Education

Second Grading Period Academic Recognition Hall of Fame Recognition (GPA 3.75 - 4.0) *Indicates 4.0 GPA 5th Grade: Layla Brown, Abbigail Burch, Carson Castle, Elizabeth Donohoe, Harleigh Duggins, Wyat...

Lt. Rich Crabtree and school resource officer Dep. Shawn Dyer of the Union County Sheriff’s Office demonstrate the Hidden in Plain Sight program to North Union teachers and staff last week. The progra...

Tolles Career and Technical Center has been awarded $200,000 in Super RAPIDS funding by the State of Ohio. These funds will be used to purchase new robotic equipment, training workstations and technic...

Myron Mast, a trustee in Darby Township in Madison County, told the Jonathan Alder school board Monday that he has concerns over the speed and scope of development in his township. Much of his concern...

Triad could be the next school to join a national program that allows students to participate in Bible-based lessons during school hours. During its first meeting of the year, the Triad Board of Educa...

Fairbanks is returning to the ballot this year, a second attempt to pass its proposed tax levy. In December, the board of education voted to put the combination property and income tax levy back on th...

December Featured Seniors recognized Featured Senior Mallory Huffman By Wesley Paul Mallory Lauren Huffman is the daughter of Susan Huffman-Trace, the late Josh Huffman, and her stepdad, Joe Trace. Ma...

Panthers helping out through the holidays By Tara Rice Tis’ the season for betterness, togetherness, and spreading good cheer, and as the holidays approach Fairbanks High School is reaching out to the...

North Union celebrated the retirement of three staff members at the board of education meeting Monday night. Each of the staff members celebrated nearly a decade with the district and nearly three dec...

Triad officials are hoping to receive a $2.5-million grant that would allow them to add an expansion to the high school that renovates the ag lab and adds an allied healthcare lab and IT lab to teach ...

A new agreement with the City of Marysville has cooled the board of education’s interest in turning to an income tax to generate operating money. Three of the four Marysville School levy options float...

Jonathan Alder is starting the master facility planning process to look at how the district will handle growth over the next several years and an early step in that process will be demolishing the old...

Seniors of the Month honored Standley Taylor By Reign Martin Introducing Fairbanks Senior of the Month, Class of 2024, Hannah Standley. Hannah is one of Fairbanks hard working Panthers who strives for...

Jonathan Alder’s five-year forecast looks strong but growth in the district will likely result in more spending over the next few years as expenditures outpace revenue. This graph shows what happens i...

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, st...

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 presi...

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 ...

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 t...

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 B...

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...

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 fin...

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 c...

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, j...

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, p...

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 th...

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...

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 ...

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-...

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 ...

Senior of the Month May’s senior of the month is Nathan May. Nathan is the son of Jerry and Stephanie May. He is a two year member of the school’s choir, and a one year member of Drama Club. Nathan re...