Miamisburg Destination Imagination teams had an excellent showing in Regional Competition on Saturday at Sinclair Community College. Two of our Burg teams won three challenges for their levels and will be continuing on to state competition on April 4 in Centerville. We are so proud of all of our DI teams this season and wish DI Vikes (MMS) and The 3 UnBEElievable BEErilliant BEElers the best of luck as they continue preparing for state competition next month!
Technical Challenge: The Big Fix
DI Vikes from MMS
Team Managers: Rob & Jennie Thompson
Team Members: Anmol Dhaliwal, Braden Montgomery, Chrys Ngoh, Joel Reinker, Maria Stevens, and Matthew Thompson
First place...continuing to state competition.
Scientific Challenge: First Encounter
Fruit Snack Pack Attack from MMS
Team Managers: Melissa Kachenmeister and Mike Buker
Team Members: Avrey Archer, Isabelle Caudill, Corbin Kachenmeister, Becca Kinder, Jeffery Razor, Nora Skudlarek
Second place
DI-monds from MMS
Team Manager: Misty Tinney
Team Members: Cali Glassener, Jonathan Price, Logan Tinney
Fourth place
D’Awesome DInos from Mark Twain
Team Manager: Sara Howard
Team Members: Kara Corbitt, Jojo Glasener, Gabe Howard, Lila Krull, Livia Krull, and Mohannad Milhem
Third place
Improvisational Challenge: To the Rescue
The 3 UnBEElievable BEErilliant BEElers from MHS
Team Managers: Jim & Donna Fontaine
Team Members: Cole Boyd, Ashika Desai, Alex LeBlanc
First place...continuing to state competition.
Service Learning Challenge: It’s about Time
The 3 UnBEElievable BEErilliant BEElers from MHS
Team Managers: Jim & Donna Fontaine
Team Members: Cole Boyd, Ashika Desai, Alex LeBlanc
First place...continuing to state competition.
Debatable
Team Manager: Misty Tinney and Jodie Lanese
Team Members: Austyn Benton, Max Branham, Jacob Furl, Deakin Mitchell, and Noah Tinney
Third place
Preschool registration for the 2020-2021 school year will begin on Monday, March 2nd at Maddux-Lang Primary School. Registrations will be accepted on Monday, March 2nd from 9:30 AM until 6:00 PM, and on Tuesday March 3rd and Wednesday March 4th from 9:30 AM until 3:00 PM. Registration will continue until all openings are filled. Spaces are limited and students are placed according to age and needs of the program.
Enrollment is open for residents of the Miamisburg City School District. Students must be three years of age before August 1, 2020, and potty trained. The preschool program at Maddux-Lang has classes Monday through Thursday. The AM session is from 9:05 to 11:45 AM and the PM session is from 1:05-3:45 PM. Class sizes are approximately 16 students, with a teacher and classroom assistant. We follow the Ohio Department of Education Early Learning Content Standards. Maddux-Lang is a a 5-star rated program. Tuition for the year is $1200. Tuition is expected to be paid in quarterly payments- $300 upon acceptance into the program in May and $300 on or 
before the last day of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd grading periods. Registration packets are available by clicking here.
Registration for all incoming Kindergartners will take place at the Memorial Building Board of Education Offices, 540 E. Park Avenue, Miamisburg (between Kinder Elementary School and the Miamisburg Library). Children must be five (5) prior to August 1, 2020. The following dates have been set aside for this purpose:
Tuesday, March 3 from 8:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 4 from 12:00 Noon - 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 5 from 8:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Families are able to download all kindergarten registration forms required by clicking here. If you are unable to download the forms, packets will be available at the time of registration.
Drivers on the road may be confused when they see a school bus stop arm pop out during a student's drop-off. When do drivers need to stop and when are they allowed to continue driving? The law depends on the number of lanes.
On a two-lane roadway, drivers traveling in both directions must stop for school buses. By law, drivers must remain stopped until the bus is in motion again or the bus driver signals that traffic can proceed.
On a road with four or more lanes, drivers on the opposite site of a stopped school bus do not need to stop. Only vehicles on the same side of the roadway are required to stop. That law is applicable in Ohio, but not in all other states. On roads with four or more lanes, Ohio law requires that school buses pick up students on the same side of the road that the passenger lives on.
A driver breaking these laws can face fines up to $500 and a temporarily suspended license.
The Miamisburg City School District February Student of the Month is Mark Twain Elementary School fifth grade student Ethan Dedeh. He was nominated by his teacher Ms. Terry Larson. Ms. Larson said "Ethan has overcome many 
obstacles throughout his academic career to be the student we see today. He is the epitome of our PBIS expectations of respect and responsibility. These positive traits are not only evident to the staff but also by his peers. Recently, fifth grade students were asked "Who is a classmate that you think is a good role model? What makes them a good role model?" Many of the students named Ethan. Here is a sample of the student's responses:"I think Ethan is a good role model because he always gets his work done."; "Ethan, because he never gets in trouble."; "Ethan is a good role model because he gets his work done and is kind to everybody."
As for staff, we have observed his work ethic in the classroom, his determination not to quit if the work seems hard, and how he exhibits kindness towards all those around him. I believe all of this speaks volumes as to Ethan's character, and for this reason I wholeheartedly nominate Ethan Dedeh for Miamisburg District Student of the Month."
Other building Student of the Month representatives can be viewed at right. Congratulations to all of our Students of the Month!
