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NEWS ONLINE - MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2016 - OPEN ENROLLMENT AT MONTESSORI
Decolores Montessori celebrates National Montessori Education Week
Open enrollment for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergartners
The DeColores Montessori School located in Greenville, Ohio celebrated
Montessori Education Week, February 28 – March 4. During the week,
Mayor Bowers stopped by and declared the week “National Montessori
Education Week.” He also visited and talked with our students about
what they liked about DeColores. We appreciated his visit and the
declaration. Also during the week, our students celebrated... Read
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
DCP Maple Sugarin’ a Success
On Saturday March 5th, Darke County Parks hosted its annual Maple
Sugarin’ at the Prairie Festival in conjunction the Friends of the
Darke County Parks Waffle Breakfast. Over 500 people, including
volunteers and staff, enjoyed the sausage and endless waffle breakfast
with coffee, tea, juice, or milk. The...Read
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FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER
Third 5K Run/walk for the Dog Park
The Darke County Friends of the Shelter are having their 3rd 5K race to
benefit the dog park. Entrants may run or walk the event.
This race is part of the Darke County Wellness Challenge. The third
annual 5K will be held at the Darke County Fairgrounds on April
9, 2016 and 100% of the money will go to the dog park... Read
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GREENVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Beverly Lewis Book-Signing
Beverly Lewis fans are in for a wonderful treat! You can meet
Beverly herself on Saturday April 2nd at 10:00 a.m. at Bread of Life
Bookstore in Greenville (107 W. Main). Bread of Life and the
Greenville Public Library are pleased to co-sponsor this very special
book-signing. Bring your own books or purchase them that
day. Bread of Life has a great selection of Beverly’s titles
which are... Read
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EDISON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Women’s Untold Stories: An Evening of Music, Dance, Art, and Theater
Music, dance, art, and theater are coming to the Mayflower Arts Center
in Troy on April 1, 2016, at 7 p.m. Sponsored by Edison State Community
College and the center as a benefit for the Family Abuse Shelter of
Miami County, the program will feature 17... Read
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE JIM BUCHY
Help the School Districts; Help the Students
In western Ohio, we have the best schools in the state. Ohio’s
public high schools were ranked 7th in the Nation in 2015 by US News
and World Report. Ohio needs to continue to support and empower
the local school systems to give our children the highest quality
education available. It is important that we work to reduce state
interference with this high quality education. Our local
teaching...Read
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CHARTER SCHOOLS STRICT APPROACH
Pretty Simple, Really
By Kate Burch
I read with great interest recently an op-ed by Eva Moskowitz, founder
and CEO of the Success Academies network of charter schools in New York
City. Ms. Moskowitz described a pattern of criticism of the
charters by the press and by many Education professors because they
enforce what the critics paint as overly strict discipline. The
charters’ strict... Read
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