Announcements for Parents
First Day of School for ALL Students
September 14 is the first day of school in which all Model A In-Person Learning students will attend school. All bus riders will report directly to their first period class without stopping at their locker. Car riders will stop at their locker on their way to their first period classroom.
Student Picture Day
Student Picture Day is scheduled for October 13 and 14 for Model A In-Person Learning students. For Model B At-Home Virtual Learning students, an evening photo shoot is available on October 14 at 4:00 p.m.
To purchase pictures, parents/guardians can pre-order online. All other orders will occur online after the picture proofs have been distributed to parents/guardians. This safety measure reduces papers being touched by multiple people. In addition, there will be no color background options to minimize the need for the photographer to come near the student to change the filter.
More information to come soon!
Bring Your Own Technology
Students are encouraged to bring their own devices (chromebooks, laptops, etc.) to eliminate shared chromebook usage within the classroom.
Device and Internet Accessibility
A form has been created, in order to survey our free/reduced lunch families on technology needs that may be necessary for you for the upcoming start of the 2020-2021 school year. If you have a financial hardship, and have selected Model B, or in the event the district is forced to shut down again due to State orders surrounding COVID-19, devices such as Chromebooks or internet hotspots will be necessary to continue your student’s instruction.
Based on the data from this form, devices and internet hotspots will be distributed to families with financial hardships, including, but not limited to free/reduced lunch as a priority based on supply. Please fill out the form below if you are in need of a device or internet hotspot, based on financial hardship.
Medication Drop Off Times
Medication (over the counter and/or prescription) can be dropped off at the building by appointment between 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. daily. Medications are to be in their original container and unopened. Over the counter medications require a parent signature. Prescription medications require a physician signature and a parent signature. Students are prohibited from carrying medication to school. It must be dropped off by a parent.
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Past Junior High Principal Updates
To view past Junior High Principal Updates, please visit the Junior High main webpage and scroll down the right hand side of the page.
Registration Gateway
The Back-to-School Registration Gateway has been updated for the 2020-2021 school year annual forms collection, and is now open to the public. This offers parents the opportunity each year to review the information that the school has on file for your student(s), and to electronically sign all the required annual forms. If you are already registered, you do not need to re-register. This is simply to review the information we currently have on file and then sign this school year’s annual forms.
Please make note of the following new feature when logging into Registration Gateway: The Family Review functionality has been activated. Parents/Guardians will login by youngest child to update ALL students in the family.
Parents will now login to Registration Gateway with their youngest child's information:
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Username - Youngest Student ID
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Password - Date of Birth (MMDDYYYY)*
- *8-Digit Birthdate, No Dashes/Slashes/Spaces, Only Numbers
The district requires this information to be completed by September 30, 2020. Address changes cannot be updated in Current Student Registration Gateway. If you have an address change, please contact your student’s building secretary.
We want to provide ample time to everyone to complete the necessary student registration information. If you have any questions regarding this online process, please contact the Registration Office at 937-748-6003.
Immunizations
Incoming 7th graders for the 2020-21 school year are required to submit an immunization update by the start of the 2020-21 school year. These records were due to the school by Tuesday, September 8.
There are two vaccines required by the Ohio Department of Health for all incoming 7th Grade Students:
- A diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus (Tdap) booster. This immunization needs to have been given no sooner than the child’s 10th birthday;
- First Dose of the Meningococcal (MCV4) vaccine
- If you choose not to immunize your child, then an Exemption Letter must be completed. This can be found on the district website
With our buildings being closed, we are asking that all updated immunizations be scanned and submitted to the email address listed below:
Lunch Payments & Free/Reduced Lunch Application
In this letter, please find important information on lunch payments, PaySchools Central, as well as Free/Reduced Meal Applications, for those families who qualify. Information in this letter applies to families who chosen in-person (Model A), as well as at-home/virtual learning (Model B).
