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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Items sold from old United Local School building
HANOVERTON, Ohio (WKBN) – Friday was the last day of classes for the United Local School District, which means it was the last day of classes ever for the building that opened in 1951. Waiting on the other side was a brand new school that will greet students when classes start again Sept. 2. It was a day to be sad and happy at the same time. Ben Smith, United Local class of 2004, sifted through a pile of old football travel bags laid out on the old gym floor, which were among the items for sale at the old school. Smith bought his friend's and his own. 'When I was a junior, we got these football bags to carry our pads to away games, and it's kind of funny to see them sitting here with all of our old treasures and trophies,' Smith said. The sale of items included a table of trophies, old photos, and yearbooks. It was necessitated by the closing of the old school, which, along with the sale, included a walk-through for the community, who were reminded, for example, where the old elementary office was located. 'It is sad. It is,' Wendy Doyle said. Wendy Doyle is Vice-President of the School Board, and Denise Rhodes is its president. Both graduated from United Local, as did their children. Right next to the old school is a new $59 million school that, in September, will house grades K through 12. It was paid for with a combination of money from the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission and the Nexus Gas Transmission Company. No United Local taxpayers' dollars were needed. 'There's a gas plant within our community that generates a lot of money for us, and we get tax money off that, which really helps out, and we've been able to offset what the state was not able to pay for with the co-funding,' Rhodes said. Brayson Fischer bought a trophy earned by his seventh-grade basketball team. He'll be an eighth grader when the new school opens. 'I think it's going to be nice but I'm going to miss the old school,' Fischer said. 'It's exciting to see rebirth here at United Local. I have nothing but great memories here and I hope they can continue to do that over the next however long the new building's here,' Smith said. Most of the old school will be demolished — though a newer gym, an auditorium, and a couple classrooms will be saved. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBC
3 days ago
- General
- CBC
Site selected for new school in Reserve Mines
The provincial government has chosen a site for a new school in Reserve Mines to replace the Tompkins Memorial Elementary School. A news release from the province says the new school will accommodate 240 students. It will be built behind the existing school. The site was chosen by the departments of Public Works and Early Childhood Development and included evaluations of land options and community feedback, the release says. Public Works Minister Fred Tilley said in the release that the design process will begin this summer. The release says parents, community members and school staff will be involved in the design. No date has been given for completion of the project.
CTV News
3 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Site selected for new school in Reserve Mines, N.S.
MLA John White and Minister of Public Works Fred Tilly are pictured alongside others at an announcement for a new school location for Tompkins Elementary in Reserve Mines, N.S., on May 30, 2025. The future site of a new school in Reserve Mines, N.S., has been chosen. The new elementary school, which will replace Tompkins Memorial Elementary School, will be built on the property behind the current school. 'This much-anticipated new elementary school will provide the next generation of students in the Glace Bay area communities a modern learning environment,' said Public Works Minister Fred Tilley in a news release from the province. With the land secured, Tilley says the province is now able to begin the design process, which will include a steering team with parents, community members and school staff. 'Tompkins Memorial Elementary is a community hub that brings together students and families living throughout Reserve Mines, Dominion, Gardiner Mines and Tanglewood. With this new elementary school, we are building a bright, modern learning space where this already vibrant school community will thrive,' said John White, MLA for Glace Bay-Dominion, in the release. The new elementary school will accommodate 240 students. The province says five new schools opened in Nova Scotia this year, including the 600-student Breton Education Centre in New Waterford. It also says there are 19 new or replacement schools currently moving through the school capital process, with three expected to open in the 2025-26 school year. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CBC
7 days ago
- Business
- CBC
New Shediac anglophone school location announced, with room for growth
Social Sharing The site of a new school in Shediac has been selected, leaving the district and province hopeful it will relieve enrolment pressures. The province is budgeting $105 million for the school, which will be located on the west side of Ohio Road, next to Route 15. With construction starting this fall, the school is expected to open its doors in January 2029. It will replace Shediac Cape School, located roughly six kilometres away. Randolph MacLean, the superintendent and CEO of Anglophone East School District, said Shediac Cape School has doubled in size in the last four years. Shediac Cape School is a kindergarten to Grade 8 school that has added 10 portable classrooms to accommodate its 565 students. The new school will be kindergarten to Grade 12 and intended for 930 students, which will also take pressure off Moncton High School. Students who travel from Shediac to Moncton High School will now be able to attend school in their own community. WATCH | New school will have capacity for more than 900 students: Goodbye portables? New Shediac school to ease student 'overpopulation' 32 minutes ago Duration 1:38 The New Brunswick government is budgeting $105M for a new K-12 school in Shediac, The province says this will allow hundreds of students who travel to Moncton for their education to stay in their home community instead. MacLean said about 400 students from Shediac are transported to Moncton High School and that the school is "bursting at the seams." "We're able to reverse that and educate students in their home community of Shediac, which is incredibly exciting," said MacLean. He said the bus ride is about an hour each way and he's excited to give that time back to students. "Now we've just given students back two hours of their lives and that time can be invested in extracurricular activities," he said. The new Shediac school will feature music, visual arts and middle school technology rooms. There will also be a theatre, computer and science labs, and vocational shops. It will also have a library, cafeteria and two gymnasiums that will be open for community use after school hours. Education Minister Claire Johnson said the school will be "surrounded by nature in a beautiful piece of land." She also said when the school is built it will be ready for more population growth. "We always plan for a little bit of projection for growth. ... we expect when it opens that we'll be able to welcome more people," said Johnson. She said the southeast New Brunswick region is the fastest growing and that Anglophone East has seen a 20 per cent increase in student enrolment since 2021. As for the current Shediac Cape School, where the announcement was made, its future use is to be determined, MacLean said. "As we get down the road and we put shovels into the ground, we'll continue that conversation." He said his district is also working on more schools. Last year, two schools were approved by the province in his region, while more in Moncton and Dieppe have been approved at the district level.
CTV News
7 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
‘A vibrant hub of learning': Site selected for new school in Shediac, N.B.
Shediac Cape School, in Shediac, N.B., is pictured on May 26, 2025. (CTV Atlantic / Alana Pickrell) The future site of a school in Shediac, N.B., has been chosen. The new kindergarten-to-Grade-12 school will be built on the west side of Ohio Road, next to Route 15, according to a news release from the province. 'With the rapid population growth in our province in recent years, many schools in southeastern New Brunswick are either at or over capacity,' said Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Claire Johnson in the release. The new school will have a 930-student capacity, with room to grow. The government says it will replace Shediac Cape School, which was built in 1958 and renovated and expanded in 1997. It will also alleviate enrolment pressures at Moncton High School. 'I am excited that a new school in the Shediac area will not only alleviate enrolment pressures in the short term, but will provide a modern facility that will serve kindergarten-to-Grade 12 students and the wider community for generations to come,' said Johnson. The plans for the school include: music and visual arts rooms middle school technology rooms a black box theatre with stage computer and science labs vocational shops The government says a library, cafeteria and two gymnasiums will be available to the community outside of school hours. 'This new K-12 school will be a vibrant hub of learning that reflects our unwavering commitment to the four pillars that guide our work: literacy, numeracy, safe and caring schools, and graduation,' said district superintendent and CEO Randolph MacLean in the release. Construction is scheduled to start in the fall, with a total budget of $105 million. The government has allocated $25 million for the project in the 2025-26 fiscal year. The school is expected to open in January 2029. The government says several factors are considered when choosing a new school site, including: community amenities community school use catchment area accessibility of the site available utilities transportation strategies natural site conditions site size For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
