The South Suburban Coalition, an eight-community youth advocacy that promotes healthy choices and positive alternatives to reduce underage drinking and other drug use, has created “Battle of the Schools” to be held on Friday, May 11 from 6 to 9 pm at the Fairmont HS Soccer Stadium, 3301 Shroyer Road in Kettering. The event will feature a “Battle of the Bands,” along with competitions in pie-eating, corn hole, tug-of-war, and an obstacle course. The evening will also offer booths, activities, and speakers. Kettering Fairmont’s Trent Arena is the rain location in case of inclement weather. Individuals wanting to make donations to help cover the cost of the event, or to seek more information may contact Monica Butcher at 937-859-5121, x 4455. Donations can be mailed to Monica Butcher, West Carrollton Schools, 430 East Pease Avenue, West Carrollton, OH 45449. Leading the SSC is Chair Dr. David Roer, a practicing pediatrician and a member of the Centerville Board of Education, and Vice Chair Andrea White, the Kettering Clerk of Court. The eight founding communities of the SSC are Centerville, Kettering, Miamisburg, Miami Township, Moraine, Oakwood, Washington Township, and West Carrollton. Read More

The Centerville City Schools has a new Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/CentervilleCitySchools. Accessing our Facebook page will allow individuals to not only receive the latest information about events in our schools, but also to comment on the activities you like. The Administration and Board of Education are in the process of developing a new Social Media Policy that will cover behavior expected from staff and students on the page. Right now only comments about District posted items are appropriate, but we hope to have the Centerville Facebook page a true two-way communication tool sometime this spring. Read More

Everyone connected with the Centerville Schools were pleased to learn the District’s Student Nutrition Services had received the 2009 Stellar Award for Best Nutrition Practices from the Ohio Department of Education. The word that Centerville, along with 18 other Ohio schools and school districts, had been selected to receive the award that was established in 2003 to recognize schools that use best practices to promote a healthy school nutrition environment made for exciting news. “And especially for me, commented Stephanie Zinger, recently hired to be the District’s Student Nutrition Services Director. “I knew I had big shoes to fill when I was hired to replace Ginny Brechak who had spent the last 18 years of her student food service career serving as Centerville’s supervisor.” Read More

Every year the Centerville Schools earns Ohio’s top rating for public school districts it establishes a new benchmark. Based on student testing results, along with graduation and attendance data for 2008-09, the District is again “Excellent with Distinction.” The goal for the District has remained the same since the Ohio Department of Education began rating school districts in the late 1990’s: earn Ohio’s top rating. We are among only a handful of Ohio school districts who can say “Mission Accomplished for the 11th consecutive year!” Read More