Columbus Senior High School

Columbus Senior High School
Columbus Senior High School
	Main Entrance To CHS (2007)
Address
	1164 Farnham Street; Columbus, Columbia, Wisconsin 53925; United States
Coordinates	43°19′37″N 89°01′13″W / 43.32694°N 89.02039°W
Information
School type	Public Secondary
Established	1875
School district	Columbus School District
Superintendent	Jacob Flood
Principal	Arik Gunderson
Teaching staff	26.97 (FTE)
Grades	9 to 12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	385 (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio	14.87
Color(s)	Red and White;
Slogan	"Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow"
Mascot	"Charlie" the Cardinal
Newspaper	The Clarion
Feeder schools	St. Jerome Catholic School, Columbus Middle School
Website	[1]

Columbus Senior High School (CHS) is a public secondary school in Columbus, Wisconsin. Part of the Columbus School District, the school had an enrollment of 385 in 2023.

In addition to traditional high school offerings, Columbus High School students also have the opportunity to choose from electives in the areas of technology education, agri-science, business education, world languages and the arts, plus a host of co-curricular offerings. ^[2]

History

Columbus Senior High School was established in 1875 at what is now the current Columbus Middle School at 200 West School Street. In 1958, the school district expanded and built what is now the current high school at 1164 Farnham Street.

Extracurricular activities

Clubs

FBLA-PBL
FFA^[3]
Marching band
Concert band
Jazz band
Dance team
Academic bowl
Gay-Straight Alliance
Art club
Choir
Forensics
French and Spanish club
Math club
National Honor Society
Student council
Yearbook
A/V club
Chess Club

Sports

The athletic program at the Columbus High School is very popular with the community. CHS sports are regulated by the WIAA, where CHS is a member of the Capitol North Conference Division 2.

Archery
Baseball
Boys' basketball
Boys' cross country
Boys' track
Boys' soccer
Football
Girls' basketball
Girls' cross country
Girls' tennis
Girls' track
Girls' soccer
Golf
Gymnastics
Softball
Volleyball
Wrestling

State champions

Softball - Class B - 1984
Football - Division 4 - 1990
Football - Division 4 - 1996
Girls' basketball - Division 2 - 2002
Girls' basketball - Division 2 - 2003
Girls' track - Division 2 - 2004
Boys' soccer - Division 3 - 2008
Football - Division 4 - 2022

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Columbus High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
^ "Columbus High School Home - Columbus School District". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
^ "Co-Curricular Clubs and Activities - Columbus School District". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
^ "State Championships - Columbus School District". Archived from the original on 2012-08-24. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
^ "State Football Championships - Columbus School District".

https://www.columbus.k12.wi.us/domain/11

[NCES-1] "Columbus High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 3, 2020.

[2] "Columbus High School Home - Columbus School District". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-04-19.

[3] "Co-Curricular Clubs and Activities - Columbus School District". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-04-19.

[4] "State Championships - Columbus School District". Archived from the original on 2012-08-24. Retrieved 2012-04-19.

[5] "State Football Championships - Columbus School District".

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