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Mansfield Senior High seeks members for alumni choir
Editor’s Note To sign up for the alumni choir, fill out this Google Form, call the high school or email keasal.matthew@mansfieldschools.org. MANSFIELD — Matt Keasal has talked with many Mansfield City Schools alumni about their fond memories of high school choir. Now, he’s inviting Tyger choir alumni to return to the stage. “Alumni built what we […]
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Madison Local Schools recognizes trio of retirees
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Administrators at Madison Local Schools recognized three outgoing retirees, Laurie Dean, Maxine Hall and Randall “Randy” Kessler, during its regular meeting Wednesday. Dean has been a cosmetology instructor for high school and adult education students for 28 years. Grove called her a “huge asset.” “I’m glad in my first year here that […]
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Madison schools operating levy is the first on the ballot in 26 years
MADISON — It’s been more than 25 years since the Madison Local School District had new operating funds on the ballot. That changes on May 2, when voters will decide the fate of an additional 8-mill levy. If passed, the levy would generate approximately $3,136,272 annually. It would cost approximately $280 each year for every $100,000 […]
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A conversation with Emily Snell: Clear Fork grad and Goldwater Scholar
BUTLER — Emily Snell has always been thirsty for knowledge. “She used to tell me when she was a little girl she wanted to be a professor,” said Snell’s mother, Diana Donovan. “She was reading astrophysics books at 12 or 13.” Snell graduated from Clear Fork High School in 2019, where she was both valedictorian and […]
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Mansfield Senior High FAFSA completion doubles in first year of GEAR UP program
MANSFIELD — In December 2021, just 10.3 percent of the senior class at Mansfield Senior High School had completed their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. A year later, that figure jumped to 23.1 percent. Now, with about two and a half months until the application deadline, the application rate continues to […]
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Springmill STEM teacher receives Every Student, Every Day Champion award
MANSFIELD — For kindergarten teacher Nancy Niedermier, embracing STEM education meant returning to the foundational ways children learn. “It’s bringing kindergarten back to the play, the creative thinking, the project based learning and learning the hands on activities,” she said. Niedermier was one of two teachers to receive the Every Student, Every Day Champion from […]
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Exploring the otherworldly landscapes of Joshua Tree National Park
JOSHUA TREE — I did not expect a trip to the desert to include snowcapped mountains and near-freezing temperatures. Yet there I stood, atop Ryan Mountain in Joshua Tree National Park. The wind chill was a frigid 38 degrees. Beyond the valley, dotted with thin, scraggly bushes and yucca plants, there were snowcapped mountains rising […]