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NEWS ONLINE - THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015 - GREENVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
“Do you have what it takes to be an A.C.E.?”
Each year, the same question is posed to the student body of Greenville
Junior High on the first day of school. “Do you have what it
takes to be an A.C.E.?” On June 1, 2015 the Junior High will recognize
those students who have maintained a great Attitude, made good Choices,
and exhibited tremendous Effort during the 2014-2015 school year!
This will be the ninth annual End of Year A.C.E. celebration. The
A.C.E. program was started in the spring of 2006 under the direction of
Student... Read
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ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE DEWINE
DeWine Announces More than 7,200 Sexual Assault Kits Tested
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced
that forensic scientists with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation
(BCI) have now tested more than 7,200 sexual assault kits as part of a
special initiative to test rape kits that had never been tested for
DNA. As of May 1, 2015, 170 law enforcement... Read
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KIDS LEARNING PLACE
Christening Buses
With the expectation of adding five new buses to the fleet, the staff
at Kids Learning Place decided to get the kids involved in the
excitement too. The kids were invited to a christening ceremony
of the buses with a “pretend” breaking of a bottle of milk over the
bumper of the bus as they are launched into service. The ritual
of this kind of christening... Read
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE JIM BUCHY
Our Pathway-Returning Control to Ohio’s Schools
The end of the school year is quickly approaching, and PARCC testing is
wrapping up. Overall, administrators are unhappy with the rollout
of PARCC because it uses too much valuable time in the classroom and
has been plagued with many technical problems. The focus should
be on learning, but teachers are forced to spend a lot of time testing
their students. There needs to be a shift of... Read
More. More Opinion.
PURCHASE A SEAT OR A ROW OF SEATS
Memorial Hall Seating Auction Update
Midwest Auctioneers will be accepting online bids beginning May 13 if
you would like to purchase a seat or a row of seats. Mike Baker, of the
auctioneering service, encouraged persons who have sponsored a seat to
make a bid and take their seat(s) home. They have a complete list of
sponsored... Read
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MIAMI VALLEY CAREER TECH
MVCTC Senior Spotlight – Rachel Marker
Englewood, Ohio – Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC) senior,
Rachel Marker, a Dental Assistant student from Tri-Village, will be
graduating with her Certified Ohio Dental Assistant license, a job and
big dreams. Rachel completed the testing in the fall to earn the title
of Certified... Read
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THE DAILY SIGNAL
The Nation Is About to Debate Late-Term Abortions. Where Does Your State Stand?
Kelsey Harkness
As Congress prepares to resume a debate over whether late-term
abortions should be allowed in the U.S., a groundbreaking new study
finds that infants are able to survive outside the womb earlier on in a
pregnancy than the medical... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015
Editor's
Photo: The Early Bird Newspaper and Editor Ryan Berry garnered four
regional awards from the Mid-Atlantic Community Paper Association
recently. Read the story tomorrow for
more. This week's
Paul
Ackley
cartoon has been posted here.
New Community Events photo set posted here. Sports
photos are updated on a regular basis here. Events: Food Plot Seed Available. News: Tractor trailer accident. Obituaries: David Alan Marshal. See
yesterday's postclick
here.
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