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BRISTOL -- The Bristol High School building, which is the most northern part of the Bristol Local School District complex, will be marking 100 years in 2018.
Bristol High School Principal Tim Fairfield said at Wednesday's Board of Education meeting that school officials would like to hold community events to get people in to see the building to celebrate the centennial.
The two-story high school section built in 1918 has faced structural issues in recent years and officials have noted the need for repairs. Attempts were made in 2013 to get a bond issue passed for a new complex.
One event being planned is a community trick-or-treat 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 30 with the school's Beta Club to hand out treats to local children. Fairfield said this would not conflict with trick-or-treat in the community Oct. 31.
''We would like to hold events to bring people into the school and see the building,'' Fairfield said, noting the high school building may not always be there for children at the elementary school because of its age.
Despite maintenance efforts, high school rooms are either very hot or very cold, ceilings leak and the building is not able to be modernized. The elementary section and high school cafeteria, which are on the southern part of the school complex, are newer sections.
In other business, the board:
l Heard from the building principals that state test scores for the 2016-17 year will soon be made public. Fairfield said scores were above the state average in various areas, but in the mid-to-upper 70th percentile range with 80 percent or higher the goal set by the state for passage. Elementary Principal Ryan Stowell said scores went up in most areas with an ''A'' received for kindergarten to third in literacy;
l Heard from Stowell that enrollment has increased for the upcoming school year with 10 open enrollment students and 16 new district students;
l Hired Alexis Egler as elementary physical education and health teacher;
l Reported elementary staff attended a Wonders Reading training session this month for a new reading series to be taught. Teachers received a $50 stipend for attending;
l Named John Hickey as delegate and Scott Chapman as alternate to the Ohio School Boards Association annual meeting in November in Columbus;
l Named Emily Woodford as assistant athletic director;
l Approved Jonathan Woodford as an on-board bus instructor and as a temporary bus driver;
l Approved $409,741 for special education services from the Trumbull County Educational Service Center;
l Heard from board member Kathleen Johnson of state legislation being proposed for updated drug awareness programs in schools.
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