MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Schools is excited to announce the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Breakfast and Program on Monday, Jan. 17 at Mansfield Senior High Commons and Auditorium, located at 124 N. Linden Drive. “We are looking forward to having the event in-person,” said Superintendent Stan Jefferson. 2021’s performance was held virtually. Masks are […]
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St. Peter’s High School announces 2022 Homecoming Court
MANSFIELD – St. Peter’s School announced its 2022 Homecoming Queen and court during a school assembly this week. Members of the Class of 2022 select the queen and her court. Miss Alana Mitchell was named queen, and her escort was Homecoming King John Harris. Her attendants were Nakyra Williams, Natalie Tanchevski, Kendall Nolen, and Madison […]
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Mansfield Middle School teachers integrate art and literature with door decorating contest
MANSFIELD – A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens came to life in a new way this week at Mansfield Middle School. Mansfield seventh graders recently read the classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, who learns kindness and generosity after three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve. So when the school announced a winter door decorating contest, […]
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Mary Dixon retires from MOESC Board of Governors
MANSFIELD — The meeting of Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center’s Board of Governors on Wednesday, Dec. 15, was a particularly poignant one as Mary Dixon, a member of the board for 12 years, served in her last meeting before her retirement. The other board members offered their well wishes and presented Dixon with an engraved clock. […]
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Madison presents district-wide strategic plan
MADISON TOWNSHIP — A new strategic plan for the Madison Local School District will focus on academics, finances, facilities, culture and communication. Administrators presented that plan Wednesday night during a board of education meeting. Superintendent Rob Peterson said having a strategic plan will help guide the administration and school board as it makes decisions to move […]
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Madison educators, supt. “cautiously optimistic” about contract negotiations
MADISON TWP – The Madison Local Education Association said the union is “cautiously optimistic” about reaching a tentative agreement with the school board before Christmas break. “Since the last board meeting, the association and the board has agreed to talk without a mediator,” union representative Josh Boliantz told Richland Source Wednesday evening. “They’ve had three […]
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Ohio Connections Academy receives global “School of Distinction” recognition
COLUMBUS – Ohio Connections Academy (OCA), a tuition-free, full-time public virtual school serving K-12 students throughout the state, was recently named a “School of Distinction” by Cognia, a global education network, for exemplifying excellence in educational leadership and offering dynamic programming that effectively meets students’ needs. During the 2020–21 school year, Cognia conducted approximately 1,200 […]
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Former Fredericktown supt. James Peterson takes interim role starting Jan. 3
FREDERICKTOWN — Fredericktown’s school board approved the appointment of former Fredericktown superintendent James Peterson to serve as interim superintendent starting Jan. 3. Peterson will resume the position the day after current superintendent Susan Hayward’s resignation takes effect, which the board approved at a special meeting earlier this month. Peterson will serve as interim superintendent until July […]