From The Print Last Week Section :: Page 43

• Village electric crew gets the ‘gold’

  By Jessica ThomasJune 2, 2023

  

  Reliability, safety, workforce development and system improvement — those are the four areas in which the Yellow Springs Electric Department was evaluated in order to receive an RP3 “Gold” designation from the American Public Power Association, or APPA.

• Senior Malcolm Blunt heads to state track meet

  By Jessica Thomas

  

  Malcolm Blunt, a senior member of the YS track team, will be competing in two events — the 200 meter dash and the long jump — at the 2023 OHSAA state track meet at Jesse Owens Stadium on Friday, June 2.

• Yellow Springs High School 2023 Graduation

  By YS News Staff

  

  The 61 graduates of the Class of 2023 officially said “farewell” to Yellow Springs High School on Thursday, May 25, as they graduated in the school’s gym.

• Yellow Springs Board of Education to adopt ‘C7’ plan

  By Lauren ShowsJune 1, 2023

  

  The regular meeting of the Board of Education on Monday, May 22, ended in applause from community members who were present: After more than a year of work and discussion, the board voted unanimously to select a plan for facilities upgrades to place on the ballot this fall.

• Emergent Verse | Song of Herself

  By Ed DavisMay 31, 2023

  

  I wonder whether Walt Whitman’s timeless lines above from “Song of Myself” were stewing in Nancy Mellon’s mind, or unconscious, when she composed her poem.

• 10-Minute plays staged for this weekend

  By Reilly Dixon

  

  Showcasing 10 plays by local and international playwrights, and produced by the YS Theater Company, the festival will be staged on Friday and Saturday, June 2 and 3, starting at 7 p.m., on the south lawn at Yellow Springs High School.

• News loses, staffers awarded

  By YS News StaffMay 30, 2023

  

  Despite the loss, the News was happy to accept a handful of individual awards, including first place for news coverage for the entire staff.

• Editorial | A loss for the News, a win for news

  By Lauren Shows

  

  “It can be difficult to maintain the distance required for reporting when the things you cover affect you just as deeply as they might affect your readers — your neighbors, really.”

• Retiring educators sign off

  By Lauren ShowsMay 26, 2023

  

  The News spoke with all three educators — Paul Comstock, Iyabo Eguaroje and Dave Smith, all of whom are retiring this year — in April about how they came to the district, their years of work here and what they intend to do next.

• YS Schools facilities | Two new options, four total considered

  By Lauren ShowsMay 25, 2023

  

  By meeting’s end, school board members had pared the potential facilities plans to four — two fewer than at the board’s regular meeting the previous week.