District Newsletter

Chardon Middle School’s Power of the Pen writing club recently earned fourth place at the district tournament, hosted at Kenston Middle School.

Power of the Pen is a writing club for students in grades 5-8. Writers in seventh and eighth grade have the opportunity to participate in writing tournaments.

The following writers are moving on to the regional tournament at Hudson Middle School on Feb. 28 - Hadley Clark, Nathan Germovsek, Keelie Hagan, Emma Lovick and Megan Majetich.

Great job to all of these talented writers!

Last fall, Munson Elementary students raised over $2,000 to be donated in support of the Geauga County Veteran Food Pantry as part of its annual Penny Wars event.

The school was thrilled to present the funds to the food pantry during an assembly earlier this month.

During this assembly, the food pantry’s volunteer director Lynn Algeri spoke with students about how the organization works to combat food insecurity among Geauga County veterans. The food bank volunteers showed Munson students exactly how their donation would go towards supporting this important cause.

Thank you to the Geauga County Veteran Food Pantry for speaking with our students and for your selfless dedication to this noble service!

Chardon Local Schools is proud to recognize eight outstanding 4th and 5th grade students who were selected for the 2026 OMEA All-State Children’s Chorus, one of the highest honors for elementary vocalists in Ohio.

• 4th Grade: Mariah McKinney, Emaline Hercik, Chase DiFranco, Alina Hatmaker, Mae Stansberry, Madilynn Mottice
• 5th Grade: Lillian Rose Devonshire, Emmalee Lange (and former Chardon student Philip Streiff)

These students represented Chardon with excellence at the OMEA Professional Development Conference at the Columbus Convention Center on Jan. 29, 2026, performing alongside 135 top young singers from across the state.

Thank you to Chardon Schools Elementary Music Teacher Samantha Puterbaugh, CMS Music Teacher Vanessa Allen, and the Chardon Crescendo Club whose generous sponsorship of audition entry fees helped make this opportunity possible.

We are incredibly proud of these students and their achievement!

Chardon High School’s Model United Nations team participated in the 2026 Cleveland International Model UN Conference earlier this month.

The theme of this year’s conference was “The Role of Youth in a Divisive World.”

Chardon’s 21 delegates represented five different countries and UN committees to collaborate, debate and defend resolutions regarding some of the most pressing global issues of the day.

Our delegates joined over 400 participants and represented Chardon with poise, intelligence and confidence.

Third grade students at Park Elementary recently participated in a special Valentine exchange with schools across the United States.

Park sent 20 letters and handmade Valentines to students in different states and are thrilled to be receiving 20 letters in return. For this project, students researched information about Chardon to share with their Valentine buddies and learned about the locations of the schools they contacted.

Students were thrilled to receive a Valentine letter all the way from Hawaii!

What a fun way to learn about and connect with different school communities across the country!