COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL (ILLINOIS)

'Columbia High School' is a secondary school in Columbia, Illinois. It is part of the Columbia Community Unit School District #4.

Contents

Mission

Athletics

Clubs and organizations

Fight song

Notable alumni

External links

Mission

"The mission of Columbia High School is to provide a quality educational program that encourages educational excellence in a safe environment and prepares students for the twenty-first century. This program will provide opportunities to help students strengthen their academic, social, emotional, and physical skills, inspire them to become life-long learners, develop their critical and creative thinking skills, teach them to become effective communicators, and encourage them to respect the diversity of others."

Athletics

Columbia High School's athletic teams compete as members of the Illinois High School Association in the Mississippi Division of the Cahokia Conference.
Columbia High School offers the following interscholastic sports at the varsity level:

★ Boys Baseball

★ Boys and Girls Basketball

★ Boys and Girls Bowling

★ Cheerleading

★ Boys and Girls Cross Country

★ Boys Football

★ Boys and Girls Golf

★ Scholastic Bowl

★ Boys and Girls Soccer

★ Girls Softball

★ Boys and Girls Track

★ Girls Volleyball
Columbia has enjoyed a number of successes on the state level of athletic competitions. The boys baseball team won the state title in 1987 and again in 2007. Although these are the only two state championships Columbia has won, they have trophied numerous times in many sports at the state level:

★ 2005 Volleyball Runner-Up

★ 2006 Girls Soccer Runner-Up

★ 2006 Baseball 4th Place

★ 2007 Scholastic Bowl Runner-Up

Clubs and organizations

Most clubs meet on scheduled days during advisory each day, with the exception of band and chorus, which are scheduled classes, and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which meets at a member's house on Wednesday nights.

★ Art Club

★ Band

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★ Color Guard and Winter Guard

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★ Jazz Band

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★ Marching Band

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★ Symphonic Band

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★ Wind Ensemble

★ Beta Club

★ Book Club

★ Big Brothers Big Sisters

★ Chess Club

★ Choir

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★ Bass Choir

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★ Mixed Choir

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★ Treble Choir

★ Dance Club

★ Diversity Awareness

★ Drama Club

★ Envirothon

★ Fellowship of Christian Athletes

★ Future Homemakers of America

★ German Club

★ Key Club

★ National Honor Society

★ Pep Club

★ Prom Committee

★ Robotics

★ Skills USA

★ Spanish Club

★ Student Council

★ Winter Conditioning Enclave

Fight song

Melody of University of Wisconsin's ''On, Wisconsin''
''On, you Eagles! On, you Eagles!
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''Soaring to new heights!
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''Run the ball around them all
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''A victory's sure tonight! (Rah rah rah!)
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''On, you Eagles! On, you Eagles!
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''Fighting for your fame
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''Fight! Eagles! - fight, fight, fight!
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''And win this game!''

Notable alumni

★ T.J. Mathews, professional baseball player

External links

★ Columbia High School Official Website