide to receive the scholarship.

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Attendance area changes approved

The Columbia Board of Education voted on new attendance areas for middle and high schools at its February 11 meeting. In 2020, Columbia Public Schools will open its seventh middle school. In order to incorporate the new middle school into the school district and address continued growth in Columbia, secondary (grades 6-12) attendance areas required adjustments. The Board of Education also approved a transfer policy that includes some grandfathering for current students.

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