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Monthly News and Notes - January 2025

District News and Notes 

January 2025


2025 Board of Education Members        

Darin Nye - Board President (Athletics Board of Control) 

Darrell Tiell - Board Vice President (Audit Committee Member)

Jeff Hohman 

Erin Love (OSBA Legislative)

Jaclyn Schalk (Student Achievement)

Vanguard Sentinel Representative from New Riegel  

  • Celestia Mack 

Fundraisers Approved

  • National Honor Society - Penny Wars

  • Junior Class - UnFundraiser

  • Cheerleading - Battle of Bullfrog Road Shirts

Resignations

  • Megan Loar - SS/LA teacher at the end of the 24-25 school year

  • Jamie Lininger - Athletic Director at the end of the 24-25 school year

Recognitions

  • Congratulations to the 2024-2025 Homecoming Court: Freshmen - Addi Brinker and Ty Lowry, Sophomores - Adrie Clouse and Clayton Gabel, and Juniors - Ruthann Baughman and Max Hershman. Senior Court Attendants are as follows: Queen candidates - Carys Allison, Ashlyn Bouillon, and Lizzy Clouse and King candidates - Brady Goshe, Shane Jones, and Hayden Thompson.

  • Sentinel students of the month for December are: Aaron Theis – Digital Technologies and Kaiden Jones – Electrical Trades.

  • On December 9, this year’s American Legion Americanism Test winners were announced at the County level. Winners from New Riegel are: Sophomores – Sam Clouse and Adrie Clouse, Junior – Jaiden Risner, and Seniors – Jayden Nye and Macy Schubach. Tests will advance to the state level.

  • On January 9, this year’s American Legion Americanism Test winners were announced at the District level. Winners from New Riegel are: Sophomores – Sam Clouse and Adrie Clouse. Scores will now advance to the state level.

  • Seventh-grade Power of the Pen writer, Asher Schreiner, was selected for publishing with his poem, The Red Harvest Moon. The poem will appear in a book with other poems by students from around the country this spring!

  • The Seneca County Auditor’s Office conducts an annual coloring contest that is open to students residing in Seneca County in grades KG through grade 3. Olivia Mathias who is a second grader at New Riegel is the winner of the contest this year! 

2025 Board Meetings

  • Regular board meetings will now be held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. in the school library. 

Monthly Agenda Items Approved

  • Indoor Track - We have four athletes participating in indoor track this year and we are required by the indoor track association to have board approval on our volunteer coach (Josh Osborn) and approve indoor track as a sport so our athletes can participate in the indoor track state championships.  

Treasurer’s Report Approved

  • Renewal of a $500,000.00 CD from First National Bank of Sycamore for a term of 12 months paying 3.93%

  • Approval of the July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 alternative tax budget and forward the same to the Seneca County Budget Commission. 

Student Activities

  • Ren Rally - we will have our 2nd quarter Academic RenRally for K-12.  Staff members have a chance to recognize students  for the 2nd quarter in the areas of Amazing Effort, Respect, Compassionate Heart, Time Management.    

  • January’s grades 6-12 advisory included the topic on Habits.  Discussing forming good habits, breaking up with bad habits - uses an All In- One Dribble at a Time idea.   Each student gets a cutout basketball to fill out.  On that basketball, they will write either a habit they want to break, or a habit they want to commit to for this year, which are  displayed in the auditeria.  

  • Chili Cook-off - Saturday, January 18.   This will be a Junior Cheer Clinic night as well.  

  • Nets for Vets- Thursday, February 13 against Calvert.  Proceeds from shirt sales to support Seneca County Honor Bus.  Website to order will go live on January 15.

Grants

  • Ohio Department of Health - We have received our first shipment of supplies for our school nurse grant of $10,000.00. 

January Board Presentation

  • Todd Martin from the NCOESC presented helpful information for the board of education members during the staff input section of the agenda.  

    

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