Michael D. Clark

School parents gave Lakota school officials an ear full of advice on the school systems’ policies regarding student cell phones and that was exactly what officials were seeking from a recent public forum on the topic.

A star of one of America’s most popular TV shows drew a big crowd to Miami University’s Millet Hall to hear his take on being successful in a time when America is undergoing transformational changes.

Samantha Melowic (right) is a recent special needs graduate from Monroe High School - and now a local college student - who has already left a lasting legacy gift for other students like herself. Samantha Melowic, who earned her high school diploma in the spring and now is a freshman at Wright State University, created and donated a “sensory support cart” to her old school - to help students like herself. She is pictured with two of her former teachers who daily use her invention in their classrooms. (Contributed/ Journal-News)

Photo Cutline: Ross High School was the highest rated public high school in the county last school year, said officials with the US News & World Report annual survey of thousands of high schools across America. According to a statement from Ross officials, “Ross High School was the top-rated Butler County school and was the only county high school to crack the top 80 in Ohio on US News & World Report’s 2023 Best High Schools List.” FILE

At a time when many teachers start to peel back instructional responsibilities, 65-year-old Mark O’Hara has instead marked his 41st year of teaching by picking up the pace.

For the first time in the history of Fairfield Schools, the staff in one of its buildings has earned a state award for their care of students’ mental health. Fairfield South Elementary has won an Ohio Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS) Gold distinction, district officials recently announced. (Contributed/Journal-News)

For the second time in three months the governing board of this city’s school system has seen an unexpected resignation. Holly Snow, a Middletown school parent who won election to the five-member school board in fall 2023, announced Wednesday her planned resignation for later this month. (File Photo/Journal-News)

A locally unique and long-delayed project next to Lakota East High School in Liberty Twp. is now finally taking shape.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Butler Tech Middletown Aviation Center Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 at Middletown Regional Airport. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

One of the region's most advanced high school aviation education programs will soon have its own classroom hangar in Middletown as Butler Tech joined city and county officials in breaking ground Thursday on a $15 million project.