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2025-26 Kindergarten Registration
Is your little one ready for Kindergarten in 2025-26?
PLEASE NOTE: Kindergarten registration is currently ONLY for families who LIVE within the Northeastern Local School District boundaries!
Ready to enroll your resident Kindergartener? Follow these steps! 
- If you do not already have one, create a FinalForms Parent Account at https://northeastspringfield-oh.finalforms.com/.
- Add and save your student's profile.
- Upload required documents: birth certificate, immunization records, custody/court papers (if applicable), and proof of residence. If proof of residence is in another person's name, provide a notarized Affidavit/Proof of District Residence.
If you are applying for Open Enrollment, DO NOT complete Kindergarten registration at this time. 
You will register AFTER receiving your acceptance letter.
To be eligible for NELSD Kindergarten, your child must be 
years old by August 1, 2025, AND reside within our district. 
After registration, we'll contact you to schedule an informal screening in late May! 
Kindergarten families will get more info about KRA testing, start dates, and teachers closer to the school year. 
Spread the word to our NELSD neighbors!
KRES 100 Days Smarter
Our little Cougars dressed up as if they were 100 years old, rocked creative shirts with 100-day sayings, and showed off their 100-item designs—and trust us, the cuteness is off the charts!
Click here to watch and see how our kids celebrated being 100 days smarter!
✈️ NEHS FFA Gives Back to the Staff 🥞 💙💛
Our amazing FFA officers had the opportunity to show their appreciation by serving a delicious pancake breakfast to the high school and middle school staff the Tuesday before Thanksgiving 
break.
From flipping pancakes to serving smiles 
, these officers brought leadership and teamwork to the table-literally! A big thank you to the staff that came to enjoy the breakfast and spend their morning celebrating the beginning of our break!
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by Communications Article Kylie Locke (NEHS ‘25)
🎉🛫❤️ Jet Pride Alert! 🛫💛🎉
Huge congratulations to our Northeastern Competition Cheer Squad for bringing home the OAC Small Game Day Non-Build State Championship! 
The squad wowed the crowd at the OAC State Competition on Sunday, January 12, 2025, held at Marysville High School. Their hard work, spirit, and teamwork truly shined! 
A big shoutout to their amazing coaches for their dedication and guidance in leading the team to victory!
Climbing to the Top of Physical Science at KRHS!
Mr. Kress’ Physical Science classes are taking an exhilarating dive into the laws of motion! To forge this concept into hands-on learning, they built roller coasters out of poster board, paper, and tape.
They brought the laws of motion to life by calculating speed, acceleration, force, potential energy, and kinetic energy! To inspect their makeshift roller rides, they used glass marbles as test passengers. Look at these students go!
They used their teamwork and problem-solving skills to craft their very own thrilling rides. Many of the students participating said their favorite part of this project was watching their creations successfully work and having creative liberties during the construction.
Post by Communications Interns Shannon Coleman (‘25) and Mila Trulock (‘26)
Making moles with fun beverage's in class at KRHS! ☕️
In Mrs. Rifner’s AP Chemistry class, they celebrated Mole Day on October 23rd!
Students in Mrs. Rifner's class, in collaboration with Mrs. Moore's interior design class, learned about the science of fabric dyeing and used their creations to sew adorable moles for Mole Day. 
Not only did they get to make a fun mole, but they enjoyed coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and a sweet treat to go along with it! 
What a fun, hands-on way to learn about Avogadro's number!
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by Communications Intern Ximena Juarez (KRHS ‘26)
✈️ A Fisher Sighting in Pre-K!🎣🚂
SPOTTED!
We've tracked him down! 
Superintendent Fisher has been caught taking it old-school in Mrs. McKeever's preschool class with the baby Jets of Northeastern Elementary!
It appears he's traded his gold crested wings 
for a pair of wheels 
as he derails from his usual railroad of tasks to blow off some steam with some of our little engines!
Whether he was conducting the class or getting these students sidetracked, we don't know.
All we do know is that we could not be more "freight"ful 
for his loco-motivation to keep our classrooms well-oiled and rolling through the day!
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by Communications Intern Mila Trulock ('26).
KRMS Power of the Pen Plotting their Victory at Districts!
Our middle school Power of the Pen team competed at the Kenton Ridge District Tournament this past weekend, and our cougar-clawed protagonists did not leave empty-handed!
Both seventh-grade and eighth-grade KR teams placed in the top five out of fifteen different schools. The seventh-grade team's page-turning skills left them with a fourth-place overall finish. The eighth-grade team achieved 3rd overall, their predatory penmanship truly proving that their pens are mightier than the sword!
Not only that, but out of 80 ambitious wordsmiths, four eighth-grade writers composed their way into the top 12. Ella D. placed 11th, Elliot E. placed 10th, Mackenzie S. placed 7th, and Jade J. placed 4th. This quartet of Cougars concluded this competition with style!
Catch these stupendous students competing at Regionals, where they'll undoubtedly roar on the page and the podium.
Post by Communications Intern Mila Trulock ('26).
KRHS Team Representing Ireland 🇮🇪 Goes to Model United Nations Conference
In December, Kenton Ridge students traveled to the Columbus Convention Center to participate in the 2024 Ohio Model United Nations (OMUN), one of the biggest Model UN 
conferences across the country! While there, the team presented their resolution, participated in debates, and even had the chance to win some awards .
The Kenton Ridge team represented Ireland 
this year and was so excited to participate in this event.
Fun fact: Kenton Ridge was the only Clark County school to send a team this year!
Click Here to get the scoop on our students' amazing OMUN journey!
Post and Article by Communications Intern Devin Zerkle (KRHS ‘25)
Voting Creativity Shines Through at Northeastern
Northeastern Elementary, Middle, and High sSchool students showed off their creativity and learned voting skills in our recent bookmark-esigning competition! 
Northeastern students grades 1-12 had the opportunity to design a bookmark based on their interests to be voted on by their classmates! Students were able to design anything they wanted and show off their interests.
Students could participate and vote for their favorite designs to practice their voting skills going into the November elections! 
Winners of the elementary competition received a certificate and goodie bag, and our middle and high school winners received gift cards! Their designs will be in the library 
Congratulations to our winners!
Post by Communications Intern Clara Wiant (NEHS '26)
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