Category: School

POPCORN WITH A PURPOSE AT OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY 

Oakwood Elementary Kindergarten and PTO recently teamed up to bring back Popcorn With a Purpose! Students were able to purchase a bag of freshly popped popcorn to enjoy. Money raised was used to purchase pajamas for the Scholastic Pajama Drive.  We were able to donate 29 sets of pajamas to this worthy cause! It feels…

Pajama Drive Held at Divine Mercy School

Now more than ever, it’s so important for all children to have a comforting bedtime. For more than a decade, Scholastic Book Clubs and Pajama Program have come together to help make bedtime better for kids in need by donating more than 850,000 pairs of pajamas and 1.25 million books. For every pair of pajamas…

Panthers Suffer First Loss

PAULDING – Visiting Defiance limited Paulding to five points in the final stanza as the Bulldogs recorded a 50-37 win over the Panthers in boys non-conference basketball action Friday night at the ‘Jungle.’ Defiance scored a dozen points in the opening period while limiting the maroon and white to nine as the Bulldogs recorded a…

Warriors Come Up Short to Patriots

WOODBURN – Jay County hit the road to Woodburn Friday night in ACAC boys basketball action with the visiting Patriots recording a 56-51 victory over the Warriors. Braden Smith scored 29 points to lead the Warriors in the contest while Trey Yoder and Alex Miller both scored nine markers. Drew Fleek picked up the remaining…

New Dance Studio Open in Paulding County

Tatem Varner, graduate of Paulding High School and resident of Oakwood, opened a dance studio in October of this year. The dance studio is located at 113 N 1st St in the former Oakwood Eye Care facility.  Growing up a dancer, Varner was in jazz, tap, ballet, and pointe at Dance Dolls in Antwerp.  Dance…

PAULDING JH VISIT CAMP CLAY

The Paulding Junior High seventh graders went on a field trip to Camp Clay in September with the financial support from the Cooper Family. The 100 students that attended the field trip enjoyed several outdoor activities planned by the staff of Camp Clay. The students participated in team building activities, canoeing, zip-lining, gaga ball, 9…

John Paulding Historical Society Essay Contest Winners

John Paulding Historical Society in Paulding held its first student essay contest in conjunction with its recent Festival of Trees. More than 50 entries were submitted by county sixth-graders on “What Christmas Means to Me.” Luke Stoller from Divine Mercy School placed first. Tying for second place were Jeriyah Orona from Grover Hill Elementary, Makenna…

Schroeder Makes 1000th Point!

Kenzie Schroeder of the Lady Aces scored her 1000th career point during this game on November 21st. The Woodlan Lady Warriors crossed the border into Aces territory to play Hicksville in high school girls basketball. The JV started the evening with the Lady Warriors pacing the court action leading the Aces for the duration of…