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TOP FINISHERS â Isabella Fletcher, seated at center in the left lower box, a seventh grader at Harding Middle School, emerged the winner of the 2021 Jefferson-Harrison County Regional Spelling Bee, in which 46 pupils from through the two counties participated virtually to practice social distancing. Appearing with her on a large screen at the Jefferson County Educational Service Centerâs R. Larry George Training Annex at the eventâs closing were other top finishers: Mary Jones, an eighth grader with the Heart of Mary Homeschool Association, second; Luke Kanzelberger, an eighth grader at Bishop John King Mussio Junior High School, third; Angelo Martello, a sixth grader at Harding Middle School, fourth; Abigail Dennis, a seventh-grader at Indian Creek Middle School, fifth; Ava Mizak, a fifth-grader at Bishop John King Mussio, sixth; Adrianna Swartz, an eighth grader at Toronto Junior High School, seventh; Kylie Moffat, a seventh-grader at Bishop John King M
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River Elementary School, one of the buildings in the Switzerland of Ohio School District in Monroe County, is one site where COVID-19 vaccinations will be given to staff next week.
WOODSFIELD Schools in Monroe County are preparing their staff members to receive COVID-19 vaccines starting next week, but the Harrison Hills City School District got a jumpstart on the process.
Harrison County’s school, employees originally had been slated for vaccinations next week as well, but they were able to receive their vaccinations early.
Harrison Hills Superintendent Dana Snider said the first round of vaccines already has been administered.
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CEDARVILLE, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine continues to focus on COVID-19’s impact on schools with the goal of achieving full-time, in-person attendance for students by March 1 with new resources available for school districts.
DeWine began his Tuesday conference with a report from Ohio Department of Education Superintendent Paolo DeMaria outlining the impact of the pandemic on students.
“We know the pandemic has really been disruptive in some ways for all the children,” DeWine said. “In the spring, all Ohio children were out of school. And during this academic year, some kids have been entirely remote, some have been entirely in the classroom and some have been a combination of the two. … It’s been a strain even for the kids who have been totally in the classroom the whole academic year.”
ST. CLAIRSVILLE The heavy snowfall this week is not expected to slow the weekly COVID-19 vaccination process for Belmont County senior citizens. This week