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Each November, the Ohio School Boards Association hosts its statewide Capital Conference at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in downtown Columbus. This gathering, attended by thousands of educators and school leaders, is a premier event where experts and practitioners share best practices that can be implemented immediately in classrooms across Ohio. The Conference offers a blend of insights (inspiring keynote speakers), innovation (new products and services in the trade show), and celebration of student success (Student Achievement Fair).

The Student Achievement Fair is a highlight of the conference, where exceptional programs and initiatives from schools across Ohio are showcased. Schools submit applications to participate, and the selected programs bring both students and teachers to share firsthand the initiatives driving their success. This year, seventy outstanding programs from across the state were chosen, and Sidney High School is proud to have two of them represented.

Science teacher Jeff Webb (Materials Science and Engineering) and FFA advisor Cody Myers are there with teams of Sidney High School students to present their impactful programs. It is an incredible honor to be able to showcase the dedication of our teachers and students to academic excellence and innovation.

Sidney High School is proud to celebrate 2024 senior Alex Lamma who was named a 2024 RISE FFA Career Program recipient from Sunrise Cooperative. He officially joined the team as a full-time employee at Sunrise and will work his way through their RISE FFA Career Program, otherwise referred to as Sunrise University. Over the next four years, he and other new hires will gain hands-on, real-life job experiences, while learning all facets of the cooperative.

In addition to full-time employment, Lamma was selected as the top recipient and received a 2023 Jeep Gladiator, that the 2023-2024 Ohio FFA President Luke Jennings drove during his tenure, as a signing bonus. Along with his top honor, he earned a $1,000 FFA chapter donation from Sunrise.

Sidney High School Class of 2024 seniors were recently for their academic honors at the end of the school year.

The highest honors went to ten members of the SHS Class of 2024 who earned the Summa Cum Laude distinction including Hayden Ball, Olivia Barga, Braxton Brewer, Emily Fleming, Brooklyn Koester, Arshia Mani, Jarrett Payne, Kyleigh Spade, Sophia Thompson, and Aaron Ward. To earn this distinction, students had to achieve a cumulative GPA of 4.25 or greater and meet the criteria of an Honors Diploma as determined by the State of Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.

The Magna Cum Laude distinction, achieved by earning a cumulative GPA of 4.0-4.24 and also meeting the criteria of an Honors Diploma, was earned by the following members of the SHS Class of 2024: Lauren Conley, Cloe Crothers, Brady Hagan, Gabriel Harter, Kaelin Hickman, Hailey Richardson, Kyla Rush, Logan Shaw, Nathan Siegel, and Madisyn Smith. 

The Cum Laude distinction, achieved by earning a cumulative GPA of 3.75-3.99 and also meeting the criteria of an Honors Diploma, was earned by the following members of the SHS Class of 2024: Rocelyn Cathcart, Kyle Drees, Roslyn Rotan, and Olivia Voress.

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SHS sophomores Marly Coons and Cartier Thompson are State Champions in the American Legion Americanism and Government Test and have earned an all-expense-paid, week-long trip to historic Gettysburg, PA, and the nation’s capital, Washington, DC. The American Legion Department of Ohio sponsors the yearly trip taking the top 3 boys and 3 girls in grades 10-12 for a total of only 18 students statewide.   

The Ohio American Legion Americanism and Government is an opportunity for high school students to evaluate themselves in American government and history through this statewide test program. Over 65,000 students participate annually in this project, which The American Legion Auxiliary jointly sponsors.

Coons and Thompson are the latest in a long line of state winners at SHS. Since 1970, Sidney High School has had an impressive 39 state winners, with 28 of those winners since 2005, and at least one state winner every year since 2009.

Sidney High School ushered in 34 new junior members and 5 new senior members to the National Honor Society during the 93rd annual induction ceremony on November 12, one of the largest NHS induction classes since the start of NHS at Sidney High School.