Independence Local Schools

Dear Independence Families! I am so excited for our first home football game of the season! As many of you know, our stadium had a significant facelift, with new home bleachers a...

Dear Independence School Community, Due to weather-related delays in our stadium renovation project, we are moving this Friday's football game (8/23) to Columbia High School. Curre...

We can't wait to see your pictures! Feel free to print out your sign and have your child hold it while you take their first day of school pictures! You can share your pics by e...

Hello Independence Families, I am updating you on the transportation issues we have proactively addressed since late spring and early summer. As many of you know, the...

Independence Local Schools is set to bolster its security measures for the upcoming 2024-25 school year by paying for additional security coverage to ensure all three buildings hav...

Welcome to a New Year of Celebrating Independence Schools! Back to School Resources We are gearing up for the 2024-2025 school year, and we can’t wait for a new year of celebra...

Governor DeWine expanded the tax-free holiday in Ohio this year. It is from 12 a.m. Tuesday, July 30 until 11:59 p.m. Thursday, August 8, 2024. According to the Governor’s offic...

With the number of retirements and resignations within Independence Local Schools, the district was able to take advantage of attrition by filling vacant positions internally. A...

Mike Pennington, Director of Curriculum and Technology for Independence Local Schools, has accepted a position as Assistant Superintendent at Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools. Pen...

Owen Szymanski is a junior at Independence High School, currently enrolled in CVCC’s Heating & Air Conditioning program taught by Matt Schoeffler. Encouraged by his father, a long...

On May 30, the Independence Board of Education celebrated the academic achievements of its students at the 37th Annual Academic Excellence Dinner held at the Independence Civic Ce...

On May 16, Independence High School celebrated the academic excellence of its students at the annual Academic Letter ceremony. To earn an academic letter, students had to maintain...

On May 17, two students and one educator at Independence Local Schools received the ESC of Northeast Ohio’s 45th Annual Excellence in Education Awards. The awards celebrate studen...

The Transportation Department is in the planning phase of creating new bus routes for the 2024-25 school year. Due to the continued bus driver shortage, we may need to condense an...

The Independence Primary School community gathered the morning of May 10 for their annual Fun Run event, sponsored by the PTO. Embracing the theme "Kindness Runs the World," stude...

Independence Primary School's fourth-grade students recently took their engineering and construction skills to new heights during an exciting collaboration with Cuyahoga Valley Ca...

Students across grade levels came together for Independence Primary and Middle School’s first annual Cultural Fair on April 25 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Independence Civic Center. O...

Kaitlyn Jones, a senior at Independence High School, is currently enrolled in CVCC’s Health Careers program under the instruction of Patty Valukievic. Kaitlyn's journey began when ...

After years without improvements, Independence High School's baseball field has undergone a major transformation. Community members were invited to see the upgrades at a first pit...

Callia Shumay, a senior at Independence High School (IHS), has achieved remarkable success in the literary world, earning a Scholastic Writing & Art Silver Key and Gold Key Award ...