Columbus Municipal School District

COLUMBUS, Miss. (CMSD) – Elsie Beard is by the numbers. Her entire career has been centered around numbers, and Beard believes her return to the Columbus Municipal School District ...

COLUMBUS, Miss. (CMSD) – On the stage and under the lights, Columbus Middle and High School students are using their talents to end the semester with award-winning theatrical perfo...

COLUMBUS, Miss. (CMSD) – Interim Columbus Municipal School District Superintendent Craig Chapman has removed that title to take on the role permanently. Chapman accepted the CMSD ...

COLUMBUS, Miss. (CMSD) – Edgar Allan Poe once said, "I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty." It’s a lesson some Columbus Middle Schoo...

COLUMBUS, Miss. (CMSD) – It is very rare for an event in the Columbus Municipal School District to occur without seeing Dr. Josie Shumake. She has been on the CMSD Board of Truste...

Columbus High's Mike Hood talks about what being named to the Clarion Ledger's Dandy Dozen" list means to him.

COLUMBUS, Miss. (CMSD) - More than two dozen Columbus High School dual enrolled, first-generation college students are recognized for their hard work. “It’s a great honor for me....

COLUMBUS, Miss (CMSD) - The McKellar Technology Center has ten programs. Columbus High School students have options. Now, the engineering and robotics program at McKellar is c...

COLUMBUS, Miss. (CMSD) – Martisa Francois can vividly remember riding the school bus as a child and playing teacher. “My dad told me I would a be a teacher. I didn’t believe him,”...

COLUMBUS, Miss. (CMSD) – Robotic dogs and drones buzzed and students inside of Hunt Intermediate School were in awe of the technology at their fingertips. Law enforcement, construc...

COLUMBUS, Miss. (CMSD) - The next chapter in the history of R.E. Hunt School is written. Columbus Municipal School District Board of Trustees and administration hosted a dedicat...

COLUMBUS, Miss. (CMSD) - Academic programs, food, and athletics are what Columbus Municipal School District students want to know about in their schools. The Superintendent’s S...

COLUMBUS, Miss. (CMSD) - The Columbus Municipal School District School Nutrition staff recently completed an audit. No findings were found in the Summer Feeding Program audit. C...

COLUMBUS, Miss. (CMSD) – Education is constantly evolving and tracking students. Kandra Wilkins has seen it from a Columbus High School Algebra classroom and now as the Columbus M...

COLUMBUS, Miss. (CMSD) – Three Hunt Intermediate students are showing of their math star power. Omari Brooks, Kelani Jernigan, and Noah Congious won the Math Superstars competiti...

COLUMBUS, Miss. (CMSD) - Columbus Middle School hosts its 3rd Annual Drug-Free Parade to kick off Red Ribbon Week. CMS believes that a Drug -Free Parade is a powerful way to celeb...

COLUMBUS, Miss. (CMSD) - CMSD students participated in the 2025 Forge Event. McKellar Technology Center's Engineering and Robotics, along with its Medical Technology program w...

COLUMBUS, Miss. (CMSD) - This is National School Bus Safety Week. Columbus Municipal School District Police Chief Natashea Brown explains what the lights on the school bus can te...

COLUMBUS, Miss. (CMSD) - It’s really no surprise Dr. Mario Miller chose education for his career. You could say it’s in his blood, after coming from three generations of educators....

COLUMBUS, Miss. (CMSD) - This is National School Bus Safety Week. Columbus Municipal School District Police Chief Natashea Brown explains how parents and guardians can help keep ...