Piqua City Schools

Class

• Best Vocal Performance
• Best Choreography
• Best Costume
• Best Female Soloist Madison Simpson
• Outstanding Performer Morgan Miller
• Class B Champions

• Grand Champion

• Class Champions
• Best Vocals
• Best Choreography
• Best Instrumental Combo
• Best Female Soloist - Madison Simpson
• Outstanding Performer from Piqua - Micah McClurg

• Gand Champions
• Best Vocals
• Best Choreography

The Piqua City Board of Education has placed a permanent improvement renewal levy request on the November 3rd 2009 ballot.   The renewal levy will not bring additional dollars to the district; it will maintain the current funding levels.  This is not a new or additional tax.  Funds from this levy are used for maintenance and capital improvement projects which have a life of five-years or more.  This includes building upkeep such as roofs, boilers, floors, plumbing, brickwork, sidewalks, security equipment, parking lot resurfacing, and bus purchases.  Like any home owner we need to set aside dollars to maintain our facilities.  The permanent improvement fund is our set aside dollars for these maintenance expenses, both expected and unexpected. 

The renewal levy is a five year levy which was originally passed by Piqua voters in 1994 and expires December 31, 2009.   Since June 2007 more than $2.60 million has been cut from the school budgets, with many cost saving measures in place and 38 people not replaced or laid off.  The Board of Education will need to cut an additional $774,883 from the operating budget if the November 3rd permanent improvement renewal levy fails.  Piqua City Schools has been recognized again as one of Ohio's "Excellent" rated districts.  This renewal levy will help maintain our existing facilities which house current programs, services and opportunities for the children of Piqua.

Tom Westfall, Piqua High School Choir teacher, has been named the Piqua City Schools Teacher of the Year!  Tom was presented the title at 11:58 AM on May 8, 2009 by Superintendent Hanes at PHS with the Show Choir present.  Congratulations to Tom!

Interact is a new service oriented student group at PHS. It is sponsored by the local Rotary. Recently with approximately 45 Rotary members present, (April 14th) 40 PHS students became charter members of the first PHS Interact club in a ceremony hosted at PHS.

The Show Choir Rating System

The Ohio School Board Association recognized the Piqua City Schools Board of Education on Tuesday March 17, 2009 as a "Gold Level" effective school board.  Congratulations to school board members: President Mimi Crawford, Vice President Lori Webster, Margee Zimpher, Bob Luby and Andy Hite!

We are extremely proud to announce that Piqua High School has increased the number of Advanced Placement Course offerings from seven to fifteen.  The 2009-2010 school year will begin with the following Advanced Placement courses:

• AP English Language and Composition 11
• AP English Language and Composition 12
• AP Statistics
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Physics B
• AP Chemistry
• AP Biology
• AP Government and Politics
• AP Macroeconomics
• AP World History
• AP Spanish Language
• AP French Language
• AP German Language
• AP Music Theory
• AP Studio Art

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