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District Communications and Website Moving to ParentSquare for the 2025-26 School Year

Columbus Grove Schools has been using Remind for the last five years as our platform to send out notifications and allow our teachers and coaches to communicate with parents, students, and the community. Remind was recently purchased by another communications company, ParentSquare, and they have encouraged school districts to begin to migrate to the new platform.

Columbus Grove will be migrating our website this spring along with our communications this summer, and we'll begin using ParentSquare fully for the 2025-2026 school year. We will continue to use Remind throughout the end of this school year, however, so at this time there is nothing you need to do to continue receiving district alerts. We will send out more information as we go through this process, and you can get more information at https://bit.ly/CGParentSquare.

Physicals for 25-26 at Grove Chiropractic

Athletic Physicals for the 25-26 school year for CG students are once again being offered at Grove Chiropractic for a cost of $10.

Physicals for grade 6-8 students are May 13 from 3pm-6pm
Physicals for grade 9-11 students are May 20 from 3pm-6pm

Physical Forms can be printed from Final Forms after completing your forms for the 25-26 school year. To find the forms, sign into Final Forms, click the blue "Switch to 2025-26 Registration" button at the top of the page, complete the forms, and then print the physical form from the last page. You will not be able to print your form unless you switch to the 25-26 school year. Turn the signed form into the office when it has been completed.

Job Posting: Junior High/High School Principal

The Columbus Grove Local School District is seeking a strong educational leader to serve as Grades 7-12 Principal beginning in the 2025-2026 school year.

The successful candidate will demonstrate high personal and professional standards, a strong commitment to academic excellence, and the leadership skills necessary to ensure that all students receive a high-quality education. Visit https://bit.ly/CGHSPrincipal to see more information about qualifications, requirements, and application details. The deadline to apply for interested applicants is May 16, 2025.

CGHS Girls' Basketball Salt Fundraiser

The Columbus Grove Girls’ Basketball Team is having its 12th Annual Water Softener Salt Fundraiser. We are selling yellow 40 lb bags of salt for $9.00 and green (w/iron out) 40 lb bags of salt for $10.00. This price will include delivery to your home (on June 26th) and placed in your designated area.

Orders can placed by visiting https://forms.gle/J2koeaRAAbyyH8c8A and submitting your order online, or using the form at https://bit.ly/CGSalt2025 and sending it to the school. There is no online payment option so payment must be turned in to a team member or sent to the school.

Your financial support is truly appreciated and we thank you for the opportunity to serve you!

Spring into Summer 5K and Bulldog Pump and Run

The Columbus Grove Cross Country teams will host the 2nd annual Spring Into Summer 5K on Saturday, June 14. The race will begin at 8:30 am. The registration form along with age group and prize information can be found at https://bit.ly/SpSu2025.

In conjunction with the CG Cross Country team, the CG Track and Field team is proud to offer a Pump and Run option. Participants bench press a percentage of their bodyweight and then compete in a 5K. Bench press reps and race times are combined to determine overall rankings. Special awards to the top male and female athletes. More information and the registration form can be found at https://bit.ly/PumpandRun2025.

Band Calendar Sales

The CG Band Boosters are now taking orders for the 63rd edition of the Community Birthday Calendar from now through the end of May. You can place your order with any band member or use the order form that is behind the March and April sheets in this years calendar (also found here https://bit.ly/CGBand2526) to mail your order. The Band Boosters would like to thank the Community and Businesses for helping to continue this successful fundraiser.

Substitute Bus Drivers Wanted

Columbus Grove Local School is accepting applications for substitute bus drivers. This position has the potential of becoming a full-time bus driver in the future, if the applicant is interested. Substitute bus drivers are contacted to drive extracurricular and field trips and occasionally drive a regular morning or afternoon route. Certification requires the completion of attending a pre-service class, a written and driving test, CDL license, a medical physical exam, drug test, BMV check of driving record, and a background check. Cost for training will be reimbursed by the district for any individuals who serve as a substitute bus driver for Columbus Grove Local Schools. If you are interested in becoming a bus driver for Columbus Grove School, please contact the Superintendent’s Office at 659-2639 for further information.

Signing Up for a Microsoft Account

As we’ve taken our first look at the tablets I’ve briefly mentioned the Microsoft Store, which is where you can download new applications onto your system. In order to use the store, whether to download free apps or paid apps, you will need a Microsoft account. This isn’t something I can currently set up for everyone school-wide, so I’d like each of you to sign up for one.

You may already have one of these, as there are a few different types of accounts that qualify as a Microsoft Account. Hotmail, Skydrive, Xbox, Live.com, and Outlook.com addresses would all work. You can use one of those existing accounts to sign in. If you don’t have one, head over to http://www.outlook.com and the will site will appear as below:

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Click the “Sign up now” link, fill in the form (I would suggest unchecking the box toward the bottom to make sure you don’t get special offers, etc.), and after the process is complete, you can sign in with that new account to the Microsoft Store and any other apps that ask for a Microsoft Account on the tablet.