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Columbus Senior High School
Main Entrance To CHS (2007)
Address
1164 Farnham Street Columbus , Columbia , Wisconsin 53925 United States
Coordinates	43°19′37″N 89°01′13″W / 43.32694°N 89.02039°W / 43.32694; -89.02039
Information
School type	Public Secondary
Established	1875
School district	Columbus School District
Superintendent	Jacob Flood
Principal	John Rouse
Teaching staff	26.97 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9 to 12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	432 (2019-20) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.87 [1]
Color(s)	Red and White
Slogan	"Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow"
Mascot	"Charlie" the Cardinal
Newspaper	The Clarion
Feeder schools	St. Jerome Catholic School, Columbus Middle School
Website	[1]

Columbus Senior High School (CHS) is a public secondary school in Columbus, Wisconsin. Part of the Columbus School District, the school had an enrollment of 381 in 2013.

In addition to traditional high school offerings, Columbus High School students also have the opportunity to choose from electives in the areas of technology education, agri-science, business education, world languages and the arts, plus a host of co-curricular offerings. ^[2]

History

Columbus Senior High School was established in 1875 at what is now the current Columbus Middle School at 200 West School Street. In 1958, the school district expanded and built what is now the current high school at 1164 Farnham Street.

Extracurricular activities

Clubs

• FBLA-PBL
• FFA ^[3]
• Marching band
• Concert band
• Jazz band
• Dance team
• Academic bowl
• Gay-Straight Alliance
• Art club
• Choir
• Forensics
• French and Spanish club
• Math club
• National Honor Society
• Student council
• Yearbook
• A/V club
• Chess Club

Sports

The athletic program at the Columbus High School is very popular with the community. CHS sports are regulated by the WIAA, where CHS is a member of the Capitol North Conference Division 2.

• Baseball
• Boys' basketball
• Boys' cross country
• Boys' track
• Boys' soccer
• Football
• Girls' basketball
• Girls' cross country
• Girls' tennis
• Girls' track
• Girls' soccer
• Golf
• Gymnastics
• Softball
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

State champions

• Softball - Class B - 1984
• Football - Division 4 - 1990
• Football - Division 4 - 1996
• Girls' basketball - Division 2 - 2002
• Girls' basketball - Division 2 - 2003
• Girls' track - Division 2 - 2004
• Boys' soccer - Division 3 - 2008
• Football - Division 4 - 2022

Notable Alumni

• Ben Swetmore (Author of over 100 Books).

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References

https://www.columbus.k12.wi.us/domain/11