December/January Issue 2012-2013
An Update to the Community
A Message from the Superintendent I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday break that included time to relax, play, and visit with family and friends. The first snow of the season has brought the excitement of playing in the snow, throwing snowballs, and building snowmen and snow forts. It is important for our students to be able to have fun and enjoy the season. With every New Year comes time for self-reflection and resolutions. Since 2013 brought students back to campus, Maysville staff and administration has had to take a look at opportunities that are available to increase student achievement and affirm its importance. The Maysville Local School District has the responsibility to make sure our students succeed. When parents work with the schools, the promise for individual student success increases, because each child will be getting the necessary support from home and school. It truly does take each and every one of us to do that. Parents, please take a few minutes with your child and ask what he or she did in school, check homework, and/or simply read a book together. Working together, in the best interests of our students, we will continue to strive toward excellence. I offer my deepest thanks to the Maysville community following the recent evacuation/bomb threat situation. Staff, students, parents and emergency personnel worked together to make sure our students were safe, and appropriate measures were taken to secure the campus. If any future episodes occur, Maysville schools will release information about the emergency situation using the automated calling system. Again, thank you for keeping an unfortunate situation calm and secure. Mr. Bainter
Maysville H.S. Football Team: Academic All Ohio The Maysville Panther football team enjoyed a great deal of success on the field this year, earning the first nine win season and the schools only play-off appearance. The team also enjoyed a great deal of success in the classroom as well, being named Academic All-Ohio team by the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association. Only 73 schools out of approximately 800 earned such a distinction. To be eligible for the award the top twenty-two varsity letter winners GPA’s were averaged and this year the Average GPA for Maysville was an outstanding 3.44. Again, congratulations to the football team for your work on the field and for being leaders in the classroom as well.
Helping in Our Community Students in Mrs. Kaser’s class have been working on building developmental assets through service to others and have established a working relationship with the Muskingum County Animal Shelter Society. We created a bulletin board for adoption success stories, volunteered to help walk the dogs and learned about pet care and safety. We created a display board at school and collected towels, aluminum cans, newspapers, cat and dog treats, food, toys and $20.00 in cash for the shelter’s Christmas tree project. A second trip to the shelter is planned for January.
Mrs. Tonneman’s Wellness Homeroom wearing this year’s Wellness T-shirt, which they designed.
And, as we do every morning, here we are putting our wellness philosophy into action by being active. Even the basketball players (Hunter Church) and Cheerleaders (Regan and Riley Lent) are getting into the action! So make good choices, Maysville, and get out there and be ACTIVE!!
SAVE THE DATES
BALL Y E L L VO CAMP
Volleyball Camp for grades 4-12 will be June 24-27 in the mornings. Muskingum Coach Elizabeth Zicha and her staff will be conducting the camp. Registration forms will be available in the April Maysville Monthly.
Career Decision Making Eighth grade is a pivotal year in the career decision making process of students. It begins the transition into high school and the realization that four years of accumulating graduation credits will lead to a general education diploma. From day one of high school, students need a clearly focused career target on which to aim there aspirations and expectations for success. At Maysville Middle School, we have partnered for many years with the Mid-East Career and Technology Centers in order to provide our students with the specific information they need in order to make informed decisions about their futures. There are two activities that readily come to mind which involve Maysville eighth graders. The MidEast Mobile Career Lab. visits our campus each January. During their time in the lab, each eighth grader does research on one or more career interest areas and takes with him a print-out of that information to have for future reference. The second activity that Maysville Middle School students complete is a visit to the Mid-East campus in February. We believe that it is essential for all of our eighth graders to see the multitude of program offerings that are available to them as high schoolers.
Latchkey will NOT be open on the Feb. 28 1-hour early release after school. The staff will be involved in Safety Training.
SPECIAL STAFF BREAKFAST Each year our staff celebrates together on the last day of school before the Winter Break with a Staff Breakfast. This year marked our 10th year in this building. My, where has the time gone? To acknowledge this special occasion we invited all the employees who have worked and retired from the district, and those who retired while working at Maysville Elementary. Each retiree from the elementary building was recognized for their gifts, their accomplishments, and their dedication to the district, it’s families and most of all the students. They were awarded a special plaque that will be on display in the building.
Solids, Liquids, and Gases, OH MY! Every day we look at, listen to, feel, smell, and taste different kinds of matter. Third grade students were actively engaged in science this month as they learned the three basic states of matter. Each class did a variety of activities and have highlighted one for you below. Mrs. Newland’s students were given ice with frozen treasures inside and had limited time to melt it and retrieve the objects inside. Creativity flowed as they bounced ideas around and figured out how heat can change a solid to a liquid. Mrs. Kinner’s students explored the properties of matter through a hands-on experiment. They worked together and experimented with the different properties of a variety of items and documented the results. Mrs. Sexton’s class built a snowman out of ice, and watched it change from a solid to a liquid. Once it melted, they added heat to the water to observe the gas state. Mrs. Odlivak’s class learned movements to “become” a solid, liquid or gas. They enjoyed changing from one state to another. Mrs. Strickler’s class made diagrams of atoms with fruit loops to help make concepts stick. Mrs. Dingey’s class enjoyed snacking on Jell-O after witnessing the change in states of matter at each step of it’s preparation. Finally, Mrs. Saxton’s class worked collaboratively sorting the different states of matter. Third graders have a better understanding of the world around them, isn’t that what “matters?”
Cookie Dough Sale The middle school will begin their annual cookie dough sale on February 11 and orders will be taken until February 26. This year you will have your choice of a 2.7 lb. tub (makes approx. 43 one-ounce cookies) or pre-portioned cookie dough box (makes 36 cookies). All cookies have zero grams trans fat. Each container will sell for $15.00 (money is due with order), and this year there will also be three Paula Deen cookies - Paula’s Molasses, Paula’s loaded oatmeal or Paula’s Chocolate Gooey Butter. Please see any middle school student to order or contact Becky Bridwell at 454-7999 (bbridwell@laca.org).
2013 Maysville Baseball Winter Skills Camp
The Maysville Baseball Program will be conducting a Winter Skills Camp for kids 7-14 years of age on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, February 17th starting at 5:00 pm and will end at 7:30pm. The camp will feature hitting and fielding sessions that will combine fielding and throwing techniques along with different hitting drills. The campers will be instructed by the Maysville Panthers’ coaching staff along with current players. Each camper will get to perform drills that take place at the varsity level along with the players that perform those drills. There will be 1 session limitied to 50 campers at $35. Registration will be on a first come first served basis. A $15 non-refundable deposit is needed to help secure your child’s registration. Gatorade that will be made available to the kids during a break between sessions. For more information regarding the camp or any other questions, feel free to call Head Coach Nathan Prati at the high school office, 740-454-7999 or email to nprati@laca.org. We look forward to having you at our camp this winter. *The camp will take place in both the MAC and HS gymnasium. On the day of the camp, check in will begin at 4:15 at the HS gymnaisum.* *Camp participants should bring any relevant baseball equipment they may have (ex. Gloves, Bats, Helmets etc.)* _____________________________________(please detach bottom portion and send)__________________________________ Mail Registration To: Nathan Prati (Head Baseball Coach) Maysville High School 3725 Panther Drive Zanesville, OH 43701
Player Name_________________________________________ Address _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Total Paid $______________ (Make Checks PayableTo: Maysville Baseball)
Age______________ Home Phone _____________
Students Design Shirts Every MES student brought home a t-shirt in December which was given to them by our M.E.S. P.T.O. (Parent Teacher Organization). In art class students began drawing their design entry for the t-shirt contest in September. Once all of the 1000+ designs were submitted they were narrowed down to a small selection so that students were able to vote for their favorite. The K-2 students voted and the majority chose Alex Savage’s “groovy panther” design, while the 3rd-5th grade students voted and chose the “scratch design” created by Zach Work. Thank you to all of our students for their creative entries, these will all be on display in our hallway during Success Night 2013. Again thank you for your t-shirt designs Alex Savage (2nd grade) and Zach Work (5th grade). Thank you P.T.O. members: Sammi Harper, Shayna Moore, Sheila Samson, Melissa Odlivak, Mari Frick, Loretta Boulton and all of our other wonderful volunteers who help our PTO to provide wonderful gifts and experiences for our students!
Wrestlers Win The Maysville varsity wrestling team won the Spartan Invitational. Placing for the Panthers: In 1st - Anthony Eppley, Alex Presley, Taylor Harlan. 2nd place - Ruger Reeves, Seth Ayres, Justin Graham. 3rd - Scott Lowery, Andrew Presley, Nik Smith. 4th - Wade Lewis, Jacob Harmon, Mac Cooper.
O’TAGS The Maysville O*TAGS Preschool Program hopes that everyone had an excellent Holiday Season and a Happy New Year. We talked about wintertime for our first couple days back to school. It was nice to have snow when we came back to school to go along with our topic. The children enjoyed activities such as playing in snow in the sensory table, comparing water and ice in the sensory table, decorating their own snowflakes, and learning how water turns into ice or snow. We have also been working on Construction with our focus being on The Three Little Pigs. The kids are enjoying singing about the three little pigs and the big bad wolf, decorating straw, stick, and brick houses, and playing in the construction site at the dramatic play area.
First Graders Enjoy Holidays Around the World
Second Graders “Adopt” Seven Children The second grade held a raffle to raise money for Helping Hands. They raised enough money to adopt 7 children in the Maysville community for Christmas. Thanks to all those 2nd graders that helped support this cause. Congratulations to Mercedese from Mrs. Smith’s class on winning the stocking full of goodies.
How do you celebrate the holidays? The first graders have been busy learning how other people around the world celebrate the holidays. They have explored some of these holidays by engaging in crafts, music, food, and book. What a GREAT way to educate our students about other cultures. The first graders were intrigued by the similarities and differences of the holidays and how they celebrate. Ask your child about their experience and you will be intrigued too
Kindergarten Class Working Hard Mrs. Melsheimer’s kindergarten class has been working very hard on a Jan Brett author study. We have been comparing and contrasting two of her books, The Mitten and The Hat. Students have been participating in sequencing activities, making their very own mittens to reenact the stories as well as writing about their favorite part during writer’s workshop. We have enjoyed reading and learning about Jan Brett’s stories.
Students Celebrate Holidays with Seniors Mrs. Dixon’s class helped home bound Senior Citizens celebrate the holidays by stuffing pet stockings and making bird feeders to be given with their delivered meals. We spent the day enjoying lunch with the Seniors, sharing books and puzzles.
Sixth Graders Raise Money for Wells in Ghana
This fall all sixth graders read the story “Ryan and Jimmy at the Well in Africa that Brought Them Together”. Ryan Hrejac was a six year old boy who raised money for this cause. A school challenge was issued in late fall to raise money for wells in Ghana. Our students accepted this challenge, and $556 was sent to the foundation. Many students donated money, but the students in the picture raised the most money. Two of these students brought in money they had received for their birthday, one stood in front of her church and asked for donations, and the others went around ballgames and neighborhoods to collect money. Our students are proud to have participated in this challenge.
Students are Carly Cooper, Tyler Baughman, Zach Barnett, Faith Hall, Evan Perry and Clarice Hague.
Thanks for your help! A great big THANKS to all of those who supported our Maysville Alumni Scholarship fund by dining out at Ruby Tuesdays in December. Their manager reported to us that our supporters created the largest donation weekend to date. As you probably remember, Ruby Tuesdays donated 20% of each check, every time you asked them to during the designated days. Because so many of you participated, the Alumni Association received a gift from them of over $600. Those funds will be used to support more than one of our graduates in their pursuit of a college education. So thanks again! Upcoming Alumni fundraisers include: Elder Beerman Community Days: March 1-2, 2013 Alumni Art Auction: April 5, 2013 Applebees Pancake Breakfast: May 4, 2013 Please mark these dates on your calendar as well. Your support at each of these annual events is helping us send students to college each and every year.
Calling all alumniIn an attempt to share your career successes and experiences with current MHS students, we are reawakening the Alumni Speakers Bureau. We are committed to helping each of our students leave MHS with a fully developed career plan. We will do that, in-part, by exposing them to as many career opportunities as possible. We want our students to hear from the horse’s mouth (that’s us) what we really do on a daily basis in our jobs and how we prepared for the career of our choice. We need your help to make this work. Can you take part of a day to invest in the youth of your community? If you would be willing to talk about your career experiences with a group of interested high school students, please contact either of our program coordinators at Maysville High School (740) 4547999. Ask for Adam Wickham or Tiki Brown. They will be happy to assist you in planning a presentation and/or scheduling a date.
Want to be more active? Looking for something fun and meaningful? Want to make a difference? How would you like to reconnect with old friends? Why not consider becoming an ACTIVE member of the Maysville Alumni Association. We’ll plug you in where ever you’re comfortable because there’s a lot to do. We’re having a great time, but we would love to share it with more of you. If you’re interested in becoming involved (a little, or a lot), call Cathy Cottrill Musgrave at (740) 453-0754. And don’t forget to keep in touch on Facebook.
February 12
Boys BKB at John Glenn
February 1
Boys BKB Philo H
February 14
Board of Education 7:30
February 2
Girls BKB Philo H
February 15
Boys BKB Crooksville H (Senior Night)
February 3
Archery Boosters 1:00 MES
February 16
HS Solo & Ensemble at Marietta
February 4
MS BKB Tri-Valley Boys H Girls A
February 5
Boys BKB Tri-Valley H
February 18
NO SCHOOL Presidents Day
February 6
6-12 IC 2:30-5:30
February 19
MES P.T.O. 6:30
Girls BKB Tri-Valley H
February 20
3rd Grade Music Program 7:00
February 7
MS BKB Sheridan Boys H Girls A
February 22
Sweetheart Dance 7-10:00
February 8
Boys BKB at Sheridan
February 26
Community Night 6:00
February 9
Girls BKB at Sheridan
February 27
3rd Grade Music Program 7:00
February 11
Band Boosters 7:00
February 28
1 HOUR EARLY RELEASE
Market Day ES
Staff helps Students Raise Money for Good Cause This year the students at Maysville Elementary wanted to do something to help the Helping Hands Program.
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Mr. Nicholas and Mr. Lee offered to let them design a hair cut and have their beards shaved for a donation to Helping Hands. They were able to raise over $200.00. The bar has been set a little higher next year. Mr. Lee and Mr. Nicholas has challenged the students to raise $ 400.00.
Maysville Administrative Center - 3715 Panther Drive - Zanesville, OH 43701