Positivity

The PSHS Interact Club recognizes one staff member each month who goes above and beyond in making a positive impact on Poland students. The April 2025 staff member of the month is Mrs. Hohloch, Junior High Math. Thank you, Mrs. Hohloch, for everything you do for the students, staff, and community each and every day!

The PSHS Interact Club recognizes one staff member each month who goes above and beyond in making a positive impact on Poland students. The February 2025 staff member of the month is Mr. Black, H.S. Social Studies. Thank you, Mr. Black, for everything you do for the students, staff, and community each and every day!

Mrs. Kelliher’s second grade class is spreading kindness at McKinley Elementary. Working as a team, they are creatively surprising staff members at the school to thank them for what they do. In five days, the Bulldogs made such a great difference and inspired their second grade friends to join in on kindness.

The PSHS Interact Club recognizes one staff member each month who goes above and beyond in making a positive impact on Poland students. The January 2025 staff member of the month is Mr. DiNunzio, H.S. Social Studies. Thank you, Mr. DiNunzio, for everything you do for the students, staff, and community each and every day!

The PSHS Interact Club recognizes one staff member each month who goes above and beyond in making a positive impact on Poland students. The December 2024 staff member of the month is Mr. Brungard, H.S. Phys Ed and Health. Thank you, Mr. Brungard, for everything you do for the students, staff, and community each and every day!

The PSHS Interact Club recognizes one staff member each month who goes above and beyond in making a positive impact on Poland students. The November 2024 staff member of the month is Mr. Snyder, H.S. Principal. Thank you, Mr. Snyder, for everything you do for the students, staff, and community each and every day!

The PSHS Interact Club recognizes one staff member each month who goes above and beyond in making a positive impact on Poland students. The October 2024 staff member of the month is Ms. Aebischer, Language Arts. Thank you, Ms. Aebsicher, for everything you do for the students, staff, and community each and every day!

I would like to thank Ms. Landers' fourth grade class who so adorably prepared a 'surprise project' for me. I knew something was up when the always-prepared-and-helpful Ms. Landers' would not share the details of the project with me... Read this story from our Bulldogs... one that definitely shows kindness, makes you laugh, sing, and even made me cry.

MCKINLEY PRINTS! Third Grade students invited their parents to a breakfast this week to celebrate moving on to fourth grade. Keeping with a tradition, Mr. Beard invited the students to leave their "paw" on the wall as a reminder to all students of what it means to be a McKinley Bulldog.

Spanning the Need: This year, as we bid farewell, our local area high schools are taking a step further and Spanning the Need is honoring and spotlighting the achievements of these bright young minds. This week’s featured is Ryan Snyder from Poland Seminary High School.

When second graders from Miss Lawless' class approached Principal Mr. Beard with the idea of hosting a lemonade stand, his initial response was one of hesitation; typically, such activities are reserved for at-home fun. However, touched by the students' passionate plea to support pediatric cancer research, Mr. Beard was moved to give his approval. The students transformed their young entrepreneurial spirit into a charitable cause by hosting a lemonade stand that raised over $400 for pediatric cancer research and treatment! Read the story: 

The PSHS Interact Club recognizes one staff member each month who goes above and beyond in making a positive impact on Poland students. The April 2024 staff member of the month is Mrs. Moncilovich, Middle School ELA. Thank you, Mrs. Moncilovich, for everything you do for the students, staff, and community each and every day!

Our McKinley little dogs have been bonding with our PSHS Bulldogs! High School big dogs will visit McKinley during their study halls to help out the students in their projects, crafts, and assignments! Paige and Kennedy did the bunny hop in Music, Austin pitched a perfect game of kickball, and Sophia received all the hugs when she entered the classroom. The pups are making memories for life!

Poland Seminary High School Junior Michael Daley chose the non-profit Help Network of Northeast Ohio for his written PSA entry in the Tom Holden Memorial Scholarship contest.

The PSHS Interact Club recognizes one staff member each month who goes above and beyond in making a positive impact on Poland students. The March 2024 staff member of the month is Mrs. Calderon, Guidance. Thank you, Mrs. Calderon, for everything you do for the students, staff, and community each and every day!

The Pawsitive Leaders Club at McKinley met last week to decorate the halls with positive messages and reminders of the PAWS we practice: Positive, Always Respectful, Working Responsibly, and Safe. They are also making gratitude cards to hand out to those that they are thankful for!

PSHS Senior Owen Puhl has been selected as an NHS Scholarship semifinalist! As a member of the PSHS Chapter of NHS, Puhl was chosen based on demonstrated work to support the four pillars of NHS: scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Congratulations, Owen!

When 5th grade Poland Middle School student Maddie Ohr heard that it was time to bring in decorated Valentine's Day boxes, she was reminded of the fun she had creating her personalized Valentine's Day boxes in the past. Her wish was to help other students feel that joy. Read the story:

The PSHS Interact Club recognizes one staff member each month who goes above and beyond in making a positive impact on Poland students. The November staff member of the month is Mr. Daley, High School Principal. Thank you Mr. Daley for everything you do for the students, staff, and community each and every day!

PAWSITIVE LEADERS | Our 3rd Grade Pawsitive Leaders Club had their first meeting on Friday. They will meet as a team throughout the year and work together to make a positive, lasting impact in our schools. In an exciting game of "People, Tigers, and Traps", they learned the importance of collaboration and teamwork! (without getting trapped or eaten!)

Mrs. Martin's 5th Grade classes are counting down the days to the holidays. Every day in December, they open a card with a random act of kindness inside. Let's hear some of the actions they are taking to change the world, one kind act at a time!

First Grade students walked into a different McKinley Elementary Monday morning! The elves played a little trick on them! (or so we think they did...) Watch their reaction:

Mrs. Kelliher’s Second Grade Classmates are up to something special! Celebrating World Kindness in November, the students decided to send five days of kindness to our cafeteria staff members! From cleaning the tables to a fun dance break, these Bulldogs shared a lot of love in a week. Let’s spread some kindness with Mrs. Kelliher’s class!

The PSHS Interact Club recognizes one staff member each month who goes above and beyond in making a positive impact on Poland students. The November staff member of the month is Mr. Sainato, High School Math. Thank you Mr. Sainato for everything you do for the students, staff, and community each and every day!

Mr. Nico takes a trip to the three schools to find out what everyone is thankful for before Thanksgiving!

We’re proud to announce that in the 2023 Food Drive, Poland Local Schools collected and donated over 13,000 food items. WOW! Thank you so much to our students, parents, teachers, staff, and community for making a difference this year.

From Pawsitive Leaders... to Kindness Club Leaders! How about the turnout for our first Poland Middle School 4th grade Kindness Club meeting today?! We got right to work writing holiday cards to the armed forces and our neighbors in Poland who need some love this holiday season! We also planned for our winter necessities drive!

The week of October 30-November 3 is Red Ribbon Week! View photos as we make good choices and  dress for our theme days!

The week of October 30-November 3 is Red Ribbon Week! Students on our campus will be uniting by making good decisions and doing it in style as we dress for our theme days!

The PSHS Interact Club recognizes one staff member each month who goes above and beyond in making a positive impact on Poland students. The October staff member of the month is Mr. Nico Ruggieri, District Communications. Thank you Mr. Nico for everything you do for the students, staff, and community each and every day!

2nd grade students at McKinley Elementary School in Poland, Ohio are now published authors and illustrators. Last school year, Mrs. Amber Wagner’s former 1st grade class took part in Studentreasures’ National Book Challenge, which challenges classrooms across the United States to publish a book. The students received the first copies of their publication “U is for Unique”, a short book of reflections on characteristics that make people unique.

Happy Friday, Bulldogs! Hope you have THIS much fun this weekend.

The PSHS Interact Club recognizes one staff member each month who goes above and beyond in making a positive impact on Poland students. The September staff member of the month is Mrs. Monteiro, High School Science. Thank you Mrs. Monteiro for everything you do for the students, staff, and community each and every day!

We just wrapped up Start with Hello week. Our students got to know each other better and and meet new friends. Let's hear all the special things our Bulldogs did this week!

BULLDOGS ARE CHAMPIONS! Our Bulldogs attended Canfield's CHAMPIONS DAY! Our great team entered the field from the tunnel and then moved from station to station, mastering volleyball, golf, soccer, marching band, track/field... We're pros at everything now!

Enjoy photos from our 2023 Start with Hello Week!

The week of September 18-22 is Start with Hello Week! McKinley Elementary, Poland Middle School, and Poland Seminary High School will be uniting in kindness and in uniform as we dress for our theme days! It all starts with a simple "Hello!" View the acts of kindness we'll be performing:

PSHS Students: Looking to join an organization that focuses on community service and the selflessness to help others? 1st Meeting: Monday Sept. 11th | Mr. Martin’s Room #13 @ 2:15 | Can’t attend? See Mr. Martin ASAP | ALL HS students welcome to join!

Put your PAWS together for these Bulldogs! At McKinley Elementary, Bulldogs are Positive, Always Respectful, Working Responsibly, and Safe! As we enter the new year, watch as our Pawsitive Leaders demonstrate how we can all work together to make our school pawsitively great!

INTERACT CLUB | The May staff member of the month is Mrs. Ciccone, Guidance Secretary. Thank you Mrs. Ciccone for everything you do for the students, staff, and community each and every day! Poland wouldn’t be what it is without dedicated staff like you! - PSHS Interact Club

Forever McKinley Bulldogs... Mr. Beard surprised our Bulldogs with a little art project... We painted our paws on the wall to mark our spot in McKinley's history! These paws are a friendly reminder of what it means to be a Bulldog...

What do you want to be when you grow up? Poland Middle School 5th graders from Poland, Ohio had a special end-of-year project to pick their desired career and present information it to our 4th grade! Poland Middle School had one strong workforce this morning!

INTERACT CLUB | The April staff member of the month is Mr. Chaszeyka, High School Custodial/Maintenance. Thank you Mr. Chaszeyka for everything you do for the students, staff, and community each and every day! Poland wouldn’t be what it is without dedicated staff like you! - PSHS Interact Club

Our PANDA club is counting on YOU, Poland! Next week, we're hosting a "Furry Friends Drive" for the displaced pets at the Columbiana County Humane Society! The students decided this as their service project this year and are asking for pet supplies and treats to help those in need.

This morning, we celebrated the grand opening of our McKinley Elementary Sensory Room. We thank all of our community and donors who made this moment possible, and we are excited for all the joy and smiles that will be made by our students because of this space. THANK YOU, POLAND!

The Poland Middle School Kindness Club is busy with multiple projects! Learn about how our students are making a difference in our community.

Our 6th grade PANDA leaders visited McKinley Elementary to lead our youngest Bulldogs in stories and conversation! This is what leadership is all about!

Our 6th grade PANDA leaders visited Kindergarten classes this week to read stories and get to know our youngest Bulldogs! Moments like these are what make great PANDA leaders and even greater Bulldogs.

Poland Seminary High School will present a Student & Family Safety and Wellness Night on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023 at 7 p.m.

 

Each year in November, our 7th through 12th grade student council hosts a district-wide canned food drive. We turn to our great community to help those in need and ask for canned food items to donate to the Poland Food Pantry. We are proud to announce our final collection number...

RED RIBBON WEEK The last week of October became formalized as Red Ribbon Week in 1988 by a proclamation of the U.S. Congress. While we dress up for themes this week, we'll be learning the benefits of making positive choices and leading healthy, drug-free lifestyles!

View photos from Start with Hello week and theme days!