The Warren City School District Board of Education is requesting proposals to restore the front porch area on the Warren G. Harding School Facade. It would include stone work using all of the available stones, patching stones as needed and repair foundations as needed. Addition of new drain system to go into existing storm system, replacement of landscaping and seed any damaged lawn areas. Removal and re-installation of floor stones, stairs, piers and railings would be included with power washing upon completion.
If you are interested in this project you may visit the site located at 860 Elm Rd., Warren, Ohio 44483 and submit your sealed bid to the Warren City Schools Board of Education, 105 High St. NE, Warren, Ohio 44481. For questions please email John Lacy, Executive Director of Business Operations at john.lacy@neomin.org or mary.denman@neomin.org.
All proposals are due to the Board of Education by 3:00pm on July 16, 2021
Blowing bubbles. Making ice cream. Digging for fossils. Using a banana as a battery to power an LED light.
Warren City Schools students have been involved in all of these activities and more as part of the district’s Summer Bridge Learning Opportunity.
These might not seem like routine class assignments. But Summer Bridge is giving students fun and creative hands-on activities designed to help them learn.
In any of the classrooms inside Warren’s five school buildings, students are reading, writing, using manipulatives, and engaging in conversations centered around applying what they are learning.
These activities and more are part of Warren City Schools’ efforts to provide students with learning opportunities as they transition from one grade to the next. Reading and writing have been incorporated into every lesson.
“The goal of the program is not only to reflect on learning of this past year but also to propel students into what comes next so they are better prepared this coming school year,” explained Suzette Jackson, assistant curriculum director, Warren City Schools grades 6-12.
The Summer Bridge program kicked off June 7 at Warren’s four PK-8 schools and Warren G. Harding High School – running Mondays through Thursdays – and continues through June 25 for the high school and June 29 for the PK-8 schools.
The program provides students with opportunities to participate in engaging lessons that promote critical thinking while collaborating with their peers, explained Jackson. Warren staff developed lessons that include hands-on activities aligned to Ohio’s Learning Standards in every core content for every grade level.
Warren City Schools is continuing its meal distribution program. Here is the complete list of Summer Food Distribution Sites and times, effective through Aug. 13:
12:45 – 1:15: Commerce St. Apts., 600 Commerce Ave.
12-12:30: Fairview Garden Apts. – 2035 Benton St. SE Warren
12-12:30: Highland Terrace Apts. – 377 Lane Ave. Warren, OH
12:30-1: Jefferson School (Outside) – 1543 Tod Ave. Warren
12-12:30: Laird Ave. Garden, Warren (Across from the Water Dept.)
12-12:30: Lincoln School (Outside), 2253 Atlantic St. Warren, OH (Starting June)
12:30-1: McGuffey School (Outside), 3465 Tod Ave. Warren (Starting June 7)
12:45-1:15: Packard Park, 1703 Mahoning Ave. Warren
12:45-1:15: Renaissance Center, 1948 Palmyra Rd. Warren
12-12:30: Royal Mall Apts., 213 Royal Mall Dr. Niles (in front of office)
12-12:30: Stone Gate Apts., 1210 Roberts Ave. Warren
12-12:30: Third Christian Church, 241 First St. Warren (Starting June 7on M, W, F)
12:30-1: Warren G. Harding H.S. (Outside), 860 Elm Rd. Warren (Starting June 7)
12-12:30: Warren Heights Apts., 504 Douglas St. Warren
12:30-1: Willard School (Outside), 2020 Willard Ave. Warren
12-12:30: Warren Mission, 155 Tod Ave. Warren (Next to Emanuel Lutheran Church, 140 Cherry Ave. Warren
I hope everyone is well and getting ready for a great summer! We are excited to be back to swimming, post pandemic! As many of you know, we are finishing up our Spring Stroke Clinic. We have had good participation and it has been a great 6 weeks of swimming. As we finish this session, we have also been preparing for our next session and have come up with a schedule we feel will give many swimmers the opportunity to fit swimming into their busy summer schedules! Please read the attached informational flyer regarding days, times and fees.
All practices will be at WGH Natatorium. This means, until further notice, we will still be following Covid 19 social distancing and sanitation protocols. Locker rooms are still not accessible for changing, please come to the pool dressed to swim. Locker rooms are available for restroom facilities. We will be asking for minimum spectators in the pool area. Please drop swimmers off if possible. Masks will need to be worn while in the natatorium. There are “W” stickers in the stands for swimmers and spectators to aid in the 6′ protocol. More info will be communicated as we get nearer to the start on June 14th.
If you have any questions about the practice schedule, covid protocols, group designations or any other concerns, please let us know. We are looking forward to our revised summer session!!
On behalf of the Warren City School District Administration and Board of Education, we would like to congratulate you and your graduating senior on their success and perseverance as they navigated their way through the last two academic years in such extraordinary times.
The COVID 19 pandemic has created much stress and many regulations on each of us in our attempts to have a significant impact on public health and safety. It is with this in mind we are sending this additional communication to our families regarding our upcoming May 27th graduation ceremony.
The Warren City School District, and all Trumbull County Schools were informed on our most recent call with local health officials that given a graduation ceremony is indeed a school event, and health orders remain in place for our schools until June 2, 2021, it is expected that all participants and guests in attendance follow the health and safety protocols that have been in place during the COVID 19 pandemic. This includes the use of properly worn facial coverings, for all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, both indoors and outdoors. This also includes appropriate social distancing, families sitting together in designated locations, hand sanitizing, self-health monitoring and screening prior to attending the event.
Graduation is a special time for our seniors and their families and we want this event to be a culminating celebration for everyone involved. For this to happen, we need your support and cooperation as we strive to follow the health and safety guidelines and expectations set forth by our local health officials. Thank you, in advance, for making this day all it can be for our graduates!
Signed, Superintendent Steve Chiaro and Principal Dante Capers
The Fraternal Order of Police #34 has recognized several Warren City Schools service employees because they are “Essential for a Million Reasons.”
The recognition is in response to the multi-department collaborative efforts of the district’s food service, maintenance and transportation departments in serving more than one million meals to students in Warren via the district’s citywide feeding sights since the initial school shut down in March 2020.
On Thursday, May 20, FOP #34 President Brian Crites presented employees who assisted with the food distribution efforts a certificate to thank them for their “above and beyond” efforts.
Additionally, FOP #34, made up of members of the Warren City Police Department, including the school district’s School Resource Officers, gave each school building its own plaque.
“When it was brought to our attention that you had reached such a milestone we knew it was because each of you has gone above and beyond to serve our students, families and community over such an incredibly challenging time,” Crites said. “We knew we had to do something to show our appreciation and to thank you for all you do.”
The district’s food service, transportation and maintenance departments worked together to ensure meals arrived on time at 10 remote sites as well as all five of Warren’s school buildings.
Meals are also distributed at multiple sites at the schools and out of school buses that are out in the remote sites in the community. On Fridays children also received ‘weekend’ bags for Saturday and Sunday. Each child received a breakfast and lunch, just as they would in school.
“Being in the schools as SROs we see firsthand the work that takes place, from planning to preparation to putting everything into action, among these employees and the dedication and care they put into serving our students and our community,” said Warren City Police Officer Michael Currington, SRO at Lincoln and McGuffey PK-8 school.
“When we learned they had served over a million meals, we thought wow, that’s fantastic, and the members of the FOP all agreed that deserves some recognition.”
The district revised its food distribution immediately upon being notified of the statewide school shutdown to serve students and their families once the district moved to remote learning.
“It’s amazing to know that we’ve impacted so many lives, so many children, the thank yous that we get. It’s exciting to continue to serve the community this way and know that we’ve served more than a million meals across the city,” said Nailah Shaw, Willard PK-8 School food service manager.
“We’ve received a lot of positive feedback about how this has helped the community,” said Vonnie Crawley, a longtime cook at the McGuffey PK-8 School. “We’ve served not only Warren City School children, but also children that attend other schools, anyone who’s in need. I had one lady say to me ‘No child in Warren should be hungry!’”
Warren City Schools Business Operations Director john Lacy called the effort “teamwork at its best.”
“It really has been a collaborative effort with many departments in the school district,” he said.
The school district presented its own recognition to these outstanding employees: New shirts with the message ” “I’m Essential for a Million Reasons.”
Warren G. Harding High School seniors Destinee Toth and Hailey Barnes were recognized Friday, May 14, at the 2021 Trumbull County Educational Service Center Scholarship and Recognition Breakfast.
Hailey was awarded a $1,000 First Place Community Fund Scholarship. She plans to study biochemistry at Norwich University. Destinee won a $500 Textbook Award as a Franklin B. Walter District Level Winner. She plans to study Mechanical Engineering at Miami University of Ohio.
Warren City Schools, in partnership with Akron Children’s Hospital, will facilitate Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics for individuals ages 12 and older on Thursday, May 20.
The clinics are being tentatively planned for all four of the district’s PK-8 schools. However, sites may be consolidated as needed based upon registration numbers. Should sites by consolidated, the district will bus students from their home school buildings to one of the district’s other schools where vaccinations will be taking place.
Pre-registration is required through participation surveys sent Thursday, May 13, to all families in the Warren City School District. Surveys/pre-registrations must be completed by noon on Monday, May 17.
Families will be notified via email/FinalForms of their appointment times by a school nurse or representative.
This vaccination is a two-step process during which participants will be administered the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine in two doses.
The second dosage will be administered during similar clinics on Thursday, June 10.
Both clinic dates were selected because they fall within time frames when school will be in session – either as part of the regular school year or during the district’s summer learning program, explained Superintendent Steve Chiaro.
Program Open to K-8 Students in All Four PK-8 Schools
The Warren City Schools is excited to announce that we will be taking applications for students to participate in our June Extended Learning Opportunities at all four schools!
This opportunity will have an academic focus and is designed to support students who were impacted educationally due to COVID-19 over the past school year.
Students will engage with teachers and support staff in all four academic content areas (Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies). Over 100 dedicated teachers have signed up to teach and all we need now is for you to complete an application for your child.
Students will be in school a full school day. Breakfast and lunch will be provided and we will provide transportation to students that ride the bus during the regular school year. Start and end times have not been finalized as we are waiting until after all applications have been submitted to work on transportation routes. The program will run for the following 14 days:
June 7 – 10
June 14 – 17
June 21 – 24
June 28 & 29
If you have any questions regarding the program, please contact your school’s Campus Leader.
