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Elida Local Schools Newsletter
OCTOBER 16, 2020
Classes Go Remote for Fri., October 16 & Mon., October 19
Apollo students are following the alternate bus schedule.
TWO-HOUR DELAY THIS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20 Staff Professional Development
COVID-19 Communications
The District COVID Report is updated and posted on the school website every school day.
The dashboard details specific COVID related incidents for each building in the district to help keep our Elida families informed. WEBSITE LINK HERE.
Remember if you or your students have not been individually contacted by the Health Department it is unlikely you or your student were identified as a close contact with anyone testing positive.
Student Advances to State Golf Tournament
Congratulations to Sophomore Carson Harmon as he advances to the Division I State Golf Tournament after scoring a 77 at Districts in Findlay. He will play on Friday and Saturday. Oct. 23 & 24. The entire team competed at the District tournament. They had a great season with an overall record of 46-10, they placed 2nd in the WBL and 2nd at the Sectional tournament. Congratulations to the entire team and Coach Dennis Thompson on a great season!
Pictured below: Matt Adcock, Hayes Burton, Cameron Collins, Carson Harmon and Hunter Jolliff
Staff Awarded for "Excellence in Service" by the Ohio School Boards Association
This award is very well deserved for the work they did last spring as they provided nourishing meals to our Elida families when the pandemic first hit. They packed and distributed over 36,000 combined meals to families last spring from mid-March to the end of May 2020.
They were recognized during the OSBA Northwest Region Virtual Fall Conference on Thursday, October 15th.
Thank you for all you do all year long for Elida students & staff!
High School Fall Choir Concert 2020
The High School Fall Choir Concert was held on Wednesday, with two separate but identical concerts to limit audience capacity. The 30 minute concert was also livestreamed on Facebook and fans LOVED the performances! You can watch the show linked below from the Elida Youtube Channel.
Songs included "Happier" and "Take me to the Water" but the finale, from Hamilton, "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story" included choreography and a tremendous rendition. Watch the concert below.
VIDEOStudents to Receive Monthly Books Thanks to Donations
Thank you to everyone who has donated to this effort to get books to our Elida students!
Students Make Placemats for Football Team
Elementary Book Fair-October 26-30th
Family Night will be Wednesday, October 28th 4-7 pm
Want to see some of the books available? Check out this video that has a preview of the different books. BOOK PREVIEW VIDEO
There will be a fun "Spirit Week" for the students to dress up:
Monday: 80's
Tuesday- 70's
Western Wednesday- Wild West
Theme Thursday Favorite Book outfit
Futuristic Friday- In the future
Halloween Tradition on Hold
CALENDAR
OCTOBER
20 Marching Band Concert 7:00 Fieldhouse
20 Board of Education Meeting 7:00 HS Community Room
20 Two-Hour Delay Staff PD
26-30 Elementary Fall Book Fair
NOVEMBER
4 High School Parent-Teacher Conferences 4:00-8:00 pm
11 High School Picture re-takes
12 & 17 Middle School Parent-Teacher Conferences 4:00-8:00 pm
25,26,27 NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break
Marching Band Concert Date Change: Tues., October 20th
Join the Elida High School Marching Band for their end of the season FREE concert.
*Due to an unforeseen schedule conflict at the Fieldhouse, the concert will take place this TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20th @ 7:00pm at the Fieldhouse. Please make a change to your calendars.
Attendees will follow the proper protocol for this event: Families should sit together, 6 ft. from other groups and face masks are required. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Only 1/8 of Fieldhouse capacity will be used.
This concert will feature all the great music from throughout the season. You’ll get to listen to and enjoy the Drum Cadences, pregame music, the exciting halftime shows including music from “Script Elida!”
Teachers Preview Future Furniture
New Elementary Weekly Update: Week 29
This week progress included some sidewalk pour, stairwell concrete, ductwork, kitchen mechanical equipment and insulation installation! See the full report linked here: Construction update.
Social Media Safety Newsletter
- Did you know teens used social media on average 7 hrs. & 22 minutes each day in 2019?
- Do you know all the apps your children are using?
- Are their accounts private?
- Parents/guardians can help to model best practices
- Read more valuable information on keeping our children safe using social media in the newsletter linked HERE.