Celebrate the creativity and talent of Warren City Schools students on Friday, May 2, 2025, during the district’s annual art show.
The event is set for 5 to 7 p.m. inside the large gym at Warren G. Harding High school. An awards ceremony with begin at 6 p.m.
The Willard PK-8 School’s Destination Imagination Team is representing Warren City Schools in the DI Global Competition in May!
Willard’s The Misfit Pencils claimed 1st place in the state, ensuring the team’s path to compete against other teams from around the world.
With over 1000 students on 124 teams from across Ohio, Warren City Schools took 5 teams to state level competition for Destination Imagination: four from Willard and one from Lincoln.
While all four teams showed up and made Warren proud, Willard’s The Misfit Pencils took the challenge of Fine Arts calling for students to show how something small or simple can make a big impact with a minimalist set. The team created a storyline that took on heavy topics such as bullying, depression, suicide, abuse, and neglect.
Read more about The Misfit Pencils HERE.
Destination Imagination encourages students to grow and collaborate without boundaries by providing challenges rooted in STEAM subjects that inspire unique solutions through the use of the creative process.
The kindergarten and preschool registration process is underway for the 2025-2026 school year at Warren City Schools.
District representatives will be available to assist families with registration at these schools the following dates and times:
For the second consecutive year, the McGuffey PK-8 School has been recognized by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce with the state’s Momentum Award.
The honor recognizes schools that exceed expectations for student growth.
At the March 25, 2025, Warren City School Board of Education meeting Principal James Joseph led a presentation highlighting the school’s beach-themed year ‘Making Waves in Academic Excellence’ and notable achievements, including maintaining a 3-star overall rating on the school’s 2024 state report cards released this past fall.
The school retained a 4-star progress rating for exceeding growth expectations. Educators doubled 3rd-grade literacy proficiency and the school leaders are seeing “tangible proof that our strategies are working,” explained McGuffey curriculum liaison Kayla Pollifrone.
McGuffey PK-8 School students smiled as they, one-by-one, made friends with the friendly four-legged guests they welcomed to the Student Recreation and Wellness Center on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
Members of the Siberian Husky Club of Greater Cleveland talked to the students about sled dogs and the supplies and tools mushers use when driving sled dogs. Later, the students had the opportunity to pet Siberian Husky Flint and two of his canine pals, and to see sled dogs up close.
It was the club’s second visit to Warren City Schools. Read about the first visit HERE.
Warren G. Harding seniors had the opportunity on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, to discuss various job and career choices with those who already work in those fields.
Warren G. Harding hosted a job fair that brought representatives from the City of Warren, the Warren City Fire and Police Departments, and Warren City Schools.
“I think it’s a really good opportunity to meet people, talk to them and make contacts,” said senior Jacob Borsic. “It gives you options to consider after graduation. Even if you’re not ready now, maybe yo want to go to college or something, it’s still good to know what’s out there.
Some students took the opportunity to try on some firefighter gear as they discovered what it takes to join the city department’s roster.
Others asked about the potential for working for Warren City Schools. District staff was on hand to discuss educational assistant, cafeteria, maintenance and transportation positions.
Trinity Walker said she was introduced to jobs she had even thought about prior to the job fair.
“It’s nice to know about all of the options,” she said. “I’ve learned a lot.”
To learn more about employment opportunities for graduating seniors within WCS, visit: WGH Seniors: Job Opportunities.
For all job postings, visit: Employment Opportunities.
By Virginia Shank / Schools Public Relations
Volunteers were on hand at Warren City Schools to read to students during this year’s Read Across America Week.
This year’s theme for the national reading effort, held March 3-7, was “Explore New Worlds Through Reading”.
The effort was facilitated by the United Way of Trumbull County for students in grades K-3.
Leaders from the United Way of Trumbull County along with Warren City officials, community members and business representative spent time in classrooms reading to students.
This year’s book selection was “Mae Among the Stars” written by Roda Ahmed and illustrated by Stasia Burrington.
The book tells the story of Mae Jemison and her goal to become as astronaut.
Here is a glimpse inside a Willard PK-8 School classroom during Read Across America Week.
Other than their parents or other family members, often the school bus driver is the first person a child sees at the start of the day.
On Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, the students and staff within Warren City Schools expressed their appreciation for the district’s two dozen bus drivers who transport students to and from school, and to special events and field trips.
The district hosted a gathering for the bus drivers in observance of School Bus Driver Appreciation Day. The day is part of the national Love the Bus program established to recognize school bus drivers across the country. For their part, students created thank you cards for their bus drivers.
Teresa Wilson, who has driven bus for 12 years, said she was grateful for the recognition from the district and the students.
Posted on the outside of a district school bus were notes and cards from the students.
“You care. You build relationships with these children, and their families,” she said. “It’s nice to know you’re appreciated.”
By Virginia Shank / Schools Public Relations
Kindergarten registration for the 2025-2026 school year has started in the Warren City School District. Registration will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. on:
Make an appointment to register:
By Virginia Shank / Schools Public Relations
By Virginia Shank / Schools Public Relations
Lincoln 5th graders attended Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks at Playhouse Square in Cleveland on February 26, 2025.
The production is based on the award-winning book by Jason Reynolds.
Prior to attending the play, the 5th graders read the book as part of their SEL (Social and Emotional Learning) lessons. They learned the importance of viewing situations from multiple perspectives and having empathy for others because of the interconnection between people in a community
Students’ understanding of the book was enhanced through the visual representation of the play. Their attendance was made possible because of the Schermer Trust and DiYorio foundation grant and the Big Yellow School Bus grant from the Ohio Arts Council.
