The Dayton City Council chambers were nearly bursting Tuesday night, as the council prepared to hear Dayton Independent School District’s superintendent Rick Wolf deliver his second State of the Schools address. Instead, he let the students speak for themselves. Dayton senior Hailey McVey is enrolled in two Gateway dual credit classes; sociology and entrepreneurship. She […]
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Dayton Independent Schools educator nominated for national award
Dayton High School/middle school special education teacher Amy Nolan has been nominated for National Life Group’s 2025-26 LifeChanger of the Year award. National Life Group’s LifeChanger of the Year recognizes and rewards the best K-12 educators and school district employees across the United States who are making a difference in the lives of students by […]
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Dayton schools gain access to Gil Lynn Park cameras amid vandalism concerns
For many years, Gil Lynn Park has been used by students from Dayton High School and Lincoln Elementary. In the wake of multiple instances of vandalism involving the park grounds and bathrooms, however, local residents have become increasingly concerned about the well-being of the much-loved public space. “This is our property at Gil Lynn Park, […]
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Dayton honors young residents who helped reunite toddler with family
Residents of Dayton now have two holidays to celebrate on Nov. 11. One of them, of course, is Veterans Day — also celebrated internationally as Armistice Day. The international name harkens back to 1918, when German and Entente forces officially ceased fighting after the signing of the Armistice of Compiègne. The second holiday Daytonians may […]
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Dayton’s Gil Lynn Park gets new playground, pickleball courts
Dayton residents have a new reason to head outside and plenty of new ways to play. The city held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 15 for its new pickleball courts, new playground equipment, repaved and improved basketball courts and improved buildings at Gil Lynn Park, located at 203 Greendevil Drive in Dayton. The city has […]
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Dayton launches $500K parks improvements with student-led GaGa Pit install
The city of Dayton kicked off a half-million-dollar wave of park improvements today by unveiling a GaGa Pit at Gil Lynn Park — a project sparked by local students. The GaGa Pit was implemented after Lincoln Elementary School student council members met with Dayton Mayor Ben Baker and city administrator Jay Fossett weeks ago to […]
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Students, city officials celebrate ‘Dayton’s Field of Dreams’
Dayton Independent Schools celebrated the groundbreaking of Project One, a $14 million project to unite the district’s high school and elementary schools into one unified campus, with students, government and school officials, alumni, community leaders and construction representatives attending the event.
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Dayton rental inspection program seeks to protect tenants and landlords
The city of Dayton has developed a proactive program to inspect all rental units in the city every two years, with the goal of identifying and addressing issues before they become a problem for tenants, landlords, and the city.
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Retiring Dayton superintendent Jay Brewer: We did this together
Dayton schools superintendent Jay Brewer is leaving the district after 12 years of leading it. But, he said, he’s not really retiring. He’s just taking a break before the second half of his life.
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Dayton school district names new leader from within
Rick Wolf, currently the director of curriculum and instruction in the Dayton Independent Schools District, has been selected as the new superintendent, taking over from Jay Brewer, who announced his retirement earlier this year.