Tiffin City Schools

11/05/2026

The votes are in, and the air rocket wins! 🗳️🚀

Mrs. White’s students held their own classroom election to choose a special playground activity: bubbles, chalk or an air rocket. Each child marked a ballot, placed it in the voting box and received an ‘I Voted’ sticker.

Then came the math: students graphed the results and counted the votes before taking turns with the winning rocket. They even discovered that jumping higher helped the rocket soar higher!

A fun way to practice making choices, counting, graphing and taking turns. 💙💛

11/05/2026

Tiffin Firefighter’s Local 322

🎄 TIFFIN TOY PROJECT – 2026 APPLICATION INFORMATION 🎁
Please review the following qualification guidelines and policies for this year’s Toy Project.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
To qualify:
Residency: Children and parents must reside within the official city limits of Tiffin.
Age Limit: Children must be 10 years old or younger as of the application date.
Exclusivity: Applicants must not apply for or receive assistance from any other local charity toy drives. Violation of this rule will result in the application being removed from consideration.

APPLICATION DEADLINE
All sections of the application must be completed accurately.
Applications are located in the lobby of fire station #1. 53 S Monroe St.
Completed applications must be placed in the designated folder for review by:
📅 November 25, 2026
⏰ By 3:00 PM

NOTIFICATION OF QUALIFIED APPLICANTS
Qualified applicants will receive official notification via mail. This notification will serve as an invitation to the annual event. Please bring your notification letter with you.

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA 🎅
📅 December 12, 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
📍 Somerset Reception Center
382 S. Huron St., Tiffin, OH

ALTERNATIVE TOY PICK-UP ARRANGEMENTS
If you are unable to attend the event, you must contact the Tiffin Fire Department to arrange an alternative pick-up time.
📞 Contact Number: 419-448-5444

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Due to limited storage capacity, if alternative pick-up arrangements are not made prior to the event, any unclaimed toys will be donated to another charitable organization.

Please make sure all eligibility requirements are met and applications are submitted before the deadline.

11/05/2026

Board of Education meeting for 10/26/2026

11/05/2026

“I remember my freshman year, I was really scared to buzz in and get something wrong.”

Now, Columbian junior Lyra Kin is helping lead her teammates and encouraging other students to give Quiz Bowl a try.

Columbian’s Quiz Bowl team has opened league play with six straight wins. Behind those results are 6:45 a.m. practices, a shared love of learning and students discovering the confidence to trust themselves and one another.

Meet the students and coach Samantha Cole in our latest feature, “The courage to buzz in.”

Seniors Angela Liu and Amelia Miller help lead a Columbian Quiz Bowl team whose quick answers grow out of careful preparation and a shared love of learning.

11/04/2026

Books, bingo and a few dinosaur-sized smiles! 📚🦖

Washington Elementary students took on the October Reading Challenge, completing reading activities on their bingo cards to earn a prize. Sixty students earned prizes for their efforts!

A special congratulations to first grader Penelope and kindergartener Nico, who completed every square on their cards to earn the coverall grand prizes. Penelope took home a paint-your-own dinosaur kit, and Nico won a dinosaur bubble toy!

Way to go, Washington readers! Thank you to the families and staff who help make reading fun. 💙💛

11/04/2026

A mole with a mullet? That’s a “molett”! 🧪

Jeanette Marshall’s chemistry students at Columbian celebrated National Mole Day with projects inspired by the mole, a unit chemists use to count particles.

Their creations included painted pumpkins, a mole made from rope, mole-themed cake pops and even “Mrs. Marshmole.” Plenty of creativity and a little humor to help bring chemistry to life!

11/03/2026

The Tornado Watch family newsletter is here! 💙💛

There’s a lot happening across Tiffin City Schools, and we want to share more of it with you.

Our fall issue brings together stories from all six schools, student and staff highlights, and helpful updates and upcoming dates for families. We plan to share a new issue about once each school quarter.

Read the fall issue: https://www.tiffincityschools.org/about-tcs/the-tornado-watch

We’d love your help shaping future issues. What would you like to learn more about? Share your feedback and story ideas with Jimmy Flint at [email protected].

The Tornado Watch is the Tiffin City Schools family newsletter, with stories from all six schools, student and staff highlights, and updates for families.

11/03/2026

Fall leaves gave Alexis Yates’ class plenty to explore! 🍂

Students examined different shapes and colors, felt the textures of the leaves and took their discoveries home to share with their families.

A little fall exploration and a chance to notice the details in the world around them! 💙💛

11/02/2026

More fall fun from Washington Elementary! 🎃

Kindergarten students visited Jason's Pumpkin Patch in Oak Harbor, where they took a wagon ride, explored a corn maze and met animals. Each student also brought home a pumpkin and a coloring book.

We're also sharing a few more moments from Washington's Fall Festival, featuring Mrs. Wickham's students enjoying the activities.

Thank you to our staff and everyone who helped make these experiences possible for our students!

11/02/2026

Sometimes, helping a child take the next step starts with meeting them where they are.

For Lindsey Distel, that approach has shaped her work from the preschool classroom to her role as TCS Director of Early Learning. In our latest Leading TCS feature, Lincoln families and staff share what her patience, preparation and belief in each child have meant to them.

Read “Making room to grow” on our website:

At Lincoln Pre-K, Lindsey Distel brings a teacher’s experience and a parent’s perspective to helping children grow.