School News

The Stadium & Turf Enhancement Project (STEP) Committee is pleased to announce that enough funds have been raised allowing the project to move forward for use in the fall of 2024. 

Although the amount raised thus far is approximately $300,000 short of its goal, there are sufficient donations to cover the replacement of the turf at both Memorial Stadium and Ferguson Field along with the installation of new lights and scoreboard at the soccer field. Ferguson Field will use the existing bleachers and press box during the fall 2024 season while the Committee continues to raise the remaining funds to cover the installation of new bleachers and a press box at the soccer field in time for the 2025 season.

“We are pleased to be working with the Motz Group on the installation of both turf fields,” said Jeff Price, Troy City School District Treasurer. “They have a long history of successful turf projects throughout central/southwest Ohio including The Horseshoe and OSU’s practice facility.”

The project was kicked off in March 2023 with a $1 million donation from the Ernst Family and Ernst Concrete. 

“We are excited to give back to the Troy Community by supporting this worthwhile project for Troy students to have two premier fields to practice and compete on,” said Dan Ernst.

 The project is 100-percent funded with private donations which have been received from individuals, businesses, foundations, and civic organizations throughout the Troy Community. 

“We have been really pleased with the response from the Trojan Family,” said Chris Piper, Troy City School District Superintendent. “Our community has a long history of supporting Troy City Schools and worthy projects throughout the District and we are confident the remaining funds will be raised.”

Plans call for the construction to begin on Ferguson Field in April and Memorial Stadium’s construction will follow as soon as the track season is over. 

Donations will continue to be accepted by the STEP Fund of The Troy Foundation to close the remaining gap. Checks may be mailed to the Foundation at 216 W. Franklin Street (place STEP on the memo line) or online through their website: thetroyfoundation.org.

For more information, please contact Tom Kleptz at (937) 875-2550 or tkleptz@turnstonefinancial.com.

 

Anyone who has been involved with or seen performances from the Troy City Schools music department knows how talented Troy’s students and staff are, as well as how dedicated they are  to the pursuit of musical education and excellence.

And now they have been nationally recognized for their efforts.

The Troy City Schools have been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. Now in its 25th year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement for providing music access and education to all students.

To qualify for the Best Communities designation, Troy’s music department answered detailed questions about funding, graduation requirements, music class participation, instruction time, facilities, support for the music program and community music-making programs. Responses were verified by school officials and reviewed by The Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas.

“This is an incredible honor, and truly says a lot about how hard our students and staff have worked to get to this point,” said Casey Layer, who filled out the formal application. “We are incredibly proud of our music program, which touches the lives of students from kindergarten through high school. We have incredible buy-in from our students and staff. We are also very fortunate to have the amazing support of the district, administrators and, of course, our community. Troy has always been very proud and supportive of our music programs.”

Troy’s music education staff consists of: Molly Venneman (band), Casey Layer (band), Rachel Sagona (choir), Stephanie Strope (orchestra), Erik Strope (classroom music), Jenny Hewitt (classroom music), Jerry Nelson (classroom music) and Abigail Greenfield (classroom music).

“This is definitely an award we all take pride in,” Layer said.

Research into music education continues to demonstrate educational/cognitive and social skill benefits for children who make music: After two years of music education, researchers found that participants showed more substantial improvements in how the brain processes speech and reading scores than their less-involved peers and that students who are involved in music are not only more likely to graduate high school but also to attend college as well. 

In addition, everyday listening skills are stronger in musically trained children than in those without music training. Significantly, listening skills are closely tied to the ability to: perceive speech in a noisy background, pay attention, and keep sounds in memory. Later in life, individuals who took music lessons as children show stronger neural processing of sound: young adults and even older adults who have not played an instrument for up to 50 years show enhanced neural processing compared to their peers. Not to mention, social benefits include conflict resolution, teamwork skills, and how to give and receive constructive criticism. 

 

Troy City Schools Open Enrollment Information for 2024-2025
 

The Troy City Schools Open Enrollment Portal for both interdistrict and intradistrict applications is now OPEN.

Completed forms MUST be submitted with a proof of residency.

Forms can be completed on line through the links below and will be accepted
until 4:30 p.m. on May 3.

Here is the Troy City Schools Interdistrict (K-12 students living outside of Troy
City School District) Open Enrollment Information for 2024-2025:
Interdistrict open enrollment application: Click HERE
Interdistrict administrative guidelines: Click HERE

Here is the Troy City Schools Intradistrict (K-5 movement within the district) Open Enrollment Information for 2024-2025:
Enrollment form: Click HERE
Administrative Guidelines: Click HERE

 

As part of a month-long celebration of the arts and arts education, Troy Junior

High School students Amahni Afzal, Elayna Ernst, Samantha Ferguson, Alana Law, Gabrielle-Violette Rounds and Audrey Starnes have had their artwork selected for the 2024 Statehouse Student Exhibition. 

This month, the Ohio Art Education Association is joining with the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education, the Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation and the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board to mount a student exhibition to recognize the talents, creativity, and innovation of students who receive high quality arts education instruction as part of their academic experience in school.

The exhibition hosts works of art featuring students in grades K-12 in Ohio’s schools. The Statehouse Student Art Exhibition will be housed in the Ohio Statehouse and Riffe Center Gallery in Columbus; the works of art will be open to the public during normal hours of operation daily. Last year, thousands of visitors took tours of the Statehouse during the exhibition and enjoyed the student work! 

The exhibition will open Saturday, April 6, 2024 and will close Friday, May 3 at the Ohio Statehouse and Thursday, May 21 at the Riffe Center Gallery.

For more information about the Ohio Art Education Association, please visit the website at:  https://www.ohioarted.com/

We are now accepting "Senior Social Media Spotlights" for the Class of 2024.

If you'd like to see your senior featured, please send the following:

* ONE senior picture of your choosing

* The student's high school activities (This can include things that are not sponsored by Troy High School, such as scouts, work history, etc. But for the sake of space, we do ask you only include activities that took place while they were in high school)

* The student's future plans after high school

We will only accept spotlights sent through email. You can email the picture and information to fong-d@troy.k12.oh.us