Central Columbia High School
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{{Infobox school
| name = Central Columbia High School
| image = Central Columbia High School.JPG
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| caption = Part of the Central Columbia High School building
| streetaddress = 4777 Old Berwick Road
| city = Bloomsburg
| state = Pennsylvania
| county = Columbia County
| zipcode = 17815
| country = United States
| coordinates =
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| district = Central Columbia School District
| oversight = Pennsylvania Department of Education, Pennsylvania General Assembly, US Department of Education
| principal = Adam Comstock
| faculty =41.5 teachers (2013), 42 teachers (2010)
| schooltype = Public
| budget =
| enrollment = 606 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=420537001619|title=Central Columbia Shs|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=December 8, 2024}}
| grades = 9-12
| language = English
| mascot = Blue Jay
| team_name = Fighting Blue Jays
| colors = Blue, White, and Silver
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| yearbook = Centaur
| pupils =
| communities =
| feeders = Central Columbia Middle School
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| picture =
| homepage = http://www.ccsd.cc/hs/
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Columbia Central High School is a small, rural public high school in central Pennsylvania that was founded in 1960. It is commonly known in the area as "Central". The district consists of a high school, middle school, and elementary school operated by the Central Columbia School District. Central Columbia High School is located at 4777 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg.
Central Columbia High School students may choose to attend Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School for training in the trades and service industry. The Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit CSIU16 provides the school with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.
Extracurriculars
The Central Columbia School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program. The sports programs are through the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association.{{cite web |url=http://www.phacathletics.org/ |title=Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference School list |year=2012}} The Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference is a voluntary association of 25 PIAA High Schools within the central Pennsylvania region.
Clubs - National Honor Society, Audio-Visual, C.A.R.E.Club, Math Club, Science Club, SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions, Literary Club, German Club, FBLA, FFA, TSA and many more. Advisors receive additional compensation for heading these clubs, as outlined in the teachers' union contract.
Athletics
The Central Columbia athletics programs have had success in recent years. The girls' basketball and softball teams are also perennial contenders. The Athletic Director is Kevin Morgan. Coaches receive additional compensation as outlined in the teachers' union contract. Where a sports team competes beyond the regular season additional payments are made to the coaching staff.{{col-begin}}
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;Boys:
- Baseball - AA
- Basketball- AA
- Bowling - AAAA
- Cross Country - AA
- Football - AA
- Golf - AA
- Soccer - AA
- Swimming and Diving - AA
- Tennis - AA
- Track and Field - AA
- Wrestling - AA
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;Girls:
- Basketball - AA
- Bowling - AAAA
- Cross Country - AA
- Field Hockey - AA
- Golf - AA
- Soccer (Fall) - AA
- Softball - AA
- Swimming and Diving - AA
- Girls' Tennis - AA
- Track and Field - AA
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According to PIAA directory July 2015{{cite web |url=http://www.piaa.org/schools/directory/default.aspx |title=PIAA School Directory 2015|author=Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association |year=2015}}
Notable alumni
- Jared Verse, NFL defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams
References
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{{Columbia County, Pennsylvania School Districts}}
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Category:Bloomsburg–Berwick metropolitan area
Category:Schools in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Category:Public high schools in Pennsylvania