Plymouth-Shiloh Local School District

Athletic News! Home Basketball Week at PHS! The Big Red girls and boys basketball teams have entered the final stretch of their seasons as both will be wrapping up regular season play this week and entering postseason mode. Both teams have several home games scheduled for this week giving Big Red fans opportunities to come out and support the Big Red at the end of the season! The boys will play their final two games of the regular season at home and could have a say in who wins the firelands conference championship as both of the top two teams in the conference will have to go through the Big Red before winning the title. This starts tonight as the Big Red host Crestview in a rescheduled matchup with the Cougars from Saturday and then will continue on Friday night when the Big Red host St. Paul in the final game of the regular season. JV games will start at 6pm both nights. The girls will host Crestline tomorrow night in their final regular season game while also celebrating senior night. This will be a varsity only contest starting at 6pm with senior recognition taking place right before tip-off. Then the Lady Big Red will host a sectional final tournament game on Saturday afternoon against St. Paul as the program looks for its first sectional championship in 15 years. Tip-off is slated for 12pm on Saturday. We hope to see Big Red Nation out in full force this week taking advantage of these great opportunities to support our Big Red basketball teams at the end of their seasons! Go Big Red!!

SMS News! The middle school had their winter formal dance this past Friday. The students had a great time dancing and hanging with their friends. Enjoy the few photos.

Athletic News! Attached is the bracket for the Division 7 Shelby Sectional/District Boys Basketball Tournament. The Big Red earned the 3rd seed and will host 7th seeded Danbury in the Sectional Finals on Friday 2/21 at 6pm. With a win over Danbury they would advance to the district tournament at Shelby HS on Thursday 2/27. Go Big Red!!

Big Red Family! This is a reminder of the Early Release that is scheduled for Friday, February 14, 2025 @ 1:10 pm.

PHS/SMS News! The student council is selling candy grams during MS & HS lunch Monday-Wednesday, this week for $2 each. 😊 Here are a few examples!

Elementary News! Our kindergarten friends and the Glam Grannies have waited 100 days to celebrate this momentous occasion. Congratulations!! You are 100 days smarter and getting smarter each day!! 🤩

Elementary News! Our first graders celebrated the 101st day of school last week! They are soooo smart and have learned great things this year. 🤩

Athletic News for the Week of 2-10-25! Monday 2/10: JV/Varsity Boys Basketball home vs Crestview 6pm Tuesday 2/11: Varsity Girls Basketball home vs Crestline 6pm - Varsity only and Senior Night Wednesday 2/12: Varsity Wrestling at Sheffield Brookside Tri 6pm Freshman Boys Basketball FC Tourney at South Central vs Western Reserve 6:45pm Thursday 2/13: Freshman Boys Basketball FC Tourney championship at South Central 5:30pm - if win on Wednesday Friday 2/14: JV/Varsity Boys Basketball home vs St. Paul 6pm - Senior Night Saturday 2/15: Varsity Wrestling FC Championship Meet at Western Reserve 9am Varsity Girls Basketball Sectional Finals home vs St. Paul 12pm

PHS News! Attn: SENIORS The Huron County Farm Bureau is offering scholarship opportunities to students pursuing post-secondary education. The scholarship amount is determined by the number of acceptable qualifying applicants. Applicant's themselves or a parent/legal guardian must be a resident of Huron County and a current member of the Huron County Farm Bureau. You must be enrolled in an accredited two or four year college, university or technical school. A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required. An Ag-Related Scholarship and a Continuing Education Scholarship are both available. A major in agriculture or a support field is required for both scholarships. Multiple scholarships can be awarded. Eligibility and approval of applicants will be determined at the discretion of the Huron County Board of Trustees or their designee. Use the links provided for application and details: No hand written forms will be accepted. https://ofbf.org/foundation/scholarships/huron-county-farm-bureau-inc-agricultural-500-00-scholarship/ https://ofbf.org/foundation/scholarships/huron-county-farm-bureau-inc-continuing-education-500-00-scholarship/ Applications must be submitted by 11:59pm on March 31, 2025

Athletic News! Big Red Weekend Recap: It was a fairly light weekend for the Big Red as the winter weather once again made its impact and forced Saturday nights boys basketball games with Crestview to be postponed until tonight. The varsity girls traveled to St. Paul on Friday night and had a rough night against the Flyers losing by a 42-23 final as they drop to 5-16 overall on the season and finish conference play with a 4-10 record. They will wrap up the regular season tomorrow night by hosting Crestline while celebrating senior night. The Big Red wrestling team was in action on Saturday as they traveled to the Margaretta Invite and came away with a 6th place team finish. Noah Robinson led the way with a 1st place finish at 215. Zach Miller took 3rd, while Hunter McClure took 4th, Ben Trimmer took 5th, and Lucas Distl took 6th. They will be back in action on Wednesday night traveling to Brookside for a tri meet.

Athletic News! Tonight’s home boys basketball games with Crestview have been cancelled due to the forecast of freezing rain and has been rescheduled for Monday 2/10 at 6pm.

Big Red Family! Sunday, February 9, 2025 is National Pizza Day! 😋 So order a pizza this weekend to celebrate! “National Pizza Day on February 9th celebrates one of America’s all-time favorite foods. Whether it is thin crust, Chicago-style, deep dish, or anything in between, pizza is an American favorite.” (National Today) Here are just a few pizza facts: • Pepperoni is the most popular pizza at 36% of all pies ordered. • Over 3 billion pizzas are sold in the USA each year. Add another 1 billion on frozen pizzas • In the United States, 17% of all restaurants are pizzerias. • Antica Pizzeria, the first Pizzeria, opened in Naples, Italy, in 1738. • Gennaro Lombardi, the first Pizzeria in the United States, opened in 1895 in New York City. • Americans consume on average 23 pounds of pizza per person each year. Just in case you wanted to learn some FUN facts about pizza! 🤩

FCCLA News! Yesterday FCCLA went to Leadership Day with the CBJ. Students got to skate on ice, listen to industry leaders in a guest speaker panel, participate in leadership building activities with other schools and watch the CBJ Hockey Game.

PHS News! Reminder to Sophomores planning on attending Pioneer Career & Tech. Center next school year, on Thursday, February 13 they will be offering a "second look" Open House from 6:00 - 7:30. College Now applicants will meet at this time at the Kehoe Center in Shelby. Also, Priority application deadline for next school year is Friday, February 28.

Athletic News! Big Red Recap: The JV girls basketball team traveled to Temple Christian in Mansfield for their one and only full 4 quarter game and final JV game of the season and came away with a 22-19 win over the Crusaders. The varsity girls will be back in action tonight traveling to St. Paul for a varsity only game at 6pm. The JV and Varsity boys were also in action on Thursday night hosting New London in conference play. The JV team lost to Wildcats before the varsity came out looking to get back .500 on the season and in conference play. They did just that as they turned a small 1st quarter lead into a double digit lead at halftime and held off the Wildcats during the 2nd half and cruised to the 50-36 win. They improve to 10-10 overall on the season and 6-6 in conference play and are set to host the top two teams in the conference in their final games of the season starting with Crestview tomorrow night.

Big Red Family! Thank you to everyone that commented or liked our Throwback Thursday from yesterday! Here is your answer: 2009-2010 school year, Varsity Girls Basketball We look forward to reminiscing next Thursday with all of you! 😀

ESport News! Spring ESports will begin 2/18 and will be from 3-4:30PM in the HS computer lab. If you are interested, make sure and reach out to Owen Reynolds for more information and to sign up. His email is oreynold@ashland.edu. The focus this quarter will be on Fortnite and practices will primarily be on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and either Thursdays or Fridays. Students can play from home if they have devices that are compatible with the program, but the lab will be open as well. **This is also something you can participate in WHILE participating in another sport. We can work around other athletic and extra-curricular schedules.** Hope to see you there!

Athletic News! All athletic practices and games for today are on as scheduled. JV girls basketball will travel to Temple Christian for JV only game starting at 5pm. JV/Varsity boys will host New London with JV starting at 6pm.

Big Red Family! A message from the Internal Revenue Service: The official start of the filing season is here - January 27, 2025! Internal Revenue Service is reaching out to taxpayers this filing season to make certain that eligible families are claiming their tax credits when including dependents on their tax returns. Child Tax Credit (CTC): The CTC is a credit that may reduce your tax by as much as $2,000 for each child who qualifies you for the credit. To qualify, the child must be a U.S. citizen under age 17; have a Social Security number; be claimed as a dependent on the taxpayer's tax return; and more. Use the IRS Interactive Tax Assistant tool to determine eligibility: Does my child/dependent qualify for the child tax credit or the credit for other dependents?. For more information please see: Child Tax Credit. Other Dependent Credit (ODC): The ODC is a credit that may reduce your tax by as much as $500 for each eligible dependent. The person is claimed as a dependent on your return; the person can’t be used by you to claim the CTC or Additional CTC; the person was a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or U.S. resident alien. Again, use the IRS Interactive Tax Assistant tool to determine eligibility: Does my child/dependent qualify for the child tax credit or the credit for other dependents?. Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): One refundable tax credit for moderate- and low-income families is the Earned Income Tax Credit. The IRS estimates there are millions of workers who qualify but don't claim the EITC - missing out on thousands of dollars every year. The EITC is as much as $4,213 when claiming one child, $6,960 when claiming two children, and $7,830 when claiming three or more children. Use the EITC Assistant to learn if you're eligible for the tax credit. For more detailed information see: Publication 596, Earned Income Credit and Who Qualifies for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Child and Dependent Care Credit: Taxpayers who paid someone to care for their child, spouse or dependent so they can work, be a full-time student or look for work may be able to reduce their tax by claiming the Child and Dependent Care Credit. The total expenses that you may use to calculate the credit may not be more than $3,000 (for one qualifying individual) or $6,000 (for two or more qualifying individuals). Use the IRS Interactive Tax Assistant tool: Am I Eligible to Claim the Child and Dependent Care Credit? For more information please see: Publication 503, Child and Dependent Care Expenses or Topic no. 602, Child and Dependent Care Credit American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC): The AOTC is a credit that may reduce your tax by as much as $2,500 for each eligible student for the first four years of higher education. The AOTC can be claimed for yourself, your spouse, or a dependent claimed on your return. See Publication 970, Tax Benefits for Education, or use the IRS Interactive Tax Assistant tool "Am I Eligible to Claim an Education Credit?" to help you determine if your education expenses qualify for a tax benefit. Note: The actual credit amounts will be determined by a taxpayer’s Adjusted Gross Income. Please see the attached flyers for more information.

Big Red Family! Throwback Thursday Times have changed, but the Plymouth Shiloh community will always be home. Inspired by the yearbook pictures of past years, we will have Throwback Thursdays. See if you can guess the school year, student(s) and/or staff pictured. We will give the correct answer on Fridays. 😀