Antwerp faculty, school board, and community members gathered prior to Open House for the 2024-25 school year to celebrate the official opening of the Wellness & Recreation Center. This building has had many delays due to COVID and other problems, but has finally come to fruition. It will be able to house the wrestling team…
LifeWise Academy in Antwerp, Ohio, is expanding its program to offer classes for Antwerp Local Schools students in grades 1–7. Currently, the program serves only sixth-grade students. Students will travel from the Antwerp School to Antwerp Global Methodist Church to receive Bible- based character education. “Thanks to our supportive community, we are expanding LifeWise classes…
Leslie Pollock, a red shirt freshman at Ashland University, will be going to the National Track meet in Emporia, KS this week. Leslie is 11th in the nation in the hammer throw in Division II. She will be throwing Thursday, May 23rd. Leslie is a 2022 graduate from Antwerp Local Schools. She is the daughter…
Paulding Exempted Village Schools Malia Brooke Manz has been named Valedictorian for the Class of 2024 at Paulding High School. She earned a 4.45 GPA during her high school career. At age 13, Malia started her own non-profit organization named Prayer Buddies. She is also a part of the AC young group, is a volunteer…
Members of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative recently donated $10,050 to 8 local charities and community projects through the cooperative’s Operation Round Up program. About 80% of PPEC members round up their electric bill and donate those pennies to this fund, making a huge impact in the co-op’s northwest Ohio and northeast Indiana communities. Participating members…
For the 2nd consecutive year, Dr. Martin Miller, superintendent of Antwerp Local Schools has been selected as a Finalist for the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Outstanding Ohio Superintendent Performance Award. This award is to recognize educators as exemplary public school Superintendents. Miller plans to attend the MJH Educators Retreat July 27-28 in Cleveland Ohio. Below…
Members of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative recently donated $11,692 to 7 local charities and community projects through the cooperative’s Operation Round Up program. About 80% of PPEC members round up their electric bill and donate those pennies to this fund, making a huge impact in the co-op’s northwest Ohio and northeast Indiana communities. Participating members…
The Paulding County Business Advisory Council (BAC) recently held their second quarter meeting at the new Mercer Landmark Headquarter complex, located just east of Latty. This (BAC) event was held in conjunction with the Paulding County Teacher Boot Camp. The meeting was attended by 31 individuals, representing 24 businesses from around the area, and…
Join Antwerp Local Schools at Elf Jr. the Musical, performed by some of our talented students from grades 4 – 8. This musical will help you get in the holiday spirit with the funny story line based on the popular movie Elf. Featuring 6th grader, Wyatt Cline as Buddy the Elf, you will be…
Jayme began her service on the school board in June 2017. Her passion as the mother of two teenagers is promoting the education, safety and overall wellbeing of our children. The future success of this country is being molded by our educators. Antwerp Local Schools has an outstanding staff that strives each day to develop their…
At their July 10 luncheon meeting the Paulding County Retired Teachers Association honored four teachers who had given 25 or more years of service to the students of Paulding County. The honored teachers were Sarah Pier, Cheryl Schier, Sharon Healy, and Patricia Ward. Sarah Pier and Cheryl Schier retired in 2017. Sharon Healy and Patricia…
By: Stan Jordan Gary and Linda Mabis came in the other day and we discussed “The Prairie” out at the Antwerp High School. Linda got the idea of a place that would be safe for our native birds, bees and bugs. She had attended a seminar in Dayton called “The Midwest Nature Plan” and it…
C.A. Bissell 1857 – 1943 By: Stan Jordan I hope you enjoy the following story about Charlie Bissell, he was one of Antwerp’s last pioneers. I knew him and respected him and so did everyone else. This story is all true from my own experience and the rest is from Mr. Ehrhart’s book “A Century…
