SHELBY — Pioneer Career & Technology Center has been selected as a recipient of Gov. Mike DeWine and the General Assembly’s Career-Technical Education Expansion Grant. Pioneer is one of 35 Career-Technical Planning Districts in Ohio to receive a portion of the $200 million that were a part of Ohio’s recently passed budget bill. Pioneer will receive […]
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Ontario STEM program offers hands on learning opportunities
ONTARIO — Hunter Olar set the four-wheeled robot on mat, pressed a button on the attached control box and leaned back in his computer chair. The machine spun to the right a sharp 45 degrees and lurched forward. The robot traveled 447 millimeters exactly, knocking a red plastic ball towards the edge of the mat, […]
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Clear Fork announces academic honors lists
BELLVILLE — Clear Fork High School has announced its lists of students earning academic honors through the first nine weeks. All A’s SENIORS Heather Atherton, Zoe Daniels, Champ Delancy, Alton Jeffries, Abigail Kern, Summer Kinnard, Walker Kirkpatrick, Abigail Kitzmiller, Rachel LeFever, Nate Lind, Emma McCoy, Madison McKenna, Emilee Morrison, Sophia Perry, Evan Picchioni, Hayden Roberts, […]
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Mansfield City Schools officials react to recent violence
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Schools has cancelled classes twice this week following a shooting in Mansfield last week involving multiple teens. Mansfield Middle and Mansfield Senior High were closed Tuesday. On Thursday evening, Supt. Stan Jefferson announced classes would be cancelled district-wide on Friday. “The safety and security of our students and staff is our […]
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Mansfield City Schools cancels classes Friday, cites ‘potential security concern’
MANSFIELD — All Mansfield City Schools are closed Friday and a playoff game at Arlin Field has been moved due to potential security concerns, according to district communications. Supt. Stan Jefferson sent out an automated alert Thursday announcing the closure of the middle and high school at approximately 5:30 p.m. Less than two hours later, […]
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Yoder Produce has low bid in Greenhouse Project contract at Loudonville High School
EDITOR’S NOTE: The first version of this story had Yoder Produce as the winner of this contract. Yoder has been identified as the low apparent bidder. The district is continuing to work with Garmann Miller to evaluate next steps. LOUDONVILLE – The Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village School District recently opened bids for the Greenhouse Project at […]
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Esports has implications for teen mental health
MANSFIELD — On any given Friday, you’ll likely find a group of middle schoolers in Michael Alonzo’s classroom playing Super Smash Brothers on their lunch break. “The motley crew of students who come into my class — some of them are my students, some of them are not,” Alonzo said. “Some of them are upperclassmen I’ve […]
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Game on: local schools embrace esports
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part I of a two-part series. MANSFIELD — Nick Boller’s classroom buzzed with activity. The flick of controllers and chatter from middle and high schoolers filled the computer lab. The room’s twenty computers, nine TVs and two projectors were all occupied. Students selected from dozens of games, from Just Dance to […]
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Madison releases list of students earning academic honors
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Madison Comprehensive High School has released its list of students earning academic honors in the first grading period. All A’s SENIORS Alivia Ash, Isaiah Atwell, Joshua Atwell, Bayleigh Auflick, Layla Azmoun, Natalee Back, Hannah Ball, Olivia Barley, Tyler Batcheller, Madison Berry, Karsyn Blust, Colin Carroll, Jillian Conard, Brookelyn Coulter, Callie Cyrus, Chloe […]
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Clear Fork reinstates some high school electives after cuts
BELLVILLE — Brian Brown knows electives are often the classes students are most excited to take. That’s why the principal of Clear Fork High School was happy to report several were put back on the master schedule before the start of the school year. Some of the classes brought back for either fall or spring […]