Versailles Exempted Village Schools

Please see the link below for information regarding the BBK District Final game, the GBK regional semifinal game, and the state wrestling tournament. Good luck to all of our athletes. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jns2zrFoB6yB4gVV4qkPRA9H2A3_J-FXd7qvQllcDeY/edit?usp=sharing

Congratulations to Coach White - the MAC Coach of the Year! #TigerBall #BetterTogether

Our next "Versailles Voices Project" participant is Tracy Cordonnier. Tracy is a VHS alum, mother, and the Versailles School District Nurse. Lets keep this going. We need your continued submissions to the Versailles Voices Project. Please consider submitting a response as we'd love to hear from you (and so does the community!) To do so, click the link below: https://forms.gle/D8f7p542BNJEjAVj8

Congratulations to Blake Henry - All State Honorable Mention 12th place

If anyone would like to watch Blake Henry bowl today at state, it will be streamed on the Boys VHS Bowling Facebook page. The competition starts at 10:30am and he will bowl 3 games. GOOD LUCK BLAKE!

To the Versailles Community, Next week on Tuesday the 5th is our Annual Evening with the Arts. In addition to the many, many wonderful art and music displays and performances, we want to welcome the greater community out for tours of the new finished spaces in the building. Guided tours will be provided at 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, & 7:30. To join a tour just meet in the High School gym at any of those times. We will be showing off the new Band room, STEM lab, the Ag shop, and the new weight room. Additionally, staff from Midmark will be joining to speak about the partnership that is being built and supported to expand Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics through real world problem solving as we work to prepare our students for the future.

Tickets for the District Wrestling tournament must be purchased online. There will be no cash sales at the gate. Go to www.ohsaa.org/tickets. They are $5 for students and $8 for adults.

Versailles Exempted Village School District income tax renewal facts Issue 9 is on the ballot to renew a 1.0% income tax that provides funding to Versailles Exempted Village School District. The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide you with financial and factual information related to the 1.0% income tax renewal. This fact sheet is not intended to advocate for or against the passage of the tax renewal. The 1.0% income tax renewal will generate approximately $2.596 million to the district in the first year of collections. The tax renewal will not increase taxes. Rather, it will maintain the income tax that has been paid by taxpayers since 2012. This funding is on a 4-year renewal cycle: The income tax was initially passed in 2004 at 3/4% l Renewed in 2008 l Increased to 1.0% in 2012 l Renewed in 2016 l Renewed in 2020 l Is up for renewal in 2024 Per the current 5-year forecast, funds generated from this renewal represents approximately: l 14.2% of the total $18,187,524 operating budget for 2025 l 15% of the total $17,300,903 in revenue for 2025 l 14.9% of the total $17,382,585 in expenditures for 2025 This is a “Current Expenses” renewal. This is not for a new project or new expenditure. It is to maintain the programming that is currently in place. Collections would begin on January 1, 2025 and continue to collect for the 4 years of this cycle. 2024 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION | MARCH 19, 2024 l Military & Overseas Absentee Voting: Begins February 2 l Deadline to Register to Vote: February 20 (Boards open until 9:00 p.m.) l Early In-Person Voting: February 21 and includes the two Saturdays and the Sunday before Election Day. l Absentee Voting By Mail: Begins February 21 l Election Day: March 19 (Polls Open 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.) If not returned by mail, absentee ballots must be received by your board of elections by 7:30 p.m. If you have specific questions about this levy renewal, please do not hesitate to contact Superintendent Dave Harmon at david.harmon@vtigers.org or Interim Treasurer Lori Koch at lori.koch@vtigers.org or call the Central Office at (937) 526-4773.

Our next "Versailles Voices Project" participant is George Coons. George is an avid reading, awesome 3rd grade student at Versailles Elementary School. We need your help to keep these going! We're getting REALLY great feedback on the Versailles Voices Project. Please consider submitting a response as we'd love to hear from you (as does the community!) To do so, click the link below: https://forms.gle/D8f7p542BNJEjAVj8

On Saturday, Versailles High School competed in their first ever Aerial Drone Competition at the Greene County Career Center in Xenia. At the competition, students complete Teamwork Matches. In these matches, teams are randomly paired up. The pair of teams try to score as many points as possible in 90 seconds. Points are scored by flying through and around arches and rings, moving balls to various parts of the field, and making precise landings. Students also get the opportunity to work individually. Individually they fly the drone to score as many points as possible in one minute. They also program the drone to score as many points as possible without any human interaction. The Versailles teams had a very successful day. Out of 30 teams, they placed 3rd, 6th, and 10th.

Schedule confirmation for girls and boys basketball on Tuesday GBK vs. Waynesville @ Covington is at 5:30 pm BBK vs. Arcanum @ Butler is at 7:30 pm Thank you to all the host schools for helping make the changes to help our community support both teams.

💙💦 CONGRATULATIONS to Ava, Salimah, Lydia, and Lily for not only making to state but for also qualifying for state finals and competing with the best of the best! 🎉The 200 free relay placed 13th overall. It was a GREAT end to an AMAZING season! 🐾🧡🖤 Overall Results: 50 FREE (Ava) 20th 100 FLY (Ava) 24th 200 FREE RELAY (Lydia, Lily, Salimah, & Ava) 13th 400 FREE RELAY (Salimah, Lily, Lydia, & Ava) 19th

Our next "Versailles Voices Project" participant is Hope Batty. Hope is a former Board of Education member, Midmark employee, and most importantly - mother of current and graduated Versailles students. We need your help to keep these going! We're getting REALLY great feedback on these. People seem to love them, but we need you to continue to submit or we'll run out! We'd love to hear from you on the Versailles Voices Project! To do so, click the link below: https://forms.gle/D8f7p542BNJEjAVj8

Congratulations to these awesome young ladies....200 free relay qualifier for STATE FINALS!

This past Saturday our Versailles High School Robotics team competed at Milford High School. Two of the four teams qualified for the final elimination tournament. We are very proud of Mr. Miller and his students as this program continues to build our students to be #FutureReady.

Saturday the Versailles Middle School Robotics team competed in their first ever competition at Milford High school. First competition...3 VMS teams. We are so proud of this, and can't wait to see what this builds into for the future of both the Robotics and Engineering program, but what amazing things our kids are going to accomplish in the future!

Our next "Versailles Voices Project" participant is Zoe Billenstein. Zoe is a current Senior, FFA Officer, and exceptional leader in her class. We'd love to have you participate in the Versailles Voices Project! To do so, click the link below: https://forms.gle/D8f7p542BNJEjAVj8

Last Wednesday the Versailles Robotics team competed at the Washington Court House High School's Robotics Competition. The team had an extremely successful day. All four of the Versailles Teams were able to qualify for the final elimination tournament. Pictured left to right: Cooper Keller, Lance Keller, Brady Rogers, and Grant McClurg

Versailles Community, please consider sharing this posting: Versailles Schools is looking for a full time School Psychologist for the coming 2024-2025 school year. Come join an incredible staff of dedicated professionals in a highly supportive community to make a lasting positive impact on our students. Qualified applicants must hold a School Psychologist Certificate/License A full job description is available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xX38kldBS28QQStoOCBRsr0z2v1wkifE/view?usp=sharing If interested, please send resume, application, copies of license, transcripts, and BCI/FBI prints and any other pertinent documents that you feel help to convey who you are as a candidate to: Sarah Rhoades, Director of Special Education Versailles Exempted Village Schools 280 Marker Rd., Versailles, OH 45380 or sarah.rhoades@vtigers.org Application available at www.versailles.k12.oh.us, District, Employment, Certified Job Openings. If you have any questions, contact Sarah Rhoades at 526-4681, ext 4130 or sarah.rhoades@vtigers.org.

STATE BOUND!!!! 🧡🖤 Ava qualified for STATE in both the 50 freestyle and the 100 butterfly Both the 200 freestyle relay and the 400 freestyle relay also qualified for STATE. Both relays were swam by Lydia, Lily, Ava, and Salimah. GREAT JOB, LADIES!