chowing down

Twenty eight hours ofprinting, 108 hours ofinstallation labor hoursand 1,380 square feet ofprint film are responsiblefor the new look in theSpringboro High Schoolgymnasium.

Take a look at the 115feet south wall of the gym-nasium above the standsand those numbers are nottoo surprising. It beganwith Troy Holtrey’s(Springboro’s boys’ varsitybasketball coach and for-mer SHS athletic director)desire to change the look ofthe gymnasium, along witha meeting with SideEffects’ Bob Westerfield.

Side Effects’ Westerfieldand Springboro’s Holtrey

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School Hours Bus Arrival Bus Depart

High School 7:35 a.m. – 2:25 p.m. 7:15 a.m. 2:35 p.m.

Junior High 7:30 a.m. – 2:20 p.m. 7:22 a.m. 2:28 p.m.

Intermediate 7:30 a.m. – 2:20 p.m. 7:22 a.m. 2:28 p.m.

Five Points 8:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. 8:25 a.m. 3:20 p.m.

Dennis 8:45 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. 8:35 a.m. 3:35 p.m.

Clearcreek 9:10 a.m. – 3:55 p.m. 9:05 a.m. 4:00 p.m.

KA / PA 9:10 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. 9:05 a.m. 12:00 p.m.

KP / PP 1:10 p.m.– 3:55 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 4:00 p.m.

High school school times to changeBy TERRY BAVERManaging Editortbaver@tcnewsnet.com

Springboro High School studentswill be attending classes a little bitearlier when school resumes afterChristmas break on Jan. 3.

But the school day will end sooner.According to SHS Principal Dr. Ron

Malone, school will start at 7:30 a.m.The school day, he said, will end at 2:25p.m.

Malone said the 7:30 a.m. startingtime was selected to allow for five min-utes of announcements.

"This is our announcement time andit impacts the amount of instructionaltime in first period," Malone stated.

The change in time coincides withthe reissuing of high school busingbeginning Jan. 3.

Wall wrap graces Springboro High115-foot piece of artwork lines the south side of gymnasium

Contributed photoSpringboro High School varsity boys basketball coach Troy Holtrey (far left)reviews the initial rendering with Brenda Reese of McDonalds and David andRandy Watkins of Watkins Heating and Cooling. McDonalds and Watkins Heatingand Cooling paid for the entire cost of the wall wrap.

Starting and ending times revised to accommodate busing

See “WRAP” page 2

Chowing down

Photo by Terry BaverThis young man goes right at it during the Springboro Lions Club pancake breakfastheld last Saturday at Dennis Elementary School. The annual event was held in con-junction with the first annual Jingle Bell Jog that was also held at the school.

Don Oda

Don Odacommon

pleasjudge

candidateA longtime Warren

County judge hasannounced plans to runfor the open seat on theWarren County CommonPleas bench.

Warren County CourtJudge Don Oda will berunning for theCommon Pleas judge-ship currently held byJudge Neal Bronson,who recentlyannounced his inten-tions to retire after hiscurrent term, which

See “ODA” page 2

The Springboro Community CitySchools board of education meet-ing originally scheduled forTuesday, Dec. 6, has been changedto Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. at thehigh school in the LGI room.