JHPBIS

Congratulations to Crew H., Kayleigh B., and Kaylie Y. on being elected by the staff for exemplifying our PBIS goals - Be Responsible, Be Respectful and Be Ready! Also, congratulations to Mr. Brown and Mrs. Roseberry, two staff members that the students voted that exemplified those goals as well. Great job, Minutemen!

JHScienceDensity

Mr. Hoover and Mrs. Roseberry's science classes are making waves in their investigations! They're diving into the density differences of hot vs. cold water and discovering how salinity impacts water density. Learning science one drop at a time!

SpellingBee2023

Lexington took first and second place in the TriCounty Spelling Bee on Feb. 9th at Mid-Ohio ESC. Eastern 6th grade: Odin S. (second place) and Lexington Jr. High 8th grade: Ethan C. (first place)

8thGradeResistanceBook

The Lexington 8th gade history club has been researching a variety of topics in history. They recently watched a movie about the Holocust and are now reading and discussing a book called Resistance by Jennifer Nielsen.  The book looks at the Jewish resistance in Europe during World War II.

RoseberryLightBulbs1

Mrs. Roseberry's seventh grade students conducting a lab on the differences between different kinds of light bulbs to understand wattage and characteristics of incandescent and fluorescent bulbs.

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Mrs. Roseberry's seventh grade students conducting a lab on the differences between different kinds of light bulbs to understand wattage and characteristics of incandescent and fluorescent bulbs.

DeweyMathRelay

Mr. Dewey's seventh grade math class at the junior high, spent time in the courtyard running math relay races! Students moved objects from one container to another while their partner timed them. Then, they found unit rates and made equivalent rate tables to compare their times.

MinutemanInActionClub

Members of the Minutemen in Action Club at Lexington Junior High visited the first-grade classrooms at Central Elementary to share a coloring book they created about recycling! The book incorporated a history of the Minutemen, while also teaching the importance of recycling. Every student received a copy of the coloring book to take home and each classroom received a recycling bin. What a great way to think globally but act locally!

JHCacyRCSWGrant

The Junior High CACY Team was recently awarded a $500 grant from Richland County Solid Waste for bringing awareness to Reduce, Reuse or Recycle. The CACY Team built a community of outreach for recycling during COVID-19. Through emails, announcements, and consistent follow-up with recycling, the team created best recycling practices for Lexington Junior High while instilling “A sense of caring for the environment” and for each other.

JHArtBookmark1

Lexington Junior High students made bookmarks for the 1st through 3rd graders at Central and Western Elementary Schools. The Junior High students discussed community and its importance. Students had to then create a series of bookmarks based on a theme like sports, encouraging quotes, video games, etc. Great work Lex Junior High art students for your hard work and beautiful bookmarks!

JHArtBookmark2

Lexington Junior High students made bookmarks for the 1st through 3rd graders at Central and Western Elementary Schools. The Junior High students discussed community and its importance. Students had to then create a series of bookmarks based on a theme like sports, encouraging quotes, video games, etc. Great work Lex Junior High art students for your hard work and beautiful bookmarks!

ScaleProjects21 1

Students in Mr. Kreis' junior high math classes recreated scale models of famous buildings and architectural marvels to demonstrate transformations, dilations and scale factor.

ScalesProject21 2

Students in Mr. Kreis' junior high math classes recreated scale models of famous buildings and architectural marvels to demonstrate transformations, dilations and scale factor.

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Students in Mr. Kreis' junior high math classes recreated scale models of famous buildings and architectural marvels to demonstrate transformations, dilations and scale factor.

AddyWDonationDrive

Addy W. organized a donation drive at our Junior High prior to school being closed. She was able to coordinate with the Domestic Violence Shelter in Mansfield and thanks to all the generous donations from the students and staff at the Junior High, she delivered 25 book bags filled with blankets, socks, games, crafts, books, toothbrushes, toothpaste, hairbrushes, chapstick, hand sanitizer, deodorant and other items that kids at the Domestic Violence Shelter might want or need. Thank you Addy for your huge heart and all the time and effort you gave to make a difference in the lives of others.

JHRoboticsClubFeb20

A Robotics Club was started at the Junior High last school year. Recently our 8th grade Robotics Team entered their first competition ever and finished second in paired rounds, won the Excellence Award based on their combined score for all three parts of the competition, and qualified to advance to the STATE Robotics competition in March. Congratulations to (left to right) Dylan N., Damien J., Wesley H. and their Advisor/Coach Mrs. Linda Collins! What a great first competition!

JHAcademicChallengeFeb20

Our Lex Junior High Academic Challenge team placed 2nd in a recent MOESC Academic Challenge competition. Team members from left to right: Oden B., Jacob H., Kennedy L., Grant M., Wyatt M., Darcie R.

JHScaleModels

Junior High Math 8 students recently concluded their study of transformations, dilations, scale, and scale factor. Some students chose to make a scale model of a famous structure. Students were required to make their model to a matching scale.

SpellingBee2020

Congratulations to the Eastern and Junior High students who participated in the 2020 Richland County Spelling Bee. 6th grader, Addie S. earned First Place and will advance to the Tri-County Spelling Bee in February. Drayton B. and Natalie H. placed in the top 12 and will also be competing in the Tri-County Bee. 60 total students from Richland County competed in the Spelling Bee. The combined Eastern/Junior High team is (front row) Drayton B, Natalie H and Olivia P. (back row) Drew H., Addie S., Iris P. and Danica S. CONGRATULATIONS ADDIE, DRAYTON, NATALIE AND THE ENTIRE TEAM!

LexJHChildProgram

The Junior High CACY group helped distribute gifts for over 1000 children through the local Adopt-A-Child program.

JHToyDrive2019

Our Junior High students collected over 500 toys to be donated to children in our area.