2013 State Report Card video

The New Richmond Exempted Village School District received an overall 'A' on the State Report Card for the 2012-13 school year. This slideshow video breaks down the achievement by building and shows our staff in action. Click on the Play Button below to watch the video.

Show your Lion Pride

The New Richmond High School PTO wants you to show your Lioin Pride with a yard sign which can be personalized with the name of your NRHS athlete. Download and complete the Yard Sign Order Form and hand and return it to the New Richmond High School front office by September 13, 2013. Personalized yard signs with student names are $17 and $15 without a name. Checks should be made payable to NRHS PTO at the time of order.

NREVSD gets an ‘A’ from the state

The standards are tougher than ever but the New Richmond Exempted Village School District still ranks at the top in the annual Ohio Department of Education report card for Ohio’s schools.

New Richmond met 23 of 24 state  indicators and also received an 'A' grade in the important Value Added category for an overall grade of 'A' for the 2012-2013 school year. The only indicator not met (75 percent of students passing a grade level test) was 7^th grade math.

“It's been a diligent, team effort,” said NREVSD Supt. Adam Bird. “I especially want to thank our students for being so motivated and willing to do what it takes to grow and improve.  Additional thanks to our teachers, aides, support staff, and the Administrative Team.  We have so many employees who go above and beyond the normal hours of work in the best interests of our students.  On behalf of our Board of Education, I thank you.”

The overall ‘A’ in Value Added (which ranks how much a student grew from one year to the next) got the biggest applause from the superintendent.

“I am ecstatic about our value added score,” said Bird. “Value Added is an important document. It not only tells how our buildings have grown students but also how our teachers are performing. It not only tells how our buildings have grown students but also how our teachers are performing.”

As a district, New Richmond exceeded the expected student growth by 3.14 points in the state grading system. Only sixth grade reading and math and 7^th grade overall failed to exceed expected growth. The district received a ‘C’ in progress by gifted students, a ‘B’ in progress by students in the lowest 20% of achievement and a ‘C’ in students with disabilities.

“A ‘C’ is not a bad grade,” noted Bird. “Getting a ‘C’ means you met the expected growth of a student.”

Value Added is an important document for teachers.

This is the first year where value added is reported for individual teachers and how their students met the expected growth (an estimate assigned by the state) and is used is teacher evaluations.

Besides the ‘A’ overall and in value added, the NREVSD received a ‘B’ in performance index, which s a measure of points schools earn against a total of 120 points. The district’s performance index for 2012-2013 was 101.9 which increased for the fourth straight year.

“However, we still have work to do,” said Bird.  “Our subgroup scores show small areas where we can improve.  I know that we will continue to strive for student growth for all our students.”

State Report Card by building:

NREVSD Building	Standards met	Performance index	Overall Value-Added
Locust Corner Elementary	A	B	A
Monroe Elementary	A	B	B
New Richmond Elementary	A	B	B
New Richmond High	A	B	NR
New Richmond Middle	B	B	C

How New Richmond compares to other Clermont County Districts:

Clermont Dounty District	Standards met	Performance index	Overall Value-Added
Batavia	A	B	B
Bethel-Tate	A	B	A
Clermont Northeastern	A	B	F
Felicity-Franklin	D	C	C
Goshen	A	B	A
Milford	A	B	A
New Richmond	A	B	A
West Clermont	A	B	F
Williamsburg	A	B	F

All varsity football game tickets are $6

The Executive Board of the Southern Buckeye Athletic and Academic Conference of which New Richmond is a member has raised ticket prices for Friday night varsity football games.

Adults and students will both pay a $6 ticket price beginning this season.  

"We are sorry for the inconvenience but this is a league decision," said Supt. Adam Bird. "All other game ticket prices will remain unchanged from last year."

‘Go Lions’ has new meaning in Cameroon

When someone yells “Go Lions” in the village of Tugi, Cameroon, Africa, it can be a cause for panic.

But this soccer season in Tugi, those words may be coming from the mouth of The Fon, His Royal Highness W.M. Mbakwa, ruler of the village of 3500.

When the Tugi’s Government Technical Secondary School soccer team takes the field they will be wearing uniforms of the New Richmond Lions thanks to New Richmond High School and its French teacher Roger Nyam, a native of Tugi.

The Tugi Secondary School soccer team in their New Richmond Lions uniforms.

 "We wish the donors could really come visit our village so that we can show them our love and appreciation and share a meal and some kola nut with them,” His Royal Highness W.M. Mbakwa said. "The villagers are so proud of their children and the school. They love to fondly refer to the students as young Americans because of their American jerseys."

“Once again, on behalf of the kids of Tugi, I thank New Richmond Schools for the donation,” said Nyam, who makes pilgrimages back to his hometown with (or ships) donated items from New Richmond. “It made a world of difference in the lives of those kids in my hometown. “

Mr. Roger Nyam, NRHS French teacher, helps his hometown of Tugi, Cameroon with donated items from New Richmond.

Nyam noted that the Fons of other villages envy Tugi.

“They know very well that the state did not provide those jerseys to the school and that they came all the way from the United States,” said Nyam, who will have more soccer jerseys for his 2014 trip to his home town.

“We just bought new varsity jerseys this year and I will have two bags of jerseys for Roger next year (pending school board approval for disposal),” said New Richmond High School athletic director Doug Foote.

"We want to thank Mr. Roger Nyam for not forgetting where he comes from and for knowing what the kids really need back here and ask him to extend our love and appreciation to New Richmond High School and the people of New Richmond," said Mr. Manasse Mbakwa, president of the Tugi Cultural and Development Association, speaking on behalf of the village and schools. “May God bless them. We love you”

Mr. Olivier Mbazogo, the sports teacher at the Tugi secondary school, said he felt excited coaching a team that has sports attire that everyone admires

 "Those jerseys made the students excited about participating in sports,” said Mbazogo.

View overlooking Tugi. Tugians are mainly farmers and grassers involved in the production of cereals, roots, tubers, vegetables, cattle, goats, sheep, horses and cola nuts.

Cameroon is bordered by Nigeria, Chad, Central African Republic, Congo and Gabon on the west coast of Africa. Tugians are mainly farmers and grassers involved in the production of cereals, roots, tubers, vegetables, cattle, goats, sheep, horses and cola nuts.

Tugi is on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TugiVillage/

Supt. Bird speaks about 2013 goals

New Richmond Exempted Village School District Supt. Adam Bird's speech to district staff at the 2013 Opening Convocation on the subject of the district's Mission Statement and goals for the 2013-2014 school year.

Callebs speaks at Opening Convocation

John Callebs, who retired after 44 years with the New Richmond Exempted Village School District, spoke to district staff members at the district's 2013 Opening Convocation on August 13.

2013 Distinguished Alumni speech

2007 New Richmond High School graduate Eric Finan's Distinguished Alumni speech at the NREVSD's 2013 Opening Convocation August 13.

Cheering in the new school year

The New Richmond High School band and cheer squad kicked off the new school year with a performance at the district's 2013 Opening Convocation on August 13.

John Callebs tackles retirement

New Richmond High School math teacher John Callebs reflects on his 44-year teaching career on his first day of retirement on Aug. 1, 2013.

NRE Open House/IC Social is Aug. 13

The date of the New Richmond Elementary Open House/Ice Cream Social will be from 5 to 6 p.m. August 13 and not on August 16 as stated in a letter to NRE parents.

Lunch price will be $2.50 for the 2013-2014 school year, an increase of 25 cents. The updated lunch prices for all students follows:

K-6                                 7-12

Breakfast      $1.25           Breakfast      $1.50

Lunch           $2.50           Lunch           $2.75

Milk              $  .50           Milk              $  .50

Adult Lunch   $3.25           Adult Lunch   $3.25

OHSAA Parent/Athlete Meeting is Aug. 8

Parents or guardians of New Richmond High School fall athletes are required by Ohio High School Athletic Association rules to attend an annual OHSAA Parent/Athlete Meeting.

New Richmond will hold the required OHSAA Parent/Athlete Meeting Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. at the high school threatre to be followed by individual team meetings at 7 p.m. in NRHS classrooms to be followed by the New Richmond Sports Foundation meal and Meet the Teams program at the stadium beginning at 7:30 p.m. The meal is free to any adult who buys a Sports Foundation membership during the program. The evening will conclude with a football intra-squad scrimmage at 8:15 p.m.

The New Richmond High School Athletic Handbook has been updated by the NREVSD Board of Education and is available at http://www.nrschools.org/Downloads/2013NRHSAthleticHandbook.pdf

Parents or guardians of athletes are required to sign an acknowledgement form that they have read the Athletic Handbook. The form is available at http://www.nrschools.org/Downloads/handbook_acknowledgement_form.pdf

Season sports passes and football reserved seat licenses will go on sale at the OHSAA Parent/Athlete Meeting/Meet The Teams progrfam.

All sports pass- $90 adults/ $70 students admits bearer to all sports events for the entire school year
10 game pass- $50 adult/ $30 students admits bearer to any 10 athletic events during the school year.
Reserved Seat Licenses for football- $25 reserves the seat but you still must purchase a ticket for entry to the game.

Checks can be made out to NRHS Athletics.
*Passes do not get you into away games or post season events.

OHSAA Parent/Athlete Meeting schedule
6:00 OHSAA Parent/Athlete Meeting-Theater
7:00 Individual Team Meetings-Class rooms
7:30 Meal-Stadium
8:00 Meet the Teams-Stadium
8:15 Football Intra Squad Scrimmage

NREVSD summer update from Supt. Bird

New Richmond  Exempted Village School District Supt. of Schools Adam Bird provides updates on the district's state report card, personnel changes, school improvements and technology upgrades.

Click on the Play button below to watch Supt. Bird's update.