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The Dayton Public School District will provide yellow bus transportation for all eligible students in grades PreK-12 beginning next school year. This is possible after the Board of Education voted to approve a contract with First Student, a school bus transportation company that will take over all charter and parochial school routes next year. The district will continue to transport …
Dear Dayton Public Schools Families: In accordance with CDC guidance for schools, DPS will continue its COVID-19 prevention strategies for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year. The school year ends on June 29th. This means students and staff will continue to wear masks and practice social distancing as they finish out the year. In addition, schools will continue to …
The Dayton Public School District is partnering with Dayton Children’s Hospital to hold COVID-19 vaccine clinics for DPS students ages 12+ and their families. Clinics will only offer the Pfizer vaccine, as it is currently the only vaccine approved for those under 18. A second dose of the Pfizer vaccine will be provided three weeks after the first dose. How? …
This week we are spotlighting Ponitz Principal Melinda Clark! Principal Clark has been with the district for 11 years and has been in her current role for two. The best part about her job is watching students succeed and witnessing the joy on a teacher’s face when their students are learning. The most rewarding part of this unconventional school year …
Twenty-one Allied Health sophomores at Ponitz successfully earned their 10-hour OSHA credential last week. This Occupational Safety and Health Administration credential is awarded after successfully earning a Career Safe online certification, which took students six months to complete. Students earned this credential alongside their regular coursework. Congratulations to the following students on this accomplishment! Tenaeya Heath Shanesha Hudson Iyiana Jordan-Mason …
One graduating senior from each DPS high school received a $1,000 Franklin B. Walter Scholarship provided by the Montgomery County Educational Service Center (MCESC). Nomination criteria included student awards, activities, GPA and attendance. Students were also asked to write an essay about a teacher that has positively impacted their lives. Those teachers will receive $500 to spend on classroom materials. …
Seniors, several senior employment opportunity meetings have been set-up for you throughout the remainder of the school year. You will have the opportunity to listen to employers in the Dayton region that are looking for eager high school graduates for future employment. Please take advantage of these meetings so that you can gain employment once you graduate. More information is …
Steven Morrison’s Digital Design students at Meadowdale and Ponitz created digital illustrations of prominent African American figures to celebrate Black History Month. In addition to their illustrations, students researched the individual they chose and submitted short biographies about their lives. What a great way to honor the accomplishments of African Americans throughout history! From left to right, top to bottom: …
Welcome to the second semester of the 2020-2021 school year! Although we are still amidst unprecedented times, we still rise. This morning our staff, teachers, and administrators greet 75% of our student body as they walk through the school buildings to learn in-person, full time for the first time in nearly a year. Below is some information we hope will …
High school students – Interested in a student trainee position at Wright Patterson Air Force Base? View the summer positions available at WPAFB this year: Student Trainee (Engineering) – https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/592984600 Student Trainee (Clerical/Admin) – https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/592984700 Student Trainee (Laborer) https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/592985200 Student Trainee (Rec Aid) – https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/592985100 Student Trainee (Contracting) – https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/592984800 Student Trainee (Lifeguard) – https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/592600600