Columbia High/Middle School Hill Campus

Meal Bundles will start on Oct 6th at Park and Taylor from 2:45-3:15. Group A, or all virtual learners will pick up on Tuesday for Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday. Group B or all virtual learners will pick up of Friday 2:45-3:15 for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. All Virtual learners will pick up Monday and Tuesday. For the remainder of the week and Monday & Tuesday (group B) can pick up at Taylor and Park from 7:30am - 8:05am. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact Alaina Melendez, Director of Food Services, (717)684-7500 ext.3424 amelendez@columbiabsd.org

Do you need work? We need YOU! We need Teachers, Therapists, Food Service, Substitutes, and Bus Drivers, just to name a few. If you have an expertise, we have the right position for you. Check out our employment openings. https://www.columbiabsd.org/o/cbsd/page/employment--376

Sophomores! If you are interested in running for a class officer position for this school year (2020-2021), please fill out the Google Form below and submit it by 10/7/2020. https://forms.gle/zZvhtKYCH7TnYG7P6 Any questions, email Mrs. Garrett or Mrs. Ohrel.

Attention Parents and Caregivers, If you would like to participate in our meal bundle program, please register by today, 10/1/20. This helps us order and prepare enough food for all. We will be sending an email every Monday with a new registration form to be completed by Thursday, for the upcoming week. Meal Bundles will start on Oct 6th at Park and Taylor from 2:45-3:15. Group A, or all virtual learners will pick up on Tuesday for Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday. Group B or all virtual learners will pick up of Friday 2:45-3:15 for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. All Virtual learners will pick up Monday and Tuesday. For the remainder of the week and Monday & Tuesday (group B) can pick up at Taylor and Park from 7:30am - 8:05am. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact Alaina Melendez, Director of Food Services, (717)684-7500 ext.3424 amelendez@columbiabsd.org Registration Form for meal bundles: https://forms.gle/VLnTbM9DHWH5RLBi8

We have an immediate need for the following positions here at CBSD! •Personal Care Assistants (Elementary/Secondary) – 6.75-7 paid hours/day •Special Education Paraeducator – 6.5 paid hours/day •Autistic Support Emotional Support •Learning Support Life Skills Support •Substitute Paraprofessionals/PCA’s and Food Services Assistants – 4.75-6.75 paid hours per day/as-needed basis •Substitute Teachers and Guest Teachers – interested candidates can apply online through STS – link provided: https://help.thesubservice.com/open-positions#Subs...

Senior Fall Athletes, Marching Band Members, Drama Participants, and Homecoming Court Members: Saturday we will celebrate the seniors participating in fall sports and extracurricular activities, recognize the homecoming court, and announce the homecoming queen. The event will begin at 6:00 PM at the stadium. Mrs. Ohrel has 6 tickets for each athlete and court member. The event will be livestreamed on the district’s YouTube page “CBSD Media” for those unable to attend or without tickets. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLHiNIYJBmYzqkJoNx53AGw

Yesterday the Dayspring/Columbia Co-Op Golf team participated in the CCAC conference championships at Tanglewood golf course. The team fought hard but came up two strokes short of first place. Congratulations on a great season! Pictured are: Luke Redding, Carter Houck, Ryan Hinkle, Blake Helton, and Issac Whicker

Sophomores: We will have a meeting soon about CTC and your options for next year. Please see the video below to answer some of your preliminary questions and get you thinking about what's available! 20-21 CTC Video Presentation Link https://youtu.be/iWN8KKOEMUA

Last "So What Now Series" Join in tomorrow for Learning resources for families. Through this unusual time, parents and caregivers have a new lens into how their kids learn. To help parents and caregivers extend learning beyond school, this webinar will highlight free and low cost learning resources and tools such as Wide Open School, the Readiness Check, and more for students in grades K-12. WED, SEPTEMBER 30, 7:00-7:30PM, Register: http://bit.ly/SoNowWhatSeries

Seniors, Please DO NOT forget to vote for the Homecoming Queen by 8pm this evening! Thank you!

Friday’s home football game versus Octorara will be broadcast on our YouTube channel (no charge) at the following link: https://youtu.be/J_6N9ThGr7s Each Columbia player, cheerleader, and bandmember will be given two tickets for their family members. Parents must have a ticket to be admitted to the game. Lost tickets will not be replaced. Visiting fans will not be allowed. Standing at the fence will also not be allowed. Please stay home and enjoy the game on YouTube!

SENIORS: Please check your email to vote for the 2020 Homecoming Queen. You will have until 8pm tonight. Thank you!

Thursday night's Volleyball game at Lancaster Catholic will be streamed on: https://www.hudl.com/team/v2/291294/Girls-Varsity-Volleyball Friday night's football game at Pequea Valley will be streamed on their YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzEX2pfkp72-zbPy89vWYZQ At this time there are no visiting fans permitted at either event. Please honor the requests of the schools.

HOMECOMING COURT: Although we will not be able to do a homecoming dance this year, we plan to have a homecoming court and queen with an event being planned for Saturday, October 3rd. This year’s homecoming court is as follows (in alphabetical order): • Anonya Bland • Cassidy Cook • Jada Dyson • Cleo Grove • Emma Grove • Madison Hedgepeth • Breanna Murphy Congratulations ladies!

Join in tomorrow for the next webinar - How to be safe online and balance tech usage in a world of virtual learning. More time online might expose kids to more mean online behavior. Help kids dodge the drama and stand up for others. Come learn tips on how you can help your family find a healthy media balance online, even during distance learning, as well as keep your kids safe online. WED, SEPTEMBER 23, 7:00-7:30PM, Register: http://bit.ly/SoNowWhatSeries

Parents and Caregivers: Thank you for your response to our first survey. Due to your responses we can make necessary adjustments to our Grab & Go program. We had an overwhelming majority of parents wanting meal bundles for 3 days reducing pick up to once a week instead of three times a week. We also put the grab and go menu option on Park and Taylor’s October menu and implemented more variety. We would like your opinion on one more item; timing of meal bundle pick up. If you have any other suggestion or concerns please email Alaina Melendez, Director of Food Services at amelendez@columbiabsd.org. Please fill out the survey by Thursday, September 24th. https://forms.gle/N2k4bjorNpRZLHaw9

Parents and Caregivers: Thank you for your response to our first survey. Due to your responses we can make necessary adjustments to our Grab & Go program. We had an overwhelming majority of parents wanting meal bundles for 3 days reducing pick up to once a week instead of three times a week. We also put the grab and go menu option on Park and Taylor’s October menu and implemented more variety. We would like your opinion on one more item; timing of meal bundle pick up. If you have any other suggestion or concerns please email Alaina Melendez, Director of Food Services at amelendez@columbiabsd.org. https://forms.gle/N2k4bjorNpRZLHaw9

PICTURE DAY REMINDER: A day students - Tuesday, September 22 (8-11am) B day students - Thursday, September 24 (8-11am) Any fully remote student can pick up paperwork in the main office and students with last names A-L can come on Tuesday and students with last names M-Z can come on Thursday to get their pictures taken.

HOMECOMING COURT VOTING: Attention all high school students, Please check your school email for a Google Form to vote for this year's Homecoming Court. You must use your school email to vote. Students in grades 9-12 may submit 1 ballot and vote for up to 6 female seniors to represent the 2020 homecoming court. Please select 6 females using the Google Form. Click on the box next to 6 senior female names. Once you have selected 6, please hit the submit button at the bottom of the page. You may vote any time TODAY, September 21st until 8pm this evening. Thank you! Dr. Smith

Tonight's football game at Lancaster Catholic will be streamed online at the following link: https://www.meridix.com/channel/?liveid=lchscrusadersathletics#/ Catholic is charging $4.00 to watch the live stream or post event. Their athletic department is run solely on ticket sales and concessions. No visiting fans will be allowed in the stadium. No fans will be allowed to stand around the fence. Please honor this request as we ask visiting fans to do the same for us this season.