North Park Elementary School

A big thank you to our wonderful North Park PTO for making last night’s family night so enjoyable! Those who attended had a blast playing Bingo, munching on popcorn with delici...

Columbus Public Schools will have a two-hour late start with regular dismissal on Thursday 3.20.25 Elementary 10:00 am CMS 10:00 am CHS 10:10 am PM Preschool will begin at the reg...

CPS Families: There will be NO School tomorrow, 3/19/25 due to the forecasted blizzard conditions. Scheduled events for tonight 3/18/25 may continue as scheduled.

In a recent update from the Nebraska Department of Transportation, all Columbus Public Schools families and the Columbus community should expect 23rd street traffic to be back to ...

North Park organized a morning event dedicated to reading in conjunction with the Read Across America initiative, which honors Dr. Seuss's birthday and promotes literacy among chi...

Columbus Public Schools elementary counselors recently joined KLIR 101.1’s Riley Scott to discuss an exciting annual event— Fourth Grade Career Day . Each year, all CPS fourth...

A heartfelt thank you to Runza and our North Park PTO for coordinating a successful restaurant fundraiser last evening. We appreciate everyone who joined us for a delicious meal at...

Students from kindergarten to fourth grade have been visiting the library this semester for research activities. They are acquiring skills to locate, utilize, and convey informati...

March is upon us, hopefully bringing warmer weather and plenty of opportunities for us to stay active and healthy as spring approaches. This month, we have a variety of acti...

CPS will be GREEN (starting on time, regular day) tomorrow, 2/19/25. There will be no after school program, no high school parent-teacher conferences and no activities after 5:00...

Columbus Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, 2/18/25 due to weather. CPS staff please check your email for a message from Dr. Kay. Update as of 2/18/25 at 12:35pm. All CPS ...

On Thursday, February 13, 202, Columbus Public Schools will be back to Green Status and normal school operations will take place.

NO School for Columbus Public School PK-12 students on Wednesday, February 12th. Click here for more on our cancellation procedures.

Columbus, NE - Columbus Public Schools has hired Mrs. Sarah Bird as the new principal of North Park Elementary for the 2025-2026 school year. "Ms. Bird will be a great addition to...

Currently CPS is in Blue and we are watching the upcoming weather. Be sure to be watching for important information due to upcoming weather conditions. Currently all offices wil...

As of 2:50pm all CPS buildings are back to normal and the SECURE status has been lifted. Law enforcement has advised that the suspect has been apprehended.

At 8:57 am on February 6, 2025 Superintendent Dr. Chip Kay was notified by the Columbus Police Department of an active investigation and search into a suspect related to a possibl...

Modified secure means in/out of CPS buildings is supervised by Administration or designated building staff through one entrance, all other aspects of SECURE continue.

Secure is when everyone returns to the inside of the building and all exterior doors are locked. The school day continues as usual with increased situational awareness. This is ca...

North Park Explorers were led by Ms. Hirschman in a dance party to finish out the January assembly!