Plymouth-Shiloh Local School District

SMS News! Please see the attached May Newsletter for the 5th grade.

Elementary News! Our 4th graders share their Bucket Lists for the upcoming summer.  We want to wish our 4th graders a great summer and a wonderful start to middle school next fall.

Athletic News! Here are three different upcoming youth camps that your student can participate in, golf, football, and girls basketball. Please contact Mr. Calame if you need any more information at jcalame@plymouthk12.org

Athletic News! Attached you will find the bracket for the Division 7 Sectional/District Tournament that will be hosted by Buckeye Central. The Lady Big Red earned the 4th seed and will travel to take on 3rd seeded Seneca East in sectional finals at Seneca East on Thursday 5/15 at 5pm. With a win over Seneca East they would advance to the district tournament at Buckeye Central the following week.

Athletic News! Today's JV softball game at home with Crestview has been cancelled due to field conditions. JV will now travel to Crestview with the varsity and will play a shortened game following the varsity game. Varsity game will begin at 5pm.

Athletic News for the Week of 5-5-25! Monday 5/5: Varsity Baseball and Softball at Crestview 5pm JV Softball home vs Crestview 5pm Tuesday 5/6: HS Track and Field at Buckeye Central Invite 4pm Varsity Baseball and Softball home vs Crestview 5pm JV Softball home vs Crestview 7pm Thursday 5/8: Varsity Baseball and Softball home vs Seneca East 5pm - Senior Nights JV Softball at Seneca East 5pm Friday 5/9: HS Track and Field at New London Bob Knoll Invite 4pm Varsity Baseball and Softball at Mt. Gilead 5:15pm JV Softball home vs Upper Sandusky 5pm

Athletic News! Big Red Weekend Recap: The varsity baseball and softball teams were able to get Friday's games in against Buckeye Central before the wet weather set in for the weekend. They both traveled to Buckeye due to field conditions and lost tough games to the Bucks. Softball fell by a 14-7 final score while Baseball could not muster any offense and got shutout by a 10-0 final score. Softball falls to 5-13 overall on the season while baseball drops to 8-7. Both will be back in action tonight at Crestview. The JV softball team also got to play a shortened game on Friday night at Buckeye Central and will also be back in action tonight hosting Crestview all pending field conditions and no more rain today.

Big Red Family! School Bus Driver Appreciation Day is TODAY (May 5, 2025) for Ohio! "The Ohio legislature has designated the first Monday in May as “School Bus Driver Appreciation Day.” This day is an opportunity for Ohioans to reflect upon the outstanding job performance of more than 15,000 school bus drivers who transport students to and from school and school-related events throughout the year. Please take a moment to thank the men and women working in your transportation department for the efforts they make in keeping Ohio’s children safe each day." oapt.org Thank you for all your do for our staff and students! 🤩

Big Red Family! Teacher Appreciation Week is celebrated from May 5 through May 9 in 2025, and is when teachers get the extra credit they deserve. Teacher Appreciation Day is on May 6 for 2025. Teaching is known to be a time-consuming and challenging profession, so this is our chance to say thank you to those that play or have played such a huge role in our lives. We love our teachers! ❤️ Thank a Teacher! 😍

Athletic News! Track RECAP: On Friday evening, the track and field teams competed in the Bob Royer Invitational at Colonel Crawford High School. The boys finished 10th and the girls finished 11th. Placing 2nd Morgan Follett - 1600m Run - 5:38.94 Placing 3rd Isaiah Miller - 110m Hurdles - 17.12 Isaiah Miller - 300m Hurdles - 43.69 Placing 4th Matthew Gillum - 3200m Run - 10:47.35 Noah Robinson - Shot Put - 41' 9" Ethan Keefe - Long Jump - 20' 2.75" Placing 5th Izaya Reynolds - 400m Dash - 53.66 Noah Robinson - Discus - 123' 2" Placing 6th Boys 4x100 - Ethan Keefe, Gabe Cole, Isaiah Miller, and Trevor Putt - 47.90 Placing 8th Girls 4x100 - Kelsey Surgener, Aaliyah Grose, Rylie Edwards, and Anna Caughenbaugh - 58.98 Anna Caughenbaugh - 300m Hurdles - 54.99 The team will be back in action on Tuesday evening at the Buckeye Central Invitational.

Athletic News! **Attention Sports Players** If you are planning on playing a sport next school year, below is an opportunity to get a FREE sports physical for next school year. Sign up online and stop down in the office to pick up a physical form!

Big Red Family! Ohio Military Kids Summer Camps Ohio Military Kids Camps provide positive development experiences for youth whose parents are deployed in military service, as well as opportunities for military-connected youth to connect, learn, and have fun in an outdoor setting.   Registration is now open for Ohio Military Kids Teen Leadership Camp. Information about additional summer camps is also available on the Ohio Military Kids website.

Big Red Family! School Lunch Hero Day is TODAY, Friday, May 2nd. "U.S. School Lunch Hero Day is held annually on the first Friday in May in honor of each person responsible for providing lunches to millions of children across America." Thank you so much to our wonderful Lunch Ladies for being our HEROES! You all are AWESOME! 🤩

Elementary News! 4th Grade News - Part 2 Here are some pictures from the Lego Building Challenge for Mrs. Roll's classroom.

Elementary News! 4th Grade News - Part 1 Here are some pictures from the Lego Building Challenge for Mrs. Roll's classroom.

Athletic News! Tonight's home JV softball game with Northmor has been cancelled due to the weather and field conditions. No makeup date at this time.

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.