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Columbus City Schools cancels bus transportation for around 1,380 private school students
After several years of bus driver shortages, Columbus City Schools said it has drivers to cover its routes, but hundreds of students who live in the district and attend charter or nonpublic schools will not receive bussing this year. About 1,380 charter and nonpublic school students received letters from the...
High School Football Rewind: Scores, highlights from Week 1 action in NE Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Week 1 of the high school football season is here. It started early with a Thursday night game in Youngstown involving one team ranked in the cleveland.com preseason Top 25, but the season truly kicked off Friday night for most of Northeast Ohio. Check out Week...
Canal Winchester Harvest Prep overcomes Pickerington Central in seat-squirming affair
Canal Winchester Harvest Prep posted a narrow 24-21 win over Pickerington Central at Pickerington high school Central on Aug. 23 in Ohio football action. The first quarter gave Canal Winchester Harvest Prep an 18-14 lead over Pickerington Central. Each offense authored its Rip Van Winkle imitation, napping through barren second...
Report: Ohio school-to-prison pipeline bolstered by ‘exclusionary discipline,’ absenteeism
“Student disconnection” spurred on by mental health factors, disproportionate discipline and a lack of in-school supports plays its part in driving Ohio’s absenteeism rate, according to a new report from an Ohio think tank. That absenteeism, and the contributing factors of it, can create “an entry point in the school-to-prison pipeline,” according to Policy Matters […]
Columbus City Schools announce new safety measures
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus City Schools has announced that they are putting new safety measures in place for this school year, according to a post on the district’s website. They say these security measures will be in place as they begin the fall sports season, including the first...
Northridge barely beats East Knox
Northridge posted a narrow 8-7 win over East Knox in Ohio high school football on Aug. 23. The Vikings’ offense jumped in front for a 2-0 lead over the Bulldogs at halftime. Neither defense permitted points in the first and third quarters. The Bulldogs enjoyed a 7-6 edge in...
Pickerington Central's Carson Goulet wins vote for top high school Kicker in central Ohio
Pickerington Central senior Carson Goulet is the fans' choice for the top high school football kicker/punter in central Ohio. He finished first in a Dispatch poll that accompanied our look at the top 10 kickers and punters in the Columbus area. Goulet received 52,488 of 144,965 votes (36.21%), outdistancing Treyton McKee of Bloom-Carroll (42,192 votes; 29.1%), Abe Ulbrich of Columbus Academy (28,127 votes; 19.4%) and Zack Oyster of West Jefferson (15,003 votes; 10.35%). ...
Glenville vs. Upper Arlington football: 3 freshmen help Tarblooders shut out Golden Bears
UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio — Glenville coach Ted Ginn Sr. knew he had a young team to start the season. But he couldn’t predict that three freshmen were going to play a big role in his team’s 6-0 win at Upper Arlington on Friday night. Jaylen Edwards scored...
Ohio High School Football Scores | Stark County scoreboard from OHSAA Week 1
The Ohio high school football regular season began Thursday night with four games, three being played inside of Stark County. The rest of the county plays Friday night. It's the beginning of a 10-week journey, with teams hoping to reach the state playoffs in November — and ultimately, the OHSAA state championship games, Dec. 5-7 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton. ...
District: Threat called into Whitehall-Yearling High School deemed not credible
WHITEHALL, Ohio — Whitehall-Yearling High School was placed on lockdown Thursday morning after receiving what school district officials called a prank phone call about a situation at the school involving a gun. A spokesperson for Whitehall City Schools said after receiving the call Thursday morning, the high school administration...
Teays Valley's Ethan Schwalbauch wins fan vote for top high school LB in central Ohio
Teays Valley senior Ethan Schwalbauch is the fans' choice for the top high school football linebacker in central Ohio. He finished first in a Dispatch poll that accompanied our look at the top 10 LBs in the Columbus area. Schwalbauch received 39,431 of 87,589 votes (45%). New Albany's Gabe Cofer was second with 22,366 votes (25.5%) and Watkins Memorial's Rocco Paschal was third with 12,720 (14.5%). ...
OHSAA girls volleyball preview: Preseason Top 15, teams to watch in 2024
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Northeast Ohio volleyball has returned as a hotbed of success in the state tournament. Several teams in the cleveland.com seven-county coverage area have become perennial powers. But a new year means new challenges. Who can overcome a new year of obstacles in 2024 to fight for...
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