Oregon Oracle 04/15/13

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Students Spread Kindness And Peanut Butter

Starr students serving up the PB&J sandwiches.

Giving back to others is nothing new to students at Starr School.

It was no surprise, then, that over 20 students, parents and staff members volunteered to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches at Food for Thought. Many of the students participating were members of K-Kids, a service learning group sponsored by Kiwanis and supervised by Julie Ford, K-Kids advisor and school counselor.

Starr School volunteers arrived at New Harvest Christian Church, home of Food for Thought, on two Friday nights in March to make and pack 350 lunches. These lunches were then loaded up and taken to downtown Toledo on Saturday mornings where the meals were shared with others in need.

Food for Thought also operates a stationary food pantry and mobile food pantry, which currently serve over 1,100 families per month. More information may be found at feedtoledo.org.

Volume 12 Number 2 — April 2013

Superintendent’s Message

Oregon Schools Are On The Move The Oregon Schools are on the move with a number of important initiatives that will transform student achievement and establish our schools as one of the premier learning communities in the state of Ohio. Since becoming one of the districts selected to participate in the federally funded Race to the Top (RttT) grant program, our staff has worked collaboratively to improve teaching and learning outcomes throughout the district. The district report card and student achievement data is documenting that these efforts are making progress. As a district, we continue to improve our overall performance index (PI) and value added growth measures. In addition, we met the indicator for annual yearly progress (AYP) as required in the federal “No Child Left Behind” Act. I want to make you aware of some of the initiatives that our staff has been working on to improve student achievement: • Aligning curriculum to the new Common Core State Standards • Adoption of the ACT Quality Core at Clay High School • Implementation of the Response-toIntervention (RTI) system • STAR assessments administered in the elementary schools

• Adoption of the Daily 5 Literacy framework • High quality professional development such as the Orton-Gillingham reading program • Adoption of new Teacher and Principal EvaluaMichael E. Zalar tion systems Superintendent The decision to reconfigure our two middle schools will also be an essential component in the drive to improve student achievement.

The various school and community committees that are working out the details of the grade reconfiguration plan are on schedule for a successful transition at the beginning of next year. Both schools will have a master schedule that will better foster teacher collaboration and student learning opportunities for both enrichment and extra help. I am excited to see the progress being made at all levels of our organization. Everything we are doing is designed to improve performance and to ensure that our children are prepared for success after graduation.

Finally, I need to mention the impor-

Dr. Michael E. Zalar, Superintendent of Schools, may be reached by calling (419) 693-0661or by emailing mzalar@oregoncs. org

Over $65,000 Donated To Clay High School

Race To The Top Update Using RttT funds, Oregon City Schools is focusing on the use of assessments in guiding and evaluating classroom instruction. Since January, 2013, we have partnered with Bowling Green State University’s Center for Evaluation to provide training in sound assessment design to our kindergarten through second grade teachers, who have been learning to create new objective and extended response test items aligned to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Math, and the Ohio Revised Standards in Social Studies and Science, thus enabling them to accurately measure student knowledge in all subject areas. Teachers in all three grade levels will pilot an end-of-grade math assessment this May. Oregon resident, Dr. Toni Sondergeld, and Dr. Rachel Reinhart from BGSU are facilitating the project.

Teachers in grades 4-8 will undertake the same training and assessment development process at the start of the 2013-14 school year.

At the high school level, teachers have been working hard all year integrating the ACT Quality Core Standards into their instruction. Most students will take end-of-course exams using the Quality Core assessments the first two weeks of May. Race to the Top funds are funding a contract for ACT Expert Trainers to provide assessment training to the English, math, social studies, and science departments.

tance of renewing the 2.0 mill permanent improvement levy, which is critical to the financial stability of the district. This is a RENEWAL and NOT A NEW TAX. It has been renewed successfully every five years since 1968. It will continue to generate approximately 5.5 million dollars in revenue for the next five years and only cost the average homeowner $61.00 per year (Per $100,000.00 home). The money can only be used on capital improvement projects and spent on things like purchasing busses, technology, textbooks and maintaining and repairing our buildings.

No funds generated from this levy can be used for staff salaries, wages, or benefits.

The district cannot afford to lose this revenue if the district is to move forward and protect your investment in our schools and children.

These are truly exciting times to be a part of the Oregon Schools! We are working hard to make our schools and community proud. I look forward to continuing our work together on our “Journey Towards Excellence!”

Kevin Richardson demos the VF-1 using MasterCAM. The Oregon City Schools welcomed over 100 visitors as the Career Tech Department unveiled the first ever CNC Milling Center in Clay High school history.

On March 19, Clay High School hosted a demonstration of the HAAS VF-1 Vertical Milling Center. What makes this special is the fact that over a dozen businesses came together to make this happen!

A dozen businesses have contributed to the purchase of the HAAS VF-1 valued at over $65,000. Phone calls and letter campaign began in June of 2012. Those who donated included: 1. John Hammill, Jr. of Hammill Manufacturing - donated $10,000 2. Bob Milano, Owner of Ort Tool and Die, Corp. – donated $5,000.

3. Lester Meyer of Riverside Machining and Automation - donated $2000 4. Steve Elliot from Dugan Tool & Die donated $2000 5. Mary L. Caprella, Government & Public Affairs Director for BP Husky came through with the remaining $30,000 (2013 Prism Award Winner for community sup-

port) 6.

HAAS discounted the equipment by over 15,000!

As the delivery date inched closer, Gary Andrus worked with instructor Tony Spallino devising a plan to get it off the truck. Clay does not have a fork lift large enough to lift this machine. Gary suggested contacting Ackerman Industrial. Paul Ackerman donated his time to unload the 7900 pound piece of equipment on a cold, icy Friday in February.

Iscar Metals, Inc donated over $4000 worth of tooling for the new machine.

Tom Susor, Jr. from TAS, Electrical Contractors supplied the time to locate the electrical components and to power up the new machine; GKN Driveline supplied the special order lubricant/coolant for the first run of parts. Later in the same week, a shipment of over $15,000 worth of tooling was presented.

Each of these businesses received a plaque with one of the first parts created from this state-of-the-art automated manufacturing device! Recognition plaques

were awarded at the regular Oregon City Schools Board of Education meeting following the open house. We are proud to run a program with such great support from our local employers.

“This whole project is just another example of the positive relationships Tony has cultivated over the past several years,” said Steve Bialorucki, Career Tech Director.

Meetings and a letter campaign with Mr. Bialorucki, and Mr. Spallino, were successful in gaining the support of our businesses. Hammill, Ort, Dugan and Riverside have all helped out with job placements, and several other time / materials donations over the years. “They are all great friends of the program.”

The need for this type of machining is evident in the skills gap seen in the manufacturing facilities throughout the country.

CBS, CNN and NBC have all done stories on the need for skilled workers in manufacturing. This single piece of equipment is a part of the solution. The shortage of skilled workers is caused by two factors – lower numbers entering the field out of high school and large numbers of retiring skilled workers (baby boomers). Clay High School will graduate 20 seniors in the Integrated Machining & Engineering program in June, 2013. Our expectation is that all of them will be working upon graduation. We have been releasing students for internships with local employers. The students attend academic classes in the morning, report to the classroom portion of the IM&E program, and leave for work at around 12:30. “Employers have been calling us earlier every year. This year it was before Thanksgiving.” In the past it was after Christmas. Our employers are waiting for these students to graduate so they can work more hours. With this new piece of equipment, our seniors will have the opportunity to operate CNC (Computer Numerical Controlled) equipment and to help grow any local manufacturing facility. This core group of businesses have provided Clay students this outstanding opportunity.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower's Great Grandson To Speak At Eisenhower MS Eisenhower Middle School will host a 50th Anniversary Assembly and Time Capsule Dedication that honors the 50 years of service it has provided to the Oregon community on Friday, April 12.

Honored guest and featured speaker will be Merrill Eisenhower Atwater, great-grandson of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the school’s namesake. The assembly will begin in the auditorium at 12:00 p.m. followed by an outdoor time capsule dedication in front of the school.

“We are just thrilled and honored to have Mr. Atwater come to Oregon to speak to our students about the history of the Eisenhower name on this monumental occasion,” Mrs. Becci Bihn, principal of Eisenhower Middle School said.

“It should be an unforgettable afternoon.

One that our current students will not forgot and will some day tell their children about.”

Eisenhower has hosted several events throughout this school year to commemorate its 50th anniversary. A commemorative photo of all students and staff in the shape of ‘50’ was taken in September.

To reflect “walking through history,” the school held a shoe drive for recycling in October, coupled with setting a Guinness World Record on October 26 for the “Most People Running 100 meters in a 24-Hour Period.” An open house was held on November 13, with displays for each era and retro uniforms on display. The students have added their personalized touch this year with a student designed t-shirt contest, student designed banner artwork, signature park benches and themed student essays.

The building was officially dedicated on Nov. 11, 1962, as Eisenhower Jr. High, with Dr. Kevin McCann, then President of Defiance College, delivering the dedica-

tion address. The first day of school in the new building was September 5, 1962.

[The following excerpt is from Eisenhower’s 25th anniversary booklet] Two years prior, in August of 1960, the Oregon School Board held a special meeting to name the new junior high school.

“Not because he’s President, but because he’s a great man.” With that, a new Oregon junior high school took a name - Dwight D. Eisenhower. It was Mrs. Mildred TenEyck, then a board member, who suggested that the school be named for President Eisenhower, the same president who had also hunted locally during his presidency in 1954 and 1958 in an area named “Magee Marsh” at the Cedar Point Club on Lake Erie.

In the summer of 1960, the board agenda called for the naming of the new school on North Curtice Road. Many names were advanced, Mrs. TenEyck recalled. “Some were geographical, some historical,” she said. “But one by one they were discarded.”

Mrs. TenEyck recalled that after a moment of silence that night, as members considered names, she said, “Parents whose sons and daughters served under General Eisenhower during World War II placed their hopes, their confidence in the ability and the compassion of this great man for his country and those who fought with him. Our new school should bear his name.”

Fellow board members, headed by George Ackerman as President, voiced approval. On motion of Mrs. TenEyck, seconded by Mr. Ackerman, the name “Eisenhower” was chosen.

Mrs. TenEyck in later years added, “May the boys and girls who pass through its doors in the years to come be made aware of the greatness of the man whose

name it bears.” [End excerpt] During the celebration of its 25th Anniversary, Eisenhower Jr. High School, was honored on March 3, 1988, with a visit from David Eisenhower, grandson of former president Dwight D. Eisenhower, and his wife Julie Nixon Eisenhower, daughter of former president Richard Nixon. During a morning assembly held at the school, the couple shared with the students their personal stories and experiences of growing up in the public service spotlight.

David and Julie Eisenhower were brought to Toledo in March, 1988, by the Junior League of Toledo for their “Town Hall Lecture Series,” which highlighted published authors. With the help of the Junior League of Toledo, the Eisenhower’s were also able to speak to the students at Eisenhower Jr. High to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the school.

Interestingly enough, at the time of Eisenhower’s 25th anniversary, the Oregon School Board had voted to reconfigure the grade levels at each school in the district beginning in the fall of 1988. The old configuration K-6, 7-9, 10-12 would be changed to K-5, 6-8 and 9-12. Eisenhower Junior High School was renamed Eisenhower Middle School to designate the new grade 6-8 configuration.

In December, 2012, during Eisenhower Middle School’s 50th anniversary, the Oregon School Board voted to reconfigure the elementary and middle schools in the district from K-5 and 6-8 to a new configuration that transforms the district’s two current 6-8 middle schools into one 5-6 building and one 7-8 building, with K-4 at the elementary level. Eisenhower Middle School will become Eisenhower Intermediate School in the fall of 2013, housing all 5-6 grades for the district.

International Bound

Above: Clay DECA State Competitors, pictured with advisor Vallie Robeson, after the awards ceremony in Columbus, Ohio. Right top: Clay DECA members, Alexia Bryant, Jenna McGrady, Riley Wasserman, and Todd Klewer (L to R) qualified for DECA's International Career Development Conference in Anaheim, California. Right bottom: Clay DECA heads to the awards ceremony Saturday night at Veteran's Memorial in Columbus, Ohio.

On March 15, eleven Clay DECA students traveled to Columbus, Ohio, to compete at the Ohio DECA Career Development Conference. Students qualified to compete at the State level after earning 3rd place for DECA District 2 Chapter of the Year by placing in nearly all events entered at District Competition. Students placing at District 2 Competition held on February 4 at BGSU include: • Todd Klewer – 1st Place, Principles of Business Administration Event • Jenna McGrady – 1st Place, Entrepreneurship Participating Event • Brent Baker – 2nd Place, Apparel & Accessories Series Event • Alexia Bryant – 2nd Place, Entrepreneurship Participating Event • Carly Calevro & Sydney McQueary – 2nd Place, Marketing Communications Team Decision Making Event • Hanna Carr – 2nd Place, Advertising Campaign Event • Aaron Rizo – 2nd Place, Business Services Series Event • Jimmy Murphy – 3rd Place, Accounting Series Event • Tylor Brummett – 4th Place, Sports &

Entertainment Series Event Students placing in the Top 3 moved on to the state competition, where two other classmates joined them. “All the hard work we did this year definitely paid off at States,” Carly Calevro said. At state competition, eight of the eleven students placed in the Top Ten: • Alexia Bryant, Entrepreneurship Written Event • Carly Calevro & Sydney McQueary, Marketing Communications Team Decision Making Event • Todd Klewer, Principles of Business Administration Event • Jenna McGrady, Entrepreneurship Participating Event • Jimmy Murphy, Accounting Series Event • Riley Shull, Business Services Operations Research Event • Riley Wasserman, Creative Marketing Project Marketing instructor and DECA advisor, Vallie Robeson, was very happy with the results: “The students worked extremely hard this year and I am extremely proud of them. Ohio is one of the most

competitive states in the nation and every student should be proud of his or her performance.”

However, the journey does not end here. Four students qualified for DECA’s International Career Development Conference by placing within the Top 4: Todd Klewer (2nd place), Jenna McGrady (2nd Place), Riley Wasserman (2nd place), and Alexia Bryant (3rd place). Bryant is ready for this opportunity: “I am overwhelmed with happiness and extremely proud of the four of us. I’m excited to compete at the international level and see how we place among the best competitors.” These students will travel to Anaheim, California April 24 – 28, to compete with over 15,000 DECA students from around the globe.

DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. It is a component of the Marketing Education Program at Clay High School for seniors interested in careers in the business industry. For more information, contact Vallie Robeson, Clay DECA advisor at vrobeson@oregoncs. org

Honored guest and featured speaker - Merrill Eisenhower Atwater was raised in Huntsville, Alabama, before attending Valley Forge Military Academy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After graduating Valley Forge, Atwater attended Missouri Western State University, where he graduated in December, 2006, with a Bachelor of Science in Interpersonal Communications and European History.

He is currently the Senior Executive Vice President of Development and Principal at Global Green Energy Parks where he develops interlinking, sustainable industries to build economically feasible, alternative energy in emerging markets.

Merrill is the son of Mary Jean Eisenhower, President and CEO of People to People International, an initiative started by her grandfather to administer “peace through understanding.” Mary Eisenhower was born in Washington, D.C., during President Eisenhower’s first term, and was christened in the Blue Room of the White House. She grew up in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the Eisenhower Farm, where President Eisenhower retired after his time in office. Ms. Eisenhower attended Westtown School in Pennsylvania until her father, John Eisenhower (second son of Dwight D. Eisenhower), was appointed Ambassador to Belgium. Mary married Ralph Atwater and had one son.

Environmentally Sound Clay High School’s Environmental & Agricultural Technologies students earned THIRD PLACE TEAM in the District One FFA Nature Interpretation Career Development Event held recently at the Fulton County Fairgrounds. Over 60 students from seven counties in northwest Ohio participated in this competition.

These students were tested on their ability to identify over 150 mammals, non-game birds, reptiles, amphibians, and wild flowers native to Ohio. They were also tested on their knowledge of water quality, controlling problem plants and animals, and attracting wildlife. They demonstrated their ability to lead nature interpretation activities, including safety measures. Finally they were given a written test on their knowledge of Ohio’s natural environment, including the life histories of Ohio wild animals and plants.

The Clay High School students on this team were: Brian Richmond, who earned third PLACE individual, Mackenzie Myers was 6th PLACE individual, and Amanda Morris was 11th PLACE individual. Also on the team were: Alison Jadlocki, Veronica Johnson, and Dylan Harsh.

Instructor, Mr. Charlie Schneider, teaches Nature Interpretation as part of his Environmental & Agricultural Technologies Program at Clay High School. Students used the knowledge they learned during class and after-school practices to prepare for the competition. These students will now advance to the state competition.

This competition encourages interest and promotes excellence among students interested in careers related to Nature Interpretation, Park Management, Wildlife Management, Wildlife Biology, Aquaculture, Environmental Science, and other careers in environmentally related industries.

The Environmental & Agricultural Technologies Program is one of eleven Career Technology Programs at Clay High School. Career Technology students may choose from many career paths without leaving their school district. They are trained for skilled employment immediately out of high school, or immediate enrollment in post-secondary education, including apprenticeship and Associate through Bachelorette and Masters Degree. Over 55% of the students at Clay High School are served by Career Technology Programs, which are funded through local, state, and federal taxes, including federal Perkins funding.

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Living History Camp

First: Washing up the old fashion way. Second: Wash day is a lot of work. Third: These rugs are going to get the beatin' of their lives!

In our Oregon Jerusalem Historical Society’s 50 year history, we have a 6 year old program offering a curious, creative, inspiring Living History Day Camp for children. Mrs. Jeanette Mlynek envisioned something for the next generation.

She and Mrs. Dianne Powers piloted the first children’s camp in June, 2007. With the generous, sharing work and support of many OJHS members, the camp has become known as a rich, hands-on learning, enjoyable, 4 summer days at Brandville School. With fun-loving, ongoing learners leading the day camp each year, 20 camp-

ers can be served. OJHS has so openly allowed the use of all the buildings and historical artifacts for the children and their parents to learn local history.

This year’s cycle of topics include Life During the Civil War, Old Metzger General Store, Readin’,Writin’, and Rithmetic, and an all new day of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Each day, the children help make authentic snacks, and they create authentic projects as children would have made in the 1800s. Churning butter, gathering eggs, learning about the featured Gaul painting homestead, and

comparing transportation cars and planes are some activities planned for 2013. It takes at least 25 adult volunteers to make the camp happen for 20 little 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade boys and girls. Our society members have helped with character presentations, docent guiding, hands-onbasket weaving, lunches for the teachers, scholarship funding and very much history information with our buildings.

If you would like to send your child, grandchild, or a friend to camp, please contact Dianne Powers (419-698-2410) or Pat Davis (419-836-4792). Partial scholar-

Astro-Tiger Green Screen Adventures Features Work Of Jerusalem Student The award-winning children’s TV series, Green Screen Adventures (GSA), has selected a story written by Nicholas Abbott, a third grade student at Jerusalem Elementary. Green Screen Adventures is a national children’s television series that features stories written and illustrated by students in first through eighth grade.

Since its debut in 2007, GSA has done 225 episodes featuring the work of almost 1,500 students. GSA gives students a real world connection to their writing- a way to see the impact of their work beyond the classroom. It builds enthusiasm for writing by featuring their essays, stories, reports, and poems. Using story theatre, songs, game shows, and puppetry to adapt student work, this television show educates and inspires.

Green Screen Adventures has won numerous national awards: 2012 Daytime Emmy® for Makeup 2010 and 2009 Association for Women in Communications’ Clarion Award 2010 Telly Award for Children’s Programming 2010 and 2008 Catholic Academy’s Gabriel Award 2009 Service to America Award for Children from the National Association of Broadcasters Nicholas’ mother, Kim said, “Nicholas enjoys watching Green Screen Adventures every Saturday morning from 7:00-8:00

on MeTV, channel 11.2. During the show, they mention how students can submit stories to the show, and if they like your story, they will use it and Nicholas Abbott act it out on TV. Every week Nick would ask if he could send in a story, and for a while I was hesitant to do it, but Nick was persistent. He would not give up and continued to ask me every Saturday. Finally, I told him okay. So he made up his story and sent it in.”

“After a few weeks, we were contacted by the show and informed that they wanted to use Nick’s story in their show.

After they received my permission, they took Nick’s story and had actors act out the story. The actors became Nick’s characters from the story: Astro-Tiger, Sheep and Alien. They have rehearsed and brought his story to life.”

Nick’s mother said that Nick has always liked learning about space, and has

been going to space camp every summer at the Challenger Center. He has taken a robotics class, a flight specialist class, in which the class shot rockets, a class about the moon, and has been in the simulator a few times, working at the various stations.

Mrs. Kim Knierim, Nick’s third grade teacher, reports, “Nick is an extremely intelligent boy who loves to share his gift and love of creating with the class. I enjoy his originality and imagination.”

Here is a summary of Nick’s story: Astro-Tiger goes into space with his friend, Sheep. They meet an Alien friend. Then they have fun together. After their adventure, Astro-Tiger and Sheep come home.

Nick says he doesn’t want to tell about his story because he doesn’t want to ruin the surprise.

Mrs. Tammy Swartz, Nick’s Gifted and Talented teacher, said, “Nick is a special young man who shows great potential. He is an inquisitive, creative, gifted student.

Watching him contemplate a dilemma, work through frustrations, and tackle new material is a pleasure!”

Congratulations Nick, Job Well Done!

Watch Green Screen Adventures Saturday mornings on: THIS at 9 am CST WCIU at 7 am and on MeTV from 7:00-8:00.

Dr. Seuss' Birthday Celebration

ships are available upon request. If you would like to help in any way, please do contact Dianne or Pat. In 2009, Mrs. Pat Davis became the co-director with Mrs. Dianne Powers. Together, these OJHS women reach out to instill a lifelong love of history, and giving of oneself. May each one of you know how important you are in your daily living history and making this world a better place!

Free CPR Classes At Clay The Oregon City Schools Career and Technology department, in conjunction with the Oregon Fire Department, are offering two free Family and Friends CPR classes to anyone in the community, 12 years old and up, who would like to learn CPR. The classes will be held on April 20, at 10am and 12pm, in the gymnasium at Clay High School. Please help us meet our goal of 200 people by calling the Career and Technology department at Clay HS at (419) 6930668 to preregister.

According to the American Heart Association, about 92,000 people are saved each year by good quality, pre-hospital CPR. There are nearly 383,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests each year, 88% of which occur at home. About 7000 people die each year due to drowning, and approximately 5000 people die annually due to choking.

Be someone’s hero by taking this free, non-certified CPR course, and learn the basic steps to help your family and friends when they need you the most. Certified classes in CPR, First Aid, and Blood-borne Pathogens are also available. Call the Oregon Career and Technology CPR Department for information.

The Mayor Visits Jerusalem

Mayor Seferian visits 3rd grade students at Jerusalem.

First graders used their painted hands to make Thing One and Thing Two from The Cat in the Hat.

Second graders made hats from The Cat in the Hat.

Third graders wrote about how they would help the Earth if they were the Lorax

The month of March was a very exciting one for students at Jerusalem Elementary! This is because many students had a fantastic time celebrating the anniversary of Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Several classrooms ate green eggs and ham after reading the famous book. First graders used their paint-

ed hands to make Thing One and Thing Two from The Cat in the Hat. They then wrote a story about what would happen if Thing One and Thing two visited their homes! After reading The Lorax, a favorite book of the late Betty Carstensen, third graders wrote about how they would help

the Earth if they were the Lorax. Second graders made hats from The Cat in the Hat and participated in other Seuss-inspired activities. In the words of Dr. Seuss himself, “From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!” -One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Ms. Linville’s and Mrs. Zatko’s third grade classes recently had a visit from Oregon’s Mayor Mike Seferian. The students have been studying our local government in social studies. Mayor Seferian answered the student’s many questions about what services our local government provides for the community, how the local government works with the state and national governments, appointments he has made, and what he likes best about his job.

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The 100th Day

Disney's The Little Mermaid Is A Splashing Success!

Jerusalem students celebrated the 100th day of school.

Students at Jerusalem celebrated the 100th day of school on February 4th. First graders spent the day participating in hundreds of fun activities.

In addition to bringing in a collection of 100 items, they made necklaces out of Fruit Loops and Cheerios, crowns, and wrote stories about what it will be like when they are 100 years old.

The story was paired with a photo of them aged to look like they are 100 years old using an app on the iPad! The students also counted down the first 100 minutes of the day in ten minute increments with a timer and tickets. Winners received a 100 Grand bar! They read 100 Hungry Ants and The Wolf’s Chicken Stew, as well. At snack time, the students ate a 100 made from Club and Ritz crackers and cheese. The day ended with a parade and a hundreds day cake! A great time was had by all.

Mad Cap Presents At Coy Cinderella will never be the same again! The always entertaining Mad Cap puppet troupe brought their talents to Coy Elementary on February 20, and presented a fun and interactive version of Cinderella called the “Cinderella Files.” This twist on the classic fairy tale included a large crocodile and a fairy Godfather with questionable magic wand skills filling in for a vacationing fairy Godmother.

The Mad Cap troupe is a nationally recognized troupe based out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Mad Cap’s giant puppets and non-stop laughs are a yearly favorite of Coy students. This year’s performance was no exception, especially when Coy school’s own Miss Marciniak was recruited from the audience to demonstrate her acting abilities and to add to the fun.

Top Left: Heylea Allan (unfortunate soul), Lillie Connors (Flotsam), Claire Rokicki-Counterman (Jetsam), Karis Gladieux (Flounder), Faith Schweizer (chef), Anna Giller (seagull), and Alivia Stahl (water dancer). Top Middle: Samantha Silva (water dancer), Denise Carter (featured fish), Jenna Richardson (featured fish), and Jordyn Cheatham (featured fish).

Top Right: Wes Sneed (Sebastian). Bottom Left: Mersisters Kendall Wells, Brittany Lipper, Ciera Lipper, Maegan Reed, Grace Jobe, Adrian Pusey and King Triton, Ethan Goulet. Bottom Right: Adrian Pusey (mersister), Paige Titsworth (Ursula), Kate Jankowski (Ariel), Kendall Wells (mersister), and Grace Jobe (mersister).

Fassett auditorium was packed to the gills on Friday, March 15, Saturday, March 16, and Sunday, March 17, as family, friends, and theatre fans flocked to see Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Audiences raved about the performance that highlighted the talents of Kate Jankowski (Ariel), Paige Titsworth (Ursula), Wes Sneed (Sebastian), Karis Gladieux (Flounder), Jaycee Wamer (Scuttle), Ethan Goulet (King Triton), Alex Maag (Pilot), Lillie Connor (Flotsam), Claire Rokicki-Counterman (Jetsam), Christian Soto (Chef Louis), and mersisters Grace Jobe, Maegan Reed, Brittany Lipper, Ciera Lipper, Kendall Wells, and Adrian Pusey. These talented actors and actresses, combined with a stellar ensemble of thirty 6th, 7th, and 8th graders from both Fassett and Eisenhower middle schools, sang and danced their way into the hearts of young and old alike.

“This was by far the most successful

show that I have ever had the privilege of producing,” Mrs. Angela Cooney said, “I am so proud of our entire cast. Kudos should also be given to Mrs. Karen Angst for her wonderful music direction, to Mrs. Amy Heuring for her remarkable artistic direction, and to Ms. Ashley Nowak for her amazing choreography.”

The show was enhanced by Oregon Community Theatre’s contribution of theatre quality sound and stunning lighting.

Many thanks to Tim Yard and Keith Klewer for sound, and to Kevin Harrington for lighting.

The production staff is also eternally grateful for the wonderful support they received from so many dedicated volunteers. Special thanks to Preston and Joanne Quinlan, Corey and Sheila Fussell, Gary, Erin, and Stephen Owczarzak, Heather Roecker, Jamie Jahns, Kelly Titsworth, Scott and Sherri Wells, Kim Connors, Maureen Maag, Beth Giller,

Tracy Venia, Paul Heuring, and Sharon Perry.

Generous financial support from the community has breathed new life into the theatre program at Fassett, ensuring that more productions are on the horizon.

The production staff would like to thank the following business and community members for their generous support: Don Brock, manager, Frisch’s Big Boy; Picadilly East Apartments; McManus and McManus, attorneys at law; Claire Fallon Soaps, Maureen Maag, proprietor; Dr. Kevin Soncrant, Maumee Bay Veterinary Hospital; Mike Livingston, BP Huskey Refinery; and Oregon Federation of Teachers.

Disney’s The Little Mermaid was indeed a magical experience for everyone involved. As Ariel’s gadgets and gizmos are packed away, the cast and crew are content in the knowledge that the friendships and memories they have made will last a lifetime.

Got Toothpaste?

Recently, Coy Elementary 4th grade students partook in an oral hygiene class. Lori, from Dr. Bunker’s office, along with staff members came and presented this class. They discussed with students oral health issues to help protect their teeth.

Among the topics were eating good, healthy snacks, avoidance of sugary snacks such as cookies, candy, cakes, and sugary drinks like fruity drinks high in sugar content and soda pop, avoiding carbonated beverages like pop, as they can erode the enamel on teeth. It was also impressed upon the students to brush their teeth twice a day, both morning and night, to see their dentist every 6 months, and to wear mouth guards during the participation of contact sports.

Make sure to check our honor roll on pages 10 and 11 for your student's name.

Teachers Attend Davis Besse Conference

"Kids On The Block" Coy third grade students had the opportunity to learn that being different means that you are unique. Special guests came and used puppets to explain to the students how to treat students who have disabilities. Students learned to accept individual differences by interacting with puppets that had various handicaps like blindness, deafness, cerebral palsy and Down syndrome. The “Kids on the Block” are very skilled puppeteers with a great message. Coy PGA sponsored this event.

Above Left: Oregon teachers Ed Barteck, Mary Tucker, Caine Kolinski, Nathan Reaver, and Karina Claydon attended the Davis Besse conference. Above Right: Teachers Mary Tucker and Caine Kolinski wear the latest in Davis Besse fashion.

In February, science teachers from Fassett and Clay (Ed Barteck, Mary Tucker, Canine Kolinski, Nathan Reaver, & Karina Claydon) attended the Teach the Teacher 2013 conference at Davis Besse. This first time conference offered information about: radiation, the fission process, Nuclear Power accidents, electricity generation/distribution, licensing & emergency preparedness, careers in nuclear power, and an optional tour of Davis Besse. Teachers learned information

that could directly be used in their classes. Ed Barteck said it is interesting to see all the technology and preparedness that goes into Davis Besse. Teachers also learned that Davis Besse is good for a large earthquake (6.0). Teachers appreciated Davis Besse putting on this free conference informing teachers about the power that is generated in the area.

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Oregon Parents Rapidly Making Switch To Online Grades Paper grade cards being phased out in grades 6-12

Nominated

Oregon parents are keeping tabs on their children’s grades in various ways. Nearly half monitor grades online through PowerSchool. Almost 30% of parents also subscribe to regular automated e-mail updates. Additionally, 15% access grades through Mobile Apps available for the iPhone and iPad (see screenshots below). In total, 67% of all students’ grades are being monitored by a parent and/or by the students. Students in grades 6-12 have personal access accounts. Parents like having access to student grades, but the student’s truly embrace the opportunity to check their progress. This helps families tag team their efforts to monitor student progress. In fact, 87% of students in grades 6-12 have had their grades checked online this year (Clay-85%, Eisenhower87%, Fassett-93%). At the elementary level, students do not have access to check grades online. However, 42% of elementary students’ grades are monitored online by parents (Coy-38%, Jerusalem-38%, Starr-48%).

The last middle school and high school paper grade cards were sent out in January. Starting with the 3rd quarter, the school district will no longer be printing 6-12 grade cards. “Parents, and in particular, students, do not want to wait a week to get a grade card when the grades are available online much sooner. By the time the paper grade card is sent home, it is old news,” according to Technology Director, Nathan Quigg. With 87% of 6-12 students’ grades being checked online, it is not cost effective to continue printing grade cards. For parents who have not established an account, click here for directions on Parent Portal Account Creation.

If a parent does not have access to a computer, his or her son or daughter can print grades off at school and bring them home.

To access the Parent Portal, go to www.oregoncityschools.org and click on “Parent Portal Login” in the Parents menu. Up to 7 students can be linked to one account. If a parent or student has already established an account, he or she can access the iPad Apps, “PowerSchool for Parents” and “PowerSchool for Students” in the App Store. Please contact Linda Toth for assistance with account creation at ParentPortal@oregoncs.org or 419-693-0661 x3273.

iPhone/iPad PowerSchool for Parents Screenshots: Kayla Dickerson was nominated as the outstanding freshman student from the science department at Clay High School for the Lake Erie West Educational Service Center's student of the month.

Parents Involved

Parents Can Stay Notified In Emergency Situations

March 5, Coy Elementary School hosted its first “Parent Involvement Night,” and the event was wildly successful! With the myriad of changes occurring in our state’s educational system, it is important not only to keep educators current, but also to keep parents aware of how these changes will affect their children.

Parents of students in kindergarten through second grade parents learned about the new Third Grade Guarantee, the new Common Core State Standards and educational apps and websites for student use at home. Parents of students in third through fifth grade were presented with a technology awareness session, the new Common Core State Standards, and educational apps and websites that students can use at home.

While parents were busy rotating through the sessions and gathering information, students were entertained by a puppet show in the gymnasium, under the watchful eyes of teacher and community volunteers.

Dinner was generously provided by Vito’s Pizza, and both the Coy PGA and Wal-Mart donated prizes for a drawing at the end of the evening.

Coy School would like to sincerely thank those who donated goods and their time for the evening, and also thanks to the parents who attended, for their involvement in their children’s academic success!

Manners In The Cyber World

Oregon City Schools implemented a new school notification system called Power Announcement this year. This notification system makes it easier for us to send important district communications and to contact parents in the unlikely event of an emergency. Power Announcement allows us to send messages using email, voice, and text messaging. It is integrated with your PowerSchool Parent Portal account. If you log-on to the Parent Portal you will see a “Power Announcement” link. You will be able to see and update all the contact information our school has listed for you. Within this section of the Parent Portal, you will also be able to choose your communication preferences based on message category, such as School Closures or Student Bulletins, and message

type (email, voice and/or text message).

You may opt-out of any message category except for Emergency Messages. If we do not have your contact information in the system, we cannot contact you in the event of an emergency.

Setting up your parent preferences is your responsibility: By default, you will receive messages to every contact field with information for every message category (all three message types chosen). You need to enter/update contact information and set desired messaging preferences for each category type.

1. Check the way(s) you would like to be contacted (Text, eMail and/or Voice Call) 2. Enter contact phone number(s) and email(s)

3. Check how to be contacted for each category of message (Text, eMail and/or Voice Call) 4. Save Preferences Emergency messages are always sent with all three message types (email, text, and voice calls) and to every contact field shown even if you have opted out. Your school cannot change this. Emergency messages will be labeled as such so you will know it is an actual emergency. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s school. We hope you appreciate this new school notification system and the flexibility it will provide for you as a parent.

Please contact Linda Toth for assistance at parentportal@oregoncs.org or 419-693-0661 x3273.

Manners used to consist of please and thank you, holding the door open, letting people have their chance to speak, and treating others as you wanted to be treated. With the growth of technology also comes the increase of behaviors unsuitable for any individual, let alone a child.

Children today are introduced to the internet and the cell phone at younger and younger ages. It is equally as important to make children responsible for how they use this technology and to stress that anything posted in the cyber world is permanent.

In response to this need, all Oregon Elementary School 4th and 5th grade students participated in an educational session lead by Oregon Police detective, Janet Zale, and DARE Officer, Sara Shaw. The presentation focused on on-line etiquette, cell phone safety, and telecommunications harassment. Detective Zale and Officer Shaw also talked about student relationships and what constitutes bullying behavior in the cyber world. As adults, we are painfully aware of the many tragedies that have resulted because of cyber-bullying.

Students learned that one thing still holds true: treat others as you want to be treated. They were reminded to keep their posts positive and truthful, and to avoid gossip and rumors.

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Father-Daughter, Mother-Son Dance Volunteer Focus hosted their 3rd annual Father/Daughter Mother/Son dance on March 15. This year the theme was Disney. Kids and parents had the option of coming dressed as their favorite Disney or Pixar character. There were lots of princesses, along with Jessie & Woody from Toy Story, Jack Sparrow, Fix-it Felix, Peter Pan & Wendy, Winnie the Pooh, Merida, and many pirates. Besides dancing to some of the hottest tunes, there was face- painting, decorate your own tiara/ bandana, and also punch and cookies.

The Volunteer Focus members held a costume contest, and dance contest for the kids, one for the moms, and one for the dads while their kids cheered them on! A big thank you to our DJ, Mr. Hoffman, for supplying the music for our event. Thanks also to Mrs. Hoffman, Mrs. Felder, retired CHS counselor and previous advisor for Volunteer Focus, and Mr. Emahiser, the Eastern Y Teen Coordinator, for volunteering their time to help with this event.

Far Left: A father cuttin' the rug with his daughters. Near Left Top: Volunteer Focus Members shown are: (top row L to R): Cierra Myers, Monica Zeiler, Amtheyst Floyd, Emily Novak, Hannah Novak and Joshua Kellar. (Bottom row L to R): Haley Orr, Samii Grindle, Brittany Hoffman, Sydney McGath and Michael Chung. Near Left Bottom: Students dancing the night away.

The Eagle Soars Again!

CLAY

FASSETT

STARR

JERUSALEM

TRADITION CLAY MEMORIAL STADIUM

EISENHOWER

COY

WYNN CENTER

Oregon City Schools is asking the community and families of Clay High School, Eisenhower and Fassett Middle Schools, and Coy, Starr, Jerusalem Elementary Schools, and the Wynn Center to support the Renewal of the Permanent Improvement Levy. NOT A NEW TAX! Renewal of these funds must be used to purchase and maintain: x x x x x x

One of the two original 1950 cast iron eagles that flew over the entrance of the Memorial Stadium (one is missing) is prominently flying again in the center of the CHS interior courtyard. Denny Nissen (married to CHS grad, Sandy Wilhelm ’70) donated his time, talent and materials in memory of his mother Virginia (Mominee) Nissen ’44.

With the help from CHAFA members Gene Swartz and Greg Pollauf ’75 and Denny’s brother Gary (married to Kris (Sanford) Nissen ’77, and son Chad ’90, the concrete pad was installed and finished in a slate look pattern with polls for the chain link border. Tony Spallino ’79,

CHS machine trades instructor along with two of his students Jarrod Gray ’12 and Aaron Cluckey ’12 welded the eagle to a poll and primed and painted all to look exceptionally grand.

With the efforts of all listed above, the eagle is flying again. The Clay High Alumni & Friends Association (CHAFA) would like to continue to help with the courtyard beautification project so that it can be used as a student union type location. Currently we have a senior agricultural student, Caleb Graham working on the landscape issues and Bill Schweizer ‘85 donated mulch and perennials. Come check it out!!!!

School Buses Classroom Technology Playground Facilities Band Equipment and Musical Instruments Buildings and Grounds Athletic Facilities

MAINTAIN THE TRADITION OREGON CITY SCHOOLS

VOTE YES TO RENEW ISSUE 2

May 7, 2013

For more information, please go to: http://www.oregoncityschools.org/district-news/pi-levy-information.html Paid for by the Oregon Schools Levy Committee, Scott Winckowski, Treasurer

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The Animal Kingdom

Amanda Morris, Skylar Mussleman, Alison Jadlocki, and Jose Sanchez work with training birds in Clay High School's Environmental & Agricultural Technology Program.

Clay High School Environmental & Agricultural Technology students Tori Gadus and Daniel Weidmann hold the program's ball python.

Veronica Johnson, Kenzie Myers, and Courtney Large practice trimming the nails of a rabbit in preparation for the Animal Management Career Development Event.

Clay High School’s Environmental & Agricultural Technologies students earned SECOND PLACE TEAM in Ohio in the District One FFA Animal Management Career Development Event held recently at Four County Career Center in Archbold!

Over 100 students from seven counties in Northwest Ohio participated in this competition.

Clay High School’s students who made up this team were: Alyson Jadlocki who earned FIRST Place individual; Amanda Morris - 11th place individual, Victoria Gadus, Austin Fisher, Daniel Wiedmann, Ashley Tolliver, Celeste Duran, Jose Sanchez, Chris Moser, Kenzie Myers, Josh Clark, Alexandra Furll, Veronica Johnson, Vincent Lewinski, Monica Shope, Katie Duncan, Justin Twining, Christina Lyons, Jacob Slowinski, and Shawnee Canada.

These students were tested on their ability to identify over 200 species and breeds of dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, amphibians, rabbits, rodents and other animals, as well as supplies and foods common in the pet industry. They demon-

strated handling, restraining, and sexing animals; trimming wings and nails; setting up cages and accessories, and use of equipment used in the pet industry.

Students were also interviewed by several judges to determine their level of understanding of animal management and care.

Instructor, Mr. Charlie Schneider, teaches Small Animal Management as part of his Environmental & Agricultural Technologies Program at Clay High School. Students used the knowledge they learned during class and after-school practices to prepare for this competition. These students managed and helped operate the program’s Avian, Mammal, and Herptile Labs for this school year. They cared for the program’s birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals during the year.

The Animal Management competition encourages interest and promotes excellence among students interested in careers related to the care of companion animals and the pet industry.

The Northwest Region Of Ohio School Boards Association Awards

Left: Board members Diana Gadus and Carol-Ann Molnar receive The Northwest Region of Ohio School Boards Association's Award of Achievement. They are pictured with Eric Germann, Northwest Region President. Middle: The Humanitarian Award went to Eisenhower student Erek Hansen for his work in collecting old jeans and shoes. Pictured are: Timothy McKinney, Northwest Region president-elect, Erek Hansen, Eric Germann, and board members Carol-Ann Molnar and Diana Gadus. Right: Clay teacher Robert Bundy was awarded The Who's Who Excellence Award for Outstanding Leadership in Teaching. Pictured from left are: Timothy McKinney, Diana Gadus, Steve Bialorucki, Robert Bundy, Eric Germann, and Carol-Ann Molnar.

Left: Director of Business Affairs Dean Sandwisch accepts The Who's Who Excellence Award for Outstanding Leadership in Administration. Pictured from left: Timothy McKinney, Diana Gadus, Dean Sandwisch, Eric Germann, and Carol-Ann Molnar. Middle: Dr. Mike Zalar accepts The Who's Who in Excellence Award for Outstanding Leadership in Administration. Pictured from left: Timothy McKinney, Dr. Mike Zalar, Eric Germann, Carol-Ann Molnar and Diana Gadus. Right: Dean Sandwisch, Mike Zalar, Erek Hansen, Robert Bundy and Steve Bialorucki display their awards at the Northwest Region Spring Conference held March 14th at Penta Career Center.

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The Wild Side

Spring Sports Schedules Varsity Baseball (Boys) 2012 2013

Amanda Tolliver, Tyler McKibbin, Tyler Dunbar, and Adam Reynolds discuss deer skulls and jaws, used to identify the age of deer.

Clay High School’s Environmental & Agricultural Technologies students earned FIRST PLACE TEAM in the District One FFA Wildlife Management Career Development Event held recently at the Fulton County Fairgrounds! Over 200 students from seven counties in northwest Ohio participated in this competition.

These students were tested on their ability to identify over 150 mammals, game birds, fish, and plants native to Ohio. They were also tested on their knowledge of reading and interpreting topography maps, as well as their knowledge to determine the age and sex of Ohio wildlife. Finally they were given a written test on their wildlife management knowledge, including the life histories of Ohio wild animals and plants.

The Clay High School students on this team were:Adam Reynolds who earned FIRST PLACE individual, Amanda Tolliver was 7th PLACE individual, and Tyler Mckibbin was 9th PLACE individual. Also on the team were: Tyler Dunbar, Brandon Nyers, and Cody Harsh.

Instructor, Mr. Charlie Schneider, teaches Wildlife Management as part of his Environmental & Agricultural Technologies

Program at Clay High School. Students used the knowledge they learned during class and after-school practices to prepare for the competition. These students will now advance to the state competition.

This competition encourages interest and promotes excellence among students interested in careers related to Wildlife Management, Park Management, Wildlife Law Enforcement, Nature Interpretation, Wildlife Biology, Aquaculture, Environmental Science, and other careers in environmentally related industries.

The Environmental & Agricultural Technologies Program is one of eleven Career Technology Programs at Clay High School. Career Technology students may choose from many career paths without leaving their school district. They are trained for skilled employment immediately out of high school, or immediate enrollment in post-secondary education, including apprenticeship and Associate through Bachelorette and Masters Degree.

Over 55% of the students at Clay High School are served by Career Technology Programs, which are funded through local, state, and federal taxes, including federal Perkins funding.

Day S Thursday S Saturday S Tuesday S Thursday Saturday Saturday Tuesday Thursday Friday Saturday Saturday Thursday Saturday Saturday Tuesday Saturday Saturday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Monday Tuesday Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Tuesday Friday

Date Mar. 21 Mar. 23 Mar. 26 Mar. 28 Mar. 30 Mar. 30 Apr. 02 Apr. 04 Apr. 05 Apr. 06 Apr. 06 Apr. 11 Apr. 13 Apr. 13 Apr. 16 Apr. 20 Apr. 20 Apr. 23 Apr. 24 Apr. 26 Apr. 29 Apr. 30 May. 03 May. 06 May. 08 May. 10 May. 14 May. 17

Opponent @ Northview High School @ Lake High School Springfield High School Anthony Wayne HS Bedford High School Bedford High School @ Southview High School @ Perrysburg High School * @ Lima Senior High School @ North Royalton High School @ North Royalton High School @ Maumee High School @ Saline Area Schools @ Anthony Wayne HS @ Ottawa Hills High School @ Bryan High School @ Bryan High School * Fremont Ross High School * @ Findlay High School * Central Catholic H.S. * @ Whitmer High School * St. John's Jesuit * @ St. Francis De Sales * Lima Senior High School * @ Fremont Ross High School * Findlay High School Start High School @ Ashland HS

Place Northview High School Lake High School Oregon Rec Oregon Rec Oregon Rec Oregon Rec Southview High School Perrysburg High School Lima Senior High School North Royalton High School North Royalton High School Maumee High School Anthony Wayne Anthony Wayne Ottawa Hills High School Bryan High School Bryan High School Fifth Third Field Findlay High School Oregon Rec Whitmer High School Oregon Rec St. Francis High School Oregon Rec Fremont Ross Oregon Rec Oregon Rec Ashland

Time 4:30PM 1:00PM 5:00PM 4:30PM 12:00PM 2:30PM 1:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 11:00AM 1:30PM 5:00PM 1:00PM 4:00PM 4:30PM 12:00PM 2:30PM 7:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM

Varsity Softball (Girls) 2012 2013 Day Saturday Tuesday Tuesday Thursday Friday Saturday Saturday Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Saturday Monday Wednesday Saturday

Date Mar. 23 Apr. 02 Apr. 02 Apr. 04 Apr. 05 Apr. 06 Apr. 06 Apr. 08 Apr. 10 Apr. 11 Apr. 12 Apr. 13 Apr. 13 Apr. 15 Apr. 17 Apr. 20

Saturday

Apr. 20

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Monday

Apr. 22 Apr. 23 Apr. 24 Apr. 26 Apr. 29

Opponent Quad Scrimmage @ Sandusky High School @ Southview High School @ Perrysburg High School Evergreen High School Anthony Wayne High School Anthony Wayne High School Bowling Green High School * @ Central Catholic H.S. * @ Lima Senior High School * Whitmer High School @ Saline Area Schools @ Saline Area Schools * @ St. Ursula Academy * Notre Dame Academy @ Mount Vernon High School (Showcase Tourn. Gahanna ) @ Pickerington North HS (Showcase Tourn. Gahanna ) * Fremont Ross High School @ Perkins High School * @ Findlay High School * Central Catholic H.S. * @ Whitmer High School

Wednesday Friday Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday

May. 01 May. 03 May. 06 May. 08 May. 09 May. 10

* St. Ursula Academy * @ Notre Dame Academy * Lima Senior High School * @ Fremont Ross High School Defiance High School * Findlay High School

Place Clay High School Oregon Southview High School Southview High School Perrysburg Jr. High Oregon Rec Oregon Rec Oregon Rec Oregon Rec Central Catholic Lima Senior High School Oregon Rec Saline High School Saline High School St. Ursula High School Oregon Rec Gahanna Lincoln H.S.

Time 12:00PM 4:00PM 6:00PM 5:00PM 4:30PM 11:00AM 1:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 2:30PM 4:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 3:00PM

Gahanna Lincoln H.S.

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Oregon Rec Sandusky Perkins HS Findlay High School Oregon Rec Ermie Field at Harvest Road Library Oregon Rec Notre Dame High School Oregon Rec Fremont Ross Oregon Rec Oregon Rec

5:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM

Varsity Track (Coed) 2012 2013

BPA Winners

Day Saturday Tuesday

Date Mar. 30 Apr. 02

Friday Tuesday Thursday Friday Thursday Tuesday Saturday Monday Tuesday Friday Friday Friday Wednesday Friday Saturday Thursday Saturday Wednesday Friday Saturday

Apr. 05 Apr. 09 Apr. 11 Apr. 12 Apr. 18 Apr. 23 Apr. 27 Apr. 29 Apr. 30 May. 03 May. 03 May. 10 May. 15 May. 17 May. 18 May. 23 May. 25 May. 29 May. 31 Jun. 08

Opponent @ St. John's Invite @ Clay/Columbian/Eastwood Tri Meet @ St. Francis Invite Central/Whitmer Tri Meet @ Whitmer Invite Frosh Boys @ Gold W Whitmer Maumee High School Findlay/Oak Harbor Tri Meet @ Comet Relays Amherst @ Frosh Knight Classic TRAC Tri Meet @ Boys Knight Relays @ Girls Erme Relays Eagle Invitational * @ TRAC Championship * @ TRAC Championship * TRAC JV Championship @ OHSAA District @ OHSAA District @ OHSAA Regional @ OHSAA Regional @ OHSAA State

Place St. John's High School Eastwood High School

Time 10:00AM 4:30PM

St. Francis High School Clay High School Whitmer High School Whitmer High School Clay High School Clay High School Steele High School St. Francis High School Clay High School St. Francis High School Whitmer High School Clay High School Central Catholic Central Catholic Clay High School St. Francis High School St. Francis High School Steele High School Steele High School Ohio State Univ.

4:00PM 4:45PM 4:30PM 4:15PM 4:45PM 4:45PM 9:00AM 4:00PM 4:45PM 4:00PM 4:00PM 4:00PM 4:00PM 4:00PM 10:00AM 4:00PM 12:00PM 4:00PM 4:00PM TBA

Varsity Tennis (Boys) 2012 2013

Pictured are the BPA students who made up the CHS delegation.

Congratulations to 21 students from the VCOM and Programming classes who competed in BPA State Competitions this past Thursday and Friday. Students who earned Top 10 at the State competition include: Dennis Short – Advanced Desktop Publishing Riley Wasserman – Human Resource Management Blake Roberts – Computer Modeling

Students who placed top in their event earned the right to compete at the National Competition in Orlando, FL, May 8-12, include: Justin Taylor – Visual Basic Programming Josh Osenbaugh – Mobile Applications The team of Kelsey Knoop, Jordan Shanks, Shyann Garmon & Megan Ladd – Economic Research Project Team.

Great job to all those who competed, and good luck at Nationals!

Day Tuesday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Saturday Monday Tuesday Thursday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Thursday Thursday Tuesday

Date Apr. 02 Apr. 08 Apr. 09 Apr. 10 Apr. 11 Apr. 13 Apr. 15 Apr. 16 Apr. 18 Apr. 22 Apr. 23 Apr. 24 Apr. 25 Apr. 25 May. 02 May. 07

Opponent @ Perrysburg High School Southview High School * @ St. John's Jesuit Anthony Wayne High School @ Oak Harbor High School @ Clyde Invitational Ottawa Hills High School * Lima Senior High School * @ Findlay High School @ Northview * Whitmer High School Maumee High School Rossford High School * St. Francis De Sales * @ Fremont Ross High School * Central Catholic H.S.

Place Perrysburg Jr. High Clay High School St. John's High School Clay High School Oak Harbor High School Clyde High School Clay High School Clay High School Findlay High School Northview High School Clay High School Clay High School Clay High School Clay High School Fremont Ross Clay High School

For more information on our athletics program visit our website at www.oregoncityschools.org

Time 4:30PM 4:30PM 4:30PM 4:30PM 4:30PM 10:00AM 4:30PM 4:30PM 4:30PM 4:30PM 4:30PM 4:30PM 4:30PM 4:30PM 4:30PM 4:30PM

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Read The Most Coast To Coast

Fourth grade students read over 635 books in one day.

Several Starr 4th grade classes, along with over 29,000 classes nationwide, participated in “Read the Most from Coast to Coast,” is a national reading event that began last year, and which challenges students to join together to break the record for the number of Accelerated Reader Quizzes taken in one day. Mrs. Price, Mrs. McGill, and Mrs. Masell’s classes did their part and read over 635 books. For each book read, an Accelerated Reader quiz was taken in an effort to set a new record for the most books read and quizzes taken in one day. The one day record of quizzes taken was 3,581,992. This one day quiz total was topped on March 1, 2013, with a new record of 4,409,622.

Several students said that Friday was a GREAT day because they got to read so much! Reading IS so enjoyable. Everyone should be doing it every day. From this coast to that coast, wherever you are, when books are our friends, we’re sure to go far!

Glub, Glub

Brandon Nyers, Jessica Duez, and Tyler McKibbins had plenty of experience working with over 25 fresh and marine aquariums and five aquaculture production systems.

Clay High School’s Environmental & Agricultural Technologies students earned FIRST PLACE TEAM in the District One FFA Aquarium Management Career Development Event held recently at Four County Career Center in Archbold!

Over 50 students from seven counties in northwest Ohio participated in this competition.

Clay High School’s students who

Big Bear Automotive student Eric Hassall and his grandfather Bill Hassall were featured in an article in Bear Hunting Magazine April/March edition. Eric shot a Black Bear in Ontario, Canada with a Bow. 49 Seconds

By John Sinkovic (Bear Hunting Magazine) This past year a fellow bowhunter friend, Bill Hassall, and his 16 yearold grandson made plans for a black bear bow hunt about 60 miles south of Kirkland Lake, Ontario with me. We would be there the week of August 18 on a seven-day hunt.

Bill’s grandson, Eric, is somewhat woods wise having hunted deer before from a treestand. A bear hunt with a bow is what he really wanted to do. Prior to the hunt he purchased a video camera and mounted it to his bow.

Upon arrival at camp, preparations were made for each of us as to where we would be hunting. During the first two days, Eric didn’t see a single bear from his stand. He was having a great time thinking about what would happen when a bear did show up and didn’t show any signs of discouragement at all. There are many adults that could learn from his positive attitude.

On the third day of his hunt, there was a bright blue sky and the sun was still up high at about 7:15 p.m. when Eric got his first glimpse of a bear. It was boldly walking to the bait. It must have been a dominant bear to be so aggressive, coming out in broad daylight with little cover.

made up this team were: Jessica Duez who earned FIRST Place individual; Tyler Mckibbin was THIRD Place individual; Brandon Nyers was TENTH Place individual, and Nick Buchan was 12th Place individual.

These students were tested on their ability to identify over 200 species of freshwater and marine fishes, as well as aquarium plants, snails, diseases, foods,

and supplies used in the aquarium industry. They demonstrated water quality tests; salinity tests; tank decorating and cleaning techniques; bagging, feeding, and sexing of fish; and troubleshooting of aquarium problems. Students were also interviewed by several judges to determine their level of aquarium understanding.

Instructor, Mr. Charlie Schneider, teaches Aquaculture and Aquarium Management as part of his Environmental & Agricultural Technologies Program at Clay High School. Students used the knowledge they learned during class and after-school practices to prepare for this competition. These students managed and helped operate the Environmental & Agricultural Technologies Aquaculture Lab for this school year. They cared for over 30 tanks of freshwater fish, successfully raising and breeding home aquarium fish. They managed and worked with four marine tanks, including a 200 gallon coral bed, and a breeding tank. They also worked with the program’s aquaculture tanks, where other students are raising rainbow trout, yellow perch, channel catfish, and freshwater shrimp.

The Aquarium Management competition encourages interest and promotes excellence among students interested in careers related to marine and fresh-water fish keeping and breeding, and the related aquarium, aquaculture, and animal care industries.

Dr. Seuss On The Loose

Exemplary Students

Front Row: Hailey Clere, Reagan Clark, and Erek Hansen. Back Row: Hayden Dickerson, Jessica Krieger, Kendall Wells, Myranda Coombs, Alyson Naugle, and Jacquelyn Staudinger.

A Seventh Grade Exemplary Student serves as an example of the ideal seventh grader. These Eisenhower students show courtesy, responsibility, respect and excellent behavior and work habits.

Exemplary Students are chosen each quarter. Students are rated by the seventh grade team, and those with perfect scores receive a free lunch, courtesy of Maumee Bay State Park Resort and Lodge. For more than ten years, Xanterra Resorts and the Maumee Bay State Park Lodge have been generous benefactors of our Eisenhower Middle School seventh grade.

Our entire seventh grade team is very grateful for the kindness shown to us by Patrick Czarny, Andrani Nelson, and the staff of Maumee Bay State Park Lodge.

VCOM Recognized For Community Service

Pictured from left: Timothy McKinney, Santana Allred, Steve Bialorucki, Director of Career and Technical Education, Alexis Kapfhammer, Eric Germann and board member Diana Gadus.

The Visual Communications Class at Clay High School was recently nominated for the Northwest Region Ohio School Boards Association “Community Service Award.” The class was nominated by Oregon School Board member, Diana Gadus, for their work with the Old Newsboys Charity Drive. For the past 10 years, the VCOM class has worked with the Old Newsboys organization to complete a class service project. Each year, students stuff 25,000 envelopes for the Old Newsboys organization to use in their annual charity drive in November.

"What A Windy Winter"

Coy Elementary celebrates Dr. Seuss' birthday.

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Coy Elementary students gleefully celebrated the literary icon’s birthday with a week-long tribute to one of the greatest children’s writers of all time. While his official birthday is March 2, students spent each day of the following week honoring his memory in a different way. Monday, they wore crazy socks like the “Fox in Socks,” Tuesday, they were decked out in pockets

because there’s a “Wocket in my Pocket,” and Wednesday was a rainbow of clothing fun with “My Many Colored Days.”

Thursday, they copied the “Cat in the Hat” by wearing a favorite hat, and Friday, the halls of Coy were crowded with blue-haired “Things” and Cindy Lou Whos for a dress-as-your-favorite character day. Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss-your books will live forever in our hearts!

The first four months of data have been collected and analyzed by the Environmental Science students. It is remarkable that, in the last 10 days of October, the PowerWind 56 produced 149% of campus needs (but this was when super-storm Sandy blew in).

November was comparatively a quiet month with 54%. In December our turbine produced 74%. Then came windy January and February with 96.9% and 101.5% respectively. If you think that’s great, wait until you see the data for March.

In the first 20 days in March, the meter racked up over 130,000 Kilowatt hours of production. That is 106.5% of our campus needs! That means for nearly three months we have nearly 100% powered by wind energy. All computers, all lights, all kitchen activity and fans are all “wind” driven. This includes the administration building, bus garage, and the maintenance building at the stadium. Besides saving lots of money, there are 800 less tons of carbon dioxide going into the air.

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Oregon City School Honor Roll Clay High 12th Grade Abner, Seth Amenta, Carmelo Badik, Nicole Baker, Brent Bleau, Kennedy Blosser, Zoe Bohland, Jakob Brann, Nicholas Breeden, Nicole Brezvai, Alyssa Brown, Eric Brummett, Tylor Bryant, Alexia Bucher, Emylee Calevro, Carly Carr, Hanna Charchol, Samantha Christian, Kendyl Christiansen, Erin Chudey, Randy Clutter, Autumn Coker, Jordan Cowell, Hanna Csizek, Anthony Davis, Luke Dean, Nicholas Demeo, James Donahue, Olivia Dorring, Makenzie Doughten, Merideth Duez, Jessica Duran, Emilio Durczynski, Kayla Durrant, Lisa Dwyer, Summer English, Andrew Everhardt, Tyler Farrell, Alexandra Flores, Brianna Folk, Collin Fuelling, Ryan Gadus, Victoria Gerrard, Ethan Gladieux, Kyle Gonzales, Kirsten Gore, Cody Gorshoff, Katherine Groll, Abigail Grosjean, Jordan Harsh, Cody Hartkopf, Cassandra Henegar, Chelsea Hennessy, Matthew Hoffman, Brittany Hooks, Hunter Horvath, Danielle Horvath, Eli Jacso, Jessica Jomaa, Mounib Kelly, Carrolline Killen, Cassandra Klewer, Todd Klorer, Daniel Klosinski, Kristen Knoop, Kelsey Kohler, Daniel Kovach, Taylor Ladd, Megan LaPlante, Robert Le, Teresa Lessard, Dylan Lester, Madison Lewinski, Jessica Lozinski, Austin Lunsford, Natasha Lyons, Christina McCoy, Brittany McGrady, Jenna McLeod, Samantha McQueary, Sydney Miller, Rebecca Moore, Angela Morrissy, Julia Murphy Jr, James Myers, Alexander Myers, Cierra Nagy, Jack Nelson, Danny Noethen, Jennifer Novak, Emily Nyers, Alex O Shea, Kasey O’Shea, Kyle Palmer, Kelsie Pelfrey, Brandy Pettaway, Jalen Pyle, Andrew Quinlan, Jacob Rank, Robert

Reed, Darren Repeta, Natalie Rice, Tessa Richard, Jacob Rigg, Samantha Rizo, Aaron Robson, Lucas Row, Sarah Rumans, Preston Ruskinoff, Nikolas Salas, Maribel Samples, Jasmine Sanchez, Taylor Schiavone, Lindsay Schnell, Max Seymour, Morgan Shanks, Jordan Sharlow, Kelsey Shinaver, Zachary Short, Dennis Shull, Riley Siford, Megan Smith, Brittany Smithers, Chelsey Soncrant, Megan Staler, Adam Strohscher, Jacob Swanson, Daniel Tate, Devin Vidra, Chase Vincent, Clayton Volmar, Alyssa Wasserman, Riley Wealleans, Jacob Webb, Samantha Wegrzyn, Amanda Weil, Meagan White, Mariah Winckowski, Wismer, Brianna Wood, Alan Yoder, Samantha Zeitoun, Mahmoud Zunk, Sidney

11th Grade Armstrong, Vincent Bee, Jessica Belkofer, Jennifer Berg, Dylan Broka, Chase Burgess, Jesecca Campos, Alexis Chung, Michael Chung, Robert Coughlin, Cassidy Cousino, Andrew Cufr, Payton Daniel, Taylor Dansack, Matthew Davies, Logan Davis, Jared Degg, Ashley DeMeo, Jody Dewey, Anthony Dickens, Andrew Duke, Marisa Duncan, Craig Dunn, Bryce Durando, Caterina Dusza, Dylan Earl, Kaylin Eaton, Kacy Ewersen, Tyler Fawver, Corey Flores, Anyssia Floyd, Amtheyst Frederick, Stephanie Fredritz, Jenna Fussell, Alyssa Gallaher, Brooke Gargac, Sierra Garmon, Shalynn Gift, Tamra Gill, Taylor Godsey, Brooke Goeckerman, Megan Graham, Troy Gray, Austin Gray, Cassidy Greenblat, Corey Grindle, Samantha Gyurke, Erin Hadzovic, Lejla Hairabedian, Curtis Ham, Lucas Hartford, Brandy Hassan, Leena Hatfield, Christopher Heilman, Blake Heintschel, Alyssa

Heinze, Samantha Heninger, John Garett Hornyak, Chelsea Huggins, Devin Isbell, Cooper Isbell, Harleigh Joven, Amanda Kegerize, Daniel Kellar, Joshua Keller, Jillian Keller, Jordan Kesling, Hannah Killen, Tyler Kovacs, Morgan Kristof, Molly Kubicki, Haley Lafountaine, Anna LaRue, Jacob Lawson, Joseph Lazur, Kurtis Lodzinski, Madeline Lorenzen, Danielle Lucas, Jennifer Luce, Zoe Martinez, Maisy Martinez, Selena Maynhart, Megan Maze, Samantha McCloud, Chrystian McCrae, Benjamin McDougle, Mariah McGath, Sydney McIlroy, Erica McKibbin, Tyler McNutt, Charles Migliori, Chelsey Miller, Chelsea Mominee, Lily Mottmiller, Mia Myers, Mackenzie Myrice, Klaudia Nagy, Jay Nelson, Gavin Nelson, Rachel Ogburn, Drake Osenbaugh, Joshua Parman, Brooke Pennington, Joshua Perlaky, Spencer Petrova, Elena Phillips, Madison Powell, Jeanette Quinlan, Courtney Rayner, Riley Reindel, Haley Rice, Kylie Riley, Bridget Riley, Kellie Roberts, Taylor Robinson, Andrew Rodriguez, Shane Roman, Emilie Row, Kyle Salazar, Javier Scott, David Selee, Ashley Sellgren, Crysta Sheahan, Kaitlyn Shields, Hailey Sibbersen, Emily Silva Chaves, Bibiana Smith, Ashley Smith, Jay Staudinger, Joseph Stelter, Rachel Susor, Allison Susor, Honnah Szegedi, Macie Taylor, Justin Tolliver, Amanda Tolliver, Ashley Trumbull, Julie Ueberroth, Anthony Vartorella, Austin White, Matthew Wiedmann, Daniel Woodrum, Jacob York, Matthew Zunnoor, Syedah

10th Grade Anderson, Brant Anderson, Bryce Angel, Jesse Arnold, Ryan Arrowood, Michael Avad, Juan Carlos Avery, Brookelynn Baker, Jacob Barnes, Kimberly Barney, Shannon

Barney, Shelby Barrett, Sydney Barron, Jimmie Bassiouni, Omar Beckman, Nathan Bee, Mary Ann Berger, Jeremiah Berning, Chad Billiard, Brianna Bocook, Baleigh Bohland, Jessalyn Breeden, Heather Campbell, Madison Cannon, Alaina Carpenter, Collen Carter, Julianne Ceja Villasenor, Yosio Chancey, Logan Cluckey, Emily Collins, Ronald Connor, Morgan Cordle, Dylan Coughlin, Bailey Culver, Sarah Czop, Abaegail Davies, Marissa Dean, Brandyn Drake, Paul Dudley, Dalton Duwve, Madeline Edwards, Ceara Emch, Katherine Enck, Samantha Ferencz, Hailey Fernandes, Elijah Fisher, Austin Fournier, Ryan Gabella, Devin Gajdostik, Regan Gargac, Alexander Giannetti, Rebecca Gibbons, Matthew Gladieux, Cole Glesser, Rebecca Gonzales, Morgan Gould-Dusseau, Alicia Grimes, Maddison Gwin, Austyn Gyori, Brandon Gyori, Brooke Harder, Aaron Heck, Alyssa Herbster, Bryan Hook, Emily Horvath, Joseph Jacobs, Jarod Jacobs, Joshua Jankowski, Sabrina Keilholz, Benjamin Kelly, Krista Kidd, Jenna Kimbrell, Valencia King, Andrea Kozlaker, Kyle Kuecher, Rachael Laws, Clay Lefevre, Benjamin Lewis, Lauren Lindsay, Ashley Mahaney, Steven Martinez, Arica Mason, Emily Maunz, Joshua Merritt, Kelsey Mildenberger, Tyler Miller, Jamie Miller, Jared Miller, Kayleigh Mills, Marisa Moore, NaKiya Mosiniak, Morgan Murray, Lynley Musselman, Alexa Newton, Kara Novak, Hannah Orr, Haley Phanthalasy, Vassana Pollauf, Zacary Pringle, Wyatt Reder, Anastasia Rettig, Kirsten Rheinbolt, Connor Rigg, Carly Robinson, Justin Robinson, Maurice Rodriguez, Peter Roughton, Curtis Roughton, Kyle Rueng O Cha, Chananchita Schiavone, Hayley

Schloegl, Andrew Schuller, Stephanie Schwind, Sophia Screptock, Richard Seimet, Kailie Seymour, Aaron Shaffer, Monica Sheetz, Coral Shelton, Chloe Shinaver, Allyson Shinaver, Danielle Shrewsberry, Alexis Siegler, Devin Simon, Kara Snyder, Tristin Spaulding, Ondrea Swisher, Kyle TenEyck, Lindsey Trouten, Rachel Twining, Justin Ulrich, Megan Ummel, Michael Upham, Megan VanNest, Austin Veler, Kaylee Vermett, Katelynn Vriezelaar, Alec Ward, Lexis Wells, Mackenzie West, Austin Wilbarger, Tyler Wilbur, Tristan Wilson, Courtney Winckowski, Grace Yarger, Madison

9th Grade Alore, Adrienne Andrus, Benjamin Arman, Paige Auger, Victoria Bachmayer, Brandon Baumer, Hayley Beamer, Tyler Belinske, Brock Benton, Philip Bleau, Landon Blosser, Maya Boros, Stephanie Buchan, Nicholas Burgess, Maggie Burns, Adam Campbell, Kyle Canada, Shawnee Canterbury, Ayla Case, Austin Clark, Dylan Clark, Hannah Cluckey, Logan Cousino, Amber Cummings, Mason Davies, Myranda Davis, Jeremiah Dewitt, Zackary Dickerson, Kayla Diebert, Rayann Dominique, Haley Duncan, Katherine Durczynski, Noah Edler, Allison Faneuff, Aaron Filka, Abby Fouke, Jeffery Garner, Michael Giles, Ashlynn Giovanoli, Donte Giovanoli, Gino Goralske, Brittney Goucher, Miranda Graham, Noah Groll, Erynn Handy Jr, Michael Harrison, Joshua Hartwig, Stacey Hauter, Kelsi Heck, Justin Henegar, Taylor Hess, Haley Hess, Hannah Hiltz, Jacob Isbell, Bailey Jacobs, Anthony Jacobs, Aubrey Jadlocki, Alyson Johnson, Jade Jones, Chandler Jones, Megan Knipp, Victoria Kochanski, Austin Kovacs, Eric Krieger, Nicholas

Kubicki, Mitchell Kuhlman, Hannah Kwiatkowski, Sydney Lajti, Hannah Lajti, Kaitlyn Lajzer, Cassandra Lambrecht, Alyssa LaPlante, James Larue, Nicholas Latta, Anthony Leathers, Brayden Lee, Dustin Leichty, Zachary Lenning, Jacob Levally, Lorenzo Lopez, Thomas Lozier, Austin Mahaney, Nikolas Malczewski, Benjamin Mantyla, Jenna Martinez, Sara Matuszynski, Gregory McKinney, Emma McNeal, Marlena Morris, Amanda Neverauskas, Audras Nguyen, Steven Nickerson, Tanika O Connor, Michael O’Neal, Ashley Ortyl, Tyler Palmer, Carley Paprocki, Ashley Pioterek, Katie Ploof, Katelynn Reichert, Allison Repeta, Cruz Resendez, Estrella Rios Branstutter, Madison Robarge, Kaylee Roberts, Martin Robinson, Austin Rollins, Deven Rudolph IV, Bruce Ruiz, Simon Sanchez, Jose Sattler, Kennedy Sauerwein, Sydney Schroeder, Max Schultz, Emelie Sheahan, Alexa Sherer, Jonathan Shope Mohney, Monica Slovak, Madison Slover, Emily Smith, Gavin Smithers, Cameron Sneed, Madeline Snyder, Callie Sondergeld, Baylee St Julian, Alexa Stults, Sabrina Susor, Brooks Takacs, Jessica Thomas, Timothy Thompson, Alec Todoroff, Briahna Toth, Katherine Trowbridge, Amy True, Evan Ueberroth, Michaela Ulinski, Sara Vriezelaar, Jake Walls, Emily Walter, Christopher Weiland, Sierra Whitt, Jaret Winslow, LeAnn Wolfe, Harrison Zeiler, Monica Zunk, Alexis

Eisenhower Middle 8th Grade Baker, Mason Batch, Abigail Bird, Saraann Boldt, Brendan Bourdo, Ashley Bricker, Carl Bundy, Hannah Callihan, Britenee Clay, Coby Clere, Karleigh Curry, Kevin Decker, Jacob Douglass, John Edwards, Robert Elmajzoub, Mohammed Emch, Nicholas

Everhardt, Kelsey Finger, Luke Foster, Anthony Gajdostik, Grant Gargac, Keaton Garrett, Samantha Gaskins, Adam Gerrard, Hanna Gibbons, Elizabeth Heintschel, Samantha Hess, Sydney Hinkle, Logan Hornyak, Olivia Howard, Lauren Huffman, Brianna Juhasz, Drew Kiss, Joshua Kolinski, Hannah Kolodziejski, Brianna Kolodziejski, Lexie Kozlaker, Connor Kubicki, Zachary Lammers, Jacob Large, Cameron Lee, Andrea Lohrer, Erica Madison, Samantha Mallett, Mackenzie Martin, Alaynah Martinez, Lisa Mata, Julio Meier, Lillian Miller, Madison Morrison, Olivia Mowrer, Kierra Mullins, Cameron Nagypaul, Kyrsten O Shea, Caitlin Parker, Joshua Peart, Keagen Phillips, Bailey Powell, Bayleigh Powell, Hallie Reynolds, Calee Riley, Timothy Ritter, Cameron Rivera, Mallori Rohm, Danielle Schell, Jarrett Schneider, Amelia Searle, John Shanks, Brenden Siefke, Caleb Snow, Pete Speweik, Alexandra Speweik, Angela Takacs, Ashlyn Thiel, Lydia Tilton, Chase Truman, Alexandria Ulrich, Alyssa Vartorella, Alexandra Verb, Joci Vincent, Gary Vislay, Marisa Wilson, Kailey Wiseman, Michael Yenrick, Bekah Zachel, Breann

7th Grade Ankney, Zachary Bassiouni, Dalia Batch, Breanna Beamer, Trevor Bolander, Alexandria Bonnice, Ruth Booth, Pillar Buschmann, Jordan Calkins, Dakota Carr, David Cavaliere, Nicholas Chancey, Rylee Church, Alexandria Clark, Reagan Clere, Hailey Combs, Myranda Connor, Charles Cousino, Kirsten Cousino, Macy Cutcher, Edward Daly, Morgan Davies, Selena Denmark, Nicholas Dickens, Alyssa Dickerson, Hayden Emch, Jake Fernandes, Jude Fernandes, Philomena Fisher, Adrienne Garza, Christopher

11 Grames, Jagger Groll, Zachery Halley, Marc Hansen, Erek Harrison, Kendra Heck, Caleb Hendricks, Madison Henney, Taylor Hopper, April Horman, Brandon Huffman, Alyssa Isbell, Joshua Jacobs, Kendall James, Skylar Keilholz, Jacob Kim, Kaden King, Megan Rae Kowalski, Jenna Krieger, Caitlin Krieger, Jessica Lee, Madelyn Lunsford, Devin Madison, Danielle Markus, Morgan Meinke, Joshua Migliori, Marissa Mohr, Matthew Nagel, Kimberly Naugle, Alyson Peery, Tatum Preston, Arianna Rasheed, Amirah Reichow, Grace Schroeder, Mason Shively, Dawson Smith, Megan Smith, Tylor Snyder, Matthew Soto, Christian Staudinger, Jacquelyn Suto Jr, Daniel Szymczak, Bo Talton, Joseph Tate, Sarah Tilton, Olivia Titsworth, Paige True, Cole Twining, Ryan Vidra, Connor Vincent, Elizabeth Vincent, Samuel Warrington, Jonathan Wells, Kendall Winckowski, Jack Wisniewski, Meradith Zak, Elizabeth

6th Grade Ackerman, Ariana Angel, Joseph Barnes, Katelynn Anne Belinske, Brodi Boros, Alex Boros, Nicholas Briones, Daniel Brittian, Cameron Brown, Andrew Canada, Dustin Canterbury, Courtney Caryer, Ashton Chanthakham, Alannah Collins, Magdalena Cordle, Alexis Cowan, Isabella Curtin, Charlotte DeWitt, Maisy Doran, Brenden Elmajzoub, Ibrahim Faneuff, Gregory Finger, Sarah Gaertner, Kelsey Gallaher, Victoria Gargac, Delaney Graver, Bailey Gyurke, Todd Havener, Kaden Henninger, Madison Henry, Maeghan Hornyak, Blake Jacobs, Alexis Jeffries, Lillian Johnson, Alexia Johnson, Katherine Joyce, Christopher Juhasz, Ryan Kapfhammer, Shelby Kendrioski, Dominic Kolinski, Abigail Korek, Kayla Krieger, Cassidy Krieger, Lindsey Lammers, Alexander Loucks, Anna Maxon, Kaitlyn McDonald, Madison

McLeod, Victoria Meinke, Caleb Miller, Chancellor Moore, Kenneth Mosiniak, Jacob Neate, Cameron Neverauskas, Lidija Norris, Guinevere Rable, Vivian Rast, Brianna Revenaugh, Kelli Rew, Anna Rigsby, Kaitlyn Rossler, Morgan Row, Zachary Sigler, Hannah Soto, Christopher Spears, Grant St Julian, Andrew Szigeti, Alexander Thompson, Wyatt Titgemeyer, Andrew Ummel, Adam Vartorella, Ashley Vriezelaar, Madelyn Wells, Lana Yenrick, Palmer Young, Addison

Fassett Middle 8th Grade Allred, Vanessa Baker, Andrew Bihn, Adam Bollman, Alysa Breeden, Maranda Broka, Paige Brooks, Chanler Bustamante, Alexis Camarillo Garcia, Hugo Canino, Taylor Ceja Villasenor, Kimberly Chandler, Brandon Cote, Baleigh Dickens, Reece Dokurno, Maegan Evers, Gabrielle Fiedler, Calvin Fisher, Emilee Fox, Calli Frushour, Kody Fuller, Tyler Garcia, Mateo Garcia, Ramon Gears, Halie Gechter, Crystal Gomez, Leonardo Goulet, Ethan Goulet, Nathan Grimes, Mallory Halka, Levi Halter, Starra Ham, Jessica Heider, Baylon Henneman, Nickalas Hernandez Goderich, Hierholzer, Kiara Holzemer, Autumn Hommel, Ally Horvath, Jenna Hulls, Devin Hutchens, Jacob Iler, Dustin Jankowski, Kate Jeanlouis, Petion Jehany, Hannah Jobe, Grace Joven, Ailene Klatt, Donni Kuecher, Caitlyn Kulwicki, Jenna Kurek, Thomas Kutchenriter, Eric Ladd, Mallory Lambrecht, Trace Lingohr, Jacob Lipper, Brittany Lipper, Ciera Mahler, Jenna McGee, Hailey McNutt, Hunter Miller, Henry Miller, Jorden Mills, Christopher Miner, Ashley Nagy, William Okey, Brei Orr, Christian Owens, Chelsea Peace, Curtis Perlaky, Logan Perry, Nathan Quinlan, Jonathon Reder, Alexandra

Reese, Alexis Rodriguez, Alayna Saenz, Patricia Sandoval, Jose Saunders, Grant Schaefer, Kory Schweizer, Jacob Sloyer, Branden Smoot Pendergraff, Karlie Spraggins, Alexandra Steingraber, Jacob Steveson, Nicholas Strohscher, Brooke Tresso, William Urias, Brian Vargyas, Madison Vass, Andrew Webb, Austin Weirich, Lucas Wharton, Halie White, Christian Wlodarz, Cassidy

7th Grade Aiton, Dustin Anderson, Garret Andrews, Haylie Andrews, Kayla Berg, Sara Berl, Normandie Bliss, Walker Bruns, Craig Cahill, Mirisa Case, Joshua Church, Phoebe Cluckey, Thomas Copeland, Alanna Coughlin, Shannon Cousino, Christopher Daniel, Justin Delgado, Ignacio Dippman, Haley Duwve, Andrew Estep, Angela Estep, Scott Evers, Aubrey Fell, Anthony Flanagan, Colin Fravor, Ezekial Fredritz, Jacob Fry, Jaclyn Gardiner, Brianna Gechter, Robert Hadzovic, Alma Hardy, Brandon Heck, Jason Herman, Cassandra Herrick, Tyler Hymore, Hanna Hymore, Olivia Ivan, Zoltan Jaquillard, Mason Kaczmarek, Kristina Kuhlman, Trent Malloy, Madison Martin, April Martinez, Marissa McClain, Haley McCreary, Breanna McNutt, Paige Miller, Delanie Pappas, Simon Paquin, Savannah Petitpas, Cheyenne Pickett, Brandon Pringle, Dalton Pulter, Stephen Pusey, Adrian Quinlan, Natalie Rayburn, Miranda Reardon, Rooster Reed, Maegan Rew, Taytem Rice, Madison Rice, Natalie Rickman, Hannah Riter, Hailey Rodgers, Kevin Rodriguez, Alexia Rodriguez, Lily Sanchez, Julian Sanchez, Oscar Schrader, Kristianna Serratos, Savannah Serres, Camile Shrewsberry, Eric Sneed, Wesley Sutter, Skyler Swan, Emily Upham, Mackenzie VanCamp, Leah Venia, Max Walter, Nicholas Weishuhn, Johnathon

Wiedmann, Alayna Wiggins, Chyna Wolfe, Holden Young, Emily Zak, Jacquelin

6th Grade Aiton, Cameron Ali, Ahmed Allan, Heylea Arnold, Kaylie Barney, Taylor Bliss, Mason Bradley, Caleb Burden, Jaden Carlen, Sidney Cascadden, Skylar Cass, Connor Casselberry, Bryson Cheatham, Jordyn Connors, Lillie Cook, Camry Cornell, Rachael Coughlin, Dempsey Coughlin, Kennedy Curavo, Madison Cutshall, Haley Danko, Kelsey Dutton, Haylee Finch, Nolan Fisher, Emilie Flores, Jasmine Fonseca, Hallah Fournier, Rylie Gadus, Taylor Garcia, Alina Giller, Anna Gladieux, Jacob Gladieux, Karis Grimes, Macie Groll, Lila Guerricagoitia, Raven Hagdohl, Zachary Hart, Lynsey Henry, Jaron Ireland Baum, Averie Klatt, Gracie Leichty, Brody Lesniewicz, Alaina Lott, Haley Lowe, Spencer Luda, Marissa Maag, Alexander Mawhorter, Megan McCoy, Brandon McDougle, Samantha McGee, Michael McNeal, Nikolas McQueen, Mason Mies, Jena Miller III, Donald Moser, Madison Nagy, Joshua Notheis, Delanie Novak, Jacob Olvera, Vicente Paprocki, Lindsay Paprocki, Nickole Peacemaker, Marina Prater, Jaelyn Prottengeier, Grace Rajner, Xavier Rice, Scarlet Richardson, Jenna Roach, Lucas Roberts, Lindsay Rokicki Counterman, Claire Rollo, Ethan Sattler, Regan Saxon, Amber Schimmel, Alayna Schweizer, Faith Siefke, Samantha Slinker, Samuel Smith, Hannah Smith, Olivia Stahl, Alivia Thompson, Madison Utter, Jason Van Hersett, Jarod Varner, Amber Wamer, Reese Wilbarger, Audrey Mitchell, William

Coy Elementary 5th Grade Akins, Kaylee Baumgartner, Hope Baxter, Chase Berry, Chase Boisselle II, Charles Bonnough, Brianna

Collins, Brigid Csengeri, Larissa Daly, Amber Deal, Derek Dickens, Emily Doggett, Aiden Dunsmore, Benjamin Engle, John Engle, Maria Garza, Katelyn Gierke, Olivia Hoskins, Lucy Jobe, Olivia Joldrichsen, Eric Jones, Raecie Kapfhammer, Paige Keller, Carrie Kelly, Madison Kish, Alivia Knipp, Krystina Kramer, Kody Kurek, Angelina Kusian, Delaney Lafferty, Jacob Mead, Andrew Merren, Casey Messenger, Kiersten Richardson, Jeffery Richmond, Benjamin Rugg, Averi Russo, Julia Saldivar, Lynda Schloegl, Owen Schroeder, Andrew Schroeder, Matthew Schwartz, Amanda Sprague, Mason Susor, Jake Talton, Kathleen Tawil, Ahmed Tawil, Ali Timofeev, Austin Urbina, Bianca VanCamp, Kate Vartorella, Deion Wilson, Grace

4th Grade Amborski, Alexander Beat, Levi Beat, Luke Bonnice, Mariann Boyd, Cheyenne Brown, Emily Bundy, Caleb Byers, Alaina Calkins, Keeghan Chen, Vicky Collins, Lucas Cousino, Jacob Currier, Alinah Deal, Carlee Doggett, Lucius Faris, Grayden Finch, Alyssa Hagdohl, Noah Horman, Brady Hunter, Spencer Jones, Olivia Jurski, Trevor Karrick, Jaiden Kennedy, Isabella Kessler, Andrew Lagrange, Deklan Langschied, Leo Lants, Nora LaPlante, Gracyn Maletich, Dominic Mann, Makayla Martin, Elizabeth Mawhorter, Andrew McDonald, Zachary Miller, Quinton Minkowski, Karlee Mohon, Laney Naugle, Andrew Nichols, Sydney Rutkowski, Breanna Sanchez, Jelena Short, Raymond Smith, Amber Spears, Ethan Staudinger, Thomas Urbanski, Kylee Waganfeald, Frank Watson, Trinity Woollard, Scott Woollard, Zachary Young, Aaron

Jerusalem Elementary 5th Grade Abbott, Katelyn

Abdo, RaeLynn Amonette, Grace Andrus, Isaac Auger, Jay Batch, Gary Blade, Michael Blausey, Hannah Bohland, Sawyer Bolander, Derek Booth, Dawson Burling, Lon Campbell, Colton Dalton, Audrey Davis, Allison Deweese, Cameron Dickens, Aaron Gadus, Timothy George, Christa Hansen, Emma Hauter, Morgan Koepf, Nicole Lajiness, Sierra McVicker, Ellie Miller, Kameron Mohon, Bailee Myrice, Nazieha Nowak, Cassidy Pirooz, Melissa Quigg, Cali Rigg, Payton Shannon, Logan Sharp, Devin Sigler, Kyle Silva, Luke Skitowski, Alex Slovak, Kennedy Snow, Mia Spitler, Elizabeth Strasbourg, Tyler Stringham, Jasmine Thatcher, Olivia Thiel, Spencer Tilton, Luke Vislay, Jenna West, Lilian Westerman, Briana

4th Grade Abdoney, Danya Ackerman, Ava Arey, Samantha Beavers, Kaylee Bleau, Jadyn Bricker, Sierra Burkey, Dominic Campbell, Madison Church, Erin Clark, Lauren Franke, Riley Freck, Joseph Glass, Gage Heintschel, Eric Horsley, Orlo Jenkins, Elizabeth Kellison, Emily Kigar, Cecilia Kulwicki, Caitlyn Latta, Alexander Latta, Ashtin MacDonald, Mia Malin, Lillian McGee, Michael Moore, Trenton Mullins, Mya Myler, Zoie Myrice, Brianna Nelson, Mallory Patrick, Natalie Powers, Michael Rigsby, Kelsey Seimet, Kendall Shope, Erica Snider, Gabriella Snyder, Easton Takacs, Katelynn Thompson, Owen Wooten, John

Starr Elementary 5th Grade Armstrong, Lily Avad, Maricela Bohland, Garrett Bronowski, Sierra Church, Kaylee Clark, Rylee D Amore, Hannah Depinet, Adam DeWitt, Brandon Dokurno, Tyler Dykema, Madison Ellis, Sarah Fournier, Madison Fouty, Carter

Gears, Kayla Gladieux, Madisen Goetz, Baylee Haas, Gregory Haase, Logan Hendricks, Kaylynn Hudson, Aaron Hughes, Andrew Huss, Madison Jones, Rachel Klein, Shawna Lambrecht, Zachary Lutes, Carter Manthey, Alexandria Mays, Skylar Miller, Theodore Murphy, Austin Oatley, Anthony Owens, Mckenna Pendergraff, Tony Popkin, Jamieson Rew, Alivia Rodriguez, Asilia Rowe, Zachary Sass, Haley Siefke, Cora Sims, Kaitlyn Smith, Grace Snoderly, Katherine Sondergeld, Connor Spencer, Emily Sprague, Caitlyn Taylor, Madison Thompson, Austin Torres, Dominic Truman, Taylor Ulch, Marina Vascik, Dakoda Weirich, Ashlyn Weirich, Caitlyn Wolfe, Hudson Yancey, Anthony Youster, Seth

4th Grade Alexander, Gavin Ali, Mushtaq Anderson, Westley Ashley, Emily Ashley, Samantha Baden, Grace Barney, Carlie Brammer, Gary Bruns, Grant Burgess, Macy Clark, Gregory Cook, Cameron Cornell, Rebecca Dart, Paige Domagala, Alison Dupler, Clinton Flanagan, Chase Gomez, Nicholas Hamilton, Destiny Hentges, Danielle Hurley, Mitchell Judy, Jamie Kegley, Savannah Kovach, Tatiana Kyer, Alanna Lajti, Thomas Leichty, Jacob Lowe, Sofie Lutheran, Matthew Mabry, Isabella Mahler, Lauren McGath, Becca McGee, Matthew Miller, Kadyn Moon, Jacob Murphy, Sonia Nonekowski, Julia O Connor, Sean Peace, Ella Potter, Ashia Pusey, Aubrey Reed, Jacob Resendez, Carmen Rivera, Dominique Roach, Zachary Roberts, Isabella Root, Ayden Rye Barailloux, Courtney Schultz, Carly Sheetz, Cara Sherock, Nickolas Smith, Abigail Tabler, Kylee Ulinski, Katie Wehbi, Adam Wilhelm, Aaron Wolfe, Hannah Yeager, Dylan

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"Don't Raise Your Voice, Just Strengthen Your Argument!"

OREGON ORACLE

This newspaper is issued by the Board of Education and staff of the Oregon City School District. Questions raised by this publication or other activities of this school district can be answered by contacting one of the following individuals or places: Information Specialists: Tamara Swartz 693-0665, ext. 2044 Dave Copsey 693-0661 ext. 3308 District Office: 5721 Seaman Rd. Oregon, OH 43616 Superintendent, Dr. Michael Zalar Assistant Superintendent, Hal Gregory Dir. of Teaching and Learning, Dawn Henry Dir. of Academic Assessment, Lu Lane Dir. of Business Affairs, Dean Sandwisch Treasurer, Jane Fruth (419) 693-0661 Clay High School: 5665 Seaman Rd. Oregon, OH 43616 Principal, Jeff Thompson Asst. Principal, James Jurski (419) 693-0665 Eisenhower Middle School: 331 N. Curtice Rd. Oregon, OH 43618 Principal, Becci Bihn (419) 836-7215

Left: Aaron Harder. Right: Jake Williams.

The Clay High School Model United Nations Debate Team has had an awarding year! For a young team consisting mainly of sophomores, there is much to be proud of. In October, the team traveled to Ohio Northern for the annual U.N. Simulation and Competition. Lisa Durrant won first place for her position paper on Illicit Trade of Small Arms. Emily Hook took first place in her committee with a position paper on Transnational Organized Crime, and Jake Williams won first place for his paper on Children in Armed Conflict. This means a Clay student won the “outstanding position paper” award in all three competition categories. In addition to showing off their writing skills, the team proved their ability to strengthen their argument and win over other delegates to their way of thinking. Representing the country of Belgium were seniors Lisa Durrant, Michael Ellis, and Jake Williams.

The three-student delegation together won a superior rating. Jake Williams earned the overall “Top Delegate Award.”

In addition, senior, Alan Wood, and sophomores, Madison Yarger and Omar Bassiouni won an honorable mention for their representation of Sweden.

In December, the team went on to Lansing, Michigan, for the Canadian-American Security Council Competition. Students worked on solving the Crisis in Syria and on establishing a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Thanks to fundraising done with Buffalo Wild Wings and a sponsorship from the CHS student government, the team was able to attend competition all expenses paid.

Senior, Jake Williams took second place for his representation of Belgium in the European Union Simulation.

Finally, this past March, the team took on the role of Canada and Iraq at the annual Mid-American Model United Nations competition in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

The team was off to a great start as first time competition attendee, sophomore, Dalton Dudley, had his resolution on peace-keeping missions accepted as the focus of debate. Sophomore, Emily Hook, again proved her outstanding writing skills when she had all four of her submissions accepted on topics regarding social and humanitarian aid. A maximum of 10 resolutions are chosen per topic from over 800 submissions. It is extremely rare that a delegate would have all four accepted.

All Clay delegates were actively engaged in hours of debate and amendment writing. Sophomore, Aaron Harder, earned first place for his representation of Canada on the Science and Technology Committee. First time competition attendee, Zac Pollouf earned a second place win for his representation of Iraq on the Social and Humanitarian Committee. The team would like to extend a big

“Thank-you” to Allen Miller Jeweler for sponsoring the team at our last competition.

For the remainder of the year, the Model U.N. Team will meet after school every Tuesday in room 190. Any student desiring to learn how to debate and learn about the world is welcome! A Model U.N. course for sophomores through seniors is also offered in the Fall Semester.

For more information visit www.oregoncityschools.org

Fassett Middle School: 3025 Starr Ave. Oregon, OH 43616 Principal, Tim Holcombe (419) 698-6008 Coy Elementary School: 3604 Pickle Rd. Oregon, OH 43616 Principal, Amy Molnar (419) 698-6010 Jerusalem Elementary School: 535 S. Yondota Rd., Curtice, OH 43412 Principal, Dean Ensey (419) 836-7704 Starr Elementary School: 3230 Starr Ave., Oregon, OH 43616 Principal, Jennifer Conkle (419) 693-0589 Wynn Center: 5224 Bayshore Rd., Oregon, OH 43618 Building Admin, Lu Lane (419) 698-8003 Career and Technology Education 5665 Seaman Rd., Oregon, OH 43616 (419) 693-0668 Director, Steve Bialorucki School Board Members P.J. Kapfhammer, President Carol Molnar, Vice President Mike Csehi Diana Gadus Jeff Ziviski The Oregon City Schools Board of Education has regularly scheduled meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the administration building. The public is always welcome to attend, however, the date and location may change so please call 693-0661 to inquire before attending.

The Oregon City School District complies with federal laws which prohibit discrimination in programs and activities receiving federal assistance.

Title 1 Regulation-Parents may request information regarding the professional qualifications of their child’s teacher.

Contact the Oregon City School administration building for information (419-693-0661) or visit the Ohio Department of Education’s website for teacher certification. http://www.ode.state.oh.us/ Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin.

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicap.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex.

The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 prohibits discrimination of the basis of age.

The Oregon City School District also complies with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 which grants to parents/guardians the rights to examine their children’s offical school records.

Inquiries regarding unlawful discrimination may be directed to Hal Gregory, Assistant Superintendent, Oregon City Schools, 5721 Seaman Road, Oregon, OH 43616 or by calling 419-693-0661