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Warren’s Jefferson PK-8 School once again served as Berk Enterprises’ clothing donation distribution site.

For the third year in a row, Warren-based Berk donated dozens of coats, socks and other clothing items to Warren City Schools and several organizations across the community. The company collected around 1,800 new winter clothing items of various sizes.

The items were distributed on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. Jefferson staff and students were on hand to help representatives from the various organizations transfer boxes and bags of items from the school to their vehicles.

The donation started years ago benefitting the Warren Family Mission, but has grown to include other groups. This year, including Warren City Schools, 11 groups benefitted from the donations, including St. Vincent de Paul, Someplace Safe and Jewish Family Community Services.

Students in Warren City Schools’ five buildings are ringing in the the holiday season with bells jingling, children singing, and crowds donning big bright smiles in response to the jubilant performances.

Students at the Jefferson PK-8 School got a close-up view of some fundamentals of basketball when when representatives from the Cleveland Cavaliers brought the Cavs Academy to Warren on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023.

The learning experience is part of the organization’s commitment to inspire future generations to grow through their involvement in basketball.

The Cavaliers provide opportunities for youth to learn the fundamentals of the game through the organization’s basketball camps and clinics.

The Warren G. Harding National Honor Society inducted 29 new members during a ceremony Dec. 7, 2023, at Warren G. Harding High School.

The 2023-2024 inductees include four members of the WGH Class of 2024 and 25 members of the WGH Class of 2025.

Members of the Class of 2024 are:

• Nehemiah Alexander
• James Guy
• Milon Lee
• Ariyoana Reese

Members of the Class of 2025 are:

• Jacob Borsic
• Airiz Coleman Bey
• Ka’Niya Cayson-Hill
• Serenity Clay
• Gino DiCesare
• Sophie Gardner
• Darrik Hall
• Sarah Herko
• Natalie James
• Shayona King
• Aaron Lawrence
• Makenzie Monsman
• Saniyah Moore
• Tyra Myrick
• Sebastian O’Brien
• Sonia Pitts
• Alexis Rodgers
• Monica Ruckman
• Jeremy Sampson
• Savana Shipman
• Skyler Smith
• Serinity Stano
• Karly Trisler
• Courtney Wilcox
• Johnna Wright

They join existing members, all from the WGH Class of 2024:

• Donovan Boyd
• Faith Code
• Jacob Daugherty
• Nilvia Munoz-Espinosa
• Caleb Gardner
• Nathan James
• Mia Bella Jones
• Carter Knupp
• Lauren McCormick
• Carlecia Rodgers
• Camille Richardson
• Jayla Richardson
• Renn Rohrer

With the holidays just around the corner, donations from Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1090 and Auxiliary and Nick Frankos, owner of Buena Vista, will help make the season a little brighter for some of our Warren City Schools families.

Representatives from the Warren-based VFW Post, including Post Commander Charles Ciapala, delivered various food and clothing items, including much-needed socks, to the Warren Board of Education/Administration Office.

Dozens of turkeys that Mr. Frankos donated were delivered to each of the district’s five school buildings.

Both donations were made on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.

Students across the Warren City School District paid tribute to our U.S. Military Veterans with various performances and activities in observance of Veterans Day 2023!

Students presented various songs and readings to special guests at our buildings. Some were family members, friends and even district staff who serve or have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Educators from districts similar to Warren City Schools gathered at Warren G. Harding High School on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, as part of Ohio Mid-Sized Schools Leadership Collaborative instructional rounds.

Superintendents, teachers and curriculum leaders from around the state visited Warren classrooms and provided feedback to district staff and the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce about student engagement, teacher feedback, and academic content.

“Although no two districts are exactly alike, it is a great opportunity to be able to collaborate with representatives of school districts similar to Warren and that have similar concerns,” explained Warren’s Chief Academic Officer Wendy Hartzell.

Instructional rounds, adapted to education from the field of medicine, provide opportunities for educators to work collaboratively to identify and solve common challenges related to teaching and learning.

Earlier in the month, Warren school leaders were among nearly 50 educators who spent time at Lima City Schools as part of that district’s instructional rounds.

In Warren, educators met at Harding for introductions before breaking into groups and visiting all district buildings. After the instructional rounds were completed, the groups met back at the high school to discuss their experiences and common themes which will be utilized to generate recommendations for areas of academic improvement.

Warren City Schools on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, hosted the Trumbull County Educational Service Center’s daylong, countywide professional learning experience for area educators.

At least 10 school districts from Trumbull County participated in the sessions that were held at Warren G. Harding High School and the Lincoln and Willard PK-8 Schools.

Warren City Mayor Doug Franklin met with 3rd-graders at the Jefferson PK-8 School on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, to discuss his job responsibilities and answer any questions they had about how the city operates.

He explained the different services the city provides to its residents, such as police, fire and water service, and trash pickup.

Nearly 40 Warren City Schools students participated in the Saturday, Oct. 22, 2023, Ohio Music Education Association District V Middle School Honors Choir performance at Stambaugh Auditorium in Youngstown.

The OMEA District 5 Honors Choir will perform on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 1:30pm in the Concert Hall at Stambaugh Auditorium.

The Honors Choir is made up of some of the best vocal music students in grades 7-12 Trumbull, Mahoning and Ashtabula counties. Warren’s participation has increased in recent years. For example, where McGuffey PK-8 School had two participants last year, this year eight students from that building were part of the 2023 choir performance.

The Ohio Music Association is the principal organization in Ohio promoting music education in elementary and secondary schools as well as colleges and universities.