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• Class of 2020 vision begins to form

  By Lauren HeatonJune 9, 2011

  There are many themes that have emerged in the process of crafting the Class of 2020 strategic plan for the village’s public schools.

• Kids’ music pioneer performs at MLS

  By Lauren HeatonJune 2, 2011

  Behind all of today’s fun and inspiring music for youth, is one African-American woman who set out with a conga drum in the cafés of Chicago in the 1950s and humbly started a wave of change that, six decades later, she and others are still riding.

• Schools trying to stem losses

  By Lauren Heaton

  According to the Yellow Springs school board, due to the cumulative effect of the budget reductions the district instituted this spring, the five-year budget forecast through 2015 looks slightly better than it did last fall.

• Speak up about the future of Yellow Springs schools

  By Lauren HeatonMay 30, 2011

  

  It’s your turn to give input about the future of the Yellow Springs Exempted Village schools.

• Joyce McCurdy retires — Imparting the complexity of past

  By Lauren HeatonMay 26, 2011

  When Joyce McCurdy left her teaching job in Springfield and took a pay cut to come to Yellow Springs schools, classes were still being held at Bryan High School, right next to the train that ran through town. That was 1968

• Kinder Concert

  By Matt MindeMay 19, 2011

  The bright t-shirts of the Mills Lawn School Kindergartners were only matched by the shining faces and sparkling songs Wednesday night. Read more and see a slide show.

• Seniors make meaning from tragedy

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  The loss of a young life is always tragic, but two local young people hope to find meaning in that tragedy. The meaning sought by Elise Giardullo and Gabe Amrhein is their attempt to save other lives by educating young adults on the dangers of texting while driving.

• Teachers Winks, Lemkau look back

  By Lauren Heaton

  Yellow Springs High School teachers Shanna Winks and Phil Lemkau are retiring this year.

• A magical ‘Aladdin’ at the Antioch School

  By Diane ChiddisterMay 18, 2011

  

  At the Antioch School, things get done a bit differently, and that includes the school musical. As befits a school that advocates a holistic approach to learning, the children are involved in all phases of the production, from choosing the play to picking their character, from designing their costume to decorating the set.

• Teachers reflect on fulfilling careers

  By Lauren HeatonMay 12, 2011

  

  Five teachers from Mills Lawn Elementary School and Yellow Springs High School are retiring this year after more than 30 years in the district.