Columbus High School (Columbus, Nebraska)

at 2200 26th St, Columbus , 68602-0947 United States

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Description

Columbus High School is a high school in Columbus, Nebraska, United States. It is a public school that currently has around 1,185 students and is in the Columbus Public School district. Columbus High is a high school that serves students in grades 9–12.History1883–1899The first high school in Columbus came in 1883. The Williams High School was opened as the result of a $12,000 bond issue.1899–1925Columbus quickly outgrew Williams High. A new facility was built in 1898 for approximately $24,000. That school building was commented on as being one of the "finest public schools to date" in Nebraska. An addition was added in 1904 yet it was used as a high school until 1925, when it became Columbus Junior High School. The building was demolished in the late 1950s.1925–1958Kramer High School was built just west of the previous high school due to an extreme demand for more educational space. Officially dedicated in December 1925, Kramer High was named in honor of a long-time school board president Carl Kramer who had died in 1924. Additions came in 1951, 1961, 1965, and 1990. Kramer High served Columbus through 1960, when it became the junior high school and most recently Columbus Middle School in 1986.1958–PresentThe current high school opened in 1958. Constructed for around $1,500,000, the new Columbus High proved to be a much needed way of modernization for Columbus. Columbus High was added onto in 1965, 1976, 1988. A $17.6 million bond issue was passed in 2003 to renovate the high school. The renovation, which was completed in 2007, added several classrooms and an expansive media center.CurriculumIts curriculum provides structure and traditional courses yet offers students many options to explore and develop their individual talents. Students may choose from 140 courses. Most required subjects are taught at the basic, general and college prep level with Advanced Placement Classes offered in Math, Science, English, and Social Studies.

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Summary

Columbus High School (Columbus, Nebraska) is Columbus based place and this enity listed in High School category. Located at 2200 26th St NE 68602-0947. Contact phone number of Columbus High School (Columbus, Nebraska): (402) 563-7050