TROJAN TALK 

11/16 TO 11/23

SEBRING LOCAL SCHOOLS

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

November 15, 2019

Families are Invited to Dinner at Our Sebring McKinley House

The Sebring After Prom committee is selling Texas Roadhouse gift cards. They must be purchased in $5.00 increments & up (ex. $5.00, $10.00 $15.00) They will be sold until December 5th and the cards will be delivered after December 15th. These will make great Christmas gifts and you will be helping the Sebring After Prom.

Friday, November 22^nd from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: free food distribution provided by Second Harvest for Food, location: BL Miller,   No id is required to receive the free food. 

There will be presentation on our changing climate in schools, community, centers and workplaces at Mount Union University on Wednesday, November 20th from 6 - 8 p.m.  For each person who attends and fills out a form, a tree will be planted.  Ecology members if you attend, this will count as an event to get you to the zoo.

The Ecology club will be volunteering at the Start County Humane Society on Saturday November 16th.  They will leave the front parking lot at 10:30 a.m. and will be returning by 2:00 p.m.  Please make sure you have a permission slip.  They will be walking the dogs and playing with the cats.

NHS Tapping will take place in the high school auditorium at 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, November 26th.

There will be a Veteran's day program at the high school beginning at 8:00 a.m.

Thursday, November 21  - Dinner at Our House Family Night will take place from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at McKinley Jr./Sr. High School. We will be showcasing some of our classes and providing some exciting sessions to give families a peek at daily life in our Sebring McKinley house. We'll also take a break between sessions for a complimentary dinner. Please enter through the auditorium doors. An invitation was sent home with students. Reservation slips must be returned to school by November 8th. There is no cost to attend this fun filled evening, but reservations are required to have an accurate count for dinner.

Jr. Senate Thanksgiving Food Drive
No one should go hungry during this holiday season. Your support of the Jr.
High’s annual Thanksgiving Food Drive will help make a fulfilling holiday
possible for 20 families this holiday season. Please help us make this goal
possible.
The Jr. High Senate will be holding a Thanksgiving food drive from Nov.11 to Nov. 22. Bring in
nonperishable food and household items to donate. Items will be collected during homeroom and each item will be worth 1 point. Each day there will be a special item and it will be worth 3
points. Each homeroom in the high school and Jr. High will compete against each other.The class with the most points on November the 22nd will receive Dilly bars on the 25th .
items should be handed in to your homeroom classroom and placed in the box provided.
Collection Dates: Nov.11- Nov. 22
They are collecting nonperishable and household items

Special items: Week (Nov.11-15) - These items are worth 3 points each
Monday (11/11): Mash potatoes
Tuesday (11/12): Stuffing
Wednesday (11/13): Mac & cheese
Thursday (11/14): Cake, cookie, or brownie mix box (baking section of the store)
Friday (11/15): Goldfish (snack packs)

Special items: Week (Nov.18-22) - These items are worth 3 points except for Friday
Monday (11/18): Deodorant
Tuesday (11/19): Shampoo
Wednesday (11/20): Toilet paper
Thursday (11/21): toothpaste or toothbrush
Friday (11/22): Make up day (bring in any special item on the list and earn 2
points)

The Sebring After Prom will be having an Orange Leaf fundraiser on Wednesday, November 6th from 7:00 am - 10:00 p.m at the Alliance Store.  Just stop in and enjoy a treat while helping the Sebring After Prom.

Sebring Boys Basketball will be having a Buffalo Wild Wings fundraiser on Monday, November 4th from 11:00 am - 12:00 midnight. at the Alliance & Austintown stores.  Bring in or take a picture of the tickets to earn 15% of your bill to the boys basketball team.

Saturday, November 16 - The cheerleaders will be holding the CTA Holiday Cheer Extravaganza in the high school gym.   Doors open at 10 am, Competition starts at 11 am. Cost of admission is $5. There will be concessions, baked goods, donuts, cheer grams, flowers and cheer t-shirts for sale. 

Tuesday, November 12 - Junior High winter sports picture day -

boys basketball at 5 p.m.  

girls basketball at 5:30 p.m

Friday, November 8 - There will be a “Fall Dance” for all B.L. Miller Elementary students sponsored by the 2020 After Prom Committee. Admission is $1. Pizza, pop and water can be purchased for $1 each. Chips and dessert will be available at no cost. The dance for students in grades K-2 will be from 4:30-5:30 p.m. and students in grades 3-5 will be from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Looking forward to a great time and hope to see everyone at the dance. 

Both B.L. Miller Elementary and the Jr/Sr. high school will have school picture retake day on Tuesday, November 12th.

The drama department will present “The House of Agatha Mystrie” by Robert A. Allen on Friday, November 8 and Saturday, November 9. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the play will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The cost to attend is $5 for students and seniors, and $7 for adults. All veterans (active and retired) will be admitted free.

The Fall sports banquet will be held at the American Legion (395 California Ave, Sebring). Doors open at 5:45 p.m.. - picture for 2nd, 3rd & 4th year lettermen will be taken at 5:45. Buffet style dinner served at 6:00 - programs to start approximately 6:45 p.m. Dinner will be catered in by the Brickhouse Bar & Grill. Please note change of venue.

HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS PICTURE DAY & OHSAA PARENT MEETING

Monday, November 4 - High School Winter Sports picture day -

Boys Basketball 4:30 p.m.,

Cheerleaders 5 p.m.

Girls Basketball 5:30 p.m.

Monday, November 4 - The OHSAA mandatory parent meeting for winter sports will be held in the high school auditorium at 6 p.m.

Seniors that participate in cheer, cross country, football & golf will be recognized prior to the game vs. Jackson-Milton Band will be recognized during halftime

MASCULINE MATCH UP

Tuesday, November 5 - The masculine match up will be held in the high school gym at 7 p.m. The cost to attend is $3 per person OR $2 & a canned food item. Profits will benefit the junior class.

Please click on the link below to let us know how we are doing.  Your feedback is important to us.

Community: https://go.osu.edu/community-parent-sebring-schools

Thee will be an American Red Cross Blood Drive in the Brook Gym on Thursday, October 31st from 8 am to 2 pm.  No appointment necessary.  Walk-ins are welcomed.

The annual Powder Puff game will be held on Tuesday, October 22nd beginning at 6:30 p.m. Cost to get in will be $3.00 per person OR $2.00 & a canned food. Profits will go to the senior class.

The JH sports awards will be held in the high school cafeteria on Monday, October 21st beginning at 6:00 p.m.

If your student would like to play girls basketball this season, please have them sign up with the appropriate teacher

Grades 9-12:  Sign Up in Mrs. Mathias room

Grades 6-8:  Sign Up with Mr. Schaffer 

Grades 4-5:  Sign Up with Mr. Ellyson at BL

Friday, October 18th will be Fall Student Recognition night.  All golf, band, football, cross country, cheer and volleyball participants will be recognized prior to the football game vs. Springfield.  Beginning around 6:30 p.m.

Senior recognition night will be on Tuesday, October 8th vs. McDonald.

There will be a CCP Information Night on October 30 @ Kent State University - Salem Branch beginning at 5: 30 pm  

SOPHOMORES/RING:

“Attention Sophomore Parents…Your student received an information packet from Jostens this week about ordering their class ring. Your order day is Tuesday, Sept. 24th, during lunch. Please have your student submit their order and payment to the Jostens Rep on Tuesday. Additional information and the class ring designer is available online at Jostens.com. Thank you.”

SENIORS/GRAD:

“Attention Senior Parents…This is an important reminder about Graduation. Your senior received an information packet at school this week from Jostens about ordering their Cap & Gown and Announcements for graduation. Your order day is Tuesday, Sept. 24th, during lunch. Please have your Senior submit their order and payment to the Jostens Rep on Tuesday. You may also order online at Jostens.com. Thank you.”

MCCTC students, the Josten's representative will be at MCCTC to get your order information to you.

Congratulations to the following girls who will be on our fall homecoming court:

Senior Queen Candidates: 

Trinity Kelly

Cloe McPherson 

Hannah Warner

Junior Representative:  Jaymee Metzger

Sophomore Representative :  Kalyla Caliguire

Freshman Representative :  Sadie Barker

The queen will be crowned prior to the football game vs. Lowellville on Friday, September 27th.  The homecoming dance will be on Saturday, September 28th.

Saturday, September 21 - Attention Girls in Grades 2-8: Join us for the 4th Annual Volleyball Camp from 9-10:30 a.m. at Sebring McKinley Jr./Sr. High School. This event is hosted by the Varsity and JV volleyball teams. Blue permission forms have been sent home to RSVP to participate in the camp. Please return these slips to Susanne Neal or Jeana D'Ostroph. Looking forward to another successful camp.

After camp, all participants (Grades 2-8) are invited to stay and watch the JV and Varsity players compete against Southington Chalker High School, which begins at 11 a.m. Each camper will get free admission into the game.  Parents are encouraged to watch this tournament and wear purple and gold to show support and team spirit. All volleyball players are asked to wear their new volleyball shirts. The concession stand will be open for participants to purchase food and drinks. There will also be a bake sale sponsored by the After-Prom committee. Go Lady Trojans!

The Sebring Harvest Festival and Craft Fair will be on Saturday, September 21st from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in downtown Sebring. The CARE Team will have a table at the festival for community engagement. The festival will feature crafts, food, music, games and other activities for children. The festival is hosted by the Sebring Business Association.

The fall homecoming dance will be held in the high school cafeteria on Saturday, September 28th from 7-10 p.m. This year’s theme is Masquerade.  Tickets will cost $12 and be on sale from September 16-25 during lunch. MCCTC students will be able to purchase a ticket in the high school office before and after school. Remember, if a student is bringing a guest that is not a Sebring student, they will need to complete an Out of School Guest Form prior to purchasing tickets. 

Mr. Clark will be going to each enrichment class for $4.00 student pre-sale tickets on Thursday before each home game except for the 09/06 home game and he will be selling pre-sale tickets on 09/06 during enrichment.

Home games are:

09/06 - pre-sale tickets will be sold 09/06

09/13 - pre-sale tickets will be sold 09/12

09/27 - pre-sale tickets will be sold 09/26

10/18 - pre-sale tickets will be sold 10/17

11/01 - pre-sale tickets will be sold 10/31

Mr. Clark will only be selling the pre-sale tickets during enrichment class (1st period)

The home volleyball game originally scheduled for Thursday, September 19 vs. Mineral Ridge has been moved to Wednesday, September 18. 

The JH Volleyball recognition that was scheduled for the September 19 has been moved to Saturday, September 21.

The away football game originally scheduled for Friday, September 20th vs. Waterloo has been relocated to Marlington High School on Saturday, September 21st.

Monday, September 16 - A representative from Josten’s will be at the high school to hand out information to sophomore students on class rings and graduation announcements to seniors. They will be back on Tuesday, September 24th to take any orders.

A new program is available to Sebring students and their families. Access from AT&T offers home wireline internet access service at a low, discounted rate to households with at least one resident who participates in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). There is no term commitment, no deposit, no installation fee and no charge for an in-home Wi-FI® capable modem for families eligible for this program. More details can be found at att.com/access.

Public District meeting for utilization plan of special education funds. Meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 6th, in the Sebring McKinley Library.

Register your Giant Eagle Advantage Card® and use it every time you shop at our stores to raise funds for your school!

Shop, Scan and Support Your School!
For more than 30 years, Giant Eagle® has supported local schools through our Apples for the Students™ program. Through this partnership with our customers, Giant Eagle has donated over $36.7 million in educational equipment, including classroom technology, recreational and playground equipment, science materials, art supplies, music enrichment items, nutrition programming and more.

How the Program Works
Make the most out of this one-of-a-kind educational award program! Simply register your Giant Eagle Advantage Card with Apples for the Students and use it each time you shop at Giant Eagle to earn points for your school. Earning points is simple! With every scan of your registered Giant Eagle Advantage Card at the cash register, points are automatically credited to your selected school.

It’s Easy to Register!

1. Sign in to gianteagle.com or create an account.
2. Register your Giant Eagle Advantage Card® online.
3. Visit the My School Programs page and enter the code of the school that you’d like to receive points. You can also register to earn points for more than one school! Don’t know your school code? Search for it by name, city or zip code.
4. You’re done! Be sure to encourage your family and friends to register, too.

Sebring's school code is 4033

Check out The Echo, The Student Voice of Sebring McKinley, Volume 21 Issue 1. It features poetry written by some of our talented writers.

Trojan Talk

01/14 TO 01/20

Monday, Jan. 14 - B.L. Miller Elementary School will have its activity pictures for the yearbook.

TROJAN TALK

12/17 TO 12/22

Monday, Dec. 17 - Sebring McKinley High School Girls Basketball Recognition Night

TROJAN TALK

12/03 TO 12/08

Monday, Dec. 3 - The third graders in Mrs. Leann Laure’s class are holding a Christmas Canned Food Drive at B.L. Miller Elementary School.

RED FLAGS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS NIGHT FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS.

TROJAN TALK

11/19 TO 11/24

Monday, Nov. 19 - Grades 4-6 will tour The Supreme Court of Ohio in Columbus.  A huge thank you to Mrs. D’Ostroph for earning a transportation grant to offset bus costs.

Tuesday, November 13th

Tuesday, November 13th

Friday, November 9th and Saturday, November 10th

Wednesday, November 7th 7:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium

Students attending the Sebring Local Schools may have been exposed to the Chicken Pox virus.  Please see the following page and click on the link for details on the virus.  If you have questions,

The Sebring Local School District will be holding a Public Notice Meeting for
community members to discuss the District’s utilization plan for special education funds.

In recent years, it has become common for school districts to post photographs of students online.  Usually, such photographs can be found on the school districts’ websites.  However, many school districts are expanding their use of such photographs by posting them on Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, and other social media platforms.  The Sebring Local School District intends to follow suit.  However, because some people may not be comfortable with this new use of photographs, the District is providing all parents and adult students another opportunity to “opt-out” of having their photographs posted online by the District. 

Mr. Schriner and Mr. Hall's photos are posted here for all to

view, share, print, and download for free. 

Congratulations, Class of 2018!

The Seniors visit BL Miller for the last time as a class before graduation.

Mr. Schriner's Photo Link of Seniors Visit to B. L. Miller

2018 J.L. Francis Scholarship Recipients Photograph

2018 J.L. Francis Scholarship Sebring Mckinley Recipient Photograph

Link to Game photos by Mr. Schriner

Link to NHS Photos from Mr. Schriner

Sebring is participating in the STOPit app.  Continue reading for details and the codes.

Pie in the face photos LINK by Mr. Schriner

The Ben’s Beginner Cookbook Contest is going on now. You could win $15,000 for your family while helping win $30,000 toward a school cafeteria make-over.  Entering is easy: Go to MARSFOODSERVICE.COM for more details and to enter. Deadline to enter is September 30.

On Thursday, August 17th, Sebring B.L. Miller Elementary School will be holding an open house at 6:00 P.M. During the open house presentation, community members will be informed of how the Sebring Local School District utilizes federal special education funds. This information will be shared at approximately 6:10 P.M. in the gymnasium. Any community member who would like to receive this information is invited to attend this meeting.

The following class supplies are being requested for the 2017-2018 school year:

Nomination forms are due June 30th, 2017

Link to HOF Nomination form

ATTENTION Students 18 and Under: FREE Meals will be offered at Sebring FA Center this summer Monday - Friday staring June 5th to Aug 11th.  Closed on July 4th Breakfast 8:30-9:00 and Lunch 11:30-12:00 noon.

Open flyers for Details  FREE Summer Meals Flyer  and FREE Summer Meals Menu

Here's the link to Sebr vs Lowellville Baseball and Softball Game

Link to Mr. Schriner Photos

Link to Mr. Hall's Photos

Link to Mr. Hall's Video1

Link to Mr. Hall's Video2

Sebring Raised 3,304.95 in 2 weeks in memory of Emliy Waseman.

Photos from Mr. Schriner   Photos from Mr. Hall 

Click HERE to read questions and responses to March's School Board Meeting.

To purchase ticket online & Download Poster of the event!

Event:  Ohio Rock Legends, "Rockin in the Free World"                    Acoustic Show

Place:  Sebring McKinley Auditorium

             225 East Indiana Ave

             Sebring, Ohio 44762

Date:    Friday, April 7, 2017

Time:    8:00 p.m.

Ticket Prices:   $10.00 General Admission 

                         $20.00 Front 4 rows includes Meet and                                 Greet

2nd Annual Ohio Rock Legends Concert featuring Rock HOF Honorees - Chris Wintrip, Gary Markasky & Marty Hoenes!!

​The concert will feature the Sebring Jr./Sr. High Choir on two songs; special guest appearances Mr. Kirkland on guitar​ and Mr. Corbi on drums.

Special video ads playing one hour before the show for only $25

Call and order tickets now!!  Every seat in the auditorium is AWESOME!!!

The American Red Cross will install FREE smoke alarms for residents who are living in housing without adequate working smoke alarms. Download the form HERE.

Hall of Fame Photos by Mr. Schriner

Congratulation to the Boys' Basketball Team of 1973,

Edward Householder II & Matthew Wayt

We value your input, please tell us how we are doing by taking our survey on the next page: click  (read more link), then parent survey.

While Sebring has cash now, it may not be the case in the near future.

Read more to see why.

Click on "read more" at the bottom of this article to download the voter application and absentee application forms.

On Thursday, August 18th, Sebring B.L. Miller Elementary School will be holding an open house at 6:00 P.M. During the open house presentation, community members will be informed of how the Sebring Local School district utilizes federal special education funds. This information will be shared at approximately 6:10 P.M. in the gymnasium. Any community member who would like to receive this information is invited to attend this meeting.

Link to view Class of 2016 Graduation Slide Show 

Mr. Hall's Graduation Photos

Mr. Schriner's Graduation Photos

More photos to be posted by Mr. Hall's students

More photos here

More photos to come... Check back later.

Click here for Photos

Ohio is seeking parent input on Ohio's Learning Standards for Math and English Language Arts.  Click HERE if you would like to complete the survey.

You can purchase tickets online or at Sebring McKinley High School.

To Puchase Tickets Online 

click link 

Scroll to bottom then click on Purchase tickets here button 

The Sebring Local School District has been collecting tax revenue on 4.10 mils, and has decided to reduce the millage to 2.50 mills.  We have finally reached the point where we are receiving more revenue than what we have to pay in principal, interest, and Auditor fees.  Taxpayers should see this reduction on their August tax bill.   This is our way of showing the Sebring Local School's taxpayers that we are doing our part to help them save them money.

A Blood Lead Screening Clinic is scheduled for area residents under six years of age, pregnant or breastfeeding women whose source of water is from the Village of Sebring.  The FREE Blood Lead Screening Clinic will take place on Monday 2-1 from 3:30pm-6:30pm at BL Miller. 

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guideline states that lead in the water under 15 parts per billon is within the federal allowable level. A rating between 0-4.999 is considered lead free.  

Ohio EPA Receives Results from Water Testing at Sebring-Area Schools

Release Date: 1-26-16

Contact: Heidi Griesmer 614-644-2160

Our water tests results are in: two fountains at the high school are above the EPA recommended limit.  These two fountains have been unplugged, water has been shut off, and they are now unusable.  School is back in session tomorrow.  As a reminder, students are always permitted to bring in their own bottled water and hand sanitizer.  If you have questions or concerns, please call me at my office or email me.  

Degrading Twitter Polls are being tweeted across Mahoning County Schools.  This will not be tolerated at the Sebring Local Schools.

The Sebring Local School District is holding a Public Notice Meeting for community members to discuss the utilization of federal special education funds, the ELL plan, and to discuss the District/School Parent Involvement Plan.  Community members who would like to receive this information and provide input are invited to attend the meeting which will be held at 11:00, on January 22^nd, in the B.L. Miller Elementary School conference room.

Educating the student's academic, social, and emotional needs.

To view our district calendar and all of the important dates during the 2014-2015 school year, select district calendar on the left.

School Hours:

BL Miller Elementary School: 8:10-2:30
McKinley Jr/Sr High: 7:40-2:20

New/continuing this year:

• ALL Day Kindergarten
• Journey's reading series for grades kindergarten-3rd
• Go Math series for kindergarten-8th
• Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) to ensure that we are meeting each student's individual needs.
• etextbook grant awarded for 4th grade social studies
• etextbook grant awarded for STEM
• Gifted services
• Dual credit courses
• Foreign language
• Sports - see the athletic tab at the top of this page