Columbian High School

Columbian High School
Address
300 South Monroe Street
Tiffin, Ohio 44883
United States
Coordinates 41°06′31″N 83°10′41″W / 41.108746°N 83.177924°W / 41.108746; -83.177924Coordinates: 41°06′31″N 83°10′41″W / 41.108746°N 83.177924°W / 41.108746; -83.177924
Information
Type Public
School district Tiffin City School District
Principal Forrest Trisler
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 837 (2014-15)[1]
Color(s) Navy blue and Vegas gold
         
Athletics conference Sandusky Bay Conference
Mascot Teddy Tornado, Thunder and Lightning
Team name Tornadoes
Rival Bellevue Redmen
Website columbian.tiffin.k12.oh.us

Columbian High School is comprehensive public high school in Tiffin, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Tiffin City School District. Their nickname is the Tornadoes. A long time member of the Northern Ohio League (1954-2017), Tiffin Columbian joined the Sandusky Bay Conference in 2017. The school has 925 students. The school was founded in 1859 and the current building was constructed in 1959. The building was named for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, the world's fair that celebrated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival to the New World.[2] Forrest Trisler is the school principal.

Columbian's Frost-Kalnow Stadium is a 4,500 seat facility that is used by both Columbian and Calvert high schools' teams, and by Tiffin University's programs as well.[3]

Curriculum

Columbian High School offers a comprehensive curriculum. Several Advanced Placement classes are offered, including AP Psychology, AP U.S. History, AP Calculus, AP Biology, AP English Language & Composition, AP English Literature & Composition, and more. The school also offers two foreign language courses, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.[4] AP classes that aren't offered can be taken online through the Virtual High School Collaborative.

Students at Columbian can participate in the College Credit Plus program, which allows them to attend classes at Heidelberg University, Tiffin University, Terra Community College, and more, in order to earn college credit.[5]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Columbian High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.easttowertiffin.com/history/
  3. ↑ http://www.gotiffindragons.com/f/Athletic_Info/Facilities.php
  4. ↑ http://columbian.tiffin.k12.oh.us/Staff-Directory/Teacher-Websites/index.html
  5. ↑ http://columbian.tiffin.k12.oh.us/Guidance/College-Credit-Plus/index.html
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