📅✨ September is Attendance Awareness Month! ✨📅
Showing up matters — every single day! Did you know that regular school attendance is one of the biggest predictors of student success? When students are in school, they are learning, building relationships, and preparing for a bright future. 🌟
This year, each school in the Adams County Ohio Valley School District has an Attendance Banner proudly displayed to remind us of our goal:
✅ Strive for 5 (fewer than 5 absences all year)
✅ Every Day Counts
A special shout-out to the talented students in the WUHS FORGE Lab who designed and created these banners for our schools! 🙌 Their work is helping spread the important message that attendance matters.
Let’s work together to build strong habits, encourage one another, and celebrate the power of showing up. 💪📚
#AttendanceMatters #StriveFor5 #EveryDayCounts #ACOVSD
📚 Attendance Matters! 📚
Good school attendance is key to your success! Did you know that missing just 2 days of school each month—for any reason—can label a student as chronically absent according to the state of Ohio? 😮
If you ever do need to miss, make sure to bring a parent note or doctor’s note to have the absence excused. Every day counts toward your success! ✅
#AttendanceMatters #EveryDayCounts
Adams County Ohio Valley School District invites the community to a public meeting to share feedback on the use of state and federal grant funds, including Title I, Title I-D, Title II-A, Title IV, Title V-B, IDEA-B, ECSE, and others.
📅 Date: Monday, August 25, 2025
🕔 Time: 5:15 p.m.
📍 Location: Career & Technical Center, 175 Lloyd Road, West Union, OH 45693
We welcome input from all community members, including parents of students attending non-public schools. Written comments may be sent to:
Tracy Spires, Director of State and Federal Programs
141 Lloyd Road, West Union, OH 45693
Immediately afterward, the Board of Education will convene its regular meeting.
📚✨ WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL, ACOVSD STUDENTS! ✨📚
📢 ATTENDANCE MATTERS!
💪 STRIVE for 5 - ✅ Every Day Counts
🚨 Chronic absenteeism is a nationwide challenge—and we need your help to turn it around.
What is it? Missing 10% or more of the school year (about 18 days) for ANY reason—excused or unexcused. Even tardies count toward this number.
📊 Last year: 27.7% of ACOVSD students were chronically absent.
🎯 State Goal (ODEW): 14.5% or less
Let’s work together to make this our best year yet—show up, stay engaged, and succeed!
#AttendanceMatters #ACOVSD #StriveFor5 #EveryDayCounts
Adams County Ohio Valley Students Take Big Steps Toward Bright Futures Through Summer Programs & Certifications
This summer, several students from the Adams County Ohio Valley School District made the most of their break by participating in hands-on career programs and extended certification trainings—all part of a continued investment in their futures. These students, made up of recent graduates and rising seniors, chose to take bold steps toward career success by engaging in real-world experiences designed to align with their individual goals and pathways.
These opportunities were made possible through the GRIT Project in Adams County, which partnered closely with students to help them understand their career assessment results and identify paths that matched their strengths and interests. GRIT coordinated with a variety of partners to make these summer programs a success, including:
OhioMeansJobs (OMJ)
Foundations for the Trades
Shawnee State University
Hocking College
Tri-County Career Center
Local community members who generously donated to ensure every student had what they needed to fully
participate
We are proud to recognize the following students for their initiative, commitment, and courage to step forward into something new:
North Adams High School- Christopher Doughman, Robbie McClellan, Konner Rogers
Peebles High School - Allison Sissel, Braden McCann, Damien McCann, Isabella Farmer, Keira Delk, Carson Reed
West Union High School - Addison Lantz, Braylin Fields, Adriana Moman, Briceton Green, Lea McNeilan, Logan Caldwell, Nina McCann, Yasmine Munoz, James Smith, Kale Garrison
CTC - Emily Stapleton, Gracie Pollitt, Ida Vigal, Kiera Scott, Kennedi Dotson, Chase Lewis, Ryken Copas, Zach Shoemaker
Their willingness to invest in themselves—through certifications, training, and summer learning—reflects a powerful message: The future belongs to those who show up for it. These students showed up, and they shined.
To everyone who helped organize, guide, support, and believe in these students: thank you. We hope we haven’t missed anyone but know that your role was deeply valued. Because of you, doors were opened, needs were met, and futures were strengthened.
