Columbus Community School District

08/31/2026

💙🐾 SEPTEMBER SUPERINTENDENT NEWSLETTER 🐾💙

Wildcat families, our September Newsletter from Superintendent Mrs. Wahls is here!

Take a few minutes to check out the latest updates, important information, and happenings across Columbus Community Schools as we kick off a great school year together.

📰 Read the September Newsletter here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i5CeM-IM1qMS1Crvy4YKNNtBk1aJUfwsfRIKVaR93SQ/edit?usp=sharing

Thank you for staying connected and supporting our students, staff, and schools! 💙🤍

🐾 One Community. One Vision. All Wildcats. 🐾

Dear Columbus Community, The 2026–2027 school year is officially underway, and our buildings are once again filled with the energy, excitement, and opportunities that come with a new school year. It has been wonderful to welcome our students and staff back and begin another year together as a sc.....

08/31/2026

Here is this week's activities schedule! GO WILDCATS!

08/29/2026

Lando Garza punches in 2 more TDs. Wildcats fall 27-63.

Back at it against VBC next Friday at home.

08/29/2026

Lamar Ceant puts the Wildcats on the board with 2 punt return TDs.

Wildcats trail 14-34 in the first.

08/28/2026

💙🐾 FIRST EARLY DISMISSAL OF THE YEAR! 🐾💙

Wildcat families, just a reminder that TODAY is our first early dismissal of the 2026–2027 school year! 🎉

⏰ Friday, August 28th
🏫 Roundy Elementary: 1:20 PM dismissal
🏫 Secondary Schools: 1:30 PM dismissal

Thank you for a GREAT first week back at Columbus Community Schools! 💙🤍 We are so excited for the year ahead!

🐾 One Community. One Vision. All Wildcats. 🐾

💙🐾 ¡PRIMERA SALIDA TEMPRANA DEL AÑO! 🐾💙

Familias Wildcat, les recordamos que ¡HOY es nuestra primera salida temprana del año escolar 2026–2027! 🎉

⏰ Viernes, 28 de agosto
🏫 Roundy Elementary: Salida a la 1:20 PM
🏫 Escuelas Secundarias: Salida a la 1:30 PM

¡Gracias por una EXCELENTE primera semana de regreso en Columbus Community Schools! 💙🤍 ¡Estamos muy emocionados por todo lo que nos espera este año!

🐾 Una Comunidad. Una Visión. Todos Wildcats. 🐾

08/28/2026

SCHEDULE UPDATE

Due to low participation numbers, the following games have been cancelled:

JV Football @ BGM — August 31
JH Football @ Pekin — September 3

We will continue to keep families updated as schedules change.

08/28/2026

🥤💙 A huge thank you to Tyson Fresh Meats-Louisa County for fueling our staff this morning with delicious drinks from Bard Station Coffee House! What a fun Friday surprise for our amazing Columbus staff! We truly appreciate your kindness and support! 💙🐾

08/28/2026

Good luck to our HS football team as they travel to BGM to take on the Bears in a non-district game!

Game kicks off at 7 p.m. GO WILDCATS!

08/27/2026

Congratulations to Dante Orozco on being named KCII Athlete of the Week!

This week’s KCII Area Athlete of the Week is Dante Orozco of Columbus Wildcat Football. In the Wildcat’s season opener against the Cardinal Comets he touched the ball 13 total times, including 10 carries out of the

08/27/2026

👟 Missing a shoe or some clothes?

Check the school's lost and found. As custodians cleaned the school this summer, they collected quite a few items that have been left behind.

Parents, if you notice your child missing something, encourage them to check the lost and found

🗓️ Unclaimed items will be donated at the end of next week.