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 […]
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Plymouth-Shiloh schools invite public to Veterans Day event
PLYMOUTH — The Plymouth FFA chapter is working with the Plymouth High School History Club to organize the 2023 Veterans program for the Plymouth-Shiloh Local School. Local Veterans are welcome to join us on Friday, Nov. 10 for breakfast and our annual Veterans Day Assembly. The assembly will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the High […]
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Stingel students get creative with pumpkin project
EDITOR’S NOTE: This short summary was provided by Tonya Winningham, a 2nd grade teacher at Stingel Elementary in Ontario. ONTARIO — What do you do when you get enough pumpkins for each 1st grader to have one? You think of a project of course. The first grade team was fortunate to have pumpkins donated to […]
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Fredericktown FFA competes in job interview contest
FREDERICKTOWN — Recently, the Fredericktown FFA competed in the Sub-district / Knox County Job Interview Career Development Event. Participating members were: Raegan Blanchard who placed 4th in Division II; Chloe Wells who placed 3rd in Division IV; and Lauren Neighbarger who placed 2nd in Division III. Lauren qualified and will be advancing to the District […]
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Balkin takes 1st overall, leads Plymouth FFA to 2nd-place
PLYMOUTH — On Sept. 26, Richland County FFA chapters competed at the Richland County Urban and Rural Soil Judging Contest. Olivia Balkin finished 1st overall. Addison Slone was 7th, Gianna Hughes 16th, Kendall Oakley 25th overall with the Plymouth FFA team placing second overall. “We had a good team this year with a good turnout […]
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Plymouth FFA prepares for upcoming CDEs
PLYMOUTH — Through Career Development Events (CDEs) FFA members learn teamwork, critical thinking skills, and decision making skills. They also learn to value the importance of ethical competition and individual goals and achievements. CDEs give you the opportunity to develop skills you may need in your future career. CDEs occur at local, state, and national […]
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MOESC announces continuation of student leadership conference
MANSFIELD – Mid-Ohio ESC is excited to continue the annual Student Leadership Conferences. This year MOESC is hosting two student events, Nov. 15, 2023 and March 7, 2024. Each event will run from 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. and is open to students in grades 9 to 12. This leadership series is open to all […]
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Stingel Elementary hosts Trunk-or-Treat
ONTARIO — Stingel Elementary hosted a community Trunk-or Treat on a rainy Oct. 19. More than 500 kids were in attendance and almost 30 trunks were set up by school teams and community groups like Lifewise, Ontario Lions Clubs, Ontario PD, Ontario Fire, Ohio Eye, and Ontario Girl Scouts. Each grade level of teachers Preschool […]
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Fredericktown FFA takes 29th in State Ag Soils
FREDERICKTOWN — Members of the Fredericktown FFA team finished 29th in the State Soil Judging Competition. Participating members were Austin Frazier, Grant Hartley, Maddie Bartlett, and Lilleigh Scarbury. The Fredericktown FFA Advisor is Debra Burden. For the Agricultural competition, students must measure slope, depth of the topsoil, subsoil and substratum. They must also determine the […]
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Fredericktown FFA takes 2nd in Ohio Urban Invitational Soils
FREDERICKTOWN — The Fredericktown FFA Urban Soils Team has qualified for the National competition. Participating members were Lane Dugan who placed 6th place individual in the state, Chloe Wells who placed 9th, Jessica Cummings who placed 11th and Lauren Neighbarger who placed 22nd overall. The Fredericktown FFA Advisor is Debra Burden. Participants are required to judge a soil […]