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Braves' Class of 2024 turns their tassels toward the future
Logan Elm High School’s Class of 2024 celebrated commencement Friday at the Braves’ stadium. Family, friends and the community came out to honor the seniors. A short video featuring photos from the Braves’ commencement service appears on the Circleville Herald’s Facebook page. More about this ceremony will appear in Saturday’s special graduation edition. A few takeaways — Class Valedictorian Samuel Braun offered high praise to Class Salutatorian Carson Summers. During their speeches, Braun and Summers shared advice with their classmates. Braun talked about the movie...
TVHS celebrates the class of 2024
ASHVILLE — Friday, Teays Valley High School celebrated the 308 graduates of the 2024 class. It was a perfect evening to celebrate the students and all they accomplished throughout their thirteen years of school. It was a moment to look back on all the memories and successes of the last few years, but it was also a moment of excitement for what’s to come. Before the seniors received their diplomas,...
Who was the best high school athlete in Greater Columbus last week? Your votes decide
Dispatch.com readers can now vote for their favorite high school athletes of the week on their desktop, the Dispatch.com mobile web or Dispatch app once per hour by scrolling down to ballots listed below. Deadline is 4 p.m. Friday. ...
High 5@5: 'Which is the reason it's good to be a Bucknutter'
Welcome to High 5@5, which are five written highlights from this morning's Bucknuts Morning 5 podcast. You can listen and/or watch today's full episode at the bottom of the story. Today's Memorial Day show featured Dave Biddle and Dan Rubin talking about the landmark settlement last week that will change the landscape of big-time collegiate athletics and how it might impact Ohio State.
South-Western City Schools identifies five superintendent candidates
The South-Western City School District has identified five candidates for first-round interviews as the district works to fill its open superintendent position. The district board of education identified the candidates during a Wednesday special meeting. The search for a new superintendent comes after longtime superintendent Bill Wise told the board...
OHSAA softball tournament: Carsyn Cassady silences Lancaster’s bats in regional final win
SUNBURY — Watkins Memorial senior pitcher Carsyn Cassady watched the Lancaster softball team bang 14 hits in their regional semifinal win over Teays Valley on Wednesday. Cassady was impressed with how well Lancaster hit the ball, but at that moment, she also texted her catcher Jordyn Wycuff with a game plan to attack the Lady Gales differently.
Lancaster easily dispatched TV. Now, the Lady Gales get the revenge rematch they wanted
SUNBURY – They asked for it. They got it. The Lancaster softball team felt the sting of losing in a Division I regional final two years ago against Watkins Memorial, and to add to the Lady Gales’ misery, they lost during the regular season just over a month ago against the Warriors.
Ohio State University announces new OSU-Newark dean-director to begin in August
NEWARK − Ohio State University announced on Thursday the selection of Matthew Smith as the next dean and director of Ohio State-Newark, beginning Aug. 1. Smith currently serves as dean of the College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences at Radford University, a public university in Radford, Virginia, where he is also a professor of communication.
Photographer inspires students at Columbus high school where he graduated 44 years ago
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A renowned photographer, author and filmmaker visited the Columbus high school he graduated from 44 years ago. Dudley Edmondson is also a motivational speaker. Today, he provided some motivation to students at his alma mater: South High School. Edmondson is known for his stunning nature photos. He shared those pictures, along […]
OHSAA member schools pass all six referendum items
COLUMBUS — Ohio High School Athletic Association member schools passed all six proposed revisions to the OHSAA Constitution and Bylaws, Executive Director Doug Ute announced Thursday. The OHSAA’s annual referendum voting period is from May 1 through May 15 and ended at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Each member school has one vote on each referendum item, which is cast by the high school principal. OHSAA Constitution Article 8-1-9 requires every member high school to submit a ballot. ...
Congrats Class of 2024! See photos from high school graduations across Greater Columbus
It's graduation season in central Ohio, and our Dispatch photographers are ready to capture all the pomp and circumstance. Keep this page bookmarked, as we'll be adding galleries from area graduations through the beginning of June. ...
Lancaster senior Xavier Goss had no trouble getting involved in various school activities
LANCASTER − Xavier Goss had no trouble getting involved during his four years at Lancaster High School. "I've really bought in throughout my four years of high school," the school's Outstanding Senior for 2024 said. "I've been a part of a lot of different groups and activities, whether it's service organizations, sports. And every day I try to walk through the halls and have a smile on my face and try to be a positive impact on others around me."
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