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Bowling Green High School choir, BGSU student turn story into song for Toledo boy battling cancer
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — For many, pirate frogs would not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of songs at a choir concert. But in Bowling Green on Tuesday night, that was exactly the case. And for the family of 5-year-old Colton Stanley, it meant everything.
Campus security to be increased at Jefferson Jr. High following social media threat
TOLEDO, Ohio — Washington Local Schools and Toledo police investigating a series of social media threats against the district, seemingly made by a Jefferson Jr. High Student. According to a Facebook post by Whitmer High School, also in the WLS district, district leaders were notified by the community of...
Washington Local Schools unionized teachers reach 100 days without a new contract
TOLEDO, Ohio — It's been months of back and forth for contract negotiations between Washington Local Schools and the Teachers' Association. Contract negotiations started in March and the contract ended in early July. Washington Local teachers have been working without a new contract for 100 days. Teachers throughout the...
Former Toledo Public Schools student asks mentor for hurricane relief assistance; community steps up in a big way
HOLLAND, Ohio — A former Toledo Public Schools student called back home for hurricane relief assistance, and his mentor Lisa Guthrie answered. After Hurricane Helene struck the Southeast part of the U.S., Guthrie said she was surprised to get a call but ready to help. It was a student she mentored, Jordan Sanderson, now a cellphone tower worker in North Carolina.
Woodward High School hosts 2nd annual alumni luncheon, celebrates TPS' 175th anniversary
Woodward High School was a “melting pot” when she graduated in 1966, alumna Cathleen Heidelberg said. She remembers going to school with students of all nationalities and religions, which is something she’s grateful for, Mrs. Heidelberg said. “There was so much diversity,” she said. Mrs. Heidelberg joined about 100 Woodward alumni Tuesday at the second annual Golden Bears of Woodward High School Luncheon recognizing alumni as well as students who graduated 50 years ago.
TPS Next Step program helps students make plans for their future
Jamya Martin, a sixth grader at Grove Patterson Academy, was busily working on braiding hair on a mannequin head. “I really don’t know what I am doing here, but it is fun,” Jamya said. “I want to go into cosmetology. My mom does hair so I learned a lot from her. I am thinking I will do nails. I already have my own table where I do acrylic nails.” Jamya and thousands of other Toledo Public Schools students were able to explore career and post-secondary education opportunities during the district’s Next Step event at Glass City Center. The three-day event that ended Thursday is TPS’ largest college and career event of the year.
Fremont Ross Class of 1956 commemorates school site
Members of the Fremont Ross High School graduating class of 1956 commemorated the former site of the school on Tuesday with a monument to the building that stood on the Birchard Public Library land, at the corner of Croghan and South Arch streets. The idea for the polished black stone monument, with...
Week 7 Winning Drive player of the week: Cody Wulf, Maumee
Here are the winners for this week’s High School Football Winning Drive voting that took place Oct. 6 to Oct. 9. Voting each week of the season starts Sunday for Player of the Week and Game of the Week, sponsored by Renewal by Andersen, at: www.toledoblade.com/HSFBDrive. Voting ends Wednesday at noon. ■ PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Cody Wulf, Maumee Rushed for 218 yards and one touchdown on 31 carries in a victory over Genoa. A Maumee player received the honor for the second straight week.
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