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Our youth cheerleaders who attended the cheer clinic earlier this week took the court at halftime today and performed a spectacular routine! Congratulations to all of the Bulldog cheerleaders!

First Grade Bulldogs at McKinley enjoyed rockin’ around the first grade hallway and jingle bell rockin’ into other classrooms! For a fun holiday surprise, the students were treated to activities hosted by the first grade teachers. The kiddos enjoyed making snow globes with Mrs. Wagner, painted trees with lights with Mrs. Muntean, Candy Canes with Mrs. Aikens, tree ornaments with Mrs. Bonarigo, faux stained-glass designs with Mrs. Fitch, all while Mrs. Hudak had the Bulldogs chasing down Rudolph and the reindeers with reindeer food!

Featuring 4th grade students from Poland Middle School, the Poland Bulldogs wish you happy holidays! Enjoy "White Snow Day," our take on the holiday classic carol.

Parent–Teacher Conferences will take place across Poland Local School District on Thursday, February 12, 2026. To accommodate the large volume of scheduled conferences, Poland McKinley Elementary (Grades K–3) will observe an At-Home Learning Day on this date. McKinley students will complete instruction at home with materials provided by teachers. Middle School and High School students will attend school as usual, with conferences scheduled after the school day. Learn more about scheduling conferences:

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION - 02/12/2026 | Poland Local School District Kindergarten Registration for the 2026-2027 school year will look a little different this year. Registration will take place on Parent-Teacher Conference Day (February 12, 2026) at McKinley Elementary School in the Connector. Parents or guardians of children who will be five years old on or before August 1, 2026, are invited to attend. Only one parent or guardian per family needs to attend. Children are not required to be present for registration.

Happy Holidays from Poland Local School District! Enjoy the photos from a very excited holiday theme week at McKinley and Poland Middle! The Bulldogs participated in many fun activities and finished the week with amazing parties hosted by our friends, the McKinley/Middle School PTO! 

Please join the Poland Seminary High School Cheerleaders for a
ONE-DAY YOUTH CHEER CLINIC! All girls in grades K– 6 currently enrolled in Poland Schools are invited. January 12, 2026 4-6 p.m. with a special halftime performance on January 13! | Learn more and sign up:

For a limited time, the Kelliher Cafe and Lawless Lounge are both open for business! Get ready to hear the best poetry slams you've ever heard as our second grade Bulldogs at McKinley read their animal poetry and practice figurative language. You will adore their use of similes and onomatopoeia!

HAPPY 67 DAY! It was the 67th day of school at Poland Local School District, and our second graders in Mrs. Jeswald's and Mrs. Ungaro's classes celebrated in awesome activities! They went on a 67 scavenger hunt, built creations of 67 blocks, did 6-7 exercises, and so many math equations adding up to 6, 7, or 67. If the meme isn't stale by tomorrow, we truly have no idea what else to do!

No place like GNOME for the holidays! Congratulations to the wonderful garden of gnomes, our second grade Bulldogs from McKinley Elementary, on an amazing performance of songs and jokes too! Way to go, Bulldogs and Ms. Senatore!

After a virtual visit with author Peter Brown, one Poland McKinley Elementary student wasted no time putting inspiration into action. Second grade student Ben S. became an author, completing "The Adventures of Me and My Cat," a six-page story filled with colorful illustrations and a humorous tale featuring his cat.

Second grade Bulldogs at McKinley enjoyed virtually hanging out with Peter Brown, author of The Wild Robot! The students got to hear about the writing process, illustrations, and adaptation to the movie. Each classroom received a set of books to enjoy as well. This was all made possible thanks to our friends in Poland Schools Foundation for Educational Excellence and their mini-grant program! Thank you for such an awesome experience!

Mrs. Fening's second grade Bulldogs will bring you to happy tears... Over two days, the students expressed gratitude for the things they have and thought of others who are in need. First, they created "Birthday Bins" for mothers and babies in the NICU so that they can have the essentials for a birthday cake and first days of motherhood! Then, they spent a day at stations, thinking of what they are grateful for.

"THERE'S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT": McKinley Elementary third graders Jane Dudash and Francesca Hurdley, hosts of the McKinley Elementary Thanksgiving Day Parade, go NATIONAL! They were the front cover of the NBC Nightly News broadcast on November 26, 2025, opening a story on school parades. AHHH!!!

Join the Bulldogs for the McKinley Elementary Thanksgiving Day Parade! Featuring over 100 handmade floats from the third grade class at McKinley Elementary, Thanksgiving parade is a tribute to the book “Balloons over Broadway” by Melissa Stark. Students were challenged to create their own balloon floats based on the story. Enjoy a behind-the-scenes look with the parade planners themselves as we explore the history and math that bring the magic to life. Tune in with the family to our livestream on YouTube: Tuesday, November 25 at 6:30 p.m.

Get into the holiday spirit with a series of concerts from Poland Local Schools! Join us as our talented students from various grade levels fill the air with music and joy in December. Each performance is open to the public, and we invite our community to celebrate the season together!

BREAKFAST/LUNCH MENUS - DECEMBER 2025 | View/Print the menus for December 2025 on our website. Please note: All menus are subject to change. https://www.polandbulldogs.com/menus

Thank you to the McKinley PTO for inviting our Bulldogs in third grade to a SKATE PARTY!

Our friends from Western Reserve Joint Fire District visited McKinley Elementary for lunch! Our local heroes, now besties, joined us for pizza day and recess! Some tidbits: We lost firefighter Nina for about an hour in McKinley... We found her unable to escape a group hug in a classroom! Some Bulldogs did not let a fireman off the "spinny-thingy" on the playground. AND... Poland's firefighters definitely know how many teeth have been lost this month! Seemed to be a common topic... Though it was much better than answering, "How old are you?!"

Poland Local School District has calculated and posted Student Fees for the 2025-2026 School Year and PSHS Student Fees for the first semester. Please visit polandbulldogs.com/progressbook to view your child's fee balance. Only PRIMARY CONTACTS of students on Progressbook can view fee information. Starting November 2025, Poland Local School District will send digital notifications to the parents/guardians of students with outstanding student fee balances. Itemized fee invoices can be viewed on Progressbook. Outstanding fee balances will include unpaid fees from current and previous school years.

K-6 PARENT LITERACY NIGHT | Join us on Tuesday, November 18, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Dobbins Early Learning Center for an informative evening on supporting student literacy. Learn about federal programs, hear from our principals, enjoy a presentation by the Poland Library, and connect with literacy coaches for helpful resources. RSVP @ polandbulldogs.com/rsvp.

McKinley Elementary's Veterans Day Assembly was led by the third grade class and their music teacher Ms. Senatore. The Bulldogs invited local veterans to their school to enjoy a show and thank them for their service. It was an awesome showing of talent and appreciation. Thank you, McKinley Elementary, for honoring our Veterans. Thank you, Veterans, for your service.

Enjoy photos from our holiday festivities today! As the day goes on, expect to see photos filling the gallery, featuring our Bulldogs in costume enjoying a day of fun. We send a very special thank you to the McKinley/Middle School PTO and parent volunteers for hosting such a great day.

Windows with cobwebs, cats that scratch in cupboards, and footsteps in hallways but no one is there? Would you stay at Mrs. Herdman's haunted houses?! ENTER IF YOU DARE! Hear the spooky, scary descriptive writing projects from our third grade students, going from the brainstorming session to the final paragraphs typed out and presented!