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July 26, 2026
With the start of the 2026-27 school year just a month away, we hope this checklist below will help families navigate the weeks ahead because we know this can be an anxious time for both students and parents/guardians. Contacts and/or links to resources are included in case further details are helpful.
ASAP
Who: All Families
What: Health Forms
Where: Update Online Medical Forms in FinalForms Health Portal
Notes: Parents and guardians should have received an email earlier this month from FinalForms with login details (search for “REMINDER, Update your 2026-27 FinalForms information for Student Name” if you cannot find that email or click here and choose “Forgot your password?” Explorer and PreK Families received this additional email with updated health form requirements for their children. Student-athletes will not be able to participate in sports practices until online health and PPE forms have been completed.
By July 27
Who: All Families
What: Confirm Information for Printed Directory
Where: Log in to MySchoolApp (also known as Blackbaud)
Notes: Please confirm your contact information (view instructions) such as home address, email & phone and make sure that your children are reflected properly in the relationships section.
By August 3
Who: Lower School Families
What: School Supplies
Where: Order Pre-Packaged School Supply Kits from The Write Stuff
Notes: You are welcome to purchase school supplies elsewhere using these 2026-27 Lower School Supply Lists. If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Saling.
Week of August 10
Who: Upper School Families
What: Scheduled Classes & Books
Where: Student Email Inbox
Notes: Like last year, students will receive an email with their list of scheduled classes and the books needed for those classes. Students new to the Upper School will receive class schedules during their orientation on August 14.
Week of August 17
Who: Freshmen and New Upper School Students
What: Advisory Introductions
Where: Student Email Inbox
Notes: All ninth-graders and other students new to the Upper School will receive an email from their new advisor around the middle of this faculty professional development week.
On August 21
Who: Lower School Families
What: Class Lists and Back-to-School Information
Where: Parent/Guardian Email Inbox
Notes: Advisory lists and schedules for all middle school students will be distributed on the opening day of classes.
By August 23
Who: All Families
What: Photography and Video Permission
Where: School Publications, Admissions & Marketing Materials, Social Media
Notes: Throughout the year, school photographers, faculty members and occasionally students & parents take photos and record videos of Columbus Academy students involved in classroom, school and extracurricular activities. If you DO NOT wish for any images or video of your child(ren) be used for any of the above-stated purposes, please reply to this message or email your specific permission instructions to info@columbusacademy.org.
By August 24
Who: Explorer, PreK and Kindergarten Families
What: Special Week 1 Schedule
Where: Review These Week 1 Logistics
Notes: Mark your calendars for this staggered-start schedule for our early childhood students.
By August 24
Who: All Families
What: Dress Code Clothing
Where: View 2026-27 Dress Code
Notes: School clothes can be purchased through Lands’ End and other retailers. There is also a Clothing Exchange Closet in the basement of the Middle School that has gently used items for free. Consider the school’s Viking Corner store, run by our Parents’ Association and located in the dining hall, as your spiritwear headquarters (questions can be sent to vikingcorner@icloud.com).
By August 24
Who: Middle School Families
What: School Supplies
Where: Supply Lists for Middle School
Notes: Students in Upper School will be provided with needed supplies during the first meeting of each class.
By August 24
Who: Middle and Upper School Families
What: Summer Reading
Where: Summer Reading Lists for Upper School and Middle School
Notes: Students in Grades 6-12 have writing assignments or other requirements associated with their summer reading that are due on the opening day of school.
Look for more back-to-school information in next month’s Viking Voice newsletter!
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