Versailles Middle School

The Board of Education is publicly announcing that it will hold a Special Board meeting on Monday, March 25, 2024 at 7:00 at the Board of Education office where it will enter into Executive Session to evaluate and consider applicant materials for the Treasurer position. Also while in Executive Session, it will plan for upcoming contract negotiations.

This past Saturday the Versailles High School Drone team competed at the Trotwood-Madison Drone Competition. The Versailles students had an awesome day! Out of 28 teams, we finished 7th, 8th, and 9th. This success earned all three teams a spot in the final elimination tournament. Team 81834T, Patrick McGlinch, Luke Borchers, and Lance Keller, was a mere 4 points from making it to the finals. This team also won the Skills Competition! Between piloting and programming their drones, they were able to post the highest individual score out of all the teams at the competition.

Our next "Versailles Voices Project" participant is Rhylan Broeman. Rhylan is a member of the class of 2027 and one of the great young leaders at VHS. Thanks Rhylan for your submission! Lets keep this going. We appreciate and 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

District Spring newsletter. Please contact Superintendent Dave Harmon at david.harmon@vtigers.org or Interim Treasurer Lori Koch at lori.koch@vtigers.org with any questions.

CLCE wants to thank former mayor Jeff Subler for speaking with our class about the duties, impact, and responsibilities of town council.  We would also like to thank Mr. Subler for his leadership and dedication the past 19 years as mayor.

Students of week, not pictured Lorraine Dirksen

Our next "Versailles Voices Project" participant is John Coons. John is a first grade student at Versailles Elementary. Lets keep this going. We appreciate and 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 the following students for being selected to participate in the Bowling Green Junior Honors Band on May 6th, 2024. Madelyn Farver-Flute Alayna Bartram-Percussion Taylor Gibbons-Alto Saxophone Keegan Rismiller-Trumpet Annabelle Menke-Tuba

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

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.

This is new lost and found - our goal is to get items back to their owner as soon as possible. We will be making random posts of lost and found to accomplish this. Please help us help your kids get their items back.

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

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

Middle school interim 3 reports have been posted to Progress Book for parents & students to view. Any students who received F's or I's on their midterm will get their report mailed home.

Students of the week. Not pictured Claire Happy

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

Just a reminder that Monday, February 19, 2024 - school will be closed in observance of Presidents Day.