Chardon Middle School Wrestling

Amazing send-off with the awesome CHS drumline this morning for our state-bound wrestlers!! Good luck guys, we are so proud of you all!

Alexander Ash has qualified for the OHSAA State Wrestling Championships next weekend in Columbus!
Congratulations, Alex! 🖤❤️

Chardon Schools is thrilled to be joining the Chagrin Valley Conference in the fall of 2026!

Read more about this announcement HERE: https://bit.ly/4i47VaT

Alright folks, we need your help - we're going to need you to reach out to the state house ASAP and make sure and communicate that is NOT OKAY to reduce our funding! Chardon Schools is on a guarantee and the governor's proposed budget is aiming to reduce the money given to schools on guarantees. Please keep in mind, we are also staring down the need for a PI and/or operating levy in the upcoming years, so less money from the state is bound to create TERRIBLE budget consequences at this moment. {More information, including letter writing instructions, from Dr. Hanlon below.}

Here's who to send a letter to:

Representative Sarah Fowler Arthur

77 south High Street 12th Floor

Columbus, OH 43215

Senator Sandra O'Brien

Senate Building 1 Capitol Square

First Floor 125

Columbus, OH 43215

Here's some more info from Dr. Hanlon, in an email sent to staff:

With the Governor's introduction of the biennial budget, Chardon Local Schools is projected to see a reduction of approximately $750,000 in state aid over the next two years. We need to contact our legislators now more than ever to provide information on our school district and why this funding is important to supporting programs and services for our students. Our goal is to have 1,000 letters from staff, parents and community members. Letters should be personal in nature and not a standard form letter, we have below a suggested format:

Paragraph 1: Personal story from parent, staff, community member about why their school or district is important to them.
Paragraph 2: Request to prioritize public school funding so that the district can continue offering this level of education, programs, services, etc. This would include a full phase-in of years 5 & 6 of the Fair School Funding Plan including base cost inputs being updated to FY 2024.
Paragraph 3: Thank them for their support.

.. [photo on this post is information] from OASBO (Ohio Association of School Board Officials) with other recommendations of subjects to write about. To fill in the blanks on this document, our District is funded 14% from the state, 6% from the state in Homestead and Rollback, 64% from Local Property Taxes, and the rest from other revenue. We spend roughly $90/student per day with 62% of that on classroom instruction.

**I'll post more on our budget later this week, but please write and mail a letter TODAY.

Congratulations to Matthew Brickman and Cole Fletcher for each placing Top 6 at the Buckeye Local OAC Jr High District Tournament‼️

This guarantees their titles as 2025 OAC Jr High State Qualifiers. Cole and Matthew will join their teammate Charlie in Youngstown on March 15th to complete in the OAC State Tournament.

Great job gentlemen, and best of luck!

Go Toppers‼️⛏️

A huge thank you to Reelz Auto Sales for their donation for our Varsity Wrestlers to enjoy a wonderful dinner. A huge thank you to The Lodge at Basslake for the delicious food and accommodations to celebrate our WRC win!

A huge congratulations to our Caden Foley on his 100th varsity win!

We are so proud of you young man!

Keep Climbing!