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Plain Local School District
Plain Local School District is a public school district located in Plain Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States. The district educates approximately 6,100 students K–12. In addition to Plain Township the district also serves parts of the cities of Canton and North Canton, parts of Jackson, Lake and Nimishillen townships, and the village of Hills and Dales. The district operates six elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school, GlenOak High School. Schools Elementary (K-4) * Avondale * Barr * Frazer * Middlebranch * Taft * Warstler Middle (5-6, 7-8) * Glenwood Intermediate School (5–6) * Oakwood Middle School (7–8) High School (9-12) * GlenOak Former schools * Edgefield Grade School: Was one the original elementary schools for the district and was later closed in 1994 when the SCESC bought the building. In the late 2010s the building was mostly demolished because it was no longer needed. * Day Elementary School: Was a K-5 elementary unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau (also known as "Region 2"). It occupies the northern central part of the United States. It was officially named the North Central Region by the Census Bureau until 1984. It is between the Northeastern United States and the Western United States, with Canada to the north and the Southern United States to the south. The Census Bureau's definition consists of 12 states in the north central United States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The region generally lies on the broad Interior Plain between the states occupying the Appalachian Mountain range and the states occupying the Rocky Mountain range. Major rivers in the region include, from east to west, the Ohio River, the Upper Mississippi River, and the Missouri River. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Township, Stark County, Ohio
Lake Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. It is an urban township; the 2000 census found 25,892 people in the township, 23,718 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Geography Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities: * Suffield Township, Portage County - north * Randolph Township, Portage County - northeast * Marlboro Township - east * Nimishillen Township - southeast corner * Plain Township - south * Jackson Township - southwest corner *Green - west * Springfield Township, Summit County - northwest Several populated places are located in Lake Township (incorporated areas are not part of the Township): *The village of Hartville, in the northeast *The census-designated place of Greentown, in the southwest *The census-designated place of Uniontown, in the northwest *The unincorporated community of Mount Pleasant, in the southwest *Two other unincorporated commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morehead State University
Morehead State University (MSU) is a public university in Morehead, Kentucky. The university began as Morehead Normal School, which opened its doors in 1887. The Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics, a two-year residential early college high school on the university's campus, was established in 2014. History The university began as Morehead Normal School, which opened its doors in 1887. One student appeared on the first day of class in October 1887, in a little, rented cottage where the Adron Doran University Center now stands. The private school closed in the spring of 1922 when the Kentucky General Assembly established Morehead State Normal School. The state institution accepted its first students in the fall of 1923, and graduated its first class in 1927. Name changes occurred again 1926, when it was extended to Morehead State Normal School and Teachers College; in 1930, when it was shortened to just Morehead State Teachers College; in 1948, when it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleasant View School For The Arts
Pleasant View School for the Arts, frequently referred to as PVSA or simply PV, was a co-educational public magnet school dedicated to the arts in the Plain Local School District in Canton, Ohio Canton () is a city in and the county seat of Stark County, Ohio. It is located approximately south of Cleveland and south of Akron in Northeast Ohio. The city lies on the edge of Ohio's extensive Amish country, particularly in Holmes and .... Students from the district's 5 elementary schools were invited to "identify" for the school in the 3rd grade. This "identification" process had students demonstrate their abilities in the four designated Arts: Dance, Music, Drama, and Visual Art. The school accepted an average of 80 students per year, and spanned the 4th-8th grade, though it was technically identified as a middle school. Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope was the school's gifted education program. It accepted an initial class of about 15 students per year, based on district-wide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GlenOak High School
GlenOak High School is a public high school in Plain Township, Ohio, United States, near Canton. It is the only high school in the Plain Local School District. Sports teams are called the Golden Eagles, and they compete in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the Federal League. Campus Plain Local finished construction of the new GlenOak Community Campus for the 2006–2007 school year, a high school with a public library situated within the building. Designed by architects Perkins+Will, it incorporates an 'academy' design. Seven academies are within the school, as following: * 9th Grade Academy * Arts and Communication Academy * Business and Marketing Academy * Environmental Sciences Academy * Health Sciences Academy * Human Services Academy * Industrial and Engineering Academy * Freshman Arts Program The Community Campus includes an incorporated public library, a video studio, a 900-seat theater with balcony, and a blackbox. It also sports two gymnasium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High School
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., both levels 2 and 3 of the ISCED scale, but these can also be provided in separate schools. In the US, the secondary education system has separate middle schools and high schools. In the UK, most state schools and privately-funded schools accommodate pupils between the ages of 11–16 or 11–18; some UK private schools, i.e. public schools, admit pupils between the ages of 13 and 18. Secondary schools follow on from primary schools and prepare for vocational or tertiary education. Attendance is usually compulsory for students until age 16. The organisations, buildings, and terminology are more or less unique in each country. Levels of education In the ISCED 2011 education scale levels 2 and 3 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hills And Dales, Ohio
Hills and Dales is a village in central Stark County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburban enclave near Canton. Hills and Dales is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area. The population was 250 at the 2020 census. The name Hills and Dales was coined by property developers for the terrain of the town site. Geography Hills and Dales is located at (40.828190, -81.444769). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 221 people, 97 households, and 67 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 113 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 92.8% White, 6.3% Asian, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population. There were 97 households, of which 18.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 4.1% h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimishillen Township, Stark County, Ohio
Nimishillen Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,098 people in the township. Geography Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Marlboro Township - north * Washington Township - east * Paris Township - southeast * Osnaburg Township - south * Canton Township - southwest corner * Plain Township - west * Lake Township - northwest corner Two cities are located in Nimishillen Township: Louisville in the south, and a small part of Canton, the county seat of Stark County, in the southwest. Name It is the only Nimishillen Township statewide. According to tradition, Nimishillen Township was named for the Nimishillen Creek that takes its rise mainly in the township. This stream was originally named by local Native Americans, as a combination of ''missilla'' (''black alder'', or ''American Winterberry'', a common tree along the stream) plus ''ni'' (''stream'' or ''water''). His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio
Jackson Township is one of the 17 townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 40,152 people in the township, 37,484 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Geography Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities: *Green - north * Lake Township - northeast corner * Plain Township - east * Canton Township - southeast corner * Perry Township - south * Tuscarawas Township - southwest corner * Lawrence Township - west * New Franklin - northwest corner Three municipalities are located in Jackson Township: a small part of the city of Massillon in the southwest, a very small portion of the city of North Canton in the northeast, and the village of Hills and Dales in the southeast. The unincorporated community of Marchand lies in the township's northeast. Name and history Stark County's Jackson Township was named for Andrew Jackson, a major general in the War of 1812 and later the seventh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal League (OHSAA)
The Federal League is an Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) sports conference that was established in 1964 and includes schools from Stark and Summit counties. Current members Former members * Austintown-Fitch Falcons (2003–2011) * Alliance Aviators (1983–2003) * Boardman Spartans (2003–2013) * Fairless Falcons (1964–1975) * Glenwood Eagles (1964–1975) * Louisville Leopards (1968–1990) * Marlington Dukes (1964–1985) * New Philadelphia Quakers (1988–1997) * Oakwood Golden Raiders (1968–1975) * Sandy Valley Cardinals (1964–1968) * Canton South Wildcats (1964–1990) * Canton Timken Trojans (1988–1995) * Wooster Generals (1988–2003) League history 1960s * The Federal League begins league play in 1964 with Canton South, Fairless, Glenwood, Jackson, Marlington, Perry, and Sandy Valley as charter members. * In 1968, Sandy Valley leaves the league and is replaced by Louisville, North Canton Hoover, and Oakwood. 1970s * In 1975, Fairless lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Canton, Ohio
North Canton is a city in central Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 17,842 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area. History In 1831, the Community of North Canton first began as the Village of New Berlin. Residents were primarily of German descent. William H. “Boss” Hoover moved his tannery business from the family farm to the center of the North Canton village in 1873. In 1908, Hoover began manufacturing vacuum cleaners. During World War I, it became unfashionable to be associated with anything German so in 1918, the community changed the name of the village to North Canton. The Hoover Company became the world's largest manufacturer of vacuum cleaners in 1933. The North Canton Jaycees were formed in 1951. In 2007, the Hoover Company officially shut down. The Hoover Company's old building was bought in 2010 for residential, educational, and recreational purposes. The old Hoover Company building was sold by sections in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton, Ohio
Canton () is a city in and the county seat of Stark County, Ohio. It is located approximately south of Cleveland and south of Akron in Northeast Ohio. The city lies on the edge of Ohio's extensive Amish country, particularly in Holmes and Wayne counties to the city's west and southwest. As of the 2020 Census, the population of Canton was 70,872, making Canton eighth among Ohio cities in population. It is the largest municipality in the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area, which includes all of Stark and Carroll counties, and was home to 401,574 residents in 2020. Founded in 1805 alongside the Middle and West Branches of Nimishillen Creek, Canton became a heavy manufacturing center because of its numerous railroad lines. However, its status in that regard began to decline during the late 20th century, as shifts in the manufacturing industry led to the relocation or downsizing of many factories and workers. After this decline, the city's industry diversified into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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