
March 31, 2025
Spring is officially here, and with it, March Madness is drawing to a close! How has your team performed? With the remaining final 4 teams left (Duke, Houston, Auburn, Florida), ...

March 27, 2025
Growth is inevitable. Over the last 8 months there has been a lot of work gathering information about community growth, working with the City of Columbus, meeting with develope...

March 21, 2025
We want to extend a massive thank you to the cast and sponsors of the upcoming SpongeBob The Musical: Youth Edition! They dedicated some of their precious time to showcase a sne...

March 21, 2025
A big thank you to our wonderful North Park PTO for making last night’s family night so enjoyable! Those who attended had a blast playing Bingo, munching on popcorn with delici...
March 19, 2025
Columbus Public Schools will have a two-hour late start with regular dismissal on Thursday 3.20.25 Elementary 10:00 am CMS 10:00 am CHS 10:10 am PM Preschool will begin at the reg...

March 18, 2025
CPS Families: There will be NO School tomorrow, 3/19/25 due to the forecasted blizzard conditions. Scheduled events for tonight 3/18/25 may continue as scheduled.

March 11, 2025
In a recent update from the Nebraska Department of Transportation, all Columbus Public Schools families and the Columbus community should expect 23rd street traffic to be back to ...

March 7, 2025
North Park organized a morning event dedicated to reading in conjunction with the Read Across America initiative, which honors Dr. Seuss's birthday and promotes literacy among chi...

March 5, 2025
Columbus Public Schools elementary counselors recently joined KLIR 101.1’s Riley Scott to discuss an exciting annual event— Fourth Grade Career Day . Each year, all CPS fourth...

March 4, 2025
A heartfelt thank you to Runza and our North Park PTO for coordinating a successful restaurant fundraiser last evening. We appreciate everyone who joined us for a delicious meal at...

February 27, 2025
Students from kindergarten to fourth grade have been visiting the library this semester for research activities. They are acquiring skills to locate, utilize, and convey informati...

February 27, 2025
March is upon us, hopefully bringing warmer weather and plenty of opportunities for us to stay active and healthy as spring approaches. This month, we have a variety of acti...

February 19, 2025
CPS will be GREEN (starting on time, regular day) tomorrow, 2/19/25. There will be no after school program, no high school parent-teacher conferences and no activities after 5:00...

February 18, 2025
Columbus Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, 2/18/25 due to weather. CPS staff please check your email for a message from Dr. Kay. Update as of 2/18/25 at 12:35pm. All CPS ...

February 12, 2025
On Thursday, February 13, 202, Columbus Public Schools will be back to Green Status and normal school operations will take place.

February 12, 2025
NO School for Columbus Public School PK-12 students on Wednesday, February 12th. Click here for more on our cancellation procedures.

February 11, 2025
Columbus, NE - Columbus Public Schools has hired Mrs. Sarah Bird as the new principal of North Park Elementary for the 2025-2026 school year. "Ms. Bird will be a great addition to...

February 11, 2025
Currently CPS is in Blue and we are watching the upcoming weather. Be sure to be watching for important information due to upcoming weather conditions. Currently all offices wil...
February 6, 2025
As of 2:50pm all CPS buildings are back to normal and the SECURE status has been lifted. Law enforcement has advised that the suspect has been apprehended.

February 6, 2025
At 8:57 am on February 6, 2025 Superintendent Dr. Chip Kay was notified by the Columbus Police Department of an active investigation and search into a suspect related to a possibl...