While the school year is flying by, we are also seeing progress on our new schools. I recently sent a letter home with students in grades k-8 to talk about the construction timeline. As I mentioned in the letter we are hopeful that both Bataan Primary and Port Clinton Middle School will be open for our first day of school on September 5. Bataan Primary will definitely be ready and if the weather continues as it has the last few months, Port Clinton Middle School will be ready as well.
While the mild weather has been great, one of the wettest Falls on record, and rain vs. snow this winter, has put us behind schedule. Due to these weather delays, students in grades K-2 at Bataan Memorial did not move into the addition this school year as originally planned, but will start the 2012-13 school year in the new Bataan addition. We meet weekly with construction personnel to monitor the construction process. Since the construction of the Bataan addition is delayed, this also affects the renovation of the current building for grades 3-5. As of today, the plan for students in grades 3-5 for the 2012-13 school year is to start school at Jefferson Elementary School. They will attend school at Jefferson Elementary until the renovations are complete. We are hopeful that all renovations will be completed by late October.
Port Clinton High School had two teams compete at the state level to conclude the winter sports season. The Redskins swimmers made their annual trip to state with six Lady Redskins placing 11th as a team against a very competitive field with several taking the podium in their events. The PCHS Bowling Team also qualified for their State tournament for the first time as a Varsity Sport. Joining in on the state level competition was Port Clinton High School DECA sending 15 students off to the State DECA Conference. The Port Clinton High School Concert Band received a "Superior" rating for the sixth straight year at the Ohio Music Education Association Large Group Contest, the highest rating a band can receive . This website has information about the state athletes and all the great things taking place at Port Clinton City Schools!
Respectfully,
Patrick D. Adkins,
Superintendent of Schools