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Hamilton schools launch visitor tracking system
A new security system installed this summer in all 14 Hamilton City Schools buildings will allow staff to track where visitors are throughout their entire visit.The school board Tuesday approved a $42,275 contract with IDentiphoto — a Cleveland area firm — to provide its SchoolTrack Complete Visitor Management Solution.Each of ...
Butler Tech first in Ohio to offer voluntary drug tests
Butler Tech, the state’s largest career-technical school, is the first Ohio school to join a movement to reward students for staying drug free.For the past seven months, a group of 85 students at Butler Tech have been getting free food, discounts at local businesses and raffles including free season passes ...
Hamilton pupils exercise their right to read
Schoolchildren across Hamilton are reaping the benefits that come from reading during the annual Right to Read Week.At Bridgeport Elementary, the theme this week has been “Open a book, see what unfolds,” said Carol Harp, library clerk.Author and origami artist Christine Petrell Kallevig, of the Cleveland area, read to students ...
Badin establishes vision, goals for next five years
Academics and facility improvements are the core of a new five-year strategic plan at Badin High School. The Catholic institution has established its first vision statement and five-year strategic plan in hopes of becoming the model for all Catholic high schools, according to Kelli Kurtz, executive director of institutional advancement. ...
Middies take oratory skills to national competition
It is perhaps the ultimate in bonding experiences for two best friends of 12 years.Middletown High School seniors Tommy Barker and Levi Cramer are headed to national competitions in speech and debate in May and June to represent Middletown, which has sent competitors to national tournaments 18 different times, according ...
Hamilton Schools offers summer STEM camp
A new camp for young students in Hamilton schools offers exposure to STEM curriculum.The subjects of science, technology, engineering and math will be covered in the one-week Camp Invention CREATE program.The Hamilton City School District is offering the nationally-acclaimed program to children entering or currently enrolled in grades four through ...
Positive signs in Middletown Schools financial forecast
School officials in Middletown recently reported healthy financial and enrollment projections in their future.Superintendent Greg Rasmussen said this is the first year in many the Middletown district does not have a spending deficit, and will end fiscal year 2013 with a cash balance of $3.5 million after transfers and advances.“Several ...
Miami Regionals pilots program for Chinese students
A cohort of international students from China will take part in a pilot program at Miami University Middletown this fall.Michael Pratt, dean of the regional campuses, said the students will join the new English Language Center (ELC) on the second floor of Levey Hall.“Consistent with the proposed Miami 2020 Plan ...
Badin students earn millions in scholarship offers
Fifteen graduating seniors at Badin High School have joined a prestigious group of achieving students at the school.The seventh annual $100,000 Scholarship Signing Day was held Tuesday in an all-school ceremony.“These students have made the most of their classroom opportunities, and they are to be highly commended,” said Principal Brian ...
Voters approve JEMS levy
Voters in northwest Warren County have shown their support for additional levy dollars for ambulance services, according to unofficial election results Tuesday.The Joint Emergency Medical Services (JEMS) district placed a 2.61-mill continuing levy on the ballot for equipment and operations to cover Carlisle and unincorporated areas of Franklin Twp.With all ...
Voters approve additional funds for Carlisle Schools
Voters in Carlisle have approved the school district’s attempt at spurring new levy dollars, according to unofficial final results from the Warren County Board of Elections.Carlisle Local Schools placed a 5-year, 5.9-mill emergency levy on the ballot for day-to-day operations.With all seven precincts counted, 2,125 votes have been cast on ...
2 sites identified for new middle school
Two potential sites for a new middle school in Middletown have been identified.School board members discussed the possibility for a new two-story middle school to be built alongside the high school on its 45-acre site on Breiel Boulevard, or building a new school on the 39-acre site at the former ...
School board to talk enrollment, master plan
Middletown school board members will hear updates today on a 10-year enrollment projection and the possibility for state funds to support facilities at the board of education meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the board office, 1515 Girard Ave.George Long, business manager, will detail the findings of a state-funded enrollment study ...
Record number at Flying Pig in tribute to Boston
A record number of runners completed weekend races at the 15th Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon. Iris Simpson Bush, executive director, said combined participation hit 34,000 — a record for the annual series of 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon races. “The Flying Pig Marathon prepared for an additional number of ...
Record number at Flying Pig in tribute to Boston
A record number of runners completed weekend races at the 15th Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon. Iris Simpson Bush, executive director, said combined participation hit 34,000 — a record for the annual series of 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon races. “The Flying Pig Marathon prepared for an additional number of ...
Hamilton family needs votes to win wheelchair accessible van
May marks the second annual National Mobility Awareness Month. The community has the opportunity to vote for Linden Elementary sixth-grader Jacob Strong to become a Local Hero and win a wheelchair accessible van.Jacob, 11, has cerebral palsy. He cannot walk and recently joined the Butler County Challenger Baseball League for ...
Students honor past teachers with essay contest
The annual scholarship program for students that also honors Middletown Schools employees yielded many kind words and tears during a ceremony Wednesday.The 17th Annual PTO Scholarship Banquet, held at Middletown High School, featured 11 graduating seniors reading winning essays of honor about a teacher or employee of the district who ...
Middletown Schools awarded $500K for Barnitz Stadium renovations
Efforts to renovate the 60-year-old Barnitz Stadium got a big financial boost Wednesday courtesy of a $500,000 grant from the Middletown Community Foundation.The half million dollar check — the foundation’s single-largest award ever — was presented to Middletown City Schools Superintendent Greg Rasmussen during the organization’s KNOWledge Series luncheon at ...
Hamilton senior joins medical research program
Three Butler County teens will be conducting biomedical research this summer alongside professionals at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Allison Peguero, a senior at Hamilton High School, and two Lakota West High School seniors, Pablo Alarcon Cabrera and Mainelys Castaneda-Ceballos, have been selected for the BRIMS (Biomedical Research Internship for ...
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 ...
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