GROUNDBREAKING FOR NEW BOSTON SCHOOLS HUGE SUCCESS

Despite rain showers throughout the day, the groundbreaking for the new New Boston Schools took place April 19 at New Boston Stadium.

It was my pleasure to attend the event and be one of the guest speakers along with State Representative Terry Johnson, Scioto County Commissioner Skip Riffe and a representative from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown's office.

My congratulations to Superintendent Mike Staggs, the New Boston School Board and the students of New Boston on this great opportunity. As I said Tuesday morning, I was never as proud of the New Boston community as I was three years ago when the citizens put their children first and voted in the levy to move forward with the construction.

In 2008, the voters of New Boston approved a 7.61 mill levy to build a new $20 million school building on the property that was once the Sun and Funland Pool on Lakeview Avenue. The local share was $3 million and $17 million was from the Ohio School Facilities Commission.

A single school will replace Glenwood High School, which was built in 1917, and Oak Intermediate and Stanton Primary, both built in 1913. The goal is to have the new school completed in August, 2012.

I have been very privileged and honored to be part of the New Building Committee for the school and it has been my distinct pleasure to work closely with community members as well as teachers, students and administrators in this great endeavor. I look forward to be of service in any way I may be needed as we move toward the first day of school in the new facility.

Congratulations to the New Boston School district and its great teachers, administrators and students. And thanks so much to the community who indeed put its children first.

Mike Payton
4-23-2011

MIRANDA LITZ GLENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL'S 2011 RIVERDAYS CANDIDATE

I want to congratulate Miranda Litz for being selected as Glenwood High School's Riverdays Candidate for 2011, and wish her good luck in the upcoming pageant.

Miranda, a junior at Glenwood High School, is the daughter of Darren and Shelly Litz.

The Village of New Boston is very proud to have Miranda represent not only the school but the entire community in this year's Riverdays Queen Pageant held at the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts at Shawnee State University.

Mike Payton
4-17-2011