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DPS Summer Food Program to begin July 6th

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Media Contact: Alex Kincaid Writer and Content Specialist amkincai@daytonpublic.com For Immediate Release Children 18 and under are eligible to receive free meals throughout the summer through the Dayton Public School District’s Summer Food Program. Beginning Tuesday, July 6, 2021, breakfast, lunch and a snack will be available in various churches, summer camps, as well as schools that are holding summer …

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DPS senior wins car in 7th annual “In It To Win It” event

Alexandra KincaidNews, Ponitz Career Technology Center News

Contact: Alex Kincaid Writer and Content Specialist amkincai@daytonpublic.com Good grades and good attendance earned Brionna Watts, a senior at David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center, a free car. Watts, a Culinary Arts student, won a 2013 Dodge Avenger in Friday’s “In It To Win It” drawing. Ponitz students earn tickets for making the honor roll or having perfect attendance each …

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COVID-19 Preventative Measures in Schools

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Update June 20: After Governor Mike DeWine’s recent update, individual schools now have the ability to choose whether or not to keep the mask mandate in place. 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 …

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Additional COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Available for Students age 12+ and Families

Alexandra KincaidEastmont Elementary News, Edison Elementary News, Edwin Joel Brown Elementary News, Fairview Elementary News, Horace Mann Elementary News, Kemp Elementary News, Kiser Elementary News, Louise Troy Elementary News, Meadowdale High School News, Mound Street Academy News, News, Ponitz Career Technology Center News, River’s Edge Montessori Elementary News, Roosevelt Elementary News, Ruskin Elementary News, Stivers News, Thurgood Marshall News, Valerie Elementary News, Westwood Elementary News, Wogaman Middle School News, Wright Brothers Elementary News

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? …

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Hidden Hero Spotlight | Melinda Clark

Alexandra KincaidNews, Ponitz Career Technology Center News

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 …

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21 Ponitz Students Earn OSHA Credential

Alexandra KincaidNews, Ponitz Career Technology Center News

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 …

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7 Seniors Awarded Franklin B. Walter Scholarships

Alexandra KincaidBelmont High School News, Dunbar Early College High School News, Meadowdale High School News, Mound Street Academy News, News, Ponitz Career Technology Center News, Stivers News, Thurgood Marshall News

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. …

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DPS Seniors: Opportunities for Employment

Alexandra KincaidBelmont High School News, Dunbar Early College High School News, Meadowdale High School News, News, Ponitz Career Technology Center News, Stivers News, Thurgood Marshall News

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 …

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Digital Design Students Celebrate Black History Month

Alexandra KincaidMeadowdale High School News, Ponitz Career Technology Center News

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 Back, DPS!

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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 …