It is team time! Time for the most important team, the educational team with the goal of making your child's school year outstandingly successful. Just as a sports team, make sure your child comes to school with the supplies, equipment needed and the attitude of a winner.
The Monroe Athletic Booster Club is sponsoring the 3rd Annual Hornet Day on Sunday, August 23rd. Time is from 5:00 - 7:00 pm at the school. This is a great time for Hornet Fans, young athletes and community members to meet the 2009 / 2010 student-athletes and athletic staff. Highlights for the kids include youth minicamps by the coaches and teams, photos with your favorite athletes, and locker decorating. All FREE of charge.
Event Schedule
5:00 Athletes and band members introduced in the stadium.
5:30 - 7:00 Photographs / autographs with favorite athletes & band members in front of The Hive.
I would like to invite you to join Moms Supporting Monroe, a group formed to represent Monroe Moms who are in support of the levy.
In November, citizens of Monroe will go to the polls to vote on a levy that will impact our community, our schools and our children. It is imperative for the voters to understand that they will not be paying any additional tax dollars with the passage of this levy. As the mothers of Monroe students, I feel that we are the ones with the most at stake and that our voices are strong and deserve to be heard.
The Fighting Hornet Band Department is looking ahead to making two major purchases. We are in need of new uniforms and repairs/repainting for the band trailer. Our uniforms are over 10 years old and are showing the wear and tear that is no longer repairable. The trailer is essential for transporting instruments and supplies to football games, parades and competitions. As you can guess, these projects are a very large expense, especially for a small school with a limited budget.
We are seeking sponsors to help us with our goals. New uniforms cost approximately $400 each and the trailer repairs/repainting is a little over $3500. In order to meet these needs we need to raise $23,500. We are offering to our sponsors numerous advertising options for their support.
With a $1.5 million Emergency Levy needing renewal before the end of this year, the Monroe School Board has a new tax levy option available to it. This new levy type, called a “Substitute Levy,” was recently created to aid growing districts like Monroe. In the past, school districts chose Emergency Levies because the taxes collected don’t reduce the funding provided by the state.
However, Emergency Levies collect the same amount each year. The $1.5 million Emergency Levy raises the same revenue as it did in 2000 with no allowance for growth or inflation. Even as the community grows, the district still collects the same amount. This means that the district must constantly come to the voters for additional revenue just to stay up with growth and inflation.
Monroe Elementary School and Monroe Primary School will host a Scholastic Book Fair on March 31 – April 2. Families and the community are invited to attend the Book Fair, featuring the theme: Lights! Camera! Book Fair! A Family Night will be held at the elementary on Thursday, April 2 from 3:30-7:30 p.m. The Primary will host a Family Night on March 31 from 4:00-7:30 p.m. and a Grandparent Event on April 1 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. The Book Fair will offer specially priced books and educational products. Book Fair customers may help the school build classroom libraries and improve children’s reading skills by purchasing books through the “Classroom Wish List” and “One for Books” programs.
The class of 2008 Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place on Saturday, February 14, 2009, between the boys JV and Varsity Basketball games with Bellbrook. Congratulations to these outstanding Hornet athletes!
The district will hold an auction on February 7 at old Monroe High School at 8:00 a.m. Many items that the district no longer uses or items that are outdated will be sold at auction. Some of the items include old or broken computers; old desks, tables, and chairs; machine shop equipment from the former LMHS; and many other items. The auction walk through will occur from 8:00-10:00 AM on Saturday, February 7. The auction will begin at 10:00 AM. It will be held in the west basement of old LMHS (under the “new” gym). To view items being auctioned visit auctionzip.com.
Four architectural firms will be making presentations to the public on February 2 and February 5 in the high school auditorium. These firms were selected from among 11 firms who submitted proposals to work with the district’s master plan with the Ohio Schools Facilities Commission.
Four architectural firms will be making presentations to the public on February 2 and February 5 in the high school auditorium. These firms were selected from among 11 firms who submitted proposals to work with the district’s master plan with the Ohio Schools Facilities Commission.
