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• School board OKs negotiations with MPA

  By Lauren ShowsJuly 1, 2022

  

  At its regular meeting on Thursday, June 16, the YS Board of Education unanimously approved moving forward on negotiations with a maintenance plan advisor, or MPA.

• Facilities Committee wavers on MPA

  By Lauren ShowsJune 25, 2022

  

  An MPA would assess certain aspects of the school facilities’ needs and make recommendations to the Facilities Committee and the district on necessary long-term maintenance.

• District looks to hire student advocate

  By Lauren ShowsJune 13, 2022

  

  The YS Board of Education held a special meeting Tuesday, May 31, in order to approve some time-sensitive actions, including the job description for a new student advocate to be hired for the district. The position as described was unanimously approved by the four board members who voted.

• Haller to retire from YS schools after 30 years

  By Cheryl DurgansJune 10, 2022

  

  After three decades of work in the YS Schools, high school intervention specialist Donna Haller is retiring.

• YS Schools budget shortfall delayed slightly

  By Lauren ShowsJune 6, 2022

  

  At the regular meeting of the Board of Education two weeks ago, district Treasurer Jay McGrath presented the revised five-year forecast for the district’s budget for general operations funding.

• Graduation 2022 | Last steps, first steps

  By Matt MindeJune 2, 2022

  

  Last Thursday, on May 26, 65 Yellow Springs High School seniors walked under the arches to take their last steps as high schoolers and first steps into the wider world.

• 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.