Columbus Public Schools

The Columbus FFA still has an array plants for sale! Visit Mr. Miller at the CHS from 8AM-4PM this week to purchase plants.

As a reminder, there is NO EARLY OUT this Wednesday.

What a great last day of School Staff Appreciation! Thank you to Lofing Electric for sponsoring gift cards for the Middle School Staff! Thank you to Montana Outlaw BBQ for the yummy lunch for all the staff. And thank you to the Kamppinen family for the goodies!!

Thank you to our incredible students, families and community for making this week extra special for the school staff! We are so proud to be a part of this incredible town!

CHS Cheer Team is putting on a Cheer Camp, June 24-26 for kids in grades K-8. Register by June 5. All proceeds raised go towards the CHS Cheer Team fundraising efforts. To download the flyer/signup sheet, visit https://aptg.co/XqV-lm

Cougars Volleyball Summer Camp, is happening June 16-18 for kids in grades 3-12. Contact Coach Mikala at mikala.osborne.04@gmail.com to register.

CHS Track is putting on a Track & Field Camp, May 26-27 for kids in grades 4-8. Register by May 15. To download the flyer/signup sheet, visit https://aptg.co/HysTP6

The phone system in the middle school is still down. Our IT department is diligently working on fixing it. If you need to contact us, please email bfox@columbus.k12.mt.us , if you need to report an absence visit https://columbus.flowforms.app/form/absence-report

Day four of School Staff Appreciation Week is almost over and we had such an outpouring of gifts and goodies from the community today. We received a big breakfast of fruit and juice from PAWS and Krispy Kreme donuts from Lindsey Mishler with PureWest Real Estate - Thank you! Thank you to Montana Melt for providing free food to our school staff for lunch! The Montana Club kindly provided free drink coupons for each member of the staff! And thank you to the Medich family for the homemade caramels! We are very lucky to live in such a supportive community!

We got so many wonderful goodies from the community today to celebrate School Staff Appreciation Week! Thank you to Emmett's Meats for the coupons! Stageline Pizza provided lunch for all the schools - thank you! And thank you to Park Real Estate who surprised everyone with Crumble cookies!

Students in grades 8-11 interested in high school volleyball for next fall should plan on coming to the HS library on Monday, 5/11, at lunch for an interest meeting. The summer schedule will be shared, as well as important information for next year.

Here are the Unofficial Election Results for Columbus Public Schools.

1 Year Trustee Term (one candidate):
Lisa Browning - 370
Perry Helt - 136
**Laura Kienitz - 517

3 Year Trustee Term (two candidates):
Michael Delzer - 240
**Rachael Geehan - 430
Nichole Guza-Waltner - 260
Susan Ivankovich - 422
**Gary Timm - 552

Elementary Technology Levy
For 490
Against 568

High School Technology Levy
For 516
Against 542

The Middle School music concert is May 12 at 7PM in the HS gym. The High School music concert is May 13 at 7PM in the HS gym.

Day two of School Staff Appreciation has been full of kindness from our incredible community! Thank you to Absaroka-Beartooth Dental for the travel toothbrush kits. Stillwater Wind generously donated coffee cards, pens and stickers for the entire staff! Thank you to the Ken’s I-90 and the Faust family for providing the Elementary school staff with coffee, as well as Early Bird Coffee House for making them breakfast burritos. In honor of Cinco de Mayo, the 307 Bar & Grill brought everyone chips, salsa and guacamole, as well as pinatas full of drink chips! Thank you to the Yellowstone Bank for donating meat and cheese trays for all 3 schools for lunch. We are all going to be full and happy!

The phone system in the middle and high school are still down. Our IT department is diligently working on fixing it. If you need to contact us, please email bfox@columbus.k12.mt.us (middle school) or kgorino@columbus.k12.mt.us (high school). If you need to report an absence, you can do so at https://columbus.flowforms.app/form/absence-report

Day one of School Staff Appreciation Week is in the books and man, did we get spoiled by our amazing community! Thank you to Johnny's Buckaroos 4H club for the goodie bags and thank you notes! Thank you to the Congregational Church for the cookies and apples. And thank you to the IGA for providing pizza for lunch!

Sign up for the Columbus Cougars Youth Football Camp for grades 3-8, happening June 1-4 from 2-5PM. Registration deadline is May 22. Brochures are available in the Middle School office.

Don't forget, there is NO early out Wednesday in May. May 13 will be a regularly scheduled school day.

The phone system in the middle and high school are down due to an issue with the modem. If you need to contact us, please email bfox@columbus.k12.mt.us (middle school) or kgorino@columbus.k12.mt.us (high school). If you need to report an absence, you can do so at https://columbus.flowforms.app/form/absence-report

🚨 ATTENTION – VERY IMPORTANT 🚨

If you did NOT include your birth year on your ballot envelope, you should have received a letter notifying you that it was missing.

You must come to the Business Office at Columbus High School to complete it.

If this is not corrected, your vote will NOT be counted.

Please come in before 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5th.

Senior Awards Night: May 4 at 7:00 in the high school commons