Adena Local Schools

The rain can’t dampen the fire in the spirit of the Adena Warriors! Check out the parade from Friday evening. Thanks to Concord Township Fire and Rescue for the escort and to the community who turned out to cheer on the kids. Go Blue!!! https://tinyurl.com/y4src3ff

Substitute Bus/Van Drivers Needed!!! The Adena Local Schools sorely need substitute bus drivers. We have drivers who will retire in the next few years and our substitutes will be needed to fill some vacant positions. Qualified driver Candidates must be at least 22 years of age and should have a valid Ohio driver’s license, with no drug and alcohol related violations or serious moving citations. You will need a clear FBI/BCI background check and must pass a drug/alcohol test prior to starting training. The district pays for the training and prepares you to pass the license test (CDL with School Bus Validation). Substitute drivers earn 14.00 per hour. Share this information with those you think might be interested. Candidates should contact Joan Muntz, Transportation Supervisor at 740-998-6157. Please leave your name, number and brief message if there is no answer. You will be contacted to set up an appointment to discuss the possibility of driving. Thank you!

Good afternoon, On Friday at 6 p.m. there will be a parade of cars that will depart from the back parking lot of Adena High school. The cars will be driven by members of our football team, cheerleaders, and volleyball team! The car parade will exit the school, turn left and drive down 550 into Frankfort. The parade will then fill in behind the Adena High School Marching Band, who will begin marching from the Frankfort Public Library. The band will lead the parade as they will march down 550 to main street and then turn left. The band will march down Main Street and then turn left onto West High Street. The parade will continue down West High Street, until they reach the parking lot outside the athletic complex. The marching band will disperse into the parking lot to go home and the car parade will turn left onto Porter Avenue and then disperse to go home after they return back to the Frankfort Public Library. If you come out and support our teams, cheer them on safely! Please stay near your cars and maintain six foot physical distancing along the route of the car parade. Avoid a crowd and please wear a mask if you cannot maintain at least six feet of physical distancing. Thank you for supporting our students. Go Warriors!

Congratulations to the middle school fall sports teams! The 8th grade girls volleyball team finished off their season as the SVC league and tournament champs with an 18-0 record . The 7th grade volleyball team finished with season with an impressive 11-4 record. The MS football team finished 5-1 and shared the SVC league title. Jessica Crocker finished 3rd in the SVC cross country meet. I'm proud of the athletes and their efforts on and off the fields and courts!

Picture RE-TAKE Day is November 10th.

Adena Local Schools virtual book fair: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/homepage.do?method=homepage&url=adenamiddleschool

The September Student of the Month for the high school was Payton Persinger! Congrats, Payton! Keep up the good work!

Miss Amy’s preschool students are not to report to school tomorrow, October 19th. This is for Miss Amy’s students only. Thank you.

Reminder that Picture Day is tomorrow for all students. Online students and Preschool students will need to be in the gym parking lot by 3:30 for their photo sessions. Mr. Jones, Mr. England and myself will be using a megaphone to call out grade levels to be photographed. Please keep your children in the cars until their grade level is called. All in-person students will be photographed during the school day. Thank you! Lisa Wayland

COVID-19 Update Numbers 10-12-2020 Here are today’s statistics regarding COVID-19 at Adena Schools. Please be sure you are as careful as you can be if you are out in the public during the next few weeks. We will do our best to keep in-person learning operational. It is good news today that we have NO active student cases. Unfortunately, our quarantine list has grown a bit as students are exposed to people who have active cases but are not students at the school. We shared a really good question and answer document from the Ross County Health Department that is worth your while to read. Have a great day. Stay safe! John Balzer, Superintendent Positive Cases Elementary 0 Middle School 0 High School 0 Quarantines Elementary 7 Middle School 10 High School 4

COVID-19 School FAQ sheet below: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lxInemHP9h_I31xPAqn0gZNv1fQ7FfJ-/view?usp=sharing

10-08-2020 Adena Schools COVID-19 Update Here are the COVID-19 Numbers for 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 8th, 2020 Confirmed Cases: 0 Elementary: 0 Middle School 0 High School 0 Quarantines: 19 Elementary: 6 Middle School 6 High School 7 Our numbers are slowly but steadily improving. This is excellent news! However, we must remain vigilant. We know what needs to be done, and now we have to resolve to do so. Keep our students at low risk. Keep in-person learning secure for our students. Please follow the guidelines and protocols. Thank you for your patience, cooperation and understanding. Have a safe and enjoyable weekend.

This is Dustin England, Adena Middle School Principal, with important information for parents and guardians about progress reports. Interim reports for the first nine weeks have been loaded electronically into Progressbook for your child. To access this information log into your Progressbook account. You can use the following link: https://pa.metasolutions.net/Home/District/al Once you have entered Progressbook, on the left hand side click on the report card tab and your child’s interim will pop up. Please take the time to discuss with your child their progress. If you have questions about logging in to your account contact Kristen Earich, the curriculum coordinator, via email at kristen.earich@adenalocalschools.com. If you have any other questions in regards to the interim reports please contact the middle school office at (740)998-2313.

Here is a video explaining the importance of the free school breakfast/lunch for ALL students this fall due to COVID-19. All students are currently eligible to receive the free breakfasts and lunches. Students enrolled in distance learning are also eligible and can pick up meals each Monday evening. If you have questions please contact Food Service Coordinator Tonyia Hyland at 740-998-2361. https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=ikP11931T1w

Check out tonight’s volleyball livestream vs Zane Trace https://youtu.be/5eaXaEWfwoI

10/8/20 COVID-19 update from Superintendent John Balzer: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ju3h_FNEgd3kncfzTNk5hZhxYhNvTGWrQyXjSVn9gNE/edit?usp=sharing

High School Announcement: Jostens came to visit today to pass out cap and gown information to the seniors and class ring information to the freshman. For questions, email Mrs. Lewis at melinda.lewis@adenalocalschools.com. Mrs. Lewis does have extra packets for both seniors and freshmen available.

Please take a moment to review the latest COVID-19 update from Superintendent John Balzer: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-kifkbNEV_IJlDtclFecx0cYOEk1Eg0fDS4FqWDUenI/edit?usp=sharing

Please see the newest revision to the Adena Family Restart Guide. The entire guide can be located at the link below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/171uSq2j76NokaHPGVjHE3KSO9X0cZqQb-YyNmJm0POQ/edit?usp=sharing

October 5th, 2020 Dear Adena Schools Community, Thank you for your tremendous effort to bring our students back to school this year. As you know, we have opted to bring students back for full attendance with as much social distancing and safety protocols as possible with a remote learning program for students who wish to stay away from the larger crowds found in school. During the first month of school things have gone well. With the arrival of October, we have a spike developing in the county. Ross County is currently elevated to orange status and could be headed to red status in a relatively short time frame. The Ross County Health Department conducted a conference call with area school systems today. They have asked us to remain very vigilant and to reinforce the importance of avoiding large crowds, maintaining social distancing and observing handwashing protocols. If community spread accelerates we will have no choice but to curtail in-person learning and resume remote learning to curtail the spread of the virus and avoid overwhelming the local healthcare system. I am confident we can pull together and do what needs to be done in order to lower the numbers to put us back in yellow status. The students are doing a great job handling school. Masks are being worn, space is being maintained and hand sanitizer is widely available and being used. Unfortunately, we have a total of nine students in quarantine, three of which are active cases of COVID-19. These quarantines are a result of coming into contact with family members or people outside the realm of school who have tested positive. Although it is tiring and frustrating to endure these many long months of COVID-19 precautions and mandates, we are getting closer to the time when a vaccine will be available and we can possibly ease up a bit on what we now call the “new normal.” Please help us keep school open as a safe place for our students to come together for their education and social emotional health. Stay home. Find entertaining things to do as a family. Be careful going out to the workplace or stores. Remember the safety precautions and follow them. For the sake of our kids we can do this. We can survive a few more months of extra precautions and fewer social gatherings/activities that can resume when we can safely come together once again. The staff of Adena Local Schools thanks you for your care and concern as well as your continued support. We can get our children through this safely and teach them many important lessons along the way. Together, Warrior strong, we can do what it takes to keep our kids in school and progressing while the world finds its way through this situation. Stay well and be strong. Thank you for your commitment to our children as a community and the Warrior Nation. John Balzer