Adena Local Schools

Parents, Grandparents and Caregivers, The Adena Local Schools will monitor the COVID19 (Coronavirus) situation closely. It is important to remain calm, using common-sense measures to prevent the spread of the virus as best we can and work to protect those at greater risk. At this time, we have no reported cases of the virus in Ross County. It is our intent to continue operations with caution, and be prepared to act according to our emergency plan if needed. We will work with, and remain in close contact with the Ross County Health Department and the Ohio Department of Education to make informed decisions that focus on the wellbeing of our students and their families. We will use our Adena App and our Robo-Call system to keep you informed should we need to announce important information or decisions. At this time, please continue to stress to your children the importance of proper hand-washing and keeping hands away from the face, eyes, nose and mouth. Remember, if your child is sick, DO NOT SEND THEM TO SCHOOL. Please contact the office to notify them of the absence. We can work with you on attendance issues as long as you keep us informed of your status. If needed, our middle and high school staff can implement Google Classroom to continue instruction at home on a temporary basis. Should this occur, we will need your help and support to ensure students commit to completing lessons in a timely manner. Although it is not optimal, it would provide us the opportunity to graduate the seniors on the original schedule and avoid the possibility of having them make up days at the end of the year and delay graduation. You should make sure you have child care arrangements on standby in case we have to close down for a couple of weeks or so, and you are required to report to work. We must all work together to bring ourselves through this new situation. We appreciate your willingness to adapt and prepare for disruption to our normal routines.

RPESD Parent Night

The February Student of the Month for the high school is Jenna Martin. Congrats, Jenna! Keep up the good work!

The Winter All-SVC Banquet was held tonight and we had several student-athletes get recognized in their sport. From left to right: Garrett Simmons (wrestling), Logan Bennett (basketball), Dalton Metzger (wrestling), Preston Sykes (basketball), Hannah Stark (basketball), Jadyn Smith (basketball), and Isaac Gray (wrestling).

We have quite the month coming up for the Adena Cafeteria! March starts off with Dr. Suess week, and we have some fun meals planned for our Elementary students! We have St. Patrick's day ( a day early) and we will sneak in a little something for Pi day.This is also National Nutrition Month and we are going to Eat Our Way Through the Alaphabet! So, if your student comes home and tells you about something new they tried at lunch or had a sample of, this is why. We are going to try and find some local food, some exotic food and anything that we are lucky enough to find that starts with "x" lol! We also have the Cincinnati Reds Baseball Opener on March 26. The GREAT news about this is that the Cincinnati Reds have donated tickets to us. Any student that buys a lunch tray will be eligible to enter their name in a drawing for the tickets, After our "Opener Lunch" we will have a drawing and announce the winner! So, come on down to the cafeteria and enjoy everything we have going on!

We have four wrestlers off to districts next weekend at Heath High School! Dalton Metzger, Garrett Simmons, and Isaac Gray all finished second in their weight classes to advance! Zach Seymour placed 5th to advance as an alternate.

A message for high school students: Tickets for the 2020 Informal/Formal Dance can be purchased at tonight’s parent/teacher conferences from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. They can also be purchased at the door on Saturday night. The dance is from 7-9 p.m. for high school students. Permission forms must be signed before purchasing a ticket. Ticket cost is $5. A reminder that the College Credit Plus meeting is tonight from 6-7 p.m. in the auditeria. Also, we were unable to get enough student participation for a pep bus for Sunday.

We will proceed with Parent-Teacher Conferences this evening as planned. If road conditions should somehow not permit safe travel by this afternoon we will send an update at 2:00. Thank you!

ADENA LOCAL SCHOOLS WILL BE ON A 2-HOUR DELAY FEBRUARY 27th. WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS WE DETERMINE OUR STATUS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.

A reminder to high school students that our Senior Class has organized a Winter Informal/Formal Dance for this Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the auditeria. Please see Mrs. Lewis to buy tickets. You must have your dance permission form turned in and signed by a parent to buy a ticket. Ticket cost is $5. Tickets can be purchased at the door if your signed permission slip is in hand.

We brought a little bit of New Orleans to Frankfort. For our Mardi Gras Lunch we had Dirty Rice, Collard Greens, Cheese Grits, Corn on the Cob, Fruit, Cornbread and King Cake. With Zydeco music too!! Our Ladies had a great time serving it and we hope everyone enjoyed it!!

Tickets for the boys’ basketball tournament game against Zane Trace can be purchased at the gate or online. Tickets are not sold at the school. Tickets at the gate cost $6. Here is the link to order online: ohsaa.org/tickets Online ticket cost: $5. There is a processing fee of $1.49 per ticket.

Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for this Thursday, February 27th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and on Friday from 8:00 a.m. to noon. There is no school for students on Friday. There is a meeting for students interested in college credit plus classes for next school year at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday in the auditeria.

Division III Sectional Champs! Final Adena 53 Alexander 41 Next game: Div.III District Semi-Final Opponent: Zane Trace Date & Time: Sunday, March 1st at 5:30 p.m. Location: The Convocation Center on the campus of Ohio University. Go Warriors!

Students, staff, parents and all community members can actively watch the Adena E-Warriors compete at the following link: twitch.tv/Adena_ESports The service should be set up and running properly for our match on March 5th. Matches can be viewed on iPhone, Android, PS4/Xbox One Game Consoles, or Windows 10 PC via the Twitch app. Matches can also be watched through a web browser on PC/Mac, Amazon FireTV Device, Apple TV device, and some Smart TV's. Once you have gone to the link, you can sign in if you have a Twitch account or sign up for a Twitch account and become a follower of the team. Following the team will allow you to receive notifications when the team goes live. Twitch is a free service for basic users and requires no cost to view and support our team. Below is the scheduled match times for the Spring 2020 Season: Overwatch: Tuesday at approximately 3:45pm (Week of March 9th - April 27th) Rocket League OR Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Wednesday at approximately 3:45pm (Week of March 9th - April 27th) Smite: Thursday at 4pm (February 6th - April 16th) Practices will occasionally be aired to make adjustments to the stream and get everything running efficiently. Rocket League and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be rotated each week this season due to both being scheduled at the same time.

Division III Boys’ Basketball Sectional Championship Information Opponent: Alexander Game time: Tomorrow night at 8:30 p.m. Location: Jackson High School The gym will be cleared after the first game tomorrow night. There is a parking fee of $3. Go Warriors!

We have experienced an apparent software glitch in our active shooter alarm system resulting in a lockdown sequence. All is well and there is no threat. We are currently in contact with the software company to work on correcting and/or preventing another occurrence.

Scholarships available. See the link below: http://crcf.net/grants-scholarships/

Our wrestling team finished third at the SVC meet and had three individuals claim SVC titles in their weight class! Results: Garrett Simmons 1st at 132lbs Isaac Gray 1st at 152lbs Dalton Metzger 1st at 160lbs Chase Knisley 3rd at 138lbs Zach Seymour 4th at 126lbs Isaac Gray is a two-time SVC champion and Dalton Metzger claimed his third SVC title!

A great event for a great cause. Come out and support our Warriors!