Lake Local school board honors members, adopts 2026-27 calendar

January is School Board Recognition Month. At the Jan. 12 business meeting of the Lake Local Board of Education, Superintendent Brett Yeagley made the announcement and presented each board member with a plaque.

At the organizational meeting held prior to the business meeting, the board elected Scot Nabors as president and David Barrett as vice president. The board approved holding meetings on the third Monday of each month, unless a holiday or other event interferes. As a result, the next meeting will be held Feb. 9 because the third Monday is Presidents’ Day.

In other business, the board adopted the 2026-27 school calendar and authorized Yeagley to sign an agreement between the board and the Stark County Schools Council of Governments.

The board accepted a $5,000 donation from an anonymous donor for the Lake High School robotics program.

The board approved May 23 as the graduation date, with a rain date of May 24, at Blue Streak Stadium.

At the conclusion of the business meeting, the board recessed into executive session to discuss a personnel matter. No action was taken.

A musical performance will be held Friday, Jan. 23, at 6 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 24, at 3:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Hall. The district spelling bee will be held Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 5 p.m. at the Performing Arts Hall, with a snow date of Monday, Feb. 2, at 5 p.m. The robotics tournament will take place Saturday, Feb. 7, at 8 a.m. at Lake Elementary School.

The next regular meeting of the Lake Local Board of Education will be held Monday, Feb. 9, at 6 p.m. at Lake Elementary School. All meetings are open to the public, and the agenda for each regular meeting includes time for public comment. After adoption of the minutes, audio recordings are available upon request from the Lake Local Administration Office at 330-877-9383.