Sock Collection Drive Unites Maplewood and Grand Valley Communities
The Maplewood Girls Basketball Team and the Grand Valley Mustangs Girls Basketball Team recently came together for a friendly competition with a meaningful purpose through the “Sock It To ’Em” Challenge, a sock collection drive benefiting local organizations.
Throughout the drive, both school communities rallied behind their teams, donating socks in support of those in need. Maplewood collected 633 pairs of socks, while Grand Valley contributed 193 pairs, totaling 826 pairs of socks.
While Maplewood emerged as the top collector, organizers emphasized that the true success of the challenge was the generosity shown by both communities. Due to the large number of donations received, socks will be distributed to multiple organizations, including Rocket Fuel, The Mustang Stable at Grand Valley State University, and the Warren Family Mission.
The event showcased strong school spirit and a shared commitment to service. Organizers expressed appreciation for the students, families, and volunteers who contributed to the drive and helped ensure its success.
Upcoming Pink Out Games
The Maplewood Girls Basketball Team will host Pink Out Games on January 15 and January 22. Students and community members are encouraged to wear pink to the games to help raise awareness for a special cause while showing support for the team.
The Maplewood Girls Basketball Team and the Grand Valley Mustangs Girls Basketball Team recently came together for a friendly competition with a meaningful purpose through the “Sock It To ’Em” Challenge, a sock collection drive benefiting local organizations.
Throughout the drive, both school communities rallied behind their teams, donating socks in support of those in need. Maplewood collected 633 pairs of socks, while Grand Valley contributed 193 pairs, totaling 826 pairs of socks.
While Maplewood emerged as the top collector, organizers emphasized that the true success of the challenge was the generosity shown by both communities. Due to the large number of donations received, socks will be distributed to multiple organizations, including Rocket Fuel, The Mustang Stable at Grand Valley State University, and the Warren Family Mission.
The event showcased strong school spirit and a shared commitment to service. Organizers expressed appreciation for the students, families, and volunteers who contributed to the drive and helped ensure its success.
Upcoming Pink Out Games
The Maplewood Girls Basketball Team will host Pink Out Games on January 15 and January 22. Students and community members are encouraged to wear pink to the games to help raise awareness for a special cause while showing support for the team.
We hope everyone had a great break! Before we left, our choir delivered an amazing performance at their concert on December 17. 🎶
The MHS January newsletter is here!
In December the Ohio School Boards Association honored both Dan Denman and Dan Schwartz for their dedication to the Maplewood School District.
Mr. Denman was honored for 25 years of service, while Mr. Schwartz was honored for 20 years of service.
Thank you to you both for your leadership and commitment to Maplewood Local Schools!
Mr. Denman was honored for 25 years of service, while Mr. Schwartz was honored for 20 years of service.
Thank you to you both for your leadership and commitment to Maplewood Local Schools!
🎅 Holiday Fun at Maplewood!
This week was filled with holiday cheer and collaboration! Students from Mrs. Toto’s class took a trip down the hall to visit our first graders in Mrs. Stuart’s and Mrs. Giesy’s classrooms. 🎄
The students gathered for a festive reading of Santa's Stuck, which sparked plenty of laughs and creative ideas. After the story, the students teamed up to:
Write their very own original Santa stories. 📝
Create festive holiday art projects. 🎨
It was wonderful to see our older and younger students working together and sharing the holiday spirit.
This week was filled with holiday cheer and collaboration! Students from Mrs. Toto’s class took a trip down the hall to visit our first graders in Mrs. Stuart’s and Mrs. Giesy’s classrooms. 🎄
The students gathered for a festive reading of Santa's Stuck, which sparked plenty of laughs and creative ideas. After the story, the students teamed up to:
Write their very own original Santa stories. 📝
Create festive holiday art projects. 🎨
It was wonderful to see our older and younger students working together and sharing the holiday spirit.
Our Rocket SMASH students presented to their peers today on the importance of safe winter driving. 🚗❄️
SMASH is a program in partnership with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, where students work with peers from schools across Trumbull County to help create safer highways and encourage responsible driving.
Rocket SMASH Student Leaders:
• Katlyn Manes
• Kaitlyn Benton
• Harley Agardi
• Hope Conley
SMASH is a program in partnership with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, where students work with peers from schools across Trumbull County to help create safer highways and encourage responsible driving.
Rocket SMASH Student Leaders:
• Katlyn Manes
• Kaitlyn Benton
• Harley Agardi
• Hope Conley
🎄✨ 2nd Annual Maplewood Door Decorating Contest Results! ✨🎄
Our halls were full of holiday cheer, creativity, and school spirit during this year’s contest. Congratulations to our winners!
🥉 3rd Place: Mrs. Starcher’s Tribute to Buddy the Elf — spreading smiles and Christmas cheer!
🥈 2nd Place: Mrs. Holbrook’s Clucking Chickens in a Row — creative, clever, and egg-cellent fun!
🥇 1st Place: Dr. Clemson’s *Tribute to A Charlie Brown Christmas — a classic that captured hearts and the top prize!
Our halls were full of holiday cheer, creativity, and school spirit during this year’s contest. Congratulations to our winners!
🥉 3rd Place: Mrs. Starcher’s Tribute to Buddy the Elf — spreading smiles and Christmas cheer!
🥈 2nd Place: Mrs. Holbrook’s Clucking Chickens in a Row — creative, clever, and egg-cellent fun!
🥇 1st Place: Dr. Clemson’s *Tribute to A Charlie Brown Christmas — a classic that captured hearts and the top prize!
🎄🎶 A festive Wednesday filled with music! 🎶🎄
Mrs. McConaughey hosted a Christmas Band and Choir Concert, along with a fun sing-along for our elementary students on Wednesday! The space was filled with holiday cheer as students enjoyed the sounds of the season and joined in singing along.
Mrs. McConaughey hosted a Christmas Band and Choir Concert, along with a fun sing-along for our elementary students on Wednesday! The space was filled with holiday cheer as students enjoyed the sounds of the season and joined in singing along.
Members of the Maplewood Cross Country Program were honored for their success at the December Board of Education Meeting.
Mackenzie Edgar finished 17th at the 2025 Ohio State Cross Country Championship. She helped to lead the Girls team to overall 8th place finish at state and a Trumbull County Championship. Congratulations to all!
The Maplewood Boys team capped the season with a 6th place finish at the 2025 Ohio State Cross Country State Championships. This team also captured District and Regional Championships this year!
Mackenzie Edgar finished 17th at the 2025 Ohio State Cross Country Championship. She helped to lead the Girls team to overall 8th place finish at state and a Trumbull County Championship. Congratulations to all!
The Maplewood Boys team capped the season with a 6th place finish at the 2025 Ohio State Cross Country State Championships. This team also captured District and Regional Championships this year!
Congratulations to Conner Fisher, Colten Grubb, Victoria Hostetler, and Kaitlyn Benton on their fantastic performance with the OMEA District 5 Honors Band at Stambaugh Auditorium!
Your hard work, talent, and dedication truly shined—way to represent the Rockets with excellence! 👏🎺🥁
🎄🚂 Polar Express Day in Miss Klase’s Class! 🚂🎄
Today was pure holiday magic! Our students enjoyed The Polar Express from start to finish — reading the book, retelling the story, and even practicing addition using marshmallows!
We wrapped up the day by watching the movie together while sipping delicious hot chocolate. ☕✨
Today was pure holiday magic! Our students enjoyed The Polar Express from start to finish — reading the book, retelling the story, and even practicing addition using marshmallows!
We wrapped up the day by watching the movie together while sipping delicious hot chocolate. ☕✨
The Maplewood Local Board of Education is seeking an individual to fill a vacant seat on the board. The term will begin in January of 2026 and expire on December 31, 2027. All applicants should email a letter of interest to Treasurer Merri Smith at msmith@maplewoodschools.org
The deadline to email your letter of interest is December 31, 2025.
🎶 Maplewood Band Fundraisers Are Going Strong! 🎶
We have several band fundraisers happening right now, and there’s still time to support our students! We are accepting orders through this weekend, with all forms due next week.
Click here to access the order forms:
https://www.maplewood.k12.oh.us/documents/maplewood-high-school/band-fundraiser/23013306
Thank you for supporting our Maplewood musicians! 🎺🥁🎷
We have several band fundraisers happening right now, and there’s still time to support our students! We are accepting orders through this weekend, with all forms due next week.
Click here to access the order forms:
https://www.maplewood.k12.oh.us/documents/maplewood-high-school/band-fundraiser/23013306
Thank you for supporting our Maplewood musicians! 🎺🥁🎷
🎉 Congratulations to our MHS Rocket Students of the Month for December! 🚀
We are proud to recognize the hard work and leadership of these outstanding students:
✨ Melody Richards
✨ Shreve Johnson
✨ Tory Baker
✨ Jaxson Dibell
✨ Kylee Kitzmiller
✨ Anthony Pacurar
Keep shining, Rockets! 💙🤍
We are proud to recognize the hard work and leadership of these outstanding students:
✨ Melody Richards
✨ Shreve Johnson
✨ Tory Baker
✨ Jaxson Dibell
✨ Kylee Kitzmiller
✨ Anthony Pacurar
Keep shining, Rockets! 💙🤍
🎄 Check Out the MHS December Newsletter! 🎄
Our latest Maplewood High School newsletter is here, filled with holiday fun, important December events, a student club spotlight, teacher feature, festive crafts and recipes, and a look back at some of our favorite moments of 2025!
Our latest Maplewood High School newsletter is here, filled with holiday fun, important December events, a student club spotlight, teacher feature, festive crafts and recipes, and a look back at some of our favorite moments of 2025!
Maplewood Local Schools will be closed today, Tuesday December 2nd due to severe weather conditions. Stay safe and we will see you all tomorrow!
🚀 Rockets in the Kitchen!
Mrs. Krieg's Kindergarten class had an exciting week comparing and contrasting different versions of the classic story Stone Soup. Today, they wrapped up their lesson by making their very own batch of soup to enjoy!
Each student brought in an ingredient and helped build the recipe… and yes, they even added a real stone! The final result was absolutely delicious — earning two thumbs up from every Rocket!
Mrs. Krieg's Kindergarten class had an exciting week comparing and contrasting different versions of the classic story Stone Soup. Today, they wrapped up their lesson by making their very own batch of soup to enjoy!
Each student brought in an ingredient and helped build the recipe… and yes, they even added a real stone! The final result was absolutely delicious — earning two thumbs up from every Rocket!
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
Our first graders had a wonderful time celebrating together at their Thanksgiving Feast! Their smiles say it all
Our first graders had a wonderful time celebrating together at their Thanksgiving Feast! Their smiles say it all
Our 8th graders had an exciting learning experience today as they toured Dinesol Plastics in Niles! Students got an inside look at the manufacturing process and learned how everyday products are made right here in our community.
Thank you to Dinesol Plastics for opening their doors and inspiring our future innovators! 🚀🧪🔧
Thank you to Dinesol Plastics for opening their doors and inspiring our future innovators! 🚀🧪🔧
🎈 Balloons, Books, and Big Imagination! 🎈
Miss Klase’s kindergarteners had a blast exploring the magic of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! After reading Balloons Over Broadway and watching highlights from the parade, our young learners designed and created their very own parade balloons.
Miss Klase’s kindergarteners had a blast exploring the magic of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! After reading Balloons Over Broadway and watching highlights from the parade, our young learners designed and created their very own parade balloons.
