Columbia

Middle School

Daily Announcements

May 2025

8th grade Send-Off Dance!!

State Science Fair: At the State Celebration of Science Day at The Ohio State University yesterday, in Columbus, the mini symposium allowed six CMS students to display their projects during poster sessions, tour campus buildings, and listen to a panel discussion and keynote speakers. Special State Science Fair awards were presented. Manraj Chauhan received the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Award and Marisa Murphy received the Governor's Award for Excellence in Environmental Protection Research and an additional environmental science award. The students were very excited to find out that the Columbia Middle School Science Fair Team had won the Harold C. Shaw Memorial Outstanding School Award! Columbia was 1 of 19 schools that received the award this year out of the 187 schools competing. It is a challenging and elusive prize in that it is based on a rigorous group score of all participants from a school.

7th grade Stone Lab Field Trip: Click HERE for some guidelines and helpful hints to make the 7th grade field trip to Stone Lab on Tuesday, May 20 or Wednesday, May 21, an enjoyable experience. If you have any questions, please email one of the seventh grade teachers.

Raider Weekly Broadcast: See the 5/12/25 Broadcast HERE ~ See the SPIRIT SPOT VIDEO

Columbia Youth Boys Basketball Camp: Camp will be held June 30-July 2. Boys entering 1-4 grade 8:00 -10:00 am ~ Boys entering 5-8 grade 10:15- 12:15. See Youth Basketball Camp Registration Flyer '25

Columbia Youth Football Camp: Camp will be held June 4, 5, 6 from 11:00am -1:00pm. at the Columbia High School practice/game field. Pick up a flyer in the information rack across from the office. Contact Coach Rice with any questions at [email protected] See Youth Camp Registration Flyer '25

BW Football Camp: June 24- June 26 from 8:30-11:30 for boys entering grades K-6. Pick up a flyer in the information rack across from the office or see Flyer/Application HERE

Columbia Girls Basketball: Grades 3-12 April/May Skills/Open Gyms and Updates Here

CLSD Text Messaging: To minimize emails and phone calls from school, opt in for text messaging from CLSD School Messenger. See parent email from Mr. Bansek on 9/25/24 and access the "how to" sign up HERE

OneView is currently closed for any updates to your student's information. Please contact the office if you need any of your information changed.

ALL FEES PAST AND PRESENT ARE OVERDUE. IF YOU DESIRE A PAYMENT PLAN OR HAVE QUESTIONS, CONTACT THE OFFICE AT 440-236-5741.

Payment options: Pay through the PaySchools website accessed on the main page. Mail payments, along with the bottom portion of your statement, to the address listed on statement. Accept payments in the main office by check made payable to Columbia Middle School or exact cash. Credit card purchases are also accepted in person in the office and will not incur the additional fee which is charged when pay in person. If you have any questions, please contact the office at (440) 236-5741.

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. They are available on Amazon. Make sure you match the brand name of charger to the brand of your chromebook (ex. Lenovo, Dell, etc. ) and order the 65 watt option. Chromebook Insurance covers one screen break. Take advantage and bring in the cash or check for $25, note this must be on a separate check from any school/ athletic fees. This optional insurance must be purchased by September 15. New students to the district will have 2 weeks from their first day of school to purchase insurance. See Chromebook letter 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]

PowerSchool Mobile APP: The mobile app district code is ZZGS. Report cards cannot be viewed on the app. You must login to the PowerSchool website to view and print report cards.

2024-2025 School Year:
School Day: 7:30 am – 2:35 pm.

Students may enter building at 7:20
Car riders drop-off begins at 7:20 am.
Car riders dismissed at 2:35 pm.
Bus riders dismissed at 2:37 pm.

2024-2025 Lunch Times:

7/8 Lunch: 10:30-11:00

5/6 Lunch: 11:00-11:30

2024-2025 School Meal Prices:

Student Breakfast $2.25

Student Lunch $3.75

Milk $0.55

Reduced Lunch $0.40

Attendance Policy: View the updated HERE

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Athletics

7th and 8th grade Student-Athletes: All 7th and 8th grade student-athletes must complete the athletic forms on OneView prior to the first mandatory practice of the season. A current OHSAA Physical Form must be uploaded in PDF format onto the OneView site and a hard copy must be submitted to your child’s coach no later than the first official day of practice. Students will not be permitted to participate in any practice without the submission of the online forms on the OneView portal on our website. The hard copy of your child’s current physical form must be on file or submitted to your child’s coach no later than the first official day of practice. See the Oneview instructions HERE for first time users to create an account. OHSAA sports physicals are valid for one calendar year. The 2024/2025 OHSAA Preparticipation Physical Form is available in the information rack across from the office or downloaded HERE

School fees must be paid in full before using school transportation to away sites.

7th and 8th grade Participation Fees: The 2024-2025 athletic participation fee is $150 per athlete/per season with a $300 family cap per season for athletes in 7-12 grade.

Fall Participation Fees are due by September 1, 2024.

Winter Participation Fees are due by December 1, 2024.

Spring Participation Fees are due by April 1, 2025.

School transportation for all extra curricular activities will be denied until all past and current school fees are paid.

Schedules and Information: Click on the CMS Athletics link on the left.

Columbia Athletic Boosters: This organization works with the Athletic Director to ease the financial burden of extra-curricular athletic activities, grades 7th through 12th, on the school system and parents. All money raised goes back to student athletes in the form of equipment, uniforms, scholarships and more. Join us in support by becoming a member. You may also gear up you and your family with the latest in RaiderWear. Check out the link or stop see all the latest styles at Raider home football games.