News on Campus

Big basketball weekend for the boys' varsity team.

Every Giving Day Challenge was met on Tuesday except one: the $5,000 challenge for receiving a gift from all 50 states. 

Congratulations to Kristin Kowalski, our Middle and Upper School art instructor, for having her artwork chosen to appear on a signal box in downtown Toledo.

Maumee Valley Country Day School today announced Eileen Sullivan as its new director of advancement effective Dec. 11.

Tickets are now on sale for the Nov. 16-19 production of "Twelfth Night (or What You Will)."

All K-6 students are invited to take part in the annual Turkey Trot fun run/walk around our Turkey Trot course on the Maumee Valley campus. The 2023 Turkey Trot will be Thursday, Nov. 2, from 3-4 p.m.

Maumee Valley Country Day School is again the best private K-12 school in the Toledo area and Lucas County, according to annual rankings released today by Niche.

There is a faculty and staff workday Friday, Oct. 13, and no school for all students. Extended Time Care will be open from 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. for LS/MS students (normal ETC rates will still apply).

Lynn Casto, MV's head of school, has joined a new think tank helping independent schools around the country become more effective and sustainable.

Lower School Back to School Night is Thursday, Sept. 28, from 6-8 p.m. in the Millhon Auditorium. 

Join fellow Lower School families for a picnic dinner and s’more campfire celebration on the Anning Lawn from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19. (rescheduled from Oct. 5)

The NAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) is quickly approaching. This year, Maumee Valley can bring six students to St. Louis, MO, to participate in SDLC from Nov. 29 through Dec. 2. We are looking to send one or two seniors, and the remaining four spots will go to 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students who will represent Maumee Valley with respect and uphold the school's standards of behavior, participation, and the Honor Code.

Maumee Valley alumni, alumni parents, and Upper School students are invited to a special online discussion July 20 titled “A Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Listening Tour.”

A show by glass artist Chuchen Song begins the 2022-2023 season at The Wolfe Gallery on the campus of Maumee Valley Country Day School.

A TEDx event featuring 10 local high school students, including two from Maumee Valley, is coming May 20 to the campus of Maumee Valley Country Day School. The free Saturday event is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and open to the public.

The Lower School at Maumee Valley Country Day School is receiving the 2023 "Eco Elementary School Award" for ongoing efforts to expand the use of nature in its classrooms and extracurricular activities.

An oil painting by Alexander Ni '24 has been chosen to appear in the 53rd Annual Governor's Youth Art Exhibition. More than 8,300 pieces of art were submitted by about 3,000 Ohio high school students. A team of nine jurors chose only 326 to appear in the exhibition.

Tickets are on sale for "James and the Giant Peach Jr." featuring wonderful performances by 40 students in the Lower School and Middle School.

Congratulations to four seniors for being named candidates in the 2023 United States Presidential Scholars Program.

Congratulations to six Maumee Valley students who performed this weekend with Honors Orchestras organized by the District 1 Ohio Music Education Association.

Congratulations to eight young artists from Maumee Valley for being chosen for the monthly Northwest Ohio Youth Art Exhibition.

Students in 4th and 5th grades attended a special Spanish Spelling Bee today.

While it may still be January, it is never too early to start thinking of warmer weather!

Congratulations to Tameem Zaidat '23 for being named a finalist in the "Local Letters for Global Change" competition sponsored by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.