JH Boys Basketball versus Ottoville (Tournament Championship): 8th grade won 43-30

Bus #8 (Kelly S) is running 10 minutes behind this morning (2/19/26)
Cheer tryouts:

Tickets for this Saturday's Girl's Sectional Final are available online at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets for $10 (adults) and $5 (students). You can also purchase them at the gate upon arrival.
Calling all Pep Band Alumni! Don't forget that Alumni night is this Friday night! Please contact Mrs. Verbsky if you are in need of an instrument. Meet in the band room at 6PM. See you then!

JOB POSTING:
First Grade Teacher
DISTRICT:
Miller City-New Cleveland Local School
BUILDING:
Miller City-New Cleveland Elementary
SUMMARY:
Miller City-New Cleveland Local School is seeking a qualified first grade teacher for the 2026-2027 school year in order to continue and improve our successful academic program.
DISTRICT INFORMATION:
Miller City-New Cleveland Local School is a rural school in Putnam County, Ohio with a Grades K-12 enrollment of approximately 525 students. The U.S. News & World Report recently named Miller City-New Cleveland Elementary as Ohio’s #1 elementary school for the third consecutive year. The district has consistently ranked in the top 5% of Ohio public schools in terms of the performance index measure attached to state standardized testing. The Miller City and New Cleveland communities value education and take pride in the programs of the school system.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
March 16, 2026
SALARY:
Per Salary Schedule
EXPERIENCE:
No Experience required
BACKGROUND CHECK:
Applicant must pass BCI/FBI check
SALARY/BENEFITS:
Salary: Per salary schedule (commensurate with education and experience levels)
Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance coverage available; Sick leave/personal leave
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume, reference list and letters of recommendation to Mr. Dustin Pester. Please include a copy of your teaching license and FBI/BCI check if applicable.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Miller City-New Cleveland Local School District
Mr. Dustin Pester, Principal
pester_d@mcncschools.org
200 N. Main Street
Miller City, OH 45864
419-876-3173
419-876-2020 FAX
First Grade Teacher
DISTRICT:
Miller City-New Cleveland Local School
BUILDING:
Miller City-New Cleveland Elementary
SUMMARY:
Miller City-New Cleveland Local School is seeking a qualified first grade teacher for the 2026-2027 school year in order to continue and improve our successful academic program.
DISTRICT INFORMATION:
Miller City-New Cleveland Local School is a rural school in Putnam County, Ohio with a Grades K-12 enrollment of approximately 525 students. The U.S. News & World Report recently named Miller City-New Cleveland Elementary as Ohio’s #1 elementary school for the third consecutive year. The district has consistently ranked in the top 5% of Ohio public schools in terms of the performance index measure attached to state standardized testing. The Miller City and New Cleveland communities value education and take pride in the programs of the school system.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
March 16, 2026
SALARY:
Per Salary Schedule
EXPERIENCE:
No Experience required
BACKGROUND CHECK:
Applicant must pass BCI/FBI check
SALARY/BENEFITS:
Salary: Per salary schedule (commensurate with education and experience levels)
Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance coverage available; Sick leave/personal leave
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume, reference list and letters of recommendation to Mr. Dustin Pester. Please include a copy of your teaching license and FBI/BCI check if applicable.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Miller City-New Cleveland Local School District
Mr. Dustin Pester, Principal
pester_d@mcncschools.org
200 N. Main Street
Miller City, OH 45864
419-876-3173
419-876-2020 FAX
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JH Boys Basketball versus Kalida (Tournament):
8th grade won 39-29
The championship is Thursday at 5:30 at Ottoville's big gym.
Please read this important information regarding E-learning/Remote Learning: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wu1xk48sXmF-xJ6LGlLya4kPfnM4o4O4/view?usp=sharing
Tonight's 8th grade tournament game at Ottoville is still on as scheduled.
This week's lunch menu will be as scheduled
Miller City-New Cleveland School closed today (2/16/26); School will be in session on Thursday, April 2
Miller City-New Cleveland School on a 3 hour delay today (2/16/26)
Miller City-New Cleveland on a 2 hour delay today (2/16/26)
Varsity Boy's District Bracket

This week's athletics schedule:

Swim Sectionals @ Ayersville
Bryce Gerten
100 yard Butterfly 1:03.93 placed 7th - first alternate for districts
100 yard Breaststroke 1:09.63 placed 9th - broke his own school record - moving onto districts
Chase Niese
200 yard IM 2:25.63 placed 10th - first alternate for districts
100 yard Backstroke 1:06.49 placed 6th - moving onto districts
There will be a JH and HS track meeting at 4:30 pm in the media center for all parents and athletes on Friday, February 20, 2026. This will be our mandatory 2026 meeting for track.
High School Boys Basketball:
Varsity: MC 52 Grove 64
Record: 16-5
JV: MC 48 Grove 39
Record: 20-1
7th Boys Basketball Tournament:
SPPS 53 Miller City 19
