By Evelyn Long — Escaping from the rear emergency door on the smoke filled school bus was a scary thing for Mount Gilead Middle School student Lane Smith. “I couldn’t see a thing. I was scared.” It was Bus Safety Week and one of the events organized by the staff was the filling of a bus […]
By LeAnne Gompf – School is back in session and enrollment across the district is up, according to the Mt. Gilead Board of Education at their August 21 board meeting. With a full week under their belts, the students of Mount Gilead got to take a week off for the Morrow County Fair. Yesterday, however, […]
By LeAnne Gompf – What can be cut from a school budget and not impact student learning? That was the question raised during the first of three public budget discussions held by the Mount Gilead Board of Education March 10. In an effort to be proactive, the board is looking to make significant cuts to […]