What We're Learning: In Ms. Luca’s art class, seventh-graders learned about the Mexican holiday, Day of The Dead, or "Dia de los Muertos," and created their own skulls, using bright colors and embellishments, focusing on celebrating life.
REMINDER: During our dress-up days at McKinley this week, please remember our dress code expectations.
Wednesday: Wacky Sock Day
Thursday: Trick or Treat (costumes)
Friday: Freaky Friday Night Lights (wear your purple and gold)
Congratulations to 10th-grader Kiera Kemmery, 10th-grader Cloe Mellie, and 11th-grader Nikki Freet, who had excellent performances with the High School Honors Choir at Stambaugh Auditorium this past weekend!
TOMORROW! Join us for our first session of the Hope Series at McKinley! Open to all Sebring families. Please sign up at the link:
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REMINDER: Our first session of the free family engagement "Hope Series" is next Tuesday, Oct. 29, open to our Sebring families. Sign up at this link: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=cwzloZwt1E-Ub262Nq9G_X10DQT-Y2hPiUj2Zt8MxBBUNVlPNzBNTDFFWU4zUDA3UEtIVzUyWkdVMCQlQCN0PWcu&route=shorturl
Please join us this Friday, Oct. 25th in McKinley Jr./Sr. High School's student lounge at 9:00 a.m. for a presentation of the district's IDEA-B funds (special education funds). We would like your input on future purchases using these funds for our special education program.
Tonight! Juniors vs. Seniors Powderpuff Game at 6:00pm at McKinley stadium. We hope to see you there!
REMINDER: Flu vaccine forms are due tomorrow, Thursday Oct. 17. If you'd like your child to receive a flu vaccine during school hours on Oct. 29, please have this form submitted tomorrow.
👏Congratulations to B.L. Miller on their PBIS Silver recognition, and McKinley's Bronze recognition from the state! Our staff works very hard on a daily basis to create a positive social, emotional and academic learning environment.
✨What is PBIS? Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a framework designed to create a safe and effective learning environment for all students by providing resources and opportunities to improve their social, emotional and academic outcomes.
What We're Learning: Our students in Culture and Cuisine recently studied Canadian culture and learned that they celebrate Thanksgiving in October. They made typical Canadian Thanksgiving dishes and enjoyed a turkey dinner!
ATTENTION! We want to hear from you! Please consider completing a short School Experience Survey, open to parents/caregivers, students and staff.
The surveys will close on 10/25. Scan the QR codes, or visit our website for direct links.
REMINDER: Tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 10, we will have parent-teacher conferences. There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, Oct. 11 and Monday, Oct. 14.
REMINDER: Join us THIS FRIDAY for our 3rd annual Literacy Under the Lights! You don't want to miss out on this FREE evening of fun for the whole family!
👏Congratulations 👏 to Sebring McKinley student Reece Runyon for his perfect September attendance, awarding him the opportunity to be one of the flag captains at the Cleveland Browns football game against the Giants this Sunday! 👏🏈
We've joined the Cleveland Browns Foundation's "Stay in the Game" Attendance Initiative, and Reece was selected from a drawing, receiving two tickets to the game, a parking pass and Browns gear! He'll be giving the Browns flag to a team captain in the tunnel before they take the field.
We'll all be watching for you, Reece! Keep on staying in the game! 💪👏
#SITG #SeptemberSITG #stayinthegame #AttendanceAwarenessMonth #AttendanceAwareness
📣DID YOU KNOW?! 📣
Our district partners with Battelle for Kids, which will host an upcoming family workshop series, open to all of our families, beginning Oct. 29 at McKinley. See the graphics for more information.
We're grateful for this partnership and our access to experts on the topic of hope and resilience. 💜💛
Our 7th and 8th graders had a great time at the Mahoning Valley Skilled Trades Expo at the Canfield Fairgrounds earlier this week. They really enjoyed interacting with professionals from various trades, trying out different hands-on activities and learning about so many different careers! 🛠🔨🔩🔧
What We're Learning: Shining the spotlight on our 3rd-graders who set some excellent goals for the school year!
✨Congratulations to our 2024 Fall Homecoming Court! ✨
Attendees include:
Back row, from left: Zachary Todd (Sophomore), Devonte Buchanan (Junior), Caiden Miller (Senior), Kyle Summers (Senior), Michael Moyer (Senior). Not pictured: Leeland Pope (Freshman)
Front row, from left: Taylor Johnson (Freshman), Marissa Saldivar (Sophomore), Ava Coen (Junior), Allison Hoschar (Senior), Bella Threet (Senior), Nyla Mosley (Senior).
📣The crowning of the King and Queen will take place this Friday at our Schaefer-Davies Football Stadium at 6:30 p.m. prior to a 7:00 p.m. kickoff against Toledo Christian.
📣CORRECTION: *Original post included the wrong opponent. All tickets sold through our board office will be seated together.
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ATTENTION TROJANS: We've been invited to attend the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball game against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, Feb. 4, and if we sell at least 50 tickets through our school, we'll be able to go on the court as part of the pre-game cheer tunnel! 🏀
✨Tickets are $49.00 and available for purchase now through the school board office. They MUST be purchased in advance, and they will be distributed after we sell at least 50. Please call (330) 938-6165 for more information.
DID YOU KNOW?
We've been offering free breakfast and lunch to all students for the past 8 years?! Our district is always searching for invaluable resources and opportunities to support our students and families, and thanks to the Ohio Department of Education, we've been able to keep our students fed without putting a financial burden on their families.
