Morning Announcements

Juniors, turn in your ACT opt-in letter to the high school office by Friday, February 13th. If you did not receive a letter in your Government class, please stop in the high school office.           

Any junior high student interested in playing summer baseball or softball at the ballpark, please pick up a form in the office

There will be a try out on Feb 23th and Feb 24th from 5:30-7:30 starting in the HS gym for any 7th grade boy interested in playing baseball this Spring. There is a sign up sheet in the high school office. 

Anyone who signed up for Junior High Track and Field, should stop by and pick up a paper from Mrs. Dowdy!

Junior high Skyway reward students – please do not forget to give your money to your Lancer Time teacher this week! We go bowling next Tuesday!

NWC Bowling Championship (02-06-2026) The Boys & Girls bowling teams first annual NWC Bowling Championship was held at Southgate Lanes in Bluffton last Friday. Both teams walked away with the Conference Championship. Congratulations to Grayden Clay for making the all-tournament team finishing second overall with a three game total of 546.Congratulations to Hadley Goins & Aubrey Ricker for making the all-tournament team. Hadley finished first overall with a three game.

Our 8th-grade girls' basketball team won the Northwest Conference tournament on Saturday! The girls defeated previously undefeated Columbus Grove 40-36 in the championship game. Congratulations to Maeleigh, Braylyn, Cora, Aubry, Addie, Sophia, Jaycee, and Olivia on finishing their season with a 15-2 record!

Thought of the day:

Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.

 Feb. 5, 2026

Morning Announcements

Juniors, turn in your ACT opt-in letter to the high school office by Friday, February 13th. If you did not receive a letter in your Government class, please stop in the high school office.

Looking for a summer job? YMCA is looking for lifeguards. Must be at least 15 years old. Stop in the high school office for a flyer.            

Any junior high student interested in playing summer baseball or softball at the ballpark, please pick up a form in the office.

There will be a try out on Feb 23th and Feb 24th from 5:30-7:30 starting in the HS gym for any 7th grade boy interested in playing baseball this Spring. There is a sign up sheet in the high school office. 

The junior high girls' basketball teams competed in the semifinals of the NWC Tournament last night. The 7th grade fell short to Spencerville, while the 8th grade picked up a win vs Bluffton. The 8th grade will play for the Northwest Conference Championship vs the Columbus Grove Bulldogs, Saturday, at 11:30 am, in the High School gym.

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025

Morning Announcements

Juniors and Seniors, Defiance College will be visiting Lancer Time this week. Sign up in your Google Classroom or your English Class. 

Juniors and Seniors, there will be a FAFSA night informational meeting held at the Van Wert PAC on Wednesday, October 1st from 6-7pm. Stop in the office for an informational letter and see your email for more details. Please share with your family. 

Any student who is interested in pursuing a job at Universal Letter should see Mrs. Lloyd in the office for more information. 

Any junior, sophomore or freshman who would like to serve on Student Council, please stop by the library and pick up an application form. All applications are due by today, Wednesday, September 24th.

If there is any student who did not purchase a yearbook last year and would like one we do have extras. They are $50. Please see Mrs. Ringwald if interested.

This week is Day of Caring Week.  We will be having competitions in Lancer Time to see which Lancer Time group can collect the most items.  Tomorrow will be the last day to bring in items.

Juniors - please vote for class officers. The form has been sent to you. You have until Friday at noon to vote.                        

There will be a meeting on Friday in the lecture hall for any JH or HS student interested in playing baseball this Spring. 

The soccer team travelled to Corey-Rawson last night and defeated the Fighting Hornets 4-2. Goal scorers included, Rowan Sutton, and Garrett Mosier, while Aiden Campbell netted 2 goals. Assists came from Ainsley Hoffman, Oli Longstreth, Eli Owens, and Zavier Kemler. The team travels to Bluffton Monday night to take on the Pirates.

The junior high cross country teams competed at the Bath Cross Country Invitational on Tuesday evening. The girls team won the meet, beating out 12 other schools for their first invitational win of the season!!!  The team finished with just 30 points and were led by a 1-2 finish from eighth graders Maeleigh Evans & Addie Breese!  Other scoring runners included Harper Pohlman, Kenzie Mount, and Adelyn Bittner.  Evie Polley helped secure the victory by beating out the second place team's 5th runner!  Great race Lancers!!! 

The boys team placed 5th out of 15 schools.  They had three top-30 finishers including Mylan Hammons in 28th place.  Mylan ran his best race of the season with a near PR time on a night when most runners were 40 to 50 seconds slower than their season best. Keep up the good work boys!!!

Thought of the day:

It’s time to start living the life you’ve imagined.

The high school science club started spring break by competing in the Science Olympiad Regional at BGSU on Saturday, March 15th.  The team brought home 7 sets of medals - one more than last year - and twelve top ten finishes!  The following are the events in which the Lancers placed in the top ten:

Ecology - 2nd place - Moriah Bertsch & Lindsey Hatcher

Fossils - 5th place - Evan Elling & Abbie Jones

Helicopter - 5th place - Ella Stemen & Lincoln Anderson

Microbe Mission - 5th place - Lindsey & Alex Hefner

Optics - 5th place - Evan & Blaze Linser

Robot Tour - 5th place - Ella & Lincoln

Astronomy - 6th place - Lindsey & Finley Howard

Disease Detectives - 7th place - Kelsey VanCleave & Lindsey

Electric Vehicle - 7th place - Alex & Xavier Magner

Dynamic Planet - 10th place - Abbie & Lindsey

Tower - 10th place - Blaze & Lillian Mosier

Wind Power - 10th place - Ella & Finley

The team placed 9th out of 20 teams, and just one place out of qualifying for the state level competition! Well done Lancer Science Club!!