Plymouth-Shiloh Local School District

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.

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!

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! 😀

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! Good morning. Today is Thursday, February 6 and the Plymouth Shiloh schools will be closed today due to weather. Thank you.

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. 😀

Elementary News! Our 2nd graders aged really quickly overnight to get to 100 years old on the 100th Day of School.  Great job 2nd graders!! 🤩

Big Red Family! Join our Athletic Team and be a Varsity Volleyball Coach! Please see the details and contact information below.

Elementary News! Little Viking Preschool News! Look at our budding artists and writers. ❤️

PHS News! JUNIORS AND SENIORS: BGSU Firelands in Huron is hosting a Spring Preview Day starting at Designed to be a choose-your-own-adventure event, visitors will be able to decide from a wide range of activities, including:  Visit with academic departments and student services in our exhibitor areas  Learn more about the admissions process, financial aid and scholarships Tour campus spaces and academic buildings  You can register online for Spring Preview Day by using this link: https://admissions.bgsu.edu/register/?id=31f59ee3-36d9-46f9-b088-1f6059dcc91f

Athletic News! Spring Sports Schedules and Information: February is here and the winter sports season is headed down the home stretch of the season while the spring sports season is only a few weeks away from getting started. The spring sports mandatory parent/team meetings will be held on Wednesday February 19th at 6pm. There will NOT be a meeting in the gym like in the fall and winter so the individual team meetings will be held right at 6pm. All athletes planning to play a spring sport will need to be in attendance at their team meeting along with a parent/guardian at 6pm. Spring sports schedules are also attached to this post. Please note that JV baseball and softball schedules are not included for now until we have a better idea on what those seasons will look like once practices begin. As always, spring schedules are always extremely subject to change due to weather and other factors. Go Big Red!!

PHS News! Attn: SENIORS Reminder: If you plan to apply for any of these scholarships please keep in mind that the deadlines are quickly approaching. 25/26 NCSC Foundation Scholarship - February 28th Horatio Alger Association - March 1st Ohio Natural Energy Scholarship - March 1st Rumpke Waste & Recycling - March 3rd Directions Credit Union - March 15th FCBank Scholarship - March 16th Luckey Farmers, Inc. - March 31st Ohio ACTE - Darrell Parks Scholarship - March 31st Advantage Credit Union - March 31st NCSC Tuition Freedom - April 1st Richland County Foundation - April 1st Huron County Township - April 1st Ohio Gas Association - April 1st Marines Elton E. Mackin Scholarship - April 1st If you have any questions about eligibility and requirements for these scholarships, all information is available on Google Classroom and/or in the high school office. See Mr. Neal or Mrs. Porter if you have any questions.

PHS News! ATTENTION SENIORS attending North Central State College this Fall! NCSC Foundation Scholarships Over 100 scholarships will be awarded to NCSC students for the 2025-2026 academic year! Who may apply: Those who will be regularly enrolled students at NCSC during the 25/26 academic year (fall 2025/spring 2026) Deadline to apply: February 28, 2025 All applicants must file a 2025/2026 FAFSA by February 28, 2025. NCSC's FAFSA code is 005313. Complete this at www.fafsa.gov Incomplete applications will not be considered. You will not be notified if your application is incomplete. Scholarship proceeds will be credited to recipients' fiscal accounts at the College to help pay tuition expenses. No cash payments will be made to students from NCSC scholarship funds. Everyone that applies for a scholarship through NCSC will be entered to win a weekly drawing for a family 4 pack of Cedar Point tickets for the 2025 season. The sooner you apply, the more chances you have to win! Use the link provided to apply: https://northcentralstatecollege.wufoo.com/forms/zv30dub0nabtz2/