A pair of separation agreements were approved at Thursday’s Marysville Board of Education meeting, including one for a teacher who signed a last-chance agreement roughly a year ago. The agreements, stemming from separate incidents, officially ended the employment of 11-year educator Scott Hamilton and bus driver Dan Oxley, who has been employed by the district since 2016. The actions against Hamilton are the result of accusations similar to those discovered when he was removed from the classroom early in the 22-23 school year. According to documentation in Hamilton’s personnel file, in the most recent allegations, in early October a pair…
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November Seniors of the Month recognized By Wes Paul Madalyn Renee Burgdorf is the daughter of Matthew and Rebecca Burgdorf. Heavily involved at MHS, she leads the Teen Eco Summit Mock Trial, is president of the National Honor Society, and is on an OH Attorney General Teen Ambassador Board. Maddie is also an active member of the Student Council, Rho Kappa, Global Scholars, National Business Honors Society, National Art Honors Society, National Spanish Honors Society, and DECA. She is an avid runner and has taken part in track and cross country all four years of her high school career. Compelled…
October Seniors of the Month recognized By Claudia Mueller Dominic Kennedy is a senior at Fairbanks High School. For the month of October Dominic has been selected as one of the students at Fairbanks to receive the honor of senior of the month. This honor is chosen and selected by the Fairbanks staff members. Dominic is a respected student at Fairbanks and is looking forward to the rest of his senior year. He has participated in basketball for all of high school and may be planning on joining the track team this spring for the 2024 season. Dominic is looking…
If the Marysville School District can’t fix its bussing problems it may soon find itself with three fewer students Matt Cunningham and his family live 12 miles north of Marysville and rely on school transportation. “We have three kids in three different schools starting at the same time,” Cunningham said. “It’s nearly impossible to take the kids to school with two working parents, so we rely on bussing.” Staffing shortages have led some Marysville routes to be habitually late, while some days are punctuated by delays that can be hours long. In those situations, the Cunningham’s reach out for help.…
North Union approved a new superintendent for the school district. At the Monday board of education meeting, school officials voted to approve Justin Ufferman as the new district head replacing Rich Baird, who announced his retirement last month. Ufferman will be moving from his current position as principal at the high school and start at the beginning of next year. “After weighing all the options in front of us, we decided to interview Mr. Ufferman during the Oct. 2 board meeting,” said Brian Davis, board president, in a statement. “It was unanimous after our meeting that Mr. Ufferman symbolizes the…
October Featured Seniors recognized By Clarissa Hamilton Murphy Jo Eberhart is the daughter of Robyn and Ryan Eberhart. Eberhart is a four-year varsity letterman for both soccer and basketball. She is also a two-year member of the National Business Honor Society. Eberhart enjoys hanging out with her friends and family in her free time. Eberhart’s favorite memory at MHS was being part of the first girls’ basketball team in MHS history to ever win a District Title during her junior year, and having many fans there to cheer them on. Eberhart will miss all of the close friendships she made…
The Marysville School District is hoping to never again see a day like Aug. 29, 2023. That day encapsulated the constantly fluid busing situation within the district that has forced supervisors to find on-the-fly solutions to issues created by a driver shortage. “If I had to do it (Aug. 29) over again, I would say we can’t do it,” Marysville Director of Operations Ryan Walker said, meaning canceling school might have been the better option. At a special meeting last week, board of education members had agreed, in principle, to a plan that would adjust start and end times within…
Triad’s Middle School principal highlighted the success of one of the newest – and most popular – elective classes during Thursday’s Board of Education meeting. Principal Vinnie Spirko said there is consistently high demand for the Outdoor Survival elective course taught by Mrs. Tamara Walls. “Little did I know that there’s a Bear Grylls living inside of her,” Spirko said. Walls and two of her students, Jayden Quintero and Landon Queen, spoke to the Board of Education about their experiences in the class. In an interview with the Journal-Tribune last year, Walls detailed some of the challenges students take on…
North Union High School announced its fall homecoming court. Pictured above, in the back row from left, are freshman Carter Hamilton, senior Rylan Keever, senior Owen Hoffer, senior Cameron Osborne, junior Austin Schindewolf and sophomore Hunter Green. Front row, from left, are freshman Kinley Balzer, senior Riley Heminger, senior Emma Padovano, senior Allison Coykendall, junior Audrey Baldwin and sophomore Sierra Farrington. (Photo submitted)
The crowning will take place before Marysville’s football game against Hilliard Darby on Friday. The homecoming dance is Saturday in the MHS fieldhouse from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Members of the MHS court, pictured above, are, from left to right, Andrew Partee, Libby Ramge, Matt Krutowskis, Amelia Alexander, Nick Johnson, JoJo Eberhart, Luke Bonczak, Maya Segner, Cole Clarridge and Elley Channel. Pictured below are members of the ECHS court. Pictured in the main photo are, from left to right, in the front row, Ella Morris, Emily Thomas, Sophia Smegal and Haley Broghman, and in the back row, Nathan Potter, Jason Moore, Trey…
North Union’s superintendent has decided to retire after more than 30 years in education. Rich Baird, who has led the North Union school district for the last eight and a half years, is retiring at the end of December. At the regular monthly school board meeting on Monday, the group approved the measure, offering its thanks to Baird for his years of service in a statement read by President Brian Davis. “The board of education would like to congratulate Mr. Baird on his retirement announcement and the next chapter of your life,” he said. “We wish you the best in…
North Union Board of Education and administration officials tour the high school football stadium Monday, prior to the monthly board meeting. The group walked the campus facilities, noting progress on recent projects such as the football stadium and practice fields. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson) — As the second week of the 2023-24 school year kicked off, North Union officials took note of the progress made on recent district facilities projects. At the first board of education of this academic year, school officials walked the grounds of North Union High School to see the recent updates to the building’s campus.…
Triad officials are optimistic about a new school year and their plans to increase test scores among students. During its meeting Thursday, the Board of Education heard a presentation from Elementary School Principal Lee Claypool regarding strategies teachers will use to boost student testing in the 2023-24 school year. Board President Chris Millice said he appreciates that administrators and teachers have identified topics students struggled with and are “jumping right into those weak areas.” For instance, Claypool said diagnostic testing indicated that third grade English-Language Arts (ELA) students were especially challenged by questions that required them to compare one piece…
Triad administrators are planning to implement new strategies after last year’s state test scores were lower than expected. The Triad Board of Education held a work session Monday to discuss the 2022-23 test scores and plans to improve them during the upcoming year. The discussion focused largely on middle and high school results, as Elementary School Principal Lee Claypool could not attend due to an illness. Middle school state test scores fell in fifth grade English-language arts (ELA), math and science, sixth grade ELA and eighth grade ELA, math and science, according to data shared during the meeting. They were…
Triad officials are working to ensure that students’ families are in the loop when it comes to safety precautions. The district will host two open house-style sessions surrounding safety practices on July 31 and Aug. 14. Both will be held in the high school auditorium at 6 p.m. During the Board of Education meeting Thursday, Superintendent Vickie Hoffman-Maruniak said the informational sessions will include safety tours but will largely revolve around question and answer time for students’ parents and guardians. The district’s School Resource Officer (SRO), a deputy with the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office, and the private security guard hired…