Rossford Schools Podcast

New Rossford Record editor Payton Lechner joins the Rossford Schools Podcast to discuss her vision for our local paper. A Rossford High School alum, Payton shares insights from her time at RHS, reflects on her experiences at the Rossford Library and Cedar Creek Church, and talks about some of her favorite books.

We visit with a few sixth graders and teachers at Camp Michindoh for a glimpse into their Sixth Grade Camp experience! Hear what they're learning, what activities they're enjoying and even a quick rendition of a campfire song. Plus, don’t miss their candid reviews of camp food!

Hear from former Board of Education President Dawn Burks and newly appointed Board President Jackie Huffman on the Rossford Schools Podcast as we celebrate Board Recognition Month. They share the changes and accomplishments they’ve seen in the district since joining the board, what inspired them to run and their vision for the future. Thank you to all of our Board of Education members for your ded...

Hear from Jessica (Pietrasz) Bush and Margo (Jackson) Schaffer both from the Class of 2014 who are being inducted in the Rossford High School Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday. The 'kindergarten friends' grew up together and talk about their friendship, give advice to students balancing school and sports and tell fun stories.

RHS Varsity Basketball Player Scarlett Williams joins the Rossford Schools Podcast along with her Coach Toby Ledesma to discuss joining the 1,000 point club. Coach Ledesma discusses how Williams has developed as a player and what makes her an elite scorer. Scarlett shares a fun story how she started playing basketball and more.

Hear from two seniors who attended the field trip to the Toledo Museum of Art. They talk about the trip, what they learned and their projects from Rossford High School art classes. Be sure to stop by our Winter Art Exhibit in the Art Gallery spaces during next week's concerts.

Last week, three of our students and a teacher participated as guardians on a Flag City Honor Flight, accompanying veterans on a memorable journey to Washington, D.C. In this week’s Rossford Schools Podcast, we sit down with the students to hear about their experiences visiting monuments, witnessing the Changing of the Guard, and more. You can support future Honor Flights by attending our Serving...

The Rossford High School Drama Club is performing two one act plays this weekend at the RHS Auditorium. Hear from our student cast members and set director talk about the shows and funny moments behind the scenes to get ready for the performances this weekend. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for seniors/students. Shows are Thursday-Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

Rossford Elementary School Resource Officer Socie joins the Rossford Schools Podcast to discuss Halloween safety. Biggest things are checking the candy first and making sure you're visible when trick or treating. He also talks about his favorite costume growing up and some more safety tips for Bus Safety Week.

We open the episode hearing the RHS fight song from our marching band during the Homecoming football game. Then we hear some highlights from Rossford Mayor Neil MacKinnon's 2024 Award of Distinction Ceremony. US Representative Marcy Kaptur and State Representative Haraz Ghanbari both speak followed by Superintendent Dan Creps. Then we hear directly from Mayor MacKinnon before our band caps off the...

This Rossford Schools Podcast episode spotlights 2021 RHS Class President Jacob Lesick who is a senior at the University of Cincinnati and speaking at a Leadership Toledo event next week. Hear Mr. Lesick discuss Leadership Toledo, being a Bearcat Band drum major, studying national cyber defense and thank Rossford teachers and staff.

It has often been asked are you teaching basic finance/life classes at Rossford High School? The answer is yes! This week we talk to Business (or Life) Teacher Mrs. Sivinski. Her courses include financial literacy, accounting and navigating life to help prepare our high school students for life on their own. Creating a budgets, having a checkbooks, how to buy a car, owing insurance are some of the...

Rossford Elementary School Music Teacher Sally Gardiner joins the Rossford Schools Podcast to discuss her Choir Club and more. Hear about how she teaches vocal techniques to elementary students, her heart for the Veterans Day Assembly and even her own favorite artists.

Just coming back from a vacation? This 8-minute podcast episode is everything you need to know from 2024 summer. This podcast features audio from Summer Drone Camp including STEM Teacher Andrea Iman, students and Mike McArthur from First Solar. Then we introduce new Principal Dr. Nick Neiderhouse and hear from him before learning more about the new Evolv screener at Rossford Jr-Sr High School. Wel...

In this episode we welcome new Rossford Jr-Sr High School Principal Dr. Nick Neiderhouse. We talk a little bit about his background, his hobbies/interests and why he wanted to come to Rossford. Listen in to hear from our new building leader!

Our Elementary STEM Teacher Andrea Iman is speaking at the Leaders of Innovation Conference this week at Lake Erie West. She talks about lessons from her session titled 'Embracing Failure' in this summer episode of the Rossford Schools Podcast.

We hear from our MakerMinds Club Advisor Maria Pratt about the new club and what it has done in its first few months of existence. This STEM club has done many 3D printing projects, works with coding and more. Mrs. Pratt also discusses how the students have empathy behind their projects.

We will hear from our speaker at Decision Day, kindergarten and high school choir concerts and then highlight our staff during a staff appreciation section. Be sure to check our Facebook page for photos from Fine Arts Night, Staff Appreciation video and Decision Day video. Also come out to the SOS Club Pancake Breakfast this Saturday, May 11 from 8 to 11 a.m. at Rossford Jr Sr High School.

We learn more about The Bulldog Foundation which is a non-profit organization that raises private funds to help our students. Classroom grants, student scholarships, STEM camps and more opportunities are possible because of this group and its donations. Foundation President Mary Shinavar and Vice President Doug Miller talk about The Foundation, why it was formed 10 years ago, what it does and the...

We talk to DECA students Grant Eckel and Michael DeShetler ahead of their trip to California. They leave for an International DECA Competition after great performances in Columbus last month. They discuss what DECA competitions look like, their performances, what they expect in California and more. We also have a call out for 15-25 second staff appreciation videos to be submitted to mthompson@ross...

In today's episode we talk to cast members Ava Tullius and Carlos Santellana as well as director Mrs. Witulski ahead of this weekend's Spring Musical. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a 1961 musical about the business world from that time. Cast members discuss the show, the choreography, first-night jitters and more!

Today's episode we are celebrating Rileigh Clair who won the Teen Distracted Driving Billboard Contest put on by Safe Communities of Wood County. As a result her design (the cover for this podcast episode) will be put on a billboard at State Route 795 and Lime City Road next week. We also hear from Sandy Wiechman from Safe Communities of Wood County discussing what distracted driving is and th...

We discuss students' success in DECA, wrestling, Esports and then talk to School Resource Officers Wes Socie and Jodi Johnson about the LEAD program. We even share a clip of Officer Socie talking to our elementary Just Say No Club and Officer Jodi talking to a high school class during her LEAD lesson.

In this episode, we recap Speech and Debate's showing at state this past weekend and celebrate our DECA programming going to state. Two of our RHS wrestlers are off to state competition as well. We feature two interviews with wrestlers Noel Reinhart and Ayden Wilson. The two talk about the keys to success in Columbus this weekend and more. Good luck to all of our Bulldogs.

Newly inducted RHS Hall of Fame Soccer Coach John Vargo joins the Rossford Schools Podcast. Coach Vargo discusses his time coaching at Rossford which included four sectional championships, a district championship and Division II Coach of the Year award. He talks about the importance of education, coaching his kids, and the joy of seeing his former students succeed later in life.