Warren City Schools Kindergarten classes got underway on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, with students arriving for their first day of the 2023-2024 school year.
It’s an exciting time for students and teachers alike at Warren City Schools!
Once again, Warren City Schools is among those districts benefitting from Berk Enterprises Inc.’s good will.
Berk recently donated school supplies to Warren City Schools. Locally, Girard City Schools also received some of the school supplies.
The school supplies were collected over the past two weeks at Berk Enterprises in Warren and Past Times Arcade in Girard.
This was the second year for the collection, and the two companies collected 17,256 items – nearly six times the 3,000 items they collected last year.
Warren City Schools Superintendent Steve Chiaro, along with district principals, teachers and other staff members joined community members in greeting students at the doors Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 – the opening day of the 2023-2024 school year.
Welcoming students as they arrive at school on the first day has become a tradition for Warren City Schools and the community. The initiative is part of the 100 Men of Warren effort to start students off on a positive note with a greeting and words of encouragement, such as “Have a great year,” and “You’re going to do great.”
Volunteers from Second Baptist Church of Warren and the United Way of Trumbull County joined school staff and community leaders at each of the district’s five school buildings to welcome the students to school.
Warren City Schools welcomed more than a dozen new teachers during a recent New Teacher orientation.
The orientation gave the new staffers and opportunity to become more families with the Warren City Schools family, community and buildings, and to spend some time with their peers.
Grades 5 – 8 science teachers recently participated in professional development on Thursday, August 10. They took part in an inquiry activity from the book Argument-driven Inquiry.
Inquiry skills follow a circular process that asks questions, researches answers, interprets information, presents findings, and reflects. The process helps students learn and use higher-order thinking skills like analysis and synthesis.
Christin Brugler, who is a Trauma-Informed Care Specialist with Warren City Schools, recently facilitated workshops with building secretaries, educational assistants and bus drivers.
The workshop gave the participants an understanding of the causes and effects, and how to best respond to trauma in themselves and in others.
Having a better understanding of the biological, mental, and emotional responses of trauma will help build resilience against the effects and better equip these essential district employees to create the conditions for work spaces and interactions that will help get the most out of our students and staff, as well as themselves.
Warren City Schools Superintendent/CEO Steve Chiaro praised and encouraged staff members who gathered for the annual districtwide Convocation on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023.
The gathering is held every year before students return to school. Students return on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023.
Superintendent Chiaro shared with the staff some of the compliments Gov. Mike DeWine offered in public, and in private about the work taking place within the school district to serve and advance students while preparing them for positive outcomes and bright futures.
During recent visits to Warren City Schools and Warren City, Gov. DeWine shared at various events that students attending Warren City Schools “are already a step ahead.” While discussing his recently launched initiative ReadOhio, Mr. DeWine shared that Warren City Schools:
“Where some school districts across the state are just getting started implementing (areas) of the ReadOhio initiative, Warren has already been steps ahead. The people of the (Warren) community should be very proud. This is something (Warren) started way back before the pandemic.”
Likewise, Superintendent Chiaro thanked district staff for their ongoing efforts and reminded them to focus on why they are at Warren City Schools and work in education.
Hugs, smiles, laughter and excitement took center stage Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, when Warren City Schools staff greeted families, students and community members at Courthouse Square in Warren for the district’s annual Back to School Celebration.
Hundreds of district residents gathered at the square to welcome the new school year with a variety of activities, including games, face painting, drawings and performances by the Warren G. Harding Raider Band.
Students and their families shared summer stories with their teachers and principals and used the time to catch up before the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 21.
Warren City Schools Superintendent Steve Chiaro, Board of Education President Julian Walker, Vice President Patricia M. Limperos, board member John Fowley and John Lacy, Director of Business Operations, on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, attended the groundbreaking for the new West Warren Industrial Park project.
The school district owned about 30 acres of the land, but sold it to the developer for the project. It was the home of the former Warren Western Reserve High School, which later was a middle school middle for the district. Alden Elementary School also was at the site. Warren City owned the other 50 or acres where the former Westlawn neighborhood was located.
School leaders were among a large group of local and state officials in attendance, including Gov. Mike DeWine, who commended everyone involved for their efforts in advancing Warren City and Warren Schools.
Individuals wanting to attend any Warren City Schools sports events must purchase tickets online through Sept. 30, 2023.
All of the district’s athletic teams will continue to require electronic tickets to enter sports events until Ohio House Bill 33 goes into effect in early October.
A provision in Ohio House Bill 33 requires Ohio High School Athletic Association member schools to begin accepting cash as a form of payment for admissions and concession stand sales for all “school-affiliated events” when the legislation takes effect.
Warren City Schools electronic tickets and season passes may be purchased online at https://wghathletics.org/event-tickets.
