Miller City-New Cleveland District

We continue our 100 Days, 100 Classes journey with the Miller City High School graduating class of 1944. In 1944 the world witnesses the following: In mid-May, 19 seniors graduate from Miller City High School. A few short weeks later, on June 6 Operation Overlord, commonly known as D-Day, commences with the landing of over 150,000 Allied troops on the French beaches of Normandy. IBM dedicates the first program-controlled computer, an 816 cubic-foot giant known as the Harvard Mark I in August. In November, FDR wins his fourth term as president, defeating Thomas Dewey. Tomorrow 100 Days, 100 Classes celebrates the Class of 1945.

The varsity boys basketball team will be hosting Kalida in a Sectional Semifinal tournament game on Wednesday at 7:00pm. Because this is a tournament game a few things will be different with seating. There will not be a dedicated elementary student section. Any student attending the game in grades kindergarten through third grade will need to sit with their parents. Students in grades four (4) and five (5) are permitted to sit in the regular student section in what is normally the pep band area. Also, students will not be allowed on the floor for the introduction of the starting lineups. Please remind your elementary child of these things if you are attending the tournament game. Thank you!

Congratulations Derrick! Derrick went to the Northwest Ohio Science and Engineering fair at Northwest State Community College on Saturday. He won 1st place in the Energy category, the Governor's Thomas Alva Edison Award for Advanced Alternative Energy Research, and he scored a 38 out of 40. He was one of 10 students who advanced to superjudging, which involved presenting his project to a panel of judges for a trip to ISEF in LA. He was the only freshman who made it to superjudging, and he placed 6th. The top 4 projects were invited go to ISEF, 2 to present and 2 to observe.

MC Music Boosters Spring Flower Sale coming soon! 3rd Quarter Band Concert is on Tuesday March 5th, 7pm also.

We continue our 100 Days, 100 Classes journey with the Miller City High School graduating class of 1943. In 1943 the world witnesses the following: The world’s largest office building, The Pentagon, is dedicated in Arlington, Virginia on January 15. On February 11, General Dwight D. Eisenhower is tapped to command the Allied armies in Europe. In March, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s stage musical Oklahoma! opens on Broadway. 18 Miller City High School seniors graduate in May. On June 6, the first game of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League is played, a precursor of professional women's sports in the U.S. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) begins radio broadcasting on October 12. Tomorrow 100 Days, 100 Classes celebrates the Class of 1944.

We continue our 100 Days, 100 Classes journey with the Miller City High School graduating class of 1942. In 1942 the world witnesses the following: On February 9, Daylight Savings time goes into effect. Now known as Miller City High School, just 10 graduates walk at commencement exercises to receive their diplomas in May. That same month, the U.S. government begins instituting food rationing in order to conserve supplies for the war effort. Sugar is the first on the list. The four-day naval encounter known as the “Battle of Midway” takes place from June 4-7, resulting in a resounding United States victory over the Japanese. The movie Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres in New York City on Thanksgiving Day. Tomorrow 100 Days, 100 Classes celebrates the Class of 1943.

Tickets are now available online for the Boys Sectional Semifinal game versus Kalida which will be played on Wednesday, 2/28 at 7PM. Tickets can also be purchased at the door but we are expecting a big crowd that evening so you may want to purchase in advance. https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets

Sectional Champs! Congrats to Ross Heuerman on his 100th win.

We continue our 100 Days, 100 Classes journey with the Palmer High School graduating class of 1941. In 1941 the world witnesses the following: In May, Orson Welles’s iconic film Citizen Kane premieres in New York City. That same month, 13 graduates receive their diplomas marking the last graduating class known as Palmer High School before the name would change to Miller City High School the following year. On July 1, the first TV commercial – a ten-second spot for Bulova watches – is aired by NBC Television. On the morning of Sunday, December 7 Japanese aircraft strike the Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii launching the United States into World War II. The most popular children’s toy at Christmas is Tinkertoys. Tomorrow 100 Days, 100 Classes celebrates the Class of 1942.

With tonight's victory, the Miller City boys finish the year with the most regular season wins since 1952.

The Middle School recently held the annual Food Fight competition. Grade levels competed against each other bringing in food items of various point values. The students and their families donated more than 65 pounds of cereal, 216 pounds of peanut butter and jelly, 918 pounds of canned goods and so much more!! After 5 days of competition, the 6th grade was victorious. On Tuesday, February 20th, they traveled to the Putnam County Food Pantry in Ottawa to deliver the bus load of items. Members of the High School Student Council joined the delivery to donate the items collected in the high school Pass the Product drive. Thank you MCNC community for your support.

All tickets are general admission for tomorrow night's Girls' Sectional Final game versus Leipsic. Season tickets and passes will not be accepted.

We continue our 100 Days, 100 Classes journey with the Palmer High School graduating class of 1940. In 1940 the world witnesses the following: On May 15 in San Bernardino, California the very first McDonald’s hamburger restaurant opens while just over a month later the first Dairy Queen opens in Edina, Minnesota. In what was at the time Palmer High School’s largest graduating class, 26 seniors receive their diplomas in May. On October 8 the Cincinnati Reds defeat the Detroit Tigers in Game 7 of the World Series for their second MLB crown. President Roosevelt wins an unprecedented third term as the Commander-in-Chief, defeating Republican Wendell Wilkie in a November landslide. RKO releases two Walt Disney feature-length films, Pinocchio and Fantasia. Tomorrow 100 Days, 100 Classes celebrates the Class of 1941.

Boys Basketball:

Congratulations to our art students who have a whopping 36 artworks on display at the Wassenberg Art Center High School Invitational in Van Wert from February 22 - March 5. Shown here the five students who received awards. To see all of the amazing artwork please click the link below: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cb9WfYFTkTO41R9dMewHAJPigECPGvA3?usp=share_link

Tickets for Saturday's girls' Sectional Final game versus Leipsic are available online. All tickets are general admission. There will also be a cash option at the door of $8 for adults and $5 for students. https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets

We continue our 100 Days, 100 Classes journey with the Palmer High School graduating class of 1939. In 1939 the world witnesses the following: In April, The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck is first published. In the 27th issue of DC Comics released on May 1, Batman makes his first appearance. Legendary Yankee first baseman Lou Gehrig ends his record consecutive games played streak at 2,130 on May 2 after it is learned he has contracted amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He would make his “Luckiest Man” speech on July 4 in front of a sold-out Yankee Stadium crowd. Gehrig’s consecutive games played record would stand for 56 years. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is officially dedicated in Cooperstown, New York. In Miller City, Ohio in May, 18 Palmer High School seniors graduate. On August 15 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, MGM’s classic color musical The Wizard of Oz premieres. Exactly four months later, the classic film Gone With the Wind has its own premiere in Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta. Tomorrow 100 Days, 100 Classes celebrates the Class of 1940.

Strawberry pickup will be Tuesday and Wednesday next week from 3-5pm in the ag shop!

We continue our 100 Days, 100 Classes journey with the Palmer High School graduating class of 1938. In 1938 the world witnesses the following: President Roosevelt, in an attempt to fight infant polio, establishes the March of Dimes foundation on January 3. April 18 marked the first appearance of comic book hero Superman. The Palmer High School Class of 1938 graduates 17 seniors at commencement exercises in May. In a rematch, heavyweight Joe Louis exacts revenge on German boxer Max Schmeling with a first-round knockout on June 22 in front of 70,000 at Yankee Stadium. On October 30, Orson Welles broadcasts the radio adaptation of H.G. Wells’s novel The War of the Worlds, inadvertently causing panic amongst listeners in various parts of the country. Tomorrow 100 Days, 100 Classes celebrates the Class of 1939.

As part of the District Strategic Plan, the Public Relations & Communication Focus Group created a Parent School Climate Survey for parents of current Miller City-New Cleveland Local School students. Currently the district has fielded 86 responses. Thank you to those parents who have completed the survey. That being said, with approximately 260 total households in the school district the Public Relations & Communication Focus Group desires to see even more survey responses. Here's the link to the survey: https://forms.gle/QzR6bUEDAWRT2nU77 The Strategic Planning Team appreciates parental feedback and is hopeful the data can be used to assist the district in its efforts to continually improve the student experience.