Category: School

Paulding FFA gets a Triple Crown on Officer Books

By: Grace Goyings, Paulding FFA Reporter  At the end of January, the Paulding FFA secretary, treasurer, and reporter’s books were evaluated and graded. The chapter received not only a GOLD rating on all three books but they all also got a perfect score.  The chapter is so proud of Jalyn Klopfenstein, Tyler Schlatter, and Grace…

Host Bulldogs Win Wrestling Sectional

The Indiana High School Athletic Association wrestling sectionals took place over the weekend with host New Haven capturing its own sectional by nipping second place Snider for the title. The Bulldogs racked up 250 points to win the tournament with the Panthers finishing as runner-ups with 245-1/2 points. Homestead finished third at 230-1/2 followed by…

Paulding FFA members speak to Kiwanis

The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County was privileged to have Kobe Foor and Jamy Hunt (Paulding FFA) as the guest speakers at the February 1st, 2024, club meeting. Kobe and Jamy came at the invitation of Heather Hunt (Secretary, Western Buckeye ESC). They spoke to the Kiwanians about the Paulding FFA including programs, fundraisers, and…

Wayne Trace places 3 at LCC Invitational

The Wayne Trace Wrestling Team spent two days competing in the Lima Central Catholic Invitational on January 26th and 27th. The Invitational sees wrestlers from 36 schools from all over Ohio. At the end of the weekend, Wayne Trace was represented by 3 placers. Corbin Kimmel finished the weekend in 3rd place, Nate Osborn in…

The CountrySide Kids Code with Spheros

By: Krandon Crites, DHI Media 4-H Writer On January 20, 2024, the Countryside Kids had their first meeting of the year. With only about 25 kids in attendance, the Secretary, Kailyn Karhoff, called the meeting to order, as the president nor the vice president was at the meeting. Then after that the reading of the…

Being Kind on Martin Luther King Day

Ann’s Bright Beginnings preschoolers and school agers spent the day together on Martin Luther King Day.  We talked about how we can be kind and accepting of others.  We then made a craft of a heart with different colors and a poem that read: Friends at school are tall and small. Friends that care, Friends…

NH Bulldogs Finish 2nd in NE8 Tourney

New haven Bulldogs competed in the NE8 Wrestling Conference tournament on January 20, 2024 at Huntington North High School. The Bulldog grapplers placed 12 out of their 14 wrestlers and came in 2nd place by 21 points! Listed here are the finishes each of the athletes took on this day: 106 – Juliana O Campo 1st…

A Decade of Success: Hicksville School District Celebrates Milestones

On January 8, 2024 Hicksville School District marked the 15th anniversary of moving into our state-of-the-art building and the 10th anniversary of launching the groundbreaking Hicksville Initiative. Over the years, the district has become a leader in northwest Ohio for educational practices, fostering a positive environment, setting high expectations, and engaging both teachers and students…

Ohio Wesleyan Expands Summer OWjL Programming

For the first time in its 43-year history, Ohio Wesleyan University’s OWjL program is adding a summer day camp to serve talented and gifted pupils in grades four through six throughout the state. The new day camp, to be held in July, joins OWjL’s popular residential camp, which annually invites talented and gifted sixth-, seventh-,…