On Saturday, April 5th, fifteen singers from the Logan Hocking Middle School Choirs, under the direction of Mrs. Susan Kendig, took part in the District XV Solo and Ensemble Contest at Westland High School, Galloway, Ohio. The contest is sponsored by the Ohio Music Education Association.

The Middle Years Parent Resource Newsletter for April 2014 is available by clicking on the link:

This is our premier exhibition for the LHMS Visual Arts Department. Student work is displayed in a variety of places throughout LHMS during the year. The best students works created from each project are selected for the Seedlings Exhibit.

The Ohio Achievement Assessment is quickly approaching and we hope to create a testing environment that is optimal for our students. Our students and teachers have been working extremely hard to prepare for success and it is important to create an environment that will help our students perform at their best.

French hornist Emily Anzalone, was selected to perform in The Ohio State University’s third annual Middle School Honor Band Festival. Selected as alternates for the eighth grade were tenor saxophonist Josh Price; alto saxophonist Allyson Nakanishi; and percussionist Tristan Myers. The honor bands performed on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. at Mershon Auditorium located on The Ohio State University Campus.

LHMS MathCounts team placed 2nd behind Athens MS at the Regional Competition held at Ohio University on Feb. 15th. Top individual finisher during the team competition for LHMS was 8th Grader Frank Moore. Frank placed 9th, which qualified him for the Countdown Round. The Countdown Round is a head-to-head battle between the top 10 finishers to determine an overall champion for the day.

Logan-Hocking Middle School is proud to announce that 6 students have had artwork accepted in the 2014 Ohio Art Education Association’s You Art Month Exhibition. The art exhibition by Ohio students in grades Kindergarten through Eighth Grade is on display at the State Teacher’s Retirement Systems (STRS) building and the Rhodes State Office Tower, in Columbus, Ohio during the month of March.

The Middle Years Parent Resource Newsletter for January 2014 is available by clicking on the link:

There will be a mandatory Parent/Athlete meeting on Tuesday, March 4th, at 6pm at LHS Cafeteria, for all students planning to participate in 7th/8th Grade Track & Field. The MS Track coaches will be on hand to pass out information on schedules, rules, and expectations about the upcoming season, as well as answer any questions parents or athletes may have. MS Girls Track Coaches: Kim Renko and Shayna Conzett MS Boys Track Coaches: Pat Walsh and Nick Maniskas

Parents of eighth grade students are asked to attend an important meeting Wednesday, February 26th, at 6:00 p.m. in the High School Theater. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss registration for the 2014/2015 school year. During this meeting, High School Guidance Counselors will explain all the choices that incoming freshman have.