Steve Connaughton "The Multilingual Ambassador"

We are so excited to announce that our team has been awarded a Martha Holden Jennings Fellowship!

This summer, we will be traveling to Costa Rica to study ecosystems, adventure-based team learning, and hands-on experiences that will help us better serve our multilingual students in the classroom.

We are thrilled and grateful for this opportunity to learn, grow, and bring new ideas back to our students and school community!

We are so proud of our students for exiting the ESL program this year. Students must pass all 4 language domain tests and these students did it. Great JOB! Pictures show students with ESL diplomas. We also have this year's "Miss Betty Award Winner" which celebrates a sixth grade ESL student who exemplifies kindness, service and genuine love for others.

The Jackie Robinson Barriers Walk was a great success! Our 5th grade students engaged in group activities to learn more about Jackie Robinson and the many challenges he faced as he broke barriers in baseball and in society.

Working in teams, students were led by peer leaders through a series of stations that combined physical challenges with thoughtful questions and reflection. At each stop, they experienced a small piece of the perseverance, courage, and determination that defined Jackie’s life.

Thanks to the Hamilton Community Foundation (OH) for their support.

What an inspiring night! The ESL Ambassadors shared a meal with their teachers at the ESL Ambassador banquet. The ambassadors helped to prepare, organize and serve the meal. It was so exciting to share this year of adventure with so many great young people and staff. We also unveiled the 2026 Rising Youth Award Winner banner of Sofia Rivera! Thanks to the Hamilton Community Foundation (OH) for making this possible. We enjoyed the delicious food from El Rancho Nuevo restaurant. Pictures show students serving food and eating with their teachers. Pictures also show teachers and students engaged in several opening games of heads or tails.

The American Patriot/ Loyalist fashion show was a huge hit for the kindergartners. Our fourth grade students did a great job preparing for the event. Thanks to the Hamilton Community Foundation (OH).

250 USA Birthday Celebration. Students in 4th grade led their classmates and 1st grade buddies in Colonial life stations. Students dressed in Colonial outfits, used quill and ink pens, played quoit, hoop and stick, and jacks to compare colonial games and activities to popular games today. 4th graders did an excellent job of leading their 1st grade buddies! Thanks to the Hamilton Community Foundation (OH) for your support!!

The students enjoyed a great day with at Hamilton High. The ambassadors were blown away by all of the opportunities that await them. Thanks to Hamilton High School Main Campus and the Hamilton Community Foundation (OH) for making this such a memorable day. Thanks to the ESL team of Jennifer Edwards, Gabby Simms and Rachel Barrington for all of the work in getting this together.

Great job by these Ambassadors helping with the Community Easter Egg Hunt by First Presbyterian at Marcum Park.

So proud of Sofia Rivera for winning the Rising Youth Leader Award from 17 Strong. She is a wonderful reflection of the ESL Ambassador Spirit.

An awesome day with Judge Kelly Heile and City Manager Craig Bucheit! Our ESL Ambassadors loved learning about these exciting careers. Finished the day with students at Henry's Candy Co. Huge thanks to the Hamilton Community Foundation (OH) and Ohio TESOL for making it happen!