Hayden Turk, pictured out front of ECHS next to the well-known robot arm, is a member of the first graduating class. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kristi Fish) In 2014, Marysville Early College High School (MECHS) first opened and Saturday its first class of graduates walked across the stage. Often referred to as the STEM school, because of the focus on science, technology, engineering and math, the curriculum is created around the idea of mastery learning. Unlike a traditional school, mastery learning requires the student show proficiency with concepts they have grasped. Students are presented with multiple ways of developing the skills…
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Five varsity mathletes from Marysville High School (MHS) traveled to The Ohio State University’s campus to compete in the 2018 Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics Tournament. MHS beat teams from Twinsburg, Hilliard Davidson, Sylvania, Mount Union Notre Dame and West Union. Pictured are the students who participated, left to right, Gianguido Beltrami, Rylee Cavins, Robin King, Rebecca Mohr and Emma Rice. (Photo submitted)
By Kiera Parsons During this past spring break, 18 Marysville students got up early and took a flight to Madrid, Spain. We spent a week living with host families in Segovia and then traveled to Granada, Córdoba, Nerja, and Toledo. The experience was a once in a lifetime trip. We went on this trip expecting to make friends but came out with family. The memories, the food we ate, the experiences we gained, and the hospitality we received was unforgettable. We saw astonishing castles that were older than America like the Alcázar, ancient technology like the aqueducts, and beautiful sights…
By Chase Cutarelli Marysville High School recognized 18 members of its junior class in the National Honor Society induction April 17. This ceremony honored these students for representing a standard of excellence in character, scholarship, extracurricular involvement and community service. Current members shared what NHS means to them, and several students exemplified undoubtedly admirable traits.
The accounting and finance business classes at Marysville High School (MHS) recently participated in the Stock Market Game based out of Cincinnati. Students worked together to create and manage a virtual investment portfolio of real world stocks, bonds and mutual funds and had $100,000 to invest. Each team was responsible for researching and evaluating potential investments. Team members also had to efficiently come together on cooperative decisions on where to buy, sell, or hold the stocks, funds and bonds in the portfolio they created. The portfolio was then ranked weekly with other high schools in Ohio on its success and…
FAITH ENGLE By Chase Cutarelli Faith Audra Engle is the daughter of Holly Stewart and Leroy Engle. An athletic high school student, she served as the girl’s lacrosse team captain since junior year, a defender for one year and goalie for three years. In 2017, she received an OCC Division 1 Second Team Goalie honor for lacrosse, was a member of the OCC Captain’s Council as a junior and currently plays club lacrosse on team Resolute. She has played golf all throughout high school and has served on the varsity team all four years. Aside from being an athlete herself,…
HAYDEN BIX By Faith Engle Hayden Bix is the son of Corinne and Brandon Bix. During high school, he played on the football team, has been an active member of 4H and held a job at Home Depot. His favorite memories of Marysville High School (MHS) involve the football games, prom and the many senior activities he has participated in and still has to experience, such as senior tag, senior night and a trip to Cedar Point. He will miss all the friends he has made and known since he was about 6 to 7 years old and has grown…
ADETOKUNBO ADEOYE By Faith Engle Adetokunbo, or Dayo, Adeoye is the daughter of Yetunde Durodola-Anderson and Martins Adeoye. She has been extremely involved during her high school career, and that can be seen on her resume. At school, she has participated in the Ohio Center for Law-Related Education (OCLRE) Mock Trial program as an attorney for four years and witness for one year. She’s also been involved as a petitioner/ responded for the OCLRE Moot Court program. She established Foreign Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to boosting self-esteem among teens through artistic expression, and Foreign Club, a school…
ANDREW JAMES CASE By Chase Cutarelli Andrew James Case is the son of Joe and Victoria Case. On his journey through high school, he participated in the AV and film clubs, played the vibraphone for three years and synthesizer for one year in the marching band drumline, volunteered for the musical pit as an instrumentalist and is a member of the youth group at Marysville Church of the Nazarene. In his spare time, he enjoys writing music, playing the piano and violin, having movie marathons with friends and family members and playing Mario Kart. His favorite memory at school involves…
Various superintendents from schools in Union County gathered to speak on a forum about how their schools are preparing students for the future Thursday morning at the North Union District Office. Picture are, from left to right, Todd Hoadley from the Dublin City School District, Diane Mankins from the Marysville Exempted Village School District, Bob Humble from the Fairbanks School District, Gary Chapman from the Jonathan Alder School District and Rich Baird from the North Union School District. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jacob Runnels) Superintendents from the area’s five school districts came together to discuss their schools’ goals at a…
The Marysville Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday night to place a permanent renewal levy on the Nov. 6 ballot. If approved, the 6.56-mill renewal operating levy would not increase taxes, but would become permanent and never come before voters again. Also before voters will be an issue to shift capital improvement money into operating funds. Originally passed in 1989 and renewed five times since, the operating levy generates about $3.2 million per year. The five-year levy, set to expire in December of 2019, is the only renewal levy remaining on the district books. The levy currently collects at about 2.69…
On April 15, St. Paul Lutheran Church in Chuckery held a special confirmation remembrance dinner for those who had their faith confirmed at least 50 years ago. Pictured are members of the confirmation class of 1968 who attended a dinner in their honor, left to right, Doug Scheiderer, Lyndean Agner, Larry Nicol and Fred George. (Photo submitted)
Residents will be able to decide on a levy that will impact funding for Ohio Hi-Point Career Center’s proposed expansion on May 8. Hi-Point is a two-year career-technical school district located at 2280 State Route 540 in Bellefontaine. It serves students in grades 11 and 12 from 14 partner school districts covering five counties at our main campus. It serves students from Marysville, Triad, Bellefontaine, Benjamin Logan, Indian Lake, Waynesfield-Goshen Local Schools, Upper Scioto Valley, Riverside, Graham, Mechanicsburg, Kenton, Ridgemont, Urbana and West Liberty-Salem school districts. Superintendent Rick Smith said the school is proposing a continuing permanent improvement levy that…
NOAH EUBANKS April’s senior of the month is Noah Eubanks. He is the son of Rob and Lisa Eubanks of Milford Center. His activities at Fairbanks High School include participating in National Honor Society and the science club. He has also been involved in cross country and track and field during his freshman and sophomore years. In his spare time, he enjoys running and riding his motorcycle. He is employed at Underwood Funeral Home. After graduation, he plans to attend Ohio University to major in business. “Enjoy your high school years because they go by faster than you think they…
By Kate White Since the beginning of the second quarter this school year, Fridays in English teacher Diane Smeenk’s AP English language and composition class have been dedicated to students developing their passions. This means students have one fifth of their week to develop a passion project, with guidelines involving the project being unique and benefiting others. Students began with finding what they were passionate about. Some students figured it out right away, and others couldn’t find any sort of passion. Eventually, everyone found a topic and started their research. Since this project had to be original, students had to…