Walnut Creek News
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April 11 Meeting Summary
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![National Merit Scholarship Program logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1618249446/olentangyk12ohus/zxapatfckqu6nj0irs65/nationalmeritsized.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1618249446/olentangyk12ohus/zxapatfckqu6nj0irs65/nationalmeritsized.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1618249446/olentangyk12ohus/zxapatfckqu6nj0irs65/nationalmeritsized.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1618249446/olentangyk12ohus/zxapatfckqu6nj0irs65/nationalmeritsized.png","width":896}])
Congratulations to these outstanding students!
![Ohio Auditor of State logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1644862322/olentangyk12ohus/s5anwbwdmrd58pygalug/OhioAuditorofStatelogosquare.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1644862322/olentangyk12ohus/s5anwbwdmrd58pygalug/OhioAuditorofStatelogosquare.png","width":400}])
Olentangy recognized for accounting excellence.
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![Ohio Department of Education and Workforce logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709572413/olentangyk12ohus/sjjsnntumptst5t50ils/ohiodeptofeducationworkforce.png","width":225}])
$2.3 million will fund advanced manufacturing student pathways.
![OLSD Summer Enrichment Experience image]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1645724903/olentangyk12ohus/kfp6vtp3rp2pl37fl9pn/SEE2022square.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1645724903/olentangyk12ohus/kfp6vtp3rp2pl37fl9pn/SEE2022square.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1645724903/olentangyk12ohus/kfp6vtp3rp2pl37fl9pn/SEE2022square.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1645724903/olentangyk12ohus/kfp6vtp3rp2pl37fl9pn/SEE2022square.png","width":1067}])
Registration begins March 1. For students grades 1-12 interested in flourishing beyond the school year.
![High School Spring 2023 Musicals]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1608316990/olentangyk12ohus/b4y5buxrnvmzqeiybuwq/flourishblue.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1608316990/olentangyk12ohus/b4y5buxrnvmzqeiybuwq/flourishblue.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1608316990/olentangyk12ohus/b4y5buxrnvmzqeiybuwq/flourishblue.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1608316990/olentangyk12ohus/b4y5buxrnvmzqeiybuwq/flourishblue.png","width":896}])
View showtimes and purchase tickets.
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![Scripps Spelling Bee logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1611258875/olentangyk12ohus/kaq2udoqvjpiyctxv3ty/download.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1611258875/olentangyk12ohus/kaq2udoqvjpiyctxv3ty/download.png","width":263}])
Congratulations to these outstanding students!
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Peachblow Crossing Elementary will open for students in the fall of 2024.
![Shanahan Math Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1701387571/olentangyk12ohus/ouepka7xsxbzwftte6u7/milkenaward.png","width":204}])
![GFOA Certificate of Achievement For Excellence in Financial Reporting]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1626288940/olentangyk12ohus/r6dggsh2db9yw0rmcsba/GFOA2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1626288940/olentangyk12ohus/r6dggsh2db9yw0rmcsba/GFOA2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1626288940/olentangyk12ohus/r6dggsh2db9yw0rmcsba/GFOA2.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1626288940/olentangyk12ohus/r6dggsh2db9yw0rmcsba/GFOA2.png","width":896}])
This is the 22nd consecutive year that Olentangy Schools has received the coveted award.
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![Neighborhood Bridges Olentangy: Gateway for Kindness]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1678368024/olentangyk12ohus/ymst26a0wo5whfleagso/NEIGHBORHOODBRIDGESOLENTANGY_1.png","width":256}])
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Olentangy is the first school district in the state of Ohio to hold the certification.
![Olentangy Schools Ranks in America's Best Employers by State]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1692819669/olentangyk12ohus/x1zjb7l65gqb7y5jnetn/forbes3yr.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1692819669/olentangyk12ohus/x1zjb7l65gqb7y5jnetn/forbes3yr.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1692819669/olentangyk12ohus/x1zjb7l65gqb7y5jnetn/forbes3yr.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1692819669/olentangyk12ohus/x1zjb7l65gqb7y5jnetn/forbes3yr.jpg","width":877}])
Recognized three years in a row.
Test results emailed June 7.
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Mr. Meyer will begin as Superintendent on June 1, 2023.
![Olentangy Receives K-12 School Safety Grant]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1675956853/olentangyk12ohus/jmwk5bkccbaxjudukodj/ofcc.jpg","width":158}])
$1.425 million will fund physical safety and security upgrades.
![Top Workplaces 2022 logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1652373693/olentangyk12ohus/i30srcxqfnejwis1jchu/TWP_Columbus_2022_AW2xsquare.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1652373693/olentangyk12ohus/i30srcxqfnejwis1jchu/TWP_Columbus_2022_AW2xsquare.png","width":400}])
![Fair School Funding Plan Approved by State]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1626202838/olentangyk12ohus/dvonxkoynn88fwvjrqbj/FAIRFUNDINGIMAGE2Devon_immelt2ndcopy.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1626202838/olentangyk12ohus/dvonxkoynn88fwvjrqbj/FAIRFUNDINGIMAGE2Devon_immelt2ndcopy.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1626202838/olentangyk12ohus/dvonxkoynn88fwvjrqbj/FAIRFUNDINGIMAGE2Devon_immelt2ndcopy.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1626202838/olentangyk12ohus/dvonxkoynn88fwvjrqbj/FAIRFUNDINGIMAGE2Devon_immelt2ndcopy.png","width":896}])
The $3.5 million of additional state funding provides just an additional 4 - 5 days of operating cash each year.
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