Libbey High School News
Browse past news stories for Libbey High School in Toledo, OH.
- Girls mega basketball scrimmage set (Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 03:57:34 pm
Twenty high school varsity girls basketball teams will have the opportunity to compete against some of the best high schools from around the region as part of the second annual Express Girls High School Mega Scrimmage hosted by Owens Community College today from 5-10 p.m. Admission is $2 per person. Varsity girls basketball teams competing in the Express Girls High School Mega Scrimmage include ... - Edison worker was standout in Libbey football (The Toledo Blade)
posted on November 7, 2009 at 12:10:00 pm
Barry W. Bigelow, a retired Toledo Edison lineman who was a standout football player at Libbey High School, died of a heart attack Thursday in Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center. He was 75. Mr. Bigelow suffered a initial heart attack Sunday morning, said his stepson, Mark King, who found him. He suffered another, more severe cardiac arrest after arriving at the hospital. As the ambulance took him ... - Fremont Ross to join City League (The Toledo Blade)
posted on October 14, 2009 at 10:31:05 am
By STEVE JUNGA BLADE SPORTS WRITER The City League’s Athletic Board of Control voted to accept Fremont Ross as a potential new member, but denied Findlay and Lima Senior high schools in a vote of the 10-member panel yesterday. City League commissioner Ed Scrutchins confirmed that Ross was approved by an 8-2 vote, but declined to reveal the count of the ABC’s vote on the other two schools ... - Business professor taught 30 years at UT (The Toledo Blade)
posted on October 6, 2009 at 09:03:31 am
Janet Marie Northrup, 73, a retired University of Toledo business education professor who befriended her students, died Sunday in her Ottawa Hills home. She suffered from brain cancer that was diagnosed in March, her daughter Ann Marie Lachey said. Ms. Northrup taught for more than 30 years at the university, teaching shorthand and other business courses, but her favorite part was educating ... - Fight leads to lockdown, arrest at Libbey High (The Toledo Blade)
posted on September 23, 2009 at 09:35:53 am
A fight Tuesday afternoon at Libbey High School led school officials to place the building on the lowest level of lockdown. Toledo police were called to the building, and at least one person was arrested for violating the city’s safe-schools ordinance, authorities said. The fight was reported about 2 p.m., Patty Mazur, a spokesman for Toledo Public Schools, said. The building was placed on level ... - Fight at Libbey leads to lock down, arrest (The Toledo Blade)
posted on September 22, 2009 at 09:23:23 pm
BLADE STAFF A fight Tuesday afternoon at Libbey High School led school officials to place the building on the lowest level of lock down. Toledo police were called to the building, and at least one person was arrested for violating the city’s safe schools ordinance, authorities said. The fight was reported about 2 p.m., said Patty Mazur, Toledo Public Schools spokesman. The building was placed on ... - Libbey students escorted from school by police (NBC 24 Toledo)
posted on September 22, 2009 at 08:10:31 pm
Several students and one adult were handcuffed and taken away by police after the final bell rang at Libbey High School on Tuesday. - Libbey locked down, 3 arrested (FOX Toledo)
posted on September 22, 2009 at 07:41:25 pm
At least two Libbey High School students and an adult were taken into custody Tuesday afternoon after a fight, a Toledo police officer said. - Half-dozen candidates take aim at city's top job (The Toledo Blade)
posted on September 13, 2009 at 10:33:30 am
By TOM TROY BLADE POLITICS WRITER As Carty Finkbeiner's mayoral term and long political career come to a close, the scramble is on to replace him in the city's top job. The six people running for mayor of Toledo offer a variety of experiences and platforms and come from Republican, Democratic, and independent political affiliations. They will compete in Tuesday's nonpartisan primary, with the ... - Collins pushes long experience in city affairs in run for mayor (The Toledo Blade)
posted on August 31, 2009 at 09:23:26 am
By TOM TROY BLADE POLITICS WRITER The only candidate for mayor holding city office, D. Michael Collins, has been in the thick of the city's economic and political controversies for 18 months. Having been a police officer, a union president, and a professor of criminal justice, he has little patience for what he contends is the superficiality of some of his rivals in the race. "They really don't ... - Union chief had trust of fellow dock workers (The Toledo Blade)
posted on August 30, 2009 at 11:13:14 am
Harry "Jim" Wilson, 58, a longtime grain dock worker who as president of his union local had the trust of members, died yesterday in Hospice of Northwest Ohio, South Detroit Avenue, of heart disease. Heart surgery more than six years ago prevented him from returning to work. "That was a great disappointment to him," his wife, Robin, said. He was president of Local 153, International Longshoremen ... - Ex-bowling writer Doug Bradford dies (The Monroe Evening News)
posted on August 30, 2009 at 08:07:38 am
Doug Bradford, a former Monroe Evening News reporter who spent 27 years with the Detroit News, died Thursday in Livonia. He was 81. - Pianist played with Knorr, led own trio (The Toledo Blade)
posted on August 27, 2009 at 11:43:01 am
Howard B. Hill, Jr., 85, of Springfield Township, a former professional pianist who performed with his own trio and for many years with the Johnny Knorr Orchestra, died yesterday in Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo. His death was believed to be related to heart disease, but the specific cause was not known, his wife, Victoria, said. Mr. Knorr, whose 14-piece orchestra is celebrating its 50th ... - Big hearts, big dreams help 2 men beat odds (The Toledo Blade)
posted on August 25, 2009 at 10:13:41 am
By RYAN E. SMITH BLADE STAFF WRITER These days, Jermey Hampton can call his dorm room at the University of Toledo his home away from home. Agreeing on his real home over the years has proven more difficult. Growing up, the college freshman, who began classes yesterday, spent time at two shelters, a housing project, and with various family members. The one constant, he said, was the Boys and ... - Fremont Ross shows interest in City League (The Toledo Blade)
posted on August 16, 2009 at 10:36:30 am
By STEVE JUNGA BLADE SPORTS WRITER On the heels of Friday's confirmation that Findlay and Lima Senior high schools had applied to Toledo's City League and were considering possible membership, a third current Greater Buckeye Conference member also is expected to apply to the CL. Longtime Fremont Ross athletic director Art Bucci said Saturday the Little Giants may seek a spot in the City League, ... - Take Back Toledo measure removed (FOX Toledo)
posted on July 27, 2009 at 08:08:09 pm
Take Back Toledo's measure to recall Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner has been removed from the Nov. 3 general election ballot, the Ohio Supreme Court said Monday. - Toledo veteran survived sinking of ship in WWII (The Toledo Blade)
posted on July 20, 2009 at 09:36:08 am
Francis W. Erd, a retired truck driver and World War II veteran who survived the sinking of a steamship carrying soldiers in the English Channel, died Sunday in the Elizabeth Scott Nursing Home in Monclova Township. He was 83. A longtime South Toledo resident, Mr. Erd had lived in the nursing home for about a year, his nephew Jerry Erd said. His uncle had been diagnosed with prostate cancer ... - Checkers king makes his move (The Toledo Blade)
posted on July 12, 2009 at 08:53:26 am
At a game that some say is for kids, 92-year-old George L. Robinson is the king. Giant trophies line the wall in his central city home, tangible evidence that this man is a living legend in the world of checkers, one of the best ever to play a variant of the game called American pool checkers. More than 40 times he has entered the national championships, and each time hes placed in the top 10. ... - Toledo native, 21, charged in slaying of fellow soldier (The Toledo Blade)
posted on July 10, 2009 at 09:44:24 am
A 21-year-old Toledo native was charged this week in Georgia with the murder of a fellow soldier. Pvt. Sylvester Horton grew up on Toledos Belmont Avenue, and longtime neighborhood residents said yesterday that they were shocked to hear he was arrested on a murder charge or arrested at all. I thought he was gonna go do something with himself, said Douglas Colman, 24, who has lived across the ... - Collins touts safety in his run for Toledo mayor (The Toledo Blade)
posted on July 1, 2009 at 10:05:18 am
D. Michael Collins, who successfully negotiated the most generous police pay package in Ohio when he was president of the Toledo police union, announced Tuesday that he would run for mayor. Mr. Collins, 65, a political independent and a city councilman, emphasized public safety in his announcement. He said the police department has fewer officers than any comparably sized city in the United ... - Libbey grad returned as math teacher (The Toledo Blade)
posted on June 11, 2009 at 10:05:41 am
Jewell W. Waters, 61, who played on Libbey High Schools 1966 state runner-up basketball team and who returned to his alma mater 20 years later as a math teacher, died Sunday in his West Toledo home. He learned he had cancer last August and did not teach in the 2008-09 school year, said his fiancee, Laura Lykowski. The couple were together 20 years. I referred to him as my spousal equivalent, she ... - TPS may close two schools (FOX Toledo)
posted on May 8, 2009 at 03:25:50 pm
Two Toledo elementary schools could be closing at the end of this school year. - TPS to close elementary schools, cut staff (NBC 24 Toledo)
posted on May 8, 2009 at 03:08:18 pm
UPDATED: Toledo Public Schools Superintendent John Foley has announced that the district will close two schools and cut more than 100 positions in order to help close a $10 million budget gap. - TPS to close 2 elementary schools, cut more than 100 positions (The Toledo Blade)
posted on May 8, 2009 at 02:25:51 pm
Toledo Public Schools could close two elementary schools and cut more than 100 staff positions in an effort to close a $10 million budget gap. The elementary schools recommended to be closed are Nathan Hale, 1701 Shenandoah Rd., and Fulton, 333 Melrose Ave. The staff cuts will total 116.5 positions and include teachers, paraprofessionals, and administrators, according to the plan unveiled by ... - Two Toledo schools to close (WTVG-TV Toledo)
posted on May 7, 2009 at 11:58:23 pm
Nathan Hale and Fulton elementaries will be closed, Libbey to remain open - Toledo Public Schools to honor top students (The Toledo Blade)
posted on May 5, 2009 at 09:35:05 am
Toledo Public Schools will honor the top students for the 2008-09 school year Tuesday during the annual Celebration of Excellence event. The valedictorians and salutatorians from each high school will be recognized during the event at 6 p.m. in the Belvedere Room of the Toledo Club. Superintendent John Foley will be the keynote speaker. The valedictorians and salutatorians in the district are: ... - TPS prepares for huge budget deficit (FOX Toledo)
posted on April 30, 2009 at 11:20:09 pm
Toledo Public Schools Superintendent John Foley said Thursday the district is facing a $10 million deficit for the 2009-10 school year. - 6 Toledo schools slated to close this year (WTOL 11 Toledo)
posted on April 30, 2009 at 10:34:17 pm
Toledo Public Schools Superintendent John Foley says the district is facing a $10 million budget shortfall. That means six schools are on the chopping block and cuts could leave up to 100 teachers out of a job. - Students from Toledo, Adrian honored as Ohio, Michigan Youths of the Year (The Toledo Blade)
posted on April 26, 2009 at 10:11:22 am
The Boys and Girls Clubs of America has named two area teens as 2009 Youth of the Year for Ohio and Michigan. Toledoan Jermey Hampton is the Ohio winner. He is 17 and a senior at Libbey High School. He is active in the National Honor Society and plans to attend the University of Toledo. Ennes Henry of Adrian is the Michigan winner. He is 18 and a senior at Adrian High School. He is a member of ... - Toledo Teen Honored (NBC 24 Toledo)
posted on April 26, 2009 at 01:53:18 am
By Arielle Berlin Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 9:45 p.m. TOLEDO, OH -- The Boys & Girls Club of Ohio named their Youth of the Year Saturday and the winner was from Toledo.