June 01, 2009
2 Students Arrested After 2-School Lockdown
A two-school lockdown is lifted after CPD recovers a firearm and two students are arrested Monday morning.
May 29, 2009
Free Summer Camp For CCS Students
Columbus City Schools is currently accepting applications for its free three-week summer camp program, Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK).
May 18, 2009
Cyber-Bullying On The Rise
More and more students are threatening each other on social networking sites like My Space and Facebook, experts say.
April 28, 2009
Columbus Students Get Financial Wake-Up Call
Tough economic times have some people wishing they were more financially savvy. Local officials are now taking steps to make sure the generation of tomorrow doesn’t repeat some of the mistakes made by today’s generation.
April 24, 2009
Police Find Firearm At School; Students Taken Into Custody
UPDATE: A local high school is taken off lockdown and two students are taken into custody.
April 20, 2009
Columbus Adopts Longer School Days
Columbus City Schools will add one additional hour of instructional time to their school days.
April 09, 2009
CCS Shows Improvement In Latest Audit
After two straight years of negative reviews, the Columbus City School District is quietly celebrating its latest audit.
April 03, 2009
Community, Police, School Leaders Target Truant Students
A community effort is underway in the Northland area to fix the high truancy rates.
April 02, 2009
District Offers Healthier Lunch Choices
With the help of a grant from United Way, Columbus City Schools is offering more fruits and vegetables at lunch.
March 27, 2009
Columbus To Unveil Downtown High School
Columbus City Schools unveils its new downtown High School on Monday night, complete with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
March 10, 2009
Columbus City Schools Set Calamity Days
From September’s wind storm to February’s ice and snow, Columbus City Schools will have to make up calamity days this year.
March 03, 2009
Groups Still Awaiting Federal Help After Wind Storm
It’s nearly been six months since Hurricane Ike tore through Central Ohio, damaging homes and businesses, and knocking out power to millions of Ohioans. Those affected by the storm are still waiting for promised federal help.
February 12, 2009
Schools Still In Session, But In The Dark
A storm of high winds toppled trees and caused power outages around Central Ohio, leaving some schools without power. But not every district without power canceled class Thursday.
February 03, 2009
Homeowner: ‘The Bus Stop Must Move’
A homeowner says a bus stop is too close to her family and is asking COTA and CCS to move the stop away from her home.
January 27, 2009
Congress’ Bailout Could Benefit Local Schools
Our schools could benefit as Congress works out a plan to fix the economy.

