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Back to School Guide 2024-2025
Your guide to help get you Back-to-School ready for the 2024-2025 school year.
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First Week of School for 2024-2025 School Year
Middletown City School District will have a staggered start for the 2024-2025 school Year
Here's when your student's first day is:
Kindergarten:
- August 16: Kindergarten testing
- August 19: Kinder...
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Dr. Million Crowned Mrs. Ohio America
Dr. Anedra Million, a Highview 6th Grade Center teacher, has been crowned Mrs. Ohio America 2024.
The prestigious title is a testament to her dedication, hard work, and passion inside and outside the...
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Longtime MCSD Employee named Grand Marshal for City's 4th of July Parade
Joni Crow, the longest-serving employee of Middletown City School District, will be the Grand Marshal for the City of Middletown's 2024 4th of July parade.
Crow, who currently serves as an Interventi...
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Middie Meal Machine Returns for Summer 2024
The Middie Meal Machine is back for Summer 2024!
Beginning on Monday, June 3, the Middie Meal Machine will be back in action, serving free nutritious meals to children and teens in our community.
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Delicious Blend of Education and Entrepreneurship: 6th Graders Create Pop-up Taco Business
Students at Highview 6th Grade Center have taken their real-world learning to the next level by launching their own pop-up taco business.
After learning about the fields of Business, Marketing, and ...
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MCSD Honored with 20th Anniversary Award from Adopt A Class
Middletown City School District (MCSD) is the proud recipient of the 20th Anniversary Award from Adopt A Class (AAC). MCSD was presented the award during AAC's 2024 Celebration Breakfast at the Duke E...
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Teachers Troy Rees and Becky Parsons Honored with Virginia Shaffer Award
Middletown City School District Teachers Troy Rees and Becky Parsons were honored as the recipients of the prestigious Virginia Shaffer Award.
The annual award was established in 1961 by the then Pre...
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Senior Luke Atkinson Signs with Project LIFE
Beaming with pride in front of a crowd of his biggest fans and supporters, Luke Atkinson, a senior at Middletown High School, signed his "letter of intent" with Butler Tech's Project LIFE on Monday.
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Roaring Success: Fifth-Graders Calculate Volume While Creating Zoo Animals from Cardboard
Fifth-grade students in Mrs. Fain's class at Rosa Parks Elementary are applying their math knowledge to real-world scenarios.
Using what they've learned in math class, students participated in a proj...