By Melanie Williamson On Sunday, March 4, the Vermilion High School commons was filled with parents, students, teachers, school administrators, school board members past and present, city council members, city administrators, police officers, local pastors, and community members to discuss school safety. The event, which was called “One Community One Mission: building relationships for strongerContinue reading “Vermilion Local Schools host first of many community safety forums”
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School board thanks and says goodbye to district treasurer Suzanne Wilson
By Melanie Williamson The Vermilion Local Schools Board of Education met for a regular meeting on Monday, March 12. The meeting opened with an introduction of the Vermilion Elementary School’s Citizens of the Month. The board heard a presentation by several students and the head of the Boys and Girls Club of Lorain County’s programContinue reading “School board thanks and says goodbye to district treasurer Suzanne Wilson”
The Erie County commissioners bring their business meeting to Vermilion
By Karen Cornelius Erie County Commissioners Pat Shenigo, Matt Old, and Bill Monaghan are leaving their Columbus Avenue, Sandusky headquarters to do some traveling every fourth Thursday. They are bringing their business meetings to various municipalities and townships throughout the county as a way to be more visible to constituents. Their first away meeting wasContinue reading “The Erie County commissioners bring their business meeting to Vermilion”
February school board meeting dominated by discussion on school safety
By Melanie Williamson At the Tuesday, February 20, school board meeting VHS principal Lisa Deliz addressed those in attendance regarding school safety and recent discussions regarding safety on social media. There were a small handful of parents in the audience that were there to ask questions about rumors regarding threats in the schools. Deliz sharedContinue reading “February school board meeting dominated by discussion on school safety”
School Zone
By Superintendent Philip Pempin You may have heard news reports about the educational achievements of U.S. students compared with students in other countries. Many times these reports paint a grim picture of a public education system that is falling far behind student achievement in other nations. I was interested to read a recent report commissionedContinue reading “School Zone”
Colahan chosen as new head football coach
By Melanie Williamson On Monday, January 8, the Vermilion Board of Education approved the promotion of offensive coordinator Brett Colahan to the position of head coach for the 2018 VHS varsity football team. Colahan has worked in the Vermilion schools for 13 years. Superintendent Phil Pempin described him as being well-known and well-respected among theContinue reading “Colahan chosen as new head football coach”
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By Treasurer Suzanne Wilson Following the death of Matt Kobal in November, many individuals have asked for ways to honor Matt and his dedication to Vermilion students. Last week Matt’s parents requested that the Vermilion Board of Education establish a scholarship fund to help hard working football players attend the college or university ofContinue reading “School Zone”
Board approves tennis court repair and new memorial scholarship fund
By Melanie Williamson The Vermilion Local Schools Board of Education met for a regular meeting on Monday, December 4. The meeting opened with an introduction of the students of the month from Vermilion Elementary School. Then assistant principal Bobby Figuly showed a video introducing the students of the month at Sailorway Middle School. Legislative updates:Continue reading “Board approves tennis court repair and new memorial scholarship fund”
SCHOOL ZONE
By Superintendent Philip Pempin and Treasurer Suzanne Wilson By now everyone is aware of the loss of teacher Matt Kobal last week. As a school community we are still grieving the loss of Melanie Stainbrook, and this additional loss has been overwhelming for our staff and students. Through it all, we have been proud ofContinue reading “SCHOOL ZONE”
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By Superintendent Philip Pempin Vermilion Local School District has made technology a priority since 2010. As with other advances in education, technology brings us both pros and cons. The following article recently appeared in USA Today regarding schools that have received grant funds to integrate Virtual Reality into their curriculum. It appears that this willContinue reading “School Zone”
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