Thanks to all who made a gift in honor of the 50th Reunion of the Class of 1969. Due to your incredible generosity, we exceeded our goal.

Your donations went two purposes:

• towards construction cost for the logo section of an alumni wall at CHS.
• to grow the CHS Endowment for Excellence fund, which supports educational excellence and individual development of students at Columbus High.

In making these gifts, we partnered with the CHS Alumni Association to ensure that your tax-deductible contribution was used wisely and effectively to support CHS students.

We are excited by these opportunities for giving.  Columbus High is routinely recognized today as one of Georgia’s top public high schools. (In fact, it is usually ranked in the top five.) What this means is that today's CHS and its students are bringing honor and recognition to our alma mater.

CHS's bright and promising students—nearly all of whom go on to college—benefit greatly from the school's Endowment for Excellence, which pays for items like:

• advanced placement tests,
• school trips to museums and historic sites,
• laboratory equipment,
• learning materials,
• academic competitions,
• other expenses not covered by state or local funds.

The alumni wall was a CHS Alumni Association fundraising program. Our gift went to the logo section of the wall, and we were recognized with our Class of '69 logo in the wall. The Alumni Association sold engraved bricks to alumni from all classes, which multiplied the fundraising effort. The wall is along the Cherokee Avenue side of the school and complements the existing Centennial Wall (see below).

Curious to see which of your classmates contributed to this special class gift? CLICK HERE to see the full list of those donating to the 50th Reunion gift from the Class of 1969.

The new Alumni Wall will be similar to this existing CHS Centennial Wall. Our Class Gift will pay for the center logo section.