Columbus Alternative High School is point of pride

The Dispatch wrote Now 30 years old, Columbus Alternative High School has evolved into a point of pride for the district

Sunday, April 27, 2008

BY SIMONE SEBASTIAN

It was a school with no home and barely enough students to justify its existence. The curriculum — with student-created courses of study and field trips to funeral homes — was as odd as its students, who came because they didn’t fit in at traditional schools.

A Dispatch reporter wrote early on that the city’s first alternative high school “has the potential to become the district’s crown jewel — or to slip into obscurity.”

Defying all odds, Columbus Alternative High School celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. It’s an academic powerhouse that ranks among the top urban high schools in the country. Its success belies the school’s rough start, which was marred by weak support and lack of a permanent home.

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