Get your tickets this week! The Circus is coming to town! The Kelly Miller Circus will be at TVHS on Sunday, May 26 (Memorial Day weekend). Performances are at 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM. Tickets can be purchased in the TVLS Central Office (330-859-2213), The Carpenter Shoppe in Bolivar, or Pissocra-Mathias Realty in New Philadelphia. Tickets are $10 for ages 12 and older, $6 for children between the ages of 2-11, and free for children 2 years and younger. All proceeds benefit The Loving Heart Foundation which provides meals to over 120 TVLS students each weekend throughout the school year.

June 4-7

Boys' Basketball (Going into Grades 3-6)

8:00 - 10:30 AM

$45

June 10-12

Football (Going into Grades 5-8)

8:00 -11:00 AM

$35

June 10-13

Girls' Basketball (Going into Grades 1-6)

8:00 - 10:30 AM

$40

June (ongoing)

Girls' Basketball ( Going into Grades 7-8)

9:30 - 11:00 AM

$40

July 22-24

Soccer Camp (Going into Grades 3-8)

9:00 - 11:30 AM

$25

Congratulations to members of the Tusky Valley track team on an outstanding performance at the PAC championships on May 18th. Senior Jordyn Koch led the way as she captured individual PAC titles in the 800M (2:20) and 1600M (5:15) runs. Koch's time in the 800M broke her own school record. Fellow senior Zach Brinkman captured the PAC title in the long jump with a jump of 20'3". Junior Alex Watson was victorious in the pole vault with a vault of 13'6" while the girls 4x200M relay team (Riley Jarvis, Corrina White, Kelcey Haas, and Kelsey Crowe) won the title with a time of 1:50. Jake Tolley (shot put), Brandon Locker (400M), Corrina White (100M) , Riley Jarvis (400M), and the girls' 4x400M relay team all claimed runner up honors and made the All-PAC Track team. Locker's 400M time of 50.6 broke Jerry Barbacik's school record originally set in 1966. Overall the boys' team finished in 2nd place and the girls' team finished in 3rd place.

Jordyn Koch
PAC 1600M Champion
PAC 800M Champion
Broke Own School Record 800M

Zach Brinkman
PAC Long Jump Champion

Alex Watson
PAC Pole Vault Champion

Kelsey Crowe
4x200 Relay Champion

Kelcey Haas
4x200 Relay Champion

Corrina White
4x200 Relay Champion

Riley Jarvis
4x200 Relay Champion

Brandon Locker
New School Record 400M
(previous record set in 1966)

Congratulations to the Tusky Valley Project Lead the Way program as TVHS students dominated the 5th Annual Tuscarawas County Project Lead the Way Showcase classroom competition presentations. TVHS students took top honors in all 4 competitions. The winners included Kaley Coss in Introduction to Engineering Design, the group of Jacob Liston, Josh Skirtich and Alex Watson in Digital Electronics, the group of Zach Dozier, Dakota Kirtley, Joseph Smith, and Lucas Whitmer in Principles of Engineering, and the group of Zach Mausolf, Brandon Rudd, Shaun Stotzer, Jamie Walter and Tyler Zambo in Computer Integrated Manufacturing. Click here for more information on the event.

Congratulations to TVHS students Bethany Burton, Codie McKain, Nicole McMurray, Kyle Mizer, Alison Swiney, and Garrett Thompson as they have been awarded $2500 Buckeye Foundation Scholarships. The scholarship winners are selected by the BCC Foundation on the basis of grades, attendance, leadership, recommendations from teachers, and a personal interview.

Codie McKain
Medical Assisting

Nicole McMurray
Alliead Health Science

Kyle Mizer
Computer Technology

Alison Swiney
Allied Health/Teaching

Garrett Thompson
Construction Technology

Good luck to TVHS senior Kyle Mizer as he is competing at the Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference. Mizer, who is part of Buckeye Career Center's Computer Technology/Network Systems program, qualified for the event by placing first in computer security in the state of Ohio's BPA competition. The convention will be held May 8th-12th in Orlando, Florida.

Congratulations to TVHS senior Garrett Thompson as he captured the gold medal in Ohio's SkillsUSA carpentry competition. SkillsUSA is a Career-Technical Student Organization serving students in High School and College Post-Secondary Industrial Engineering/Health Career Training programs in Ohio. Thompson qualified for the National Leadership and Skills Conference to be held June 23-29, 2013 in Kansas City, Missouri. Click here to check out the 2013 SkillsUSA highlight video.

Several TVHS track athletes captured county championships at the County Classic on Monday, May 6th. Leading the way was TVHS senior Jordyn Koch as she captured individual county titles in the girls' 800M and 1600M events and was part of the victorious girls' 4X400M relay team (Abby Allen, Riley Jarvis, Corrina White, and Koch). Fellow senior Zach Brinkman also had a night to remember as he set new school and county records in winning the high jump title with a jump of 6'6". TVHS junior Alex Watson won the boys' pole vault with a vault of 14'. TVHS freshman Riley Jarvis won the girls' 400M dash while freshman Deserrae Potts won the girls' high jump. Congratulations and great job!

Jordyn Koch
800M Champion
1600M Champion
4X400 Relay Champion

Zach Brinkman
High Jump Champion
New School Record
New Meet Record

Riley Jarvis
400M Dash Champion
4X400 Relay Champion

Alex Watson
Pole Vault Champion

Corrina White
4X400 Relay Champion

Abby Allen
4X400 Relay Champion

Deserrae Potts
High Jump Champion

Congratulations to Tusky Valley students Troy Zwick (Industrial Electricity), Riley Handrich (Natural Resources), and Kyle Mizer (Computer Tech) as they were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. The NTHS is America's highest award for excellence in career and technical education. 

The students in the TVHS International Foods classes recently held an Iron Chef cooking competition. Students were given 4 days to research recipes, create a grocery list, complete prep work, and make the meals. The secret ingredient for the competition was flour. Each group needed to provide a main dish and a dessert that was creative and inexpensive. The competition wrapped up on Wednesday, May 1st with TVHS staff members serving as judges. Click here to see pictures from the competition.

3rd Period Champions - The Warrior Women
Lauren Weisgarber, Cierra Newell
Deserrae Potts, Raya Williamson
Italian Chicken and Pasta Bake garnished with
fresh parsley, Molten Lava cakes garnished
with ice cream, strawberry and mint

4th Period Champions - Vicious & Delicious
Anne Huffman, Kelcey Haas, Emily Owen
Tom Schroder, Caleb Sachs
Chicken Mac N Cheese garnished with fresh
parsley, Irresistible mini apple pies garnished
with apple slices and brown sugar

TVHS junior Nick Gauding and sophomore Dakota Kirtley competed in the International Bridge Building Contest on Saturday April 27, 2013 at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. It was the first time that both regional winners were able to attend. They did an excellent job of representing TVHS. Congratulations Tusky Valley bridge builders! Click here to see the complete results.

Tusky Valley High School recently received an $18,000 Discover Pathways to Financial Success grant. The grant will be used to buy technology and curriculum resources for the TVHS personal finance classes. The grant was written by TVHS teacher Laura Falk and curriculum director Debbie Wolfe.

2013 TVHS Prom King Matt Kohler and Queen Raya Williamson

TVHS students Breezy Thomas, Julie Neading, Tyler Palumbo, Megan Rittenhouse, Nick Gauding, & Kyle Stewart participated in the Tuscarawas County Safe Kids Coalition's 19th annual Teen Driving Roadeo on April 24th. The Teen Roadea consists of students from Tuscarawas County schools competing in five obstacle courses to determine maneuverability skills and help teens improve their driving. TVHS junior Kyle Stewart received a $25 driving award for his skills.

The TVIS 4th grade teachers would like to thank all of the students who participated in the 4th Grade Tutoring Club. The program averaged 24 kids per night & was led by Ms. Wallace, Mrs. Parks, Mrs. Emley, Mrs. Witting, and Mr. Varansky. Thank you to everyone who helped make this program a success!

2013 Valedictorian
Madison Montgomery

2013 Salutatorian
Holley Giblin

2013 Salutatorian
Lauren Weisgarber

Holley Giblin

Jordyn Koch

Kristen Kubina

Lauren Weisgarber

Raya Williamson

Danny Albright

Matt Kohler

Alex Krocker

Cole Morris

Jesse Tinlin

Congratulations to TVHS senior Shaun Stotzer and TVMS eighth-grader Landen Thompson as they were honored as recipients of the Ray A. Kroc Youth Achievement Award on April 10th. The award is based on community involvement through volunteer work, leadership skills, academic performance, and sportsmanship. Each school staff chooses one senior and one eighth grade student to be honored. Click here to see pictures from the award ceremony.

The Tuscarawas Valley Local Schools has launched an official district Pinterest page. Pinterest is a content sharing service that allows members to "pin" resources to their pinboard. It is essentially an online pinboard that allows members to share resources. The TVLS Pinterest page contains boards on student accomplishments, academic resources, college and military information, scholarship information, Internet safety, health & nutrition, recipes from the TVHS foods classes, and much more. Be sure to follow TVLS on Pinterest to stay up to date with our board!

TVMS Student Council and Friends of Rachel recently held a Pennies for Patients fundraiser at Tuscarawas Valley Middle School.  Pennies for Patients is a cancer education campaign and fundraiser benefiting The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  During the three week campaign, students bring in spare change and other donations to pool with classmates.  TVMS was able to raise $2036.40 during the Pennies for Patients fundraiser. Thank you to everyone who contributed to help make this event a success!

Dr. Richard Ross, Ohio's State Superintendent of Public Instruction, visited Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate School on Thursday, April 4th to recognize TVIS as a School of Promise. A School of Promise is a school that is making substantial progress in ensuring high achievement for all students. TVIS was one of just 163 buildings in the state of Ohio to be labeled a School of Promise. Dr. Ross met with district and union leaders, toured the facilities, visited classrooms, and spoke to students about the importance of a quality education at an assembly. Congratulations to the students and staffs of TVIS & TVPS on this outstanding achievement. Click here to see pictures from the event.

International Food classes recently held the 40th annual Easter bunny competition the week of March 26th.  The cakes were judged by the staff & enjoyed by everyone. Click the pictures to see larger images.

The Tuscarawas Valley Local Schools Adopt-a-Chair program is a donation-based effort to refurbish the Tusky Valley High School auditorium. The auditorium was built in 1956 and has remained unchanged for nearly 60 years. The auditorium is used for multiple purposes throughout the year including choir performances, plays and musicals, assemblies, community meetings, district-wide staff meetings, professional development meetings, etc. The goal of the program is to give new life to the 440 wooden seats by restoring them with cushioned fabric to provide greater comfort, restore beauty, and enhance enjoyment for our students and community residents. A gift of $240 will refurbish one chair. Any donation amount will be accepted.  A donor plaque with the names of all donors will be permanently displayed in the lobby outside the auditorium entrance. To be placed on the donor plaque, a minimum donation of $50 is required. Click here to download a donation form and Adopt-a-Chair brochure.

The Tuscarawas Valley Local Schools has launched a TVLS app for smartphones. The app, which is sponsored by Harris Battery, will give parents and students important district information via your smartphone. At the time of its release the app includes school calendars, lunch menus, staff e-mail directory, athletic schedules, photo galleries, and much more. One of the most important features of the app is the S.A.F.E. Report. This allows students or parents to directly contact school officials about safety concerns they have within the district directly from their smartphone. Reports can be made anonymously. Users can sign up to receive text notifications which will allow them to receive important messages pertaining to district news, events, and activities.