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Congratulations to the following 5th graders for scoring a PERFECT SCORE on the OST: Reed Cates- Math (3 years in a row), Matias Ferland- Science, & Caleb Krom- Science.
9 days ago, Defiance 3-5 Elementary School
5th graders who scored a PERFECT SCORE on either the Math or Science OST
Congratulations to the following 4th graders for scoring a PERFECT SCORE on the Math OST: Gabe Dickinson, Harrison Bowling, Elliot Sierra*, Aubrey Black*, Colin Allen, Finley Badenhop, Renley Carr*, Connor Hohenbrink*, Lyrx Johnston, and Brilex Rocha.
*2 years in a row
9 days ago, Defiance 3-5 Elementary School
4th graders who scored a PERFECT SCORE on the Math OST
Congratulations to Camden Wyatt for scoring a PERFECT SCORE on the 3rd grade ELA OST!
9 days ago, Defiance 3-5 Elementary School
Congratulations to the following 3rd graders for scoring a PERFECT SCORE on the Math OST: Liam Doeden, Riley Krom, and Gabriel Phillips (not pictured).
9 days ago, Defiance 3-5 Elementary School
3rd graders who scored a PERFECT SCORE on the Math OST
Take a look at our K-2 Bulldog leaders to finish out the 25/26 school year!
16 days ago, Defiance City Schools
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A huge congratulations to our 2026 retirees—you will be dearly missed!
Front Row from Left: Joe Voll, Deb Rogers, Tammy Lockmiller, Josh Yoder
19 days ago, Defiance City Schools
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Top Dog Winners for the month of April!!
28 days ago, Defiance City Schools
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Right to Read Week was a hit at Defiance Elementary. We love to see students and teachers having fun through learning!
about 1 month ago, Defiance City Schools
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April Bark Trophy winners!! It was a tie between Mrs. Held and Mrs. George's Kindergarten classes. Way to go kiddos!
about 1 month ago, Defiance City Schools
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March Bark Trophy winners!! It was a tie between Mrs. Garrett and Mrs. Brubaker's class.

2 months ago, Defiance City Schools
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Check out our Top Dog WINNERS for the months of January-March. Great job teams!!
2 months ago, Defiance City Schools
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Please consider donating to our school fund for the Defiance Area Foundation, it helps provide resources that grow with our students today while building a stronger future for our Bulldogs. Head to our page www.facebook.com/DefianceCitySchools for more info or donate directly to Pay Pal at https://shorturl.at/5FXUP.
3 months ago, Defiance City Schools
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BARK trophy winners for the month of February, for the THIRD time this year! Mrs. Headley's 2nd grade class.
3 months ago, Defiance City Schools
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Highlights of our wonderful guest readers in celebration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday and National Reading Month.
4 months ago, Defiance City Schools
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Congrats to Mrs. Zimmerman's Kindergarten class for winning the BARK trophy for the month of January!
4 months ago, Defiance City Schools
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Kindergarten and 1st grade 100 days of school FUN!
4 months ago, Defiance City Schools
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December TOP DOG co-winners! Mr. Keck 4th grade and Miss. Brand 4th grade.

5 months ago, Defiance City Schools
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Mrs. Headley's 2nd grade class winning the dog bone trophy for the 2nd time this year!
6 months ago, Defiance City Schools
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Congratulations to Miss Brand's 4th grade homeroom for being the November TOP DOG winners.
7 months ago, Defiance City Schools
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Congratulations to the 2025 Walmart Christmas coloring contest winners: Easton Puckett-3rd grade, Alexis Witter- 4th grade, and Avery Armstrong- 5th grade!
7 months ago, Defiance City Schools
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