
November 20, 2025
Meet Austin Zacarias, a 7th-grade math teacher at Columbus Middle School who knows that connection and patience matter just as much as numbers. Mr. Zacarias teaches more ...

November 12, 2025
Looking at the sprawl of boxes at the Columbus Middle School's activity entrance Wednesday morning, you might have guessed there would be a 1,000 pounds of goods including can...

October 30, 2025
Should the bond levy pass the impact would be 3.2 cents per $100,000 of valuation. This is equivalent to $32 a year or $2.66 per month. This increase would be seen beginning the 2...

October 29, 2025
Columbus Public Schools has been contacted asking for clarification of the ballot language. Specifically on the portion that reads "for the purpose of providing funds to pay the ...

October 28, 2025
Benesch, the company who performed the 2025 CMS Traffic Study has released both a summary and full report of their findings. In addition, below you can find a short video summari...

October 22, 2025
This is a recording of an October 14th live-streamed presentation on Columbus Public Schools Response To Growth given by superintendent Dr. Chip Kay. Community members will learn...

October 21, 2025
Columbus Public Schools has been fielding this question a lot - "Where Do I Return My Ballot?" Ballots can either be mailed back to the Platte County Election Commission Office o...

October 6, 2025
A school building configuration that includes only grades 4 and 5 offers several advantages, especially related to a narrower developmental focus and an easier transition for stud...

September 30, 2025
Columbus, NE — Columbus Public Schools is pleased to announce that continued efforts to secure the most favorable rates for our community have resulted in a significant reduction ...

September 26, 2025
We’re excited to share that we are adopting a new communication platform called ParentSquare to help us keep you better informed and more connected with your school community. ...

September 17, 2025
For all community members who would like to participate in the November 4th special election you must be registered to vote. The last day to register via agency (SOS, DMV or HHS)...

September 4, 2025
The August, 27, 2025 community presentation is now available for community members in English, Spanish and French. Watch the video below in English Watch the video below i...

August 12, 2025
Registration for the CPS Foundation annual Discoverer Dash event is now open. This year's event will be held on Friday, August 29th prior to the CHS vs Norfolk home football game...

July 28, 2025
August 11, 2025 5th & 7th Grade: 5:30-6:30 pm, parent meeting at 6pm 6th & 8th Grade: 6-7 pm, parent meeting at 6:30pm August 12, 2025 6th - 8th Grade Full Day 8:00 am - 3:30...

May 27, 2025
The Columbus Public Schools summer food services program will begin on June 2, 2025 and end on July 25, 2025. This program will take place from 11:30 am until 1:00 pm monday thro...

May 8, 2025
Columbus Public Schools would like to thank families for their continued patience and understanding as we transition to the MySchoolBucks system for school meal payments. We know ...

May 8, 2025
CMS families, Columbus Public Schools has had some students that have gotten the idea of sticking items into their Chromebook ports in an effort to damage the device. This is a s...

April 30, 2025
CPS Parents and Guardians, On May 6, 2025 Columbus Public Schools will be making the transition from EduTrack to MySchoolBucks for student lunch accounts. All current funds at t...

April 22, 2025
Over the past month Dr. Kay, Superintendent of Columbus Public Schools has been hosting community meetings to discuss the growth of CPS and the community of Columbus. We would lov...

March 27, 2025
Growth is inevitable. Over the last 8 months there has been a lot of work gathering information about community growth, working with the City of Columbus, meeting with develope...
