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Middlef ield Wednesday, September 9, 2020 • Vol. 14, No. 16 • FREE
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Students in Kris Farrow’s third-grade science lab sat socially distanced on Cardinal Schools’ first day of classes Aug. 24. The district reopened some classrooms in the intermediate school to accommodate additional classes, said Superintendent Bill Kermavner.
First Day is ‘Good Hectic’
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Cardinal Students Start School During Pandemic’s New Normal By Ann Wishart ann@geaugamapleleaf.com Months of planning to start school in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a fairly smooth first day of classes at Cardinal Schools Aug. 24. “It was hectic, but good hectic,”
said Superintendent Bill Kermavner, noting the first day is always a little chaotic, with or without changes in the routine. The day started with nurses, teachers and administrators checking each student’s temperature with temporal thermometers as they streamed off the buses into
the schools, he said. Only one student showed up without a mask, and a face covering was provided. Students progressed to their classrooms where desks were separated to ensure social distancing, Kermavner said. The district has about 950 students and 170 regis-
tered for virtual instruction. Technology became the biggest problem of the day, with some parents unable to log on for their children working on Chromebooks at home, he said. Kermavner said he visited See School • Page 5
BOE Adapts DeWine’s Travel Ban for Students, Staff By Ann Wishart ann@geaugamapleleaf.com Cardinal Schools Board of Education unanimously adopted Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s travel ban recommendation for school students and employees as policy Aug. 26 during a virtual meeting. The recommendation says individuals coming back to Ohio after traveling to a state that reports positive testing rates of 15% or more for COVID-19 are advised to self-quarantine for 14 days and not attend schools during that time. Superintendent Bill Kermavner presented a resolution to the board See Travel • Page 6
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Joey Soltis carried the load for his Huskies Aug. 28 with 36 carries on 161 yards and three rushing touchdowns on the night. Cardinal lost 27-21 to Berkshire in overtime in the season’s first high school football game.
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