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November 2023
Monroe Local Schools will observe a calamity day on Monday, April 8, 2024 due to the historically significant solar eclipse that will take place across Ohio and our region.
There will be no school for students or staff on this day and other campus activities may be altered as well.
Please note that any existing versions of the 2023-24 district calendar you may have previously saved or printed are now out of date, and the most up-to-date PDF can be found here.
The total eclipse is set to occur shortly after 3:00 p.m. on April 8 and is expected to draw large numbers of spectators to our area that could place additional demands on emergency services, local utilities and infrastructure. This could result in a safety issue at a time when students, families and staff would have been traveling to and from school for the day.
For these reasons we believe that canceling school on April 8, 2024 is in the best interest of our students, families and staff members. We hope that by providing this information well in advance it allows time for you to plan accordingly.
Did you know that Monroe High School is a Purple Star School?
Ohio's Purple Star Schools show a significant commitment to supporting the unique educational and social-emotional needs of military-connected children and their families. In order to receive the Purple Star designation, a school must demonstrate its commitment to serving military students and families through a series of required and optional activities identified by Ohio’s Purple Star Advisory Board.
Monroe Junior High and Primary schools are currently navigating the application process to receive their Purple Star designations as well. "Our hope is to create an inclusive environment for our military-connected students and families," said Monroe Local Schools Purple Star Liaison and Attendance Officer Kelley Dudleson. “Frequent moves, family separations through deployments, and reintegration issues make life especially challenging for military families."
If your student or family may be military connected, please contact Kelley at kdudleson@monroelocalschools.com or visit www.monroelocalschools.com/resources/military-resources/ to view resources and more information.
There was much to celebrate as fall sports drew to a close earlier this month. Thank you to our coaches, student-athletes and families for another incredibly successful fall season!
- The girls varsity volleyball team competed in the OHSAA Southwest District Tournament and finished the season strong as district runners-up.
- Senior cross country runner Andrew Wilcox qualified for the OHSAA State Cross Country Championships for the second consecutive season. Andrew was also named Southwestern Buckeye League (SWBL) Southwestern Division Cross Country Athlete of the Year.
- Senior varsity girls soccer player Sarah Deaton was recently named first team Division II All-Ohio by the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association.
- Senior varsity boys soccer player Tyler Gannon was named SWBL Southwestern Division Player of the Year.
Last but certainly not least, we celebrated seven senior student-athletes who will continue their academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level during our fall college signing ceremony:
- Evan Braun, baseball - Walsh University
- Paityn Corthell, basketball and track & field - University of Mount Union
- Sarah Deaton, soccer - Wittenberg University
- Maddie Duff, volleyball - Wittenberg University
- Ty Gronostaj, soccer - Northern Kentucky University
- Brooklyn McComas, soccer - Marshall University
- Andrew Wilcox, cross country and track & field - University of Dayton