📢 Happy National Principals Month! 📢

To celebrate, we’re kicking off our daily series this week by shining a light on one of our incredible leaders, Mrs. Paige!

Did you know she’s a Pioneer through and through? She, her parents, and her sister all graduated from JA! Talk about Pioneer Pride! ❤️🖤

When she’s not leading Monroe Elementary, you might find her:
Lost in a great book 📚, Dancing at a Dave Matthews Band concert with her husband and son 🎶 , or Taking her adorable mini Labradoodle, Cinder, for a walk 🐾
We're so lucky to have a principal who loves working with our amazing students, staff, and families every single day.

Join us in celebrating all our amazing school leaders this month! 🎉

Plain City Elementary School (PCES) was originally designed to hold 625 students.

Today, PCES, along with several other school buildings, is operating above its designed capacity. To handle growth over the past 20 years, the district has converted storage closets, labs, and other intervention spaces into classrooms. PCES has even exceeded its maximum capacity of 750 students through these modifications.

PCES is one example, but capacity is a district-wide issue. Current enrollment is north of 2,400 students and the district’s most recent enrollment study shows a projected increase of nearly 20% over the next decade.

Overcrowding affects student learning and opportunities in more than just classrooms, but also hallways, lunchrooms, and extracurricular spaces.

The November 4th bond issue provides the framework for the district to execute a school board-approved facilities master plan. This plan's stated goal is to reset each school building to 80% capacity in 10 years, which would accommodate projected enrollment growth.

Learn more about the district's facilities master plan at ElevateAlder.com.

Our Plain City McDonald’s is helping Jonathan Alder Athletics! 10% of ALL DIGITAL SALES made in the APP on Thursday, October 23, get DONATED BACK TO ALDER. Support our local McDonald’s TODAY and Support JA Athletics!

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Staff from across the district met Monday to prepare for Future Ready training on the November 4th professional development day.

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Let's start the weekend strong! Drop off non-perishable items at school or the Plain City Municipal Building. Join us in supporting our local community!

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📅 Friendly Reminder!

Join us tomorrow, Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 6:30 PM for the Jonathan Alder Community Forum at Jonathan Alder High School!

This is a great chance to connect with District Officials, share your thoughts, and be part of shaping the future of our schools. We’d love to see you there! ❤️🖤

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2025 Homecoming Parade and Bonfire

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✨ Fresh, fun, and full of flavor! ✨

The Food Services Department has been serving up some delicious new menu items this year, and the students are giving them two thumbs up:

🍝 Spaghetti – a classic favorite at the lunch table.
🥤 Smoothies – a bright start to the day in the breakfast line.
🥣 Parfaits – now available at the High School & Jr. High.
🥗 Berry Chicken Salad – a new weekly featured salad created by our HS team.
🍳 Scrambled Eggs – now fresh at Plain City & Monroe Elementary.

We’re proud to keep offering tasty, nutritious choices that fuel learning every day.

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It's newsletter time!

Check out updates from all buildings here: https://www.alder.k12.oh.us/article/2417495

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Smile, it's Senior Sunrise!

JAHS seniors took in the beautiful sunrise from Performance Stadium this morning.

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📷: Addison Garman, Kennedi Homan

Join us this evening for Military & First Responder Night! Free admission to all military and first responder personnel, plus immediate family.

The Pioneers are slated to kick off against Bloom Carroll at 7 PM.

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“Smiles, backpacks, laughter — that’s how we connect. 📚”

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Enjoy the first @Alder District E-Newsletter of the 2025-26 school year!


LINK: https://bit.ly/47IBTiN

Smile, it's the first day!

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We can't wait to welcome back our Pioneers tomorrow! The excitement is buzzing for Day 1 of the 2025-26 school!

Be sure to check out the Back-to-School hub for information leading up to the first day of school!

Hub Link: https://bit.ly/4c9EaCq

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We’ve already kicked things off with Orientation and Open House nights at high school, junior high, and Monroe. Up next:

• Remaining Back-to-School & Open House nights (check our Back-to-School digital hub for times and details)
• The First Day of School is THURSDAY!
• Kindergarten families — check your email for staggered start info for our newest Pioneers

Here’s to a great year ahead!

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The past two days have been all about connection, learning, and excitement for the year ahead!

We were thrilled to welcome our newest educators and staff to the #alderFAMILY during New Staff Orientation. From exploring district resources to diving into our vision for student success, these sessions were all about equipping our team for a strong start.

We’re so grateful for the energy, passion, and dedication our new colleagues bring and can’t wait to see the impact you’ll have in our schools and community this year!

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Pride of the Pioneers. Welcome to the 25-26 school year! Thank you, Director Hennig for meet the band night.