Piqua City Schools

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Piqua City Schools is a school district headquartered in Piqua, Ohio. The district includes Piqua, as well as most of Springcreek Township and Washington Township. [1]

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History

James Wisecup served as superintendent until 1975. That year, the board voted to remove him, with three voting in favor and two voting to retain him. [2] Joel Walker, the editor of the Troy Daily News , wrote that "The Wisecup-board feud has apparently been brewing for quite some time." [3]

In 2016 an alumnus of the school district, Dwayne Thompson, became the superintendent. [4]

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References

  1. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Miami County, OH" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  2. Williamson, Ann (1975-01-31). "Piqua school board fires superintendent". Troy Daily News . Vol. 66, no. 135. Troy, Ohio. p. 1. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
  3. Walker, Joel (1975-01-31). "Where was media in Piqua unseating?". Troy Daily News . Vol. 66, no. 135. Troy, Ohio. p. 4. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
  4. "New school superintendent is Piqua graduate". Dayton Daily News . 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2023-08-09.