Bee Informed

The Bee Informed is a newsletter for Medina City Schools' parents, students and community members in an effort to keep the District informed of important information and events.

Just a reminder winter break is from December 21, 2020, through January 1, 2021. Classes resume online on Monday, January 4, 2021. Have a safe, healthy, and enjoyable holiday season.

During the upcoming winter break, December 21, 2020-January 1, 2021, all District offices will be closed to visitors. Some buildings may be open for the purpose of athletics.

Thanks to the efforts of the Medina City Schools Food Service/Child Nutrition Department and their staff, food distribution will continue through the 2020-2021 school year. Meals are free to all children ages 1-18 and include one breakfast and one lunch per day. Click here for ordering information and pick-up times and locations. PLEASE NOTE: There will be no meal distribution over winter break (December 21, 2020-January 1, 2021). In the event of a calamity day on meal distribution day, it will be canceled for that day.

Currently, students could be in one of several instructional models as we continue to navigate through the pandemic. Our goal continues to be to have our students engaged in learning even in times when students are not able to meet in-person. With this in mind, a chart has been developed that outlines how instruction will be handled should there be a need for a snow day in each of the current instructional scenarios. To view the chart, please click here.

Medina High School senior Taylor Puchmeyer was recently awarded the 2020 Medina County Student Leader of the Year through her work in C3PO as a volunteer and intern at the Medina Creative Housing Horse Therapy Barn. Students associated with Jobs for Ohio's Graduates (JOG) throughout the four counties we serve (Medina, Summit, Stark, and Trumbull) were nominated by their JOG Specialist and Taylor was chosen for Medina County.

The District requires that you confirm your contact information and sign off on all of the necessary paperwork each school year for each student enrolled. All parents or guardians must complete the Registration Gateway Back-to-School update. To complete your student's update, please click on this link.

Each year, Medina High School is host to the performance art show Art 1.11. Paintings from the prior year's performance go up for auction to raise funds for scholarships for seniors planning to continue in the field of art. This year, there are 46 paintings available with bids starting at $40.00. The online auction bidding ends on January 11, 2021. To place a bid, please visit:

www.32auctions.com/2020art111

This year's event has been canceled due to the pandemic but will hopefully return in 2022.

During these times of online instruction, there may be situations that arise where technology goes down in the District. In this instance, it is important that you and your student(s) know how to continue with online learning. Here is a link to guidelines you can follow so you know what to do should your student(s) experience technology issues.

Peer tutoring will once again be available this school year through the Joyce B. Ebner Tutoring Center (located at Medina High School) for all high school students. This program is made possible thanks to the continued support of the Medina City Schools Foundation. As in the past, tutoring will be available in all subject matters. In addition, preparation for the ACT and SAT is also available.

Students will be paired with National Honor Society students and other honors students. They will meet one to two times per week depending on their schedules. In addition, optional virtual tutoring will be available.

Tutoring applications are available online or at Medina High School in the Tutoring Center. All tutoring sessions will be coordinated through Carolyn Grenfell, Tutoring Center Director. Interested students and/or parent/guardians should contact Carolyn Grenfell at grenfellc@medinabees.org.

Senior Yearbook Portrait Pictures

Seniors should have their portrait pictures taken through Lifetouch. This is a free session and can be scheduled by calling 330-225-7666. The deadline for senior pictures has been extended to March 1, 2021.

Grades 9-11 Yearbook Portrait Pictures

If you would like your portrait picture in the yearbook this year, please upload your own portrait using Josten’s yearbook portrait tool by following this link https://www.ybkplus.com/auth. Enter your email address and you will be sent a code to continue on to the site and upload your picture. Grades 9-11 portrait pictures are due by March 1, 2021. If you have questions or need help, please email hascherh@medinabees.org.

Yearbooks

The yearbook staff is working hard on this year's book. Everything we typically include will be in this year’s edition with the exception of the events that have been canceled. Please consider purchasing at www. jostens.com. The cost is $70.00.

If you have any questions or concerns please email hascherh@medinabees.org.

Romeo’s Pizza Dine to Donate

Join us for a fundraiser to support Friends of the Orchestra. Carry Out or Delivery only at Romeo’s Pizza 1100 N. Court St.Medina on Wednesday, January 27th between 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 pm. For Carry Out: When calling on the phone, please mention that this is for the MCS Orchestras. If ordering online: Before you add an item to your cart, at the very bottom of the page there will be a “Note” box. Just add “Orchestra” to that box before adding your item. 25% of each order will be donated to Friends of the Orchestra and MCS Orchestras.

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Monday, December 21, 2020

Board of Education Regular Meeting

6:00 PM

The District and the Board of Education feels it is important to continue holding meetings of the Board. During this time, upcoming meetings will be held virtually for the public via Facebook Live, YouTube, and on Armstrong Channel 201. Currently, public comments can be made through Zoom. A link will be provided during the meeting with comments taken during the public comment portion of the meeting.

Replays of the meeting will then be available on Medina City Schools' YouTube Channel Armstrong Channel 201, and MedinaTV Facebook page.

The Medina High School After Prom Committee is once again selling Senior Yard Signs for the Class of 2021. This is the largest fundraiser for After Prom and although we are in uncertain times, the committee is still going forward with planning and fundraising for this safe, drug & alcohol-free event. The sale of the yard signs will begin on Monday, October 26th. The cost of each sign is $15. For complete details and to place an order, please click on this link.

The Medina High School Athletic Department recently announced that the following Student-Athletes have signed a National Letter of Intent from a Division I, Division II, or NAIA College or University during the November 2020 signing period.

• Women’s Soccer – Maddie Elbert – Youngstown State University
• Baseball – Jake Johnson – The Ohio State University
• Women’s Soccer – Tori Lyncha – Xavier University
• Women’s Basketball – Sarah McKee – Ashland University
• Women’s Lacrosse – Jackie Meyers – Coastal Carolina University
• Softball – Meadow Nardone – Notre Dame College (Ohio)
• Women’s Soccer – Bailey Olin – Purdue University Fort Wayne
• Baseball – Ty Stolarski – The University of Akron
• Women’s Tennis – Elizabeth Stuart – Saginaw Valley State University
• Women’s Soccer – Chloe Tesny – Indiana State University

What is the National Letter of Intent (NLI)?

The NLI is a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete and an NLI member institution. Prospective student-athletes agree to attend the institution full-time for one academic year. The institution agrees to provide athletics financial aid for one academic year.

Do many high school athletes earn athletics scholarships?

According to recent statistics, about 2 percent of high school athletes are awarded athletics scholarships to compete in college. Medina High School has had 132 Student-Athletes sign a National Letter of Intent since February 2010.

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Twitter: @medinaathletics

The Medina Athletic Boosters would like to congratulate the newest recipients of our State jackets, including our regional champion and Final Four finalist Boys Soccer team, Boys Cross-Country team, and Jenna Razavi representing the Girls Cross-Country team. This year’s seniors on the boys’ soccer teams will be sporting four years of patches for their long-running success in the OHSAA playoffs. We look forward to purchasing more State jackets later this year.

You can be part of Medina’s winter sports program by joining the Medina Athletic Boosters. Memberships are available at the Elite ($500), Gold ($250), Silver ($100), and White ($50). Log on to the Boosters website at www.medinaboosters.org and click on the “Join the Hive” icon in the upper right corner. All new or renewing members for the 2020-21 school year will be receiving a free gift courtesy of Amy Hoes of Howard Hanna Realty.

The Boosters would also like to thank our Platinum sponsors for their support of Medina athletics, especially during the year of the pandemic: Serpentini Chevrolet Medina, Wilson/Powers Team from Howard Hanna, Joe Lazor Insurance, Crossroads Home Loans, Maximum Potential Chiropractic, and Amy Hoes from Howard Hanna.

Twitter: @MedinaBoosters

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