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Raider Football Ends 2025 Season With Banquet, Team Recognitions

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

Regular Board Meeting Live Stream 12-09-2025

A board meeting will take place Tuesday, December 9th at 5:15p.m. The meeting will be held in the Harriet T. Upton Room at Warren City Schools Administration, 105 High St NE, Warren, OH 44481. This meeting is open to the public. Click the link below to view the live stream.

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Public participation (via email in advance) will be considered at wcsboard.participation@warrencityschools.org, questions, comments and concerns must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. the day prior to the meeting.  Submission must include name and address.

Signing Day: WGH Student-Athletes Sign College Commitments

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.

6 Harding Students Recognized Among Trumbull County’s Top 20!

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.

WGH students send safety message with ODOT’s Paint the Plow Contest

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 WGH students to be recognized at the annual Twenty Under 20 Awards Dinner Dec. 3

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.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: National speaker, author talks to WCS educators about meeting the needs of all students and improving literacy

International literacy leader Pati Montgomery spent some time in Warren meeting with school teachers and administrators about leadership and literacy.

Montgomery was the keynote during Warren City Schools’ Nov. 4, 2025, waiver day professional learning sessions.

She has been recognized by the International Dyslexia Association, ARC, and ExcelEd for her outstanding leadership in the area of literacy.

She is a national speaker in the area of leadership and literacy, specifically on the systems and structures that should be implemented in schools to increase literacy outcomes for students. 

She is lead author for the book, “It’s Possible, A Leadership Plan for Implementing Quality Reading Instruction and Ensuring Literacy for All.”  She is Senior Education Officer at Keys to Literacy and founded Schools Cubed, a literacy leadership coaching firm that is now part of Keys to Literacy.

Her visit to Warren City Schools was was funded through the Comprehensive Literacy Grant awarded to Warren City Schools in June 2024. Beginning with the administrators, she set the stage for building a more robust MTSS system within the schools in order to meet the needs of all students and improve literacy outcomes in Warren City Schools.

Sessions were held at Warren G. Harding High School and the WCS Student Recreation and Wellness Center.     

WCS Set to Start Final Phase of the Mollenkopf Stadium Construction Project

The final phase of the Mollenkopf Stadium Construction Project is scheduled to begin the week of Oct. 27, with the demolition of the nearly 100-year-old East side stands. 

There will be changes to the access from Atlantic Street towards the softball field. Two-way traffic will continue in a modified pattern and will be supported by a construction fence and construction barrels.

Please refer to the map for details.

WCS’ STEM program goes mobile with new traveling classroom

WCS’ STEM program goes mobile with new traveling classroom

Warren City Schools on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, rolled out the district’s new Mobile STEM Lab with a preview of the classroom on wheels.

The mobile lab, which offers hands-on science, technology engineering and math education, is set to begin traveling among Warren’s five school buildings. 

It is housed in a 38-foot Freightliner chassis designed to bring hands-on, technology-rich learning experiences directly to students across the district. This state-of-the-art Mobile Stem Lab, made available through grant funding, is part of the district’s ongoing commitment to expanding opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for all learners.

“This is a wonderful opportunity to expand STEM experiences to students throughout the school district and to build upon the existing STEM programs we already have in place,” said Danielle Miller, Supervisor of Technology, Warren City Schools. 

The Mobile STEM Lab features a 3D printing farm, a dedicated instructional area equipped with a 55-inch Interactive Smart Panel, and nine computer workstations, including a wheelchair-accessible workstation and lift to ensure inclusivity for all students. The lab will allow students to participate in engaging, age-appropriate lessons in computer science, robotics, 3D printing, and other emerging technologies.

By bringing advanced technology directly to schools, the Mobile STEM Lab expands access to innovative, hands-on learning and fosters creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration among students. Lessons and activities are designed to connect  learning to real-world applications, introducing students to potential career pathways in engineering, computer science, and technology innovation.

“The Warren City School District is excited to offer this outstanding learning opportunity to our students, like none other in our region,” said Superintendent/CEO Steve Chiaro. “We expect our Mobile STEM Lab to motivate and inspire learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics for students of all ages across the district.”

Photos by Katie Statema