Columbia City High School

Whitley County Consolidated Schools Board of School Trustees approved an updated school calendar for the 2024-2025 year to reflect five additional professional development (or teacher only) days for our staff. The additional staff-only days were added through a 1003 waiver approved by the State. Students attend 5 fewer days during the school year but still exceed state guidelines for the number of required instructional minutes for the school year. The change in calendar provides WCCS staff professional development opportunities to advance district strategic plan pillars of Comprehensive Student Experience, Employee Experience and Organizational Excellence. Find the calendar on the WCCS App or online at wccsonline.com.

Our staff at the CCHS Cafeteria recently received this note from a student : "Me and my friend were late to lunch and even though they already put everything up they still had smiles on their faces and were more than happy to give us lunch. They were so sweet and asked us what we wanted and she asked us if we wanted a brownie and we said yes, she took the biggest ones out of the bottom.. .and gave them to us. It was so sweet she took the time to do that and that they weren't rude or upset or anything. I think about their kindness every day." Way to serve and care for our students ladies!

Thank you to Kyocera for speaking to our Introduction to Manufacturing students in class, and then hosting them for a tour of your facility. Students learned about manufacturing equipment, processes, and career potential.

Thank you to Wes Sigler from Blue River Digital for hosting CCHS Entrepreneurship students for a study trip to learn about his entrepreneurial journey.

EasterSeals Passages did a great write up about their intern Ayla. Her internship with EasterSeals Passages combines her passion for writing with her interest in social services. https://www.eastersealsnei.org/stories/ayla/ Thank you, EasterSeals Passages! #Community #ExperienceWCCS

Check out our Youth Summer Sports Camps! More are added weekly so check back often! Details on our webpage at wccsonline.com/o/cchs/page/spring-and-summer-youth-camps #ExperienceWCCS #BetterTogether

🌟 Attention all aspiring actors! Auditions for "Beauty and the Beast" are now open to current 8th graders through juniors. 🎭 Sign up now for the chance to be part of this magical production! ✨🌹 #BeOurGuest #AuditionsOpen Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4AAEAA2DA1FFC43-49249905-beauty#/

Today we're celebrating School Lunch Hero Day with a special shout out to the incredible cafeteria staff at our final two schools: Indian Springs Middle School and Columbia City High School! Thank you for fueling our students with nutritious meals and brightening their days.

Each year, community members give of their time to host mock interviews for Mr. Keener's English 12 students. Thank you!

This Friday, May 3rd, we are celebrating Lunch Hero Day 🌟 Today we're featuring our amazing cafeteria staff from Mary Raber and Northern Heights Elementary Schools. These ladies keep our students and staff well-fed and smiling every day. Thank you for all that you do!

Intern Spotlight | Taelor's internship at Robinson & Son's Electric allows him the opportunity to learn more about his future career. #CTE #WorkBasedLearning #BetterTogether #ExperienceWCCS

This morning, CCHS Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology (MET) Academy stakeholders joined us for our quarterly breakfast meeting for an update and to explore partnership opportunities for our students. Thank you, CCHS FCCLA for catering our breakfast! #CTE #ExperienceWCCS #ThankYou #Partners #BetterTogether

Thank you to our community guest speakers for presenting to CCHS Business, Accounting and Personal Finance students! Attorney Gregg Hockemeyer spoke to students about Business Law. Kay Gatton, WC Treasurer and Tamela Hamilton-Tincher, WC Deputy Auditor spoke to accounting students. Shelby Longenbaugh presented insurance basics to Personal Finance students. #BAC #ExperienceWCCS

Jarrett English signed with SDI for the INFame program! He will continue his education and join industry. Congratulations! #ExperienceWCCS #CTE #BetterTogether

Interns James at Schrader's Auction & Real Estate, Keegan and Reid at Micropulse, and Julisa at the Whitley County Humane Society apply their classroom learning to their internships to explore their potential careers after graduation. #ExperienceWCCS

These interns Zach and Austin use their skills at CCHS WJHS 91.5 The Eagle radio station. They do a weekly sports talk show and have also been doing segments on CCHS Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. #ExperienceWCCS

Lilly Scholarship winner, Logan, interns at Line Street Vet. She will pursue a degree in Veterinary Medicine and the internship at Line Street Veterinary Hospital helped confirm her plans! #ExperienceWCCS

Our intern spotlights today include Gavin at Restoration Medical Polymers in the chemistry lab. He rotates through different departments during his semester with them. Mekyah is learning with Dr. Piropato who specializes in pediatrics at Parkview Whitley. #ExperienceWCCS

Intern Spotlights this morning include Marta and Karsyn at Y-Care, which is the YMCA After School Program. #ExperienceWCCS

Intern Ayla at Easter Seals/Passages Creative Learning Center has been creating their monthly newsletters and is in the process of creating a pen pal program for them. Matthew is interning with City Ford. He has been doing a great job increasing their social media exposure!