The annual Royal Aviation Show Choir Competition is coming up on Saturday, Feb. 25! Mark your calendars! #RepthatA
Our final Aviator Couple is Josh and Karlin Morgan! They have been together for 9 years. They first met while teaching at Alliance Early Learning School. Currently, Karlin teaches at AELS still and Josh teaches at Alliance Elementary School.
They enjoy having the same schedule and being able to spend more time as a family because they both work at Alliance City Schools.
Together, they have 3 kids: Ben, Maddox and Monroe.
A fun fact about the Morgans is that Josh is a Steelers fan and Karlin is a Browns fan!
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Ticket information for OHSAA tournaments is below! #RepthatA
Join AHS for their Celebrating Diversity Night on Thursday at 7 pm! #RepthatA
Adam and Audrey DeMonte have been together for 17 years! They started dating in 2006 after meeting in high school geometry class and got married in 2014 in Dover, OH. They have two little boys: Ryan who is 4 and Sammy who is 2.
Fun fact: Ryan was born on the anniversary of their first date!
Adam is the Assistant Principal at Alliance Early Learning School and Audrey is a Math Teacher at Alliance High School.
They love working in the same district together because it allows them to have the same schedule!
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The preschoolers in Rachelle Miller's morning class read "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" with Superintendent Gress last week! The students did a very good job of reminding Mr. Gress why pigeons can't drive a bus! #RepthatA
The AMS School-Wide Spelling Bee is tomorrow at 6 pm! #RepthatA
Allison and Nathan Morrison met in Algebra II class when they were in high school. They got married in Louisville in 2013 and have been together for 15 years. Together, they have two children: Rory who is 3 and Nolan who is 1.
Allison is a School Counselor at Alliance High School and Nathan is a Teacher at Alliance Middle School. They truly enjoy building relationships/working with student and their families in the community that they live in. They also think it's nice when they have the same snow days!
A fun fact about Allison and Nathan is that they are both competitive individuals by nature. It really shows during fall when they cheer on different football teams. Nate is a big Ohio State Buckeyes and Denver Broncos fan and Allison is a huge Notre Dame and Cleveland Browns fan. Football season is always pretty fun in the Morrison house!
We're lucky to have both Nathan and Allison on the Aviator team! #RepthatA
Annie Horner is the School Counselor at Alliance Early Learning School!
Here are 5 fun facts about Mrs. Horner:
1. She can speak backwards.
2. She loves to start major DIY projects and make her husband finish them.
3. Cooking is therapeutic for her and the more tedious and time-consuming the preparations, the more she enjoys the recipe.
4. She cannot do laundry if she's not completely mentally prepared to do laundry.
5. Her grandpa taught her how to golf at a very young age, but her game completely falls apart if a snack cart comes around.
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We have a National Merit Scholarship Finalist at AHS! Join us in congratulating Jordan Schwartz on this amazing accomplishment! #RepthatA
Tracy Lahr is the School Counselor at Alliance Elementary School!
Here are 5 fun facts about Mrs. Lahr:
1. She will be married 25 years this August to her high school sweetheart, Jason. They have 3 beautiful children: Nathan, Ryan and Dylan.
2. This summer, she will be spending 8 weeks traveling with her son Dylan to baseball tournaments. The farthest one away is East Cobb, Georgia.
3. In addition to holding a school counseling degree, she also has a teaching degree in Family and Consumer Sciences. She has been in education for 20 years. My first three years at Alliance City Schools was at Alliance Middle School teaching 8th grade. This is my fifth year as the School Counselor at Alliance Elementary School.
4. Before she falls asleep at night she watches old episodes of "Law & Order" or "NCIS".
5. Her favorite vacation destination is Myrtle Beach. She enjoys hearing the waves crash and the water rush to the shore.
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Tim Calfee is the School Counselor for Alliance Intermediate School!
Here are 5 fun facts about Mr. Calfee:
1. He has been in education for 48 years! He's worked as a teacher, principal, college professor, superintendent and school counselor. (He was the principal for almost all of the kids at AIS when they were in Kindergarten at AELS.)
2. He taught at a University in China for a year. While he was there, he walked the Great Wall of China and was an actor in 2 movies (very minor parts!).
3. He is a City Councilman in Ravenna, where he lives.
4. He likes to ride his bike. He once rode to Virginia Beach, Virginia and back (1300 miles) in 13 days.
5. He is pretty good with a yo-yo and he knows how to play jacks.
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Libby Smith is the last of our School Counselors at Alliance Middle School!
Here are 5 fun facts about Mrs. Smith:
1. She is a Marlington High School graduate. She attended college at Mount Union and Walsh University.
2. This is her 4th year as a School Counselor, but her 1st year in middle school! She was a high school counselor previously.
3. She is a boy mama! Weston is 2.5 years old and Scout is 10 months old.
4. She loves going to concerts and already has 4 planned for this year!
5. Her favorite food is chips and salsa and tacos!
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Seniors Jordan Schwartz and Rylee Horning joined Superintendent Rob Gress for a presentation at R.G. Drage this morning! They presented information about Alliance City Schools to members of Leadership Stark County. This is a group of Stark County leaders from a variety of fields who spend time learning about the different aspects of the county. Today's focus for the group was education. They heard from Alliance and two other schools.
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Jayme Smith is another one of the our Alliance Middle School Counselors!
Here are 5 fun facts about Mrs. Smith:
1. She has an obsession with mowing the lawn.
2. She would rather walk or run than drive somewhere.
3. Diamond dots, puzzles and naps are her favorite rainy day activities.
4. She lived in Guatemala for a bit and loved learning about the language and culture.
5. One her her favorite parts about family vacations are stopping at rest areas with her husband and three kids to play frisbee and tag.
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Kaylee Krichbaum is one of the School Counselors at Alliance Middle School!
Here are 5 fun facts about Miss Krichbaum:
1. She has a Yorkshire Terrier named Sweetie who is sometimes not so sweet. She likes to "steal" things within her reach.
2. She is a proud graduate of the University of Mount Union. Go Raiders!
3. This is her first year as a full-time school counselor at Alliance City Schools. However, she has worked at ACS in the past as a substitute teacher, substitute counselor and school-based mental health counselor.
4. Her mother was a Spanish teacher at AHS for 27 years and came out of retirement this year to teach Spanish at AMS.
5. She is enjoying her time getting to know the staff, students and families at AMS!
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Tyler Triner is the School Counselor at Alliance High School for all freshmen!
Here are 5 fun facts about Mr. Triner:
1. He enjoys hanging out with his girlfriend and pup!
2. He loves to travel and explore.
3. He is big into yoga.
4. He has been sky diving.
5. He will be running the Boston Marathon.
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The Alliance City Schools administrators spent the morning at the Alliance YMCA! They learned about the programs they offer and all the ways the YMCA benefits and supports Alliance families and students. #RepthatA
Victoria Popio is a School Counselor at Alliance High School!
Here are 5 fun facts about Mrs. Popio:
1. When she was in high school, she was part of an 8-person competitive Irish dance team that was ranked 2nd in the nation and 14th in the world.
2. To her, few things in life are more comforting than a good book and a good chai latte.
3. Growing up, her dream job was to be a paleontologist. She still collects fossilized shark teeth any time she goes to the beach!
4. She's been teaching natural horsemanship at a non-profit organization for 10 years and counting.
5. She has traveled to 8 countries and hopes to go to Italy next!
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