McKinley Jr/Sr. High School

What We're Learning: Our 7th-graders recently played the role of medical scientists today by exploring the various parts of a sheep brain! #STEM #science #sciencelab #medicaldetectives #projectleadtheway

We're proud recipients of the state's Silver Award Recognition for our PBIS programming at McKinley for back-to-back years! 🏆 Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports are designed for us to set the Trojan standards and give clear expectations for our students to succeed in a positive environment. Check out our behavior matrix to see how we're defining those standards. We need the feedback from our McKinley families to let us know how YOU think we're doing! Please take our short survey at the link below, and help us to remain among Ohio's best! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCNVKm71VcgNyK-IxjErJo5Vb3fBdvc-cIkmhCzGU1HyIQQg/viewform

Please join us in giving a round of applause for our extraordinary Junior High Student Senate members for running our Clothes Closet at McKinley, as well as our generous donors for making its growth possible! Thanks to Salem News for shining the spotlight on our students for their efforts! https://www.salemnews.net/news/local-news/2024/02/sebring-junior-high-student-senate-operates-clothes-closet-at-school/

We were so glad to have this extraordinary alumni panel of 2003 Sebring graduates at McKinley last Friday for our Trojan Alumni Speaker Series. Thanks for sharing your unique stories with us! You truly are an inspiration to our students! 💜💛✨ From left to right: Ryan Burd- Ryan teaches 8th grade at United Local Schools, and has been teaching for the past 13 years. He and his wife, Kaylin, have one daughter, Sloane. He received his Bachelor of Education from YSU and lives in Salem. Chad Christian- Chad is the owner of Elev8 Training and Recovery in Sebring and is a licensed massage therapist. Nichole Hanley- Nikki is our elementary principal at BL Miller. She attended Malone University on a vocal and instrumental music scholarship, graduated with a bachelor's degree in music education, and then taught her first four years in elementary and middle school choir in North Carolina. After returning to Ohio to start her family, she began teaching elementary music in Youngstown City Schools. She received her master’s in education administration from Malone University while working, and gradually changed roles into administrative positions. She has been a dean of students, an assistant principal, and also an elementary principal. Nikki and her husband Kevin have two children who attend Sebring; Brielle (6th grade) and Keegan (1st grade). Shannon (Green)Lipely- Shannon is currently a stay-at-home mom. She graduated from Stark State in 2006 with an associate’s degree in applied science and is a certified medical assistant. She and her husband David have three kids, Gavin(15), Adelyne(11) and Sarah(10) and live in Alliance.

Congratulations to our Winter 2024 Homecoming Court, and this year's King and Queen, Austin Sonntog and Emma Lynn! Thanks to our Trojans for a wonderful homecoming weekend!

Faculty Friday: Shining the light on our wonderful English and Language Arts teachers at McKinley! Thank you for all that you do to inspire and lead our students!

Congratulations to our 2024 McKinley Winter Homecoming Court! We'll be crowning the King and Queen this Friday in between the JV and varsity boys basketball games, which start at 5:30 p.m. at Brook Gym. Come out and show your support for our Trojans!

What We're Learning: Get an inside look at some of our current College Credit Plus (CCP) classes, and see what our students are saying about them! #CollegeCreditPlus

Please consider supporting our Elementary Music Teacher, Mrs. Mansfield, and her 4th, 5th and 6th-grade students, in their efforts to raise funds to purchase ukuleles for their classes! https://www.donorschoose.org/project/help-4th-5th-6th-grade-students-play/8169369/

✨Faculty Friday: Spotlighting our extraordinary team of intervention specialists across our district! We're so grateful for the tremendous impact you have on our students. 💜💛

REMINDER: Be sure to join the virtual meeting tonight if you're interested in learning more about how your student(s) can earn college credits for FREE here at Sebring! Visit our website at https://www.sebring.k12.oh.us/page/guidance-office for the Zoom meeting link.

Faculty Friday: Shining the light on our cafeteria team at McKinley and District Food Service Director! We're grateful for each of you!

Due to the frigid temperatures, the Sebring Local Schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17, 2024.

Reflecting on the powerful wisdom of a truly brilliant mind on this #MLKDay.

Faculty Friday: Shining the light on our extraordinary 6th-grade teacher, Mrs. Naples! A wonderful teacher for wonderful students! Thank you for ALL that you do!

SAVE THE DATE! Families with students going into 7th-12th grade next year, you don't want to miss out on this virtual information meeting to learn more about our CCP class offerings. Visit the link below for more info, including the Zoom meeting link/ID, and a downloadable information flyer. https://www.sebring.k12.oh.us/page/guidance-office

Reminder: No School tomorrow, Friday Jan. 12 for Records Day, or Monday Jan. 15 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We'll see you on Tuesday, Jan. 16th!

Do you wonder when you should send your kiddos to school or keep them home? Here's a helpful guide from Akron Childrens.

New year, new website! We're so excited to launch this new look, and more easily share our district's happenings with you all! Check it out (at the same link as before): https://www.sebring.k12.oh.us/ We're also now on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store! The App pulls the same information from the website and includes push notifications of district and building announcements. It also includes easy access to public facing documents from the website, event calendar, staff directory, and our live social media feed, so you won't miss a thing! Apple App Store: https://apple.co/3Rzz9fw Google Play Store: https://bit.ly/457ePVV

Congratulations to the 2024 Sebring McKinley Junior High Spelling Bee winner, Brenlee Armour (7th grade), and runners up Brittney Nagy (8th grade) and Charlotte Matea (7th grade)! Please join us in extending best wishes to Brenlee as she goes on to compete at YSU!