Challenge - Education For Live

By Crawford County Now Staff November 23, 2021 9:00 am

MANSFIELD—During the past few weeks, Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center was proud to host the High School Fall Academic Challenge League in the virtual format. Students competed as teams, answering questions about a wide range of topics including literature, fine arts, geography, history, math, and science.

In varsity league competition, the 14 competing teams split into two divisions. The winner of Division A was Mt. Vernon with team members Emily Hammond, Nick Grega, Makenna Hughes, and Charlie Comfort. The winner of Division B was Lexington with team members Katie S., Thomas S., Maggie S., and Wes H. The junior varsity league winner was the team from Lexington with members Seth D., Jacob H., Grant M., and Chloe D. The runners-up came from Madison. Team members were Nate Osborne, Josh Atwell, Katelynn Ransom, Justin Gibson, Zachary Lucas, Samantha Myers, and Grady McElvain.

The Fall Tournament was back in person at the Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center for the first time prior to COVID. Leanna Ferreira, the coordinator for Academic Challenge, said coaches and students alike were appreciative and the energy level was high as students participated. “It has been over a year since we’ve had in-person meets, and we were so glad that everything went smoothly. We congratulate all of the winners!”

At the varsity level, sixteen teams faced off in two brackets. The winner of each bracket then faced off for the ultimate winner. Mt. Vernon (winner of bracket B) took champion overall, with the team of Emily Hammond, Nick Grega, Makenna Hughes and Charlie Comfort. Lexington (winner of Bracket A) took runner-up overall with team members Katie S., Thomas S., Maggie S., and Wes H.

In the junior varsity tournament, there were 16 teams competing in two brackets. The top teams from each bracket faced off in the final. Lexington, the winner for Bracket A, secured the victory. Team members were Seth D., Jacob H., Grant M., and Chloe D. Ashland A, the winner of Bracket B, took runner-Up. Drew Briggs, Klooey Kaeser, James Kinney, Andrew Martin, Riley Hammond, and Austin Conrad made up the team.

Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center provides specialized academic and support services to 11 school districts and over 18,000 students in Crawford, Morrow, and Richland Counties. Client districts receive services from curriculum, gifted and special education consultants, speech pathologists, psychologists, special education teachers, occupational therapists, and physical therapists.

A South Carolina female has fallen target to a worrying new TikTok problem encouraging university young children to “slap a instructor.”

The problem, which commenced on October 1, follows on from the current “devious licks” trend which led to the theft and hurt of school assets previous month ahead of TikTok took motion to remove any movies or hashtags referencing it from the system.

However, the new “slap a instructor” development has previously led to disruption in at least just one elementary university in Lancaster County wherever a feminine educator ended up being assaulted as component of the trend.

In a assertion first posted to Fb Lancaster County University District Safety & Transportation director Bryan Vaughn confirmed: “Unfortunately, we basically experienced an elementary university student assault a instructor by hanging her in the again of the head.”

He extra: “This sort of behavior, just like theft and destruction of assets, is not a prank. It’s legal behavior.”

Vaughn also warned that any assault of this sort is “an expellable offense” and urged parents to “educate your young children on the concern and check their social media practices.”

Warnings have already been issued throughout numerous U.S. states about the “slap a trainer” craze.

According to Local 10, at minimum just one teacher union in Florida has issued a warning to educators to be vigilant of any opportunity assaults in college in excess of the coming months.

The Broward Instructors Union sent an email to its customers past 7 days urging them to “watch your fellow educators’ backs” and check out out for students jogging in the direction of them even though keeping telephones.

Meanwhile, in Texas, mothers and fathers at one particular college have been despatched a text message warning of the craze.

San Antonio Convey News suggests Plan Carver Faculty Preparatory University issued the information as a “proactive evaluate” and even though there have been no documented incidents as nonetheless, the school’s principal has warned of “intense implications” for anyone included.

Fox8 also documented that the Ohio Faculty Protection Middle has issued an warn to faculty districts throughout the state warning them about the trend, although letters have been issued to center and large faculty dad and mom.

The President of the Nebraska Point out Instruction Association, Jenni Benson, has also explained to KSNBLocal4 that faculties across the state will take a “zero tolerance” method to any one partaking in conduct of this form.

“We are calling on dad and mom to discuss with their small children and permit them know that threatening and engaging in actual physical damage is not a joke,” she instructed the information outlet.

WHEC, meanwhile, is reporting that moms and dads at New Britain Higher College have been informed their kids could be expelled or even arrested if they are found to have participated in the problem.

Newsweek has contacted Lancaster County School District Protection & Transportation for comment.

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