Little Miami E-News

Mrs. Combs is back!!! The Giddy Up Crew is complete again and the whole building is feeling the sunshine Mrs. Combs brings. 💚💛

Link to lmespanthers on Instagram.

Congratulations to Austin Dipzinski on finishing 5th in the OHSAA Wrestling Championship, 165lb division.

Congratulations to our LM Select Choirs! Both ensembles earned Superior ratings from all judges on Friday, qualifying them for the OMEA State Adjudicated Event. This marks 20 consecutive years of qualification for the LM Chorale and 16 years for the LM Select Mixed Choir!

Fifteen outstanding Little Miami juniors recently attended the Atrium Medical Hiring Event. During this event, the students received a tour of the Atrium Middletown Hospital, heard from a panel of health science professionals and participated in on-site interviews for available positions as Patient Care Technicians! These students are passionate about healthcare careers and are ready to start getting experience now! Follow Career Experiences on Instagram @careerexperiences to see all the fantastic things our LM students are doing!

While visiting Hi-Tek Manufacturing this week, students with the Career Experiences program had the opportunity to meet and talk with two Little Miami graduates who work there!

Whyatt Fry, a 2023 graduate, has been with Hi-Tek for two years. He is currently a CNC Lathe Operator and absolutely loves it! In fact, Whyatt started with Hi-Tek his senior year and plans to stay and grow with the company!

Alex Poteet, a 2007 graduate of Little Miami, works as a Quality Engineer. He shared that his first job out of high school was as a welder, and that skill opened doors that continue to create new opportunities for him! LM PROUD!

Ohio STEM Learning Network (OSLN) Design Challenge Showcase!

Congratulations to LM Students Anson Senter (9th), Maddie Johnson (9th) and Naman Kaushik's (11th).

Their project won the Southwest Hub in the High School division. They are working on designing a device that would reuse the food packaging used in space missions to produce 3d printer filament. It's a way to minimize the waste.

Among the speakers yesterday, Alvin Drew is a former astronaut, currently Director for NASA Sustainability.

Little Miami is hosting the 24-25 IDEA Parent/Stakeholder Meeting on Wednesday, March 26 from 5:00 – 6:00 PM at Little Miami Central Office, located at 95 E. US 22&3 Maineville, OH 45039.

The purpose of this meeting is to provide parents and stakeholders with information regarding IDEA federal grants, as well as an overview of special education.

If you plan on attending, please RSVP with Debbie Corbett, dcorbett@lmsdoh.org.

LMHS Senior, Carter Sellars

March 14th: Report Cards Posted to Progress Book

March 15th: LM Band in Cincinnati St. Patrick's Day Parade

Week of March 17th: LMPR Walk-a-Thon

March 25th: Board of Education Meeting 7 PM

March 27th: LMMS Spring Pictures

April 3rd: LMHS New Student Breakfast 7:15 AM - 7:45 AM

April 4th-6th: LMHS Spring Musical

April 7th: Little Miami Business Advisory Council 6 PM (LM Central Office)

April 14th: Spring Break Begins

April 22nd:

• School Resumes
• Board of Education Meeting 7 PM

May 2nd -3rd: Fine Arts Festival

As part of our commitment to effective communication with our families, we are excited to announce that we now have three dedicated phone lines available for families who speak Uzbek, Russian, or Spanish. By calling these numbers, families will first be connected to an interpreter before being routed to the district office and the appropriate building.

More information can be found at the links below:

English

Russian

Spanish

LMECC

LMPR

LMES

LMMS

LMHS

Since Fiscal Year (FY)15 to our most recently completed school year, FY24, the district has seen an average increase of 162 students per year (3.38%). This has resulted in an increase of 1,456 students over this time period to a total enrollment of 5,765 (FY24).

Despite the significant student growth LM has seen over the years, we have strategically stretched out the funds generated from the passage of the 2011 Emergency Levy of $10.6 million for more than thirteen years! These funds represent approximately 18% of LM’s total operating budget and are vital to the district’s financial health. We are so thankful to the community for investing in the future of our students!

With careful planning and monitoring of the district’s increasing growth in enrollment, the Board and LM administration will continue to provide the best opportunities available to our students in the most economical ways possible.

Register Online:

To register online, you will need to provide the following.

• Ohio driver’s license or Ohio identification card number
• Name
• Date of Birth
• Address
• Last four digits of your Social Security number

Registration Deadlines:

You must register or update your voter registration no later than 30 days prior to an election. Upcoming voter registration deadlines:

• April 7, 2025 for the May 6, 2025 Primary and Special Election
• July 7, 2025 for the August 5, 2025 Special Election
• October 6, 2025 for the November 4, 2025 General Election

DID YOU KNOW? By the age of three, a child’s brain is already 80% developed, and, by the time a child enters kindergarten, they must already know thousands of words in order to succeed in the classroom. Reading aloud to a child and giving them access to books is the best way to ensure they are prepared to enter kindergarten.

The Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library wants to start a new chapter in early childhood literacy throughout Ohio by providing families with books. With the goal of preparing students entering Kindergarten for success in the classroom, the Imagination Library program will send a customized book to your child each month from birth until age five. Sign up is easy and FREE! Give your Panther the gift of reading & enroll today.

Learn more about the Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library and its partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

View a Book List

You are not alone. Do you need help now?

Text the keyword “4hope” to 741 741 to be connected to a trained Crisis Counselor within 5 minutes.

Any person may need help in coping with a stressful situation. Reach out by text to communicate with someone trained to listen and respond in a method that is private, secure and confidential.

The Crisis Text Line is a free, confidential service available 24/7 via text on mobile devices. Data usage while texting Crisis Text Line is free and the number will not appear on a phone bill with the mobile service carrier. People of all ages can use Crisis Text Line.

For more information about the Crisis Text Line and for supporting resources, please visit the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services website.

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