Holiday Recess
All schools will be closed for Holiday Recess starting Monday, December 25 through Monday, January 1. Happy Holidays!
Adopt-a-Family Program Gives Christmas Gifts to 64 Local Families
Christmas will be much brighter for 64 East Greenbush Central School District families this year thanks to the Columbia Adopt-a-Family program. Once again, the school community came together to purchase gifts – including toys, clothes, books, gift cards and much more – so that families in need can celebrate the holidays.
Columbia Adding Girls’ Flag Football Team
Columbia High School is moving forward with planning to offer Girls’ Flag Football as a new interscholastic sport in the spring. Columbia Athletic Director Ryan Jones brought a proposal to the Board of Education at its public meeting on Wednesday evening, which was supported unanimously.
Columbia Orchestra Performs Holiday Concert for Veterans
The Columbia High School Orchestra performed a holiday concert for veterans and staff in the lobby of the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany on Tuesday.
Kennedy Ring ’25 Named High School All-American
Columbia High School Varsity Girls’ Soccer player Kennedy Ring ’25 was named by the United Soccer Coaches Association to both the High School All-America team and East All-Region team. Kennedy was selected as 1 of 56 girls from across the country and 1 of 5 girls in New York State to receive All-American honors.
Columbia Class of 2027 Hosts Parents Night Out
Columbia’s Freshmen Class hosted a “Parents’ Night Out” on Saturday evening where Columbia students watched elementary aged kids at the school, while the parents were able to have a kid-free night and do some holiday shopping. The children played games made arts and crafts, conducted science experiments, ate pizza for dinner, and ended the night in the auditorium watching the movie Spy Kids.