School News

Hickman High School was filled with excitement and energy as the school hosted more than 900 Missouri Association of Student Councils (MASC) student leaders from across the Northeast District for this year’s regional gathering

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC®) has announced the names of more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 71st annual National Merit Scholarship Program, including eight students from Columbia Public Schools.

Nine Columbia Public Schools high school art teachers are being honored for their creativity and passion with a featured exhibit at The Montminy Gallery at the Boone County History & Culture Center.

Students from the Columbia Area Career Center (CACC) represented their schools and community with pride at the 2025 HOSA–Future Health Professionals International Leadership Conference, held this summer.

Battle, Hickman, and Rock Bridge high schools each had an incredible showing at the MSHSAA Track & Field State Championship. Each school secured individual state champions.

The American Library Association (ALA) has selected forty-six (46) people to participate in its 2025 class of Emerging Leaders (EL), including Hickman High School's media specialist, Julie Ryan.

Teresa Gooch, Hickman AVID Teacher, is a finalist in the 2025 AVID Global Achievement Awards for Secondary Teacher of the Year. This award is for the AVID Elective Teacher or Site Team Teacher who has made outstanding contributions to the implementation and advancement of the AVID College and Career Readiness System.

Five CPS students have earned recognition by the Missouri Scholars 100 program, a statewide program that honors 100 of Missouri's top academic students in the graduating class of 2025. 

Seven Hickman High Schools recently received recognition for their artwork. 

More than 5,200 of Missouri’s brightest future business leaders gathered in Springfield, Mo., for the 2025 Missouri Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State Leadership Conference (SLC). Hosted at the University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center, this annual event brought together student leaders, advisers, industry professionals, and volunteers for three days of dynamic learning, competition, and connection.

Amy Jolly, school psychologist at Douglass High School and Hickman High School, recently received the honor of being named the Missouri Association of School Psychologists (MASP) school psychological examiner of the year.

Columbia Area Career Center (CACC) students demonstrated excellence in career and technical education by earning 23 medals at the 2025 SkillsUSA Missouri State Leadership and Skills Conference held earlier this month.

Several CPS students recently received award in the 2025 Creating Original Music Project at the University of Missouri.

Battle High School Student Council has been awarded the Missouri Association of Student Councils Honor Council Silver Award and Hickman High School Student Council has been awarded the Missouri Association of Student Councils Honor Council Gold Award at the 2025 MASC State Convention held at Poplar Bluff High School.

The Eastern Missouri District Committee of the National Speech and Debate Association recently named CPS Debate Coach Danielle Johnson as the 2025 Speech and Debate Coach of the Year.