
Congratulations to the lady clips basketball team for defeating Champion 39-34 to be Sectional Champs.


CHS Athletic Update:
Congratulations to Junior, Preston Buckingham, on placing in the 2024 OHSAA State Swim Meet this past week with a lifetime best swim! He competed in the 100 Breaststroke and the 200 IM. Preston finished 9th in the 100 Breaststroke (58.58) and 13th in the 200 IM (2:00.87). Go Preston and Go Clippers!

CCCTC Waiver Day Tomorrow:
CCCTC Students, with tomorrow being a waiver day, full day students are excused, half-day juniors should report to CHS at 11:00 for lunch and afternoon classes, half-day seniors will be excused from CHS at 10:10AM following their morning classes. Juniors not able to secure their transportation to CHS mid-day should ride the morning bus to CHS. Seniors not able to transport themselves home at 10:10 will need to remain at CHS for the rest of the day. Please call the high school office with questions. Thank you!

Go get 'em today, Preston, at the OHSAA D2 State Swimming Championships!


CHS ACT Reminder:
On Tuesday, Feb. 27, all Juniors will be taking the state-funded ACT. Following the completion of the test (approximately 11:45), Juniors will be offered lunch and excused from school, provided transportation has been arranged and the permission form has been returned to the office. All Freshmen, Sophomores, and Seniors will be excused from school on Feb. 27, as professional development will be provided for teachers following the ACT. CCCTC Students. Transportation will be running, as usual. Juniors are excused from CCCTC. However, if full-day Juniors still wish to report to CCCTC after ACT testing, individual transportation will need to be arranged. ALL Seniors (half-day and full-day) are required to be in attendance at CCCTC. Half-day Seniors needing transportation should report to CHS to catch the 10:10 bus. Thank you!
Juniors, please follow the link below for further details.
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/610/Columbiana_High_School/4021174/State_Funded_ACT_.pdf

Preston Buckingham - State Bound:
Please join us Wednesday evening in the CHS Commons (5:00-5:30) for a light reception to wish Preston well, as he prepares to complete at the OHSAA State Swim Meet. All are invited and welcome to attend!

Congratulations, Preston Buckingham, STATE qualifier in the 100 Breaststroke!

Good luck Clipper Swim teams at District!


CHS Senior Trip Meeting Reminder:
Reminder, the Senior Trip meeting will take place tonight at 6:30 in the CHS Media Center. We look forward to seeing you!

CHS
As a reminder, parent-teacher conferences will be taking place tonight from 3:00-8:45. There are still many slots available and it's not too late to schedule an appointment! Please call the CHS office at 330-482-3818 to schedule. Thank you!

CHS:
On Tuesday, Feb. 27, all Juniors will be taking the state-funded ACT. Following the completion of the test (approximately 11:45), Juniors will be excused from school, provided transportation has been arranged and the permission form has been returned to the office. All Freshmen, Sophomores, and Seniors will be excused from school on Feb. 27, as professional development will be provided for teachers following the ACT.
CCCTC Students: Transportation will be running, as usual. Juniors are excused from CCCTC. However, if full-day Juniors still wish to report to CCCTC after ACT testing, individual transportation will need to be arranged. ALL Seniors (half-day and full-day) are required to be in attendance at CCCTC. Half-day Seniors needing transportation should report to CHS to catch the 10:10 bus.
A link to the permission form is below. Your student will also be given a hard copy at school tomorrow. Thank you!
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/610/Columbiana_High_School/3994687/ACT_Early_Release_Letter.docx.pdf

Congratulations to this year's Columbiana Middle School Spelling Bee contestants!
Special congratulations goes out to Columbiana Middle School District Champion, Eric Hepner and runner up, Sidney Schlueter who both qualify for the County Spelling Bee. Also qualifying for the County Spelling Bee on March 2nd at Beaver Local High School is Brooke Mazzone and Kingsley Wang! Great job to all of our participants!!



CHS Athletic Update:
Tonight's girls' basketball game at Beaver Local is now VARSITY ONLY, beginning at 6:30PM. Thank you, and Go Clippers!

The Clipper Bot Squad A (primary competitors Kelsey Cameron and Paxton Loosli, with Deron Winnale also participating) once again had a very competitive season in the Columbiana County VEX league, ending the season in 2nd place out of 27 teams!
Bot Squad A punched their ticket to the state tournament by not only winning the CCCTC competition, but also receiving the Excellence Award!
Furthermore, the Clipper Bot Squad B team (primary competitors Connor Dattilio and Andrew Kridler with Jarod Bates also participating) received the Sportsmanship Award.
We are extremely proud of our representatives from Columbiana and our advisor, Mrs. McCormick!


We are pleased to share with you our representatives to the Columbiana County Educational Service Center Student Art Show this year! Camille Jeffries, Alyssa Rubino, Elena Mackall, and Olivia Lewis will represent Columbiana High School grades 9-12. Below are their artworks. We are very proud of them and they all exhibit amazing artistic skills. Great work girls, and Mrs. Moreschi!
The CCESC Art Show Reception & Awards will be held on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Columbiana County Career & Technical Center. All are welcome to attend.






CHS Spirit Week:
Winter blues got you down? Follow the link below for next week's spirit week themes! Join the fun, everyone! Go Clippers!
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/610/Columbiana_High_School/3971498/Winter_Spirit_Week.JPG

CHS Homecoming:
Congratulations to our Winter Homecoming Court Members: Hananiah Chamberlain, Taylor Long, Adalyn Quigley, Maddox Brown, Devin Daugherty and Ian Less. The king and queen will be crowned between tonight's JV and varsity games vs. Valley Christian. Come out to support the Clippers in this critical EOAC matchup! A homecoming reception will take place in the high school commons following the varsity game.

Sophomores to CCCTC:
Due to necessary schedule adjustments with the recent snow days, tomorrow's trip to the CCCTC has been moved to February 9, 2024. Thank you!

CHS Homecoming Tickets:
Due to the snow days last week, homecoming tickets will be on sale this week, Monday through Wednesday, for $12 each. Tickets can be purchased during lunch or from Miss Sant either before or after school. If you are bringing a date from another school, the appropriate form needs to be turned in at the time of purchase. Thank you!

The Columbiana Exempted Village Schools will be closed today, Friday, January 19th. Evening activities may also be impacted. Determinations about the activities for the evening will be determined after 12 noon today. Thank you .