Lexington Elementary School will have two academic wings, with students in PreK through third grade on the southeast side and students in fourth through sixth grade on the northwest side.
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Building an oasis: Pioneer Career & Technology Center receives $320,000 equipment grant
The Shelby vocational school will use the $320,000 share for equipment, which will go toward a partnership with Lexington Local Schools.
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Lexington Local Schools Supt. Jeremy Secrist announces resignation
Jeremy Secrist submitted his letter of resignation to the board Thursday.
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Lexington school board aims to put new income tax, property tax renewal on November ballot
LEXINGTON — Residents of the Lexington Local school district will vote on two school levies in November. Only one would raise taxes. The board voted Wednesday to begin the process of putting a new, 0.75-percent earned income tax before voters, as well as a property tax renewal. Voters overwhelmingly rejected a continuous, 1.5-percent traditional income […]
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Jumping back into tradition: Central Elementary students raise $4,200 for Kids Heart Challenge
LEXINGTON — A few students at Central Elementary spent recess practicing jump rope tricks. Others asked family members to donate to a cause that was recently introduced to them. Together, those small efforts added up to $4,200 — and the return of a school tradition that was absent for more than two decades. Central Elementary […]
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Handwritten connections: Pen pal program unites Lexington & Madison students
MANSFIELD — What began as a simple exchange of handwritten letters between students at Lexington and Madison Local Schools has grown into a yearly tradition built on friendship and meaningful connections. Now in its third year, the pen pal program continues to bring students together through letters, crafts, snacks and face-to-face gatherings stretching beyond the […]
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Lexington students lend a hand with free meals ministry in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Lily, a sixth grader at Eastern Elementary, reached into bulk box of individually-wrapped snack bags. She held up two options, asking the man across the table which he wanted. It was just after 11 a.m. on Wednesday. A group of sixth graders from the Eastern Elementary student council was stationed at a simple pavilion […]
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Voters reject proposed income tax for Lexington Local Schools
LEXINGTON — Residents of the Lexington Local School District voted down a proposed income tax, according to final, unofficial vote totals from the Richland County Boards of Elections and Morrow County Board of Elections. More than 73 percent of electors voted against the measure. District officials said the traditional, 1.5-percent income tax would have generated just […]
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Lexington Local Schools seeks 1.5 percent income tax
LEXINGTON — More than 200 school districts in Ohio have an income tax. Two Richland County school systems hope to join that list this year. Voters in the Lexington Local School District will be asked to approve a 1.5 percent traditional income tax at the ballot box in May. The new levy would take effect in […]
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Lexington school board approves 24 staff cuts ahead of levy push
LEXINGTON — Lexington Local Schools will employ 24 fewer people next school year, Supt. Jeremy Secrist said Wednesday night. The school board voted Wednesday to approve a reduction in force (RIF), terminating contracts with eight of those employees at the end of the 2025-2026 school year. The eliminated positions included a first grade teacher, kindergarten teachers, […]