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Use the link below to purchase your streaming access ticket to see "Joseph!" There are six different times available, between March 18-March 28. Enjoy the show! https://elida.booktix.com/

March is National Reading Month and Tues., March 2 is National Read Across America Day! Shirley's Popcorn wants to help celebrate reading with a great idea: Log 6 hours of reading on this form and receive a free small bag of popcorn! Any age...so get reading Elida!

Congratulations to Melody Gallaspie (8th grade) the 2021 Allen County Spelling Bee Champion! Her winning word was “conglomerate. and she recieved a $100 gift card prize. Preliminary virtual rounds for the national spelling bee will happen in mid-June, with the semifinals are scheduled for June 27. The finals will be held on July 8. Good luck, Melody!

Read the February Elida Community Newsletter Here. 

State law requires that schools administer a state-funded ACT or SAT to all students in grade 11 in the spring of the school year. On Tuesday, March 9, 2021, Elida High School will be administering the ACT to juniors at no cost to students. In order to test students safely in a smaller setting, all other students attending Elida High School ONLY will be working in a remote environment on Tueday, March 9. Completing the ACT will require all EHS juniors, including those in a remote educational setting or participating in College Credit Plus, to report in-person. While this date was previously scheduled to be a two-hour delay for the district, testing protocols require students to begin testing prior to the scheduled delayed time. For this reason, juniors ONLY will report in-person on March 9th at 7:40 and will be provided a complimentary breakfast in the cafeteria. All other grade levels will be required to complete a remote assignment for each class they are enrolled. 

After a long year of delays, the Elida High School performance of Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will take the stage Thursday, March 18-Sunday, March 21, and In-Home Streaming Option, too! Limited Seating & Restrictions.  Please read this document for full details. Those holding tickets from last spring: there will be opportunity to exchange those tickets on Wed. & Thur. March 3 & 4 in the High School Commons from 6-8 pm.  

The Annual Spring for the STARS Vendor & Craft Fair will not be held in the High School this spring, instead organizers are planning a Virtual Raffle on April 23. Read complete details HERE.  Virtual Raffle Tickets.

The 2020 Reflector Yearbook Update: "Unleashed" is currently set to arrive in April. Publication was delayed due to the closing of the district in the spring, and the lasting effects of the national COVID-19 shutdown further complicated delivery. We regret this delay, but as with other aspects of life since COVID, we have no choice but to be patient. The Reflector appreciates your support and we will make sure to notify buyers AS SOON as the shipment arrives on campus. Any extra copies of the 2020 book will be available for purchase on a first-come, first-serve basis at that time.

Cornerstone of Hope is offering FREE and Virtual Pandemic Hope and Resilience workshops for tips on managing stress and building hope and resilience during this pandemic. See the flyer linked below with details on registering. Open to staff, families and everyone! WORKSHOP FLYER

At this point in the school year we have now used 5 calamity days. Moving forward, if the District determines that there are days in which having students in-person is not possible due to weather conditions, those days will become Remote Learning Days for students at the conclusion of the 2-hour delay.

Elida K-12 employees began receiving the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations on Tues., February, 2. Allen County Public Health Dept. nurses administered the vaccines to 60% of Elida employees. Allen County is one of the first counties in Ohio chosen for the immunization clinics.  

If your child will be 5 years old on or before August 1, 2021 and lives in the district, they can register to attend kindergarten in the BRAND NEW ELEMENTARY BUILDING this fall! Registration has begun. To get started, use this LINK TO REGISTER your child. 

The Elida Preschool is currently accepting enrollment for preschool students who may qualify for the Early Childhood Education Grant. This grant provides families the opportunity to send their child to a high-quality preschool at either no cost or at a deeply reduced rate to help prepare them for kindergarten. To qualify students must reside in the Elida School District, be 4 years of age by 8/1/2021 and meet the income requirements. 

Attention Seniors & Parents: Each year, Elida High School has nearly 20 donors with local ties to Elida Local Schools provide scholarships totaling over $20,000 to seniors of EHS. We will begin rolling out these local scholarships on the SCHOLARSHIP PAGE on the high school page of the district website beginning February 1st. There will be a STRICT DEADLINE of March 8th. This is a great opportunity to earn money for college...don't pass it up! We thank these donors for providing these opportunities each year in memory of a loved one or on behalf of their group.

Healthy Roster FLYER. Mercy Health Sports Medicine and Elida Athletic Department are rolling out a new electronic medical records system called Healthy Roster for High School athletes only. Healthy Roster will be utilized by your athletic trainer to document injury evaluations, treatments and rehab protocols. Along with this making medical documentation easier, Healthy Roster has a parent/guardian side where you can communicate with the athletic trainer and view certain portions of the documentation process to stay informed at all times. Coaches will also have access to stay current and involved with the athlete's plan of care. Overall, Healthy Roster will make communication of an athletic injury between athletic trainer, parent, and coach a BREEZE!   

The Elida Theater performance of "Joseph" has been postponed until March 18-21, 2021. Those who already have tickets can hold onto them and trade them for tickets to the March performance; turn in your tickets for a credit voucher for either Joseph or Addams Family show in June 2021; Refund option: Return your tickets and a check for the amount of purchase will be mailed to you, or consider your ticket purchase a donation to the theater program. Dates to arrange exchanges will be announced soon. Please contact RhondaBargerstock with questions rbargerstock@elida.k12.oh.us