Preble Shawnee Local Schools

Today, PSE students paid tribute to our veterans through heartfelt songs and poems. We are grateful for your service! 🇺🇸

Happy Veterans Day to all who have served this great nation. We owe a great debt to those who have put their lives on the line for this country, and there’s a lot we have left to do to live up to those promises. But today we simply say, thank you 🇺🇸

🎉 Congratulations to our October 2025 Employees of the Month! 🎉

We’re thrilled to recognize our outstanding staff members who go above and beyond every day. Your hard work, dedication, and positive attitude make such a difference — and we’re so lucky to have you on our team!

👏 Thank you for everything you do to make our workplace the best it can be!

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The Preble Shawnee Local School District's Board of Education will hold the Regular Board of Education Meeting on November 11, 2025 at 6:00pm located in the Library at 5495 Somers Gratis Road, Camden, Ohio 45311. This meeting is open to the public.

Today, the students at Preble Shawnee Elementary participated in their Read at Home (RAH) Assembly. Both students and staff are thrilled to launch this program, recognizing the vital role reading plays in shaping a successful future. Proud to be an Arrow! ❤️🖤

Our Shoe Distribution Day at PSE is scheduled for November 18th. This event is sponsored by S4TS, a non-profit out of Dayton that will visit PSE and provide students with new shoes and socks. If you would like your child to receive shoes, please complete the online form or email Jen Vonder Meulen, vondermeulenj@psarrows.com. Every student is welcome to participate! https://forms.gle/QLjWkTZvViutfP3g8

This Friday, November 7th, the Arrows Football Team will travel to Indian Lake High School to face the Lakers in the second round of the playoffs! To support our team, we’re excited to offer a Spirit Bus for students in grades 7–12.

The Spirit Bus will depart from Preble Shawnee High School at 4:30 PM on Friday and head to Indian Lake High School (approximately an hour and forty-five minute trip).
To ride the bus, students must:

Turn in a completed permission slip by 9:00 AM on Friday.

Show their purchased game ticket before boarding.

Permission slips are available in the magazine rack outside the Athletic Director’s office and must be returned to either the Athletic Director’s office or Miss Vonderhaar, the Head Varsity Cheerleading Coach, who will be riding the bus with students. The game will begin at approximately 7pm.

The bus will return to Preble Shawnee High School after the game. Please note that rain and cold winds are expected Friday, so students should dress appropriately for the weather.

Tickets can be purchased through Hometown Ticketing's website. Click Here: https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/ohsaa/L2VtYmVkL2V2ZW50LzM3NjQ1 to purchase your tickets. Adult Tickets are $12 and Student Tickets are $5. No passes will be accepted for this game. The stadium is located at: 6210 SR 235 N Lewistown, OH 43333.

Teaching our future generation the importance of CPR is a powerful way to ensure a safer and more prepared community. Kudos to Mr. Schmidt's 9th grade class for taking the initiative to learn these life-saving skills.

🎭 The students in Mr. Merland's art class really outdid themselves with their fabulous masquerade masks! Great job on showcasing their creativity and talent! 🎉

❤️Red ribbon week❤️
Last week was all about spreading awareness and taking a stand against drugs. During Red Ribbon Week, each day had a theme. Let's keep the momentum going all year round! 💥 #DrugFreeZone
5th & 6th graders on Red day and Hat day.

The Reading Arrows Club at PSE brought stories to life with a readers’ theater performance this past week. 📚🎭

A huge congratulations to the students who sold 20 or more mums in the PSE Mumkin sale! They celebrated their success with a fire truck ride and lunch at JameO’s. Together, they helped our PTO raise more than $7,000!

Our kindergarteners had the BEST day at The Learning Tree Farm! 🐐🍁 We met so many sweet farm animals, hiked through the woods, flew through the air on tire swings, explored beautiful gardens, and even picked out our very own pumpkins to take home! 🎃✨ Huge thanks to The Learning Tree Farm for such a fun fall adventure. Our Little Arrows will be talking about this day for a long time!

🌟 A Huge Thank You to JameO’s! 🌟 What an amazing night! We are so grateful to JameO’s and the Cottingim Family for hosting last night’s fundraiser and for the incredible support from our community. The turnout was fantastic, and it’s wonderful to see so many people come together to support the building of a fully inclusive playground for all students to enjoy. A special thank you to the JameO’s team for all their hard work and dedication!💪🍕 We’re proud to be a part of such a caring and supportive community. Go Arrows! 🖤❤️

🎨🫟 Today, the Elementary winners of the Black Walnut Festival Art Show were recognized at school. Over 130 elementary students had artwork submitted. What an amazing display of artistic talent! 🎨🫟 Kindergarten: 🥉3rd Place: Nina Ramirez-Butler 🥈2nd Place: Easton Senters 🥇1st Place: Vera Patrick 🌟Overall: Alyssa Kleinschmidt First Grade: 🥉3rd Place: Aria White 🥈2nd Place: Cassie Robinson 🥇1st Place: Laken Armbruster 🌟Overall: Judah Lovely Second grade: 🥉3rd Place: Amira Custard 🥈2nd Place: Alex Gonzalez 🥇1st Place: Cooper Crout 🌟Overall: Luke Brislenn Third grade: 🥉3rd Place: Brenleigh Kinser 🥈2nd Place: Alyssa Lohrey 🥇1st Place: Kenleigh Sherrer 🌟Overall: Chloe Wilson Fourth grade: 🥉3rd Place: Sebastian Juarez-Sapp 🥈2nd Place: Rosalie Dillon 🥇1st Place: Amelia Stapleton 🌟Overall: Josie Cottingim

Come enjoy some great food and support our school’s fully inclusive playground! Join us tomorrow: Thursday Oct. 23rd at JameO's, where a portion of all sales goes directly to our playground project. A big thank you to JameO's for putting this on and supporting our school and students! ❤️ Bring your family, bring your friends, and help us make playtime amazing for all of our students!

🔴⚫️Our Middle School students represented Preble Shawnee well!! Their creativity and talent are inspiring!🔴⚫️ 🥉3rd Place: Aerith Gainsborough, Zelda Turner, Dakota Riley 🥈2nd Place: Ella Welch, Willow Moore, Alana Little 🥇1st Place: Paxton Brewer, Zelda Turner, Jake Eldridge  Overall: Ella Welch, Eva McIntosh, Paytin Ballinger 🎨🌟Keep shining young artists🌟🎨

Attention PSMS 🔴🎨⚫️The Middle School art club starts Oct 30. Check out the flyer below for more information. 😁