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![A CCS student smiles in a school hallway while posing in casual clothes and glasses in front of colorful wall graphics.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779901092/ccsohus/lqlu0gdix8a7m2rdbiqf/AmilleonnaGoldenThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1779901092/ccsohus/lqlu0gdix8a7m2rdbiqf/AmilleonnaGoldenThumbnail.png","width":420}])
Amilleonna “Millie” Golden, an Independence High School and Fort Hayes Career Center senior, discovered her passion for carpentry and building inspections through hands-on construction projects, including helping build a Habitat for Humanity home for a local family. Her dedication and curiosity led to an internship with the City of Columbus Department of Building and Zoning Services and a post-graduation apprenticeship opportunity with Elford Construction.
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A new partnership between Columbus City Schools and city leaders is setting the stage for stronger schools and brighter futures.
![two young girls planting plants]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776872464/ccsohus/enknakg214avl58tydiq/EarthDayThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776872464/ccsohus/enknakg214avl58tydiq/EarthDayThumbnail.png","width":420}])
Earth Day in action at South High School. Green Columbus and DHL Supply Chain have planted over 40 trees to address tree inequity around the school.
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The Columbus Board of Education, joined by Michael Wilkos, Vice President of Community Engagement from the United Way of Central Ohio, hosted a townhall discussion about the impacts city growth has on CCS. Watch the full video above.
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Columbus City Schools and the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps at Fort Hayes will honor the service and sacrifice of three fallen Ohio airmen during a commemorative wreath-laying ceremony on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at noon at Fort Hayes near the Shot Tower Gallery.