The Metro Governing Board meeting scheduled for Friday, April 22 will be held virtually. Members of the public may join the meeting online starting at 8am. The agenda and Zoom link can be accessed on BoardDocs: https://go.boarddocs.com/oh/metro/Board.nsf/Public
Metro's high school staff and students collected over 10,000 personal hygiene items for the Mid-Ohio Market at Columbus State, a place where eligible students and community members can access free food and dry goods. The effort was led by senior Jamie Bernthold as part of her Senior Innovations internship with the help of Metro's Key Club. Thanks to all who participated!
Sixth graders learned about cell organelles from Dr. Anthony Brown, Professor from the Department of Neuroscience at The Ohio State University.
Labor of Love: National Honor Society members are making blankets to donate to the Ronald McDonald House.
The 6th grade Regions & People class learned about India and Hinduism from guest speaker Shankar Ramachandran to compliment their in-class reading of the book "Homeless Bird."
Signing Day: Senior Tierna Oxenreider signed her letter of intent for Columbia University's fencing team today alongside her family, coach, friends and staff at Metro Early College High School. Congratulations, Tierna! Go Lions!
Keeping active is a great way to boost mental wellbeing. The April Action for Happiness calendar is full of ideas to help you stretch, move and enjoy simple ways to feel better every day!
6th grade science students are investigating algae this week with Algae Academy. Students are growing and calculating biomass of algae and how it can be used as a solution to today's global concerns.
Today, Metro welcomed back a group of staff and students who traveled to Ecuador during spring break. The trip was an educational, cultural and recreational adventure!
The Metrobots were at the Finger Lakes Regional Competition earlier this month and will be headed to Cleveland State University for another competition this weekend. Best wishes to Team 3324 and their mentors/coaches.
Best wishes to the Metrobots (Team 3324) as they head to the Finger Lakes Regional Competition. We're rooting for you!
Science Fun: As part of their study of ecosystems, Mrs. J's 6th grade students are learning from and interacting with scientists from around the country through March Mammal Madness.
Programming Fun: 7th graders learned to program Sphero robots to perform tasks. The students pictured created an interactive game of hot potato.
Rainy Day Activities: Wellness students enjoyed a variety of indoor sports at the ARC today.
To prepare for the spring Design Challenge, 7th graders made a visit to Ohio Stadium to learn about the "Zero Waste" program that aims to recycle, repurpose or compost all waste from football games. Check out Mrs. Wright on the 50 yard line!
Real-World Problem Solving: 6th graders visited the McKenny Educational Center to learn about water infrastructure in preparation for their Design Challenge project work.
Capstone internship placements give Metro H.S. students exposure to hands on learning, as Shirish P. is experiencing working with his mentor at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
At the recent district competition, Metro's Mock Trial Team #1 qualified to advance to regionals, and the following students earned individual awards: Keegan Rudy & Maxwell Darr - Outstanding Attorney, Zoey Drake & Kyla Campbell - Outstanding Witness. Congratulations!
All 11th graders will take the state-sponsored ACT at Metro on Tuesday, March 1. To accommodate testing, all other middle and high school students will have virtual classes. Only juniors should report to Metro in person on March 1.
Metro welcomed professionals from a wide variety of fields to present to students for Career Day. Special guests included a one-eyed owl brought by a local veterinarian and animal rescuer.
