Niles City School District

06/12/2026

Catching up on some end of the school year excitement!

🎉 Congratulations to 6th grader Aubrey Wiseman - she was selected as this year's Niles Middle School Student of the Year! Aubrey won four tickets to an upcoming Scrappers game! ⚾

All students who are selected as students of the month during the school year are put into a random drawing for this special honor. Congratulations, Aubrey! 👏

06/08/2026

06/05/2026

Families - here is information about the 4th Grade History pass available during the month of July!

Ohio history-related museums are offering Ohio 4th Graders & their families with FREE general admission to participating sites for July 2026!

05/20/2026

✨ Congratulations to recent graduate, Camryn Liakaris, who recently signed with the University of Akron to continue her academic and athletic career as a member of the Spirit Cheer team! 📣

Good luck!!

05/20/2026

☀️ Solar Power! ☀️

Our 5th graders wrapped up the school year with a SWEET science experiment — homemade solar ovens! 🔥🍫

Students created their ovens using pizza boxes, aluminum foil, black construction paper, and plastic wrap to reinforce everything they’ve been learning about solar energy, light energy, and renewable resources. 🌎

Throughout their science unit with Ms. Donadio, students explored how light can be reflected and absorbed. The aluminum foil reflected sunlight into the ovens, while the black construction paper absorbed the light energy and turned it into heat. The plastic wrap allowed light to pass through, connecting to lessons on transparent materials. By the end of the experiment, temperatures inside the ovens reached an impressive 110 degrees Fahrenheit! 🌡️

And of course — the BEST part — students used their solar ovens to make s’mores! 🍫🔥 The chocolate and marshmallows softened into yummy, gooey treats that proved their ovens were a success.

Great work!

05/19/2026

🚀 8th Grade is GO for Launch! 🚀

These Red Dragons put ALL of their science skills to the test during the annual end-of-the-year Rocket Launch! 🔬💥

Using what they’ve learned throughout the school year, students experimented with different combinations of ingredients — including Coke, antacids, vinegar, baking soda, and more — to discover which mixture would send their rockets highest into the sky! 🌤️

There were countdowns… explosions… and definitely a few messy moments along the way 😂

But most importantly, there was a whole lot of learning and fun as our 8th graders wrapped up middle school and officially BLASTED OFF toward high school! 🚀🐉

05/18/2026

😎NIS is looking good for summer!

Our thanks to Ms. Haggerty and her class for weeding and planting new flowers in our front flower bed! 🌺🌷🏵

05/18/2026

🚒🚛 Touch a Truck!

📸 Photo dump from a very cool morning had by our Mini Dragons and Kindergarten students! Our thanks to all of our friends in the community who took time to let our students explore your trucks and learn more about what they do! ❤️💙

05/15/2026

🌟 Congratulations to our NPS Specials Students of the Month for both March & April! 🌟