News Briefs: Fremont schools, GLCPA team up for June programs

Fremont schools, GLCPA team up for June programs

FREMONT — Fremont City Schools and Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP) will team up to offer summer learning and afterschool programming at Fremont Ross High School beginning this June.

The Afterschool Program will serve 120 students in grades 9 through 12 during the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years. The Summer Learning Program will also serve the same number and grades of students over three summers from 2022 through 2024.

For the first year, the Summer Learning Program will operate June 13 to Aug. 2. The Afterschool Program will take place Sept. 13, 2022 to May 26, 2023.

Summer Learning programs are funded by a $900,000 Ohio Department of Education grant and Afterschool programs are funded by a $1 million ODE grant to address students’ academic, social, and emotional needs, especially for students who experienced learning disruptions due to the pandemic.

For more information or to enroll, call Great Lakes Community Action Partnership at 1-800-775-9767 or visit glcap.org/afterschool.

Conservation district names poster winners

OAK HARBOR — The Ottawa Soil and Water Conservation District announced the Ottawa County Healthy Soil: Healthy Life poster contest winners.

Ottawa County chose the top two posters and the first place poster will be sent to the state competition. Both winners come from Genoa Middle School and are in seventh grade. Lucy Schlageter won first place and Ava Houghtaling came in second. Both girls will be featured on Ottawa SWCD’s social media and have their posters made into placemats for the District’s Annual Banquet in September.

Ottawa County Election Board to meet May 25

OAK HARBOR — The Ottawa County Board of Elections will meet at 9 a.m. May 25 for the regular board meeting and to conduct the Official Canvass of the May 3 Primary Election. The meeting and canvass will be held at the Board of Elections office, 8444 West Ohio 163 in the Veterans Memorial Building.

Ohio Justice Bus to offer services in Port Clinton

PORT CLINTON — The Ohio Justice Bus will offer free legal advice to OhioKan clients and Ottawa County residents from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at the Ottawa County Family Advocacy Center, 570 S. McKinley Drive. Services will be provided on a first-come, first serve basis. Bring all required documentation.