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Area districts receive millions less in GOP school funding plan
Four Butler County school districts that would have seen double-digit increases — Middletown, Fairfield, Lakota and Monroe — under Gov. John Kasich’s K-12 school funding formula will instead receive 6 percent increases for both fiscal year 2014 and 2015 under a new plan by House Republicans.And while those districts would ...
Butler County residents running in Boston Marathon describe hectic scene
Several Butler County residents who competed Monday in the Boston Marathon described a hectic scene following explosions near the finish line.Carrie Apling, 37, of Liberty Twp. said she was 200 feet from the explosions as they occurred.“It was pretty scary as soon as the first explosion went off,” Apling said. ...
Program opens international study to high schools
Ten high school students from Hamilton will travel abroad this summer during the second year of a new international study program created by a local philanthropist.The Harry Wilks Study Center — in the Villa Vergiliana of Naples, Italy — is within a historic building that houses various educational groups and ...
Fenwick students dig ‘talons’ into service work
It may only take 45 minutes, but an activity by students and staff at Bishop Fenwick High School is helping to feed hundreds of homeless people. A new program, “Talon Thursdays,” is in its third week at the Catholic school, said Jeffrey Dufresne, a campus minister. He said the service ...
Middletown students committing fewer crimes at high school
School officials credit a 77 percent drop in student arrests at Middletown High School to an improvement in school climate and attitudes. The high school — with about 1,760 students — recorded 223 arrests during the 2008-09 school year, ranging from assaults and thefts to truancy and smoking violations. The ...
Work detail helps students avoid court
A work detail for students caught committing crimes has helped Middletown High School cut back on juvenile citations while keeping the building and campus cleaner.Officer Philip Salm, the school resource officer, said it was during the 2010-11 school year that he created a work program for students to complete service ...
Memorial sign memorializes fallen soldier
On the seventh anniversary of his death, Army Sgt. First Class Gregory S. Rogers was immortalized through a roadside memorial sign.About 50 people attended a ceremony Tuesday — led by Carolyn Coley, wife of state Sen. Bill Coley, R-Liberty Twp. — to dedicate a portion of Ohio 42 at Butler ...
Police call delays after school release
Students at Hamilton’s Brookwood Elementary School had to wait a little longer today before enjoying the sunshine.Hamilton police were called to the school, located at 1325 Stahlheber Road, around 3:15 p.m. today after someone reported to the front office that a man was walking near the school with a knife, ...
Camp aims to prepare high schoolers for ‘college success’
A new undertaking by a private college and two educational service centers will connect high school students with a hands-on college experience.The joint venture ACCESS — Academic College Campus Experience for Student Success — is between the Butler and Warren County Educational Service Centers and Wilmington College, a private college ...
Board approves Ison as next Middletown superintendent
A two-year contract for the new superintendent of Middletown City Schools will keep the district on the “right track” as it prepares for changing academic standards from the state, school officials said.The Middletown Board of Education approved the contract with an annual base salary of $126,000 Monday for Sam Ison ...
School board member excited to help Middletown rise
The newest Middletown school board member said she’s grateful for the opportunity to serve the district of 6,200 students.Christi Delloma was selected Thursday to fill a vacancy left by Chris Fiora, who was required by law to resign in late March after he moved from Middletown to West Chester Twp.Marcia ...
Agencies develop educational summer camps
A new series of summer camps will allow students the chance to design aquatic robots and build their own electric guitars.Junior high and high school students in Butler and Warren counties can now enroll in the Sinclair Community College Courseview Summer Camps — meant to be both educational and fun. ...
Free college credits at virtual high school
A new partnership is offering local high school students the chance at free college courses.The Warren County Educational Service Center — through a new relationship with Clark State Community College in Springfield — will offer college-level online courses to students enrolled in the Greater Ohio Virtual School (GOVS).The online high ...
Middletown appoints school board member
The Middletown school board has selected a new member to fill the vacancy left by Chris Fiora.The board interviewed four candidates before voting Thursday to select Christi Delloma to the open seat, said Marcia Andrew, board president.Delloma is a parent to two children in the school district and teaches preschool ...
Monroe approves superintendent contract
The Monroe school board in late March approved a two-year contract for Dr. Phil Cagwin as superintendent, confirmed district treasurer Holly Cahall.The contract, valued at $106,000 annually, is effective Aug. 1 through July 31, 2015.Cahall said board members and other district leadership are “happy and pleased he accepted the contract.”Cahall ...
Cuban artist enlightens Middletown students
Spanish students in Middletown got an insider’s view of life in Cuba during an artist visit Wednesday.Jorge Nunez — an artist, art historian and art critic with a television and radio show in the city of Guantanamo, Cuba — spoke in mostly Spanish to a group of 40 students from ...
Middletown students puts a twist on ‘Oliver!’
Elementary and high school students in Middletown are partnering for the high school’s spring musical.“Oliver!” premieres at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday with a 2 p.m. matinee Sunday inside the high school auditorium at 601 N. Breiel Blvd.Musical director Marsha Minge, also a choir teacher, said the musical is based ...
New litter enforcement to include citations, fines
Watch where you discard that cigarette or empty bottle because starting this month Hamilton police are cracking down on littering.The CLEEN program — Comprehensive Litter Education and Enforcement Now — with the goal of enhancing quality of life while spurring economic development, has the backing of 14 organizations and departments ...
Local schools analyzing NRA safety recommendations
Schools should train selected staff members to carry weapons and should each have at least one armed security officer to make students safer and allow a quicker response to an attack, the director of a National Rifle Association-sponsored study said Tuesday. Republican former Rep. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas made the ...
Miami houses rare blooming corpse flower
Ohio’s fourth-ever blooming Titan Arum — a species of plant known fondly as “corpse flower” — is beginning to bloom at Miami University. The corpse flower, Amorphophallus titanum, is named for its distinct odor that is similar to a decomposing mammal, said Jack Keegan, instructor of botany and manager of ...
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