Columbia High School, Secondary school in South Orange, United States
Columbia High School is a multi-building school campus that includes science laboratories, art studios, athletic fields, and modern classrooms. The school serves students throughout their high school years in a sprawling complex.
The school was founded in 1814 as Columbian School and grew from a small schoolhouse into a modern secondary institution. This growth reflected the expansion of the surrounding communities over time.
The student body comes from surrounding communities and brings different backgrounds to the school. You can see daily how students move between buildings and gather in clubs and group activities.
Visitors can explore the sprawling grounds and see various facilities from athletic areas to art spaces. It helps to plan ahead which areas you want to visit since the campus is quite large.
In 1968, students at the school invented the game of Ultimate Frisbee with their own set of rules. This sport later spread around the world.
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