Rossford Schools Podcast

We talk to senior Josh Grix who was recently named BCSN Scholar Spotlight honoree. We discuss excelling in band, speech and debate, academic team and more. His speech and debate presentation is driven by wanting to help others improve their mental health. We end the episode listening to part of 13 ABC Meteorologist Ross Ellet's visit with our second grade students.

We are a week after Thanksgiving, but we are still so thankful for so many reasons. We begin the episode with a song from the Ohio State University Marching Band which visited Rossford Jr-Sr High School last week. Then we share some information on The R Open House and fly through video which we are thankful for. Then we share what some of our fourth graders are thankful for! We share the holiday concert schedule and one more holiday song from the Ohio State University Marching Band.

Today's episode is introduced by the Rossford Elementary Choir singing during our Veterans Day Ceremony. We discuss a few ways Rossford Schools thanks and honors veterans before launching into an interview with Rossford Elementary School Principal and Marine Veteran Jeff Taylor. Mr. Taylor talks about his service time, where he went, why Veterans Day is so important. We discuss food in the Marines, and ultimately thank Mr. Taylor and other Veterans for their service. Our Rossford Elementary Choir sings us out of the episode with the National Anthem.

On this week's episode we start off congratulating our band on winning the top honor in the state, Superior at OMEA State Competition. Drum Major Paige Danford joins us again to talk about Sunday's performance, and how she juggles drum major, choir and playing lead in the fall play. We move on to interview Mo Williams too and preview Night of the Living Dead. The RHS Fall Play will be Thursday-Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. this weekend in the RHS Auditorium. Tickets available at the door.

Ahead of Sunday's OMEA Band State Finals we talk to Band Director Justin Kelley and Senior Drum Major Paige Danford. The two discuss this year's performance, how much work is involved, keys for Sunday's show, and of course their favorite Halloween costumes. We also share information on the Bulldog Foundation's Reverse Raffle and upcoming Fall Show from Rossford Drama.

This week we hear two pieces from our Rossford High School Marching Band during their performances at the Homecoming football game. We highlight their success as they've qualified for state finals for the fifth consecutive year! We share audio from the Homecoming King & Queen announcement and then recap the Award of Distinction award. Hear from Superintendent Creps introducing and sharing Dr. Kurt Polzin's biography as well as hearing from Dr. Polzin himself during his acceptance speech.

Oct. 16-20 is Bus Safety Week so we have Transportation Director Tamara Meehan join the Rossford Schools Podcast to talk about some safety tips on the road and in the bus.

In this episode we hear from Sophomores Leah Matthews and Melody Haase discuss the Serving Our Soldiers Club with the Rossford Schools Board of Education. We also go through some of our Homecoming and upcoming events as well as recognizing our 2023 Homecoming Court. Our Varsity Choir once again sing us in and out of the episode at the direction of Jessica Witulski. Have a great weekend and Go Bulldogs!

We open the show again with our Varsity Choir and go through some Rossford Schools news and notes. This includes an audio clip from BCSN honoring senior Brody Nusbaum with the Unsung Hero award. Then the main portion of our episode is sharing that the Ohio Department of Education honored Rossford Elementary School with Gold for its PBIS team. Jr-Sr High School also received Bronze. Elementary School Psychologist Rebecca Fetters joins the show to talk about PBIS, what it means, and how it helps our students.

After the RHS Varsity Choir sings us into the episode we share details for the Rossford Halloween Parade on Oct. 29. Then we have a discussion with senior Jesse Tanicala who was honored by the College Board National Recognition for excelling with an above 3.5 GPA along with being in the top 10 percent of the PSAT entries. He discusses his classes, future plans and even gives Mr. Rinehart a shoutout for his humor. We finish with the RHS Varsity Choir singing our alma mater.