Education

Newly appointed Triad Board of Education member Chris Instine, pictured above next to board member Kyle Huffman, was sworn in during a special board meeting last week. Instine, a Triad graduate and coach at the schools, replaced longtime board member Randy Moore after 21 years of service, who stepped down citing personal reasons. (Photo submitted)

Jonathan Alder Junior High School’s football stadium, pictured above, will be demolished as part of the district’s renovations to the campus starting next week. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)

Pictured above is a rendering of the planned $2.8 million administration building set to be constructed at Triad. The building will be located in between the high school and middle schools just off of Brush Lake Road. Officials said that they hope to have construction completed by the start of the next school year. (Graphic submitted)

Jonathan Alder’s new addition to Canaan Middle School, shown in the rendering above, will add four new classrooms to the southwest corner of the building at U.S. 42 and Price-Hilliards Road in Madison County. District officials are moving forward with their plan to move three fourth-grade classes to the school in an effort to address capacity issues at Plain City Elementary School. (Graphic submitted)

The photo shown above circulated social media last week showing Jonathan Alder staff members in front of the entrance door at the high school. Frustrated parents said the photo showed district officials blocking the doors so students couldn’t participate in the Feb. 20 walk-out. District officials said it simply depicts staff members at the door, but not blocking them. (Photo submitted)

A social media post, shown above, encouraging a student walk-out Friday at Jonathan Alder High School began circulating online last week. The post identifies opposition to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency as the reason for the protest. (Graphic submitted)

Above is a slide from the Union County Health Department’s presentation to the North Union School Board, which shows percentages of survey data from students at the school based on their reported use of tobacco products in the last 30 days. The percentages in red depict students who reported using the listed product 1-2 times while the yellow percentages show students who used the product more than three times. (Graphic submitted)

New Marysville Board of Education member Erin McIntosh is given the oath of office by district treasurer Todd Johnson Thursday after a short special meeting. McIntosh was selected from nine applicants to take the seat created by the resignation of Bill Keck. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)

Jonathan Alder officials are in contract with a property owner for three parcels of land, shown above outlined in yellow, located just behind Plain City Elementary School. The newly acquired land totals just over 25 acres with two larger parcels to the north and south and a third narrow strip going through the center. (Graphic submitted)

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