Chardon Schools News Today

Community members and organizations whose jobs are associated with a vehicle are invited to register as speakers for the third annual Career Vehicles Day job exploration event. Chardon Schools elementary school students are excited to learn from you about your livelihood, stated a release from the school district. Career Vehicles Day is a high-energy, learning […]

Chardon Middle School fifth-graders Keelie Hagan and SJ Moore and fourth-graders Abran Gonzales, Nate Latessa, Charlotte Polak and Zoe Williams have used their outstanding vocal talents and Hilltopper commitment to pave the way to a prestigious achievement for each — acceptance into the Ohio Music Education Association’s 2024 All-State Children’s Chorus, according to a release […]

Auburn Career Center Welding and Auto Collision Repair students recently completed a Wickliffe script sign, modeled after the popular Cleveland script signs located throughout the city. According to Auburn Career Center, the sign was painted white as it will be able to change colors when lit up. “Expertly designed and crafted by our welding students […]

Park Elementary School students in Chardon were fully engaged in activity on Jan. 5 as they explore the newly installed, PTO-funded sensory path in the school hallway.

Chardon Middle School Builders Club, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Chardon, took a bite out of community hunger recently when it collected, organized, and delivered over 1,500 nonperishable food items for the Geauga Hunger Task Force, according to a release from Chardon Schools. The district thanks Kiwanis Secretary Heather Penrod, who serves as the […]

Munson Elementary’s annual Veterans Week traditions were once again an inspiring success. They created engaging opportunities for young Hilltoppers to learn about the importance of honoring veterans and how they as students can make a difference both now and throughout their lives via service projects, including penny wars, collectively raising $2,300 for local veterans charities; […]

Chardon Middle School — for a second consecutive year — has been named a recipient of The Governor’s Thomas Edison Award for Excellence in STEM Education and Student Research. The 2022-23 honor, announced by The Ohio Academy of Science on Sept. 11, recognizes Ohio schools and teachers who stimulate scientific student research and technological design and extend experiential opportunities beyond traditional classroom learning, according to a release from Chardon Schools.

The new law allows school boards in Ohio to choose to arm certain school staff members, and lays out training requirements for those staff members.

On Monday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 99, allowing school boards to determine whether or not to arm school staff.

Due to the complications of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ohio Department of Education did not release district grades or individual indicators for school systems across the state for the 2020-21 school year. However, Chardon Schools once again achieved one of the highest rates in the state, said Assistant Superintendent Ed Klein. In remarks to the […]