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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...
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Amanda Elementary Receives Momentum Award
Amanda Elementary School has been presented with the Momentum Award by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW) for its results on the 2022-2023 state report card.
The Momentum Award is ...
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District Closed for Total Solar Eclipse
Middletown City School District (MCSD) will be closed on Monday, April 8, 2024, for the total solar eclipse. There will be no school or afterschool activities that day.
Locations across Ohio, includi...
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March 19 is a Remote Learning Day for K-6 Students
March 19 will be a Remote Learning Day for all kindergarten through 6th grade students in Middletown City School District (MCSD). All K-6 students will learn from home on this day.
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Students Get Access to Fresh Fruit All Day in Pilot Program
Fourth grade classrooms at Rosa Parks Elementary are testing out a pilot program that gives students access to fresh fruit throughout the entire school day.
The idea stemmed from a trip Superintende...
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PE Teacher Wins Teacher of the Year Award from First Tee Chapter
Brad Fletcher, the Physical Education (PE) teacher at Amanda Elementary, was named the Teacher of the Year by First Tee Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky (GCNKY) Chapter.
Fletcher is the first p...
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Sowing Success: Classroom Cultivates Grant to Grow Healthy Habits
A grant from the Elks National Foundation is helping unearth a golden opportunity to grow healthy eating habits and hands-on learning experiences for students at Rosa Parks Elementary.
The foundation...
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High School Students to Engage in Experiential Learning Day
On Tuesday, February 27, while juniors are taking the ACT, freshman, sophomore, and senior students at Middletown High School will embark on a day of experiential learning opportunities. The immersive...