Local Education News

Rios family leaves hurricane disaster for new life in Y'town

The Rios family moved to Youngstown in December 2017 in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria three months earlier. The family includes, from left, daughter Karlys, 6; mother Claraliz ; father Eric; and son, Ihan, 5.

Friend of the court filing in Youngstown HB 70 legal battle

East Cleveland and Lorain education associations filed “friend of the court” brief on behalf of the Youngstown Board of Education.

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Lakeview K-8 creates food pantry with student, business help

Bulldog Pantry at the new Lakeview K-8 School is being sponsored by Cortland car dealership Wollam Chevrolet.

Boardman High School will provide musical holiday entertainment

Boardman student Amari Williams practices Tuesday for the Holiday Jazz Concert. The performance will take place Thursday.

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Lottery stocking stuffers not for kids

Lottery, scratch-off tickets, and gambling games are not appropriate stocking stuffers for children

Geometric gingerbread houses

C.H. Campbell Elementary second-graders watch as Barry Tancer, left, a former Canfield schools Board of Education member, builds a miniature wooden gingerbread house. Students employ math skills while having fun building the Christmas ornaments.

Schools' annual gift exchange for less fortunate in 22nd year

Springfield Intermediate School and Crestview Middle School collect new, unwrapped gifts to give to families in need in each other's community for the holiday season.

METRO DIGEST || Children’s book drive at Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble, 381 Boardman-Poland Road, invites customers to give the gift of reading to children in need during the company’s annual Holiday Book Drive on Thursday. The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley will host a book fair.

Faces of joy: Canfield students enjoy annual Special Needs Party

Boaz Reigstad, left, gets an assist from John Vitto, Canfield schools director of special education and gifted services, during the 23rd annual Special Needs Party on Friday afternoon at Amron Lanes.

Girard celebrates football team’s accomplishments

The Indians received medals for making school history.

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Lions Club treats special-needs kids with Christmas gifts

The Lions Club’s outreach is especially important for many of the students, because their families are struggling financially, so they often can’t afford to buy gifts or enjoy meals at home, observed Allyson Morici, who, along with Sarah Such, teaches in Chaney High’s multiple-disabilities unit with 14 students in grades nine through 12.