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• School Facilities Committee assesses issues

  By Lauren ShowsMay 28, 2022

  

  Among the issues identified by building users, the largest concerns discussed at the meeting were heating, ventilation and air conditioning, or HVAC, systems and air quality; bathrooms; and safety and security.

• Celebrate YSHS Class of ’22

  By YS News StaffMay 25, 2022

  

  The Class of 2022 will take its final bow at graduation on Thursday, May 26, at YS High School. However, because of projected rain, commencement ceremonies have been relocated to the gym.

• Students walk out to protest racism

  By Jessica Thomas

  

  The walk out was a response to an incident between a white teacher, Karleen Materne, and a Black student after the teacher was overheard saying the N-word.

• YSHS students inducted into Honor Society

  By YS News StaffMay 14, 2022

  

  On Monday, May 2, 12 YS High School students were inducted as new members of the Yellow Springs chapter of the National Honor Society.

• YS Schools Facilities Committee begins

  By Lauren ShowsMay 4, 2022

  

  At its first meeting on Thursday, April 7, the YS Schools Facilities Committee, recently formed by the school board, focused on clarifying its purpose and dividing tasks between its members to work toward that purpose.

• HB 126 could impact school tax revenue

  By Lauren Shows

  

  A bill passed earlier this month by both the Ohio House and Senate is on track to impact the ways school districts are able to collect tax revenues — including in Yellow Springs.

• YS school board considers levies timing

  By Carol SimmonsApril 26, 2022

  

  Yellow Springs school district Treasurer Jay McGrath told school board members during their last regular meeting that now is the time to start thinking about what they want to do about the current permanent improvement levy that expires at the end of 2023.

• Preschoolers celebrate World Down Syndrome Day

  By Lauren ShowsApril 4, 2022

  

  Mike Anderson and Katie Warber helped students in the school’s morning and afternoon classes celebrate at story time by reading Amy E. Sturkey’s “‘D’ is for Down Syndrome,” which uses each letter of the alphabet to introduce young readers to aspects of life growing up with Down syndrome.

• School facilities committee moves forward

  By Carol SimmonsApril 2, 2022

  

  Recently elected board members Judith Hempfling and Dorothée Bouquet, who were on different sides of the previous facilities plan that was defeated by voters this past fall, presented a joint proposal for moving forward on the issue last month.

• Speech & Debate competes at state

  By YS News StaffMarch 29, 2022

  

  Several members of the Yellow Springs High School and McKinney Middle School Speech & Debate team competed in the state-level tournament earlier this month.