After a community forum held on October 29th, the Elida School Board of Education voted on whether they will move forward with a renewal tax levy. On Tuesday evening, the Elida School Board unanimously voted to move forward with the renewal levy for $2.7 million. Tuesday night's decision comes after the unofficial 5-year forecast presented at the community forum showing expenses outpacing revenues by an increasingly growing margin. Following Tuesday night's board meeting, we spoke with Elida Local Schools Superintendent, Joel Mengerink, about the next steps and the impact of Tuesday night's decision.
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History was coming to life for students at Lima's North Middle School as the school year comes to the end. Some 5th and 6th graders get the chance to experience what life would be like during the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the Western Expansion. Educators say that it can be difficult keeping the students attention in the last few days of classes. The kids went room to room for the "history era tour". The hands-on activities seem to keep their attention and help them retain the information.
May 14, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission (OPOTC) has unanimously approved recommendations put forth by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Future of Police Training, signaling a significant step forward in transforming the training of Ohio law enforcement.
It's getting high school students interested in giving back and making a difference in the community. The Bath Interact Club attended the Lima Rotary Club meeting on Monday to give an update on what they have been doing throughout the school year. The club is sponsored by the Rotary to encourage these young adults to get involved. The program teaches them leadership skills, personal integrity, respect for others, and responsibility, among other virtues.
Ahead of their graduation, Lima Senior's DECA students put on their caps and gowns to walk through the halls of Unity Elementary one last time. The high school students spent the year visiting with their littles at Unity to provide help with classes, life advice, and emotional support. The annual tradition is the school's way of showing appreciation and support for their bigs as they move forward in life and showing littles what they are working towards too.
The medical center's Rising Star program places high school students who are interested in the medical field into a month-long internship. They will get the chance to explore various career opportunities in the healthcare field, such as surgery, pharmacy, nursing, and emergency medicine, among others. The program is designed to give the students the connections and resources they need to move forward in their careers, which the organizers hope is in Lima.
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - On Sunday, a Bath Township resident will be celebrating both Mother's Day and her 104th birthday.
High and middle school students took part in Waynesfield-Goshen's annual career day. People from 35 different businesses, colleges, and military branches spoke to the Tigers about the options they have after they graduate. This exposure to the different paths they could take could help them make decisions about their future while still at Waynesfield-Goshen.
Tri Star Career Compact's students celebrate the end of high school and the beginning of adulthood. Star Career Compact's students celebrate the end of high school and the beginning of adulthood. Around 230 students graduated from Tri Star on Friday. In the last five years, the career tech school has seen a 66% increase in enrollment, partly due to the high demand from local employers for new workers who already come with industry experience in fields like education, construction, and medicine. Many students who enter and complete the programs are highly motivated, hard-working, and have clear goals for their futures.
When we think of addiction, we more often than not think of vices like drugs, alcohol, and gambling. But the Lima Catholic Schools have given a new meaning to the word addiction for over 40 years. It's embodied perfectly in the annual Positive Addiction 5K.