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• Plan ends Yellow Springs High School class ranking

  By Carol SimmonsOctober 26, 2017

  

  Characterizing the calculations that determine class rankings as “unfair,” McKinney Middle and Yellow Springs High School Principal Tim Krier laid out a plan at the Thursday, Oct. 12, school board meeting to discontinue the designation of a graduating valedictorian and salutatorian.

• Citizens speak on school facilities

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  Villagers’ questions and concerns about the impact of new school facilities on local affordability and the environment came to the fore at a recent public forum, held Oct. 11 at the Bryan Center.

• BLOG–“Refugee 101” and “Muslim Community Voices” offerings by the BCP

  By Aaron Maurice SaariOctober 12, 2017

  

  As the current administration continues to threaten immigrants, refugees, and Muslims, let us be proactive in our resistance. You can help by simply taking surveys, attending events, and participating in conversations aimed at future action.

• Schools survey underway

  By Diane ChiddisterOctober 5, 2017

  

  This week and next, several hundred villagers will be contacted by Wright State researchers and asked about their preferences for addressing the needs of local school facilities.

• Bulldog Theater Festival to present two student plays this fall

  By YS News StaffOctober 4, 2017

  

  The McKinney and YSHS theater departments will expand their offerings this fall with the first Bulldog Theater Festival, which will bring two theatrical performances to local audiences.

• Board of Education— Meeting focuses on facilities

  By Carol SimmonsSeptember 28, 2017

  

  The Yellow Springs Board of Education met in a work session on Wednesday, Sept. 13, to take stock of the ongoing discussion about the future of the district’s physical facilities and to determine the board’s next steps.

• New manager at Antioch School

  By Jessica SeesSeptember 21, 2017

  

  Nathan Summers, a Yellow Springs resident of 20 years, has been handed the unicycle as the new school manager at the Antioch School.

• Village schools— New year, new requirements

  By Carol SimmonsSeptember 7, 2017

  

  With the new school year also comes a variety of new initiatives and policies — some the result of changing state and federal requirements and funding.

• First of many

  By Carol SimmonsAugust 31, 2017

  

  Layla Walland, 5, was ready for her first day of kindergarten to begin in Linnea Denman’s class at Mills Lawn on Friday, Aug. 25, while her father, Matt Walland, and 2-year-old brother, Finn, said their goodbyes.

• $150K grant for real-world engineering

  By Carol Simmons

  

  Food trucks may have their avid followers, but in nine months or so, villagers can look for a small fleet of food “trikes” to join the outdoor culinary ranks.