It is hard to believe, but some students start another school year this week! On Monday, Lima North Middle School 5th and 6th grade students received their student IDs and class schedules.
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Lima City Schools has started its summer camps program to keep the learning and fun going for the kids. Students attend camps at their home schools with a different theme each week. Kids at Independence today learning about transportation and making a train as their treat. Students at Lima North Middle School working with Legos and are looking forward to a field trip to LEGO Land.
Lima Senior High School students taught engineering basics and more to a class of interested students at the middle school, working with circuits, robot cars, and more. The high school students say that they hope that the middle school kids take an interest in the field, just as they have.
A program was held at the Lima Civic Center to honor the life of Congressman John Lewis. On Saturday local residents came to the Civic Center in Downtown Lima for an event planned by the Community Action Program.
North Middle School, and Heritage, Freedom, and Unity Elementary Schools all received 65 bags of oranges each from the Kiwanis Club of Lima.
You never know when a life-changing opportunity can arise, but if you practice and get better, you will be ready for it. Former NFL player and Ohio State and Lima senior graduate William White spoke to the students in the Closing the Achievement Gap program at North Middle School. White talked to the students about how important practice is to improve, not only in athletics but in academics too. When he was younger he struggled with his grades, but through practice with math and other subjects, White was able to graduate with an engineering degree from Ohio State University.
Building strong families is the goal of an initiative between Allen County Children Services and SAFY Lima Behavioral Health. The 2019 Families Build Futures event help educate and connect families to the resources they need to create and maintain healthy relationships. It will also address the challenges families face such as bullying, family drug addiction, assault, hunger, and poverty. This year's theme is superheroes for children.
Two Lima Senior High School programs invited elementary and middle school students for a day of fun Monday morning.
The Big Spartans, Little Spartans and Spartan 360 programs have been pairing high schooler mentors with students from North Middle School and Unity Elementary School over the school year. Monday capped off those programs with an event that was both fun and educational, and the hope is that the younger kids will be able to keep what they've learned in mind for years to come.
It was a "December to Remember" for some Lima City School students as they celebrated with some important people in their lives.
