John Bombatch
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A writer for The Middletown Journal since 1994, John primarily covers area high school sports. With background experience as an Indycar team member, track official and race series public relations assistant, John's true love is reflected in his weekly local motorsports column which can often be found in the Middletown and Hamilton papers.
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Local educators support use of seclusion rooms
As the Ohio Board of Education considers a plan regulating the use of restraint and seclusion rooms in public schools, local educators are supporting them as a useful behavior management tool so long as they are used appropriately. Seclusion rooms are enclosed spaces used to calm or restrain children who ...
Carlisle proposes cuts, May levy
The Carlisle Local School board approved $413,000 in budget cuts and the necessity to ask for a 5-year emergency tax levy on Monday night.By a unanimous 4-0 vote, the board approved a financial reduction and adjustment plan, which included: the elimination of a bus route to the Montgomery County Career ...
Franklin High School investigates threat
Franklin City Schools officials said they are continuing to investigate a claim that two students planned “acts of violence” for Friday’s Christmas program at the high school.“About a week and a half ago, we heard a rumor that two boys in particular would be coming to our Friday assembly to ...
Safety is top priority for local schools
School safety was the top priority of district officials throughout Butler County on Monday, the first day back to school for students across the country after the tragedy in Newtown, Conn. School officials said attendance was similar to the previous week, with few related absences reported. District leaders spent much ...
Positive Middie atmosphere attributed to Principal Cotter
Middletown High School principal Carmela Cotter’s sincere love for her students has created a lasting effect on the entire school.She enjoys talking to and greeting the students as they pass through the hallways of MHS, and the students notice the attention.“She always has a positive attitude, even during stressful times,” ...
Steep cuts, levy crucial for Carlisle schools to avoid takeover by state
Carlisle Local Schools may consider eliminating at least one bus route in January as part of $400,000 in potential cuts to keep the district from falling into fiscal emergency status and a takeover by the state.The Carlisle Board of Education is set to meet Monday to discuss possible further cuts ...
Kids celebrate 12th birthdays on 12/12/12
Kariann Lawhorn, Brooke Fogel and Jack Greenlee didn’t know each other. But it turns out they each will turn 12 years old on Dec. 12, 2012.Twelve on 12/12/12.“It’s special, I guess, but you don’t really think about it,” said Lawhorn, a sixth grader at Independence Elementary. “We’re celebrating it like ...
Fenwick inductees honored
Fenwick High School announced its 2012 class of Athletic Hall of Fame and Hall of Achievement inductees last Sunday.Mike Abell (football, basketball, Class of 1957); Dick Harmon (football, track & field, Class of 1955); C.J. Martin (football, baseball, basketball, Class of 2001); Marty McQuinn (baseball, basketball, Class of 1984); and ...
District begins negotiations with building partners
Middletown City Schools will begin negotiations with architectural firm Fanning Howey and the construction management team of Quandel Construction to build a new middle school and to renovate the high school for an estimated $29.5 million.Results of the negotiations will allow the district to refine cost estimates that will determine ...
Enrollment decline could cost district state dollars
Student enrollment in Middletown City Schools is projected to decline in the next 10 years and could cost the district millions of dollars in state funding for its building construction plans, according to school officials.The Ohio Facilities Construction Commission uses enrollment projections to determine whether a district is growing and ...
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