The countdown is ON! Blue Pride Football returns in just 30 days with a scrimmage at Wesclin on Aug 22, followed by our home opener vs Mater Dei on Aug 29 under the lights at CHS! 🔥Mark your calendars, get your gear ready, and let’s pack the stands! 💙🐾#BluePrideFootball #CHSGameDay #ProtectTheNest #FridayNightLights

Your Columbia Eagles are the 2025 Ultimate Xperience Camp Best Dancers! 💙 Maya Dill received Top 10 in tumbling, Ellie Davis received Best Flyer, and Sophia Walters took home Top 10 jumper and Ultimate XC Athlete including an invite to Rome, Italy to represent Ultimate XC Camps! 💙. This was an intense 4 day camp where they learned new cheers, dance, stunts, and pyramids and competed their new skills today! We are so proud of all they accomplished this weekend and super excited for this season! The best is yet to come! Go Eagles! #WayUpStayUp

📚🏐 Excellence On and Off the Court! 🦅🎓
The Columbia Eagles Volleyball Team has been honored with the 2025 AVCA Team Academic Award!
This prestigious award recognizes teams across the nation who maintained a year-long GPA of 3.3 or higher — and our Eagles soared above the standard!
From the classroom to the court, these student-athletes continue to set the bar high. 💪🧠
Click here for the press release! https://bit.ly/AVCAAward2025

🚨 You're Invited! 🚨
Be part of something BIG for Columbia High School!
🎉 Join us for the NEW VIDEO BOARD ADVERTISING LAUNCH
📍 Columbia High School Gym
📅 Thursday, August 7
🕡 6:30 PM
Get a live demo of our state-of-the-art digital video scoreboard and learn how your business can shine all season long with exclusive, affordable advertising opportunities. 📺✨
✅ Support local athletics
✅ Get your brand in front of thousands
✅ Boost school and community spirit
✅ Network & Q&A with the Digital Scoreboards team
Space is limited — don’t miss this chance to grow your business while supporting Columbia High!
📧 RSVP or Questions: dtucker@digitalscoreboards.net
📞 Call Donald Tucker at 479-200-4434

Congratulations to Columbia Police Department's SRO Tyler McWhorter for being honored with this year’s prestigious CGTI Engagement Spotlight Award. This award is presented to an Adult Mentor who has gone above and beyond to be actively engaged with their students throughout Cebrin Goodman Teen Institute and has demonstrated their commitment to be a positive guiding force in their students' lives year-round. The committee had the following to say about SRO McWhorter: "Now in their second year bringing students to CGTI, this adult mentor has consistently demonstrated an unwavering commitment to substance use prevention, youth leadership, and mental wellness. Their dedication to growing their student team and fostering meaningful engagement in their local coalition work speaks volumes about their investment in not only their success, but their potential to become lifelong changemakers. Their presence at CGTI is more than just supervisory; it’s intentional, passionate, and inspiring. Whether they are facilitating thoughtful conversations with their team, encouraging new ideas for prevention efforts back home, or simply showing up with enthusiasm and energy each day, they lead with heart. This week, we’ve seen this mentor fully immerse themselves in the CGTI spirit, dancing with students, sharing laughter, and cheering them on at every opportunity. Their joy is infectious and his support, unwavering. This mentor doesn’t just talk about the mission, they live it. Their actions have created a ripple effect among their students, empowering them to grow as leaders and deepen their commitment to the work that CGTI champions. This person embodies the very values this program was built on, and we are grateful for the example they set for both youth and fellow mentors alike. For their authentic leadership, personal devotion, and the lasting impact this mentor is making within their coalition and beyond, we proudly award Tyler McWhorter for this well-deserved recognition."

The FFA Fun Night practice was a success!
We had a great turnout, lots of great energy, and some awesome teamwork as we got ready for the big event. Make sure to come out and support us at the FFA Fun Night at the Monroe County Fair on July 27th at 6:30 PM!
A huge thank you to the Columbia Agriscience Association for always showing up for our chapter and supporting opportunities like this. Your support helps us grow as leaders, teammates, and advocates for agriculture!
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Another great summer tournament. We laughed, we bonded, we competed and we won! Couldn’t ask for a better 36 hours of fun! #beseen #bethedifferencemaker #nohalfway

New open positions!
We are announcing two new open positions: High School School Counselor and High School School Social Worker.
We are providing the updated complete list of open positions as we head towards the 2025-2026 school year. Please share with those who would be a good fit for one of our open positions.
Please visit https://bit.ly/CUSD4Jobs for more information and to apply.