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Newbury Local Schools has named Dan Wilson as its new treasurer. Wilson will replace Sarah Palm, who has announced that she is taking a position with Crestwood Schools. Wilson’s appointment begins July 17th and follows a Board of Education vote during a special meeting on July 13th. Wilson has more than 40 years of experience … Read more
Newbury Elementary School held their annual Wet Labs event on May 2nd and May 3rd. Wet Labs is a special outdoor program for students in grades k-5 provided by Geauga Park District and Geauga Soil and Water Conservation with help from our Newbury BKP. This year’s theme is “Comeback Critters”, a program designed to highlight … Read more
Seven Newbury high school students performed solos on Saturday at the District VII OMEA Solo and Ensemble Adjudicated Event. These students worked to memorize collegiate level works to be performed memorized for a judge. The judge then provides feedback, and a numerical rating for the performance. Hannah Grubbs, Owen Otto, Greg Bullis, Anita Sarkisian, and … Read more
The OMEA District VII Honor Choir took place at Solon Junior High and High School this past weekend. Over 100 area 7th-9th graders were nominated from local school districts to participate in this two day event. These students spent Friday and Saturday rehearsing with University of Toledo Professor of Choral Activities, Dr. Bradley Pierson. They … Read more
After studying the issues of declining enrollment and its financial and educational impact for quite a few years, Newbury Schools have decided to merge with West Geauga Schools, effective for the 2020-2021 school year. We had been considering both the West Geauga School District and the Berkshire School District, and met with their leadership for many months as we … Read more
Five Newbury High School choir students were selected to perform in the Kent State University All Star Choir. These students spent time on campus Sunday, October 7th, and Monday, October 8th rehearsing under Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies, Dr. Scott MacPherson. The group of over 170 musicians then performed in a final … Read more
Newbury Elementary’s 5th grade science class, taught by Ms. Kate Hess, created solar system projects this year. Students who participated were: Shain Gordon, Julianna Shaffer, Jadyn Brendy, Kaylee Roncalli, Jillian Drabek, Mason Towey, Julia Humr, Anderson Louden, London Caputa, Lillian Rondini, Brandy Alkire, Alie Ruchalski, Corey Crampton, Kora Deister, Gabriel Rainer, Samuel Peraza, Kyleigh Martin, … Read more
Newbury high school junior, Owen Otto, has been selected for the 2019 Ohio All State Choir. Of the more than 370 applicants, Owen was one of only 165 students from all over Ohio that were selected for this opportunity. All State Choir is the highest honor a high school choir students can receive in their … Read more
The Newbury Music Boosters K-12 hosted the ToKnight Show on Friday, April 27th. This event included a spaghetti dinner and community talent show with all of the proceeds benefiting the choir and band program that will be travelling to Disney World to perform next school year. The winners of the talent show included: 3rd Place: … Read more
Thirteen Newbury 7th-9th grade choir students participated in the Ohio Music Education Association Junior High Solo and Ensemble Event held at Eastlake North High School on Saturday, April 14th. These students worked to memorize their pieces to then perform them for a judge. Anita, Greg, Gianna, and Autumn all received the highest rating of Superior … Read more