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Mrs. Walters’ class had a blast at the PBIS Glow Party! Students celebrated their positive behavior with music, games, and lots of glowing fun. We’re so proud of them!

Kindergarteners at Western Elementary explored technology from the past and present while making connections to "The Wild Robot!" Students had fun learning how technology has changed over time and tying those ideas into the story. What a great way to bring literature and ...

Congratulations to our Pi Bee champions! A big shoutout to the top three students in the Eastern Sixth Grade Pi Bee for their incredible memorization skills: Jackson M. – 120 digits, Grayson W. – 102 digits, Robbie S. – 82 digits An impressive display of focus, ...

During the first week of March, Mrs. Winner’s kindergarten class at Western Elementary enjoyed many “Seussical”-styled activities in celebration of Dr. Seuss Week! Students had fun participating in creative activities inspired by Dr. Seuss stories while celebrating the ...

On Tuesday, March 10, Iris P. was recognized at the Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Awards Ceremony, where she was introduced by Mr. Saris. As part of the recognition, Iris selected Mr. Stephen Domka as her positive impact person for the meaningful influence he has had ...

Mrs. Ferguson’s 7th graders took their ancient Rome unit to the next level! To wrap up their learning, students created life-size gladiators—complete with detailed armor and creative designs. This hands-on project brought history to life and showcased both their knowledge ...

During Dr. Seuss Week, Mrs. Smith’s second-grade class at Central Elementary got creative while making a “Pocket for a Wocket!” Students practiced their paper-folding skills to create pockets for their wockets, bringing a favorite Dr. Seuss story to life. What a fun way ...

Sixth-grade students in Dr. Berry’s class at Eastern put their problem-solving skills to the test during a Race Day activity focused on composite area problems. Working in teams, students solved math challenges to move their cars along the racetrack and race against other ...

What an incredible two days in Dayton at the VEX IQ State Championships held at the United States Air Force Museum! Our teams represented us with determination, teamwork, and true sportsmanship on a huge stage. Competing among the best in the state is no small ...

Innovation in action! Students in Mrs. Perry’s class at Central Elementary explored the question, “Where do ideas for inventions come from?” After discussing everyday problems they encounter, students put their creativity to work by designing their own inventions to help ...

Mrs. Noblet's class has been learning about penguins and polar bears and how their blubber helps keep them warm in freezing temperatures. To see how it works, students tried it for themselves! First, they dipped their hands into icy water, it was freezing! Then, with a ...

Learning + friendly competition = math fun! Students in Mrs. Remy’s third-grade class at Central practiced their multiplication facts by playing Multiplication Connect 4. Students rolled two dice, multiplied the numbers, and covered the correct answer; the first ...

Lexington High School sent 15 students to the 2026 Youth and Government Conference in Columbus, where students from across the state formed a mock government by drafting and debating legislation. All seven of Lexington’s bills passed, including two unanimously. Katya ...

Students at Central Elementary recently competed in the Annual 3rd Grade Spelling Bee. Eleven semi-finalists advanced to the final round, where Colt W. was crowned the 3rd Grade Spelling Bee Champion!

Mrs. Blackstone’s class at Central Elementary takes a monthly walk to the Lexington Public Library! Students loved picking out new books and listening to a story read aloud during their visit. It’s a wonderful way to build a love of reading and connect with our community!

Mrs. Lohr’s second-grade class at Central Elementary celebrated 101 Days of School in true Dalmatian style! Students read fun facts about Dalmatians, played a 101 math dice game, wrote their own 101 Days of School books, and enjoyed a delicious 101-themed snack.

100 days brighter! Western classrooms celebrated the 100th day of school with fun, hands-on learning activities. Mrs. Edmunds’s and Miss McGowan's classes celebrated by counting and identifying numbers to 100, completing a 100-workout challenge, reading 100 words, and ...

Congratulations to our outstanding 5th grade Academic Challenge teams! Both earned top 10 finishes across three counties in a highly competitive field of more than 25 teams.

Great job to the Eastern and Junior High MathCounts teams who competed at Ashland University—well done!

Huge congratulations to Tyson E., Corey L., Jacob J., Gabrielle R., and Konnor F. from the Junior High Robotics Team for earning the Teamwork Champion award at the event held at Brookside High School! Led by their coach, Mr. Dewey, this team’s collaboration, ...

Congratulations to Addy M., Saige P., Nolan H., and Carrigan F. for representing Eastern at the Richland County Spelling Bee! Extra applause for Saige P., who will move on to the Tri-County Bee. We'll BEE cheering you on!

Congratulations to our sixth-grade Academic Challenge team on a strong 2nd-place finish! The team came within three points of first place and defeated the top team in head-to-head competition. Nice work, Jaxon E., Noah B., Violet H., and Ben T.

What a sweet celebration! Texas Roadhouse recognized the top sellers from Central and Western Elementary for our gift card fundraiser. Top students enjoyed lunch and a visit from Andy the Armadillo, while the two top-selling classes earned a brownie party! Congratulations ...

Lex Leadership Council spent the day packing gifts for children in our community at the New Store and Crossroads Church! They worked hard to help bring Christmas joy to local families and showed what leadership and service look like in action. We’re proud of their ...

Ms. Rush's second graders at Central learned about perseverance through the Smarties Stacking Challenge! Using only one hand, they had 20 seconds to stack as many Smarties as possible. With practice, they improved and discovered that persistence helps in all areas of ...

Recently, 6th graders Kaylee and Jaxon competed at the Cross Country Youth National Championships and represented Eastern and the state of Ohio with pride! Kaylee placed 51st out of 235 runners with a time of 12:32.3. Jaxon placed 54th out of 262 runners with a time of ...

The Junior High Robotics Team traveled to Highland Middle School recently to compete in the VEX IQ Mix & Match Tournament, and they had an amazing showing! Team Highlights: • Teams placed 4th, 5th, and 12th overall • The team of Audrey I., Bella P., Ben G., Emilia W., ...

Donuts vs. Muffins! Kindergarten students at Western had a yummy opinion-writing showdown! Students cast their votes for the tastier treat, donuts or muffins, then wrote about their choice and celebrated with a delicious snack. We love seeing our youngest learners ...

Western Elementary had a little fun with numbers as they celebrated 6-7 on the 67th day of school! Students and staff joined in the playful countdown, making it a day full of smiles and school spirit!

Lexington Middle School celebrated the 67th day of school in the only way that made sense… by going FULL 67! If you can’t beat the trend, you lean all the way in, and we absolutely did. We hid 67 “6 & 7s” around the building for students to find and redeem ...

PBIS Glow Party

The Wild Robot

Pi Bee Champions

Mrs. Winner's Dr. Seuss Week

Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Awards

Ancient Rome Life Size Gladiators

Pocket for a Wocket

Race Day Activity

VEX IQ State Championships

Mrs. Perry's Inventions

Penguins and Polar Bears

Multiplication Connect 4

2026 Youth and Government Conference

3rd Grade Spelling Bee

Lexington Public Library Visit

101 Days of School Dalmatian Style

100th Day Glow Party

5th Grade Academic Challenge Teams

Mathcounts Teams

Junior High Robotics Team

Richland County Spelling Bee

Sixth Grade Academic Challenge Team

Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser

Lex Leaders Spread Christmas Joy

Smarties Stacking Challenge

Cross Country Youth National Championships

Junior High Robotics Team

Donuts vs. Muffins

6-7 67th Day of School

LEXINGTON LOCAL SCHOOLS

2016-2017

Days in Session

Fri. Aug. 19, 2016 ..………………………… New Teacher Orientation

Mon. Aug. 22 ………………………………. All Staff Day

Tues. Aug. 23 ……………………………….. First Day of School

Mon. Sept. 5 ………………………………..... NO SCHOOL – Labor Day

Wed. Sept. 28 ……………………………….. Staff Curriculum Meetings - 1 hr. early release

Fri. Sept. 30 …………………………………. End of First Six Week Grading Period, H.S. & J.H. 28

Thurs. Oct. 13………………………………… 7-12 Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Tues. Oct. 18 ………………………………… 7-12 Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:30–7:30 p.m.

Tues. Oct. 25 .………………………………… Staff Curriculum Meetings - 1 hr. early release

Fri. Oct. 28 …………………………………… End of First Nine Week Grading Period, K-6 (48 days)

Thurs. Nov. 10 ……………………………….. K-6 Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Fri. Nov. 11 ………………………………….. End of Second Six Week Grading Period, H.S. & J.H. 30

Thurs. Nov. 17 ………………………………… K-6 Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Wed. Nov. 23 – Fri. Nov 25 …………………. NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break

Wed. Dec. 21 thru Mon. Jan. 2, 2017 ………… NO SCHOOL – Winter Break

Tues. Jan. 3, 2017 …………………………… Classes resume

Fri. Jan. 13 …………………………………… End of Third Six Week Grading Period, H.S. & Jr. High 33

End of Second Nine Week Grading Period, K-6 (43 days) 91

End of 1^st Semester

Mon. Jan. 16 ………………………………….. NO SCHOOL – Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

Thurs. Jan. 26 ………………………………...... Staff Curriculum Meetings – 1 hr. early release

Mon. Feb. 20 …………………………………. NO SCHOOL – Presidents’ Day

Fri. Feb. 24 …………………………………… End of Fourth Six Week Grading Period, H.S. & Jr. High 28

Tues. Feb. 28 …………………………………. Staff Curriculum Meetings – 1 hr. early release

Thurs. Mar. 9 …………………………………. 7-12 Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Tues. Mar. 14 …………………………………. 7-12 Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Fri. Mar. 17 …………………………………. End of Third Nine Week Grading Period, K-6 (43 days)

Wed. Mar. 22 …………………..……………. Staff Curriculum Meetings – 1 hr. early release

Thurs. Mar. 30 …………………………..…… K-6 Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Thurs. Apr. 6 …………………………………. K-6 Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Fri. Apr. 7 …………………………………… End of Fifth Six Week Grading Period, H.S. & Jr. High 30

Mon. Apr. 10 – Fri. Apr. 14 …………………. NO SCHOOL – Spring Break

Mon. Apr. 17 ………………………………… Classes resume

Mon. May 15 ………………………………..... Staff Curriculum Meetings - 1 hr. early release

Thurs. May 25 ………………………………… Last Day of School

End of Sixth Six Week Grading Period, H.S. & Jr. High 29

End of Fourth Nine Week Grading Period, K-6 (44 days)

Fri. May 26 …………..………………………. Teacher Work Day

Sun. May 28. …………………………………. Graduation - 2:00 p.m.

Total Second Semester 87

Yearly Total 178

7-12 Grading Periods K-6 Grading Periods

First Six Weeks – Aug. 23-Sept. 30 (28 days) First Nine Weeks – Aug. 23-Oct. 28 (48 days)

Second Six Weeks- Oct. 3-Nov. 11 (30 days) Second Nine Weeks – Oct. 31-Jan. 13, 2017 (43 days)

Third Six Weeks – Nov. 14-Jan. 13, 2017 (33 days) Third Nine Weeks - Jan. 17-Mar. 17 (43 days)

Fourth Six Weeks – Jan. 17-Feb. 24 (28 days) Fourth Nine Weeks – Mar. 20-May 25 (44 days)

Fifth Six Weeks – Feb. 27-Apr. 7 (30 days) 178 days

Sixth Six weeks – Apr. 17-May 25 (29 days)

178 days

7-12 Conference Dates (4:30 – 7:30 p.m. K-6 Conference Dates (4:30 - 7:30 p.m.)

October 13 & 18, 2015 November 10 & 17, 2016

March 9 & 14, 2017 March 30 & April 6, 2017

After five (5) calamity days, there will be up to a maximum of five (5) make-up days, as is needed

Board approved 2/17/16

LEXINGTON LOCAL SCHOOLS

2017-2018

Days in Session

Fri. Aug. 18, 2017 ..…………….…………. New Teacher Orientation

Mon. Aug. 21 ………………………..………. All Staff Day

Tues. Aug. 22 ……………………….……….. First Day of School

Mon. Sept. 4 …………………….………….... NO SCHOOL – Labor Day

Wed. Sept. 27 ………………….…………….. Staff Curriculum Meetings - 1 hr. early release

Fri. Sept. 29 ………………………………….. End of First Six Week Grading Period, H.S. & J.H. 28

Thurs. Oct. 12………………………………… 7-12 Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Tues. Oct. 17 ………………………….……… 7-12 Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:30–7:30 p.m.

Tues. Oct. 24 ………………………………… End of First Nine Week Grading Period, K-6 (45 days)

Tues. Oct. 31 .………………………………… Staff Curriculum Meetings - 1 hr. early release

Thurs. Nov. 2 ….………………….………….. K-6 Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Thurs. Nov. 9 …………………………..…… K-6 Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Fri. Nov. 10 ……………………………….…. End of Second Six Week Grading Period, H.S. & J.H. 30

Wed. Nov. 22 – Fri. Nov 24 …………………. NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break

Thurs. Nov. 30………………………………… Staff Curriculum Meetings – 1 hr. early release

Wed. Dec. 20 thru Mon., Jan. 1, 2018 ………. NO SCHOOL – Winter Break

Tues. Jan. 2, 2018 ……………………….…… Classes resume

Fri. Jan. 12 …………………………………… End of Third Six Week Grading Period, H.S. & Jr. High 33

End of Second Nine Week Grading Period, K-6 (46 days) 91

End of 1^st Semester

Mon. Jan. 15 …………………………………. NO SCHOOL – Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

Wed. Jan. 31 ………………………………….. Staff Curriculum Meetings – 1 hr. early release

Mon. Feb. 19 …………………………………. NO SCHOOL – Presidents’ Day

Thurs. Feb. 22 …………………………..……. K-6 Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Fri. Feb. 23 …………………………………… End of Fourth Six Week Grading Period, H.S. & Jr. High 28

Tues. Feb. 27 …………………………………. Staff Curriculum Meetings – 1 hr. early release

Thurs. Mar. 1.…………………………………. K-6 Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Thurs. Mar. 8 ………………………………… 7-12 Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Tues. Mar. 13 ………………………………… 7-12 Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Fri. Mar. 16 …………………………………. End of Third Nine Week Grading Period, K-6 (43 days)

Wed. Mar. 21 …………………..………….…. Staff Curriculum Meetings – 1 hr. early release

Mon. Mar. 26 – Fri. Mar. 30 ………………… NO SCHOOL – Spring Break

Mon. Apr. 2 …..……………………………… Classes resume

Thurs. Apr. 5 ……………………………….... Staff Curriculum Meetings - 1 hr. early release

Fri. Apr. 13 …………………………….……. End of Fifth Six Week Grading Period, H.S. & Jr. High 30

Thurs. May 24 ……………………………….. Last Day of School

End of Sixth Six Week Grading Period, H.S. & Jr. High 29

End of Fourth Nine Week Grading Period, K-6 (44 days)

Fri. May 25………….………………………… Teacher Work Day

Total Second Semester 87 Yearly Total 178

Sun. May 27…………………………………... Graduation – 2:00 p.m.

7-12 Grading Periods K-6 Grading Periods

First Six Weeks – Aug. 22-Sept. 29 (28 days) First Nine Weeks – Aug. 22-Oct. 24 (45 days)

Second Six Weeks- Oct. 2-Nov. 10 (30 days) Second Nine Weeks – Oct. 25-Jan. 12, 2018 (46 days)

Third Six Weeks – Nov. 13-Jan. 12, 2018 (33 days) Third Nine Weeks - Jan. 16-Mar. 16 (43 days)

Fourth Six Weeks – Jan. 16-Feb. 23 (28 days) Fourth Nine Weeks – Mar. 19-May 24 (44 days)

Fifth Six Weeks – Feb. 26-Apr. 13 (30 days) 178 days

Sixth Six weeks – Apr. 16-May 24 (29 days)

178 days

7-12 Conference Dates (4:30 – 7:30 p.m. K-6 Conference Dates (4:30 - 7:30 p.m.)

October 12 & 17, 2017 November 2 & 9, 2017

March 8 & 13, 2018 February 22 & March 1, 2018

After five (5) calamity days, there will be up to a maximum of five (5) make-up days, as is needed

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