Southern Local School District

Students in Mr. Jordan Pickens’ High School Psychology class had a special guest today as they welcomed Dr. Sandra Hoyt from Ohio University!

Dr. Hoyt is a social psychologist whose areas of interest include attitudes, prejudice, identity, and legal psychology. She has conducted research on topics including prejudicial attitudes, jury decision-making, feminist identities, and health behaviors among horseback riders.

Dr. Hoyt also shared her experiences as a first-generation Appalachian student from Southeastern Ohio and discussed her journey from being an Ohio University undergraduate to becoming a professor. Her experiences provided our students with a valuable look at the opportunities available through higher education and careers in psychology.

Guest speakers like Dr. Hoyt provide our students with the opportunity to connect what they learn in the classroom with real-world experiences and careers. It was a great opportunity for students to ask questions, engage in discussion, and see psychology from the perspective of someone actively teaching and researching in the field.

A special thank you to Dr. Hoyt for taking the time to visit Southern Local Schools and share her knowledge and experiences with our students!

Sporting Events for the week of 14 SEP Thru 19 SEP

Sporting events for 8/30-9/5

Thank you to the senior football players who are continuing the tradition of welcoming students on Friday game days.

It has been a great day!

Dismissal information:
If your child is a bus rider, the buses leave the school at approx. 2:48 each day.

Car riders will come out the front doors at the exact time below. Parents ----PLEASE do not arrive until 2 minutes before your child's dismissal time. There is not enough room in the parking lot for extra cars if it is not their child's dismissal time.

2:10 Headstart

2:20 Preschool

2:25 Kindergarten (First Kindergarten parent to arrive needs to pull up to the Kathryn Hart Center entrance door)

2:30 Grade 1 and 2 First car needs to pull ALL THE WAY to the stop sign that is past the Kathryn Hart Center)

2:35 Grades 3 and 4 First car needs to pull ALL THE WAY to the stop sign that is past the Kathryn Hart Center)

2:42 Grades 5 and 6 and walkers First car needs to pull ALL THE WAY to the stop sign that is past the Kathryn Hart Center)


2:45 Grades 7-12

Sporting Events for the week of 24 AUG thru 29 AUG

Southern High School Marching Band Tag Day- August 8th

Southern Jr/Sr High Schools' Mandatory OHSAA Fall Sports Parent Meeting.
Monday, August 10- 6:30 pm in the HS gym.
Senior banner pics will start at 5:30 pm.

Grades 7-12- XC conditioning begins next Monday (7/27) from 8:00-9:30am at Star Mill Park.

Southern Local's Health Clinic will be closed on Monday, July 20th. It will reopen the following Monday July 27th and every Monday there after until school starts.

The OHSAA and SEDAB scholarships are awarded to student-athletes who have excelled academically and athletically. To be nominated by their high school students must meet the following criteria: must be a graduating senior; have a grade point average of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale; must have received a minimum of three varsity letters in one OHSAA sanctioned sport or four varsity letters in a combination of any two or more OHSAA sanctioned sports.
In conjunction with the OHSAA, the Southeast District Athletic Board awarded eighteen scholarships to athletes across the district and hosted the annual scholarship banquet on June 22,2026 at Parks Edge in Jackson, Ohio to honor this year’s recipients. Scholarships awarded included the SEDAB James Mains Memorial Scholarship, the SEDAB Roger Thompson
Memorial Scholarship, the Male and Female Ethnic Minority Scholarship, and 14 additional scholarships. Each scholarship was in the amount of $1,000.
Southern High School would like to congratulate Andre Chandler, Noach Leachman, and Kiersten Rose for being recipients of this scholarship.

Congratulations to Mr Andre Chandler on his signing to continue his athletic running career at The University of Rio Grande.

Congratulations to Andre Chandler in his podium earning performance today and the OHSAA track meet. Southern Local is proud of you!

Thank you to those that came for food today. COAD gave out 50 boxes in this trial run. Next week and the week after they will be able to give out 150 a week.

Reminder: Free Summer Meals TODAY from 2 pm to 4 pm out front of the school. You will get a week's worth of food and milk per child, sponsored by COAD (Corporation for Ohio' Appalachian Development). Please try to take advantage of this program TODAY so we can continue getting it. Thanks . This is every Thursday this summer!

Day 1 of regionals at Southeastern High School and our boys 4x800 relay team of Dayton Reiber, Cohen Roush, Caden Hupp, and Andre Chandler have qualified for the the State Track Meet next week at Jessie Owens Stadium. The boys finished in 5th place with a new school record time of 8:25.11. Edie Templeton advances to finals in the 400 with the chance to punch her ticket to the State Meet as well. Congratulations 11111

On Wednesday, members of the NHS had the honor of placing flags at a local cemetery to remember and recognize the veterans who gave so much for our country. As Memorial Day approaches, we are proud to help honor their sacrifices.