Update: All school buildings are closed to the general public except for deliveries at this time.
Kindergarten registration is suspended as well at this time.
Lunch for students will begin on Thursday. More details will be released soon.
To be proactive and limit exposure with regards to COVID-19, Columbus Public Schools will be closed Tuesday, March 17th through Friday, March 20th.
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French: https://go.aws/2TS7MiJ
We continue to monitor COVID-19. An administrator conference call is at 2pm with State/Local officials. We will finalize planning & additional messaging will be sent this evening. We encourage parents to begin thinking about childcare if we should close or told to shut down.
CPS Community, please follow this link to the CPS parent letter that was sent out via remind this evening. This situation is ever changing and we will continue to provide updates as we have more information.
https://5il.co/dpw2
CPS parents and students-
Join a remind group run by Dr. Loeffelholz that will send important community updates and notifications regarding Covid-19 straight to your phone.
To Join:
Text number 81010
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CHS is postponing its Second Annual Statewide Spanish Competition that was to be held on Monday, March 16th. This decision has been made due to health concerns of large group gatherings and recommendations by ECDHD. A new date has yet to be determined.
ECDHD press release provided below.
CPS understands the Special Olympics event discussed may have been attended by families in our district, as it was by other school districts. We ask that you follow the advice of medical professionals if it pertains to you or your family.
The 2020 Nebraska Open State Robotics Tournament will be at Lakeview High School tomorrow, 2/29/20, from 10:30am to 5:30 pm. Live stream at: https://striv.tv/channel/lakeview/# Also find stream on twitter @Striv.TV with link: https://bit.ly/2wjwpv9
Kindergarten Registration for 2020-2021 school year has been announced. Visit https://www.columbuspublicschools.org/article/193399?org=district-administration for all of the details.
Dr. Loeffelholz & Mr. Luebbe have accepted the Random Acts of Kindness challenge from Dr. Alder. Share your kindness photos and videos on our facebook page!
Watch Friday night's challenge at the link below!
https://www.facebook.com/ColumbusPublicSchools/videos/191333925399113/
We are a GO for school today! Translation, "Yes, we do have school". Been out early and things are slushy, warm temps helped us over night. Still slick underneath from last storm. "REMINDER" - Drive Slowly!
Due to the weather, Friday's (Jan. 17) Varsity and JV basketball games scheduled against Lexington on have been postponed. Games have been rescheduled for Thursday, Feb. 13. JV Boys/Girls will start at 3:30; Varsity Girls at 5, and Varsity Boys at 6:30; all at Lexington HS.
We were happy to serve the staff at Lost Creek Elementary yesterday during its Christmas Social! It was "arm day" for our servers as they scoped and plated food for dozens of guests. We'll put our elbows on ice and be ready to celebrate next week! Thanks to those who came out!
A big THANK YOU, to all those who came out to the Christmas Social today at Emerson! It was great to see the group getting into the holiday spirit ... and the chocolate pie!🍴🥧 We're looking forward to the visiting everyone throughout December!
It takes a strong man to lift it all, and a stronger district to collect it! A big thank-you goes out to the all of CPS for collecting 975 lbs of food Monday and Tuesday. The donation was dropped off at the Platte County Food Bank, where Mr. Loeffelholz help unload it!
Due to the uncertainty in the timing of the winter storm tomorrow, we will be cancelling the After School Program for Tuesday, November 26th. The After School Program will start back up on Monday, December 2nd.
There are no decisions made at this point for other activities or classes.
2019 GNAC Champions! Great job players and coaches!
It's Senior Night tonight at the CHS Volleyball Match against Norfolk. Come on out at 6:30 and show your support for our seniors.
Good luck to do to the CHS Cross Country Team at Districts!
Early Childhood Education community discussions will take place October 7 & 8 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm at Columbus Middle School. We hope that many from the Columbus community will attend to discuss current needs and challenges that our community is facing.
RSVP http://bit.ly/2lmT5pe