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Due to an unexpected bus driver shortage this afternoon, the MCCTC/STEM bus shuttle schedule will be altered today. An arrangement has been made for MCCTC/STEM Shuttle riders to be picked up from their school at 1:00 p.m. to arrive back at Poland Local School District around 1:30 p.m. Due to the early return, the shuttle will attempt to drop students off at the stadium lot around 1:30 p.m. If you cannot pick up your student at this earlier time or pick-up arrangements cannot be made, your child will be dropped off at Poland Seminary High School. Students will be given a space to complete work until PSHS dismissal at 2:15 p.m. You can pick your child up earlier than PSHS dismissal at the PSHS front entrance.

The sixth graders at Poland Middle School enjoyed their final book club meeting of the school year with a visit from Superintendent Tommelleo! Students who chose "Tracker" by Gary Paulsen spent some time with Dr. Tommelleo to review the themes/lessons that Paulsen introduced and how they apply to the skills of hunting! Thank you to our sixth grade teaching staff for hosting the book clubs this year with our students!

The Poland Bulldogs found a podcast set up in various locations on campus... They chatted about why they love their teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week!

AFTER SCHOOL 🏫 Poland Local Schools will continue to host The Poland Schools After School Program in grades K-6 for the 2026-27 school year! Download the Registration Packet and learn more: https://www.polandbulldogs.com/after-school

Congratulations to students from Mrs. DiMuzio's art classes at McKinley Elementary and Poland Middle School who were selected for the Akron's Children Hospital Art Contest! Poland is represented by 16 selections in 2026!

Just how big is our solar system? Mr. DeBolt's fifth grade classes demonstrated the vast distances between planets on a smaller scale, using tic-tacs, Nerd candies, softballs, exercise balls, and golf balls to represent the planets. They were all so small in comparison to our very large and bright sun! Mr. DeBolt told them that Nicoletta as Neptune could have been as far as 2 miles away for this to be 100% accurate, but then this would have been a field trip! It was a fun day representing the planets!

Poland Middle School fourth grader Nina from Ms. Landers class was selected as a winner of the Mahoning County Green Team Earth Day Billboard Contest! Her drawing is on display at 2271 E Western Reserve Rd (Car Wash). Congratulations, Nina! "Everyday is Earth Day. Remember to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! Don't Litter!"

Join the Bulldogs this spring for a delightful series of concerts featuring our talented student musicians. Creativity is unleashed at Poland Local Schools, as our students from all grade levels are ready to showcase their dedicated work and love for music. We welcome our entire community to come together and enjoy creativity unleashed at Poland Local Schools.

Presenting the long-awaited, highly-anticipated episode 4 of... THE SANTINO SHOW! For the 2026 sixth grade skit, we decided to get the band back together for one more exciting episode, this time featuring some of the many talents in a short talent show. Santino, the stage is yours!

Featuring the artwork of local school districts and our very own Poland Bulldogs, the 7th annual Exceptional Art Show was outstanding! We got to see some amazing creations made in our classrooms. Enjoy Timmy's airplane, Travis's kite, Lilly and Abby's astronauts, Logan's letter, Chloe's rainbow, and so many more spectacular works of art! Thank you to Mrs. Vagas and Mrs. Pecchia for organizing a great day to be a Bulldog!

The members of our Poland Middle School Kindness Club teamed up with the PSHS Interact Club to create care package bags for our local police officers! To thank the Poland Village & Poland Township Police Department for their service to the school district, students wrote cards and worked together to fill bags full of goodies! Mrs. and Mr. Martin even got treats for the K-9 units! Thank you, local police!

This afternoon, Bus #1 was involved in a traffic accident during the PSHS/Middle School portion of the afternoon drop-off procedure. No students were immediately injured/harmed by the accident. The bus contained Poland Seminary High School students as they were en route to pick up the middle school students at Poland Middle School. Bus #1 riders were evaluated by local officials to ensure their safety. Then, the riders were relocated to another bus route to resume drop-off procedures under transportation emergency protocols. With the influx of traffic at the impacted area, expect delays in the afternoon drop-off procedures for all bus routes this afternoon.

The Poland Middle School Math 24 team competed in the Lowellville Math 24 Tournament on March 19. Sixth grader Adriana C. was a TOP 16 FINALIST! Congratulations to our Bulldogs on their teamwork and preparation. The Bulldogs are coached by Poland Middle School teachers Mrs. Kristi Martin and Mrs. Tracy Kaschak.

What would you do if you found a pot of gold? We turned to our fourth graders to find out! In their March monthly writing projects with Ms. Landers, Bulldogs share what they would get and give to others if they found their lucky gold coins. Enjoy the full series here!

What would you do if you found a pot of gold? We turned to our fourth graders to find out! In their March monthly writing projects with Ms. Landers, Bulldogs share what they would get and give to others if they found their lucky gold coins. Stay tuned for their full presentations on St. Patrick's Day!

We have never been more excited to have a class pet! Meet Lil' Jimmy, the 4th grade moth! Once the subject of a fun project in Ms. Landers' fourth grade class last year, it has now grown too large for the jumping bean! Out of nowhere, during a lesson this week, Lil' Jimmy took his first flight! Here's the very exciting retelling.

Congratulations to the twelve McKinley Elementary and Poland Middle School students whose artworks have been selected for the 2026 Butler Institute of American Art Celebrates Young Artists Exhibition!

Welcome back to another season of Bulldog Biographies! Mrs. Demetrios’ fourth graders have outdone themselves. Enjoy Alana's Magic Show, Hunter's alligator puppet show, and so many more informative performances!

The Poland Board of Education approved the 2026-2027 school calendar on 02/04/2026.

Sixth Grade soil sleuths are back in the lab with Mrs. Tekac and Mr. Felger of Mahoning Soil and Water Conservation District to test the physical properties of soil and how water passes through different grain sizes! Thank you for an exciting visit.

Poland Middle School teacher Michelle Landers has been nominated as a candidate for the Educator of the Year award presented by Mahoning Valley Educators, representing Poland Local Schools among the region’s top teachers. Landers will be one of 42 educators honored for their dedication and impact on students in Mahoning, Trumbull, and Columbiana counties at the Educators of the Year event on Tuesday, March 3 at the Eastwood Event Centre in Niles. The event celebrates the contributions of teachers in the region, highlighting educators who go above and beyond in their profession. Congratulations, Ms. Landers!

ART GALLERY - February 2026 Update: Art decorates the hall at Poland Local Schools! Our Middle School hallway spreads the love with watercolor hearts, snowmen, and alligators! We also helped Mr. W out in the McKinley gym in a little tradition for American Heart Month! We decorated hearts to remind Bulldogs of healthy heart activities.

Poland Middle School sixth grade students enjoyed a day full of presentations from our friends and parents, learning about so many unique talents and careers that anyone can pursue. After a wide variety of presentations covering so many fields, the Bulldogs learned about dressing for interviews and setting themselves up for success financially and educationally. We send a special thank you to Mrs. Saxton from the ESC, our Guidance Counselor Mrs. Butch, Principal Mr. Purins, and all our volunteer parents for making the day so informative!

In a yearly tradition, our middle school Kindness Club members quickly got to work making tie-knot blankets to warm up our community and those in need! We are so proud of their efforts in small groups to make about 20 blankets to donate.

If you've been following along, you might remember one of the best Bulldog projects of all time... "What I Love: Fourth Grade Writing with Ms. Landers" Well, we're back! This time, we're reviewing the writing process, and making mistakes?! Whaaa?! Nothing a Bulldog isn't trained to fix! Enjoy another day of learning in fourth grade, and get ready for some exciting writing projects they have coming up!