JEROMESVILLE — For the past few days, students walking into the Hillsdale Local Schools library have been met with apples. Fake apple trees are scattered throughout the library, apple tea and candy are available for students and it even smells like apples. An antique apple press sits on a table. Large banners with information about […]
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Jeromesville, Vermillion Twp. eye Hillsdale Local Schools properties
HAYESVILLE — A lot can change in a year, and for Hillsdale Local Schools, the 2023-2024 school year marked its first in a brand new building. But the question the district faces now is what to do with the properties for the old buildings. At its Tuesday board meeting, the Hillsdale Local Schools Board of […]
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Hillsdale earns Momentum Award
JEROMESVILLE — Hillsdale Elementary School has been recognized with a Momentum Award from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. The news came from a press release the district shared on Tuesday. “Our teachers, educational aides, support staff — everybody works really hard rowing in the same direction to support students,” said Tom Williams, principal […]
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Hillsdale VP of school board announces departure
JEROMESVILLE — The vice president of Hillsdale Local Schools’ board of education announced his departure from the board at its meeting Tuesday night. Nicholas Atterholt, a lawyer in Ashland and the board’s vice president, told his fellow board members he would be moving to the Crestview school district. That means he’s leaving Hillsdale and no […]
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Reading role models: Hillsdale event promotes literacy, builds connections
JEROMESVILLE — AJ Brown, Jake Haven and Holand Young held onto the book “Nuts to You,” a picture book about a squirrel that breaks into a house and gets lured out with nuts. The three basketball team members sat on the bleachers in Hillsdale Local Schools’ gym. When a younger child came up to them, […]
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Ashland County Wildlife Conservation League works on 200-year-old log cabin preservation project
ASHLAND — A 200-year-old log cabin stands on the land of the Ashland County Wildlife Conservation League, and a volunteer-run project is seeking funding to make sure it’s preserved in its original state for future generations. Scarlett Raines, who works as a librarian for Hillsdale Local Schools, has headed up the league’s preservation committee. She […]
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Hillsdale swears in new board members, addresses public comment
JEROMESVILLE — Hillsdale Local Schools kicked off the new year with a budget meeting, organizational meeting and its first regular school board meeting on Tuesday night. The organizational meeting saw two new members sworn in to serve on the board. Jon Burkholder and Melinda Turk took their seats for the first board meeting of the […]
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2 new board members to start terms at Hillsdale Local Schools
JEROMESVILLE — Hillsdale Local Schools is primed to have two new faces start terms on its board of education in 2024. Jon Burkholder and Melinda Turk ran for the board’s two open seats in November. Both were elected to fill terms on the board. They replace John Cutlip and Amy Jarvis, who had their last […]
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Hillsdale Schools used modified lockdown after suspect fled traffic stop
JEROMESVILLE — When a suspect fled from a traffic stop, Hillsdale Local Schools entered a modified lockdown on Tuesday afternoon. “We were well prepared, and everyone did what they were supposed to do in order to stay safe,” said Catherine Trevathan, Hillsdale Local Schools’ superintendent. Sgt. Eugene Crum with the Ohio State Highway Patrol said […]
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Ashland woman tapped to lead District 10 middle school honor choir
ASHLAND — Kim Wolbert will add another feather to her conducting cap as she leads students from eight counties in the middle school honor choir’s annual performance Saturday. “Music programs, I think, are one of the best ways to help our kiddos become more humane and more loving and more compassionate and more responsible and […]