Shelby Board of Education met recently and discussed the upcoming school year and the new high school that is set to open on August 20 for the first day of school. Three new teachers were welcomed and the board discussed a potential FFA trip to Fort Worth, Texas.
“Everything looks great. The furniture is coming in and teachers desks have arrived so workers are getting those placed in classrooms carefully,” said Superintendent Tim Tarvin. “We are working on tying up any loose ends and making sure that everything is ready to go by the first day of school on August 20,” said Tarvin. This will be the first year that the new high school will be open to students in grades 9-12.
Donations were made to Shelby City Schools from different businesses in the area. R.S. Hanline & Company, Inc, ArcelorMittal, and the Shelby Foundation all made donations. “Our community does a great job with stepping up and donating to our schools and we are very appreciative,” said Tarvin.
Tarvin said, “We are hoping we can get a date set up where the public can go into the high school and view everything that the school has to offer to the students. We are still working on a concrete date as of right now.”
Three new teachers were hired in for the 2013-14 school year. Scott Mercer will become the new Social Studies teacher at the high school. Alex Ward will teach Language Arts at the high school, and Ryan Shafer is set to be placed in the middle school as a Social Studies teacher.
The board also discussed a potential trip for the FFA. The trip would take place January 18-25, 2014 and would travel to Fort Worth, Texas. “It’s about a 2,000 mile trip so it is very long,” said President, Bruce Briggs, Jr. Tarvin said, “There is a reason why we are one of the most successful FFA programs in the state of Ohio with about 300 kids involved.” Briggs said, “It seems like a nice trip based on the itinerary and it looks like there is a lot of to be determined, but I’m sure that will all work out.” Further discussion on the trip will be made in future meetings.
“Our community does a great job with stepping up and donating to our schools and we are very appreciative,” said Tarvin.
