Traditions

Since its founding, Columbus School for Girls has developed and cherished traditions that unite generations of women.

The school works as a community to preserve the best of its rich history, embracing those practices that continue to connect students and alumnae and to reshape those for which the significance has changed along the way. These "ties that bind" endure longer in the memories of alumnae than any given curriculum or a period in history.

Traditions Include:

• The School Crest
• The Lady and the Unicorn
• School Motto: Forte Et Gratum
• Uniforms
• Chapels
• Red-Gold Rivaly
• Big/Little Sisters
• Class Flags
• Senior Commons and Courtyard
• Community Service
  • Scholarship Walk
  • Service Hours
  • Senior Day
• Special Programs
  • Convocation
  • Thanksgiving
  • The Second Shepherd's Play
  • Holiday Dinner
  • Cum Laude
  • Lower School Day
  • Middle School Celebration
  • Upper School Night
  • Commencement