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57 YELLOW SPRINGS NEWS The GUIDE to YELLOW SPRINGS 2019 – 20 937-767-0131 3536 Bryan Park Rd. | www.grinnellmillbandb.com • RENOVATED HISTORIC MILL • PRIVATE BATHROOMS • CONFERENCE/PARTY ROOM AVAILABLE   GRINNELL MILL BED & BREAKFAST Whether it’s talking through ideas, or working out alternate living plans while a project is in progress, we work with you each step of the way to realize and fulfill your living space needs. Advance planning will help us to better satisfy your building needs schedule ● GENERAL CONTRACTING ● ADDITIONS ● INTERIOR & EXTERIOR UPGRADES ● KITCHENS & BATHS ● ASPHALT & METAL ROOF ● CUSTOM WOODWORKS (937) 767-1880 OFFICE (937) 776-1237 CELL 3970 ST. RTE. 370, YELLOW SPRINGS, OH 45387 COMPLETEBUILDINGSERVICELLC@YAHOO.COM WWW.COMPLETEBUILDINGSERVICELLC.COM COMPLETE BUILDING SERVICE,LLC FROM CONCEPT TO COMPLETION JUAN RODRIGUEZ EDUCAT ION leadership roles in the district. Dr. Terri Holden, most recently the executive director of teaching and learning at Winton Woods City School District, is the new superintend- ent of Yellow Springs Schools. Longtime YS educators Jack Hatert and Cameron McCoy will be the principal and assistant principal, respectively, at McKinney Middle School and Yellow Springs High School. The district also welcomes a new director of athletics and student leadership, Jeff Emrick YS Schools are dedicated to helping our students become the global change leaders of the future. Through the implementation of our 2020 Strategic Plan, we are giving our students the tools necessary to make a posi- tive impact on our world and achieve their personal goals and dreams. The schools have a longstanding reputation for encouraging critical thinking, individual creativity, respect and appreciation for diversity, and authentic learning in science, the fine arts and the hu- manities. The public schools are a vital and integral part of the Yellow Springs commu- nity and provide an education based on the belief that small schools can provide big op- portunities. More recently, the schools have been noted for their focus on deep, meaning- ful learning experiences, using inquiry and student voice/choice to guide learning. Yellow Springs High School provides a comprehensive and varied curriculum for ninth- through 12th-grade students. Advanced placement courses, college prep courses, vo- cational courses (through the Greene County Career Center), Post Secondary Educational Options (PSEO) and a variety of electives are offered in many subject areas. Numerous co-curricular opportunities are available to students: athletics, including a dozen varsity sports; band/orchestra; a theat- er program; academic clubs; the School For- est Club, Photography Club, Poetry/Spanish Night, Charlotte Drake Youth Philanthropy Group, S.P.I.D.E.E., the Bulldog Contempo- rary Dance Competition and other activities. All students are required to perform 45 hours of community service and a senior project as graduation requirements. Students in grades seven and eight attend McKinney Middle School, which is under the same roof as the high school, but McKinney School students have their own band and or- chestra programs and participate in seasonal interscholastic sports activities. Emphasis is placed on assessing and accommodating the uniqueness of the early adolescent child in a middle school environment, a focus which earned the McKinney Middle School team of educators recognition as the 2017 Ohio Middle Level Association Team of the Year. Considerable effort is made to incorporate interdisciplinary studies through thematic units. McKinney students are afforded a va- riety of co-curricular opportunities, including athletics, Power of the Pen, Student Council and other activities. At Mills Lawn School, elementary students are empowered to be active and engaged members of their community and learn at high levels through project-based learning. Students are encouraged and offered opportunities to tackle important issues facing our community through their projects, including affordable housing, hunger and environmental issues. Students are offered extracurricular opportu- nities such as Girls on the Move, Junior Lego League and the all-school musical.