Adena Local Schools

Congratulations to our new inductees to our National Honor Society! We were unable to hold our traditional induction ceremony this school year, so Mrs. Glandon has prepared this video to introduce our new members of our National Honor Society. We would also like to congratulate our returning members of the Class of 2020 for not only their academic excellence in the classroom, but for continuing to display the qualities of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. We are planning on having an induction ceremony in the fall that will be followed by a reception to celebrate our new members of our National Honor Society. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ei9GhyOeiIZtEUbqkBw9l90oILFPLoWz/view?usp=sharing

An announcement for Students and Parents at Adena High School: As much as we would love to hold a traditional graduation ceremony for our seniors, we must abide by the guidelines set by the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Health. For the past few weeks, we have been trying to find ways to give our seniors an alternate graduation setup that will still allow them to celebrate their special day together. With input from members of the senior class and guidance from the health department, we have come up with a drive-in setup that will have close to the same agenda of a traditional ceremony. We are excited to be able to give the students a chance to walk across the stage and celebrate as a class with social distancing measures in place. Attached is the document that describes the Adena High School Commencement ceremony that is scheduled for May 30th at 4 p.m. The event time and possibly the day could change pending on weather conditions. The ceremony will be Facebook live streamed for those not in attendance. If you live close enough, you may be able to pick it up on a designated radio station. There will be a car parade after the ceremony to send off our Senior Class of 2020. There will be a form going out to all the seniors later today asking pertinent information that we need to know to begin preparing for the drive-in ceremony. We appreciate your patience and understanding regarding graduation. As we all know, we need to come together and cooperate as best we can in order to give our graduating seniors the best ceremony we can provide while being mindful of community safety. Thank you! Josh Jones High School Principal https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zBw0oyW2ysU9H0J08hdl16PTO49oCV35b3LbGw940s4

A message for the high school: All students in grades 8 thru 11, recently received an email from Mrs. Shea that includes our course catalog and course registration instructions for the 2020-2021 school year. The registration process will be beginning soon, so please review the course catalog and contact Mrs. Shea for any questions. Our Academic Awards Ceremony will be a virtual event held on Tuesday, May 19th at 9:00 a.m. Any type of award will be given to their recipients at a later date. Our Senior Night is scheduled for Monday, May 18th at 6:00 p.m. This will be a virtual event that will include a video the seniors are putting together, an announcement of scholarship winners, and some other presentations by seniors. Scholarships will be mailed to their recipients. We will send out a finalized graduation plan after we get it approved by the health department. I will be meeting with all seniors today to discuss the ceremony. Have a good day, Josh Jones High School Principal

Dear Students and Parent/Guardians, I know that there are questions regarding how grades will be determined for the fourth nine weeks of the 2019-2020 school year. It's our hope that the following will answer any questions you may have about the process. While we recognize that there is no “perfect” systematic approach for this situation, it is our objective to create a system that is equitable for all students. All grades for the fourth nine weeks of the 2019-2020 school year (March23rd - May 28th) will be based on a pass/fail grade for Adena Middle School. The grades will be calculated based on the assignments that have been posted to Progressbook. Please make sure you are checking Progressbook and keeping up with your assignments and the work that has been provided by the teachers. The final grade for the year will be calculated by averaging the first three nine weeks together to get the final grade for the year. Interim grades were scheduled to be posted this week, please make sure you are checking Progressbook this week to see your child’s progress. If they are behind they have time to get caught up. Assignments are being accepted that are late, they just need to stay on top of it for the remainder of the quarter. If you have questions about your child’s progress please contact the teachers of your child by email or contact me by phone. My office number is (740)998-2313 option number 3. No assignments will be able to be submitted after May 28th, 2020. Remember, we are here if you need us. As I said before, contact us if you have questions or concerns. Adena Middle School is committed to helping you and your family through this difficult time. Together, we are Warrior Strong! Until then, Dustin England Adena Middle School Principal

An announcement for the high school: Jostens will be at the front entrance of the high school delivering announcements and other graduation products on Friday, May 1st from 9 a.m.- 11 a.m. This will be a “drive-thru” delivery. The student or parents pull up, roll their passenger window down and they will place the order in the passenger seat. If that doesn’t work, they can place the order in the trunk of the vehicle. Also, the fourth nine weeks interim reports will show up in ProgressBook on Wednesday. Keep up the great work, Warriors! Josh Jones

Revised Graduation Plan 4-24-20 Seniors and their families, After we postponed graduation yesterday, we received an email from the Ohio Department of Education issuing guidance and a clear message to avoid “congregate” graduation ceremonies, and that schools should not postpone or delay graduation dates in hopes of providing a traditional graduation ceremony. We will use our originally scheduled date of Saturday, May 30th. The time is changed to 4 p.m. We will employ an alternate plan of graduation that we believe still gives our students a meaningful and safe ceremony. We will provide a description and instructions for the event to each student’s family so they can know what to expect and how to prepare. We will ask that everyone please understand their cooperation will be needed to make this work in a safe and responsible manner. We wanted to get the changes out to you as soon as possible to avoid creating any more hardship for families than has already occurred. Thank you, Josh Jones

Kirk Elder is a senior at Adena High School and also attends OUC for Sports Medicine through Pickaway-Ross CTC.. Kirk became a State Tested Nursing Assistant last summer and has been working as an STNA since then at Edgewood Manor of Greenfield. He plans to continue his education in nursing through Southern State’s RN program following graduation. We are so sorry that you have to miss out on some of the most memorable days of your life that we know you have been anticipating and planning for awhile now. But, we are very proud of you and everything you have accomplished and continue to accomplish, Kirk. We know you will do great things. Never stop being true to yourself. We love you Bub, Mom, Rachel & family

The Elementary PTO Fundraiser items will be set for pick-up at Brad Lightle Park on May 14th. More information will be sent out in regards to time and how to pick up the items

Congratulations to Maddie Huff! She has been named Ross County’s Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Award winner! This means that Maddie was chosen by the Ross-Pike Educational Service Center to receive the honor as Ross County’s top student.

Max Willis is a senior at Adena High School. After graduation, Max plans to continue his education but has not decided on a major yet. Whatever he does, we are sure he will do it well. We could not be more proud of him and all he has accomplished so far. We love you son!

We want to share with you the work of Erica Cormany who captured a lot of great pictures of students during Monday's senior recognition event. Thanks Mrs. Cormany for sharing!! https://youtu.be/zi5EdxigUCg

Trey Timmons is a senior at Adena High School. After Trey finished his requirements for graduation earlier this year in January, he started working full time for his father's business at M & M Fabrication. Trey has been accepted to the University of Cincinnati where he would like to possibly pursue his interest in structural engineering but hasn't made up his mind if he will be attending this fall. He has developed a joy in landscaping using heavy equipment and is quite good at it, so this is also an area that his interest is directed to. Whatever decision he makes we know he will be successful. We love you son! Mom and Dad

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION INFORMATION. Registration in the building has been cancelled. If you do not already have an appointment, please complete form on school website. A kindergarten teacher will then contact all who have registered to set up a screening date and time. Those with appointments do not need to complete form.

An important announcement from the Elementary Principal regarding Kindergarten registration for the 2020-21 school year. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n8MTt6nPBWRF-5lkSvZ7yDdUOi5BvWjTvfxwPJnZ03I/edit?usp=sharing

Good Afternoon, This is Adena Superintendent John Balzer with a reminder that we will honor our seniors this evening at 8:20 by lighting the stadium to recognize their achievements and contributions to our school and community over the past 13 years. We have made arrangements to allow our seniors to meet in their cars at the school parking lot between 8:00 and 8:15 to form a senior procession which will be escorted by law enforcement down 550, passing the field and ending at the fire station. From there, students will be expected to head home. We will get a recording of this procession to post and share with students who want a copy for their school memorabilia collection. Again, we ask that you do not plan to go onto the field which will be closed due to the crowd restrictions we must adhere to during the stay-at-home order. We will make time available for photos with your seniors in the stadium when we are permitted to do so and we will give you plenty of advance notice. Also, I would like to ask all residents of the Adena Local School District to participate in recognizing our senior class by turning on your porch light from 8:20 to 8:40, resulting in twenty minutes of light for the Class of 2020. Thank you, and have a great afternoon. Stay safe and stay well. Together, we are Warrior Strong!

Kayana Newsome is a senior at Adena High School. She also attends Ohio University of Chillicothe and will receive certification in Sports Medicine. She has worked as an STNA for two years and will continue her education at Southern State Community College to obtain a nursing degree. Kayana plans to become a labor and delivery nurse. Our hearts are broken because your senior year has been way less than expected, and that you are missing out on some of the traditional senior experiences. We could not be more proud of you and everything you have achieved thus far, and can't wait to see what the future holds for you. Keep your head up, reach for the stars and always follow your dreams. Love you Most, Mom, Harley and Family!

Update from Adena Superintendent John Balzer Good Afternoon Warrior Nation! Tomorrow, April 20th, we will honor our Seniors, at 20:20 (8:20 p.m.) by lighting the stadium lights for 20 minutes. This is a symbolic gesture to recognize the 13-year journey these outstanding young men and women have taken to reach the point in life where they set off to make their way in the world. Theirs hasn’t been the easiest of journeys. However, this group of students have formed bonds of friendship that will last a lifetime and experienced many significant achievements in spite of obstacles that threatened to block their paths. This group of students have been tested far more in spirit, determination and unity than most groups. They’ve demonstrated they have the strength and conviction to stand together as the Village when one of their own needs them to be there. As crowd restrictions remain in place, we cannot open the stadium or promote gatherings during this recognition. Hopefully the Governor will announce needed details early this week so we can begin making firm plans for what comes next. As soon as the restrictions ease up, we will announce the opportunity to come back to the stadium for pictures when we are able to do so safely. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. Monday evening we encourage you to drive by and have a look from the road. You might stop or slow down to take a quick picture from the car, but please don’t create a crowd situation that would possibly promote or worsen community spread of the virus or create safety hazards by impeding traffic. For you, Seniors, Monday night the lights will shine brightly. The stadium will be empty and silent, but the light will provide witness to the integrity, determination, courage, commitment and Warrior pride the Class of 2020 has demonstrated from Kindergarten through their senior year, in spite of the challenges presented this year by a global pandemic. The light will symbolically represent the character and accomplishments the Class of 2020 have forged from absolute determination and spirit. Although it has not been the spring we wanted for our children, we can celebrate the fact that the Class of 2020 has successfully learned the lessons of character, the reward of hard work and perseverance and the importance of unity and community pride. The Village will be well represented and fortified when the graduates of 2020 take their places beside us. It’s not over yet, Class of 2020- all is not lost! You were born at the time of the September 11 terror attack, lived through a financial collapse and recovery, numerous other moments of political and social upheaval and now a pandemic virus. You have what it takes to prevail! In true Warrior fashion, you’ll get through this and we will celebrate joyfully when better days return to Warrior Nation. Congratulations, Class of 2020- your light will shine brightly long past Monday!!!

To all Elementary students and parents. Teachers will now be recording grades for work that has been assigned (pass/fail). Please be sure you have made contact with your child’s teacher so that all students are participating with the instruction that continues. Take care and stay safe.

Survey Says! Hello Adena parents and caregivers! Please take a few minutes to click this link and access a brief survey to help us provide improved quality of service and assistance to you during the distance learning phase of the COVID19 pandemic. We want to do the best we can to help all of our families. We realize there are many different sets of circumstances and levels of comfort with technology and such. With your input we will attempt to do the best we can to help all of you get through this. Thank you for your help! https://forms.gle/hXvz3MmyfwCqArfb8

Sydnie is a senior at Adena High School. She also attends Ohio University-Chillicothe CC+ classes and PRCTC where she has earned her STNA and Phlebotomy certification. After graduation, Sydnie plans to continue her education with Ohio University to obtain her Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology. This will serve as a foundation for her Master of Science degree in Physician Assistant Practice at Ohio University, Dublin.