Adena Local Schools

Reminder- All school activities suspended through today. Ross Co remains at Level 3 Snow Emergency. County and Township trucks are just beginning to move out. The building is CLOSED to all staff and students today. We want time to get the lots and sidewalks in shape (as best we can) today. We will assess Saturday's status in the morning and post an update. Stay home. Stay safe!

If you are interested in Adena Elementary's Preschool Program for the 2022-2023 school year, please complete the form by clicking this link: https://forms.gle/t9r66cwU7JMTYoCr8

This picture was sent to us from a facilitator of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Ohio program. There are a lot of Big Brothers and Big Sisters out there! The facilitators of the program are doing great things with our youth and have big plans for those in the program to help them continue to grow.

Mandatory College Credit Plus Meeting: Students in grades 7-11 received a College Credit Plus informational flyer in their school email today. There is also information about College Credit Plus on the Guidance section of the high school website, as well as on the Ohio Department of Education’s website. Students interested in participating in CC+ at any time during the 2022-2023 school year must attend the informational meeting to be held in the school auditeria at 6pm on Thursday, February 24th. A parent or guardian must be in attendance. Please contact Mrs. Shea at Samantha.shea@adenalocalschools with any questions you have.

Adena Middle School: 7th and 8th grade first semester awards have been rescheduled for Friday, February 4th, 2022. 7th grade at 8:15 and 8th grade at 9:15 in the auditeria.

Congratulations, Brandon Smith! Warrior Nation is proud of you and wishes you great success as you serve your country!

Adena Elementary Announcement: Attached is Adena Elementary Newsletter, Issue 20. It also contains the Adena PTO February Calendar raffle. Drawings start next week after school. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_bgTPq6yfuqwbjlIfOVXUOAmIQ2SgIxqD9MW0wVjxs8/edit?usp=sharing

Adena Local Schools are closed, January 28th

Please click the link below to read important information regarding our preschool program for the upcoming school year. https://docs.google.com/document/d/102SiZ-PlYQ-9_ZV2FrDAp6i7Pg8pB-pV-8Gl0JVZFSE/edit?usp=sharing

Adena MS boys and girls basketball games against Westfall have be postponed. No makeup date determined at this time.

Adena Elementary Announcement: Attached is the 19th edition of our elementary newsletter. This letter includes information about the Adena PTO calendar raffle and an update on our PBIS program. https://docs.google.com/document/d/13JSH1KRlXzaUlFAgel6LggB9-PzfdeboEPqcBTNFcg0/edit?usp=sharing Josh Jones Elementary Principal Adena Local Schools

Adena Middle School was awarded $2,500 through the @OSLN STEM Classroom Grant Program, funded by @Battelle. OSLN is committed to supporting 'STEM for All' by exposing traditionally underserved students to STEM exploration. The grant allows the purchase of resources from NASA, Apogee Rockets, and Estes Rockets to provide hands-on experiences through the Launching Learning project. Each student will design, build, and launch their own model rocket, studying the parts, flight phases, engines, launch set-up, safety code, and ways to chart their data. We are honored to be chosen as a recipient in the very first year of this program. Grant information and a complete list of winners can be found at https://osln.org/2022/01/151-classrooms-awarded-osln-grants/.

Ross County 4-H is always looking for new members. Check out the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s2urmHtVaA

Adena Local Schools CLOSED Tuesday, January 18th

We are excited to announce that starting Tuesday, January 18th, Adena Elementary will start scheduling assessment/registration appointments for the incoming 2022-2023 kindergarten students!!!! Appointments can be made by calling the school at 740-998-5293 from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. This year our kindergarten assessment and registration days are March 31st with evening appointments available and April 1st for daytime appointments. Looking forward to serving our new little Warriors!

Adena Elementary Newsletter, Issue 18 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bW7qhxse_KRj3j91nqN8weOALexLTExbnAFwtgI9dDA/edit?usp=sharing Josh Jones Adena Elementary Principal

The Big Brothers Big Sisters program is a one-to-one mentoring program that is in its first year coming into Adena Local Schools. The organizers of this program have paired some of our high school students with some of our elementary students. The high school students that have volunteered to be a big brother or big sister were screened and paired with an elementary student with similar interests. The elementary students in the program meet their big brother or big sister every Wednesday to have the opportunity to do variety of fun activities together. The impact our high school students can make is more than they may realize. Our little ones look forward to this. It will also make a big impact on our high school students. Parents interested in getting their student into the program can contact the elementary office at 740-998-5293.

The Adena Local School District has been made aware that an individual identifying himself as "Ed" is approaching local businesses attempting to sell an ad for the school athletic program. They are asking for credit card information. The school district NEVER uses credit cards for this process. If you are approached by someone selling an ad and asking for credit card information notify the Ross County Sheriff's Office at 740-773-1185 immediately, and do not divulge any credit card information.

Our elementary students are starting to fill up the “Big BLUE Jug” with their tickets that are earned for good behavior. If they fill the jug up, the whole building will get rewarded. They will know the big prize soon. They can earn five different colors of tickets. Each color represents a different location that their PAX behavior was noticed. For instance, a yellow ticket came from a bus driver. Each ticket earned by a student goes towards incentives that can be earned in the classroom. Incentive charts are posted in classrooms. The reaction of a student when they receive a red ticket from the principal is priceless. Those tickets are worth two!

Congratulations to our December PAX Students of the Month for our elementary! Great work! L-R: Ally Ashcraft (5th) Emma Looney (2nd), Olivia Tripp (4th), Tattum Murray (2nd), Reed Clever (3rd), Darren Wagner (1st) and Jaxon Brown (K)