What first brought you to the Sylvania School District? Fifteen years ago, my wife and I were getting married, and we were looking for a community with a great reputation for its schools, a place where we could establish roots and start a family. Sylvania was the community we chose to call home. Even though we have been blessed with only one child, who will … Continue reading Meet the new superintendent
For generations of Sylvania schools graduates, the colors may have been orange and brown or black and gold, but the memories are shared. In August, alumni from Sylvania High School, Northview High School and Southview High School will come together to celebrate a milestone that shaped the community’s educational history — the 50th anniversary of the final graduating class of Sylvania High School and the … Continue reading Reunion celebrates 50 years of school traditions
Representing the Sylvania Township Board of Trustees, Chair Jill Johnson, left, Fire Chief Chris Nye, and Administrator Oliver Turner pay tribute and present an engraved glass award to retiring Superintendent of Sylvania Schools, Veronica Motley, D.Ed., second from left, at the June 29 Board of Education meeting. Continue reading Trustee honors Superintendent
Sylvania Area Community Improvement Corporation presented scholarship recipients Northview student Kaitlyn Eckel and Southview student Matthew Hartman Jr. with checks on July 6, 2026. (L-R): Dr. Veronica Motley, Kaitlyn Eckel, Matthew Hartman Jr, and Greg Feller stand in downtown Sylvania while preparing to give out checks for the Sylvania Area Community Improvement Corporation (SACIC) scholarships. Sylvania School board president Greg Feller (far right) passes out … Continue reading SACIC Presents Scholarship Recipients with Checks
Timberstone Junior High students spent a Saturday morning restoring headstones at historic Ravine Cemetery in Sylvania in preparation for Memorial Day. The event was organized by Stacey Leffler, Timberstone science teacher and Youth to Youth sponsor, in partnership with Margie Ott, Head of the Sylvania Parks and Forestry Division. Ravine Cemetery is the resting place of 2,117 individuals, including 199 veterans. Students included Adelynn Lesher, … Continue reading Timberstone students clean up
For Tara Haye, advocacy often begins close to home. The Sylvania Township mother of 10-year-old Isaac, a fourth grader at Stranahan Elementary School, spends her days substitute teaching, volunteering, and caring for her son. Many in the community first came to know Haye as the driving force behind an inclusive and accessible playground at Stranahan Elementary, completed last summer — a project rooted in her … Continue reading Supporting Sylvania schools strengthens the community
The Sylvania Area Community Improvement Corporation has been a force in the community for several decades with a history of economic development programs, community enhancement projects/studies, and business support. The SACIC provides multiple services with the focus on enhancing the vibrancy of the Sylvania area. Award Opportunity The Sylvania Area Community Improvement Corporation is proud to offer a scholarship to a senior from a local high … Continue reading SACIC Public Safety Services Scholarship
NLL Champs… Again! The McCord eighth grade girls basketball team, Front Row (L to R:) Adelyn Rozek, Maeve Montrie, Willow Harvey, and Maci Mendenhall; Back Row (L-R): Coach Doug Downing, Kennedy Patten, Mallory McClain, Kara Soltman, Karli Newsome, and Ashley Bartlett, won the NLL championship. The team finished their second season as an undefeated team. Coach Downing noted the team has a 37-0 record over its seventh … Continue reading Sylvania Schools Updates
Sylvania Township is taking a hands-on approach to training the next generation of first responders through a new Career Tech Partnership set to launch next fall — an initiative years in the making that connects classroom learning with real-world emergency response experience. Sylvania Township Fire Assistant Chief Jeffrey Bennett and Sylvania Schools Career Readiness Coordinator Steve Urbanski recently presented details of the collaborative program, designed … Continue reading Sylvania Township Fire and Sylvania Schools to launch Fire/ EMT Career Tech program
1,000 Points Scored! During the Feb. 7 Northview vs. Bedford girls basketball game, senior Grace Krahl scored the 1000th point of her career, something only 12 players in Northview’s basketball history have ever accomplished. The Wildcats won the contest 39 to 25. Athletes sign letters of intent Congratulations The Northview Dance Team, Front Row (L-R): Miranda Wigfield, Mackenzie Rofkar,Emily Rove,Sydney Debouver; Middle Row (L-R): Delaney … Continue reading Sylvania Schools Update
