Steele Report

Summer 2025

Principal's Message

Comet Nation,

I hope you and your family are enjoying the start of your summer break! On behalf of the faculty and staff of Marion L. Steele High School, we thank you for your continued support this past school year. Our students' successes are a direct result of our valued partnerships with our school, families, and the community.

This final newsletter of the 2024-2025 school year highlights our fourth grading period academic award winners and provides important information for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year.

The Class of 2029 will be welcomed to Marion L. Steele High School at Freshman Orientation on August 13th from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm.

We hope to see you at Open House on August 14th from 4:00 - 5:00 pm. All parents are invited to attend the parent meeting which will begin promptly at 4:00 pm in the Cafetorium.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the high school main office from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm until Wednesday, June 25th. We will return from summer break on Monday, August 4th.

Go Comets,

Mr. Tellier

Marion L. Steele High School Website

Congratulations to the Class of 2025!

Amherst Exempted Village Schools celebrated our 137th commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 24th. Congratulations to the Steele Class of 2025 for all of your accomplishments and best of luck in all future endeavors!

The Class of 2025 included:

Ten military enlistees
One military academy appointment
87 National Honors Society members
97 students who earned an honors diploma
Two Marion L. Steele Academic Hall of Fame recipients

Fourth Quarter Academic Awards

Marion L. Steele High School is pleased to announce its Academic Honor Awards for the fourth quarter. Congratulations to all!

HIGH HONOR ROLL

Students achieving High Honor Roll earned an average GPA of 3.65 or higher.

HONOR ROLL

Students achieving Honor Roll earned an average GPA between 3.00 - 3.64

Returning Student Registration

All emergency, medical, and contact information for all K-12 students will be collected through the Returning Student Registration process in your PowerSchool Parent Portal account at the start of each school year.

To complete the process, please go to your PowerSchool Parent Portal account, click on the Returning Student Registration link in the left menu, and follow the prompts. For step-by-step directions, please refer to this Online Returning Student Registration Directions document.

If you completed this process last year, most of your child's emergency and contact information will be pre-filled on this year's form. You will simply need to check, verify, and update any changes.

Thank you in advance for updating your returning student's information as soon as possible.

Parking Passes

All student drivers parking on Amherst Exempted Village School District property must obtain a parking permit and follow the student parking rules outlined on page 37 of the Marion L. Steele 2025-2026 Student /Parent Handbook

Marion L. Steele Student/Parent Handbook.

Parking Permits will be available to purchase on the following dates for certain groups of students. The online parking application will be available on the Steele website under the information tab on Monday, August 11th.

August 11th: Seniors Only

August 12th: Seniors & Juniors Only

August 13th and beyond: Open to any student driver

Meningitis Vaccine Requirement for 12th Grade Entry

The Ohio Health Department, under Ohio Revised Code 3701.13 and 3313.671, requires all students entering the 12th grade to provide written proof that they have received a dose of the Meningococcal (meningitis) vaccine after age 16.

Please ensure the school has proof of your child’s vaccine on file by Tuesday, September 9th. Students without proof of the meningitis vaccine may be subject to exclusion from school.

MLS COUNSELING DEPARTMENT

Student Schedules

Student schedules for the 2025-2026 school year are available in PowerSchool Parent Portal.

To view your schedule, log into your ParentPortal account via the website (schedules are not available to view in the ParentPortal app) and click on “Next Year Schedule”. Please note a student’s schedule will only be changed to correct an incomplete schedule or to meet graduation requirements. If you have any questions about your schedule, please contact your school counselor. School Counselors will be back in the office on August 9th.

School Counselors:

Mrs. Diaz, Grades 9-11, Last Names A-K

Ms. Rigda, Grades 9-11, Last Names L-Z

Ms. Santos, Grade 12

Late Arrival/Early Release

Late Arrival or Early Release is a special privilege for juniors and seniors with at least five credits for the year and who have an opening in their schedule.

Eligible students must submit a Late Arrival/Early Release Application. This application will be posted to the Steele webpage on Monday, August 11th. Once approved, the student's schedule will be changed. Students must have Late Arrival/Early Release on their schedule before starting. There will be no Late Arrival on the first day of school.

Open Campus

Open Campus is another special privilege for juniors and seniors with at least five credits and are in good academic standing.

Eligible students must submit an Open Campus Application. This application will be posted to the Steele Webpage on Monday, August 11th. Once approved, the student's schedule will be changed. Students must have Open Campus Lunch on their schedule before starting.

College Credit Plus

Enrollment for College Credit Plus (CCP) classes for the Fall semester is now open!

Please connect with your school counselor by August 11th to request Fall CCP classes.

New to CCP? Be sure to submit your application as soon as possible to ensure you're eligible to enroll.

Scan the QR code to apply!

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to earn college credit while still in high school!

Link Crew

Class of 2029,

We are excited to have you join us at Steele! Link Crew is a transition program for freshmen and it starts with an exciting and fun orientation with your high school link leaders. All students will be assigned to a link leader, please be aware that your link leader will be calling a few days before orientation to personally invite you to orientation. Have a great summer and we look forward to welcoming you all in August!

Event Information

Freshman Orientation

Freshman Orientation is for students only. Students should be dropped off at the South Entrance (stadium lot) for Freshman Orientation in the main gym. Parents are encouraged to attend the Parent Information Meeting during Open House on Thursday, August 14th at 4:00pm in the cafetorium.

When?

Wednesday, Aug 13, 2025, 08:00 AM

Where?

450 Washington Street, Amherst, OH, USA

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MLS Counseling Department on Twitter

MLS Counseling Department Website

MLS Graduation Requirements

COMET ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

Baseball is Headed to the Final Four!

Baseball is headed to the Final Four after winning the OHSAA Division II Oberlin regional this past Thursday! Click the button below for all information regarding the Final Four. Additionally, Congratulations on winning the OHSAA Division II District championship over Riverside and winning the Southwestern Conference with a 14-0 record!

Final Four Information

Congratulations to our Track and Field State Qualifiers!

Camden Simo earned All-Ohio honors after finishing 8th in the discus with a throw of 164'6.

Cole Lugar competed in the pole vault after finishing third at the Port Clinton Regional with a throw of 15'1.

Ben Thompson finished 12th in the 400m.

Boys 4x200m Relay Team (Carter Boone, Gaige Patton, Luke Schreiber, and Ben Thompson) finished 12th!

Congratulations to our Softball Team

The lady comets made a second straight trip to an OHSAA Regional! This year, they won the OHSAA Division II Avon Lake District over Twinsburg!

Spring School Records for the 2025 Season

Congratulations to the following MLS student athletes who set school records this season:

Boys 4x100m Relay of Julius Donald, Luke Schreiber, Carter Boone, and Gaige Patton set a new record at the OHSAA Division I Regional Meet at Port Clinton with a time of 42.74.

Boys 4 x 200m Relay of Carter Boone, Gaige Patton, Luke Schreiber, and Ben Thompson set a new school record at the Southwestern Conference Meet with a time of 1:28.00

Boys Pole Vault Relay of Cole Lugar and Grady Pellittierri set a new school record at Comet Relays with a total vault of 28'6. In earning this record, Grady now holds the bragging rights at home as his dad was part of the team that held the record.

Landon Wolf (Baseball) has set a new school record for RBIs in a Season with 52, walks in a season with 29, and hit by pitch with 14.

All Ohio Recipients

Congratulations to the following student athletes who earned all Ohio recognition:

Baseball:

Cole Marquez, 1st Team

Harrison Schneider, 1st Team

Landon Wolf, 1st Team

Cael Charles, 2nd Team

Cole Charles, 2nd Team

Softball:

Karina Shuster, 2nd Team

Track & Field:

Camden Simo, Discus

2025 Fall Sports

While summer is just getting started, it’s not too early to start thinking about 2025 Fall Sports. If you have not previously played a fall sport or you are new to the high school (freshman or transfer), and you have interest in participating with one of our programs, please contact the coach of the program(s) you are interested in to see what their plans are for this summer.

Fall Sports officially start on August 1st (unless noted otherwise below). However, most of our programs have opportunities to participate over the summer. Take advantage of those opportunities, so that you are ready to go come August!

Boys Cross Country: Rob Glatz, rob_glatz@amherstk12.org

Girls Cross Country: Terry Kemp, terry_kemp@amherstk12.org

Football: Tom Thome, tom_thome@amherstk12.org

Boys Golf (Starts officially on 7/28/25): Mitch Gillam, mitch_gillam@amherstk12.org

Girls Golf (Starts officially on 7/28/25): Dave Zvara, david_zvara@amherstk12.org

Boys Soccer: Brett Thompson, brett_thompson@amherstk12.org

Girls Soccer: Gary Gonzalez, steeleladycometsoccer@gmail.com

Girls Tennis: Kyle Hougland, kyle.hougland@gmail.com

Volleyball: Courtney Rua, courtney_rua@amherstk12.org

Additionally, some of our winter and spring sports have opportunities to participate with our programs during June and July. Please contact the coach for the sport you’re interested in to see if there are opportunities this summer to get involved with them. For a full list of our Coaches contacts visit the Amherst Steele Head Coach Contact List.