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Fairbanks prom court named
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 30, 2026
Fairbanks High School will hold its 2026 prom, themed “Masquerade Ball,” on Saturday at the high school. Tickets are on sale during lunch hours or online through the HomeTown app. Pictured are, front ...
Marysville prom courts named
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Members of the MHS Prom Court, pictured above, from left to right, are Emma Wing, Drew Chaffin, Anastasia Hurtado Bohorquez, Greg Barrera Superville, Carlos Acosta Negrette, Natalie Fair, Maddie Conrad, Grady Evans, Keilana Ferguson and A’viyon Peppers. (Photo submitted)
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 28, 2026
Marysville juniors and seniors will attend prom, themed “A Night in the Bayou,” from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday at the Bridgewater Banquet Center in Powell. The prom king and queen will be announced dur...
Chapman reflects on productive first year in charge at Fairbanks
Education, News
By Jack Christian 
April 28, 2026
As the school year winds to a close, the Fairbanks school district is beginning to shift focus toward summer improvement projects, continuing a broader effort to enhance facilities. Fairbanks Superint...
New Creekview assistant principal named
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 24, 2026
A longtime educator within the Marysville school district is set to step into a new leadership role at Creekview Intermediate School. District officials have recommended Jennifer DelaHostria as the ne...
Marysville schools recognized for commitment to military families
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 24, 2026
Every school building in the Marysville Exempted Village School District has earned the Purple Star designation. The designation, awarded by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce as part of t...
BLES students celebrate Earth Day with campus cleanup
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 24, 2026
Benjamin Logan Elementary students marked the 56th observance of Earth Day with hands-on environmental work across campus. Members of the Elementary Science Club began by learning about the history an...
NU to offer free student breakfasts
Education, News
By Kyle Meddles 
April 22, 2026
The good news is breakfast for students at North Union will be free of charge next year, but the bad news is lunch prices will rise by a quarter. During its regular meeting on Monday, the North Union ...
Too much student screen time?
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Above, Marysville High School students work on computers as they draft stories for the literary magazine The Vibe. Superintendents at local districts say they monitor student screen time but aren't ready to scale-back usage as the Los Angeles school district is preparing to do. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jack Christian)
As L.A. schools curb computer use, local officials weigh in
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 22, 2026
While local school leaders acknowledge that student computer time requires persistent monitoring and adjustment, they are not ready to commit to a full-scale pullback as in Los Angeles. The nation’s s...
Triad finds success with hall pass program
Education, News
By Kyle Meddles 
April 17, 2026
Triad High School’s administrative staff have seen a decrease in students roaming the hallways this school year with help from the district’s hall pass pilot program. At a meeting of Triad’s Board of ...
Area students among Franklin B. Walter Award recipients
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 16, 2026
Students from Fairbanks and the Benjamin Logan districts are being recognized among Ohio’s top high school seniors through a statewide academic honors program. Sara Lynch of Fairbanks High School and ...
BLES hammered by storm
Education, News
The impact of Tuesday night’s storm was felt in the Benjamin Logan School District on Wednesday. Above, a district school bus is pictured overturned near a barn after being blown over by the strong winds. (Photo submitted)
By Kyle Meddles 
April 16, 2026
Benjamin Logan School District closed its elementary school and operated on a two-hour delay at the high school and middle school on Wednesday following storm damage from Tuesday night. Superintendent...
Triad prom court recognized
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By From JT Staff Reports 
April 8, 2026
Pictured above are members of Triad's prom court. They are, from left to right, Gracie Martin, Ava Phillips, Melissa Graham, Jazzy Ford, Emma Webb, Jayden Blackburn, Makye Gaston and Wyatt Smith. Not ...
Instine joins Triad board
Education
Newly appointed Triad Board of Education member Chris Instine, pictured above next to board member Kyle Huffman, was sworn in during a special board meeting last week. Instine, a Triad graduate and coach at the schools, replaced longtime board member Randy Moore after 21 years of service, who stepped down citing personal reasons. (Photo submitted)
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 6, 2026
The Triad Board of Education has recently announced a change in board membership after long-tenured board member Randy Moore stepped down in March citing personal reasons. According to a release from ...
District residents invited to say good-bye to J.A. stadium
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Jonathan Alder Junior High School’s football stadium, pictured above, will be demolished as part of the district’s renovations to the campus starting next week. (Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)
By Michael Williamson 
March 28, 2026
Jonathan Alder is inviting members of the community to get one last look at the junior high stadium and grand stands before the demolition and revitalization work starts next week. “As we look ahead t...
Triad approves bids for $2.8M admin building
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Pictured above is a rendering of the planned $2.8 million administration building set to be constructed at Triad. The building will be located in between the high school and middle schools just off of Brush Lake Road. Officials said that they hope to have construction completed by the start of the next school year. (Graphic submitted)
By Kyle Meddles 
March 27, 2026
Triad recently went to bid for the construction of a new $2.8 million administration building in the school district. The first bids were approved at a recent meeting of the board of education, which ...
Marysville district seeks to address misinformation
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Superintendent proposes website feature to address misinformation
By Chad Williamson 
March 26, 2026
The Marysville School District is implementing a new feature on its web page to try to deal with misinformation that sometimes filters through the community on social media. Marysville Superintendent ...
Schools plan for AI surge
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By Chad Williamson 
March 21, 2026
Officials with the Marysville Exempted Village School District are exploring how artificial intelligence could eventually be used in classrooms, by teachers, students and, eventually, by the school bu...
Janitor faces firing over harassment of teacher
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By Chad Williamson 
March 19, 2026
An internal investigation by Marysville Exempted Village Schools has substantiated allegations of sexual harassment against a district custodian concerning a teacher at Creekview Intermediate School. ...
Fairbanks officials hear updates on projects, access road
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By Jack Christian 
March 19, 2026
Fairbanks officials held a presentation Monday night to share an update on the status of several planned 2026 projects, highlighting efforts aimed at completing the work efficiently. Ted Musielewicz o...
NU sees field maintenance costs rise
Education, News
By Kyle Meddles 
March 18, 2026
The North Union Board of Education heard a presentation from its sports field consultants, Field Source, who gave a look ahead to maintenance efforts for 2026 – which will mark the fourth year of coll...
Transfer targets for Canaan should be no problem for J.A.
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Jonathan Alder’s new addition to Canaan Middle School, shown in the rendering above, will add four new classrooms to the southwest corner of the building at U.S. 42 and Price-Hilliards Road in Madison County. District officials are moving forward with their plan to move three fourth-grade classes to the school in an effort to address capacity issues at Plain City Elementary School. (Graphic submitted)
By Michael Williamson 
March 17, 2026
Jonathan Alder’s plan to move some fourth graders over to Canaan Middle School by next year is well on its way. Board of education members received an update at the regular monthly meeting Tuesday on ...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
March 9, 2026
The Plain City chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, sponsored local high school seniors Camdyn Bartow of Fairbanks and Ella Luker of Jonathan Alder in the Good Citizens scholarship contest. ...
District has plenty of calamity days
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By Chad Williamson 
March 5, 2026
Marysville school officials said the district remains well above the state’s required instructional hours despite several recent weather-related closures. The district remains on solid footing due to ...
JA parents say students “intimidated”
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The photo shown above circulated social media last week showing Jonathan Alder staff members in front of the entrance door at the high school. Frustrated parents said the photo showed district officials blocking the doors so students couldn’t participate in the Feb. 20 walk-out. District officials said it simply depicts staff members at the door, but not blocking them. (Photo submitted)
Walkout not handled like 2018; Officials say students weren't stopped from leaving
By Michael Williamson 
February 28, 2026
After Jonathan Alder High School students didn’t do a walk-out last week, some parents and community members had questions about what exactly happened and why. Rumors circulated that school staff bloc...
Triad board learns depth of house bill impacts on budget
Education, News
By Kyle Meddles 
February 23, 2026
Triad’s board of education approved its financial forecast in a conversation with the treasurer that echoed familiar sentiments concerning state funding. At the regular meeting of the board on Thursda...
“Rules of the game have been changed”
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Marysville deals with house bill hammering
By Chad Williamson 
February 21, 2026
If the Marysville School District hadn’t passed a levy in May, it’s likely the immediate future of the district would have looked very different. Developments just before and after voters approved a 5...
Walk-out doesn’t happen
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By Michael Williamson 
February 20, 2026
There was an increased law enforcement presence but no student walk-out at Jonathan Alder High School Friday afternoon. District officials released a statement Thursday reminding students that demonst...
JA officials try to get ahead of planned student walk-out
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A social media post, shown above, encouraging a student walk-out Friday at Jonathan Alder High School began circulating online last week. The post identifies opposition to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency as the reason for the protest. (Graphic submitted)
By Michael Williamson 
February 20, 2026
Ahead of a rumored protest by Jonathan Alder High School students, district officials issued a statement saying that a walk-out could come with severe consequences. The district released the statement...
NU student tobacco use “out of whack”
Education, News
Above is a slide from the Union County Health Department’s presentation to the North Union School Board, which shows percentages of survey data from students at the school based on their reported use of tobacco products in the last 30 days. The percentages in red depict students who reported using the listed product 1-2 times while the yellow percentages show students who used the product more than three times. (Graphic submitted)
UCHD findings show district outpaces others in Union County
By Kyle Meddles 
February 18, 2026
New youth survey results revealed that students from the North Union School District registered higher than other areas of the county in smoking and tobacco use. The result has unfortunately become a ...
District to challenge land values
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Marysville seeks increase on handful of corporate properties
By Michael Williamson 
February 17, 2026
Marysville’s board of education is looking to file complaints over some of last year’s property valuations. If successful, changes to the value of eight parcels could significantly increase the distri...