Plymouth-Shiloh Local School District

Athletic News! Big Red Recap: The varsity baseball and softball teams were in action on Wednesday night taking on St. Paul for the 2nd night in a row completing the conference series against the Flyers. The baseball team lost a tough pitcher's duel by a 1-0 final score. Lincoln Distl earned the tough luck loss on the mound as he pitched another gem but the Big Red offense could not plate any runs in the tough loss. They drop to 8-6 overall and 5-4 in conference play and will be back in action on Friday hosting Buckeye Central. The softball team lost to the Flyers for the 2nd straight night falling this time by a 10-0 final score. They drop to 5-12 overall and 2-8 in the conference and will also be back in action tomorrow hosting Buckeye Central. The JV softball team returned to action traveling to Northmor and lost by an 18-5 final score. They will be right back in action tonight hosting Northmor. The MS Track and Field teams were also in action as they traveled to Crestview's John Murray Invite. The girls team took 7th while the boys took 6th place. The only individual to score team points for the girls was Aubree Stephens who took 5th place in the shot put. The girls 4x100 m relay team also scored by taking 5th place as well. For the boys, Weston Smith led the way with a 2nd place finish in the 400 m dash and a 6th place finish in the 200 m dash. Jax Tackett also had a solid night as he took 3rd in both the shot put and discus throw. Hemi Hicks also scored in the shot put following Jax with a 4th place finish. The boys had a solid night in relays as the 4x100 m relay team and the shuttle hurdle relay team both took 4th place while the 4x200 m relay team took 5th. The teams will be off until next Thursday when they finish their season at Crestline's Invite.

Big Red Family! TODAY is National School Principal's Day. Let's celebrate and let all of our building principals know how appreciated they are in our district. 🤩 "Great leaders don't set out to be a leader... They set out to make a difference. It's never about the role - always about the goal."

Elementary News! Kindergarten had C is for Chalk day and had fun making chalk art for everyone to enjoy as they walk into the Elementary. 🤩

Big Red Family! PHS Alumni News!! Yesterday at the OHSAA spring discussion meeting and northwest district awards ceremony Al Arnold, a 1963 graduate of Plymouth High School received the Mac Morrison award for his lifelong service to interscholastic athletics. After graduation Al went on to be a teacher and coach and has spent his life serving student-athletes all over northwest Ohio. He has coached 9 different sports at a variety of different levels while being a teacher and administrator and is still coaching to this day as he currently serves as an assistant track and field coach at Lincolnview HS in Van Wert where he and his wife (also a PHS) currently live. Al is also a member of the Plymouth High School Athletic Hall of Fame as a member of the 1960-61 basketball team.

Elementary News! 1st Grade News Here are some pictures from the Lego Building Challenge for Mrs. Shifley's classroom.

Elementary News! Kindergarten News Here are some pictures from the Lego Building Challenge for Mrs. Bail's classroom.

FCCLA News! Plymouth High School FCCLA went to the State Leadership Conference April 24-25th. They got the opportunity to see awards presented and accept the FACTS Grant Award Plymouth received. They got to hear keynote speakers, network at an expo and see all that FCCLA has to offer. Special congrats to Ace Bragg who competed in Interpersonal Communications with his project on Communication with the Neurodiverse.

Elementary News! Today is Kindergarten bubble day 2025! 🫧

Athletic News! On Monday evening the Track and Field Seniors were recognized before the Invite. We are so proud of your accomplishments! GBR! Noah Robinson Jackson Kennison Kayden Oney Colton Sundstrom Matthew Gillum Jack Kelbley

Big Red Family! A couple weeks ago the National Honor Society hosted a 50/50 change drive in the High School. Between all the classes in the high school we were able to donate $500 to the Ronald McDonald House in Columbus. The winning class was Ms. Woodward's Second Period Class. Second place was Mr. Silcox's Second Period Class. Thank you to everyone who donated and for making an impact on our community and others that use the Ronald McDonald House Resources. GBR!

Athletic News! Big Red Recap: The varsity baseball and softball teams returned to action on Tuesday night and beat the stormy weather as they hosted St. Paul in conference action. The softball team lost to the Flyers by a 14-2 final score and drop to 5-11 overall and 2-7 in conference play. The baseball team picked up a big conference win over the Flyers behind another strong effort from Jarrett Burrer on the mound as he went the distance allowing only one run on two hits. The 6-1 win over the Flyers improves the Big Red to 8-5 overall and 5-3 in the conference and keeps them in a tie for 1st place in the conference. Both teams will be right back in action tonight at St. Paul.

Big Red Family! Please see the attached Spring Newsletter from Nurse Kristen. Thank you!

Athletic News! This Saturday's JV softball doubleheader against Fredericktown has been cancelled by Fredericktown. It has been rescheduled for next Saturday 5/10. Same time same place. Doubleheader starting at 11am.

Athletic News! Urgent Baseball/Softball Update Today's varsity baseball and softball games at home against St. Paul have been moved up to 4:15 start times in an effort to beat the incoming weather this evening.

Athletic News! MS Track Conference Meet Recap: The MS Track and Field teams were also in action on Monday night as they traveled to Mapleton for the Firelands Conference Meet. The boys team finished in 7th place while the girls took 8th. Aubree Stephens was the lone girl to score individual points as she took 4th place in the shot put while the girls 4x100 m relay team also scored points by taking 5th place. For the boys, Weston Smith was the lone Big Red athlete to win an event as he took 1st in the 400 m dash. Jax Tackett added points with a 3rd place finish in the discus throw and a 6th place finish in the shot put. Kai Harris took 3rd in the high jump while Liam Means also scored in the high jump by taking 6th. Carter Watkins rounded out the individual scoring with a 4th place finish in the 200 m dash while the boys 4x100 m relay team added points with a 4th place finish. The teams will be back in action on Wednesday at Crestview's John Murray Invite.

Athletic News! The JV softball game that was added to the schedule for today at Lucas has now been cancelled and will not be played.

Athletic News! On Monday evening, the track and field teams were able to make up their home invitational. The boys team finished 4th. The girls team finished 8th. Placing 1st Morgan Follett - 1600m Run - 5:42.06 Matthew Gillum - 3200m Run - 10:56.95 Placing 2nd Boys 4x400 - Izaya Reynolds, Isaiah Miller, Ethan Keefe, and Gabe Cole - 3:43.17 Placing 3rd Girls 4x800 - Morgan Follett, Aly Lewis, Audrey Smith, and Mya Stine - 11:34.0 Isaiah Miller - 110m Hurdles - 17.00 Colton Sundstrom - 1600m Run - 4:59.71 Boys 4x100 - Ethan Keefe, Gabe Cole, Isaiah Miller, and Trevor Putt - 47.48 Isaiah Miller - 300m Dash - 43.55 Ethan Keefe - Long Jump - 18' 0" Placing 4th Izaya Reynolds - 400m Dash - 54.33 Grant Anderson - Discus - 118' 11" Placing 5th Boys 4x800 - Matthew Gillum, Colton Sundstrom, Isak Strom, and Trevor Furr - 10:04.0 Boys 4x200 - Kayden Oney, Kaden Caughenbaugh, Trevor Putt, and Cullen Mason - 1:48.77 Girls 4x100 - Kelsey Surgener, Aaliyah Grose, Rylie Edwards, and Anna Caughenbaugh - 59.60 Placing 6th Kayden Oney - 400m Dash - 1:00.21 Anna Caughenbaugh - 300m Hurdles - 57.17 Gabe Cole - 200m Dash - 25.25 Noah Robinson - Shot Put - 38' 0.5" Noah Robinson - Discus - 112' 6" Placing 7th Anna Caughenbaugh - 100m Hurdles - 20.13 Sienna Kennison - 400m Dash - 1:10.71 Girls 4x400 - Sienna Kennison, Kelsey Surgener, Aly Lewis, and Mya Stine - 5:13.37 Aly Lewis - High Jump - 4' 2" Kayden Oney - High Jump - 4' 10" Placing 8th Gabe Cole - 100m Dash - 12.60 Aly Lewis - 800m Run - 3:01.92 Aaliyah Grose - Long Jump - 8' 5.5" Rylie Edwards - High Jump - 4' 2" The team will be back in action on Friday at Colonel Crawford in the Royer Invitational.

Elementary News! Yearbooks are on sale!! Don’t miss your chance to get one for the 2024-2025 school year!! Forms are coming home this week. Return by May 23rd.

PHS News! Student Spotlight Anna Caughenbaugh is this week’s spotlight student in Advanced PE/Weightlifting. Anna works extremely hard and continues to increase her weight lifted in each exercise. She’s highly motivated, works well with other students, and is a pleasure to have in class. Great job and keep up the great work Anna!

Athletic News! Friday's (April 25) cancelled varsity baseball game at home vs Mapleton has been rescheduled for Thursday May 15th at 5pm.