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Bengals coach rallies Middletown students
Cincinnati Bengals Coach Marvin Lewis fielded questions from Middletown students Wednesday during an appearance at Highview 6th Grade Center.Lewis is in Middletown today to promote his program “Learning is Cool,” which is wrapping up its first year in Middletown schools with students in grades one through eight.“Everyone of us aspires ...
Hamilton City Schools moves summer school online
The Hamilton City School District is moving its summer school program to an online platform this year, officials said.The district has piloted a new system of online classes this year through software by Edgenuity, Inc. for students enrolled in HOPE, a credit recovery program, said Nancy Hulshult, assistant principal of ...
Middletown City Schools reduces administrative staff
The Middletown Board of Education has decided to reduce the school district’s staffing by eight administrative positions in anticipation of receiving $1 million less in federal funding next year.The district will save about $370,000 in annual salaries through the reduction in force, which was approved April 22 and will be ...
Middletown closer to receiving state facilities funding
The Middletown school district is moving up the ranks to receive more than $40 million in state funding for future building projects.George Long, business manager for Middletown City Schools, said the district’s master plan is currently being updated and will likely come before school board members for a vote on ...
Promotions, awards in Hamilton Schools
The Hamilton City School District will undergo several administrative changes as the 2012-13 school year comes to a close.Three promotions of current administrators were approved at the April 23 board of education meeting, effective Aug. 1.Terri Fitton, principal of Brookwood Elementary, will shift into the role of director of elementary ...
Schools focus on risks, abstinence in sex education
School officials in Hamilton and Middletown say their health curriculum wouldn’t have been affected by an amendment Ohio House republicans attempted to pass earlier this month.The proposal would have prohibited providing or distributing condoms or other contraceptives on school grounds and banned the teaching of “gateway sexual activity.”In a 76-19 ...
Forum delves into immigration issues
A regional forum on the issue of immigration reform was held Saturday, and organizers are hopeful it will become a series on the debated topic.Hosted by West Chester chapter of Organizing for Action — a non-profit, non-partisan group — the forum was meant to be conversational and informative at MidPointe ...
Botched burglary leads to police chase, cruiser getting hit
An observant neighbor helped stop a burglary in progress Friday that eventually led authorities on a chase of two suspects and resulted in a police cruiser getting rammed.Around 12:20 p.m. Friday, Hamilton police were called to a home in the 800 block of Armistead Drive after a neighbor reported a ...
Scholarship, award winners in Middletown Schools
A fifth-grade student at Rosa Parks Elementary, Josean Ortiz, was among 27 national semifinalists in the Third Annual National Challenge Future Chefs by Sodexo.The Middletown Journal first reported in March, that Ortiz had won the school’s cook-off event that featured the top five recipes from a total of 61 entries ...
Edgewood Schools to receive $2.6M in leftover funds
The Edgewood City School District is slated to receive about $2.6 million in leftover construction funds from its new high school, which opened in August 2012.Randy Stiver, Edgewood treasurer, said there were about $5.5 million in leftover funds from construction of the 215,000-square-foot facility. Because the construction project was a ...
New strategies emphasize OAA tests
It’s testing season in Ohio schools, and for more than 7,100 students in Hamilton and Middletown that means added pressure as the state-mandated tests are increasingly tied to the funding formula for public schools and as of the 2013-14 school year will count for half of teacher evaluations.School districts are ...
Bengals coach speaks about program in Middletown schools
Hundreds of Middletown residents have the opportunity to hear Cincinnati Bengals Head Coach Marvin Lewis speak about the impact his program — “Learning is Cool” — is having on Middletown students.Lewis will speak during a complimentary lunch at noon May 1 at the Middletown Area Senior Center.The lecture by Lewis ...
Edgewood takes modern spin on ‘Godspell’
Edgewood High School senior Clancey Butts said he might just shed a tear during his final performance on the Edgewood stage. A month shy of graduation, Butts will take the stage this weekend in the role of Jesus in the school’s production of “Godspell.” He’s performed in the high school’s ...
New report card system tougher on schools
An advance look at Ohio’s new A-F report card system, slated to be rolled out in August, shows many school districts score poorly in areas such as closing achievement gaps between students — one of the new graded measures.The Ohio Department of Education released a simulation of the new report ...
Hamilton schools adds technology coach positions
In preparation of upcoming digital changes in Hamilton City Schools, two teachers within the district will soon take on the role of full-time technology instructional coaches. Zach Vander Veen, director of technology, said the district has posted an internal job listing for two instructional coaches of technology. He hopes to ...
Online auction supports Badin
Badin High School is hosting its first-ever virtual auction. iBid for Badin, an online auction launching Tuesday, will feature all the usual “Badin favorites,” — including naming rights for the circle drive and front row student parking. A total of 26 auction items will also include photography and prom packages, ...
Flying Pig Marathon officials review procedures
The Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon will go on as scheduled, but additional precautions will be taken to ensure the safety and security of participants, volunteers and spectators, officials said. “First and foremost, our thoughts and prayers go out to the staff, participants, volunteers, spectators and first responders of the Boston ...
Residents with local ties describe scene in Boston
The mood across Boston is one of both relief and anger, according to one Butler County native now living in the city.John Whittlesey, originally from Monroe, said he’s lived in Boston for 18 years. His home is three blocks from explosion sites that shook the finish line of Monday’s Boston ...
Atrium, Edgewood Schools to partner on Trenton medical office building
A medical office building will be built in Trenton on the campus of Edgewood City Schools, in partnership with Atrium Medical Center, expanding medical services in the city.The school district and the Middletown hospital announced the partnership Thursday.Plans are to build a 14,000 square-foot building at 5005 Trenton Oxford Road/Ohio ...
Chili CEO lends insight to Miami Middletown students
The CEO of Gold Star Chili said it was during his time as a student at Miami University Middletown that “a light switch went on” for him.Mike Rohrkemper, a native of Middletown and graduate of Bishop Fenwick High School, spent Thursday afternoon at MUM to take part in the annual ...
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