WEST ALEXANDRIA — The Twin Valley South Board of Education met Monday, March 27, for both the regular board meeting, and a special records commission meeting. During the regular meeting, the board received updates from Superintendent Scott Cottingim on the cellphone policy.
“If you remember, back in the summer, we changed the policy in the handbook. No cell phones in the classroom, only in passing times. I’ve been talking to administration, listening and looking at what other people are doing. So, I asked (principal) Dunham to survey the staff to get their views on cellphone usage,” began Cottingim.
Cottingim provided the results of said survey to the board to be viewed at their discretion and considered for the upcoming handbook revision for the school. Currently in Preble County, schools such as Preble Shawnee are testing more stringent cellphone policies and seeing positive results.
In other business:
•The records commission voted unanimously to dispose of unneeded records through the legal avenues available to them.
•The board recognized the athletes named to the WOAC Wrestling team: Brayden Childers — 1st Team, 132 Weight Class; Jack Gose — 1st Team, 157 Weight Class; Clayton Woodgeard — 1st Team,144 Weight Class.
•The board also recognized Jordan Ritchie for being named All-Area Basketball Team District 15, Division IV Underclassman of the Year.
•The TVS PTO will be hosting a book fair for the elementary school, April 17-21, with a buy one, get one free promotion.
•Principal Doug Dunham noted the success of the drama club production of The Hobbit, staring Nathan Knapp, Eshton Justice, Kara McCoy, Kierstyn Coffman, Rhett Emig, Tori McGrill, Alyana Brush, Liv Hoover, Paityn Cross, Hailey Turpin, Madison Lambert, Arian Combs, Jenna Henkes, Allyssa Summers, Corbin Newport, Rylee Bradford, Gracie McKee, Elijah Sanders, Zion Gade, Melissa Driver, Samantha Driver, Kyra Davis, Anabelle Gerken, Claire Fogle, Chris Fogle, Director Anna Collins, and for Tickets, Maggie Hoover.
“The drama club, led by Mr. Fogle, presented The Hobbit. They had three shows, and the students performed great. We had great participation,” said Dunham.
• The board accepted donations from Alpha Kappa Sorority for $250 for art show stands, and $100 from St. John Evangelical for the Twin Valley South Lunch Fund.
The Twin Valley Community Local Schools Board of Education holds a meeting on the fourth Monday of every month, at 100 Education Drive, West Alexandria, in the school media center, at 5:30 p.m.
Reach Nathan Hoskins at 937-683-4057
