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Attention Senior Families!
Order Your Senior’s Cap & Gown
🎓 Cap & Gown Order Alert
👇 Parents & Guardians — please complete ASAP!🖱️ Click to Order:
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Important Upcoming Dates & Information!
📅 Briggs High School 2025–2026 Calendar Highlights
NOVEMBER 2025
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Nov. 4 (Tue): Professional Development Day (Students Not In Attendance)
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Nov. 6 (Thu): Marching Band Banquet/Concert | 6:00 PM
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Nov. TBD:
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Evening of Academic Excellence – Student Achievement Recognition
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Nov. 18 (Tue): Bruin Games |Annual Senior Fundraiser - school wide game
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Nov. 21 (Fri): 90% Student Attendance Initiative (Student Event) + Parent Volunteers Needed
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Nov. 24–28 (Mon–Fri): Wellness Week – All Schools Closed
DECEMBER 2025
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Testing Windows:
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Dec. 1–19:
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Ohio State Test EOC Retakes:
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i-Ready Middle-of-Year (MOY) Testing: English 9 & Algebra 1 (Part 1 & Part 2)
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Dec. 9 (Tue):
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Winter Choir Matinee Concert (Student Event)
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Winter Choir Concert | 6:00 PM (Family Event)
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Dec. 11 (Thu):
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Winter Band & Orchestra Matinee Concert (Student Event)
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Evening Concert | 6:30 PM (Family Event)
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Dec. TBD:
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National Honor Society (NHS) Red Cross Blood Drive
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Fort Hayes Field Trip (Sophomores)
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Choir Winter Outreach Tour / Senior Center Visit
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Fall Sports Banquet
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Dec. 18 (Thu): 90% Student Attendance Initiative
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Dec. 19 (Fri): 30-Minute Early Dismissal
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Dec. 22–Jan. 2: Winter Break – All Schools Closed
JANUARY 2026
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Dec. 22–Jan. 2: Winter Break Continued - All Schools Closed
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Jan. TBD:
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High School Fair (Zoom)
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Jan. 16 (Fri): End of Quarter 2
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Jan. 19 (Mon): Martin Luther King Jr. Day – All Schools Closed
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Jan. 20 (Tue): Professional Development Day (Students Not In Attendance)
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Jan. 21 (Wed): Records Day (Students Not In Attendance)
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Jan. 22 (Thur): Parent-Teacher Conferences 3:00 PM - 6:30 PM
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Jan. 30 (Fri): 90% Student Attendance Initiative
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Principal Welcome Letter!
25-26 Briggs HS Welcome Packet - Click Here
25-26 Bienvenido a Briggs HS Packet - Haga clic aquí
Briggs Parent Newsletter - Click Here
25-26 SY Briggs HS Student Handbook
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2025 Fall Sport Sign-Ups
Click Here - 2025 Fall Sports Signup Form
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Arrival, Dismissal, Attendance Procedures
ARRIVAL
- All students must enter Briggs at the rear of the building as early as 7:00 AM – please be cautious and drive slowly around the school as both staff and students are crossing the drive.
- All students will be required to go through a security check, to remove all metal objects from his/her person (e.g., belt buckles, jewelry, keys, coins, batteries, electronic devices, etc.) and to place the metal objects and any bags, backpacks, briefcases, knapsacks, purses, or parcels on a table. Please Click Here for details regarding the metal detector procedure (https://www.ccsoh.us/Page/11349)
- Breakfast is served from 7:00 AM -7:25 AM and school begins promptly at 7:30 AM.
- All students should be at school on time. If a student arrives after 10:00 am, a parent or guardian must sign the student in at the attendance office (front doors) with a written excuse.
- Per Columbus City School policy, parents are only allowed 9 parent authorized attendance excuses.
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If you need to pick your student up early for an appointment, please do your best to do so before 2:00 so that you will be able to exit – after that, the buses will block the exit for the safety of students and so that the buses can exit promptly.
- Students are released at 2:30 pm and are to exit the building unless they are here for an extracurricular activity and supervised by a Briggs coach or staff member.
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Need Parent Portal Support?
Please call CCS Factline at 614-221-3228 or email Click Here
(upload a picture of your photo ID, your name, your student's name and student's D.O.B or student # & student's school)
ESL LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE CENTERTo assist parents, nurses, teachers and other school personnel with district communication needs between 7:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. Please call the ESL Department at 614-365-8802. Select the number corresponding to the language you require assistance with:- For Spanish Press #1
- For Somali Press #2
- For Nepali Press #3
- For Arabic Press #4
- For French Press #5
- For Swahili Press #6
- For Kinyarwanda Press #7
- For English Press #8
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Briggs School Choice Fair
Learn more about what Briggs High School can offer you! We have a highly talented staff and can't wait for you to learn more about our school.
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WELCOME TO BRIGGS HIGH SCHOOL. GO BRUINS!
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Stop by the Thanks'Giving' Back Event!
NBC4 and Urban One TV Columbus are feeding the city!
On Saturday, Nov. 22nd from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. stop by the Thanks'Giving' Back Event! Families in need will receive one turkey and sides as they drive through the Fort Hayes campus. Don't miss out! 🦃
📍 670 Jack Gibbs BLVD, Columbus, OH 43215. -
Get Your Tickets! Pathway Express Stops at the Lincoln Theatre on Dec. 13
Pathway Express arrives at the Lincoln Theatre on December 13!
- Develop communication skills through improv acting
- Explore storytelling through movement and music
- Engage in hands-on learning by exploring the use of lights and sound
- Discover career opportunities in the arts
- Learn Columbus history in this historic venue
- Meet award-winning author Christopher Paul Curtis
Register now for an exciting day with Pathway Express, or click here to learn more!
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Columbus City Schools Continues to Distribute Food to Students at Five Sites on November 14
Superintendent & CEO Dr. Angela Chapman, staff and members of the Board of Elections will be helping hand out food at West High School from 4 to 6:00 p.m. on November 14.
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Students, Staff, and Volunteers Unite to Feed Thousands of CCS Families During Government Shutdown
As a federal government shutdown pulled SNAP support from families across Franklin County, Columbus City Schools jumped into action, opening sites for emergency meal distribution.
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A Healthy Partnership: OhioHealth and I Know I Can Empower CCS Students on Path to College and Careers
When our community comes together, our students go further. See how OhioHealth and I Know I Can are helping make that possible.
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Columbus City Schools Distributes Food to Families in Need
Columbus City Schools, City of Columbus, and Franklin County Unite to Support Families Impacted by Federal SNAP Suspension.
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Shaping Tomorrow Together: Highlights from Our Future, Our CCS Workshop Series
Over the course of three nights, Columbus City Schools (CCS) Superintendent and CEO Dr. Angela Chapman joined more than 650 parents, students and stakeholders for the Our Future, Our CCS Workshop Series to listen, learn and plan for the future.
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Columbus City Schools Join City of Columbus, Franklin County and Mid-Ohio Food Collective to Support Families
In partnership with the City of Columbus, CCS will distribute more than 46,000 ready-to-eat meals to families affected by the federal shutdown.
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National Principals Month: A Journey of Reflection and Purpose with Principal Christy Nickerson
As part of National Principals Month, learn about South High School Principal Christy Nickerson’s path to education and how it began with a conversation that changed everything.
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Supt. Dr. Chapman Outlines Vision & Challenges at “Our Future, Our CCS” Public Workshops
Superintendent/CEO Dr. Angela Chapman opened the District’s Our Future, Our CCS workshop series Monday night at South High School, where she outlined her vision for the future of Columbus education.
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Our Future, Our CCS Workshop Series
Join Superintendent/CEO Dr. Angela Chapman and the Columbus Board of Education for a community-focused workshop series to reimagine the future of Columbus City Schools.
