
A quick reminder that winter sports physicals will be conducted next Tuesday November 10th from 6-8 in the HS Gym. Signups at the following URL: http://tiny.cc/WinterPhysicals
Physical packets and permission slips are available in the office.

Friday's football game with Ephrata has been cancelled. We will play Southern Huntingdon County at home on Monday 11/9 in our final game of the year. Kickoff is early at 6:00 PM. The game will be streamed at: https://youtu.be/_u0vBKyxShs

Attention CHS Parents/Caregivers: Tomorrow (Friday 11/6) we will have an early dismissal at 1pm. We will be following this year's Wednesday schedule.

Attention CHS Parents/Caregivers: Picture retake day is Wednesday 11/4. Students needing retakes should report to the school between 7:45 and 10:30 AM. If they are getting retakes, they need to bring their original pictures back. If they are getting pictures for the first time, they may order online. Thank you!

Parent conferences are scheduled for 11/11 at the high school. You can sign up with many of the teachers through the link below. If your student's teacher is not listed they will be scheduling their own conferences and reach out to you individually. Thank you!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050d4fa8aa2da0f49-chsparent

Tune in to the second part of the Covid-19 update zoom meeting provided by Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health. Learn about the upcoming flu season, college age students returning home and holiday activities.
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2020
Time: Noon - 1:00 PM
Zoom: hempfieldsd.zoom.us/j/99110944528
1-646-558-8656 ID: 991 1094 4528


Winter sports signups are live at the following URL: http://tiny.cc/CBSDwinter
Winter sports physicals will be conducted for those who have not yet had one on November 10th from 6-8 in the HS Gym. Signups at the following URL: http://tiny.cc/WinterPhysicals
Winter sports offered are: Basketball (7-8) and (9-12) Bowling (9-12) Bocce (9-12) Cheer (7-12) Wrestling (7-12) sorry about the typo earlier on Jr High wrestling.

Learn more about Contract Tracing, Social Distancing, Quarantine vs Isolation and Testing in this zoom webinar provided by Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health.
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Time: Noon - 1:00 PM
Zoom: hempfieldsd.zoom.us/j/98256711808
1-646-558-8656 ID: 982 5671 1808


Tonight's away football game vs ELCO will be livestreamed on their YouTube page:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2OoTGxySNSR875LpTvMSOQ
Kickoff at 7:00.
Roll Tide!

Fresh Express is happening today and pickup is at a different location! Pick up is from 3:30 to 5pm at Glatfelter Memorial Field, 1249 Lancaster Avenue, Columbia. Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health has partnered with the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, Columbia Borough School District, Columbia Life Network, Community Action Partnership and Hunger-Free Lancaster County to bring Fresh Express, a mobile food pantry filled with fresh produce and healthy food options, to Columbia, Pennsylvania.


Dear Parents and Caregivers,
This is a reminder that there will be NO SCHOOL this Wednesday October 21st, 2020. This day is a Teacher Inservice day for staff and all buildings will be closed to students.
Thank you,
CBSD Administration Team

As a reminder to parents Wednesday school will be closed for teacher in-service training.
There will be no in person or virtual classes on Wednesday 10/21/20.
Thank you!

School Pictures have arrived!
Group A students can get them in homeroom on Monday and Group B students can get them in homeroom on Thursday. Please do not come in on your remote day to pick them up, you can get them when you are scheduled to be in the building.
CVA and fully remote students can stop up to the high school office anytime starting Monday, October 19 to pick them up.

As a reminder to all fans tonight’s football game vs. Annville Cleona will be broadcast on our YouTube page CBSD Media: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLHiNIYJBmYzqkJoNx53AGw
Players, Cheerleaders, and Band Members may still pick up their tickets in the office until 4:00 today. Please see Mrs. Yohe.
Nobody will be admitted without a ticket. No tickets are available to the general public. Fans will not be allowed to watch from the hill, fence, or cemetery. Fans in attendance are required to wear a mask at all times when not six feet apart and when transiting from one part of the stadium to another.
We appreciate your adherence to these rules and your patience throughout this fall season. Abiding by these rules allows us to continue to allow parents and family members to attend these events.

Seniors!
The website to order our cap and gowns in now live. In order to participate in graduation you need to purchase a cap and gown. The total for the order is $35 (this includes the tax).
If, for any reason, you are not able to purchase the cap and gown please send Mrs. Garrett and email or come talk to her.
The website is:
https://highschool.herffjones.com/secom/school/pa/Columbia%2BHigh%2BSchool/37000453000/0579/home?schoolPrompt=false
To find just the cap and gown package to purchase follow the steps below:
1. Go to website
2. Click Shop Grad Products
3. Click the tab for Cap and Gowns
4. There is a picture of the gown we will be using. If you click on that, it will have you input gender, height, and weight. Please be as accurate as possible.
5. Put the item in your cart and then check out.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Garrett and she can get them answered as soon as possible.

If you are planning on attending the School Board Meeting, please take note it's at the DAC and starts at 6pm. Per the Governor's orders, we are limited with seating. You can always find the live stream and tune in to the meeting via the zoom link, which you can find here, https://www.columbiabsd.org/o/cbsd/page/school-board--285


The School Board meeting is tonight! If you are tuning in to it via Zoom, here is a link to our webpage, you can find the link on that page! https://www.columbiabsd.org/o/cbsd/page/school-board--285


Friday's football game vs Northern Lebanon will be streamed online at: www.norleb.org/athletics/watch-sports

We are accepting applications for the following positions:
Full-Time HS/MS Teacher – Career Exploration focus
Full-Time Music Teacher
Full-Time Learning Support Teacher
Substitute Teacher Services
Food Service Assistant
Speech and Language Therapist
Band Front Director
Assistant Marching Band Director
Please check our employment page if you are interested:
https://www.columbiabsd.org/o/cbsd/page/employment--376

Meal Bundles will start tomorrow, 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