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Barnesville Schools Welcome New PLTW and VEX Robotics Teacher

Barnesville Schools Welcome New PLTW and VEX Robotics Teacher

Project Lead the Way classes and the VEX V5 Robotics Competitions program have a new teacher ready to educate students about engineering principles.

Barnesville High School alumna Brianna Holskey has joined the Barnesville Exempted Village School District as the new PLTW and VEX Robotics teacher this year.

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FFA Mum Sale

FFA Mum Sale

The Barnesville High FFA is selling their homegrown fall mums to support their program at Hissom’s Service Center, 827 East Main Street after school until 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday this week.

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Barnesville Schools Go Cell Phone Free

Barnesville Schools Go Cell Phone Free

The Barnesville Exempted Village School District has adopted a no cell phone policy to stay in compliance with the state law.

The no cell phone policy extends to the high school, middle and elementary school.

After a law passed in the State of Ohio, all schools must adopt a policy prohibiting cell phone use by students during the instructional day by Jan. 1 2026.

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Area High School Football Scores This Week

Area High School Football Scores This Week

The area’s five high school football teams were on the field Friday night. Results follow: Barnesville – 40, Bellaire – 0 Union Local – 15, Indian Creek – 23 Buckeye Trail – 28, Newark Catholic – 32 Shenandoah – 0, Waterford – 49 Monroe Central – 21, River – 14

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Ohio Hub: Rural Teacher Kickoff Celebration at OUE

Ohio Hub: Rural Teacher Kickoff Celebration at OUE

On September 3, Rural Schools Collaborative Executive Director Taylor McCabe-Juhnke joined Ohio University Patton College School of Education and Building Bridges to Careers for their back-to-school Rural Teacher Corps Kick Off event on Ohio University’s Eastern campus in St Clairsville, Ohio.

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