
We have several new faces, as well as several familiar faces, joining our team here at Minerva Local form the 2025-2026 school year. As we look forward to August, we will be introducing you to these awesome staff members!
Introducing one of our newest staff members at Minerva Local!! Please join us in welcoming Mark Scott, who will be kicking off the school year as our superintendent!
Read on to learn a bit about Mark:
Name: Mark Scott
Position: Superintendent
Previous Experience: The Muskingum University and Kent State graduate has led a successful educational career. Mr. Scott’s career spans 24 years in education, including 15 years in administration at both the building and central office levels. Prior to his superintendency, he spent five years as Principal of Minerva Elementary, where he led the school’s transformation from an Academic Watch designation to a high-performing academic elementary school.
Hobbies: Mark enjoys reading, spending time with family on the pontoon boat, attending high school fine arts and athletic events, and cheering on the Cleveland Guardians and Browns.
Favorite School Memory: Mr. Scott always finds great joy in attending graduation ceremonies, award programs, concerts, plays, and athletic events to honor and celebrate the hard work and achievements of our students, staff, and families each year.
Most Looking Forward To This Year: “Returning to my home district of Minerva Local as the Superintendent is a dream come true! Go Lions!”
Please give Mr. Scott, a big MinervaPride welcome back!
#Minervapride
Introducing one of our newest staff members at Minerva Local!! Please join us in welcoming Mark Scott, who will be kicking off the school year as our superintendent!
Read on to learn a bit about Mark:
Name: Mark Scott
Position: Superintendent
Previous Experience: The Muskingum University and Kent State graduate has led a successful educational career. Mr. Scott’s career spans 24 years in education, including 15 years in administration at both the building and central office levels. Prior to his superintendency, he spent five years as Principal of Minerva Elementary, where he led the school’s transformation from an Academic Watch designation to a high-performing academic elementary school.
Hobbies: Mark enjoys reading, spending time with family on the pontoon boat, attending high school fine arts and athletic events, and cheering on the Cleveland Guardians and Browns.
Favorite School Memory: Mr. Scott always finds great joy in attending graduation ceremonies, award programs, concerts, plays, and athletic events to honor and celebrate the hard work and achievements of our students, staff, and families each year.
Most Looking Forward To This Year: “Returning to my home district of Minerva Local as the Superintendent is a dream come true! Go Lions!”
Please give Mr. Scott, a big MinervaPride welcome back!
#Minervapride


The district is transitioning to a new phone system and outages are expected across all buildings on Tuesday, July 15th with intermittent outages possible the remainder of the week. Please email info@minerva.sparcc.org with any urgent messages.


The Class of 1980 stopped by Minerva High School today for a building tour as part of their 45th reunion weekend celebration. Special thanks to our cheerleaders and members of both the choir and marching band for greeting these graduates and their guests with the fight song and alma mater!!#Minervapride







Congratulations to the Class of 2025 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees!


Exciting News!! Are you sitting around waiting for the picnic or fireworks to start? Take a few minutes and download the new Minerva Local School District App! Be sure to enable notifications customizable to your needs.
iOS App Store: https://tinyurl.com/k25b78vv
Android Play Store: https://tinyurl.com/hp4f92sj
While you are at it, head over to the website to check out its entirely new look!
www.mlsd.sparcc.org
#MinervaPride



🎉 Attention Minerva Senior Parents! 🎉
The Minerva Athletic Booster Club is excited to once again put together the Minerva Lions Sports Program for the upcoming school year! 🦁
This will be our fifth year creating the program, and we are working hard to make it the best one yet—highlighting our amazing student-athletes and raising funds that directly support all athletic programs at Minerva. 🙌
📸 All senior athletes will be featured with an individual photo taken by Dunlap Photography and showcased in the program throughout their entire season.
Want to honor your senior even more?
We’re offering Senior Ads that will be published each week during the fall and winter seasons! These ads can include a personal message and photo(s).
📝 Ad Pricing:
¼ Page (Fall or Winter Only): $50
¼ Page (Fall & Winter): $75
📬 To purchase an ad:
Submit the completed form and payment by August 6, 2025, to:
Minerva Athletic Booster Club
PO Box 181
Minerva, OH 44657
📧 For questions or to send your ad:
Email: mabclions@gmail.com
Contact: Nick Embrogno at 330-771-2282
Please make all checks payable to Minerva Athletic Booster Club.
Help us create a program that truly celebrates our athletes and shows off our #MinervaPride!


Class of 2029 – Save the Date!
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🌟 Announcing our Annual Hole Sponsorship Fundraiser. 🌟
Click here for the flyer: https://tinyurl.com/kazchwk7
Our Minerva Girls Golf team is seeking hole sponsors for the upcoming season. If you sponsor a hole your name or business name will be on a sign posted at a tee box during our home matches. It is $100 for the season sponsorship.
Please see the flyer below for more details and contact information.
We thank everyone for their continued support of our girls for this upcoming season.
⛳️ 🦁 Go Lady Lions Golf 🦁 ⛳️


☀️ We know, we know… summer just started! BUT now is the perfect time to register your new students for the upcoming school year! 🦁📚
✅ Registration is quick and easy with our online system through FinalForms.
The sooner you register, the smoother your back-to-school experience will be!
Don’t wait—secure your spot as a proud Minerva Lion today! 🦁
👉https://www.mlsd.sparcc.org/registration


Check out this cool art offering by the Minerva Public Library. They are great partners all year, but especially in the summer!


Track & Field Photos



