She and the rest of teachers and staff in the district began their holiday break Dec. 21.
Grief counselors will be available when students and staff return to school on Wednesday, according to the district.
She also taught Spanish at John XXIII Elementary School and New Miami High School.
Carmella Cotter, principal at MHS, said Birchwell “was an integral, positive family member at MHS.”
Even though Birchwell had been in the district for a short time, Anna Bowman, assistant principal at MHS, said she “loved being a Middie. You knew she was part of the Middie family, and she cared about the kids so much.”
Birchwell’s death was “quite a shock for everybody,” Bowman said.
No cause of death or funeral arrangements have been announced.
She and her husband, Tim, have two sons, William, a 2017 Fenwick High School graduate, and Henry, a 2022 Badin High School graduate.
It is with deep sadness that we inform you about a recent loss to our Middie family. On Monday morning, Ellen Birchwell,...
Posted by Middletown City Schools on Monday, January 1, 2024
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