Over 70 volunteers came together on Simple Service Saturday, a community service outreach partnership between Winton Woods City Schools and Messiah Lutheran Church, to serve senior citizens living in Greenhills and its surrounding communities. “April 28 started out to be a rainy day, but we were able to finish all our tasks,” said June Tessin of Messiah Lutheran.

Students from the Academy of Global Studies @ Winton Woods High School, WWHS Key Club members, and volunteers from Messiah Lutheran helped nine residents with yard work that included cleaning out flower beds, mulching, and planting flowers. “The day was a huge success, and we plan on helping our residents again in the fall,” said Tessin.

To be considered for future Simple Service Saturday events, please contact Tessin at Messiah Lutheran  at www.messiahgrh.org. 

The elimination of high school busing has changed the start time at Winton Woods High School for the 2012-2013 school year to 8:00 a.m., with the day ending at 3:07 p.m. Bells will be 49 minutes long with five minutes to pass between classes. Teachers’ days will run from 7:55 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

The district will also introduce zero bell to the high school. Zero bell will run from 7:10 to 7:59 a.m. and is a requirement for students in the Academy of Global Studies (AGS).  “The required seminar class for our AGS students meant those students stayed an extra bell at the end of the day this year,” said Principal Terri Holden. “That class has been moved to the beginning of the day and allows all our students to be released at the same time.”

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - A group of Cincinnati teachers and principals are some of the first in the nation to receive training on how to adjust their lessons in order to align with new education standards. The educators, from Carson Elementary in West Price Hill and Winton Hills Academy in Winton Hills, are learning about the Common Core State Standards, which Ohio adopted, from the co-authors of the standards in math and English Language Arts/Literacy.

The goal of the Standards Immersion Institute May on Thursday and Friday in New York City is to empower teachers and principals so they can return to Cincinnati ready to teach their colleagues about the changes.  Full implementation of the standards will take place at the beginning of the 2013 school year.