The Berkshire Local Schools extends its congratulations to everyone at Burton Elementary, who was recently informed that the building will receive the Gold Recognition Award for 2019 for their Positive Behavior Interventions and Support, (P.B.I.S.). 

Ledgemont Elementary School was home to a weeklong display of positive and pride-filled activities as students participated in the yearly Spirit Week celebration. 

The Berkshire Local Schools would like to express its gratitude to the team at Great Lakes Cheese who raised a generous $1,800 through a penny drive that will go to benefit our District’s Project SALES initiative. 

Berkshire Local School District is pleased to announce that two 2019 seniors, Josiah Cheung and Diego Peters, received the Ohio Seal of Biliteracy. The Ohio Seal of Biliteracy program was initiated in the 2018-2019 school year by the state and is now one of 36 states to offer the seal of biliteracy. The Ohio Seal of Biliteracy recognizes graduating seniors that demonstrate high levels of proficiency in English and at least one other language. Josiah and Diego accomplished this level in English and Spanish. 

The 2019 Berkshire Homecoming game is scheduled for Friday, September 27 with the parade commencing at 6:15 pm and the game at 7 pm.  Crowning of the 2019 Homecoming King and Queen takes place at halftime.  The dance is on Saturday, September 28 from 7:45 until 11 pm.  

Feel the fall spirit and help the junior class raise money for prom! Berkshire's juniors are selling tickets for Derthick's Corn Maze in Mantua, Ohio.  This fundraiser is pre-sale only and the $10 tickets are available at the high school from Mrs. Beitzel-Rowe in room 111.  

The Berkshire Local School District receives funds annually from the federal government to provide various educational services. District administrators invite comments from the public regarding these services at a meeting to be held on Monday, December 2nd at 8:30 a.m. at the Berkshire Board of Education Office, 14259 Claridon-Troy Road, Burton, Ohio.

If you cannot attend the meeting and would like to provide input, please contact the Director of Pupil Services office at (440) 834-3380 .

The Berkshire Local Schools played host for the Berkshire Early Bird Invitational this past weekend for boys’ and girls’ cross country, where nearly 1,300 middle school and high school students gathered at the Geauga County Fairgrounds for this interscholastic competition. 

Congratulations to junior Gennah Brown on her most recent literary accomplishment.  Brown’s poem, “Power of i”, has been published in The Tipton Poetry Journal, Issue 41.  The Tipton Poetry Journal publishes quality poetry from around the world.  Issue 41 features 48 poets from The United States and 6 poets from Canada, India, Russia, South Korea and Ukraine.  Most poets published in this edition are established and previously published writers; Brown is one of only a few young poets published.

The Berkshire Schools Medication Policy has been updated to align with current Board of Education policy and the policies of our neighboring school districts.

As students enjoy the remaining days of summer break, the staff of the Berkshire Local Schools have been busy preparing for a successful start to the 2019-2020 school year.