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• Mills Lawn Book Fair this week

  By Suzanne SzempruchMarch 25, 2013

  

  Mills Lawn Elementary School is excited about the upcoming Book Fair. An amazing selection of books is headed our way!

• Mills Lawn School’s Project Peace— Kids learn to make art, not war

  By Anisa KlineMarch 21, 2013

  At the beginning of the school year, Mills Lawn principal Matt Housh and school counselor John Gudgel got together to discuss their school-wide goals for the year. Number one on Gudgel’s list was addressing the issue of bullying, which he defines as “ongoing, intentional behavior to cause physical or emotional harm.”

• Laugh, grow with Antioch School

  By Lauren HeatonMarch 7, 2013

  The Antioch School’s scholarship fund got a big push last year when the school’s main fundraising event featured a comedian to liven things up. And the school aims to do the same thing this year for its annual Antioch School Silent Auction.

• World hunger by class

  By Lauren HeatonMarch 1, 2013

  

  McKinney students explore issues of economic privilege around the globe as part of Wellness Week.

• Icy weather closes schools

  By YS News StaffFebruary 22, 2013

  Yellow Springs Schools are closed today, Feb. 22.

• Guns and the Village: Reviewing safety in our schools

  By Lauren HeatonFebruary 14, 2013

  

  The rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14 has caused school communities across the country to reassess the safety of their buildings and their ability to respond to violent threats and crises, especially those related to an active shooter.

• McKinney takes top writing honors

  By YS News Staff

  

  McKinney Middle School students took several top honors at the annual Power of the Pen District Tournament held on Saturday, Feb. 2, at YSHS.

• Village schools — Private fund fuels change

  By Lauren HeatonFebruary 7, 2013

  

  Yellow Springs schools are on the road toward change, and investigating other education models is one piece of the complex web of adjustments the district expects to make over the next eight years as part of its strategic plan.

• McKinney artists hold their own ‘Chopped’

  By Lauren HeatonJanuary 18, 2013

  

  McKinney eighth grade students competed in a series of timed art contests this week to make the cut or get “chopped.”

• Schools offer drug counseling

  By Lauren HeatonDecember 27, 2012

  At its meeting on Dec. 13, the Yellow Springs school board agreed to contract with Greene County’s TCN Behavioral Health Services for substance abuse prevention and treatment services for students in the school.