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Jefferson PK-8 first grade students have been enjoying practicing their phonics skills with a twist, and a twirl for that matter.

Students in Mrs. Haswell’s class had to pronounce the phonemes displayed on the flash card: A correct response would earn a roll of the die to determine how many stations the student was able to advance in the “Sensory Hallway”.

According to Jefferson Campus Leader Carrie Boyer, the Sensory Hallway has been around since 2019 and was created to allow students to take a “brain break” from learning and increase physical activity while improving large motor skills. This creative learning activity gave students a chance to exercise out some late afternoon restlessness while reinforcing the phonics skills of letter ID and letter sound ID.

The Warren G. Harding High School Symphonic Band was selected to perform on stage with Dallas Brass Nov. 9 at Packard Music Hall.

The Harding band joined the ensemble for the selection “American Tableau. “The Dallas Brass performance was part of the Warren Civic Music Association’s 2021-22 concert series.

Members of Dallas Brass also spent some time earlier in the day working with and performing for students at Warren G. Harding High School. Several of Harding’s Symphonic Band members received some pointers on performing in small ensembles. 

During its travels, Dallas Brass often selects a local high school band from the community in which the ensemble is performing to join the group on stage. Harding students previously appeared with the ensemble at the Packard during a concert in 2015.

Dallas Brass has toured extensively across the country. Founder and artist director Michael Levine said the ensemble seeks to entertain while also educating and inspiring young musicians.  Dallas Brass has worked with some 300,000 students in more than 2,500 concerts, rehearsals and clinics since the ensemble’s inception in1983.   

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Akron Children’s Hospital Offering COVID-19 Vaccines for all eligible students, ages 5 and up

WCSD Vaccination Clinic Message to Families

We are pleased to announce that Warren City Schools’ Jill Merolla, Supervisor of Community Outreach and Grant Development, will be sharing information about the district’s Social-Emotional Learning Programming during a virtual learning event Nov. 9 with SEL4Ohio (Social Emotional Learning Alliance for Ohio).

We recognize that a focus on children’s, and indeed whole school communities’ social and emotional development, is vital to well-being and maximizing potentials.

Ms. Merolla, along with Sue Rowe of Toledo Public Schools, will offer examples of more than a decade of work each of their school districts has done to expand and integrate social and emotional learning.

The program, “The “How” of Social and Emotional Learning Implementation: In Districts and School Communities,” will also feature internationally known speaker Karen VanAusdal, who will discuss what frameworks, tools and resources can assist these efforts.

In her 35 years in education, Ms. Merolla has worked as a
teacher, an elementary and middle school principal, and a central office administrator. Among her many current roles, she is the Program Manager for the CASEL Skills for Life Initiative brought to the District in 2010 by U.S. Congressman Tim Ryan. Ms. Merolla continues to be responsible for the initiative’s funding and the District’s SEL training of over 450, PK-12, teachers.

Warren G. Harding’s FIRST Robotic’s Team 48 hosted the much anticipated, in-person Mahoning Valley Robotics Challenge on Sunday, October 17, 2021. Following district guidelines, only the competitors and their advisors attended the event which included 17 teams from Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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The Board of Education of the Warren City School District is seeking sealed, signed, written qualification statements from qualified Construction Management firms to provide Construction Management at-Risk Services according to the requirements described in the Scope and other documents included with this Request For Qualifications (RFQ).

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WCS Associate Superintendent of Student Affairs Dante Capers discussed the school district’s addition of 500 new internet hotspots.

The technology gives students reliable access to the internet and is helping them complete their schoolwork at home at no cost to their families.

AT&T and Connected Nation teamed up to donate the technology to the district.

Watch Mr. Capers interview on WKBN HERE.

The Warren City School District has received several concerns recently regarding student behavior at the district’s home varsity football games.

As a result, the district is announcing several protocols, procedures and expectations that will be in place for all WCS students and guests who wish to attend the remaining home games:

• All PK-8 School aged children and guests will need to be accompanied by a responsible adult at the football game. It is expected that children sit in the stands with this adult.
• Prior to entering Mollenkopf Stadium, each PK-8 School aged child will need to register with their accompanying adult at one of the four designated tables.
• Registration: Each child and adult with a game event ticket will need to provide the accompanying adult’s phone contact information, sign in and receive a wristband to be worn for the duration of the game. PK-8 School aged youth without a wristband will not be permitted into the event and will be removed from the event if their wristband is removed.

PK-8 School aged children are expected to sit with their accompanying adult during the game.

• WGH Students will continue to follow the same game day procedures as have been communicated by the school administrators and staff this season.

These changes are being made so our loyal fans and WCS families can have an enjoyable game day experience supporting our WGH Raider Football TEAM, WGH Marching Band and Cheerleaders. We appreciate and expect your support in helping us achieve this goal for all of our students in the Warren City Schools.

Sept. 29, 2021 Message From WCS Superintendent and Athletic Director

Superintendent’s Message
Monday, September 13, 2021

WCS Families:
I wanted to take this opportunity after three weeks of school to send out a brief communication and update on a few areas of interest.

Laptop Distribution:
Each building is in the process of distributing devices to their students and/or parents based upon grade level for all students in good standing from the prior year (good standing defined as device was returned and working properly). If you do not yet have your child’s device please make arrangements with your school office as soon as possible. The devices will be utilized for academic work and need to be viable for any days school is not in session such as waiver days or any potential school closures we may encounter due to COVID 19. There have been rumors that we are preparing to be fully online or remote with different rumors stating different dates. This is simply not true. If conditions require remote learning, we will be better prepared than we were in the past 18 months however there is no predetermined date or plan for this and we wish our preparations never have to be utilized.

Waiver Day:
Wednesday, September 22, 2021, will serve as a waiver day for Warren City Schools. Students will not have class on this day however will be given assignments to complete. Teachers and non-teaching staff will participate in academic in-service training, safety training and other sessions related to the work of their department. I apologize for the late notice; we wanted to see how device distribution was going before making a final decision.

COVID 19:
Just as in Trumbull County and in the State of Ohio, as expected, we continue to see COVID 19 cases on the rise. At this time we continue to work with local health officials to notify families if their child has been determined to be a contact and if they would need to quarantine. When we sent home letters we received a few questions regarding how it is possible that a person who tested positive has no contacts. This is determined based upon if they were wearing a mask or not, the days they were symptomatic, the day they received a positive test result, were they properly socially distanced from others, etc. Additionally, vaccination status also plays a role as to individuals in contact having to quarantine or not. With that said, we continue to follow the guidance from our local health officials and procedure they provided to us.
If your child has been determined to be a contact of an individual that tested positive for COVID 19, you will receive a call from a school representative and possibly the Warren City Health Department. If someone in your child’s classroom has tested positive for COVID 19, regardless of the distance they were from your child, the school will send home a letter with your child. If an individual in the school building has tested positive you will receive an electronic communication via Final Forms to the email address you have on file.

Sincerely,
Steve Chiaro, Superintendent

Warren City Schools and the American Red Cross have teamed up to offer swim lesson for children between the ages of 3 and 14. This year will look different due to Coronavirus Precautions. Registration is open now.

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