Browse past news stories for Northwood Middle School in Northwood, OH.

• Goal reached - Mohawks emerge (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
  posted on December 1, 2009 at 01:37:53 pm
  When Northwood Middle School students met their charity fundraising goals this year, they got more than a good feeling and a pat on the back.
• Northwood student gives up his mop top to help the needy (The Chronicle-Telegram)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 11:51:48 am
  ELYRIA — Unless we’re talking about a professional hairstylist, no kid really wants his or her parent to cut their hair. Images of a bowl on one’s head and mom or dad wielding the clippers generally come to mind when the topic is broached. Still, 13-year-old Logan Perkins said he had to think of something to encourage [...]
• Cops rush to school after fake 911 call (The Chronicle-Telegram)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 11:37:09 am
  ELYRIA — An Elyria youth was arrested Tuesday after allegedly making a prank call that claimed a child had been shot in the head at Northwood Middle School. The youth was charged with inducing panic, making false alarms and unlawful use of a telecommunications device, according to Elyria police. Police didn’t say whether the youth was [...]
• Finally feeling right at home (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 01:07:31 pm
  Life on the basketball court the past few years has been pretty good for Deshaun Thomas.
• Mobile food drive going strong in Elkhart County (South Bend Tribune)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 02:20:17 am
  ELKHART COUNTY ― Earlier this year, a grass roots organization in Elkhart County kicked off its own food drive, but this one is a little out of the ordinary. You could call it a mobile food drive, and it could run for almost half a year.
• School board hears test results (The Woodstock Independent)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 10:49:00 pm
  Agreater percent of Woodstock School District 200 students are meeting or exceeding state standards in reading and math, and, while some students continue to struggle, district administrators believe efforts to improve performance are paying off.
• Wa-Nee graduation rates on the rise (Goshen News)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 03:29:43 pm
  NAPPANEE — The graduation rate for the NorthWood High School class of 2009 was 87 percent, as graduation rates have increased each of the past four years.
• Food donations to go (Goshen News)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 03:15:24 pm
  NAPPANEE — Some call it paying it forward, where others give back and share their blessings with those in need. Starting next week, the Wa-Nee Economic Recovery Committee is going to make it even more convenient for those living or working in the Wa-Nee area to help fill local food pantries.
• Students gather to mourn Elyria boy who drowned (The Chronicle-Telegram)
  posted on October 13, 2009 at 10:13:09 am
  ELYRIA — A cold mist rose Monday from the East Falls of the Black River, where a crowd of several hundred gathered on the Riverwalk to mourn 13-year-old Logan J. Spradlin, who drowned Saturday after falling into the river. Many wiped away tears, including Jessica Higgins, 14, who collected signatures in a memory book about Logan. “He’s [...]
• Tragic End: 13-Year-Old Boy Dies After Falling Into The Black River (19 Action News Cleveland)
  posted on October 12, 2009 at 10:48:16 am
  ELYRIA, OH (WOIO) - A 13-year-old boy drowned after falling into the Black River Saturday. The 8th grader at Northwood Middle School, Logan Spradlin was playing on the rocks near Cascade Park with a friend when the boy slipped and was pulled into the waterfall.
• Elyria mourns ‘a kid who smiles and everyone’s heart melts’ (The Chronicle-Telegram)
  posted on October 12, 2009 at 10:36:50 am
  ELYRIA — The body of 13-year-old Logan Spradlin was recovered Sunday in a 30-foot-deep pool under the East Falls of the Black River, where Logan fell after climbing over a guardrail of an observation deck, according to the Elyria Fire Department. Logan’s body was recovered by a diver 30 to 50 feet from the area near [...]
• Wakarusa women memorialized with playground (Goshen News)
  posted on October 11, 2009 at 02:00:14 am
  Glazed by the steady mist of the soupy day, Helen Hoffman patrolled this bustling construction zone just east of downtown with mud on her shoes and purpose in her eyes.
• Elyria: Boy's body recovered from Black River (WKYC Cleveland)
  posted on October 10, 2009 at 10:43:55 pm
  ELYRIA -- At 10:33 a.m. Sunday, Elyria police found the body of Logan Spradlin in the Black River.
• Wakarusa businesses honored at annual banquet (Nappanee Advance News)
  posted on October 8, 2009 at 08:04:26 pm
  WAKARUSA — Monday evening, Sept. 28, a crowd of 215 people enjoyed the annual Wakarusa Chamber Appreciation banquet at Nelson’s Banquet Hall. Emcee Ed Kinney, chamber board member, kept laughter in the room and Quentin Flagg provided some high energy entertainment with his Elvis moves.
• ‘Great Pumpkin’ to top town tree (Goshen News)
  posted on September 29, 2009 at 02:44:55 pm
  WAKARUSA — Continuing an annual tradition, Wakarusa officials will place its Great Pumpkin Tree smack-dab in the center of town again this year.
• Police: Sweating Eighth-Grader Found With Bags Of Marijuana (News Channel 5 Cleveland)
  posted on September 27, 2009 at 12:07:00 am
  Elyria police are investigating after a student brought bags of marijuana to Northwood Middle School.
• Student found with marijuana at school (The Morning Journal)
  posted on September 26, 2009 at 06:39:59 am
  ELYRIA — An eighth-grade student at Northwood Middle School was taken to EMH Regional Medical Center yesterday morning after four classmates were suspended when teachers found marijuana at the school, Associate Superintendent Gordon Dupree said.
• Middle school students suspended for drugs (The Chronicle-Telegram)
  posted on September 26, 2009 at 05:07:19 am
  ELYRIA - One student was taken to the hospital, another was arrested and at least four more are being disciplined by the school after drugs were found Friday at Northwood Middle School in Elyria. The eighth-grader who was taken to the hospital was sweating, according to Associate Superintendent Gordon Dupree, but Dupree didn’t have any more [...]
• Students suspended, boy hospitalized after drugs found at Elyria school (The Morning Journal)
  posted on September 25, 2009 at 08:38:28 pm
  ELYRIA — An eighth-grade student at Northwood Middle School was taken to EMH Regional Medical Center this morning and four of his classmates were suspended after teachers found marijuana at the school, Associate Superintendent Gordon Dupree said.
• One student taken to hospital, another arrested after drugs found at middle school (The Chronicle-Telegram)
  posted on September 25, 2009 at 05:51:48 pm
  ELYRIA — One student was taken to the hospital, another was arrested and at least four more are being disciplined by the school after drugs were found today at Northwood Middle School in Elyria. The eighth-grader who was taken to the hospital was sweating, according to Associate Superintendent Gordon Dupree, but Dupree didn’t have any more [...]
• PCSSD clears way for $20 million worth of construction funding (Maumelle Monitor)
  posted on September 25, 2009 at 12:41:01 pm
  The Pulaski County Special School District School Board Tuesday night approved funding totaling about $23.8 million for school district construction projects.
• Sixth-grader takes first prize (Highland Park News)
  posted on September 17, 2009 at 09:02:00 am
  Highland Park 11-year-old Katherine Killeen played the role of Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine last weekend, competing in her first beauty pageant Sept. 6 at the Illinois Pre-Teen Pageant in St. Charles.
• KENT SCHOOL TEACHERS' STRIKE IS OVER: CLASSES START TUESDAY (Bellevue Reporter)
  posted on September 15, 2009 at 02:26:12 am
  Kent Elementary teachers, from left, Jodi Hall, Erin Isbell and Amy Hurt were all excitement as they returned to their classrooms Monday morning, following an affirmative vote earlier that morning by their union, the Kent Education Association, to ratify a new teaching contract for the year.
• Teachers approve contract, Kent School District classes begin Tuesday (Covington Reporter)
  posted on September 14, 2009 at 08:55:33 pm
  The Kent teacher strike is officially over and classes will finally begin Tuesday morning at schools all across the district. Members of the Kent Education Association on Monday approved a new contract, ending the walkout that had effectively shut down the district since Aug. 26.
• Tom Lynn is Reader of the Week (Goshen News)
  posted on September 5, 2009 at 07:45:03 pm
  Tom Lynn moved his young family to Goshen less than two years ago after serving in dual careers with Edward D. Jones and the U.S. Marine Corps.
• Schools aim to foster better behavior (Northwest Herald)
  posted on September 3, 2009 at 06:21:35 am
  WOODSTOCK – Schools throughout Illinois are going beyond simply teaching students reading, writing and arithmetic.
• Summer break extended for some Renton students as Kent teacher strike continues (Renton Reporter)
  posted on September 1, 2009 at 12:33:45 am
  The scheduled first day of school in the Kent School District came and went Monday with still no contract agreement between the district and the striking Kent Education Association.
• Mediator starts work Wednesday on Kent teaching contract impasse (Renton Reporter)
  posted on August 19, 2009 at 04:06:52 pm
  A mediator from the Washington State Public Employee Relations commission has been assigned to Kent to try to facilitate negotiations between the Kent School District and the Kent Education Association.
• Crowds turn out to see Obama :Protesters represent both sides of health care issue. (South Bend Tribune)
  posted on August 6, 2009 at 11:09:07 am
  WAKARUSA -- The chairman of the Elkhart County Young Republicans was just hitting his stride when three helicopters, one probably carrying the man he was criticizing, flew overhead.
• Plymouth grad involved in ‘green’ project (The Pilot News)
  posted on August 4, 2009 at 02:07:34 pm
  By Mandy McFarland Staff Writer PLYMOUTH — When summer break rolls around, a lot of college students look forward to relaxing at the beach, hanging out with friends or just getting a break from the books.