Medina High School Names November Student of the Month
Bradon is a 2021 National Merit Semifinalist. His class schedule consists of Advanced Placement, Honors, and College Credit Plus courses. Bradon received the Eagle Scout Award in January 2021. He attended Buckeye Boys State and was selected to attend the 2021 Boys Nation in Washington, D.C. as one of two Ohio delegates.
Bradon has earned the Medina High School Academic Distinction Award Summa Cum Laude his freshman, sophomore, and junior years. He is a member of the National Honor Society, HOPE Squad, Link Crew, HUDDLE, the Debate Team, Science Olympiad, Math League, and is a member of the Medina High School Cross Country and Track team. He is the vice president of Key Club and president of Spanish Club.
Bradon is in his fourth year of volunteering in the Joyce B. Ebner Tutoring Center as a peer tutor, plays piano at various area churches during services, is a private tutor, and does yard work and handyman work for many elderly neighbors.
Bradon is planning on double majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Economics
Claggett Middle School Begins New Initiative Promoting a Sense of Community
Claggett Middle School has started a new initiative, Fist Bump Friday. This program was created to proactively promote school-community partnerships, togetherness and create a sense of community at Claggett. Students received a "Building a Claggett Community" sticker and had a positive interaction with Medina Police Department officers, Claggett School Resource Officers, and District Security Officer Mike Wesner during the 3 minute passing periods in the morning. They are planning to do this once per month for the balance of the school year with a rotating variety of community and District groups.
MHS Art Club Creates Replica of Gazebo
Board of Education Meeting Calendar
Monday, December 13, 2021
Board of Education Regular Meeting
6:00 PM-Medina High School-Professional Development Center (location subject to change)
The Board of Education meetings are open to the public. Location may be subject to change. Meetings may also be viewed live on Medina City Schools' YouTube channel, MedinaTV Facebook page, and Armstrong channel 201.
Replays of the meeting will also be available on Medina City Schools' YouTube Channel and Armstrong Channel 201.
Members of American Legion Post 202 reading Veterans Day essays submitted by Medina City Schools’ middle school students
Middle school students read their winning essays to the Board of Education during their regular meeting Monday, November 15, 2021.
From left to right-back row: Mike Dash, American Legion Local Post 202, Macie T., Carson H., Kori S., Dave Taylor, American Legion Local Post 202.
Left to right-front row: Ella J., Samantha A., Griffin O., Dublyn A., Stella A., Andrew Z.
Boys Basketball to Host Medina Madness to Raise Funds for Santa Project
Medina City Schools Presents State of the Schools to the Greater Medina Chamber of Commerce
Medina City Schools at the Ohio School Board Association Conference
In addition, some of the art students at Medina High School, Claggett and Root Middle Schools, and some of the elementary schools had artwork digitally on display at the Student Achievement Fair.
Medina City Schools Participates in Conquering Hunger in Medina County Food Drive
A.I. Root Middle School, Claggett Middle School, Fenn Elementary, Waite Elementary, and Heritage Elementary joined the North Coast Browns Backers in collaboration with numerous local businesses to collect over 11,500 canned food items marking the 15th year of this event and one of the most successful drives to date. The items collected were distributed to Medina United Methodist Church and Our Lady Help of Christians to provide assistance to families in need here in Medina County.
Thanks to the generous sponsors of this event John McGee-State Farm, Sonja Halstead-Howard Hanna, Woodland Deck Company, Family Dental Care of Medina, Geppetto’s, Root-18 CrossFit, Rinky Dink Family Fun Center, ICandi Graphics, Scapegoat Tattoo, It’s a Dog’s Life Pet Daycare, Panini’s Brunswick and 4 J’s Authentics and Promotions, students received gift cards, t-shirts, bracelets, pizza parties, donut parties, Cleveland Guardian and Cleveland Monsters tickets.
Portrait of a Bee at Work in the District
Elementary School Makerspace
Middle School Medical Detectives
Medina High School Modeling and Reasoning Class
Online Ticketing Through Hometown Ticketing
Medina High School Hosts Engineering Expo
The second Engineering Expo for students and families in grades six through twelve was held on November 17th at the Medina High School media center. The Engineering Expo is co-sponsored by the Medina County Economic Development Corporation. The evening began with a short presentation from Jacob Knechtel (MHS class of 2013) and Brice Shipe (MHS class of 2017) describing their pathway through high school, the Medina County Career Center, and the University of Akron.
Knechtel graduated with a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering and is currently employed as a mechanical engineer at Pneumatic Scale Angelus. Shipe is currently completing his studies in Mechanical Engineering Technologies. Their experiences allowed students to understand the differences between the two careers.
The remainder of the evening allowed students to visit with 19 different Medina County engineers to discover the different aspects of their jobs. Kevin Calmer (MHS class of 2012) who currently works as an aerospace engineer for ZIN Technologies in partnership with NASA Glenn Research Center, was also among the engineers presenting. In addition to the County engineers, Medina High School’s Industrial Arts and Engineering department gave students a chance to see potential courses for their future elective credits.
Medina High School is planning a Medical and Healthcare evening on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. Those interested in being a presenter should contact Kathy Breitenbucher, Medina County Economic Development Corporation at kathyb@medinacounty.org.
Medina High School Student Council Attends Service Day Learning About Recycling
On Sunday, November 14, 2021, Medina High School Student Council met for a service day to learn about recycling disposable water bottles and micro and macro plastic waste. The day began with a brainstorming session on the good and the bad of disposable water bottles. Mrs. Niemantsverdreit, a science teacher at Medina High School, presented an interactive lab on microplastics and water contamination. The students had a great time using microscopes and competing for prizes as they learned about the dangers of microplastics in our water system.
A video on the recycling efforts in Côte d'Ivoire, Africa was shared with attendees demonstrating a great women’s initiative program recycling plastic bottles and turning them into bricks used to build schools. The students attending thoroughly enjoyed a discussion with Dr. Justin Brantner, a science teacher at the high school, covering macroplastics and the dangers of plastics in our oceans and waterways.
These students began a campaign to encourage the recycling of plastic bottles and using reusable water bottles at school by making posters and creating videos for morning announcements. The service goal is to bring awareness to students about recycling and reducing plastic waste.
Senior Class President Alex Henry stated, “I had such a fun time and the service day opened my eyes to the extremely harmful effects of plastic. I really hope the campaign reaches the students and encourages them to recycle.” Junior Paul Ceccoli commented, “I learned a lot about recycling (efforts) in Africa and how the program worked from collecting the bottles to making the bricks. It is an amazing program that we should support as much as possible.”
Student Council has been hard at work creating Medina-themed coasters to sell during lunch periods as a fundraising effort to help the Côte d'Ivoire program with all proceeds going to Unicef to help in Africa.
Thanksgiving Storybook STEM Fun at Northrop
Food Distribution Continues Through End of the 2021-2022 School Year
The United States Department of Agriculture has once again extended FREE meal benefits to all students for the 2021-2022 school year. This means ALL students enrolled in and attending Medina City Schools will be able to receive one breakfast (if your building offers breakfast) and one lunch at no charge every day school is in session.
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Boosters Corner
Celebrating fifty years is usually observed with a golden gift. But this year, Dr. Bill Tuchek was able to celebrate his golden anniversary with a coin flip. Tuchek served as the Medina Athletic Boosters President for seven years and celebrated his 50th anniversary with the Boosters when he returned for the Medina home football playoff game on October 29th to flip the coin. How excited was Dr. Tuchek to be part of the Bees home playoff game—he flew back to Medina from Arizona just for the event.
Tuchek helped raise the funds to build Ken Dukes Stadium, worked in the press box for over 30 years in various duties, and continues to administrate the Ken Dukes Scholarship Fund to this day. In an article in the Medina Weekly News, Tuchek said, “It felt wonderful. It was an extreme honor.”
The Boosters have also partnered with the Athletic Department and the Positive Coaching Alliance to bring workshops into MHS to help our student-athletes to become better leaders on and off the field. The first workshop was held on November 23rd and will continue throughout the year. A special thank you to LLA Therapy for their generous support of this program.
The Boosters would also like to give a big congratulations to all our fall student-athletes on their success during the season! We look forward to another great sports season this winter!
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