Village Schools Section

• “The Music Man” takes the stage this week

  By Lauren ShowsApril 15, 2025

  

  “The Music Man,” the district’s upcoming all-school musical — involving young thespians from kindergarten through 12th grade — will be staged Thursday and Friday, April 17 and 18, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, April 19, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., at the Foundry Theater.

• Antioch School to honor Peggy Erskine at Spring Community Celebration

  By Reilly DixonApril 11, 2025

  

  The Antioch School will hold its Spring Community Celebration Sunday, April 13, 2–4 p.m., with a special presentation at 2:30 p.m. The event was made possible with the support of the YS Community Foundation, Ohio Arts Council, Mad River Theater Works and 91.3 WYSO.

• Holden to retire; Winston named next superintendent

  By Lauren ShowsMarch 14, 2025

  

  After what will be seven years at the helm of YS Schools, Superintendent Terri Holden will retire from service in May next year. Megan Winston, current principal of Mills Lawn Elementary School, will step into the position upon Holden’s retirement.

• Statement from YS Board of Education

  By YS News Staff

  

  The Yellow Springs Board of Education announces the upcoming retirement of Dr. Terri L. Holden, who will step down as Superintendent effective June 1, 2026.

• Survey helps plan for future Yellow Springs Schools Preschool

  By Lauren ShowsMarch 7, 2025

  

  The district’s preschool program survey is available online at http://www.ysschools.org/preschool-survey through March 31. All responses will remain confidential and will be used solely to guide the planning process for the Yellow Springs Schools Preschool.

• School board approves second censure against Magnus

  By Lauren ShowsFebruary 27, 2025

  

  The school board held a brief special meeting Friday, Feb. 7, with the only two agenda items being the rescission and replacement of a censure the board approved in January and the approval of a second censure.

• District breaks ground on facilities upgrade projects

  By Lauren ShowsFebruary 24, 2025

  

  The $55 million project includes renovation at the Mills Lawn campus and a combination of renovation, demolition and new construction at the East Enon Road campus of McKinney Middle and YS High schools.

• YS Schools join statewide voucher lawsuit

  By Lauren ShowsFebruary 8, 2025

  

  Yellow Springs Schools is one of the districts that has joined the growing coalition as it works to bring a lawsuit against the state — a lawsuit that questions the wisdom, and the fairness, of using public dollars to pay for private school tuition.

• School board censures member Amy Magnus

  By Lauren ShowsJanuary 31, 2025

  

  The school board’s most recent meeting Thursday, Jan. 9, included an agenda item that concerned an apology offered by board member Amy Magnus. The discussion of that agenda item ended in a 4–0 vote in favor of censuring Magnus, with Magnus abstaining from the vote.

• Yellow Springs Schools are closed Wednesday, Jan. 22

  By Matt MindeJanuary 21, 2025

  

  The Yellow Springs Board of Education has decided to close village schools on Wednesday, Jan. 22, due to extreme cold weather.