Chardon Science Olympiad Division B and Division C concluded the school year with a strong post-season finish, placing 12th and 22nd, respectively, out of 40 teams in each division at the 2023 Ohio SO State Tournament held April 29 at The Ohio State University...
Science Olympiad Lands Strong Post-Season Finish
Chardon Science Olympiad Division B and Division C concluded the school year with a strong post-season finish, placing 12th and 22nd, respectively, out of 40 teams in each division at the 2023 Ohio SO State Tournament held April 29 at The Ohio State University. Individual placements at the state tournament amounted to nine medals in all for Chardon.
The Chardon Schools Board of Education will formally recognize the Chardon Science Olympiad teams at the regular board meeting on May 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the Chardon Administration Building located at 428 North St. For a list of Chardon SO state competitors, including individual medal placers, visit the district news page at chardonschools.org.
Communications Director Earns Excellence Awards
Chardon Schools Communications Director Kelly Misch has earned three 2023 Mark of Excellence Awards from the Ohio Schools Public Relations Association in the categories of e-newsletter, social media and writing. Misch was presented with the awards by OHSPRA during its annual spring conference held on April 27 in Westerville.
In the e-newsletter category, Misch earned a Mark of Excellence for the district’s all-staff newsletter “Hilltopper Happenings,” which launched this past fall, while the social media Mark of Excellence award is specific to the Chardon Schools Facebook page, which has amassed over 3,200 followers in the four years since Misch’s hiring in 2019.
Misch was selected for a third 2023 Mark of Excellence award for writing “Volunteerism and Generosity Pump Up Heart Day”, an in-depth news article about the “Heart Day” educational event held at Chardon Middle School this school year.
The district’s Topper Talk community e-newsletter is also an award-winning publication, garnering an OHSPRA Mark of Excellence Award in 2022.
After Prom Preview
Chardon After Prom invites the community to stop in for a walk-through preview of their event on May 13 from 7-8 p.m. at Chardon High School 151 Chardon Ave. The committee has a long-standing tradition of wowing student attendees with a fun night of After Prom decor, games, refreshments, entertainment and prizes and is pleased to offer the one-hour preview for community members prior to the official opening of the event for students that later that night.
Board Acquires Washington Street Property
The Chardon Board of Education approved the purchase of property during the Board’s special meeting held on May 2. The property, acquired for nearly $1.7 million, is located on Washington Street and encompasses approximately 21,000 square feet of building space on about 6.56 acres of land.
Superintendent Mike Hanlon stated, “This acquisition will allow Chardon Schools to pursue a multi-year relocation project that consolidates the district’s transportation and maintenance operations from the high school campus, and business affairs offices from the Hambden campus to one shared location on Washington Street. The relocation will also free up land on existing properties to create additional opportunities. As one example, moving transportation and maintenance would vacate space at the north end of the high school property for a possible expansion of parking and improvement of traffic flow at the school.”
District Awarded EPA Grant
Chardon Schools has been named a recipient of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s 2023 Recycle Ohio Water Bottle Refilling Station Grant award. This award, in excess of $8,300, was announced by the Ohio EPA on April 25. The grant is earmarked for the district’s purchase of water bottle refilling station equipment.
Congratulations to Chardon Schools Treasurer/CFO Deb Armbruster on her success in securing the grant. The grant-funded equipment will be installed by the district at Chardon High School (three stations), Chardon Middle School (two stations) and Park Elementary School (one station).
