The Independent
Last year, there wasn t any pomp and circumstance or groups of mortarboards sailing through the air as graduation ceremonies were canceled amid the pandemic.
Most seniors walked across the stage without their classmates in private ceremonies attended by their parents and a few school administrators.
Things are looking a little better for this year s seniors as area school districts are planning to host in-person graduation ceremonies. While some still are in the planning stages, others have set the time and place for the celebration.
Whatever the plans, school officials echoed the same sentiment – seniors deserve to be able to celebrate the culmination of their academic career with their peers, family and friends.
The Independent
CANAL FULTON An invited group of Northwest Local residents will get a chance to meet the five finalists vying for the school district s top job.
Candidates Eric Bornstine, Hoover High School principal; Jodie Miles, assistant superintendent at Claymont City Schools; Shawn Braman, superintendent at Waterloo Local Schools; Craig Hockenberry, consultant and former superintendent at Three Rivers Local Schools; and Jude Meyers, superintendent at Gallia County Local Schools will meet with those invited community members at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Northwest High School s Puffenberger Hall, 8580 Erie Ave. NW.
Each candidate will introduce themselves and audience members will have time to ask questions, said Cheryl Ryan, director of board and management services for the Ohio School Board Association.