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1 week ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Saylor Campbell |Tanvi Kulkarni |Elizabeth Brixey |Kyle Maki
By Saylor Campbell/Missourian,Tanvi Kulkarni,Elizabeth Brixey,Kyle Maki It's been a year of discovering butterflies at the Boone County Nature School. Starting last fall, fifth grade students there have helped collect scientific data on monarch butterfly migration. The data has been uploaded onto a nationwide database that contributes to research on monarch migration biology and populations.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Yong Li Xuan |Sophia Scheller |Genevieve Smith |Tanvi Kulkarni
By Yong Li Xuan/Missourian,Sophia Scheller/Missourian,Genevieve Smith,Tanvi Kulkarni,Abigail Didonna,Yasmeen Saadi,Elizabeth Brixey Suzette Waters returns to the Columbia School Board for a second term along with newcomer Erica Dickson, voters decided Tuesday. Waters was the top vote-getter with 17,698 votes, followed by Dickson with 16,885 votes and Rice with 10,423, according to unofficial results.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Sophia Scheller |Yong Li Xuan |Genevieve Smith |Tanvi Kulkarni
By Sophia Scheller/Missourian,Yong Li Xuan/Missourian,Genevieve Smith,Tanvi Kulkarni,Abigail Didonna,Yasmeen Saadi,Elizabeth Brixey Suzette Waters returns to the Columbia School Board for a second term along with newcomer Erica Dickson, voters decided Tuesday. Waters was the top vote-getter with 17,698 votes, followed by Dickson with 16,885 votes and Rice with 10,423, according to unofficial results.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Saylor Campbell |Tanvi Kulkarni |Anna Colletto
By Saylor Campbell/Missourian,Tanvi Kulkarni,Anna Colletto With the ringing of a bell, local farmers, artisans and business owners celebrated the opening of a new weekly downtown market Sunday, reviving a longtime tradition of artisanship. The Market at Serendipity Salon & Gallery brings back the tradition of the Orr Street farm and art market, a downtown market that ran for 14 years, and is now under the management of salon owner Elizabeth Jordheim.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Tanvi Kulkarni |Yasmeen Saadi |Elizabeth Brixey
The Columbia School Board is considering a public service announcement on safe storage of firearms as well as a board resolution and more discussion on ways to educate district families. Columbia Public Schools spokesperson Michelle Baumstark said the district has met with representatives of the Columbia Police Department and the city to draft a script for 15-second and 30-second PSAs. The PSAs will come at no cost to the district.
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2 months ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Tanvi Kulkarni |Yasmeen Saadi |Elizabeth Brixey
By Tanvi Kulkarni,Yasmeen Saadi,Elizabeth Brixey Messaging and tracking technology will be used by Columbia Public Schools' new bus service for the 2025-26 school year. Representatives from DS Bus Lines Inc. introduced the technology at the Columbia School Board's Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee meeting Wednesday.
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Dec 26, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Tanvi Kulkarni
A program meant to increase interactions between young students and father figures is coming to two elementary schools in January. Good Dads Strong Schools is a monthly program that facilitates before-school interaction between elementary school students and father figures. The program comes with a research-based, peer-reviewed curriculum, which includes lessons on themes such as teaching character, healthy and unhealthy risks, interpersonal expressions and expressing gratitude.
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Tanvi Kulkarni
By Tanvi Kulkarni,Anna Colletto Three employees of Columbia bookstores got an extra bonus this holiday season from author James Patterson. Each year, the novelist highlights independent bookstore employees with a $500 award in the Holiday Bookstore Bonus program. These Columbia residents were among the 600 recognized this year.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Tanvi Kulkarni |Dominique Hodge |Yasmeen Saadi
By Tanvi Kulkarni,Dominique Hodge,Yasmeen Saadi Several teachers and community members remarked on the change in district superintendent during a Columbia School Board meeting Monday. Ann Alofs, a retired district teacher, said she spoke on behalf of other teachers when highlighting the importance of effective employee development and a learning environment dedicated to student success when looking for a new superintendent.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Tanvi Kulkarni |Dominique Hodge |Yasmeen Saadi
By Tanvi Kulkarni,Dominique Hodge,Yasmeen Saadi The Columbia School Board will provide updates on the search for a new superintendent at its meeting Monday. It will also vote on the interim superintendent's contract. Emails from the district sent Wednesday to families and the news media laid out a timeline for selecting Columbia Public Schools' next superintendent.
