The Southern State Community College Board of Trustees will meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, August 8, in Room 303 on the college's North Campus, 1850 Davids Drive, Wilmington. Prior to the full board meeting, the Finance Committee will meet in Room 320 at 5 p.m. on North Campus. Both meetings are open to the public.

Patch of Heaven Preschool and St. Mary Catholic School will be having an Open House on Monday, Aug. 13 from 6-7 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

The Greenfield Exempted Village School District has a deep dedication to educating all resident children, including those with disabilities that require special programs or services.

Sardinia resident Caitlyn R. Lanier is the recipient of an $11,000 Wilmington College Academic Achievement Scholarship.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, at the 2012 Ohio Safe Schools Summit, called on all schools to meet the state law requirement that directs them to file a copy of both floor plans and safety plans with the Attorney General's Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI).

The Ohio Board of Regents has voted unanimously to approve a resolution presented by Regents’ Chairman James Tuschman recommending that each board of trustees of the University System of Ohio consider implementing its own policy to establish its campus as tobacco-free.

The Hillsboro City School Board of Education will meet for a board work session at 8 a.m. Monday, July 30 at the Hillsboro Board of Education Office, 39 Willettsville Pike.

Belfast Head Start, Bright Local Schools, Fairfield Local Schools, Greenfield Exempted Village Schools, Greenfield Head Start, Highland County Community Action, Hillsboro City Schools, Hillsboro Head Start and Lynchburg-Clay Local Schools have announced their 2012-2013 program year policy for free and reduced-price meals for students unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program.

Fairfield Local Schools have announced their honor roll and perfect attendance for the fourth nine weeks grading period of the 2011-2012 school year.

Daniel R. Evans, Community Service Fund Representative from the Peebles Test-Site presented Sue Evans, Executive Director of Access and Success for Adults (ASA), a 501 (c) (3) non-profit located in Georgetown, Ohio with a check to support the “Your Place” curriculum.

Kaley Davis, a 2012 graduate of Fairfield High School, became the first recipient of the Philip L. Davis Memorial Scholarship.

A group of Hillsboro High School students, along with five adult chaperones, traveled to Costa Rica June 11-22 to study neotropical ecology.

In early June, friends and family of Hillsboro Christian Academy (HCA) students gathered in the Hillsboro Church of the Nazarene sanctuary for two special events. First was graduation, the culmination of the academic year, and second, the first annual National Honor Society (NHS) induction.

In early June, friends and family of Hillsboro Christian Academy (HCA) students gathered in the Hillsboro Church of the Nazarene sanctuary for two special events. First was graduation, the culmination of the academic year, and second, the first annual National Honor Society (NHS) induction.