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After-school activities canceled

Due to inclement weather, all after-school activities have been canceled for today, Wednesday, Dec. 18, by Warren County School District.

‘Parents as Teachers’ comes to Warren

Representatives of various local agencies and organizations that provide services for young children learned of a service that’s not new but fairly new to Warren County on Tuesday. Dave Robinson, director of the Union City Family Support Center, spoke about the “Parents as Teachers” program now available to families in Warren County at Tuesday’s FWLICC (Forest/Warren Local Interagency Coordinating Council) meeting. Robinson told those in attendance that services have been provided in Erie County, free of charge, for more than 20 years. Grant funding allowed the ...

School board discusses kindergarten policy shift

It is almost time for kindergarten registration in the Warren County School District. This year, there is a change to the policy. “Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, and continuing thereafter, in order to meet the earliest admission age for the district’s kindergarten program, the student must be five years old on or before July 1,” according to a kindergarten registration release from the district. “No early admission to kindergarten shall be permitted.” Registration will take place at the district’s elementary schools. Parents are asked to bring the child they ...

WAHS STEM lab included in WCCC reno

Part of the Warren County Career Center renovation will not be part of the career center’s programming. A high-school level STEM lab is part of the project. And, like the career center, its offerings will be open to all district high schoolers. But, it is not technically a career center offering. School board members had some questions about the district’s STEM activities at Monday’s Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology committee meeting. Board member Arthur Stewart asked if the lab at the career center will be a pilot program, possibly leading to the creation of ...

Two WCCC students prep for tense DECA challenge

Two Warren County Career Center students described this year’s district DECA competition as “fun but nerve-racking.” They’re preparing to wrack their nerves again, as they advance to the state competition. This was the first year that 10th-grade students Macey Eyler and ...