Columbus Alternative High School - CAHS

08/30/2022

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Sixty high schools across the United States have started offering Advanced Placement courses on African American studies amid the nationwide upheaval over race-based curriculum.

06/03/2022

CAHS math teacher Justin Higby was named the high school winner in the Columbus Parent/ThisWeek Community News 2022 Teachers of the Year awards!

Higby teaches math at Columbus Alternative High School in Columbus City Schools.

04/26/2022

CAHS makes the list again!
#7 in Columbus Metro area and #612 in national rankings

Bexley High School ranked fourth in the state, making it the top-ranked greater Columbus school. Bexley ranked no. 184 on the national list.

03/16/2022

"The CAHS Chorale performed 3 pieces of advanced repertoire in Class AA earning a superior rating and an invitation to perform at the State competition in April." Congrats to the CAHS Chorale!

The choral ensemble event was held at Thomas Worthington High School.

09/15/2021

Two CAHS seniors, Lauren Long and Stella Thompson, were selected as Semifinalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program!

CAHS students Lauren Long and Stella Thompson are among the 16,000 Semifinalists in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

04/28/2021

CAHS ranked #23 out of 872 high schools in Ohio!

Bexley High School ranked fourth in the state, and eight other central Ohio schools made the state’s top 30 list.

04/27/2021

CAHS IB Visual Arts students and teacher Rachel Barkeloo are featured on the Wexner Center's Read Watch Listen Blog!

In a typical year, the Wex is a bustling hub for visiting classrooms. Virtually every week, groups from area schools would gather in the lower...

03/11/2021

Seneca Bing--CAHS alum, former CAHS counselor, and current Family and Community Engagement Coordinator with CCS-- recently published a children's book called Aliyah's Missing Teddy Bear that helps children deal with the stages of grief. Bing, who lost her baby daughter Aliyah to SIDS five years ago, says “I hope through my daughter’s story; I give other children and their families the tools to allow themselves to process the stages of grief in a healthy way."

CCS employee Seneca Bing is hoping through the terrible loss of her young daughter, she can help others grieve in a healthy way.

01/28/2021

CAHS is the only school in the District to offer IB programs.

01/22/2021

Congratulations to CAHS sophomore Kevin Houston, who represented the school district at the virtual MLK Breakfast earlier this week. Here's a recording of his powerful speech.

12/17/2020

Congratulations to CAHS sophomore Kevin Houston, who won the Student Speaker contest for the annual city-wide MLK Breakfast and will be representing Columbus City Schools at the (virtual) 36th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Breakfast on January 18. Congratulations Kevin!

Kevin Houston will speak at the virtual event, scheduled to be held January 18, 2021.

10/14/2020

Thirteen additional schools in the District also make the grade.