Congratulations to CMS Wrestlers: This past weekend, a number of middle schoolers competed in the State Tournament and represented CMS. 6th grader Mason Bem and 8th graders Tanner Cochrane and Xavier Hendon all scored 3 wins, but just missed out on earning All-Ohio status. 7th grader Annie Loftin and 8th graders Jersey Coyne, Emma Morgan, and Gracie Isenhour also wrestled well, but missed out on placing. 6th grader Nora Elliot finished 3rd and 7th grader Morgan Stoner finished 4th in their weight classes and earned All-Ohio status!
6th grader Payton Pizzuli became the 2nd girl in CMS history to bring home a State Championship from the Junior High State Tournament with her dominating performance while 8th grader Bodey Gibbs became the first male from CMS to become a State Champion as he put on a clinic throughout the tournament. Congratulations to all our wrestlers and especially our two State Champions Payton and Bodey!
7/8 grade Spring Sports Picture Day: Pictures will be taken in the gym after school on Tuesday, April 9 for Track and Girls Softball (this is the first day back after Spring break). Please make sure to have your uniform with you on Tuesday! The website for online orders is: cavanaughphoto.com/order and below is the QR code for parents to scan to also place online orders. You may also order with an order form and cash/check on picture day. Order Form Please hand any orders and payment directly to the photographer on picture day.
CMS Broadcast: Check out the March 18th Broadcast HERE
5/6 grade Spring Fling: $5 tickets and permission slips will be collected during lunch on March 19 and 20. Please pick up your student promptly at 4:00 and follow the normal car rider pick-up procedure in the CMS/Copopa parking lot- not in front of CMS! See Flyer/Permission Slip HERE
8th grade Panoramic Picture: The Panoramic picture will be taken on Wednesday, March 20 at 11:00 am. After the picture has been processed by Cavanaugh Photography, we will send out order forms with the final picture included for you to view. All ordered pictures will be mailed directly to the students home.
6th and 7th grade Scheduling: PowerSchool is open for scheduling. Please enter your classes with your parents by Monday, March 18. If you have questions please see Mrs.Figliano in the office.
Spelling Bee Winners: Congratulations to Gemma Crow, Aife Balogh and Aradhya Arun for their success at the district spelling bee! They will be advancing to the county spelling bee in April! Great job representing CMS with pride!
Culinary Art Champions: Congratulations to the 2024 Culinary Arts winners: Japneet Kaur, Paige Myers, Ishita Agarwal, and Dhriti Jayant.
2024 Color Guard Team Try-outs: 7-12 graders may try-out for Color Guard on May 23 and May 24. Please sign-up in the office if you are interested. Contact Coach Cassidy by email with any questions at [email protected]
7/8 Track Practice: Practice began on, March 7th! You must have a OHSAA physical form on file before the first day of practice. Students will take their bus over to the high school and change in the locker rooms. Practice will be held from 2:30-4:00 daily at CHS.
Contact Coach Kilpatrick at [email protected] with any questions.
March Spirit Week:
Monday, March 18: Keep Calm And Shamrock on! Celebrate St. Patrick's day late by wearing green.
Tuesday, March 19: Spread kindness by doing 5 random acts of kindness!
Wednesday, March 20: Tropical Tourist, dress up as a tropical tourist!
Thursday, March 21: Made in the shade, wear sunglasses and hats!
Friday, March 22: Bye Bye winter, wear your pajamas!
Attention Columbia Community and Columbia Local Schools families: On May 18, the class of 2024 is honored at the 100th class to graduate from Columbia High School. Columbia High School is hosting a 100th commencement Open House on April 27 from 1:00-4:00 pm at the High School. See the flier for more information pertaining to this event. If you would like to order a 100th commencement t-shirt you may place your order here, kindly sponsored by the Columbia Athletic Boosters. Pre-orders will close on March 8. However, t-shirts will be available along with a variety of RaiderWear at the event on April 27. If you have specific questions about this event, you may contact Ms. Cheryl Scott at [email protected].
7/8 gr. CMS Girls Softball Team: Columbia Middle School will have a 7/8 gr. softball team this Spring! The team will play in the LC8 Conference and the season will be from March through April. Contact Mr. Newton to register.
Spring Athletes: School fees must be paid in full or you may be denied to use school transportation to away sites. See Mrs. Bowes in the office if you need a payment plan. PAY TO PARTICIPATE fees are now OVERDUE.
College Credit Plus: If you have any questions about the College Credit Plus program, please contact Mrs. Figliano [email protected]. Print Flyer HERE
7/8 Football Weight Lifting: Football lifting for current 7th and 8th graders will be after school at CHS on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-4:00. Lifting will start the week of February 20th. Please contact Coach Rice with any questions at [email protected]
School Fees: School fees for the 2023-2024 school year were due October 30, 2023. Past year's fees and outstanding CLSD property are past due. Any student who participates in co-curricular or extracurricular activities that require school transportation must have all school fees paid and missing items returned. Payment options: Pay through the PaySchools system on the school's website, mail payment with check made payable to Columbia Middle School, or send check or exact cash with your student to pay in the office. If you have any questions, please contact the office at (440) 236-5741.
Chromebook Insurance: Chromebook Insurance is no longer available for purchase for the 2023-2024 school year. See chromebook letter HERE
CMS 2023 Bell Schedule: See schedule HERE Report Cards: You may access and print a pdf. of your student’s report cards in PowerSchool. Please note, report cards cannot be viewed on the app. You must login to the PowerSchool website to view and print report cards. Access PowerSchool from the MS website (toggle on left).
Incoming 7th grade students: The Ohio Revised Code 3313.67 requires that a student entering 7th grade provide written evidence of being immunized against tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, (Tdap) and meningococcal (MCV4) or is in the process of being immunized against these diseases.
You must provide the school with a current immunization record for your child.
Medications: Medication forms must be filled out each school year by your physician. Contact Nurse Mindi with any questions at [email protected]
Chromebooks, Chargers and Insurance: Students are responsible for keeping chromebooks in good working order. If you have a damaged or chromebook that is not working properly, bring it to the office for repair. If you have lost or damaged your charger, you are responsible for replacing it. Chargers are available on Amazon. Make sure you check the model name before ordering a replacement. Chromebook Insurance will be available in fall of each school year. New students to the district will have 2 weeks from their first day of school to purchase insurance.
PowerSchool Parent Portal: Please note, report cards cannot be viewed on the app. You must login to the PowerSchool website to view and print report cards.
Access PowerSchool from the MS website (toggle on left). The mobile app district code is ZZGS.
2023-2024 School Year:
School Day: 7:30 am – 2:30 pm.
Buses arrive at the school by 7:20 am.
Car riders drop-off begins at 7:20 am.
Car riders dismissed at 2:30 pm.
Bus riders dismissed at 2:35 pm.
Lunch Times:
7/8 Lunch: 10:35-11:05
5/6 Lunch: 11:35-12:05
School Meals for the 2023-2024 School year: As of August 2022, the federal government will no longer subsidize meals for ALL students. Meal prices for the 2023-2024 school year are:
- Student Breakfast $2.00
- Student Lunch $3.50
- Milk $0.55
Attendance Policy: View the updated HERE
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