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Our District’s commitment to School Choice uniquely offers students a variety of high-quality educational options at all levels by giving families a choice on deciding where their children attend school to learn and grow. The School Choice Lottery is widely popular, with nearly 20,000 applications each year.

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Columbus City Schools families, staff, students, and community members are invited to Empower Your Voice, an evening of connection, conversation, and collaboration with Superintendent/CEO Dr. Angela Chapman and members of the Columbus Board of Education. The event will take place Monday, October 12, from 5–7:30 p.m. at the Fort Hayes Performing Arts Theatre (546 Jack Gibbs Boulevard, Columbus, OH 43215). Doors will open at 5 p.m.

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Eight adults pose together inside West High School in front of a Nationwide Children’s Hospital banner during a school partnership event.

West High School celebrated a ribbon-cutting today to mark the expansion of its School-Based Health Center, grown through an ongoing partnership with Nationwide Children's Hospital. The expansion adds another exam room, a private consultation room, and more waiting space, with services now available throughout the year. From primary care and immunizations to behavioral health and dental care, the center serves scholars and young adults from birth through age 21 — plus CCS staff and the surrounding community. 

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