Versailles Middle School

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JH Volleyball Quad
Round 4
Results
8th Grade
Marion Local over Versailles 2-1
7th Grade
New Bremen over Versailles 2-0
Marion Local over Russia 2-0

JH Volleyball Quad
Round 3
Results
8th Grade
New Bremen over Versailles 2-0
Marion Local over Russia 2-0
7th Grade
New Bremen over Marion Local 2-0

JH Volleyball Quad
Round 12Results
8th Grade
New Bremen over Russia 2-0
7th Grade
New Bremen over Russia 2-0
Marion Local over Versailles 2-0

JH Volleyball Quad
Round 1 Results
8th Grade
Versailles over Russia 2-0
New Bremen over Marion Local 2-0
7th Grade
Versailles over Russia 2-0

A HUGE thank you to the Darke County Foundation for awarding grant money to Mr. Ahrens to use for his CLCE class and to Mrs. Turner to use for her Makerspace/Tech Lab!

August VMS Events

Take advantage of the Ohio sales tax holiday and pick up those school supplies for the year! Click the following link to access the Versailles Middle School supply list: https://bit.ly/4574r2t

The Versailles Board of Education is seeking applicants for the expiring terms of 3 Board members - Mr. Matt Magoto, Mr. Jerry Shardo, and Dr. Steve Ruhenkamp. If you have a potential interest in finding out more about what it would mean to be a Board member, and you are driven to continue to see excellent outcomes for students in Versailles, check out the Ohio School Board's Association's webpage at https://www.ohioschoolboards.org/ to learn more about School Board Leadership.

Feel free to reach out to any Board member. They will be happy to share with you about their experiences in this community leadership role. Their contact information is here: https://www.versailles.k12.oh.us/page/board-of-education

Good afternoon, this is Superintendent Dave Harmon with a final reminder about Final Forms.

As of Monday afternoon, about 480 student accounts still need all forms completed in Final Forms. A large portion of those are the Transportation forms.

This is a final reminder that the transportation tab will be removed from Final Forms on Friday, 7/18/25.

Please ensure that you have the transportation form updated and submitted before that date. If that doesn't happen, we risk disruptions to transportation services to homes that have not completed the forms.

We need these forms filled out even if you and your family do not take district-provided transportation. This is critically important for us to be able to properly design bus routes to ensure there are seats available where necessary.

Thank you for your help in getting this done. Have a great afternoon.
Go Tigers!

Good afternoon, this is Superintendent Dave Harmon with a reminder about Final Forms.

As of Thursday afternoon, there are still about 750 student accounts that do not have all forms completed in Final Forms. A large portion of those are the Transportation forms.

This is a reminder that the transportation tab will be removed from Final Forms on 7/18/25. Please ensure that you have the transportation form updated and submitted before that date. We need these forms filled out even if you and your family do not take district-provided transportation. This is critically important for us to be able to properly design bus routes to ensure there are seats available where necessary.

Thank you for your help in getting this done. We wish you an absolutely wonderful 4th of July!

Welcome to the team, Mr. Cesaroni!

The Versailles School District extends its heartfelt gratitude to Mrs. Deb Tyo upon her retirement after thirty-five years of dedicated service to our district and community. Throughout her distinguished career, Mrs. Tyo has demonstrated unwavering commitment to educational excellence and has positively influenced the lives of countless students. Her contributions to our academic community have been invaluable, and her legacy will continue to benefit future generations. Versailles Middle School and district recognize Mrs. Tyo's exceptional service, and we wish her continued happiness and fulfillment in her well-deserved retirement!

Good Monday Morning Tigers. This is Superintendent Dave Harmon with a message that serves two purposes. First, we are in the process of transitioning from our previous "all-call" system to a new one that is built right into the Versailles app and website portal. It isn't a huge amount of money, but this is a savings to the district both in dollars and in efficiency by streamlining processes. So the first part of this message is simply a test of the new "all-call" system. Secondly, while I am communicating with you, I feel compelled to share with you something that the district did not seek out, but we expect to be impacted by. It is very likely that in the biennial budget, which will be approved and signed by the Governor in about 10 days or so, all Ohio schools will be forced to adopt a Board of Education Policy completely banning cell phones from school. Our Board, upon my recommendation based upon my belief in Local Control and the Board leadership that you have elected to represent the best interests of our specific school system, previously had adopted a policy that left it up to the administration and individual teachers to allow or not allow cell phones on a case by case, teacher by teacher, and classroom by classroom basis. I share this information because I wanted you to be aware of it. We will comply with the requirement to adopt such a policy if it is, in fact, included in the budget as expected. I wanted to give you as much of a head's up as possible to talk with your students about this expected change.

We are so glad to hear that our 8th graders had a successful Washington D.C. trip! Here are a couple of students with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor!

Good evening, This is Superintendent Dave Harmon with an important message regarding student enrollment in their next grade level. We hope you've had a wonderful first week away from school and are already making great summer memories! This message is for all Versailles parents/guardians. Final Forms has officially rolled over into the 2025-2026 school year. You may begin updating and signing off on all forms starting tomorrow, Friday, June 6, 2025. It is incredibly helpful and important to us in our work over the summer months. It is critically important for bus routing plans. Specifically, transportation forms MUST be updated by July 18th at the latest. Additionally, the Transportation forms must be completed for every single K-12 student, regardless of whether you utilize district-provided transportation. We suggest that you use a desktop computer rather than a phone or tablet for the sake of readability and compatibility as you update and complete any forms. Anyone who submits a change of address in Final Forms must follow up with new proof of residency at the new address that they entered. The newly updated Student Handbook and the updated Chromebook agreement are in the Final Forms portal. Please read them carefully for any new and updated rules, procedures, and policies. If you have any questions, please contact the Board office at 937-526-4773. Thank you very much. Have a wonderful evening! Go Tigers!

Have a safe trip to Washington D.C., 8th graders!

Thank you, Mrs. Gehret, for your years of service as a middle school aide! Though we will see you around driving the school bus, you'll be missed in the classroom! Thank you for all you've done for the students and staff!

The 8th graders created videos in which they sold a vocabulary word in some way. After all the videos were created, they watched them and voted on which videos were the best via a bracket. In the end, the word BELITTLE won, which was created by Dillon H and Levi D. Check out their video by clicking: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGmNHzG-OQ/yidm7_CFtdCr1cKBaL4JqQ/watch