Columbiana High School

CHS Athletic Update: Clipper fans, tomorrow night's basketball game is a girl/boy doubleheader vs. Lisbon, beginning with the girls' game at 5PM. The boys' game, tipping off at 7pm, is being televised LIVE on MyYTV as the WKBN Game of the Week! The game can also be found digitally over the air at 33.2, Armstrong Cable Channel 13 and 108, Direct TV Channel 15 and Spectrum Channel 997. Additionally, the games are being streamed LIVE online at WKBN.com and the WKBN mobile app. The Clipper Pep Band will be featured and funds to fight cancer will be raised. Go Clippers!

The Columbiana Exempted Village School District will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17 due to extreme weather conditions: expected very low temperatures coupled with -12 to -15 wind chill advisory.

CHS Athletic Update: The upcoming girls' jv/varsity basketball game vs. Lowellville on Monday, January 15, will now be played at HOME, with the 2-quarter JV game beginning at 5:30. Thank you!

Tonight's girls' basketball game vs. Southern is being televised LIVE on MyYTV as the WKBN Game of the Week! Digital over the air at 33.2, Armstrong Cable Channel 13 and 108, Direct TV Channel 15 and Spectrum Channel 997. The games are also being streamed LIVE online at WKBN.com and the WKBN mobile app. Go Clippers!

CHS Athletic Update: Our own Ellie Venezia is in the running for the Week 2 Girls Basketball Baird Brothers Big Dog of the Valley. Follow the link below to vote for Ellie as many times as you'd like! Congratulations, Ellie, and GO CLIPPERS! https://ysnlive.com/big-dogs/

Three Clipper Speech superstars score the top three spots and cash for their skill in the Columbiana Rotary Four-Way Speech. 1st - Delaney Kocanjer $100, 2nd - Audrey Barborak $75 and 3 - Paige Lawton $50. Delaney will represent the Columbiana Rotary in the state event in April. Congratulations to all three of our talented Clipper students!

The Columbiana exempted Village school district will be on a two hour delay Tuesday, January 9th

Athletic Update: Tickets for tonight's Boys Basketball Game vs. Heartland are available online (link below) or via cash sale at the door. Game time - 7:00 @ Heartland. Go Clippers! https://www.heartlandschool.org/news

Athletic Update: For the Boys Basketball Holiday Tournament at Heartland tonight and tomorrow night, there will be a second entrance for tickets purchase online (link below). This entrance is behind the gymnasium on the west side of the building, facing the Grace Church parking lot. The Clippers play Crestview tonight at 7:00PM. Cash ticket sales will take place at the regular gymnasium entrance, although online purchasing is recommended. Go Clippers! https://www.heartlandschool.org/news

CHS Athletic Update: Heartland Holiday Tournament Thursday, December 28th Heartland (Home) vs McDonald (Away) at 5:30pm Columbiana (Home) vs Crestview (Away) at 7:00pm Friday, December 29th Consolation Game at 5:30pm Championship Game at 7:00pm Heartland presale online ticketing is open for the upcoming Holiday Tournament at: www.heartlandschool.org. Click on the "tickets" button at the top of the page. Heartland is also offering the option to purchase the presale tickets with cash at Heartland's main office on Monday 12/18, Tuesday 12/19 and Wednesday 12/20. Please buy your tickets in advance in anticipation of a sellout. Thank you, and Go Clippers!

CHS: Still thinking of Ireland? The $200 discount is back until December 22nd! Prices for the 2025 Ireland Tour will be increasing on 12/29, so this is the time to sign up! There are still a few spots left! Don't forget, EF offers a personal fundraising page for their travelers, so thoughtful friends and family can help make Irish dreams come true! 😀 You can enroll online at www.eftours.com/2680706YM or call 800-665-5364 and reference our trip number, tour #2680706YM Please contact Amy McCormick at CHS with any questions! Happy Holidays!

CHS Holiday Spirit Week: Please follow the link below for daily themes! https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/610/Columbiana_High_School/3806554/spirit_week_23_.jpg

CHS Transportation Reminder: To help ensure the safety of our students and other drivers entering the campus, please be reminded that parent drop-off takes place in the back of the building. Traffic moving through the front driveway of the high school in the morning, while buses are stationed, is prohibited. Thank you for understanding!

CHS, Next week is Holiday Spirit Week! Check out the image for each daily theme!

It is with deep sadness that we reflect on the passing of Mr. Dan Bekar, a cherished teacher, friend and mentor to many within our Columbiana School family and Columbiana Community. A true Clipper at heart, he played a significant role in shaping the lives of countless students. Mr. Bekar's commitment to education and community extended beyond the classroom, as evidenced by his roles as a dedicated teacher, coach, and Columbiana City Councilman. His impact reached multiple generations of the Columbiana community, whether imparting knowledge in the classroom, guiding students through physical education and wood shop, coaching student-athletes or volunteering in countless community organizations. During this difficult time, our thoughts and prayers are with the Bekar family.

Parents of students with gifted identification(s): Written Education Plans (WEP’s) were shared to your email at the end of October. The email you received will be from Samegoal and not Columbiana Exempted Schools. If you do not see this email, please check your spam folder. If you still do not see the email from Samegoal, contact your child’s teacher to reshare the WEP. Please review the goals established by your child’s teacher(s). On the last page of the WEP, please electronically sign the WEP. Then, check “I give consent to initiate gifted education and related services specified in the WEP,” or “I do not give consent for gifted education at this time.” Due date to sign your child’s WEP is Friday, Dec. 1st If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Jackson. Thank you!

Please keep the Tuscarawas Valley Local School District in your thoughts and prayers. Today, Tuscarawas Valley students were on board a charter bus headed to Columbus to perform for the Ohio School Boards Association conference when it was involved in a very serious accident. At lease six individuals have lost their lives and another 18 have been injured. Our hearts go out the Tuscararwas community.

CHS Veterans Day Reminder: Our CHS Veterans Day program is tomorrow (Nov. 10). All veteran guests should park in the west lot or behind the high school and enter for breakfast at 9AM in the CHS Commons/Cafeteria, followed by our program in the auditorium. We will have choir members at the front, west, and band entrance doors to assist with directions. Thank you!

CHS & CMS CCP Reminder: We look forward to seeing our students and families this evening at our CCP Informational Session with YSU at 6pm in the High School Auditorium. Please enter through the high school Gym doors. Before entering the Auditorium, please be sure to sign in and pick up all handouts that will include information on the PowerPoint presentation. Doors will open at 5:45pm.

CHS CCP Meeting: Any students entering grades 9-12 in the 24-25 School Year and are interested in participating in CCP -- Please join us for an informational session hosted by YSU here on November 9th at 6pm in the High School Auditorium. This meeting only needs to be attended if you will be new to the CCP program. If you have questions, please reach out to Mrs. Cleghorn in the High School Counseling Office. We look forward to seeing you there!