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INSIDE » Your guide to preparing for the 2012-13 school year in Delaware County

TABLE OFCONTENTSBUCKEYEVALLEYLOCAL SCHOOLS

Directory . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . 5

DELAWARE CITY SCHOOLSCalendar . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Directory . . . . . . . . . . . 7

BIGWALNUTLOCAL SCHOOLS

Directory . . . . . . . . . . 10

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . 11

OLENTANGY LOCALSCHOOLS

Directory . . . . . . . . . . 14

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . 15

BOARDS OF EDUCATIONDirectory . . . . . . . . . . 17

GAZETTE TEEN OF THEWEEK SCHOLARSHIP

Application . . . . . . . . 18

DELAWARECHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Directory, calendar . . 20

ST.MARY SCHOOLDirectory, calendar . . 21

VILLAGE ACADEMYDirectory, calendar . . 22

DELAWARE AREACAREER CENTER

Directory, calendar . . 23

BigWalnutIntermediate

School principalnamed » Page 12

Delaware CitySchools introducesnew district logo »Page 8

Extraordinarylocal teenssought forGazettescholarship »Page 18

BV students facenew year with one

less elementarybuilding » Page 4

Avoiding theback pain of

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4A The Delaware Gazette, Saturday, October 29, 2011

YOUTH

A genie grants you three wishes. What do you

wish for?Acceptance to MIT, a full ride to MIT, and straight

A’s at MIT

What is your favorite book?

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

What is your favorite song, and why?

It’s always changing, but rightnow I really like

Pumped up Kicks by Foster the People

What is your favorite TV show?

My favorite TV show is either The Office or Royal

Pains

Who is your favorite teacher, and why?

I have had a lot of great teachers through the past

couple of years, some include Mrs. Alejandro (AP

Psych), Mr. Hale (H. Pre-cal and Calc BC), Ms.

Golowenski (AP Chem), Mr. Roth (Calc AB), Mrs.

Wesley (AP Physics) … I have had a lot of great

teachers its tough to pick a favorite.

What is your favorite quotation?

“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick

walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are

there to give us a chance to show how badly we want

something. The brick walls are thereto stop the peo-

ple who don’t want it badly enough. They are there to

stop the other people!” (Randy Pausch)

If you could be any fictional character, who would

you be and why?I would be Harry, from Harry Potter. I love reading

the series growing up and Harry was always my

favorite character.

A Hollywood movie is made about your life.

Which actor would play you?

Abhishek Bachan; he is an Indian film actor, I’m

told I look a bit like him.

If you could have any superpower, what would

you choose?The power to see into the futu

re

You won the lottery. What would you do with the

money?I would pay for college, buy m

y parents a nice

house and let them retire, and finance a career as

a tennis player.

If you could trade places with any person for a

week, with whom would you trade, and why?

I would trade places with Justin Bieber so that I

could date Selena Gomez for a week!

Story and photo byLIZ ROBERTSON

It would be an under-

statement to say that

Vivek Chhabria is busy.

This year the

Olentangy Liberty High

School senior is presi-

dent of National Honor

Society, co-president of

student council and

active in the Interact

Service club where he

volunteers for a variety of

projects, such as trick or

treating for cans which

will then be donated to

People In Need.Vivek also volunteers

at the APPIO Medical

Clinic through his temple

on Hyatts Road. Doctors

in the Indian community

volunteer at the clinic

where Vivek helps with

filling out medical forms

and directing patients; he

sometimes also shadows

the doctors.Indian dance is another

area that keeps Vivek

busy. He has been danc-

ing since he was 8 or 9. He

is now the dance captain,

where, in his sophomore

year, his group went to a

national competition in

Florida.While he loves the

competition, he said there

is also charity and

fundraising work that go

hand-in-hand with the art,

with the dollars raised

going to India. Visiting

the country himself a cou-

ple years ago, he spoke of

the poverty he saw,

adding it was good to be

able to give back.Vivek realizes that he

will have to pick and

choose his volunteer work

while at college, but he

does plan to keep being

involved — as well as con-

tinue dancing.He is now in the

process of sending out his

college applications and

essays to Ohio State

University, Georgia Tech,

Michigan, Illinois,

Carnegie Mellon and his

dream school, MIT.He plans to major in

engineering, focusing on

mechanical engineers in

his undergraduate studies

and then go into biomed-

ical engineering as he pur-

sues his master’s degree

and doctorate.“My passion is the

medical field, but I spoke

Liberty’s Vivek Chhabriahas a bright future

to a lot of engineers who

said to choose the classic

engineering fields,” Vivek

said, as he explained his

reasoning.So Vivek decided to go

with mechanical engineer-

ing, then will specialize in

biomedical for his master’s

and doctorate degrees.

“I like to do research,

but I also like to teach,” he

said. With a professorship,

he can do both.His interest in engineer-

ing began early in high

school, when he realized

he was better at math and

science. He also attended

an engineering summer

camp at Ohio State which

introduced him to all the

aspects of the field. It was

here he decided to focus

on mechanical engineer-

ing.He spoke excitedly

about internships he held

over the past summer.

Vivek sent resumes to 10

companies, interning at

two.For one, he worked in

library services, research-

ing topics — and even run-

ning to OSU library every

now and then — searching

databases and more for

the company’s engineers.

In his second intern-

ship, he helped work on a

new treadmill for cardiac

stress tests. This one,

which runs on water-

based hydraulics, allows

patients to keep their

heart rate up before their

MRI was run. Vivek

helped by actually run-

ning on the treadmill, and

also came up with a

method for a speed sensor

for the project.He explained that bio-

medical engineering can

be anything from develop-

ing new surgical tech-

niques to new scalpels to

new prosthetics.“It’s a very broad field,”

Vivek said.He also attended a sum-

mer camp at OSU on com-

puter programming.“It’s important to be a

good programmer,” he

said. At the camp for two

weeks, he also got a taste

of being on his own.Apple is one company

he has always wanted to

work for.Vivek said everything

in the company is focused

on innovation.“I want to make a differ-

ence. I want just to be able

to innovate,” he said.Elizabeth Alejandro is

the advanced placement

psychology teacher and

NHS advisor at Liberty.

She had Vivek in her psy-

chology class and knows

him through his work as

president of NHS.“I have seen the

strong commitment he

has to all that he is

involved in. Vivek has

participated in many of

our service projects and

is such a great leader and

is always willing to lend a

hand with a cheerful atti-

tude,” she said.She adds that Vivek “is

such a bright, hard work-

ing, friendly, positive and

trustworthy individual

who is a real pleasure to

work with. He has excel-

lent people skills and is

kind to all who are

around him. Vivek is

great with leading a

group and working with

others. When I had him

in class I daily had stu-

dents wanting to work

with Vivek because he is

so good at explaining

material when other stu-

dents are unsure. He is

an excellent teacher and

group member and is

very humble and gentle

when talking to others.”

Vivek said that many

think it’s great he is pres-

ident of all these clubs.

But he humbly attributes

his success to great advi-

sors, much as he does his

high grades to the help

and encouragement of

his parents.“I make the agendas.

It’s not like I do every-

thing,” he said. “It is the

people around me that

make it all possible.”Vivek uses tennis,

where he is captain of the

school team, as his outlet

for stress. It is a sport he

has played since seventh

grade.He advises others to

“do what you like and

work hard. Working hard

is the key. Try to avoid

senioritis. I think you have

to work hard the entire

way through. Stay organ-

ized, work hard and try

not to stress.”With everything that

Vivek Chhabria is doing,

it would be surprising if

he did not find life stress-

ful sometimes. While he

admits there is some

stress, he said it feels

good to be a senior, and

that he is excited to be

going off to college next

year.While Vivek has long

range plans for his future,

he also has short term

goals as well. Such as the

traditional Thanksgiving

dinner for seniors at Der

Dutchman.“Looking forward to it,”

he said with a broad smile,

“I hear the food is good.”

Vivek is the son of

Sanjay and Nina Chhabria

of Powell.

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679 Coover Road, Delaware740-369-8735740-548-2484Fax: 740-363-7654buckeyevalley.k12.oh.us

BUCKEYEVALLEY HIGH SCHOOL901 Coover Road, DelawarePrincipal’s O8ce: 740-363-1349, 740-548-4142Guidance O8ce: 740-363-4340Attendance O8ce: 740-363-3595Fax: 740-363-9380Educational hours: 7:39 a.m.-2:26 p.m.Breakfast: 7:30 a.m.

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683 Coover Road, Delaware740-363-6626, 740- 549-4401Fax: 740-363-4483Educational hours: 7:40 a.m.-2:20 p.m.Breakfast: 7:30 a.m.

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522 E. High St., Ashley740-747-2266, 740-363-2253Fax: 740- 747-3510Educational hours: 9 a.m.-3:40 p.m.Breakfast: 8:30 a.m.

BUCKEYEVALLEYWEST ELEMENTARY

61 N. Third St., Ostrander740-666-2731, 740-881-4246Fax: 740-666-2221Educational hours: 9 a.m.-3:40 p.m.Kindergarten Hours:AM Half Day: 9:15 a.m.-11:40a.m.PM Half Day: 1 p.m.-3:40 p.m.Breakfast: 8:30 a.m.

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The new school yearwill bring significantchanges for BuckeyeValley students followingthe decision to keep NorthElementary closed.

District voters on Aug.7 opted against a ballotissue to fund constructionof a centralized elemen-tary building. The pollresults also means theimmediate closure ofNorth Elementary is nec-essary to avoid a budgetshortfall.

As a result, the district’sfifth-grade students will bemoved to BV Middleschool. Students in kinder-garten through fourthgrade will operate out of

East and West elementary. The question of what to

do with the now vacant his-toric North Elementarybuilding and the propertythat it sits on still remains.

The defeated ballotmeasure featured a com-bined five-year, 0.25-per-cent income tax and a 28-year, $30 million bondissue. Voters rejected it bya 72- to 28-percent margin.

The income tax wouldhave raised about $1.2 mil-

lion annually and helped toreduce a budget gap thatthe district faces going intothe 2012-13 school year.The bond issue would havecost voters about $107 perevery $100,000 in propertyvaluation and paid for theconstruction of the newelementary school.

The closure of NorthElementary was originallyproposed to head off a pro-jected $1.3 million budgetgap going into the 2012-13school year. Along witheliminating numerousteaching and classifiedposition, district officialsestimated that they couldsave about $1.6 millionannually. GAZETTE FILE

On the last day of classes in June, Buckeye Valley North Elementary fifth-gradeteachers Justine Santschi and Julie Spaulding are overcome with emotion as theylead students out of the school building for the last time.

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AUGUST16 Fifth grade BVMSorientation (5:30 p.m.);sixth grade BVMSorientation (7 p.m.)

20 Freshmanorientation (7p.m.)21 East Elementary openhouse(6 p.m.); BVHS schedulepick-up (9 a.m.-3 p.m.;5-7 p.m.)

22 West Elementary openhouse (5:30 p.m.)

23 First day of school31 High school picture day

SEPTEMBER3 Labor Day, no School6 Middle school picture day

17-18 No school —Little BrownJug Day

19 BVWest picture day27 BV East picture day28 High school homecoming

OCTOBER19 COTA Day, no school

22-25 Ohio Graduation Test26 No school — end of firstnine weeks

29 Ohio Graduation Test

NOVEMBER2 Grade cards issued

21-23 No school —Thanksgiving vacation

DECEMBER24–Jan.4Noschool—winter vacation

JANUARY15-17 High school exams

18 No school — end ofsecond nine weeks

21 No school — MartinLuther King Jr. Day

24 Grade cards issued

FEBRUARY18 President’s Day, no school

MARCH11–15 Ohio Graduation Test

22 No school — end of thirdnine weeks

25–29 No school — spring break

APRIL5 Grade cards issued

MAY4 High school prom

17 Fifth grade orientation27 Memorial Day, no school

JUNE6 Last day for students7 Graduation

14 Grade cards issued

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AUGUST16 Convocation17 District professional

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SEPTEMBER3 Labor Day

17 Interim reports20 No school — Little

Brown Jug Day21 No school

OCTOBER18 End of first term19 No school — district

professional development22 First day of second term29 Report cards

NOVEMBER20 Interim reports21 No school — conference

day adjustment22-23 No school —

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DECEMBER20 End second term21 No school — district

professional development24-Jan.4 Holiday vacation

JANUARY7 First day third term

14 Report cards21 No school — Martin

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FEBRUARY11 Interim reports18 No school — Presidents’

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MARCH7 End third term8 No school — District

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day adjustment26-29 No school — spring break

APRIL22 Interim reports

DELAWARE CITY SCHOOLS CALENDARFor a complete district calender, visit dcs.k12.oh.us

MAY25 Graduation27 No school — Memorial Day31 Last day of school for

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ADMINISTRATION248 N. Washington St.740-833-1100

DEMPSEY TECHNOLOGY CENTER621 Pennsylvania Ave.740-833-1850

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CARLISLE ELEMENTARY746 Ohio 37W740-833-1450Principal Steven AndrewsEducational hours: 8:45 a.m.-3p.m.O8ce hours: 7:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m.Breakfast: Begins at 8:20 a.m.

CONGER ELEMENTARY10 Channing St.740-833-1300Principal Jon WayEducational hours: 8:45 a.m.-3p.m.O8ce hours: 7:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m.Breakfast: Begins at 8:20 a.m.

SCHULTZ ELEMENTARY499 Applegate Lane740-833-1400Principal Joseph UherEducational hours: 8:45 a.m.-3p.m.O8ce hours: 7:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m.Breakfast: Begins at 8:15 a.m.

SMITH ELEMENTARY355 N. Liberty St.740-833-1350Principal Rochelle ThompsonEducational hours: 8:45 a.m.-3p.m.O8ce hours: 7:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m.Breakfast: Begins at 8:15 a.m.

WOODWARD ELEMENTARY200 S. Washington St.Phone: 740-833-1600Principal Matt KellerEducational hours: 8:45 a.m.-3p.m.O8ce hours: 7:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m.Breakfast: Begins at 8:20 a.m.

WILLIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL74 W. William St.Phone: 740-833-1700Fax: 740-833-1799Attendance: 740-833-1712Principal Heidi KegleyEducational hours: 8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m.O8ce hours: 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.Breakfast: 8-8:25 a.m.

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BUSING Bus stop information will beposted at each school building.Transportationpersonnel will also be at ice cream socialsand orientations to answer questions.

DEMPSEYMIDDLE SCHOOL599 Pennsylvania Ave.Phone: 740-833-1800Attendance: 740-833-1812Principal Andrew HattonEducational hours: 7:35 a.m.-2:30 p.m.O8ce hours: 7 a.m.-4 p.m.Breakfast: 7:30-7:40 a.m.

HAYES HIGH SCHOOL289 Euclid Ave.Phone: 740-833-1010Attendance: 740-833-1022Principal Brad FaustEducational hours: 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.O8ce hours: 7 a.m.-4 p.m.Breakfast: 7:10-7:30 a.m.

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The school board recentlygave its approval to raise lunchprices by 15 cents across theboard as part of federalrequirements.

The price hike comes as partof requirements set out in theHealthy, Hunger-Free Kids Actof 2010, in which districts arerequired to achieve price equitywhere all students who buyschool lunch are contributingthe same amount of money tothe school as the free andreduced-meal prices, said SallyRathje, district food servicesupervisor.

Lunch prices forkindergarten through grade sixcurrently are $2.35 and willincrease to $2.50. Lunches forgrades seven through 12 willincrease from $2.60 to $2.75.An adult lunch, currently $2.85,will increase to $3.

The current student breakfastprice stays the same at $1.50.

Lunch prices last increased inthe district during the 2011-12school year by 10 cents, due tothe same federal mandate.

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MELISSA MACKEYSSttaaffff WWrriitteerr

Unification and a senseof community is at theheart of the DelawareSchool district’s revampedpacer and horseshoe logo,which is being rolled outthis school year.

The logo was developedby the district communica-tions and athletics depart-ments and independentgraphic designer HylaSkudder as part of theschool district’s strategicplan calling for the unifica-tion of school colors, mas-cots and logos, districtcommunications directorJennifer Ruhe said.

Over the past threeyears, each of Delaware’seight schools have adopt-ed orange and black astheir school colors andmade the gradual transi-tion to the Pacer mascot.The final piece of the planwas to modernize andunify the Pacer logo foruse across the district withthe schools and studentgroups.

The need for a new, uni-fied logo came from a com-

munity group offeringinput on the district’sstrategic plan; one reasonis to have a better sense ofcommunity pride, Ruhesaid.

Students and parentswere also replacing spiritwear every few years aseach elementary buildinghad its own mascot and col-ors, with some changingbuilding colors each year.

“At the elementaryschools, it was really spo-radic,” Ruhe said.

The students wouldthen have just two years atWillis, as the Panthers,and Dempsey, as theDragons, before transition-ing to the high school,ending up as the HayesPacers.

The new branding hasbeen in the works for about

three years, but it tookabout six to seven monthsto chose a final design anddecide on its transition,Ruhe said. The designprocess and implementa-tion was a $2,500 cost to thedistrict, she said.

The logo can already beseen on the district’s web-site and Facebook pageand has been made avail-able to booster groups andparent-teacher organiza-tions, Ruhe said. It willeventually be incorporatedthroughout the entireschool district. Thisincludes on spirit wear,business cards and districtletterhead. The districtplans to use up old materi-als first, such as letter-head, envelopes and busi-ness cards.

Some remnants of mas-cots past will remain for afew years, such as theDempsey Dragon on thefloor of the gymnasium,since the gym floors aresanded down to the painton a 10-year rotation basis,Ruhe said.

A few different districtlogos were in use and arebeing transitioned out,

including a D with a bron-co head and an apple.

As for the new logo’sdesign, the horseshoefaces upward and thepacer horse is picturedinside. The words“Delaware City Schools”are written inside thecurved part of the horse-shoe. Underneath thepacer and horseshoe rep-resentation the word“PACERS,” appears in astylized typeface calledCarbon.

The district offers theoption of customizing thehorseshoe part of the logoto the chosen sport orgroup and could say “vol-leyball” or “Grand PacerMarching Band.”

The horse in the logobears an orange eye and ahead that’s tilted down-ward, as if it is running.The horse also has clearlydefined muscle definitionand a shorter mane, Ruhesaid.

All these elements wereimportant to the athleticsside in creating a fiercemascot, Delaware Hayesathletic director Clint Fettysaid.

“The new logo trulyrepresents the Pacer wayand spirit,” Fetty said.

The logo, which istrademarked with the Stateof Ohio, can be used in sep-arate pieces with either thehorseshoe, the pacer horsehead or the “Pacers” writ-ten logo, so the differentgroups can make it theirown, officials said.

However, the well-known Delaware block“D” with the pacer andsulky running through thecenter isn’t going any-where, officials said.

Designed years ago bya Delaware City Schoolsalum, the pacer and sulkylogo is part of the Hayestradition, Fetty said. Thefootball players have cho-sen that logo to be theawards sticker that’saffixed to their helmetsthroughout the season.

The new logo will slow-ly be replaced on thesports uniforms as equip-ment and other items arereplaced, Fetty said.

“On our side, people arenoticing it,” Fetty said.“Even opposing schoolsnotice it.”

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Beginning in the win-ter, Hayes High Schoolstudents who want to par-ticipate in athletics haveto work a little harder inthe classroom.The Delaware City

School District earlier thisyear officially raised theacademic bar for its stu-dent athletes.The new standard

requires Hayes HighSchool athletes who aresophomores, juniors andseniors to earn at least a1.75 GPA, an increasefrom a 1.5 GPA. The newstandards are being rolledout for the winter sportsseason in the 2012-13school year. The first nineweeks of the 2012-13

school year, which endsOct. 18, determines a stu-dent’s eligibility for thewinter sports seasonusing the new minimumGPA requirements.Hayes students falling

below the minimum willbe deemed ineligible untilthe next grading period.However, students canbecome eligible by apply-ing for a one-time waiver,which puts them on aca-demic probation, officialssaid.Students in grades

seven through nine willstay at the current mini-mum GPA of 1.5, butthose students earningGPAs between 1.5 to 1.75will also be placed on aca-demic probation.This allows the stu-

dents and coaches to keep

an eye on academic per-formance with progresschecks throughout thecurrent grading period inan effort to focus on aca-demics and to keepgrades high, Hayes athlet-ic director Clint Fettysaid.Freshmen will be

required to earn a 1.75GPA during the last nineweeks of their ninth-gradeyear to be eligible for fallsports starting their soph-omore year.The increase inches

closer to the Delawareschool district’s goal ofrequiring Hayes athletesto maintain a 2.0 GPA andDempsey’s athletes a 1.75GPA during the 2015school year.

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Eagle scout project benefits Delaware schoolsMELISSA MACKEYSSttaaffff WWrriitteerr

Parents, students orstaff conducting businessat the Delaware CitySchools administrationbuilding on WashingtonStreet will notice some-thing different this schoolyear.The Delaware City

Schools administrationbuilding received somewelcome attention overthe summer in thereplacement of the build-ing’s 30-year-old welcomesign. The old sign wasrotting and in need ofattention. Delaware Hayes senior

Kyle Sanford caught windof this and figured hecould help. An activeDelaware Boy Scout introop 318, Kyle took on thetask of sprucing up theDelaware City Schools’Administration Buildingfront entrance as an EagleScout project.“The basis of an Eagle

Scout project is to dosomething to benefit thecommunity,” Kyle said.Kyle developed a few

designs for the new signand went over them withDelaware City SchoolsFacilities andTransportation DirectorLarry Davis. Once adesign was selected, it wasput onto the new sign,which has a white back-ground with a black andorange border.The new sign identifies

the large white house on248 N. Washington St. asthe administration build-

ing and incorporates thedistrict’s new unified pacerand horseshoe logo. It alsosays “Home of the Pacers”across the bottom.The district already had

plans to replace the signand do some plantings, soit funded Kyle’s project.The sign cost $1,600 andthe flowers were $200,Kyle said.

GAZETTE | MELISSA MACKEYFrom left, Delaware Hayes senior Kyle Sanford, alongwith fellow scouts Nate Hunt and David Champa,stand by the Delaware City Schools’ AdministrationBuilding sign, which they built. Kyle organized and ledthe project in order to obtain his Eagle Scout rank.Another scout and project helper, Josh Merchant, isnot pictured.

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BIGWALNUTDIRECTORYADMINISTRATION

105 Baughman St., Suite A,Sunbury740-965-3010Fax: 740-965-4688

BIGWALNUTHIGH SCHOOLSteve Fujii, Principal555 S. Old 3C Highway,Sunbury740-965-3766Fax: 740-965-1954Educational hours: 7:35 a.m.-2:25 p.m.

BIGWALNUTMIDDLE SCHOOLPenny Sturtevant, Principal777 Cheshire Road, Sunbury740-965-3006Fax: 740-965-6471Educational hours: 7:35 a.m.-2:25 p.m.

BIGWALNUTINTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

Steve Butler, Principal105 Baughman St., Sunbury740-965-7800Fax: 740-965-7801Educational hours: 9:10 a.m.-4p.m.

BIGWALNUT ELEMENTARYMark Cooper, Principal940 S.Old 3CHighway, SunburyPhone: 740-965-3902Fax: 740-965-3168Educational hours: 8:25 a.m.-3:15 p.m.

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BELL TIMESBig Walnut will be using a3-tier bus system.

For the 2012/2013 school yearthe bell times will be as follows:

High School andMiddle School7:35 a.m. to 2:25 p.m.

Elementary School8:25 am to 3:15 pm

Kindergarten Times8:25 am to 11:10 ammorningsession12:30 pm to 3:15 pm afternoonsession

Intermediate School9:10 am to 4 pm

GENERALROSECRANSELEMENTARY

Peggy McMurry, Principal301 South Miller Drive,Sunbury740-965-8900Fax: 740-965-8993Educational hours: 8:25 a.m.-3:15 p.m.

HYLEN SOUDERS ELEMENTARYMegan Forman, Principal4121 Miller-Paul Road, Galena740-965-3200Fax: 740-965-3986Educational hours: 8:25 am-3:15 pm

TRANSPORTATIONDEPARTMENT

Ron McClure,Transportation Supervisor105 Baughman St., Suite A,Sunbury740-965-3010Fax: 740-965-4688

AUGUST20 Elementaryand intermediate

school open house22 First day of school27 First day of kindergarten

SEPTEMBER3 No school — Labor Day

17 No school — Little BrownJug Day

OCTOBER4 One-hour late start

18 End of first grading period19 No school — COTA day31 No school for

kindergarteners — conferences

NOVEMBER1-2 No school — conferences

21-23 No school —Thanksgiving break

26 No school — teacherwork day

DECEMBER6 One-hour late start

24-Jan.4 No school — winter break

JANUARY17 End of second grading

period18 No school — teacher

work day21 No school — Martin

Luther King Jr. Day31 One-hour late start

FEBRUARY15 No school — teacher

work day18 No school —

Presidents' Day

MARCH22 End of third grading

period25-April 1No school — spring break

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APRIL18 One-hour late start

MAY9 One-hour late start27 No school—Memorial Day

JUNE1 Graduation5 Last day of school

New shoes, newfriends, new germs. It’s arite of passage from sum-mer to fall that your kidshave to fight every year.The back-to-school snifflesaffect seemingly everychild, as little mouths,hands and noses provideexcellent breedinggrounds and points ofexchange. Since the chil-dren can’t be trusted tolook after their ownhygiene, it’s up to you, par-ents, to do it for them.

The consensus on howto avoid germs is to followa few basic precautions.Regular hand washingwith soap and water —especially around mealsand after visiting the rest-room — will kill bugs aseffectively as anything.Special, more expensiveantibacterial soaps are notnecessary, according toDr. Lisa Morici, an assis-

tant professor at TulaneUniversity’s Departmentof Microbiology andImmunology, NewOrleans. She recommendsa sanitizing hand lotion ifsinks aren’t available;many schools now keepbottles of lotion standardin classrooms. Along withkeeping hands washed,Dr. Morici emphasizes

staying up-to-date on yourchild’s vaccinations.

“It is imperative thatparents understand theimportance of vaccina-tion,” Dr. Morici says.“The recent multi-stateoutbreak of measles is anexample of how compla-cency or fear of vaccina-tion can lead to the emer-gence and spread of seri-

ous childhood diseases.”Dr. Christopher Ohl, an

associate professor ofmedicine at Wake ForestUniversity, Winston-Salem, N.C., who special-izes in infectious diseases,also emphasizes theimportance of vaccina-tions, especially in light ofthe swine flu pandemic.More than half of swine flu

cases, he says, have beenpediatric.

“The kids really are thePetri plates we send toschool and day care andthey bring them back tous,” he says. In otherwords, keeping your kidshealthy may play a majorrole in keeping youhealthy, since you will beexposed to any microbialfriends your childrenmake at school.

When symptoms of acontagious disease devel-op, don’t be afraid to holdyour child out of school.You’ll be doing everyoneelse a favor. Then, Dr.Morici says, notify yourstudent’s teacher so he orshe can monitor any simi-lar symptoms that mightappear in other students.

“This can help preventfurther transmission andpotentially prevent an out-break,” she says.

Dr. Ohl endorses a two-step decision-makingprocess when your kids getsick. First, decide if theyneed to stay home fromschool. Any fever, he says, isenough to keep them home.Next, use your best judg-ment to determine if a visitto the doctor is necessary.

“If a child seems moreseverely ill than normal, par-ticularly after getting [medi-cine]...then that would bethe time to take them to seethe pediatrician or go to theemergency room,” he says.Dr. Ohl recommends allow-ing your children 24 hoursof rest after a fever breaksbefore sending them backto school.

If your child comesdown with a case of the flu,make sure a caregiver isaround at all times. Thatcan mean asking a relativeor friend to keep watch for aday while you are at work.

Basic precautions canprevent germ-festwhen school beginsTIPS TO AVOID THE GERMS

• Older kids who participate inphysical education or extracurricularsports at school should always showerafter such activities and should notshare practice jerseys or otherequipment.

• For younger children, takeadvantage of the sick season bymaking it a learning experience. “It’s agreat time to teach them the practicesof good hygiene,” Dr. Ohl says.

• Lots of sleep and a healthy dietstrengthen those young, vulnerableimmune systems.

• Body temperature is aconvenient metric to determine ifyour child is ill, but also watch out forchanges in personality such asfatigue or reticence. If your childnormally bounces off the walls andsuddenly only wants to lounge onthe couch, it may be a signsomething is amiss.

• Make sure your kids aren’t sharingfood or writing utensils, two items thattend to find their way into multiplemouths and sets of hands.

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When the new BigWalnut Middle School onCheshire Road was on thedrawing board, it wasintended to become a sev-enth- and eighth-gradefacility, and the oldBaughman Street middleschool was going to servestudents in fifth and sixthgrades. The philosophywas that serving only twogrades in the new middleschool would allow ampleroom for growth in thatbuilding, and removingfifth-graders from the dis-trict’s three elementaryschools to an intermediatebuilding would also pro-vide room for growth inthe elementary buildings.When the new middle

school was dedicated lastAugust, a decision hadbeen made to mothball theold middle school; makethe new middle school abuilding for grades six,seven and eight; and directthe savings toward pro-grams for students. As thatdecision was made, BigWalnut Local SchoolDistrict SuperintendentSteve Mazzi emphasizedthat he was still in favor ofthe district opening a fifth-and sixth-grade intermedi-ate school at the old mid-dle school — when it couldbe justified financially.That justification was

announced in Februarywhen members of theschool board approved amotion to move ahead withopening Baughman Streetbuilding as a fifth- andsixth-grade intermediateschool. It was subsequent-ly announced that a famil-iar face would take thehelm at the intermediate

school — Steve Butler willbe the Big WalnutIntermediate School(BWIS) principal.Butler first came to Big

Walnut during the 1974-75school year, serving at thethen Big Walnut EighthGrade Building at the oldHarlem School in CenterVillage. He left the districtand came back in Januaryof 1984, when there was aseventh- and eighth-gradeintermediate school at theHarrison Street building;and in 1991, Butler servedin the district’s traditionalsixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade middle school.But say the name Steve

Butler today and mostfolks think of HylenSouders ElementarySchool, where Butler sat inthe principal’s chair from

1996 until 2009. After retir-ing from Souders, Butlerserved for three years asthe school district’s giftedcoordinator, but he saidhe’s eager to occupy aprincipal’s office again.“I’m really looking for-

ward to working with kidson a daily basis again,”Butler said during a recentinterview in his new officeat the intermediate school.“The classroom is whereeducation really happens.As administrators, we giveteachers support, but as aprincipal, you’re right therewhere it’s happening.”The Big Walnut

Intermediate School Officeis located in the old middleschool office; the build-ing’s main studententrance will be the westentrance facing the high

school football stadium.During a building tour,Butler said fifth grade stu-dents will use the two hall-ways closest to the gymna-sium; sixth-grade class-rooms will be in the formersouth eighth-grade hall.During the June 29

board of education meet-ing, district assistantsuperintendent GaryBarber said the fifth- andsixth-grade building wouldtransition between a tradi-tional elementary schoolformat with students in thesame classroom all dayand a middle school for-mat with students movingfrom class to class.Butler said intermedi-

ate school sixth-graderswill go from class to class;fifth-graders to somedegree.

“Fifth-graders willhave language arts andsocial studies in oneclassroom and anotherteacher for math and sci-ence,” Butler said. “Sixth-graders will have lan-guage arts, math, socialstudies and science withdifferent teachers in dif-ferent classrooms.Everyone will have aseven-period day with ahalf-hour lunch and half-hour recess.“Big Walnut

Intermediate School willserve 225 fifth-grade stu-dents and 210 sixth-graders,” Butler said.“There will be eight gener-al education teachers ateach grade level. And fifth-graders will be happy —they’ll now have their ownhallway lockers.”Butler said school will

run from 9:10 a.m. until 4p.m. to accommodate thedistrict’s new three-tierbusing program. SACCwill be offered at BWISfrom 7 a.m. until studentsare released to classes inthe morning, and afterschool until 6 p.m. (ForSACC information, contactChild Care Unlimited, Inc.at 740-965-5900 or 740-967-8333.)BWIS will have art,

music and physical educa-tion on rotation, and alsoopportunities during theday for library and tech-

nology, Butler said. Whilethere will not be tradition-al elementary school play-ground equipment, therewill be a basketball area,benches and picnic tablesin the patio area forsocialization.The district’s director of

academic achievementAngie Pollock said she’salso looking forward to thenew intermediate schoolformat.“Academically, we’re

very excited about beingable to bring our fifth-grade staff to work togeth-er under the same roof,and work vertically withthe sixth grade,” Pollocksaid. “They’ll be able toshare ideas and share theworkload, and that trans-lates into more successfulstudents.”Pollock said there will

be a focus on technologyat the intermediate schoolwith an emphasis on stu-dents using technology intheir daily work. Theentire building will haveWi-Fi; there will be atablet computer lab, andeach general educationroom will have a smartboard.Butler said Chris

Epstein will do fifth-gradeart at BWIS, Justin Heck

Big Walnut Intermediate School principal named

SUNBURY NEWS FILEBig Walnut Intermediate School Principal Steve Butler is pictured in a sixth-gradeclassroom.

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I’m really looking forward to workingwith kids on a daily basis again. Theclassroom is where education reallyhappens. As administrators, we giveteachers support, but as a principal, you’reright there where it’s happening.

— STEVE BUTLER,Big Walnut Intermediate School principal

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Big Walnut LocalSchool DistrictSuperintendent SteveMazzi said there’s always alot of excitement thatcomes with a new schoolyear. Students are happyabout moving up a gradeand even on to new build-ings; teachers are restedand ready for another yearin the class-room andm a i n t e -nance andc u s t o d i a lstaff havehad theopportunityto updateand reno-vate facili-ties andgrounds over the summermonths; but Mazzi said themost exciting aspect ofentering the 2012-13school year is having a sur-vivable budget.During the 2009-10

school year, district staff atall levels had been reducedto bare bones. Many elec-tive course offerings hadbeen cut from the curricu-lum; pay-to-play athleticfees were increased andthe family cap was elimi-nated; art and physicaleducation were taken awayfrom elementary schoolstudents; and the district’s

music program was savedby a last minute anony-mous donation.After two previous tries

at the polls, voters finallypassed a five-year, 7.5 millemergency operating levyin November 2010, allow-ing the school district tobegin rebuilding duringthe 2011-12 school year.“We’re going into the

second year with our previ-ous financial difficultiesunder control,” Mazzi saidduring a brief interview inhis new office at BigWalnut IntermediateSchool on BaughmanStreet in Sunbury. “But weconstantly watch ourfinances because we neverknow what the state willthrow at us or what willhappen to property tax. Inevery decision we maketoday, we keep in mindwhat we’ve been throughsince March of 2009 andour struggle to get a levypassed.”Mazzi said the bright

side of the levy struggle hasbeen the district’s renewedfocus on the importance offiscal responsibility to stu-dents, their parents andother members of the com-munity.“We’re leaner, and we’re

much more transparentbecause of the concernsvoters expressed duringthe levy campaigns, andthat tighter budget and

increased transparency canonly be a good thing for thedistrict,” Mazzi said. “Wealways keep focused on ourdistrict goals — communi-cations, facility and studentpopulation growth, and aca-demic excellence — butwhile we do that, we’realways looking for ways tobe more fiscally responsi-ble.”Mazzi said moving the

district’s administrativeoffices from the GalenaBuilding to the BaughmanStreet intermediate schoolbuilding is a perfect exam-ple of making a move thatboth serves the district’smission and saves money.The school district

owns six school buildings,one bus facility and themothballed HarrisonStreet Elementary.Members of the board ofeducation decided to closethe Galena buildingbecause of mounting main-tenance costs to keep thataging structure habitable.With the move to theBaughman Street buildingnearly complete, theGalena building will beauctioned off and the pro-ceeds used for overduecapital improvements.When asked about the

cost of maintaining a multi-building campus spreadaround the community,Mazzi said upkeep neverstops.

“It’s like the mainte-nance of a family homemultiplied many times,”Mazzi said. “We have roofsto take care of, concreteand blacktop to maintain,HVAC systems. When wehad budget problems a lotof that was let go; therewere some things that dete-riorated. Now we’re work-ing to get back on track.“Then you throw in that

we have to mow ourgrounds in the summer-time and plow our road andparking lots in the winter— it’s like running a bigbusiness,” Mazzi contin-ued. “Like any businesswith real estate assets wehave to stay on top of a rea-sonable maintenanceschedule or things deterio-rate and cost more toreplace or repair in thelong run; and that’s part ofbeing fiscally responsibleafter everything we’vebeen through.”District director of aca-

demic achievement AngiePollock is focused more onhow finances impact aca-demics. She said that eventhough the OhioDepartment of Educationwill not release state reportcards until September, pre-liminary scores from theODE show improvementsover last year’s perform-ance.But the playing field is

changing, Pollock said,

with new math and Englishlanguage arts standardscommon between thestates but coming downfrom the national level;while the other two stan-dards —- science and socialstudies — are transitioninginto what are called RevisedOhio Academic ContentStandards. The district is inthe middle of a four-yeartransition to the new stan-dards.As the district transitions

to the new standards, tech-nology is also being upgrad-ed. Pollock said the districtwants students to becomemore proficient with thetechnologies they will needfor online assessments thatwill soon be in place, and astheir education continues atthe college level and in theworkforce.“Technology has been

upgraded district-wide, andwe’ve added technologyfor students to use in allbuildings,” Pollock said.“We’re moving towardonline assessments, sowe’ve really tried to focuson technology being in stu-dents hands — moresmart boards, tablet labs,WiFi in each building, andcloud-based content so wecan move towards theBring Your Own Deviceconcept.“We’ve been able to use

some of our bond moneyto purchase new literacy

materials — reading andwriting textbooks withstudent editions online sostudents will be able toaccess textbook materialonline from their homecomputers,” Pollock con-tinued. “Our teachers hadsix different literacy daysof training over the sum-mer, so they’ll be verywell prepared for the newtextbooks and technolo-gy; and we’ll have addi-tional technology sessionsfor teachers to integratemore appropriate use oftechnology into theirteaching.”Mazzi said technology

purchases are another areawhere the district balancesstudent need with fiscalresponsibility.“We’re keeping pace so

our students have the tech-nology in their hands tomake them successfulwhen they go on to thenext stage of their educa-tion or out into the work-force,” Mazzi said. “Butevery decision we makewe ask ourselves: Is thisthe fiscally responsiblething to do? We ask our-selves what can we do now,and what can’t we do, andwhat do we have to put offto do in the future? Andwhile we’re answering allof those questions we keepour levy promise — tomake the levy last fiveyears — out in front.”

Big Walnut officials on the upcoming school year

Mazzi

OLENTANGY DIRECTORYADMINISTRATION

814 Shanahan Road,Suite 100, Lewis Center740-657-4050Fax: 740-657-4099

OLENTANGY HIGH SCHOOL675 Lewis Center Road, LewisCenter740-657-4100Fax: 740-657-4199Athletics: 740-657-4111Attendance: 740-657-4130Principal: TomMcDonnellAssistant Principals: MartyArganbright, Chelsea Hardin

OLENTANGY LIBERTYHIGH SCHOOL

3584 Home Road, Powell740-657-4200Fax: 740-657-4299Athletics: 740-657-4211Attendance: 740-657-4230Principal: Randy WrightAssistant Principals: NicholeCrothers, Michael DeMassimo

OLENTANGYORANGEHIGHSCHOOL2840 Orange Road, LewisCenter740-657-5100Fax: 740-657-5199Athletics: 740-657-5110Attendance: 740-657-5130Principal: Todd MeyerAssistant Principals: NancyFreese, Karen Sedoti

OASIS814ShanahanRoad,LewisCenter740-657-4331Fax: 740-657-5059Supervisor: Jennifer BlakleyInstructor: James Brehm

OLENTANGY BERKSHIRE MIDDLE2869 S. Three B’s & K Road,Galena740-657-5200Fax: 740-657-5299Attendance: 740-657-5230Principal: Carla Baker

OLENTANGY HYATTS MIDDLE6885 Sawmill Parkway, Powell740-657-5400Fax: 740-657-5499Attendance: 740-657-5430Principal: Kathy McFarlandOlentangy Liberty Middle7940 Liberty Road, Powell740-657-4400Fax: 740-657-4499Attendance: 740-657-4430Principal: Michelle Blackley

OLENTANGY ORANGEMIDDLE2680OrangeRoad, LewisCenter740-657-5300Fax: 740-657-5399Attendance: 740-657-5353Principal: Scott CunninghamOlentangy Shanahan Middle814 Shanahan Road, LewisCenter740-657-4300Fax: 740-657-4398Attendance: 740-657-4300Principal: Josh McDaniels

ALUM CREEK ELEMENTARY2515 Parklawn Drive, LewisCenter740-657-4600Fax: 740-657-4649Principal: Teresa Goins

ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY2385 Hollenback Road, LewisCenter740-657-4650Fax: 740-657-4699Principal: Luke Carlisle

CHESHIRE ELEMENTARY2681 Gregory Road, Delaware740-657-5750Fax: 740-657-5799Principal: Justin Syroka

FREEDOMTRAIL ELEMENTARY6743 Bale Kenyon Road, LewisCenter740-657-5700Fax: 740-657-5749Principal: Steve Sargent

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START & DISMISSALHigh Schools7:20 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.

Middle Schools• OHMS, OSMS, OOMS:7:40 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.• OBMS, OLMS:8:05 a.m. to 3:10 p.m.

Elementary School• ACES, ISES, OCES, SRES:8:50 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.• AES, CES, FTES, GOES, HES,JCES, LTES, OMES, TRES,WCES, WRES: 9:05 a.m. to 3:45p.m.

Preschool• All morning sessions:9:15 to 11:55 a.m.• All afternoon sessions:1:15 to 3:15 p.m.• Extended day:9:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.

GLEN OAK ELEMENTARY7300 Blue Holly Drive, LewisCenter740-657-5500Fax: 740-657-5549Principal: Jaclyn Roscoe

HERITAGE ELEMENTARY679 Lewis Center Road,Lewis Center740-657-5000Fax: 740-657-5049Principal: Susan Staum

INDIAN SPRINGS ELEMENTARY3828 Home Road, Powell740-657-4950Fax: 740-657-4999Principal: Chris Heuser

JOHNNYCAKE CORNERSELEMENTARY

6783 Falling Meadows Drive,Galena740-657-5650Fax: 740-657-5699Principal: Cindy DeAngelis

LIBERTY TREE ELEMENTARY6877 Sawmill Parkway,Powell740-657-5600Fax: 740-657-5649Principal: Terri Caton

OAK CREEK ELEMENTARY1256 Westwood Drive, LewisCenter740-657-4700Fax: 740-657-4749Principal: Julie Lather

OLENTANGYMEADOWSELEMENTARY

8950 Emerald Hill Drive,LewisCenter740-657-5550Fax: 740-657-5599Principal: Kristin Baker

SCIOTO RIDGE ELEMENTARY8715 Big Bear Ave., Powell740-657-4800Fax: 740-657-4849Principal: Julie Nolan

TYLER RUN ELEMENTARY580 Salisbury Drive, Powell740-657-4900Fax: 740-657-4949Principal: Jennifer Mazza

WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY5600 Grand Oak Blvd.,Galena740-657-4750Fax: 740-657-4799Principal: Michelle Seitz

WYANDOT RUN ELEMENTARY2800 Carriage Road, Powell740-657-4850Fax: 740-657-4899Principal: ChristineArmbrust

OLENTANGY SPECIAL NEEDSPRESCHOOL

740-657-4350Fax: 740-657-4399Supervisors: Tonya Riedel,Laura Detweiler

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Although no action hasbeen taken yet, OlentangyLocal School District havediscussed holding studentathletes in the district to ahigher academic standardby changing the minimumgrade point averagerequirement for from 1.5to 2.0.

The discussion washeld in mid-June, afterboard member AdamWhite proposed the GPAincrease. He said uppingthe standards from a Dgrade to a C grade “wouldbe a better explanation ofathletics being a privi-lege.”

The board has sinceinvited the athletic councilto consider White’s pro-

posal. The council isexpected to make its pres-entation to the schoolboard after the regularschool season begins, dis-trict spokeswoman KarenTruett said.

Fall sport athleteswould not be affected bythese discussions, as theireligibility is based onspring quarter scores,Truett said. A changecould apply as early as thewinter quarter, however,she said.

Executive director ofacademics Mark Raiff,who had presented the2012-12 AthleticHandbook to the board,challenged White when hemade his proposal.

“I would advocate tochange the GPA require-ment if I felt our kids were

just squeaking by at the1.5 level and weren’t try-ing to get the highest GPAas possible,” Raiff said.“That’s simply not the casewith our student athletes.”

Setting a higher stan-dard could backfire, he said.

“The kid who strugglesto get that 1.5 GPA to beeligible is a kid who strug-gles to be engaged withacademic work in the firstplace,” Raiff said. “For a lotof these kids, the reasonthey come to school is toplay sports. So if we takesports away from them,they don’t have a reason tocome to school.”

Students who take fivecourses and get C-minusesin all would have a GPA of1.6, Raiff said. He worriedthat creating a 2.0 stan-dard might pressure those

students to participate inless rigorous courses.

Olentangy’s 1.5 GPAstandard is higher than the1.0 base requirement setby the Ohio High SchoolAthletic Association(OHSAA), Raiff said, but islower than those of sur-rounding districts.

The Columbus CitySchool district has a mini-mum GPA of 2.0 to partici-pate in sports, andDelaware City Schools thissummer raised the barthere from a 1.5 to a 1.75GPA requirement.

Raiff said part of therationale for having a 1.5GPA at Olentangy is due towhat he said are the dis-trict’s already high aca-demic standards.

Some board membersrequested more informa-

tion from Raiff at a laterdate, particularly data thatcompares Olentangy’srequirements with districtswith whom Olentangy ath-letes compete.

Superintendent WadeLucas also said the boardshould consider that play-ing on a team can gotoward physical educationcourse credits.

“There’s potential ofputting a student in a bindwhen you make them inel-igible but they have theopportunity to get credit,”Lucas said.

White, the newestboard member, began thediscussion by stating thatthis was his first proposedagenda item.

AUGUST 20 Teacher work day20 Elementary open house21 Convocation and building meetings

22 First day of school

SEPTEMBER 3 No school — Labor Day

17 No school — professional development day

OCTOBER 18 End of first quarter19 No school — COTA day

NOVEMBER 21 No school — Conference comp day


26 No school — professional development day

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DECEMBER 24-Jan. 4 No school — winter break

JANUARY 7 Classes resume

11 End of second quarter14 No school — teacherwork day


FEBRUARY 15 No school — professional development day

18 No school — Presidents’ Day

MARCH 22 End of third quarter

25-29 No school — spring break

APRIL1 No school — special recess

MAY 201324 No school — conference comp day

27 No school — Memorial Day

JUNE 4 Last day of school (Two-hour early dismissal for kindergarten through fifth grade only)

5 Teacher work day5-6 Make-up days, if needed

Olentangy ponders GPA standards for student athletesThe kid who

struggles to getthat 1.5 GPA to beeligible is a kidwho struggles tobe engaged withacademic work inthe first place. Fora lot of these kids,the reason theycome to school isto play sports. Soif we take sportsaway from them,they don’t have areason to come toschool.”

—MARK RAIFF,executive director of

academicsPlease see ATHLETES, Page 16


An alternative school inthe Olentangy LocalSchool District has grownfrom two students to morethan 100 in one year, withhopes of capturing more inthe future.“We’re going fast, furi-

ous and fabulous,” OASISCurriculum SupervisorJennifer Blakley told theOlentangy School Boardduring a presentation inJuly.Blakley oversees the

OASIS program, alsoknown as “OlentangyAcademy: SupportingIndividualized Success,”an educational programfor students seeking analternative to the tradition-al school setting.While the program has

at-risk students, it wouldbe a mischaracterizationto say the school is for “at-risk” students. In fact, itactually has many giftedand talented studentswalking through thedoors, Blakley said. Thestudents may also be chal-lenged by Olentangy’slarge school setting orhave medical issues or

social anxiety, she said.In the 2010-11 school

year, the first year forOASIS, the school startedwith just two enrolled stu-dents, which swelled to 44students by the end of theyear. This year, the schoolstarted with 22 enrolledstudents, but ended upserving 108 students bythe end of the year,Blakley said.In the program, stu-

dents are assigned to ahome school and are eligi-ble to participate inextracurricular activitieslike other students. Theclassroom setting is vastlydifferent with adult men-toring and low student toteacher ratios, Blakleysaid. The school day isfrom 8 a.m. to noon, butstudents can also takeclasses online at home.The program operates

out of a double-wide trailerbehind OlentangyShanahan Middle Schoolon Shanahan Road and hashelped keep state fundingper pupil associated with itsstudents in the Olentangydistrict, Blakley said.

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“Someone sent me anemail from the public thatasked me how many fullitems I’ve added to theagenda, and I haven’tadded any,” he said. “Buton this, I have a recom-mendation.”Raiff, however, suggest-

ed it was a non-issue.“I would definitely be

advocating for a higherstandard if I felt like ineli-gibility was a problemacross the board for us,”Raiff said.To that, White said, “If it’s

not a problem, we shouldjust make it 2.0. I don’t seewhat the problem is.”

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When children headback to school, theyalmost always loadtheir books and otherschool supplies in backpacks.A properly sized back-

pack with the rightweight can be a verygood way to carry school necessities.Unfortunately, many kidsoverload their backpacksand suffer back pain as aresult.Health experts say a

child should not carrymore than 15 percent ofhis or her body weight ina backpack. That meansif the child weights 80pounds, the backpackshouldn’t weigh morethan 12 pounds.Most kids, however,

load all their books intotheir backpacks and arecarrying too muchweight on their shoul-ders. According to theConsumer ProductSafety Commission(CPSC) more than13,700 kids, ages 5-18years old, are treated inhospitals and doctors’offices for injuries relat-ed to backpacks.“When used correct-

ly, backpacks can be agood way to carry thenecessities of theschool day,” said Dr.Melanie Kinchen, anorthopaedic surgeon.“Backpack injuries arecommonly caused bywearing overloadedbackpacks, as well aslifting and carryingthem incorrectly.Parents and teachers

should guide kids totake preventative meas-ures. Start by choosing

a backpack that isappropriately sized foryour child or have heruse a rolling backpackas an alternative to car-rying the heavy load onher shoulders.”Parents also can help

with backpack-relatedpain:• Encourage your

child or teenager to tellyou about pain or dis-comfort that may becaused by a heavy back-pack, like numbness ortingling in the arms orlegs.• Purchase a back-

pack appropriate for thesize of your child andlook for any changes inyour child’s posturewhen he or she wearsthe backpack.• Watch your child

put on or take off thebackpack to see if it is astruggle. Do not ignorered marks on the shoul-ders if your child orteenager expresses dis-comfort.• Talk to the school

about lightening theload. Keep the loadunder 10-15 percent ofthe child’s body weight.• Be sure the school

allows students to stop attheir lockers throughoutthe day.The Academy also

says teachers can helpby remaining aware ofhow much weight chil-dren are carrying intheir backpack and plan-ning lessons to avoid aheavy load of books.Also, teachers shouldallow enough time forkids to stop by theirlockers to drop offbooks.

Avoiding the back pain of back-to-school

GAZETTE FILEKaylee Wood unpacks her bookbag on the first day ofclasses in 2011 at Woodward Elementary School inDelaware.

BOOKBAG SAFETY TIPSThe AmericanAcademy ofOrthopedic Surgeonsrecommends thefollowing safety tips tohelp eliminate pain anddiscomfort due tobackpacks:

• Always use bothshoulder straps to keepthe weight of thebackpack betterdistributed.

• Tighten the strapsand use waist strap ifthe bag has one.

• Remove or organizeitems if too heavy andplace biggest itemsclosest to the back.

• Lift properly andbend at the knees topick up a backpack.

• Carry only thoseitems that are requiredfor the day; leave booksat home or school, ifpossible.

• Keep walkwaysclear of backpacks toavoid tripping overthem.

With the help of fellowscouts Nate Hunt, DavidChampa and Josh

Merchant, Kyle workedabout three weekends onthe project. They alsopower washed the flowerbed stones, planted flow-ers around the sign andthe flagpole’s flower bed

and marked the holes forthe sign’s new posts.

The Eagle Scout projectrequires the Scout to be aleader and do all theorganizing in the project.An elite few Scouts earn

the title. About 5 percentof all Boy Scouts earn therank, according to the BoyScouts organization.

The project uses collec-tive Scouting skills toachieve a worthwhile com-

munity benefit, and paysoff with an Eagle rank forthe scout who put the proj-ect together.

Kyle is finishing hisEagle Scout paperworkand will do a board review

on his project before heturns 18.

As for the district’s oldsign, district officials saidthey plan to hang it some-where in the administra-tion building.

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SCHOOL BOARD INFORMATION

BIGWALNUT LOCAL SCHOOLSMeets at 7 p.m. the secondMonday of the month (exceptJuly and November) at the BigWalnut Middle School library.

Superintendent: Steve Mazzi,740-965-3010Assistant superintendent: GaryBarber

Board of education:Allison Fagan, VP, 614-895-2137Verna J. Hines, 740-965-2712Pamula A. Lillie, president, 614-562-6289Mindy Meyer, 740-965-1678AndyWecker, 740-965-9823Felica Drummey, treasurer,740-965-3010

BUCKEYEVALLEY LOCAL SCHOOLSMeets at 7 p.m. the thirdTuesday of the month. Call740-369-8735 for locationinformation.

Superintendent: Jamie Grube,740-369-8735

Board of education:Mike Bell, VP, 740-747-2338Rodney H. Boester, 740-272-2532Tom Kaelber, 740-369-3135Joe Roden, 614-557-1318Thomas Sheppard, president,740-881-6743Sandra Griscom, treasurer,740-363-7570

DELAWARE AREACAREER CENTER

Meets at 6:30 p.m. the thirdThursday of the month at theSouth Campus.

Superintendent: Mary BethFreeman, 740-548-0708

Board of education:Ted Backus (Delaware City),740-363-1675Ed Bischo@ (ESC of CentralOhio), 614-847-1836Julie Wagner-Feasel,president (Olentangy), 740-549-1017Pam Lillie (Big Walnut), 614-449-4328Tom Kaelber, VP (BuckeyeValley), 740-369-3135Christopher Bell, treasurer,740-201-3202

DELAWARE CITY SCHOOLSMeets at 6:30 p.m. bimonthlyat the Technology Center.

Superintendent: Paul Craft,740-833-1101

Board of education:Ted Backus, 740-363-1675Frances O’Flaherty, 740-363-6210Harry Pape, 740-513-8764Deborah S. Rafeld, VP, 740-369-9274Matt Weller, president, 740-363-6897Christine Blue, treasurer,740-833-1111

OLENTANGY LOCAL SCHOOLSMeets at 6 p.m. on thesecond and fourthWednesdays of the month atthe Board of EducationO1ce at 814 Shanahan Road,suite 100.

Superintendent: Dr. WadeLucas, 740-657-4050

Board of education:Stacy Dunbar, 740-657-4093Julie Wagner-Feasel, 740-657-4091AdamWhite, 740-657-4092Dave King, president, 740-657-4094Kevin O’Brien, VP, 740-657-4090Rebecca Jenkins, treasurer,740-657-4035

With another school yearset to start in just a fewshort weeks, it is once againtime for the Gazette’s popu-lar Teen of the Week schol-arship program to begin.

Students who will behigh school seniors duringthe 2012-13 school yearare encouraged to apply.Those who are chosen asTeen of the Week will beprofiled each Saturday onthe Gazette’s youth page. Areception will be held inthe spring to honor allthose who were selected,and the Teen of the Yearwill be named and present-ed with a scholarship.

Teens of the Week arechosen by members ofthe Gazette editorialstaf f. They will considerschool and communityactivities and accom-plishments, academicachievement and twoshor t essays in deter-mining their choices.

The program is opento all Delaware Countyseniors, regardless ofwhere they go to school,and to all students whoattend Delaware Countyschools, regardless ofwhere they live.

All interested seniorsneed to apply by Sept. 7.Applicants can use theapplication form printedon this page or pick up anapplication at the Gazette’sfront desk at 40 N.Sandusky St., Suite 203.

Completed forms maybe mailed or dropped offat the Gazette or turnedinto high school guidanceoffices. For questions orfurther information aboutthe Teen of the Weekscholarship program, con-tact Liz Robertson at theGazette, 740-363-1161,extension 340, or [email protected].

Teenof theWeek scholarship applicationApplications are due no later than 5 p.m. Sept. 7, 2012. Applications may be turnedin or mailed to The Delaware Gazette, 40 N. Sandusky St., Delaware, OH 43015, orturned in to your high school guidance counselor.

Name ____________________________ Parents’ names _____________________

Phone number ____________________ Email _____________________________

Address______________________________________________________________

GPA _______________Age _______________ Birthday______________________

Activities (attach an additional sheet as needed)

Community activities, awards and employment (attach an additional sheet as needed)

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Education and/or career goals (attach an additional sheet as needed)

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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On a separate sheet, please write two essays under 350 words each on the following questions:� Describe one example that shows your involvement in the community and how it has impacted your life.� Describe examples that showcase your leadership abilities.

School (check one)

�� Buckeye Valley High School

�� Big Walnut High School

�� Delaware Area Career Center

�� Delaware Christian School

�� Hayes High School

�� Olentangy High School

�� Olentangy Liberty High School

�� Olentangy Orange High School

�� Other (specify) _______________

Freshman year

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Sophomore year

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Junior year

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Senior year

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Extraordinary local teens sought for Gazette scholarship

Had the measurepassed, it would haveallowed Buckeye ValleyNorth Elementary Schoolto remain open for aboutthree years while a single,centralized elementaryschool was constructed onthe district’s campus atCoover Road. However, thatwould have also resulted inthe eventual closure of thedistrict’s two other elemen-tary schools, an unpopularprospect with many of thedistrict’s residents.As far as what to do

with North Elementary,school board memberMike Bell believes that it isa question that he and hiscolleagues are likely toaddress at their Aug. 21meeting.

It will take at least threemembers of the five mem-ber governing body toelect to demolish thebuilding, and Bell wouldbe on the side of doing justthat.“That would be my pref-

erence,” he said. “I wouldprefer to tear the buildingdown.”His preference is root-

ed in history. He does notwant to see NorthElementary fall into disre-pair and become and eye-sore, as happened withBrown Elementary in theKilbourne area after it wasclosed in 1986.“We don’t want to get

into the situation that wehad with the BrownTownship school,” he said.Because of that, Bell

would be hesitant to sellthe building and the prop-erty, which were valued at

$903,500, according to a2011 assessment by theDelaware CountyAuditor’s Office.“Once a school district

sells the property we real-ly have no control over it,”he said. “Perception is thatit is still a school building.We are the ones that areperceived to have let thebuilding deteriorate.”District officials in

March were provided withcost estimates on the dem-olition of the building. Atraditional demolition isexpected to cost about$299,600, including “softcosts” associated withpreparing, advertising andprinting bid documentsand contingency funds. Acontrolled burn of thebuilding conducted by afire department would costabout $219,000, accordingto the estimates provided

by FMS Architects.Just what to do with the

10.8 acres that the build-ing sits on is an entirelydifferent story for Bellbecause of the youthleague baseball that isplayed on the field behindthe school.“That’s a more difficult

situation,” he said. “Theball fields are importantfor the community and thekids in the community, Iwould like to see thatopportunity still there forthem.”Lifelong Radnor area

resident Suzanne Meyer,85, will be sad to see theschool go, given her andher family’s history withthe building.Her grandfather,

William P. Penry, wasinstrumental in movingthe then-Radnor SchoolDistrict from a collection

of one-room schoolhousesto the building that stillstands today and separat-ed students out by gradelevels. Bonds were sold tothe Ohio National Bank ofColumbus to finance theconstruction of the school.“He was a dreamer,”

Meyer said. “He was oneof those people that alwayswanted to try somethingnew.”When the school was

renovated in 1931 andauditorium seating and thesouth section of the build-ing was added, her father,Walter G. Penry, was asubcontractor on the proj-ect. Penry, who was part ofthe first graduating classat the school in 1916,would later serve on theboard of education in theschool district.Prior to the consolida-

tion of Radnor, Elm Valley

and Scioto Valley into theBuckeye Valley LocalSchool District, Meyer’shusband, Richard Meyer,served as principal atRadnor and would go on toteach and coach baseballand basketball at BuckeyeValley.Meyer, along with her

mother and two brothersalso graduated from theschool.Given her deep ties to

the building, Meyer will bedisheartened to see thebuilding go.“I’m saddened,” she

said. “The first emotion forall Radnor residents is thatwe are losing somethingthat has been very much apart of our lives. We’vealways thought of theschool as being our com-munity center in a way.”

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will teach fifth-grademusic and Scotty Hefnerwill teach fifth-grade phys-ical education; Amy Readwill do sixth-grade music,Mike Denton will teachsixth-grade physical edu-cation and Barb Porter willteach sixth-grade art.Parents of REACH stu-

dents who are concernedabout the their childrenmoving to the intermediateschool this year have noth-ing to worry about, Butlersaid. DougGermannwill bethe Big Walnut Elementaryand Big WalnutIntermediate School giftedteacher; Nicole Leinweberwill provide gifted servicesat General RosecransElementary and HylenSouders.“I think of a grade five

and six building as givingstudents a chance to growup,” Butler said. “We want

to have an active studentgovernment, and provideopportunities for studentsto do community service.There are two things I wantto work on. The first is goodmanners — being polite,respectful and thoughtful;and then I want to empha-size the difference betweenpride and spirit.“This is a great commu-

nity, and we’ve got greatkids,” Butler continued.“I’m looking forward toworking with this age

group. I’ve always beenconvinced that what youput into them by the age of13 you get out of them bythe age of 23.”Big Walnut Intermediate

School will hold an openhouse at 4 p.m. on Aug. 20.Additional information willbe posted attinyurl.com/BWIntermediate.Big Walnut

Intermediate School islocated at 105 BaughmanSt., Sunbury.

BUTLER� Continued from Page 12

SUNBURY NEWS | LENNY C. LEPOLABig Walnut Intermediate School

45 Belle Ave., [email protected] Administrator: GordonMcDonald, [email protected] Administrator: JoyceJohnson, [email protected] prices: $2Educational hours: 8:30 a.m.-3p.m. (kindergarten through sixthgrade); 8:30 a.m.-3:10 p.m.(seventh through 12th grade)

AUGUST27 No school — teacherin-service

28 First day of school30 First day ofpre-kindergarten

SEPTEMBER3 No school — Labor Day6 Open house

OCTOBER5 Legacy kids servathon

19 Grandparent’s Day25 End of the first nine weeks26 No school — teacherin-service

NOVEMBER1-2 Secondary retreat5 Evening parent-teacherconferences

8 Evening parent-teacherconferences

21-23 No school —Thanksgiving vacation

DECEMBER14 Elementary Christmasconcert

20 Secondary Christmasconcert

24-Jan. 4No school — Christmasvacation

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JANUARY17 End of second nine weeks18 No school — teacher in-service


FEBRUARY18 No school — Presidents’Day

MARCH21 End of third nine weeks22 No school — teacher in-service

25-29 No school — spring break

APRIL11 Evening elementaryparent-teacher conference

25-26 School play

MAY23-24 Fine Arts Festival

27 No school—Memorial Day28 Kindergarten graduation29 Kindergarten last day31 Pre-kindergarten last day

JUNE6 Last day of school7 No school — high schoolgraduation

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ST. MARY SCHOOLOCTOBER

25 End of first quarter26 Sta< development day

NOVEMBER5 Conferences (3 to 7 p.m.)8 Conferences (3 to 7 p.m.)

21 No school — conferencecomp day

22–23 No school —Thanksgiving break

DECEMBER21-Jan2 No school — Christmas

break

JANUARY11 End of second quarter,

early release (1 p.m.)21 No school — Martin

Luther King Jr. Day

FEBRUARY11 Conferences (3 to 8 p.m.)18 Presidents’ Day

MARCH22 End of third quarter, early

release (1 p.m.)29 No school — conference

comp day

APRIL1-5 No school — Easter break8 School resumes

MAY10 No school — sta<

development27 No school — Memorial

Day31 Last day of school, early

release (1 p.m.), eighthgrade graduation

JUNE3 No school — sta< workday

66 E. William St., Delaware740-362-8961stmarydelaware.orgPrincipal: Ryan Schwieterman,740-362-8961Lunch prices: $2.35 per lunch(kindergarten through third grade),$2.50 per lunch (fourth througheighth grade)Educational hours: 7:50 a.m.-2:15 p.m.

AUGUST14-15 No school — opening

teacher meetings20 First Day of School


20 No school — Little BrownJug Day

21 No school24 No school — diocesan

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AUGUST16 Middle school/upper

school registration17 Middle school/upper

school registration21 Lower school meet the

teachers (9-11 a.m. and 1-3p.m.)

22 First day of school

SEPTEMBER3 No school or childcare —Labor Day

OCTOBER5 No school or childcare —sta; in-service day

8 No school or childcare —Columbus Day

19 End of first grading period22 Beginning of second

grading period

NOVEMBER2 No lower school —conferences

5 Nomiddle or upperschool — conferences

21 Early dismissal (noon) —no childcare

22-23 No school or childcare —Thanksgiving holiday

DECEMBER17-20 Mid-term exams

20 Early dismissal (noon) —no childcare

21-Jan.4 No school — winter break

JANUARY7 Beginning of thirdgrading period

18 No lower school —conferences

21 No school or childcare —Martin Luther King Jr. Day

22 Nomiddle or upperschool — conferences

FEBRUARY15 No school or childcare —

sta; in-service day18 No school or childcare —

Presidents’ Day

MARCH15 End of third grading

period15-29 No school — spring break

APRIL1 Beginning of fourthgrading period

MAY27 No school or childcare —

Memorial Day29–31 Middle and upper school

exams

JUNE5 Commencement (7 p.m.)5 Early dismissal (noon) —last day of school,no childcare

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17 No school — Fair Day26 Parent-teacherconferences (4:30-8 p.m.)

OCTOBER19 No school — COTA Day26 End of first gradingperiod

29 Beginning of secondgrading period

NOVEMBER21 No school — parent-teacher conferencestrade day


29 Parent conferences(4:30-8 p.m.)

DECEMBER24-Jan.4 No school — winter

break

JANUARY11 End of second gradingperiod

14 Professionaldevelopment day

15 Beginning of secondsemester


FEBRUARY7 Parent-teacherconferences (4:30-8 p.m.)

18 Noschool—Presidents’Day

MARCH22 Endof third gradingperiod25 No school — parentconferences trade day

26-29 No school — springbreak

29 No school — specialrecess

APRIL1 Beginning of fourthgrading period

MAY1 Parent conferences(4:30-8 p.m.)

27 Noschool—MemorialDay31 Last day for students

JUNE3 Teacher workday

3-7 Calamity day make-ups

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SOUTH CAMPUS4565 U.S. 23, Delaware740-548-0708Principal: Dale Hayes, 740-201-3210Educational hours: 7:55 a.m.-2:09p.m.

NORTH CAMPUS1610 Ohio 521, Delaware740-363-1993Principal: Mary Titus, 740-203-2201Educational hours: 7:55 a.m.-2:20 p.m.

Lunch prices:$3 (not including à la carte items)

AUGUST20 No school — professionaldevelopment

21 No school — district/buildingmeetings

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