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Superintendent Hockenberry is seeking feedback from Poland Schools families on the draft academic calendar for the 2023-2024 school year. Please leave your email, students' names, and questions, comments, or concerns in this survey.

The Poland Board of Education will hold a Special Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Union Elementary School at 6:00 p.m. The Poland Board of Education Regular meeting will be held immediately following the Special Board Meeting.

On Monday, November 21, Poland Local Schools will be emailing student fee unpaid balances to parents as well as a link to view an itemized list of fees for each student grades 9-12. Fees can be viewed on Progressbook and paid using Payschools Events. Instructions will be provided in the email. -PLSD

On the evening of Tuesday, December 13th, our 2nd and 3rd grade students will be 
performing at our School's Winter Concert. This concert will take place at the Poland
 Seminary High School Auditorium from 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm.

The Poland Players present... "A Christmas Carol" on December 1, 2 & 3 at 7:00 p.m. Save the dates, and come support our talented PSHS students!

Out of thousands of high school musicians nationwide who auditioned, Seniors Evan Stefancin and Grace Gorkos have been selected to perform in… the 96th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade!

View our upcoming concert schedule for December! Plenty of opportunities to see talented students sharing their work for the community!

Today at approximately 10:00 am, Poland Seminary High School performed a safety drill. Instruction continued during the drill and normal operation resumed at 10:28 am.

The Poland Board of Education will hold a Work Session on Monday, November 21 at 5:00 p.m. at the Poland Middle School Library.

Congratulations to our 2022 Fall athletes on achieving recognition from the NE8 conference on their athletic talent! 3 students have been named conference players of the year!

Each year in November, our 7th through 12th grade student council hosts a district-wide canned food drive. We turn to our great community to help those in need and ask for canned food items to donate to the Poland Food Pantry. We are proud to announce our final collection number...

The Poland Players present... "A Christmas Carol" December 1, 2, & 3, 2022, 7:00 p.m., Poland Seminary High School Auditorium

SOCKTOBER! In the last month, PSHS students collected OVER 500 pairs of socks to donate to the Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley! We'd say it was one super Socktober! Thank you for your generosity!

Poland Middle School is so excited to announce its first SCIENCE FAIR for 6th grade students! It will take place on March 24, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the Gymnasium. Check our website for details on how to get involved. -PLSD Learn more:

On Tuesday, December 6 at 7:00 p.m., PSHS Auditorium, Poland High School Guidance Counselors will explain how students can earn college and high school credit concurrently. - PLSD

Poland Seminary High School will host a Veterans Day assembly on November 11 at 9 a.m. The PSHS Wind Ensemble & Concert Choir will perform as well as a guest speaker. Veterans and their families are invited to PSHS to be celebrated. Veterans + Families: Please call PSHS (330) 757-7018 if you will attend.

Congratulations to the NINE PSHS students who will represent us in the OMEA District 5 Honors Band this month! Through an audition process, these talented students learned they are some of the finest young musicians in Ohio! Best of luck at the concert!

4th grade students in Ms. Landers and Ms. Mordocco’s classes are celebrating fall this week at Poland Middle School! Students are put into groups and given specific roles in leading their friends in fall learning activities. Our groups jump to different stations, each incorporating math and language arts into their activities.

CHAMPIONS WALK! Poland Bulldog Logan Flament has made the walk FOUR consecutive years for state Cross Country! We wish Logan the best of luck this Saturday at the state meet!

The Poland Players present... "A Christmas Carol" on December 1, 2 & 3 at 7:00 p.m. Save the dates, and come support our talented PSHS students! -PLSD Learn more:

Kindergarten families are invited to a Kindergarten Facilities Roundtable, a simple information session with the Superintendent Mr. Craig D. Hockenberry regarding our school facilities.

GRADES 9-12: The Poland Athletic Office is going to offer a high school spirit bus to both the boys and girls regional soccer games this week!! A min. of 20 students is required to secure the spirit bus. Learn how you can hop along:

From October 31 until November 11, Poland Local Schools will be collecting canned and dry goods for a district-wide food drive! Your generosity benefits the Poland Methodist Food Bank. We'll keep you updated on our progress, as we're expecting a record-breaking collection! -PLSD

View photos from our awesome Halloween parties on October 28!

SLAM DUNK! 🏀🐧 Members from the YSU Penguins basketball teams visited Poland Middle and McKinley today to teach about the importance of academics in their athletic endeavors. We also went 5-on-5 with the Penguins, but only some of us could dunk... Pete even scored today! -PLSD View photos and videos: