| Columbia High School | |
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| Location | |
| 100 Parkview Drive Columbia, Illinois, United States |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public secondary |
| School district | Columbia CUSD4 |
| Principal | Mark Stuart |
| Vice principal | Brian Reeves |
| Faculty | 38 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 548 (2007) |
| Color(s) | Royal blue and white
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| Fight song | "On, You Eagles!" |
| Athletics conference | Cahokia Conference |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Average ACT scores | 22 [1] |
| Yearbook | 'The Columbian' |
| Website | www.chseagles.com |
Columbia High School is a public high school in Columbia, Illinois. It is part of Columbia Community Unit School District 4.
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"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."
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:
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:
Most clubs meet on scheduled days during advisory on Tuesday and Thursday, with the exception of band and chorus, which are scheduled classes; the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which meets at a member's house on Wednesday nights; and the prom committee, which meets on Thursday mornings.