The Versailles VFW Post 3849, would like to congratulate the 2024 Patriot's Pen winners;
First Place - Camille Koopman
Second Place - Julia Evers
Good morning,
This is Superintendent Dave Harmon with an important message regarding weather and school safety.
Due to patchty dense fog in a number of parts of the district, we will be on a 2-hour delay today, Tuesday, December 10, 2024. Your students will be picked up 2 hours later than the regular stop time. Thank you for your understanding and be safe.
Students of the Week
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We are very excited and proud to formally announce a project that our students in Mr. Harrmann's business classes have been working on.
One of our primary missions in the school district is to continue to provide opportunities for our students to have "real world" experiences.
In the spirit of entrepreneurship, budgeting, finance, planning, advertising, communication, collaboration, and problem solving - all of which are necessary to start up and successfully run a real, functional business...our students have done exactly that.
Presenting:
"The Den" - A student-run business at Versailles High School!
The students in the business class manage all aspects of the store, including design, garment selection, and marketing campaigns. The store will continuously evolve, with new items regularly introduced, so be sure to check back often. Students are always seeking fresh ideas and concepts. Feel free to share your suggestions or let them know what products you’d like to see offered! Click the live link to access the store. There are plenty of opportunities to share your Tiger Pride with your friends and family as we approach the Christmas season.
https://theden.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Students of the Week
Students of the Week, week of 11/11
Students of the Week
Students of the Week
Students of the Week
Many thanks to the businesses that partnered with us to host our 8th graders for Career Exploration Days! What we do each day to provide our students with great experiences would never be possible without such a supportive community. Thank you again!
October is National Principals Month
We want to express our heartfelt gratitude to the amazing principals who lead our schools. Their dedication, passion, and commitment shape the educational experiences of our students and foster positive school cultures.
Every day, our principals inspire teachers, staff, and students to strive for their best. They navigate challenges with grace and create environments where every student can thrive. This month, join us in recognizing and thanking these remarkable leaders.
To our wonderful principals, thank you for all that you do. Your leadership and tireless efforts make a profound difference. Let’s all take a moment to #ThankAPrincipal and show our appreciation for their invaluable contributions to our schools and communities.
To learn more about how you can celebrate and honor principals in your life, visit principalsmonth.org.
If you wanted to send a note of encouragement or thanks for all that these wonderful individuals do, please feel free to email
Mrs. Jacki Stonebraker - Versailles High School Principal
Mr. Jon Hemmelgarn - Versailles Middle School Principal
Mrs. Brenda Braun - Versailles Elementary School Principal
Mr. Scott Broerman - Versailles Athletic Director and K-12 Assistant Principal
jacki.stonebraker@vtigers.org
jon.hemmelgarn@vtigers.org
brenda.braun@vtigers.org
scott.broerman@vtigers.org
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A HUGE Congratulations is in order.
The Versailles School District has moved up to the #5 school district in the state of Ohio based upon its most recent Performance Index Score.
It truly takes a community to do what we do here. The support of our community, along with the absolutely excellent staff and students have earned the school district its highest Performance Index Score in school history at 109.5.
Further, Versailles Middle School is the 23rd ranked school building out of 3172 ranked buildings in Ohio.
Versailles Elementary Schol is the 24th ranked school building out of 3172 ranked buildings in Ohio. These score rankings put both buildings in the top 1% of all school buildings in the State of Ohio.
Versailles High School is the 123rd ranked school building of 3172, which is in the top 4% of all school buildings in the state
There is more to share, and more to continue to be proud of. None of it would be possible without the great people that make up this school district. Everyone plays a part. We all have to be rowing the boat in the same direction. This is what happens when we are able to do that. Excellent partnership makes for Excellent outcomes!
Please feel free to share this, and to add a comment or two sharing your pride in your school system, and make sure everyone knows you are a Versailles Tiger!
The JH Football game at H.B. Hole Field on September 19th vs. Parkway will start at 5:30 pm instead of 5:00 pm. Please adjust your schedules accordingly
Good evening. This is Superintendent Dave Harmon with an important message ONLY for bus riders of bus #7 and bus #8.
This information was shared with us by the Village of Versailles. Due to road construction purposes around the railroad, starting tomorrow, Wednesday, August 28, 2024, there will be road closures on North Center Street along with some side streets off of North Center.
We are asking that students who ride Bus 7 and get picked up on Greenlawn and Brandon Streets to walk or be driven to Greenlawn and Chestnut Street.
Students who ride 8 and get picked up on Jackson and Washington Street - we ask that they either walk or be driven to Jackson and Chestnut Street.
Students who ride Bus 8 and get picked up on Oak and Brandon Street - we ask that they please either walk or be driven to Oak and Chestnut Street.
Presently this is expected only to be for tomorrow, however, with the high temperatures, it may take longer for the new road surface to cure, in which case, traffic will not be permitted on the new road surface for longer than initially planned. If this will need to continue beyond tomorrow, we will communicate that out again tomorrow evening.
We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding as we work with the Village administration to allow for their road work to better our beautiful little village!
Have a great night. Go Tigers.
Evening custodian position available.
Depending upon applicant availability, the Versailles School District is looking to hire either a full-time or potentially multiple part-time candidates for a custodial position.
This work will be outside of the school day with a preference for staff who can work in the evenings covering the building while there are events taking place. Applicants who have any maintenance experience will be given priority as those experiences and knowledge may lead to future internal opportunities for advancement.
Please contact Bill Didier at bill.didier@vtigers.org or 937-423-2794 to express your interest. If you email, please include "Custodial Applicant" in the email header.
SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS NEEDED
As the school year approaches, the school district is in significant need of school bus drivers.
Versailles Schools is still looking to hire regular route drivers. Preferably applicants would be able to drive the morning route as well as the afternoon route, but we would consider applicants who could do either AM or PM as well.
AM routes start at 6:45 am and finish at 8:05 am. PM routes start at 2:50 pm and end at approximately 4:10 pm. Drivers can also drive extra-curricular sporting events and field trips to earn additional pay beyond their route pay. Bus driving positions can become full-time by combining with any vacant cafeteria and/or custodian positions.
Bus driver pay starts at $22.75 with no experience and ranges to $30.33/hour based on bus driver experience in the current school year. Following years will see increases beyond this.
If you do not have a CDL with school bus endorsement, the school will provide training with Kyle Kunk, Transportation Supervisor.
If interested or for more information, please contact Kyle Kunk at kyle.kunk@vtigers.org or 937-638-8139.
2024 Darke County Fair King and Queen Selected, Batten and Aultman to serve as Darke County Fair King and Queen
On Tuesday, July 9th at the Radiant Church the Darke County Junior Fair conducted the pageant for the Darke County Fair King and Queen Contest. As a result of the application, interview and pageant the 2024 Darke County Junior Fair King was Colin Batten who represented Versailles FFA and will be a senior at Versailles High School and is the son of Susan Batten Hillpley and Chris Batten and the 2024 Darke County Fair Queen is Sophia Aultman who represented Ansonia FFA. Sophia will be a senior at Ansonia High School and is the daughter of Matt and Morgan Aultman. The court includes: Grace Borchers, the daughter of Charlie and Reana Borchers represented Versailles FFA in the pageant and was named 1st Runner-up Queen. 1st Runner-up King was awarded to Daxton Harter who represented Darke County Jr Fair. Margret McGlinch the daughter of Greg and Janet McGlinch represented Versailles FFA in the pageant and was named 2nd Runner-up Queen. Amelia Price was named 3rd runner-up and represented Kountry Kids 4-H Club in the pageant. In addition, Allee Grimme of Versailles, representing the Versailles Bust Beaver's Contest also participated in the queen contest and placed in the top 6th contestants. The ceremony was conducted by the 2023 Darke County Fair King Andrew Wuebker of Versailles and Queen Elizabeth Brewer. The fair king and queen process consists of a written application, personal interview with judges, a pageant with questions, and junior fair participation. Congratulations to 2024 Darke County Fair King and Queen and their court.
Picture #1: The 2024 Darke County Junior Fair Court: (from left to right) Back row; 1st runner-up Daxton Harter, 1st runner-up Grace Borchers, 2nd runner-up Margret McGlinch, and 3rd runner-up Amelia Price. Front row; King Colin Batten and Queen Sophia Aultman.
Picture #2: Versailles FFA members who participated in the pageant were (from left to right): Allee Grimme, Colin Batten, Grace Borchers Margret McGlinch and 2023 Fair KIng Andrew Wuebker.
Our next "Versailles Voices Project" participant is a unique one. These have generally been a person or a family, but today we'll be highlighting a program at Versailles Schools.
The CLCE, or Civic Leadership and Community Engagement class is offered by Mr. Jason Ahrens to our Middle School students. CLCE students learned about many different types of leadership and specific leaders in a community over the course of the 2023-204 school year.
Thank you CLCE kids for sharing what you did and what you learned this past year.
We would love to continue to share these "Versailles Voices", but that is only possible if you take a moment to submit them.
We appreciate and need your continued submissions to keep this going. 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
