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• YS Schools facilities— New report, familiar concerns

  By Carol SimmonsMay 30, 2019

  

  Local school buildings are in immediate need of upgrades. That was the paraphrased conclusion Wednesday, May 15, when representatives of the architectural engineering firm hired by Yellow Springs Schools to conduct an independent assessment of district facilities presented their findings to a joint meeting of the school board and the recently formed facilities task force.

• Yellow Springs Schools— Senior achievements honored

  By Carol Simmons

  

  Ronnebaum and Bryan, who were recipients of a number of the awards distributed this year, have also been chosen to be the 2019 student speakers at commencement exercises Thursday, May 30.

• Native American mascot controversy— Schools learn limits of debate

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Should schools use Native American images and names for sports teams? Yellow Springs High School 10th-grade social studies students were set to debate the pros and cons of that question next week before a panel of community member judges.

• 2019 special YSHS Senior supplement now available online

  By YS News StaffMay 24, 2019

  

  What are the Seniors saying this year? Do you know who said what?

• Board of Education Special Meeting

  By YS News StaffMay 22, 2019

  

  Thursday, May 23 at 8 a.m.

• YS school calendar full as academic year winds down

  By YS News StaffMay 18, 2019

  

  The 2018–19 school year is coming quickly to a close, and milestone activities commemorating the final days fill the calendar for the rest of the month until the last day of classes Friday, May 31.

• Dress code comment spurs controversy

  By Carol SimmonsMay 16, 2019

  

  A woman who works in food service at the high school faces the possibility of losing her job after separate public and private social media posts came to the attention of school officials last week.

• Holden to be new YS schools superintendent

  By Megan BachmanMay 13, 2019

  

  The Yellow Springs School Board will approve Dr. Terri Holden as the Yellow Springs Schools new superintendent, the district announced in a press release on Monday, May 13.

• YS school district treasurer put on leave; board votes not to renew contract

  By Carol SimmonsMay 10, 2019

  

  Yellow Springs schools Treasurer Dawn Bennett was placed on paid administrative leave, and her contract, which expires July 31, was not renewed in votes taken by the Yellow Springs school board after an executive session at the end of the regular board meeting Thursday, May 9.

• McCoy hired as assistant principal

  By Megan Bachman

  

  The Yellow Springs school board on Thursday, May 9, unanimously approved the hiring of Cameron McCoy as assistant principal and project-based learning foundations teacher at Yellow Springs High School/McKinney Middle School. McCoy has served in the position on an interim capacity since March 2018.