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CES Fire Prevention Week Activities & Poster Contest 2017
Fire Prevention Week was October 9-13, 2017. The Rosemount and Rubyville Fire Departments held a poster contest for grades K-2 and grades 3-5 with the theme "Every Second Counts." Also, the firemen went room to room discussing fire safety and fire prevention. Thanks to Lt. Kyle McCain and Zach Hudson of the Rosemount FD and Gabe Miller and John Kimmey of the Rubyville FD for volunteering their time for our elementary students. Thanks to our art teacher, Mrs. Harris, for having students make the posters in her art classes.
Read more: CES Fire Prevention Week Activities & Poster Contest 2017
Heroes 4 Higher Attends Clay Elementary
Heroes 4 Higher (Batman) visited Clay Elementary School on Tuesday, October 3, 2017, to bring his message "Be the Hero Against Bullying" to our school. The presentation consisted of teaching our students four empowering points: 1. Never Give Up, 2. Always Do the Right Thing, 3. Help Other People, and 4. Never Be a Bully.
PNN: Stand Up for Public Schools
A small group of students from the Panther News Network (PNN) participated in this year's Ohio School Boards' Association video contest. The theme for the contest was "Stand Up for Public Schools." The students created an excellent video showcasing public schools and public education in Ohio. https://youtu.be/0XNFp5JuoJ0
"FrankenSTEM" Performed at Clay Elementary
The Portsmouth Area Arts Council brought a theatrical couple to Clay Elementary and performed "FrankenSTEM" for our Preschool through 5th-grade students on Thursday, September 28, 2017. The play combined the theme of Frankenstein with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math for elementary-aged children. Kyle and Tori, performers in the play, were from North Carolina.
Clay Students Receive Donations
The Clay Local School District would like to thank Chad Monroe of Monroe’s Cleaning and Glockner GMC/Buick/Chevrolet for purchasing 60 fully supplied bookbags for elementary, junior high, and high students at Clay.
Thanks also go out to Monroe’s Cleaning, Glockner GMC/Buick/Chevrolet, and Scioto Shoe Mart for purchasing, sizing, and fitting 60 pairs of shoes for elementary, junior high, and high students at Clay.
Penny Battle Helps Houston
Many schools in the Houston, Texas, area were flooded and sustained damage from Hurricane Harvey. Many teachers in the area had poured a great deal of effort into making their classrooms a safe learning environment for their students, and now many have lost everything. Some schools were extensively flooded and will likely attend makeshift classrooms until their schools can be reopened. While returning to school is far from these teachers’ and students’ minds, we knew that they would need school supplies, clothes, and other necessities when they are able to return to their classrooms/schools.
Students Raise $ for Alzheimer's Research
Art Residency at Clay High School
Photographer Gary Harwood will work with art students at Clay High School this fall to assist in developing their photography and editing skills, and create visual images that tell a story in a project titled “In This Place.”
Harwood is a photographer, social documentarian, and visual storyteller from Kent, Ohio. He has taught photography at Kent State for over 20 years, and is co-author (with David Hassler) of the book, “Growing Season: The Life of a Migrant Community.”
Student Council 2017-18
Student Council Officers
2017-2018
President: Keith Cottle
Vice-President: Sami Willis
Secretary: Bethany Flannery
Treasurer: Grant Cayton
Student Council Representative: Jacob Wellman
Student Council Faculty Liason: Hunter Armstrong
Advisor: Mrs. Phillips
Great news for the Clay community!
Clay Elementary & MS Information
Links to CES information, including Clay Elementary Classroom Supply Lists & Sixth Grade Classroom Supply List.
Carol Vice, Former Clay Teacher & Hall of Fame Coach, Passes.
ROSEMOUNT —Carol Ann Vice, 82, of Rosemount, passed away Friday, July 28, 2017, at SOMC Hospice.
She was born August 28, 1934, in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Virgil Burgess and Bethel Flannery Burgess Miller.
Carol was a retired teacher with the Clay School District with 30 years of service. Carol coached many sports for Clay including women's softball, compiling a 93.7% winning percentage over 11 years. She guided those teams to 3 State Championships and was inducted into the Ohio High School Athletic Association's Coaches Hall of Fame. Carol was also a former President of Women's Tennis League in Portsmouth. She was a 1952 Clay High School graduate and obtained her Bachelor of Science in Education from Ohio University.
Read more: Carol Vice, Former Clay Teacher & Hall of Fame Coach, Passes.
Clay District Calendars, 2017-18
Clay Internet Calendars. These calendars include a day-to-day calendar, a monthly version, and the internet calendar with all activities listed for each month. An athletic calendar is also included, but please note the away contests may not show since the calendar is based on the opponent publishing these dates.
Vaccine Information
Riffe Signs with SSU Baseball
Brody Riffe signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Shawnee State University on Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Portsmouth Daily Times article.
GBK Team Honored for Academic Achievement
The Clay HS girls' basketball team was honored for their academic achievement for the second year in a row. The team's GPA (3.972) was one of top five in Ohio regardless of classification, division, or enrollment.
For the fifteenth year, the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association has selected the “Academic Teams” based upon the varsity basketball teams’ overall “Grade Point Average (GPA).” In an effort to continuously reward student-athletes that excel both in the classroom and on the basketball court, the OHSBCA is honoring the entire team for their academic excellence. The GPA is based upon the first semester of the school year and the top nine players on the varsity roster are used to determine the team’s rank for this award.
The team includes Skylar Artis, Sophia Balestra, Lauren Campbell, Cameron Delotell, Kelsey Fowler, Delanie Gilliland, Ashley Hurt, Regan Osborn, Hannah Pauley, Jaelyn Warnock, and Jensen Warnock.
Congratulations, Clay HS Girls' Basketball Team!
Mantell Retires
Mr. Anthony Mantell 
officially retired earlier this month. The staff honored him for his service on Thursday, the last day of the academic year. He has been an educator for forty years, the last 17.5 years as the superintendent of the Clay Local School District. Best wishes in retirement! His official last day is July 31.
Clay Spring Sports Highlights 2017
~Sect/District Tournament Bracket
~Regional Tournament Bracket
Gilliland Signs with Kentucky Christian University
Cole Gilliland, a Clay HS senior, officially signed a letter of intent to play basketball with the Kentucky Christian University Knights on Friday, May 5, 2017.
