McDowell is proud to announce state visual art winners.  Lyrik Harris, grade eight won second place in the Graphic Design category (grades 6 – 8) in the Ohio Youth Art Month Flag Design Competition.  Taylor Hammond, grade seven,  was awarded Honorable Mention on her design in the grades 6 – 8 Flag Design category.  Seventh grader, Baileigh Disbennett, had her mixed media Neurographic watercolor chosen as a part of the 43^rd Annual Youth Art Month Exhibition (YAM). Zallana Clark, an eighth grader, had her magazine collage selected to be a part of the 43^rd annual Young People’s Art Exhibition (YPAE).  Both the YAM and YPAE exhibitions are juried state shows sponsored by the Ohio Art Education Association.  The four artists were honored at a reception and ceremony on March 11 at the King Arts Complex in Columbus.  Pictured are: Harris, Clark, Disbennett and Hammond  

You MUST have a physical and Final Forms completed PRIOR to baseball and softball tryouts. You MUST have a physical and Final forms completed PRIOR to the first day of track practice. You will not be able to participate in tryouts without both of these completed.

Follow the link for information about final forms. https://loganelmsports.com/final-forms/

2-21-23 Open gym (5-7pm) Not mandatory

**UPDATED** CHANGE IN TIMES** March 1st and 2nd  TRYOUTS (Mandatory) 

Change in time and location due to forecasted nice weather

Tryouts will now be AFTER SCHOOL on both days from 2:45 - 5:00pm.

Girls can bring their tryout clothes and equipment to school and keep it in the locker room.

Girls will change after school and report to the middle school softball field outside.

Please also bring indoor tennis shoes for groups rotating through and taking batting practice in the HS gym.

February 27th, 28th and March 1st  TRYOUTS (Mandatory) - held in McDowell Gym

7th grade: 5:00 - 6:30pm

8th grade: 6:30 - 8:00pm

Bring shoes and clothes for both indoor and outdoor due to unknown weather forecasts.

The track season will begin on March 1st and 2nd with both practices held from 2:45 - 4:15pm. A practice schedule will be passed out at these practice that will have everything on it for the rest of the season.

Meet in the McDowell Cafeteria.

Please bring appropriate clothing for both indoor and outdoor activities due to unknown weather forecasts.

The middle school girls finished the run of girls basketball in that gym on January 24, 2023. 

29 years prior, the HS girls basketball team reached the final four. 

This will be updated as more information becomes available. Be sure to check back often.

Flex Sport Passes are available for purchase at this time. These passes are good for Middle School and High School Athletic events.

They can be found at https://www.loganelm.org/eventtickets

You MUST have a physical and Final Forms completed PRIOR to tryouts. You will not be able to participate in tryouts without both of these completed.

Follow the link for information about final forms. https://loganelmsports.com/final-forms/

Basketball Tryouts will be held on October 25th and 26th; 2:45 - 4:30

Open gyms: October 24 and 26 from 6:00 - 7:30.

Tryouts: Begin October 31st. 7th grade is 4:30-6:00pm. 8th grade is 5:30-7:00pm.

Open mats: November 7-10; after school until 4:30pm

1st day of official practice: Friday, November 11; 5:00-7:00pm

Tryouts will be held on October 25th and 26th at Pickaway Elementary from 4:15 - 6:00.

McDowell will be participating in a program called Signs of Suicide on October 12th and 13th. This program will be in the 7th grade only. Below is a link to a parent letter explaining the program. We have sent papers home with students. You need to sign and return that paper ONLY if you choose to not have your child participate.