February 10th, there will be school. It will be our snow make-up day. There will be no Waterloo buses. See attachment below.
(Click Here) Make-up day attachment
This past semester, Miss Wiss's Service Class, has been volunteering out in the Cedar Valley. Four students, Justin
K., Robert H., Larin G., and Abby G. have spent their time at Walter Cunningham School of Excellence. On Friday, December 2, Justin, Larin, Robert and Abby were asked to be the keynote speakers for Cunningham's STAR program.
What a great partnership for our students, our school, and our community
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR COLUMBUS STUDENTS
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On Wednesday, November 22, all students had an opportunity to meet, take pictures, get an autograph, and listen to one of Waterloo's finest, Jerry Mosses Jr., better known as J.J. J.J. Mosses was a four sport athlete and choir member at East Waterloo. He went on to be a starter on the football squad at Iowa State for 3 years under Coach Dan McCarney. Once graduating from Iowa State he went on to play in the NFL for several seasons. Students learned about his faith filled life journey.
On October 24 and 25 our Columbus students and staff were actively involved in the Leader Valley Rally & the YLA youth leadership conference, both events were held on the UNI Campus.
Monday night, Frank Schmitz and Chris Sink had the opportunity to address the crowd of over 800 in attendance. Frank helped out with an introduction and Chris shared how our CHS leadership program, using Sean Covey's 7 Habits of Effective Teens, has helped him as an athlete and as an individual. Keynote speakers for that night were Sean Covey, the author of the 7 Habits Teen Book, and Muriel Summers, principal of the first The Leader In Me school in Raleigh, N.C. This leadership program will be implemented in our new middle school by our CVCS Leadership Program Coordinator, Carol Luce.
Then on Tuesday, 29 of our Columbus students attend the Fall Young Leaders In Action, youth leadership conference. Pat Wiss had the great opportunity to greet Sean Covey at the conference.
300 high school students from across the state of Iowa were in attendance as they listened to Sean Covey and Muriel Summers speak to them. The students then attended several workshops that focused on leadership and values. They ended the day by participating in service projects that helped out several agencies in our community.
As Sean Covey would say, it was a Win-Win day.
National Mix It Up at Lunch Day was held October 26 at Columbus Catholic High School. The idea is to develop inclusive school communities. The number of schools committed to Mix It Up at Lunch Day: 2404
Surveys say that students have identified the cafeteria as the place where divisions are most clearly drawn. So on one day in October this school year – we asked students to move out of their comfort zones and connect with someone new over lunch. Some schools choose to host a unique activity to get the students involved with their community. Here at Columbus we are looking at “Be the Change.” We asked students what change would they like to see in their school or community. It’s a simple act with profound implications. Studies have shown that interactions across group lines can help reduce prejudice. When students interact with those who are different from them, biases and misperceptions can fall away.
This activity was well received by Columbus students and was promoted by "Medley" - Columbus new Diversity Group. All are welcome!
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