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On Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, 32 Warren City Schools’ 7th-grade girls representing the district’s four PK-8 buildings traveled to Rootstown with their school counselors to  participate in the STEM Goes Red event sponsored by the American Heart Association. 

This was the third year that Warren City Schools has sent 7th grade girls who have shown an interest in the medical and STEM fields. 

The event is held at the Northeast Ohio Medical University, NEOMED, in Rootstown, OH.  The goal of the program is to have girls explore the possibilities in STEM careers and for them to see their own potential in pursuing these careers.  

ABOUT STEM GOES RED

The American Heart Association is working to engage more women in STEM through STEM Goes Red. The program draws from the association’s strong legacy of science, education and discovery to help propel young women into rewarding STEM careers, according to the association’s website.

Further, by giving students access to leading employers and experts, they have the chance for an insider look at what they do. STEM Goes Red attendees gain firsthand experience, connect with inspiring professionals and learn about jobs across STEM fields.

Read more about STEM GOES RED.

More than 500 coats were handed out at the McGuffey PK-8 School recently thanks to Operation Warm.

The national nonprofit provided the coats in response to an application submitted last year by McGuffey school-community liaisons Sydney Johnson and Ruby Freeman. The award provided coats for students in grades PK-5 this school year at no cost to the district or the students’ families.

Operation Warm is a non-profit organization that has been around for 27 years. 

Members of the United Auto Workers Local 1112 union made a stop at Warren City Schools on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, to drop off enough toys to make the season a little brighter for 20 district families.

Sonja Woods, co-chair of the union’s community service committee, said Local 1112 is focused on what its members can do to help the community through the holiday season.

Union members dropped by the WCS’ Student Recreation and Wellness Center with several bags and boxes filled with gifts that will be distributed to students and their families in Warren’s schools. The union worked with the school district’s school-community liaisons to identify families to receive the gifts.

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Ms. Allen’s Raider Day Seniors recently helped Ms. Hernandez’s preschool class with holiday crafts as the first part of an ongoing senior-preschool program for collaborative craft time.

The effort allows for district’s newest pupils to connect with older students.

The collaboration is also benefiting the seniors as they work through a Senior Service Initiative started this school year to serve the community through partnership and philanthropy.

The students will be working together on other holiday crafts throughout the remainder of the school year. 

WGH Raider Football ended the 2025 football season by recognizing the student-athletes for various accomplishments.

The students were honored during the annual banquet held Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, at the WCS’ Student Recreation and Wellness Center.

Tyler Smith was named Raider of the Year;  Matt Richardson received the Mollenkopf Award; the Academic Award went to Asa Burch; the Ironman Award went to Ashton Coleman; and Anthony Simpson received the Inspirational Award .

Other recognitions included:

Students who achieved a 3.0 and above:

• Anthony Simpson
• Asa Burch
• Austin Harrington
• Chase Tibbs
• Derrick Luton
• Elijah Phillips
• Ellis Daniels
• Isaiah Wright
• Jacoby Langgston
• James Jones
• Jaylen Murray
• Jeremiah Crenshaw
• Joseph Daniel
• Justice Dukes
• Kris Gebhard
• Laves Powell
• Marcus Washington
• Matt Richardson
• Mike Wade
• Patrick Thompson
• Raitwan Hill
• Roosevelt Haynes
• Sai’Tavion Hill
• X’zayvion Blackwell
• Zayvion Smith
• Zerion Redding

Highest GPA by Class:

• 12th: X’Zayvion Blackwell (3.477)
• 11th: James Jones (3.571)
• 10th: Asa Burch (3.882)
• 9th: Marcus Washington (3.71)

All Trumbull County

• Zayvion Smith: 1st Team Offensive Line
• Matt Richardson: 1st Team Defensive
• BackTyler Smith: 1st Team Linebacker

All Northeast Inland District Team

• Zayvion Smith: 1st Team Offensive Line
• Matt Richardson: 1st Team Defensive Back
• Tyler Smith: 2nd Team Linebacker

All AAC First Team

• Zayvion Smith: Defensive Line
• Anthony Simpson: Defensive Line
• Asa Burch: Outside Linebacker
• Tyler Smith: Inside Linebacker
• Matt Richardson: Defensive Back
• Elijah Phillips: Defensive Back
• Jaron Edmonds: Kicker

All AAC Second Team

• Mike Wade: Offensive Line
• Ashton Coleman: Offensive Line
• Amiere Cobb: Quarterback
• Julius Farrell: Wide Receiver
• Ellis Daniels: Defensive Line
• Raitwan Hill: Lineback

Four of Warren G. Harding High School’s student-athletes have made commitments to their intended colleges.

Hannah and  Hailey Brown, Harding’s twin soccer stars, have each signed to Lake Erie College. Meanwhile, WGH basketball standouts Xavier Clark and Miles Miller have committed to Point Park University and Walsh University, respectively. 

Hannah received first-team All-Conference and first-team All-District in 2024. The Harding striker also finished this season tied in goals scored for the Raiders.

The students made their college commitments on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, at the WCS’ Student Recreation and Wellness Center, where teammates, classmates, family, community members and school staff gathered to watch them sign their letters of intent.

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Six Warren G. Harding High School were among 20 who were recognized at a banquet on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025 as being among the top high school students in Trumbull County.

Michael Anastasiadis, Gianna Magazine, Micaiah Capers, Jane Faulk, Ameera Coleman and Vincenzo Laprocina were among this year’s Twenty Under 20 Award recipients.

Harding’s 2025 nominees were:

• Michael Anastasiadis, a senior;

• Micaiah Capers, a junior;

• Ameera Coleman, a senior;

• Faulk, a junior;

• Vincenzo Laprocina, a senior; and

• Gianna Magazine, a junior.

WGH had the most nominations this year. One finalist, Jane Faulk, is a repeat nominee.

Now in its 13th year, the program, co-sponsored by the Tribune Chronicle, AVI Foodsystems and Akron Children’s Mahoning Valley, honors 20 high-achieving individuals younger than 20 for their leadership skills through volunteerism, extracurricular activities and academic achievements.

Voting for the this year’s Ohio Department of Transportation’s Paint a Plow contest has started and students in Kristen Newbrough’s  Senior Studio class have gotten in on the seasonal safety campaign.

The class came up with the the theme “Don’t Crowd the Plow” and painted their design on the plow provided by ODOT.

The Warren G. Harding entry for the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Paint a Plow contest is a real “scream!” Teacher and her

ODOT delivered snowplows to several area schools, including Harding, in for students to paint.

The Paint the Plow program allows local schools and non-profit organizations to paint an ODOT snowplow blade with messages of snow and ice safety, state, school, or community pride, or patriotism, according to ODOT’s website.

For more information, visit ODOT’s Paint the Plow Program.

To view the plows and support your favorite design, visit Facebook.com/ODOTD4. Voting started Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, and continues through Friday, Dec. 5 at 3 p.m. Each Facebook “like” counts as one vote — the plow with the most likes win!

Six Warren G. Harding High School students are among twenty of the most impressive young leaders in Trumbull County.

This year, three Harding seniors and three of the high school’s juniors have been selected for the 2025 Class of Twenty Under 20.

Now in its 13th year, the program, co-sponsored by the Tribune Chronicle, AVI Foodsystems and Akron Children’s Mahoning Valley, honors 20 high-achieving individuals younger than 20 for their leadership skills through volunteerism, extracurricular activities and academic achievements.

WGH had the most nominations this year. One finalist, Jane Faulk, is a repeat nominee. In all, 65 students form school districts across Trumbull County were nominated this year.

The students, whose volunteer activities run the gamut from church groups to Akron Children’s and food pantries, were nominated by family members, teachers, club advisers and school guidance counselors.

Many of them have 4.0 grade point averages, have taken college credit courses and are on track to graduate at the top of their classes.

The winners were selected based on a calculation of 50% leadership and 25% each academic achievement and extracurricular activities.

Harding’s nominees this year are:

• Michael Anastasiadis, a senior;

• Micaiah Capers, a junior;

• Ameera Coleman, a senior;

• Faulk, a junior;

• Vincenzo Laprocina, a senior; and

• Gianna Magazine, a junior.

The top five winners will be selected to split $1,000 to be donated to the local charity of their choice. One overall winner will be picked from among the five. Those winners will be announced during a dinner on Dec. 3 at DiVieste’s.

The Beverly Barile Chapter of National Honor Society held its induction ceremony November 13, 2025, 31 new members.

Students are selected for membership by a faculty council and must meet specific criteria based on scholarship, character, leadership, and service.