Plymouth-Shiloh Local School District

PHS News! Attn: SENIORS Each year the Elton E. Mackin Detachment of the Marine Corps League offers a scholarship in the amount of $1500 to two qualified recipients. All information is listed below. You can also view and/or print all of this plus the application by using the link provided. If you have any questions please see Mr. Neal or Mrs. Porter. Purpose: To grant a scholarship to two qualified applicants. In order of preference as follows: Sons and daughters of Marines who lost their lives in the line of duty. Sons and daughters of active duty Marines, Marine Corp Leaguers and/or Auxiliary members. Members of the Marine Corp League or an honorary discharge Marine in need of rehabilitation training not provided in government programs. To any relative of a Marine seeking further education and training. Children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews are herewith included. Requirements: 1. Applicants -new or renewal- must complete and submit the following: Scholarship application form Official copy of high school or college transcript with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale. Copy of Marine relative's proof of service or Marine Corp League membership number. Letter from applicant with a brief biography. 2. Students and only students may make a request for an application by writing directly to the scholarship committee any time after February 15 or by contacting their high school guidance counselor or if a college student, the Marine Corp League for an application. The completed application must be received by the deadline of April 1, 2025. 3. Scholarships can be awarded to two recipients. No exceptions. 4. The successful applicants will be awarded at the school Awards Ceremony. 5. Scholarship funds will be mailed directly to the winners upon completion of his/her first college term. If applicant is a college student, then the same rules apply. Winner and/or winners must inform the scholarship committee by letter with a copy of transcript and a minimum GPA of 2.0 and an address so the award may be forwarded. There is a 6 month time limit for completion of initial enrollment term and grade transmittal. This time limit can be extended only at the discretion of the scholarship committee. 6. All eligibility requirements must be strictly adhered to or the application may be rejected. Students must personally complete the scholarship application and his/her brief life history. 7. All decisions of the scholarship committee are final. 8. Mail to: Scholarship Committee Elton E. Mackin Det. #837 Marine Corps League P.O. Box 482 Norwalk, OH 44857-0482 Any questions, please see Mrs. Porter.

Athletic News! MINI CHEER ANNOUNCEMENT Grades K-2nd will perform during the JV Game on Friday. We ask that they arrive between 530-545pm as the game starts at 6pm. They will perform in the stands during the game and also have a halftime performance. You will be required to sign your child in/out. They are welcomed to stay in our cheer stands during the varsity game as well! Grades 3rd-6th will perform during the Varsity Game on Friday. The girls may arrive before the JV game and are welcomed to sit in our stands during that game as well. However, they must be there between 630-645pm to be ready for the Varsity game that typically starts at 7pm. You will be required to sign your child in/out. REMINDER! Mini Cheer girls will be admitted into the game for FREE. Please direct all questions to Coach Music @ 614.361.1689

Big Red Recap: It was more basketball for the Big Red on Tuesday night as the MS boys teams as well as the JV and Varsity boys were all in action. The MS teams hosted Western Reserve to wrap up their regular seasons and both of the 7th and 8th grade teams lost nail biters by one point to the Roughriders. The 7th grade ends the regular season with a 3-12 record while the 8th grade finishes at 6-9. Both teams will head into their respective conference tournaments on Saturday. The JV and Varsity boys traveled to Wynford for their 2nd road non-conference game in as many nights and both came away with tough losses to the Royals. The varsity again trailed for most of the game but battled and just could not get over the hump and grab a lead. Wynford pulled away during the 4th quarter for the 63-49 win as the Big Red fall back to 8-9 on the season. They will get a much needed couple days off before being back in action on Friday hosting Monroeville.

Lunch Room News! Please see the attached lunch menus for February and March. Thank you!

Athletic News! The Varsity Boys Basketball game against Wynford will be aired on Q92.7 FM (WQEL radio) this evening starting at 7:30 pm., if you would like to listen to the game!

Athletic News! Big Red Recap: It was a busy Monday night of basketball action for the Big Red as both the HS girls and boys teams were in action along with the MS boys. Unfortunately it turned out to be a rough night for all teams as the Big Red got swept across the board. The MS boys hosted Mapleton and both the 7th and 8th grade teams lost close tough games to the Mounties. They will look to bounce back as they are right back in action tonight again at home hosting Western Reserve. The JV and Varsity boys traveled to Crestline for a non-conference matchup with the Bulldogs rescheduled from last week and both lost tough games. After coming off of the big weekend and winning three in a row the varsity struggled to keep the positive momentum and would trail the Bulldogs from start to finish. They did cut the lead to one point going into the 4th quarter but Crestline was able to make enough plays and pulled away for the 48-40 win over the Big Red. The loss drops the Big Red back to .500 on the season at 8-8 overall and they will continue their busy schedule tonight back on the road at Wynford. The JV and Varsity girls hosted Western Reserve as both teams lost to the Roughriders. The varsity game was again a low scoring physical battle as was the case when the two teams matched up last time at Western. This time the Lady Big Red could not overcome the tough defense and poor shooting night as they lost by a 27-17 final score. They drop to 5-12 overall and 4-7 in conference play and will be back in action on Thursday at New London.

Elementary News! The fifth grade academic challenge teams had their first tournament last night. The two teams answered a total of 104 questions correctly. The participants were Evan Duncan, Rylee Frisch, Violet Schwaderer, Drew DeCapio, Jax Long, Ciera Roberts, Aubrey Bowman, and Mina Harris. The fifth grade teams are coached by Miss Rader. Congratulations to both teams! 🤩

Athletic news! FOOTBALL FUNDRAISER: The Football team will be running Squares for Super Bowl 59. This always adds a little excitement to Super Bowl Sunday and helps support the Big Red Football Program. Please contact Coach Gillum with any questions: jgillum@plymouthk12.org Go Big Red!

PHS News! Colton Hass signed his intent to attend Heidelberg College on Friday! Colton will be playing golf for Heidelberg. We are so excited to see what the future holds for you! 🤩

Athletic News for the Week of 1-27-25! Monday 1/27: MS Boys Basketball home vs Mapleton 5pm - Elementary Gym JV/Varsity Boys Basketball at Crestline 6pm JV/Varsity Girls Basketball home vs Western Reserve 6:30pm Tuesday 1/28: MS Boys Basketball home vs Western Reserve 5pm - HS Gym JV/Varsity Boys Basketball at Wynford 6pm Wednesday 1/29: Varsity Wrestling at Willard "Battle of 61" Super Tri 5:30pm Thursday 1/30: Freshman Boys Basketball home vs New London 5:30pm JV/Varsity Girls Basketball at New London 6pm Friday 1/31: MS Wrestling at FC Tournament at Monroeville 4pm JV/Varsity Boys Basketball home vs Monroeville 6pm - Mini Cheer Night Saturday 2/1: 7th Grade Boys Basketball at FC Tourney at New London TBA 8th Grade Boys Basketball at FC Tourney at Mapleton TBA JV/Varsity Girls Basketball at Crestview 5pm JV/Varsity Boys Basketball home vs Lucas 6pm

PHS News! PHS Shout Outs: Isaiah Miller Mrs. Ringler Isaiah went above and beyond in learning how to use a Micro;bit writing his own programming code outside of class. Rylee Gowitzka Mr. Morabito Rylee is always doing the right thing and works hard at everything she gets involved in. Dasean Winfield Mr. Sasis He has been working hard and has been asking for help when trying to catch up after missing some days. Cole Back Mrs. Isaac Cole has taken a group of Freshman boys under his wing this year at lunch and has been a big influence on them. He has made their year a lot better on them going from 8th grade to 9th. And I really appreciate him taking it upon himself for doing that. Cole is a wonderful young man. Kendall Oakley Miss Reed Utilizing outside resources to complete projects Gracyn Bryant Mr. Bailey Gracyn is an awesome leader on the bus and all of the younger students look up to her.

Big Red Weekend Recap: It was another busy weekend for the Big Red as the winter sports season has passed the midway point and is headed down the home stretch of the season. Almost all of our winter teams were in action over the weekend. It all started on Friday night as the JV and Varsity boys basketball teams hosted Mapleton on Friday night and celebrated Military Appreciation Night. The JV team fell to the Mounties before the varsity came out and played what was probably their best overall game from start to finish all season as they led from wire to wire against the Mounties and cruised to a 62-43 win avenging an early season loss to the Mounties. Then on Saturday night the Big Red were right back in action at home again hosting Western Reserve and it was more of the same as the JV team lost before the varsity came out looking to avenge another earlier loss. This time it wasn't as easy as both teams struggled to find consistent offense and battled each other on the 2nd night of a back to back. The Big Red defense came up big late in the game as Western Reserve had a couple opportunities to tie and/or win the game at the buzzer but could not find the hoop as the Big Red survived with a 44-42 win over the Roughriders making it 3 conference wins in a row. The wins improve them to 8-7 overall on the season and 5-5 in conference play. They will continue their very busy stretch and will be right back in action tonight traveling to Crestline. The MS girls basketball team was in action on Saturday morning in the firelands conference tournament at Crestview and took on New London in the first round. It was a tough game for the Big Red as they could not find much offense, losing by a 22-10 final score seeing their season come to an end. These girls showed a lot of fight and grit this season as they dealt with low numbers and overcame a lot of adversity throughout the season and we are proud of them for how they represented the Big Red! The MS boys basketball teams were also in action on Saturday morning hosting New London and came away with a split as the 7th grade picked up a nice win over the Wildcats while the 8th grade lost. Both teams will be right back in action tonight hosting Mapleton. The Varsity girls were also in action on Saturday as they traveled to Monroeville in a varsity only contest. They battled the hot shooting Lady Eagles but could not keep up with their scoring and lost by a 53-30 final score. They drop to 5-11 overall and 4-6 in conference play and will be right back in action tonight hosting Western Reserve. The MS wrestling team was in action on Saturday at Mapleton's JH Invite and again had some solid individual showings. Clayton Miller and Bentley Meade led the way with 3rd place finishes while Scott Schriner took 4th and Jayce Rogers took 5th. They will be back in action on Friday this weekend wrapping up their season at the firelands conference tournament at Monroeville. The HS wrestling team was in action at Sugarcreek Garaway on Saturday. Noah Robinson led the way with a 2nd place finish while Hunter McClure and Zach Miller both took 3rd place and Lucas Distl took 4th. Big congratulations goes to Zach Miller as he earned his 100th career win on Saturday! They will be back in action on Wednesday this week at the "Battle of 61" super tri meet at Willard.

PHS News! Yearbook members will have the opportunity to meet this Thursday from 3-4 in the art room. Please bring your Chromebooks Current School Year 2024-2025 Yearbooks are $55. Please see Mrs. Bard or Miss Reed for sales or questions

Art Club News! Art club members will be meeting this Tuesday, January 28th from 3-4pm.

SMS News! The 5th and 6th graders are selling coupon books for Camp Nuhop. The attached letter explains this and the payment options. If anyone is interested in purchasing one of these, they may stop in the middle school office to buy one or follow the online info from the QR code. The cost of the cards is $20.

PHS News! Attn: SENIORS Directions Credit Union is now accepting applications for their 2025-2026 Post-Secondary/College Scholarships! Eligibility: A member of Directions Credit Union or have a parent/guardian or grandparent that is a member. A graduating high school senior or a current full-time student, attending an accredited college, community college, or vocational/trade school. To apply you must complete the application and essay by the deadline date. Application deadline is March 15, 2025. Use the links provided or see the attached flyer, application and rules. You can also pick up a copy of the application in the office. See Mr. Neal or Mrs. Porter with any questions Flyer https://directionscu.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-Online-Scholarship-flyer.pdf Application https://directionscu.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Dir-Scholarship-Application-2025-fillin.pdf Rules and Regulations https://directionscu.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/DCU-Scholarship-Rules-and-Regs-2025.pdf

Elementary News! Board Games After School at the Elementary yesterday was a big success!! Students had fun enjoying various games and interacting with the teachers that helped. Thank you to Maci, from the Plymouth Public Library, Mrs Aumend, Mrs Robinson and Mrs Montgomery for joining us, too!! 🤩

Elementary News! The fourth grade classes were finally able to have their awards ceremony for the 2nd quarter. We are so proud of all of our fourth graders for working hard during the 2nd nine weeks. Keep up the good work through the second semester! 😊

PHS News! Today students in Global Foods made and enjoyed Pavlova after learning about Australia in class.

Athletic News! Big Red Recap: Thursday night was a busy night of basketball action for the Big Red as our teams started to get back into the swing of things after the winter weather heavily impacted things earlier in the week. Both of the MS boys and girls basketball teams returned to action last night on the road. The MS girls traveled to New London to cap off their regular season and lost to the Wildcats as they end the season with a 3-11 overall record. They will open up firelands conference tournament play tomorrow morning at Crestview taking on New London again at 10am in the first round. The MS boys traveled to Crestview and came away with a split with the Cougars as the 7th grade lost a tough game before the 8th grade came away with a victory. Both teams will be right back in action tomorrow morning hosting New London at 10am. The JV and Varsity girls were also in action as they hosted Mansfield Christian in non-league play and both fell to the Flames. The JV lost their 2 quarter game by a 13-6 final score before the varsity struggled to keep up with the fast paced play of the Flames and lost by a 51-20 final score. The Lady Big Red drop to 5-10 overall on the season and will also be right back in action tomorrow as they travel to Monroeville for a 1pm varsity only contest.