The Eagle Report

Each year, the Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) All-State Music Festival brings together the most accomplished high school musicians from across the state for an unforgettable week of rehearsal and performance. This year, Columbia High School was proudly represented by three standout students— Jonah Velnosky , Aaron Eisenhauer , and Charlotte Garcia —who earned the distinction of performing at the highest level of student music-making in Illinois. In addition to t

Columbia CUSD 4 has passed its E-Learning plan.  This allows the district to have a traditional snow day or a day of remote instruction instead of a snow day.  For this school year, the first needed emergency day will be a traditional snow day.  This will shift the last day of student attendance to Friday, May 22nd.  Any emergency day after the first will be an E-Learning day and students will be instructed remotely.  Currently, the last day of student attendance (without any

Columbia, Ill. — January 15, 2026 The Columbia Community Unit School District 4 Board of Education met Thursday evening, January 15, to review district operations, personnel updates, curriculum leadership changes, facilities progress, and a proposal to reinstate early release Wednesdays aimed at strengthening teacher collaboration and student learning outcomes. The meeting followed standard procedures with a roll call, pledge, approval of the consent agenda, reports, public c