Columbiana Exempted Village School District

District Transportation Notice: There is a stopped train on the tracks this morning (9/23). Buses may be running slightly later than normal. Thank you.

Hello Clippers! Please see the link to a letter regarding masks on transportation and small group work. We appreciate the effort to keeping students home when they are ill. Your efforts keep everyone healthy! Thank you! https://5il.co/zf58

It's another edition of "Working in the Classroom Wednesday!" This will be a monthly feature highlighting unique classroom lessons and special topics. This week's video highlights our Elementary/Middle School Snow Plow Art Project & Winners from the Canfield Fair! (Copy/Paste the link into your browser. For best results, view on tablet or desktop). https://www.canva.com/design/DAEqjJauajg/mXwNmZNUpI1Fayquy4edgQ/watch?utm_content=DAEqjJauajg&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink

GO CLIPS! We begin our week with a look back at Friday's Pep Assembly celebrating Fall Sports our Clipper Pride! (Copy/paste the link below into your browser. For best results, view on tablet or desktop) https://www.canva.com/design/DAEqjJauajg/mXwNmZNUpI1Fayquy4edgQ/watch?utm_content=DAEqjJauajg&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink

Don't forget the Fall Fest Stadium Fundraiser going on now until 6:00. Silent Auction, Food, Bounces, Facepainting, and other Festival Favorites-at Firestone Park!

We remember our brave patriots and reflect on the many lives lost 20 years ago. Thank you to all those who serve in order to preserve our great country!

Attention Columbiana School Community: The Columbiana and Mahoning County Departments of Health will be issuing a school exclusion letter for anyone who is deemed a close contact through an exposure to individuals positive with COVID during school or a school activity. This is a new process and form that is being issued by the health departments. The letter is on the school districts web page. Here is a link for your review: https://5il.co/ys8x If a student or staff member is not vaccinated or not wearing a mask at the time of an exposure, they will need to follow the Department of Health’s guidelines for quarantine. We recommend that anyone who has not been vaccinated wear a mask to minimize the possibility of quarantine and decrease the risk of an exposure to COVID. The district web-page will maintain a dashboard indicating the number of cases among staff and students until further notice. The Columbiana Department of Health has listed their number on the form if you have direct questions about this process. Thank you and enjoy the beautiful weekend.

Good evening Dixon Families! First, thank you to those of you that continue to follow our dismissal protocols. We realize that these protocols are not always convenient but the safety of our students is our first priority. We appreciate your support as we release students to you as safely as possible. Unfortunately, we are finding the need to once again send the following reminders: students are not to be designated as a walker if they are walking to cars in other lots or if you meet them at the door and walk them to your car. They are walkers if they walk from the school straight to a home. Effective Monday Sept. 13, any student being dismissed as a walker must provide a letter with an address to the location where they are walking. We will be dismissing walkers using a walker checklist at the front door at dismissal to add an additional layer of safety. If you drive your vehicle to pick up your student(s), you must use the car rider pick up line. We realize that often, relatives will pick up students. Please let them know of these protocols. Together we can ensure that all of our students are arriving home safely. With much appreciation, Mrs. Freedy and Mrs. Sharshan

Clipper Families, Please follow the link below for information related to upcoming NWEA MAP testing that will be taking place in your child's classrooms, particularly as it relates to gifted identification. Thank you for helping to ensure a great start to our school year! https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1541480/NWEA_Gifted_ID_Letter.pdf

THANK YOU to our parents for your proactive approach to wellness in our schools. We have had several positive cases of COVID that have had very little impact to the student body and staff. This is attributed to your diligence to keeping your children home when they have symptoms of illness. This also reduces the spread to other illnesses in our schools. If you have any questions or concerns about the wellness of your child, our nurses are available by phone or in person. Our dashboard indicating COVID positive cases will be updated on the schools web-page. Thank you again for your help controlling the spread of all illnesses in our schools. Keep up the good work!!

CHS Band performing at the Canfield Fair!

Hi Clippers! We are proud to introduce a new series: "Working in the Classroom Wednesday!" We will produce several per month and debut them on Wednesdays. The installments will feature content of unique, impactful lessons and work being done inside the classroom that will prepare our students for success outside of the classroom as well. This week's feature is the High School Marching Band/Class. With Football season well underway, the band is back in the classroom and on the field providing the timeless sounds of "Friday Night Lights". After a year of uncertainty, it is music to our ears! COPY/PASTE the below link into your browser. (NOTE: for best results, use desktop or tablet device). https://www.canva.com/design/DAEolBeNvAY/w46jv47T_bca8HnWCrN2vQ/watch?utm_content=DAEolBeNvAY&utm_campaign=designshare&ut

Attention Clippers: The Ohio Department of Health has issued a face mask research for your your review. Please see the attached link for the literature: https://5il.co/y8nu

New K12 Quarantine in Ohio Guidelines from the Ohio Department of Health. Please see the attached link: https://5il.co/y8h7

Attention Clippers: Two positive COVID cases have been identified at Columbiana High School and the Columbiana Career and Technical Center. All close contacts have been notified. All confirmed cases will be tracked beginning with the 1st day of school through the last day of school on the main webpage: NEWS Reminder: In order to not be a close contact and face possible quarantine from the Department of Health, please wear a mask or get vaccinated. Please see the flow chart: https://5il.co/k87r New guidelines from the governor’s office/Department of Health are scheduled to be released this week. Parents: Please do not send children to school with symptoms of any illness. Our school nurses are available to assist you with symptoms of illness. Students must be symptom free for 24 hours before returning to school. Thank you!

Our youngest Clippers had their first day of school today! Have a great year, Pre K and Kindergarten! https://www.canva.com/design/DAEol3jnXZE/h4puj-nY9Ak_zYiBbiYHdQ/watch?utm_content=DAEol3jnXZE&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink

Attention Clippers: A positive COVID case has been identified at South Side Middle School. All close contacts have been notified. All confirmed cases will be tracked beginning with the 1st day of school through the last day of school on the main webpage: NEWS Reminder: Absolutely do not send children to school with symptoms of any illness. Students must be symptom free for 24 hours before returning to school. Thank you!

Welcome Back, Clips! We had a great first few days! Here are the Sights and Sounds of the First Day of School: https://www.canva.com/design/DAEoHRwAHZw/ceEMeq10ny2Vlb5uhtUaBQ/watch?utm_content=DAEoHRwAHZw&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink (Copy/paste link from above into your browser. For best results view on tablet or desktop)

Attention Clipper Parents: The National School Lunch Program is providing lunches for all students at no cost this school year. Breakfast and Lunch are free to your children! Our nutrition supervisor, Tina Minamyer, would love to have all of our children take advantage of this program offering this year. Our lunch menus can be located here: https://columbianak12.nutrislice.com/menus-eula We are looking forward to the first day of school!!

School Transportation: Federal Law has mandated that any individuals riding a school bus is required to wear a mask. Medical exemptions may be provided to the building principal. Additionally, the transportation director, Mrs. Best, has added more than 100 students to this school year’s routes which has changed many of the pickup and drop off times. You should expect new emails and times will go out by Monday. Please have your child to the bus stop approximately 15 minutes early for the first few weeks until a consistent time has been established. We have local construction happening which may also disrupt the times of the routes. Be patient with the process until we settle into that consistent routine. Thank you! We are looking forward to seeing our students!!