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Dates for graduation, seniors last day of school, and end of the year events that 2025 graduates will not want to miss.
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Stay informed with the latest updates from Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Mo. You’ll find important information on safety and security, attendance updates, climate data, and more.
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Stay informed with the latest updates from Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Mo. You’ll find important information on CPS cell phone reminder, Academic support, Senior important information, and other events.
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Seven Columbia Public Schools’ educators have been selected as this year’s Columbia Fund for Academic Excellence honorees. Since its inception in the 1979-80 school year, the Columbia Fund for Academic Excellence has recognized more than 250 educators in the Columbia Public School District for their outstanding teaching, leadership, and student support.
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The Eastern Missouri District Committee of the National Speech and Debate Association recently named CPS Debate Coach Danielle Johnson as the 2025 Speech and Debate Coach of the Year.
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Two student athletes from Hickman High School and one student athlete from Rock Bridge High School recently won individual state championships for wrestling.
Congratulations to the CPS Athletes recently honored at the 28th Annual Women’s Intersport Network luncheon on Tuesday, February 18. Of the many CPS coaches and athletes nominated, CPS had four winners
The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) honored retired RBHS Coach Vicki Reimler with the prestigious Mal Mayse Distinguished Service Award at the Rock Bridge boys basketball game on Feb. 11.
CACC HOSA students attended a record-breaking virtual HOSA State Leadership Qualifier Conference. The conference was the largest to date - with 2,304 participants from 104 local chapters. Thirty-nine CACC students qualified across a wide array of competitive events.
Students from Rock Bridge High School, David H. Hickman High School, and Muriel Battle High School recently traveled to Moberly, Mo., for the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) District Competition. Competing in various categories, students presented, role-played, and tested their skills in hopes of advancing to the State Leadership Conference (SLC) in Springfield, Mo., in April.
Twenty-five Columbia Area Career Center DECA students from three Columbia public Schools high schools qualified to compete in the upcoming state conference.
Congratulations to Rock Bridge High School Baseball Coach Justin Towe for his recent induction into the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame.
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The Missouri Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (MACTE) has honored Rock Bridge High School Health teacher Ross Barelli as an Outstanding Beginning Teacher for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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Congratulations to the following Columbia Public Schools staff members who were recognized for their work during the December 2024 Board of Education meeting.