MANSFIELD — A Mansfield Senior High School senior whose career goal is “to inspire young girls to follow their dreams and be independent, confident women” is Richland County’s recipient of the 2016 Franklin B. Walter Scholarship. Grace Haring received the honor Monday during the annual Walter All-Scholastic Awards program at the Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center. […]
Larry Gibbs Special to the Richland Source
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Mansfield City Schools Pre-K earns 5-star rating
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Schools’ pre-kindergarten program has earned a five-star rating – the highest possible – from the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Step Up To Quality is a voluntary quality rating system which recognizes and promotes learning and development programs that meet quality benchmarks beyond […]
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Mansfield Sr. art work part of state-level judging
MANSFIELD — A record 53 entries from Mansfield Senior High School competed Saturday in state-level judging at the 46th annual Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition. The students’ work advanced after regional judging last weekend at Ontario High School. “I am very proud of the work of our students,” said art teacher Mindy Duncan. “Their entries […]
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Mansfield Sr. student one of Ohio’s top musicians
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Senior High orchestra director Alicia Tremmel describes Colin Henley in two simple sentences. “He’s just wonderful,” she said. “He’s a dear.” Henley, widely regarded as one of the most talented high school musicians in the state, will be in his familiar role as principal chair viola when the Cleveland Youth Orchestra performs […]
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Wellness plan, designed by Mansfield Schools Treasurer, featured on state website
MANSFIELD — An employee wellness program crafted earlier by Mansfield City Schools Treasurer Robert Kuehnle is featured on a state website that promotes “smarter, streamlined government.” Kuehnle, hired by the MCS board in January, developed the plan while treasurer at Benjamin Logan Local Schools at Bellefontaine and succeeded in having it become a part of […]
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Spanish Immersion School enrolling for 2016-17 Kindergarten
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Mansfield City Schools’ Spanish Immersion School, now in its eighth year, is accepting applications for its 2016-17 kindergarten class. The school opened in 2008 with an initial kindergarten class of 11 in the Raemelton building. After adding a grade level in each succeeding year, the school has a current enrollment of 158 […]
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Malabar Art Night involves students, families
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Malabar Intermediate School students and their families will have an opportunity to express their artistic creativity on Thursday, Dec. 17. Family Art Night is planned from 5 to 8 p.m. in the cafeteria. “We will begin by serving free pizza, chips and soft drinks. Then we will clear the tables and start […]
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Mansfield Sr. construction technology class develops students’ skills
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Senior Shawn Searl has a specific plan for the skills he’s developed in the construction technology class at Mansfield Senior High School. “I want to buy older houses, fix them up and resell them,” he said. Searl’s skills – along with those of 13 other juniors and seniors – are evident in […]
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Eighty local families to receive Thanksgiving Dinner boxes in Feast of Love
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Eighty local families will receive Thanksgiving dinner boxes, thanks to the generosity and hard work of several groups. The project is the sixth annual Feast of Love, a joint effort of students and staff of Mansfield Senior High School, North Central State College and the NCSC Urban Center, with support from several […]
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Weber brings quiet commitment to Mansfield BOE
MANSFIELD, Ohio — There isn’t much fanfare in Sheryl Weber, but a great deal of quiet commitment. Already a volunteer at the Hospice of North Central Ohio’s thrift shop in Mansfield, she is in training to become a Hospice Bedside Vigil Volunteer. As such, she will provide company to individuals who are actively dying but […]