On Saturday, July 25th, Yellow Springs Schools Superintendent Dr. Holden announced our return to school plan for Fall 2020, The Bulldog Blueprint. Click here the view slide-show presentation that she presented to the board and here for a more detailed look at our plan.

GREENE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AUGUST 2020 SCHOOL YEAR OPENING 2020-21 COMMON AGREEMENTS PREFACE: In March of 2020, the Governor and the Director of Ohio Department of Health directed all Ohio schools to close their buildings to students for three weeks, and then in April, for the remainder of the school calendar year due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Yellow Springs Plans Innovative Graduation Yellow Springs High School Seniors will graduate May 27, 2020, with a clap out car parade through the village, followed by an outdoor “drive-in” style ceremony in their vehicles. YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, May 8, 2020—Yellow Springs High School will host a creative, “drive-in” style graduation ceremony that aligns with...

March 23, 2020 Dear Yellow Springs Families & Staff, This letter is my fifth communication regarding the current situation around coronavirus (COVID-19). Per Governor DeWine’s press conference on Sunday, March 22, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Director Dr. Amy Acton, has issued a “stay-at-home” order for all Ohioans

July 1, 2020 Dear Yellow Springs Students & Families: I hope your family is keeping healthy this summer. While we are still waiting for the official word from Gov. DeWine regarding the reopening of schools in the fall, at this point Yellow Springs Schools has made the decision to resume regular, in-person classes for the 2020-2021 school year. 

Yellow Springs Schools is now accepting nominations for its third class of Hall of Fame Inductees. Nominated individuals must be 10 years removed from the current graduating class. The nomination form can be accessed by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3eCFr7u. The deadline for submissions is July 12, 2020.

Yellow Springs Schools has found its new elementary school principal in Cleveland native Ms. Michelle N. Person. Ms. Person, currently the principal at Charles A. Mooney Elementary School in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD), has accepted the position of Mills Lawn School principal for the 2020-2021 school year. 

Virtual National Honor Society InductionWe held our first-ever virtual National Honor Society Induction on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Our existing members welcomed each new inductee with a short prepared speech. For those who were unable to watch the event live, take a few minutes to watch all or part of the ceremony in the video below. 

We know that our Yellow Springs High School seniors are missing many milestones often seen as a rite of passage leading up to graduation. That is why we are pleased to announce that Yellow Springs Schools and the Yellow Springs Community Foundation (YSCF) have established a fund for the creation of banners to honor the Class of 2020 high school seniors. Banners...

This letter is a follow-up to my letter dated Thursday, March 12, 2020. We are continuing to see the situation around the coronavirus (COVID-19) change swiftly. As of this afternoon, there are 50 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ohio.

FEARLESS LEARNING: NON-TRADITIONAL INSTRUCTION

Beginning Tuesday, March 17, 2020, Yellow Springs Schools will implement "non-traditional instruction/distance learning plans."  It is here where you will find educational materials and instructions from each teacher and their email address.

This letter is a follow-up to my letter from yesterday, March 11, 2020. As predicted, the situation surrounding coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to change. As of this afternoon, there are five confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ohio. The fifth case is also a case of community spread.