With the close of the 2024-2025 school year, it is time to congratulate another group of outstanding seniors who formally became graduates on May 31, 2025. One hundred eighty-one graduates received their diplomas, representing the Greenville Schools Class of 2025.
The 2025 class has had many academic and extra-curricular accomplishments while at Greenville and we commend each and every graduate. We wish all graduates much success and happiness in their future endeavors, and they are now welcomed as our alumni.
Our district now turns its attention to the preparation for next year. Academically, we continue to focus on teaching twenty-first-century learning skills to all of our students as well as state content standards. We strive to continue to improve our academic performance. We will also begin to staff our building for the 2025-2026 year to replace personnel who have retired or left for other opportunities. Annual cleaning of our buildings and grounds, as well as computers and iPads, will also take place, as will needed repairs and inspections in our buildings and with our bus fleet.
At the K-4 elementary level we will continue to offer our Kids Read Now summer reading program along with our Summer Bridges program for standards-based summer learning.
Summer School is available at the high school and will be held from June 2nd through July 3rd. Summer School courses will be blended learning in physical education and health.
There will also be courses in algebra I or II and geometry, as well as the Virtual Academy for make-up recovery credits, including English. Again, contact the high school principal or the curriculum department at Memorial Hall with Summer School registration questions. All courses at the high school are pending, having enough students for enrollment.
At the high school and middle school next year, we will continue to implement the College Credit Plus courses for the twelfth year. We now offer CCP from several colleges and universities, including Edison State, Sinclair, and Wright State. Many of our students continue to take advantage of the CCP program. One hundred thirty-four students participated in College Credit Plus during the 2024-2025 school year. Two seniors graduated with both a high school diploma and an associate’s degree.
All of our elementary and middle school students continued to participate in our Measurement of Academic Progress (MAP) or Exact Path online testing assessments this past year using their iPad devices. These tests are given three times a year and allow our staff to see how students are aligning to their end-of-year state test and see the reading, mathematical, and science level gains they are achieving.
Across the district, other curriculum plans for next year include the purchase of textbooks and supplemental material in the disciplines of foreign language, business, and health. We continue to incorporate a six-year cycle to upgrade our curriculum material by content area.
Much of the focus this summer with maintenance projects will be on the completion of the Stadium Bleacher Project. Bleachers are to be delivered on June 19th and the press box on the first of July. Two crews are scheduled to install. We will also be cleaning and varnishing all the gymnasiums. The terrazzo floor at the K-8 complex will be cleaned and resealed.
Also, we are improving the crowning at the Jennings Track & Field Complex, installing Marcs radios, and performing normal routine building and bus fleet inspections.
A special thank you and congratulations to our Class of 2025 Valedictorian and Salutatorian, who gave addresses at Greenville High School’s One Hundred and Fifty-First Commencement exercise. The Valedictorian in the Class of 2025 is Elise Fugett and the Salutatorian is Ella Stebbins.
The district would like to highlight several recent accomplishments by students and staff:
- Madison Hutchens (Eikenberry’s) and Skyanne Flicker-Kiser (Beauty Supply Group) were recognized as community I.G.N.I.T.E. Award winners. They were recognized for their involvement in both High School Career Tech and for their employment to a local business employer through the Darke Economic Development program.
- Amy Schoen was the 2025 Greenville City Schools Teacher of the Year. She works at our high school career tech building and is the FCCLA advisor. She has many years of experience qualifying students for the national competition, including this year.
- Wendi Gibson, Teacher Mentor of the Year, for all of Darke County
- Charlie Pope for winning the Board of Education Outstanding Art Award at the annual Waves of Pride.
- The Careers with Children FCCLA program had several students qualify for national competition in Orlando, Florida, in early July. Those students are:
- Callee Moore – Early Childhood Education
- Kaylynn Hiatt & Aubrey Tanner – Nutrition and Wellness
- Madison Hutchens -Teach and Train
- Allison Francis, Troy Lavy, Bo Melton, and Owen Shaffer received their State FFA degrees
- Emma Smith – Gold-Rated Reporters Book for FFA
- Kyrie Unger -Gold-Rated Secretary’s Book for FFA
- The following students had artwork selected for the 2025 OAEA Emerging Artists Exhibition. Their artwork will be on display at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus and they were recognized at an artists’ reception on Saturday, May 10th.
- Marissa Boney
- Jacob Denton
- Addison Fine
- Cayll Lester
- Katie Plessinger
- Lizzie Shaffer
- Annabel Vance
- Several of our students were awarded countywide High School Art Show awards:
- Matthew Baker
- Rebekah Bunch
- Allie Leensvaart
- Amara Holdeman
- Breanna Landis
- Cayll Lester
- Claire Lind
- Jocelyn Reier
- Lizzie Shaffer
- Adele Strunks
- Lauren Wills
- Hailey Woolery
- Janalyn Reier won BEST OF SHOW for the scratchboard piece
- Adrian Miller-Castano, an 11th-grade student, for being invited to perform with the Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra. The concert took place at the Roger Glass Center in Dayton, Ohio, on Sunday, May 11, 2025.
- Our NJROTC Green Wavy Navy was recognized for their outstanding work and second year winning the UNIT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. Unit achievement designation is limited to the top 30% of units in the country. Congratulations, Green Wave Navy, Commander Mark Atkinson, and Justin Travis, for the unit achievement award for the second year in a row.
- The District would like to highlight the Greenville City Schools Business Advisory Council for officially being recognized with a 3-Star Award by Governor DeWine and the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. The council was recognized for implementing quality practices with consistency, as they provide high-quality experiences while preparing students for success for the 2025 school year. Congratulations, Greenville City Schools Business Advisory Council and thanks for your hard work.
- The following students achieved either perfect or nearly perfect scores in their Mathematics, Language Arts, Science, Government, or History Ohio Achievement test scores for the spring of 2025:
3rd Grade Math:
Benjamin Goodenow
Caleb Landis
Emma Schleiger
4th Grade Math:
Miles Baker
Aden Coblentz
5th Grade Math:
Franklin Gilmore
Lillian Helman
Aaron Holzapfel
Zander Huffman
6th Grade Math:
Cole Berk
Jaxsyn Hupman
Hayley Kennett
7th Grade Math:
Nathan Powers
11th Grade American Government:
Conner Leas
Elijah Worden
5th Grade Science:
Franklin Gilmore
10th American History:
Damien Lock
- Spring Sports Accomplishments:
First Team Miami Valley League Spring Awards 2025:
Girls Track
Brooke Schmidt – Discus (Champion)
Boys Track
Owen Marker – 3,200 Run
David Conway – High Jump
Softball
Kylar Arnett – Infielder
Zoey Burns – Infielder
Kendall Cromwell – Catcher
Lizzie Shaffer – Outfield
Leah Force – Infielder
Ella Oswalt – Pitcher
Boys Tennis
Mason Pierri – Singles
Drew Beisner – Doubles
Avery Yount – Doubles
- Brooke Schmidt (Discus) for qualifying for the regional track meet
- The Greenville Girls Softball team for qualifying for the regional competition and becoming regional semi-finalists and winning the Division III District Tournament, as well as the MVL Divisional and overall MVL Championship
- Mason Pierri for being a district qualifier in tennis
- Mason Pierri (Tennis): 27 wins in a season (a school record)
- Lukas Thorp: 41’8 ¼” triple jump (a school record)
- Ella Oswalt: Player of the Year, Softball MVL
- Jerrod Newland, Sam Bowers, and David Guillozet: MVL Coaches of the Year in their respective sports
The close of the 2024-2025 school year will mark the retirement of some of our employees. Staff members retiring at the end of the year include Beth Arnold, Stacey Baker, Lisa Barga, Robyn Bowers, JoAnn Burke, Maggie Copeland, Lora Duncan, Amy Gelhaus, Chris Mortensen, Jody Neff, Kelly Stull, Gwen Warvel, and Mike Woody. For all of the retiring employees, we wish them the very best in their retirement and future endeavors. Please join me in thanking each of these retiring employees for their dedication and commitment to Greenville City Schools and our students. Collectively, these staff members had 342 ½ years of experience at Greenville.
We wish all of our students and staff an enjoyable and safe summer vacation full of relaxing time with family and friends. The Superintendent and Treasurer’s Offices are open all summer. As always, feel free to contact us with any questions you have about our district. Thanks to everyone for helping us all with another wonderful school year.
To all our students, parents, staff, and community members, stay safe over the summer and enjoy your break. Go WAVE always!
by Douglas W. Fries, Superintendent, Greenville City Schools
