MANSFIELD – The north central Ohio high school and 4th and 5th-grade Academic Challenge teams finished up their seasons this month while 6th and 7th/8th have one final tournament in May, according to the Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center. “We want to congratulate all competitors but especially our winners for each tournament,” MOESC said in a […]
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Madison board recognizes outgoing teacher Carrie Hughes
MADISON TOWNSHIP — When Carrie Hughes was a beginning teacher in Hemet, California, Macintosh computers were the latest new technology making their way into schools. “Being out West, Apple computers came into the schools around 1982,” she said. “A lot of people thought they were just going to be a passing fancy.” Computers turned out […]
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Crestview’s Moore offers dual-lab presentation to Pioneer board
SHELBY — Cayden Moore, a student at Pioneer Career and Technology Center from the Crestview school district, gave an informative presentation at the March Board of Education meeting, on Monday, March 18. Moore explained the dual labs that he attends. He is active in the Collision Repair and Power Equipment program and the Early Placement Job […]
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Romanchuk: Pioneer, Ontario career-tech programs to receive $7.2 million
MANSFIELD — State Senator Mark Romanchuk (R-Ontario) has announced that more than $7.2 million is coming to Richland County to support career-technical education programs. Both Ontario Local Schools and Pioneer Career & Technology Center will use the funds to prepare Ohio’s students for future careers. “Ohio’s economy is booming, and we are in need of a well-developed and […]
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Attendance tracking program helps combat chronic absenteeism
ONTARIO — For Chris Miller, the principal of Ontario Middle School, attendance has been one of his job’s biggest duties — and challenges — for the better part of 11 years. One of the biggest challenges Miller faced were attendance tracking programs that didn’t offer an easy way to see when students were reaching concerning […]
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Discovery School to host 4th annual Intercultural Fair on March 23
MANSFIELD — Living and learning globally is one of the tenets of an International Baccalaureate education, and as the area’s only IB school, it’s one that Discovery School takes to heart. Every student learns a second language, and students are encouraged to go beyond the state standards by considering local, national, and global perspectives as […]
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Morrow County’s Ready-for-Hire program teaches life skills through 3D printing
CARDINGTON – The Morrow County Ready for Hire program at the Tomorrow Center in Cardington uses 3D Printing to teach high school students essential life skills such as teamwork, communication, adaptability and resilience. The Ready for Hire program is held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 to 7 p.m. and is open to all Morrow […]
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Shelby City Schools launch Stopfinder bus transportation app
The district launched the Stopfinder app, created by Transfinder, on Monday, providing parents with real-time bus transportation information.
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Students test their skills at Bruce Weirich Cardboard Boat Regatta
ONTARIO — Austin Chartier could barely see past the front of his boat. The homemade cardboard vessel bowed in the middle, sending the edges of the bow and the stern above his head. Chartier, a seventh grader at Ontario Middle School, didn’t let it stop him. Armed with a plastic oar, he rowed tirelessly across the […]
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Ashland University hosts first homeschool conference
ASHLAND — Theresa Watson launched Ashland University’s Homeschool and Classical Learning Center at the beginning of the year, with programming officially beginning in February. A short six weeks later, Watson helmed the school’s first homeschool conference Friday night, drawing 150 people. The night offered networking opportunities with homeschool groups in Ashland and Richland counties, a […]