Cook Elementary fifth grader wins national animation contest
As fifth-grader Joshua James slowly read aloud, a wide-eyed smile appeared on his face.
Video chatting with his teacher, Heather Rowland from Cook Elementary School, James recited the email that named him the winner of national animation company Wonder Media’s Create-Your-Own Character contest last week.
Cook Elementary play looks at quest for peace after Hiroshima
Cook Elementary students are getting a taste of Japanese Culture.
Columbus students say ‘konnichiwa’ to Japanese culture
Students at Cook Elementary are embarking on a tour of Japanese culture — and they don’t even have to leave Columbus.
Fundraiser for Columbus child is Saturday
A third-grader at Cook Elementary has been diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia and locals are rallying to support he and his family.
School news: Cook Elementary Honor Roll
The following students were named to the Cook Elementary School second nine weeks honor: Superintendent’s List: 1st Grade: Demetrius J.Bloch Jr., Tabyius J. Brewer, Haley
Scooter Town program keeps kids on the move
Gas prices dropped to 95-cents per gallon this week in Scooter Town, where apparently, everyone is partying like it’s 1999. As expected, lines are long, and some traffic citations have been issued near the service station, but police are taking a laissez-faire approach to the hullabaloo, letting motorists off the hook with a warning.
Small fire extinguished at Cook Elementary
Emergency responders rushed to the scene of a small fire at Cook Elementary Fine Arts Magnet School this morning, but the fire was out upon arrival, and no students had to be evacuated.
Kappler resigns; Columbus now with three principal vacancies
The city schools finally have a new superintendent, but with the fall semester only a month and a half away, the administrative shuffle continues as the Columbus Municipal School District seeks to fill three, possibly four, key vacancies.