Columbia High School Magnet Programme

Columbia High School's Magnet Mission Statement

Create internationally-minded students through second language development, project-based learning and community service as Huntsville's only International Baccalaureate High School.

Unique Programme Components

Middle Years Programme (MYP): a challenging, comprehensive eight subject curriculum framework for students in grades 9 and 10
Diploma Programme (DP): a challenging, well-rounded two year pre-university curriculum for students in grades 11 and 12
Career-Based Programme (CP): a two year programme for students in grades 11 and 12 that prepares them to be lifelong learners who are flexible in a range of employment opportunities

Application Information

For current application information, please visit the Huntsville City Schools Magnet page.

Application Requirements

Students may apply for the next academic year during the application window. To see available application dates please visit the district magnet page.
Students will complete a writing sample during the next step process
Students applying for the Diploma-Related Programme (DP) should have a grade point average of 80% in core subjects.
Students applying for the Career-Related Programme (CP) Should have a grade point average of 75% in core subjects.
Parent, guardian, or student must complete the online application provided above during the application window
See Magnet Application Rubric below for criteria, expectations, and scoring

Magnet Application Rubric

SCORE	Standard 1: Interest	Standard 2: Commitment	Standard 3: Experiences
4	Student expresses a strong interest and has a detailed understanding of the program theme.	Student expresses an evident eagerness to participate in the program theme.	Student shares a variety of past arts/creative achievements and experiences that support the theme.
3	Student expresses a clear interest and understanding of the program theme.	Student expresses some eagerness to participate in the program theme.	Student shares some past arts/creative achievements and experiences that support the theme.
2	Students expresses some interest and some understanding of the program theme.	Student expresses little eagerness to participate in the program theme.	Student shares limited arts/creative achievements and experiences that support the theme.
1	Student expresses little or no interest or understanding of the program theme.	Student does not express an eagerness to participate in the program theme.	Student does not share any arts/creative achievements and experiences that support the theme.

Enrollment:

After being accepted to the magnet program, students must be enrolled through InfoSnap during the normal InfoSnap registration period. Please visit the Huntsville City Schools Enrollment Page for more information.