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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!

Enjoy photos from our 2023 Start with Hello Week!

Mandatory bus evacuation drills will occur Tuesday, September 19 for grades 7-12 and Thursday, September 21 for grades K-6.

Poland Local Schools earned 4.5 Stars overall in the 2023 Ohio Report Card! This is a testament to the amazing efforts of our students, faculty, staff, and community. Let's keep going, Bulldogs!

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:

Our partners at The Nutrition Group are excited to bring NUTRITION FOR LIFE to our lunchroom this month! On September 18, 19, & 21, KG and 1st Grade students are welcome to a nutritious COMPLIMENTARY MEAL! No mess, no fuss, no cost!

We're really excited to be "reopening" our online art gallery this year, featuring the wonderful works of our students in a digital album. Throughout the year, we'll add their creations to this album! www.polandbulldogs.com/art/gallery. We open with some art that was on display at the Canfield Fair AND some fair-inspired artwork too! A whole lot of ribbons were awarded to these Bulldogs!

Read the Bulldog Update issued on 8/31/2023.

It's the first day of the 2023-2024 school year. We're asking our Bulldogs what they are most excited for this year!

Take a look around! Look at all the positive messages our community shared with our Bulldogs from this week's Chalk the Walk. You can use your phone or Facebook to rotate around the image to view all the drawings. Thank you McKinley/Middle School PTO for hosting!

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!

Entering Kindergarten Families! You are invited to your child's Kindergarten play date! Hosted by the McKinley/Middle School PTO, the kindergarten play dates give you a chance to meet fellow Bulldog families and enjoy food/drinks together! View the schedule:

We are very excited to welcome our students to the 2023-2024 school year at Poland Local Schools! To assist with the transition from summer into the new school year, we are publishing the Back to School Guide containing all the information parents need to know!

Learn the schedule for Kindergarten's staggered start at McKinley Elementary.

Poland Local Schools is hosting a summer school program for students entering grades 1-3. Learn more.

Thank you to the PTO, teachers, nurses, staff, volunteers, and vendors who came out today to help with our Fun Day at McKinley Elementary!

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...

The Poland Ohio Historical Society gave our 3rd grade classes the awesome history of our great home! The informative guides and stellar actors gave us a sense of what life was like here before us. Thank you to our Historical Society for taking the classroom outside!

SUMMER CAMPS! ☀️ Poland's athletes and coaches are excited to work with your kiddos! All camps are hosted by Poland Seminary High School coaches and their staff members. Register today! -PLSD Learn more:

WOW! Our Kindergarteners took the stage for the FIRST TIME tonight in a special performance at our spring concert! They cozied on up in PJs and showed us their moves! Then came our first grade pups, all the dogs to sing us songs about DOGS! WHAT A SPECTACLE! WE LOVE YOU, BULLDOGS! Way to go, Miss Senatore, on directing these stars!

AFTER SCHOOL 🏫 Poland Local Schools will be hosting an after school program for Bulldogs in grades K-6 in the 2023-24 school year. Download the Registration Packet and learn more: https://www.polandbulldogs.com/after-school -PLSD

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!

Gym and Music are two classes of a few McKinley calls "specials". Usually, the students will attend a different special for each day of the week, but this week, students got a 2-for-1 in music and gym together! The combination was obvious... Let's see how our second grade students enjoyed the day! -PLSD

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