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Local high school stadium begins $1.15 million upgrade
ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) - Construction is underway on a new field for a local high school. Anderson High School's Charles L. Brown Stadium is receiving a massive refurbishment. The field will get new turf and a whole new track. Boosters have helped raise money for improvements to the scoreboard....
Speeding in Cincinnati school zones is way too high, study shows
A traffic study from Cincinnati's Department of Transportation and Engineering (DOTE) shows speeding is a big problem in school zones. The department gathered and analyzed traffic data outside four Cincinnati Public Schools. Director John Brazina explains DOTE collected speed data outside Gamble, Shroder, Withrow and Woodward high schools. The sampling...
New CPS leader must be skilled at working with all district stakeholders | Letter
Cincinnati Public Schools Board member Ben Lindy recently explained the "drive-by" selection process for the new interim superintendent for the district. Facing budget cuts and an abrupt resignation of the past superintendent, the school board chose the do-as-I-say-not-what-I-do process and selected a superintendent without doing their due diligence, of using informed data.
Cincinnati Public recruiting more than 100 teachers even as it faces budget cuts
The 2023-24 school year ended just a few weeks ago, and for Cincinnati Public Schools, that means it's time to start recruiting employees for next year. The school system held a job fair at Aiken High School Tuesday to get a head start on finding the right talent before those potential employees start looking elsewhere.
Coaches celebrated, inducted into high school coaches hall of fame
CINCINNATI — While football season is still a few months away, the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association is celebrating its newest hall of fame class this weekend. Including the first Cincinnati-area coach inducted since 2012. What You Need To Know. Andy Olds is one of six Ohio high...
Schools trying to fill teacher gap before school year
CINCINNATI — School may be out for the summer, but educators are not wasting any time because of a teacher shortage. Olivia Mullenix has been anxiously waiting for a job interview. “I’d love to get experience teaching in whatever capacity," said Mullenix, “I’m really just looking to teach in...
Mercy McAuley High School student writes, composes her own musical
COLLEGE HILL, Ohio (WKRC) – Summer break is underway but some students at Mercy McAuley High School are still hard at work. They’re preparing for the premiere of their summer musical. But it’s not just any musical: one of the students wrote it. The musical is called...
Oak Hills hires former Harrison coach Shawn Sowders to lead baseball team
Oak Hills High School has announced that former Harrison baseball coach Shawn Sowders is taking over the Highlanders' program. He most recently spent a year as the pitching coach at Edgewood but is most known for his time leading the Wildcats. Sowders won 231 games, six Southwest Ohio Conference championships, three sectional titles and one district crown in 14 years at Harrison. He is a seven-time SWOC Coach of the Year and saw 125 program graduates play baseball in college.
As Sandy Hook survivors graduate from high school, the Newtown community reflects on a 'bittersweet' milestone
There were the seemingly countless vigils and memorials, birthdays and anniversaries. And now the survivors of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting are graduating from high school — with memories of 20 classmates who were killed in the massacre. “It’s a bittersweet moment,” says Matt Holden, who was...
School vouchers give all parents true choice on where to educate their kids
In response to Jim Collier’s June 9 column attacking school vouchers (”Ohio’s vouchers are bleeding public schools that often outperform private schools”), Jim mentions that taxpayers are funding the vouchers for Catholics, Jews, etc., who wish to send their children to schools taught in those traditions.
Students at NKU to see tuition increase as result of new university budget
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — Students at Northern Kentucky University will see a slight rise in tuition costs next year as a result of the new budget passed on Wednesday. The budget for the upcoming fiscal year was passed during Wednesday's Board of Regents meeting, with members also approving the use of $4.8 million in reserve funds to cover a deficit caused by a COVID-related jump in student scholarships.
Diamond kings: NKY high school baseball adds to local lore in 2024
There are many outstanding high school hurlers in Kentucky with an arsenal of pitches. But nothing threw a curveball like the 2024 Northern Kentucky prep baseball season. Ryle came into the year with six all-state caliber players. This, according to the Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association preseason watch list. That accounted for nearly half the total number of players honored in the entire 9th Region. Surprisingly, the rest of the region had just seven such players.
Villa Madonna hires James Meyers as new boys basketball coach
Villa Madonna has hired assistant coach James Meyers as their next boys basketball coach. Meyers brings extensive coaching experience with him and is deeply rooted in the Northern Kentucky community. He’s a native of Northern Kentucky, a Covington Catholic grad and continued his education at Northern Kentucky University. Meyers...
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