A Message from the Superintendent

May Issue 2012-2013An Update

to the Community

As the 2012-2013 school year closes, we have a lot to be proud of. We graduated 199 seniors who will be continuing their education, serving our country or starting their careers. I want to wish all of our graduates congratulations and good luck in the future.

Our buildings and grounds staff have worked very hard throughout the year making sure that our campus is in great condition. As we go into the summer they will be waxing, painting, and cleaning to make sure when the students come back on the fi rst day of school the buildings will shine.

Th e staff has put endless hours of work in to making sure our students achieved during the school year and all their time and eff ort has paid off . Th ere have been many changes implemented over the course of the school year and I am proud of the way our students responded to the challenges that were put in front of them. As a school leader I am really pleased with the involvement of the community at diff erent functions and events in our schools. I want to thank everybody that contributed to the successes of this school year and I thank all of the stakeholders in the Maysville Local School District for their dedication to our students. With that being said we, as an administrative team, are planning for ways to improve next year.

I want to take this opportunity to thank our retiring staff members for their dedication to the Maysville Local School District. Th eir hard work and passion for the students that they worked with every day has paved the way for their future success. Enjoy the summer and let’s make the 2013-2014 school year great.

PreschoolAs the 2012-2013 school year comes to an end, we would like to say “Good Luck” to all those students going to Kindergarten next school year! For those students who will re-turn to preschool “We will see you in a few months!” We will miss each and every one of our students. We hope every child en-joys their summer break and comes back to school in the fall refreshed and ready to learn.

Maysville High School Recognized for Yearbook ExcellenceTh e Maysville High School yearbook staff has been recognized by Balfour Yearbooks with an Honorable Mention Certifi cate of Recognitionfor its outstanding contribution to scholastic jour-nalism. Th e Maysville High School yearbook is recognized in the 2013 Yearbook Yearbook. Th e yearbook advisor is Greg Waite.

“Congratulations to every school receiving Hon-orable Mention Recognition in this 27th edition of Yearbook Yearbook. I have been privileged to edit this inspiration piece for the past seven years. As yearbooks were collected and judging began, the Maysville High School 2012 yearbook was selected for Honorable Mention recognition,” Marilyn Scoggins, Yearbook Yearbook editor, said. “Th e hours you have invested will reap great divi-dends for your school community both now and for years to come. Balfour applauds your work and thanks you for preserving your school’s mem-ories.”

Yearbooks published by Balfour for the 2012

school year were evaluated in one or more of the following areas: theme development, layout de-sign, photo content, secondary packages and cover design. For their outstanding yearbook achieve-ment, Balfour honors approximately twelve per-cent of yearbook staff s with Honorable Mention recognition in Yearbook Yearbook.

“Th e competition gets tougher year aft er year. Balfour staff s are doing an outstanding job of cre-ating great, student-oriented yearbooks,” director of marketing Mike Cobb said. “Balfour proudly includes the best in Yearbook Yearbook.”

Balfour Yearbooks, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a major publisher of yearbooks nation-wide and the industry’s leader in digital technol-ogy, education and curriculum. Balfour provides training, technical support and printing services to elementary school, middle school, high school and college yearbook staff s.

First Grade Goals for the Summer!

1. Go to the library and read! (Summer Read-ing)

2. Visit the Zanesville Art Museum (Free on Th ursday)

3. Write a letter to a friend4. Take a walk in a park5. Go to Dawes for visit6. Have a spelling bee with your family7. Write a play and have your family act it out8. Learn the words to your favorite song9. Play store and count out money10. Have a picnic and help make your own lunch11. Enjoy your summer with family and friends! Mrs. Bollinger’ s class raised the most money in the

Middle School by selling bowling pins for Big Broth-ers/Big Sisters, and we got to go bowling as a reward.

National Honor SocietyTh e Induction Ceremony for the Maysville Chapter of National Honor Society was held on Th ursday May 9, 2013 in the High School Auditeria. Opening music was provided by the MHS Music Department. Vice President Erin Curry, Secretary Megan Maley, Treasurer Chase Myers, Madison Smith, and Alexis Bennett led the program for the induction of new members. NHS Advisor Barb Zirke introduced

the speaker for the aft ernoon. Kristina Payne Hawk, MHS graduate and the President-elect of the Muskingum Area Mental Health and Recov-ery Services Board, spoke on the Honor Society Principles. Erin Curry was the featured solo-ist. Principal Jason Bunting made the closing remarks. A cake and punch reception was held in the Maysville library following the ceremony.

Th e members of National Honor Society are: Alexis Bennett, Justin Bonifi eld, Shiana Book-less, Devan Castillo, Nathan Cole, Erin Curry, Cheyenne Downey, Mackenzie Folger, Blair

Foster, Chance Garvin, Zoeie Hall, Jerry Huggins, Jacob Landerman, Gracie Lowe, Megan Maley, Stephanie Monroe, Jayna Morrison, Justine Murasky, Chase Myers, Madison Smith, Mallory Spring, President Electa Th ompson, Codi Trout and Darren Tyo.

Th e new inductees were: Maria Stickrath from the Class of 2013 and Helen Darcie Davis, Shawna Lam-bert, and Kaitlin Sands from the class of 2014. Jenna Brooks, Jameson Curry, Luke Engle, Donald Tyler Finley, Samuel Law, Mariah Lewellen, Paige Morrow, Brooke Smith, and Callie Tatman were inducted from the Class of 2015. Madina Bobkhonova and Kyzy Nadyr Nurizat were inducted as Honorary Members.

Maysville EducationAssociation Awards

ScholarshipTh e Maysville Education Association presented Nathan Cole a $500 scholarship at the Academic Awards Ceremony in May. Nathan applied for the MEA Scholarship and wrote an essay about a teacher than has truly impacted his life. His es-say honored Mrs. Jackie Kaser, his 8th grade Language Arts teacher. Along with the essay, applicants must have held a GPA of 3.5 or higher, been a good citizen, had good atten-dance and plan to pursue further education. Th e MEA would like to congratulate the Class of 2013!

Kindergarteners End Year With Fun Activities!Kindergarten students are ending the year with much learning and fun activities. We invited families to school for a picnic, the weather was great and everyone had a great time! We also had fun at the carnival and got our exercise on fi eld day. Along with all of the activities, we are still learning! We learned about the life cycle of the butterfl y and the frog. We got to watch tadpoles change into frogs and caterpillars change into butterfl ies. All students were fascinated to watch nature right in our own classrooms! We hope everyone has a great summer and is ready for fi rst grade in the fall. Have a great summer!!

Moe Selected to EvaluateLaura Moe was again selected to participate in the College Board’s Annual AP Reading in Language and Composition in Louisville, KY this summer. Each June, AP teachers and college faculty members from around the world gather in the United States to evaluate and score the free-response sections of the AP Exams. Th e Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) enables willing and academically prepared students to pursue college-level studies – with the opportunity to earn college credit, advanced place-ment or both – while still in high school. Research indicates that students who score a 3 or higher on an AP Exam typically experience greater academic success in college and are more likely to earn a college degree than non-AP students.

Dust Bowl Presentation by Pauline HodgesFift h grade students at Maysville Elementary received fi rst hand knowledge about a 10 year struggle for farmers and their families that became known as the Dust Bowl. Th ey met Mrs. Pauline Hodges, retired teacher, mother, grandmother, author, and a DUST BOWL SURVI-VOR. She presented informa-tion about this historical event of perseverance and eventually prosperity. She told her story about living during the Dust Bowl, the Great Depression, and the challenges it presented.

Th e school received the Dust Bowl fi lm by Ken Burns and a hardback book “Th e Dust Bowl”.

We want to thank Muskingum Soil & Water Conservation District and Th e Longaberger Foundation for bringing Mrs. Hodges to our school.

Colton Butler had the privilege of introducing Mrs. Hodges and Hannah Ogilbee read the conclusion to end our assembly.

Peer MediatorsPeer Mediators completed a mediator pro-gram for fi ft h graders at Maysville Elemen-tary School. Mediators gained valuable ex-periences, skills, and understanding about confl ict while helping other students talk out their problems and come up with a win/win solution. Our peer mediators missed recess every eight days to be on duty in case a prob-lem arose. Being a peer mediator teaches stu-dents how to deal with confl icts in their own

life more constructively and creatively. Our fi ft h grade mediators were: Adam Armstead, Wyatt Brown, Cheyenne Burns, Colton Butler, Landon Donley, Ryleigh Graves, Jett Hill, Austin Hoagland, Haylee Huff man, Taylee Krouskoupf, Sarah Lovingshimer, Cody Moody, Lauren Pickrell, Cameron Robinson, Kalli Sidwell, Jake Swingle, Autumn Twyman, and Paige Webb.

Students were rewarded for their dedication to the program with lunch at Dairy Queen.

Maysville Elementary plans on continuing this program next year. Mrs. Beth Moore (Student Service Specialist) and Mrs. Jacolenne (Fift h grade teacher) were in charge of the program.

Alumni Associations Team Up to “Pay It Forward” Th rough Scholarships

For the fourth consecutive year the Maysville and South Zanesville Alumni Associations have joined together to provide college scholarships for Maysville seniors. Six $500 scholarships were awarded to Maysville High School seniors at the annual Awards Night on May 9th.

Nineteen applications were received this year and the selection committee spent several hours making the very diffi cult decision. Th e applicants were a group of dedicated, active and intelligent students. Many of their comments on the appli-cations inspired and moved the selection commit-tee. We oft en worry about the heroes that young people choose in today’s society, but these stu-dents have a keen sense of who the real heroes in their lives are: a coach who inspires them to achieve a goal they didn’t think possible, a parent who teaches by example, a teacher who inspires them to do their best. When asked about a person who had an infl uence in their life one applicant responded “what I admire most about her is her compassion for others. Since meeting her I have been infl uenced to follow my passions in life, while still providing care and empathy for others.”

Th e average GPA of the scholarship recipients was 3.88 and an average ACT score of 26. Th ese are impressive statistics as all have taken college class-es simultaneously with their high school course-work. Many have worked, all have volunteered and been active in a variety of clubs and sports including track, volleyball, basketball, language clubs, National Honor Society, Art Club, SADD, Key Club, Ski Club, and 4-H. Many are active in their church communities and all are community minded. Th ey have volunteered for Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Th e Muskingum County Library Sys-tem, Christ’s Table, PowerHouse and a variety of other community service projects and organiza-tions. A reference for one of the recipients noted these qualities about her community service work, “She is an intelligent, well-spoken, and pleasant young woman. She is also responsible and trust-worthy, and takes her role of leading this group

very seriously.”

During the annual Awards Night the following students were awarded scholarships from the South Zanesville Alumni: Nathan Cole (Baldwin Wallace University) and Megan Maley (Zane State College). Maysville Alumni scholarship recipients are Aaron Harper (University of Central Flori-da or Th e Ohio State University), Gracie Lowe (Muskingum University), Justine Murasky (Co-lumbus College of Art and Design) and Madison Smith (West Virginia University).

Th ese scholarships are made possible by the overwhelming support of the Maysville/South Zanesville Community. Th is support enables your alumni associations to help the recipients achieve dreams that infl uence and inspire others to follow their passion.”

If you are interested in becoming involved or learning more about the Alumni Associations visit the Maysville Alumni Association Facebook page or contact Nancy Ragias: nragias@colum-bus.rr.com

Computer Wisdom from Kindergarten and 1st Grade Students...KINDERGARTEN -- WHAT IS A COMPUTER VIRUS?

• When it gets a cold and fever. • When your computer is sick.• When it won’t work.• When it don’t work and it spreads to other computers.• When it metamorphosis. ?????• When you click something and it doesn’t go to the right thing.• When you leave it on.• When something pops up and you click on it.• When you be sick and you touch your computer it will give it the fl u.• Spread to other computers just keeps going on and on to other computers and they stay that way and then

it just goes away. • If your computer gets a virus and another computer is next to it, it can get it too.• When your computer coughs. (When questioning this one, I asked how many have heard a computer

cough and about 5 students raised their hand, this lead into a discussion, of course!)

WRITINGS FROM FIRST GRADER’S VIEW OF INTERNET SAFETY!• I learned to not give inebute (anybody) my founnuper (phone number).• I lrd a bout to be safe with your cpodr.• I lrnd about that fi ltring soft ware is anportin because when you get on websits they

be bad.• What I learned about internet safety is to not click on anything you don’t know about.• We block aor stof so othr pepoll don’t git on that’s wots I lrn.• Mi favrit thing of indrnet is to not giv yor password to pepol that you dotno no.• Th e viris can make the ckumpootr sick.• I lrnd abut to not git on deskting (disgusting) pichtrs.

Fift h grade teachers had their students develop careers that they might be interested in doing later on in life. Each child created a portfolio on paper, and then were given the opportunity to draw their career on the sidewalk of the elementary building. 164 students were assigned a sidewalk section and drew very creative pictures that depicted their dream job as an adult. Each student was given a half hour to complete the drawing, and then a panel of fi ve judges voted on the best career drawing from each of the seven fi ft h grade classes. An assembly in the aft ernoon rewarded each winner with a bag of goodies and certifi cates to McDonald’s for a 4 piece chick-en nugget din-ner. All partic-ipants received a coupon from McDonald’s for apple dippers.

Career on the Sidewalk

“Sweet Rewards Club”Students in Mrs. Stottsberry’s class looked forward to the monthly “Sweet Rewards Club.” It was a bak-ing club to reward students for attendance, good behavior, and eff ort on both formative (practice) and summative (tests) work. On baking days students helped to measure and mix the ingredients, pour in the correct amount of batter, and then ice their own baked good. Some months we baked cupcakes and others we made doughnuts. YUM! YUM!

Musical Panthers Orff EnsembleTh e gym was alive with the sounds of music on Success Night this year at Maysville Elementary. Th e Musical Panthers Orff Ensemble performed 4 pieces for the crowd. Th e group performed on xylo-phones, glockenspiels, metallophones, recorders, drums, and other various pitched and unpitched in-struments – and there was movement! Th e ensemble was created to be enrichment for students who showed a talent and interest in music. It is an extension of the activities in the general music classroom.

Mrs. Davidson and Mrs. Sell-ers chose students in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade who showed a passion for music to participate in our fi rst ensemble. Th e mem-bers were Avery Brown, Marlee Lawson, Brooklyn Ponish, Me-gan Ross, Owen Bell, Elizabeth Dickerson, Connor Haga, Chloe Hittle, Kristen Odlivak, Matthew Combs, Lynnea Crock, Allison Goschke, Jack Murphy, Alyssa Northrup, Kendra Roberts, Mya

Tracy, Sydni Wilson, Lanie Bainter, Jett Hill, Branden Hoagland, Austin Hoagland, Hannah Ogilbee, Cameron Robinson and Anthony Th eisen. Th ey did an awesome job! Hopefully, this is the beginning of a new tradition at Maysville.

Students Apply Math Skills

Yell and

Tell

Mrs. Dixon’s class took their fi nal trip of the year in May. We have been working on our math skills, giving the correct amount of money for a purchase and making change. We ate lunch at Bob Evans and the students paid their own bill. Th e Bob Evans staff was impressed by their good behavior and manners.

On Th ursday, May 17th, students at Maysville Elementary were treated to a special guest! Jean Davidson of the program Yell and Tell came to speak to students in grades K-2.

Th e Yell and Tell program has been developed by Jean Davidson. She is the granddaughter of Walter Davidson, one of the four found-ers and the fi rst president of Harley-David-son. Her father, Gordon Davidson, was Vice President of Manufacturing. Jean chose not to work at the family company but to dedicate her life to teaching children. She has devel-oped educational curriculum for all levels of teaching at both the state and local levels. Jean has written four books featuring personal sto-ries of the Harley and the Davidson families. Her travels take her both nationally and in-ternationally to such events as educational conferences, motorcycle events, and crime prevention conventions.

Recently Jean’s 4 year old grandson, Ryder, died in an accident that could have been pre-vented if the child standing nearby would have known how to react. Because of this and learning of similar losses, Jean has developed a program called “Yell and Tell.”

(Above L-R) Julie Brown (Fink’s Harley Davidson), Jean Davidson & Squawk (Yell & Tell) and Tashia Fink (Fink’s Harley Davidson). Jean Davidson recently spoke to students at Maysville Elementary about “Yell and Tell”. Th e program teaches children how to take action in dangerous situations. Finks Harley Davidson sponsored the event.

Th e Davidson Yell and Tell Foundation, Inc. is a 501c(3)* charitable foundation set up to teach young children what to do when they observe a dangerous situation. Many times this child will run away or be quiet because he/she doesn’t want to get into trouble or be called a tattletale. Sometimes the child is so afraid, he/she is too scared to do anything. Th e Yell and Tell program teaches children how to take action and be a hero. Some of the most dangerous situations that this program will cover are: POOLS, RIVERS/LAKES, FIRE, POISON, GUNS, CHILD ENTICE-MENT AND BULLYING.

Maysville Youth Football Camp

Camp will be run by Maysville Varsity Coaching staff & Players

Who: Grades 1ST – 8TH (Two sessions)

Where: Maysville Football Field

When: July 22nd -24th

Time: 8:00 – 10:00 (7th – 8th) 10:30 -12:00 (1ST – 6TH)

(Registration starts @ 7:30 am for Jr. High and 10:00 Elem.) Cost: $40 *Make checks payable to

Maysville Athletic Boosters *Any questions please contact Craig Clarke (740) 294-0047

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Name _____________________ Grade ___ (Fall 2013) T-shirt size: YM YL S M L XL **Circle One**

Parent/Guardian’s Name Phone Number

Emergency Number Name (Emergency contact name) The Maysville Athletic Department and Football staff is not responsible for any injury that may occur during the camp. My son has permission to attend the 2013 Maysville Football Camp.

Parent/Guardian signature

MES Character Cup Champions 2012-2013Recently students traveled to Sunrise Bowl and Strikes as a reward for winning their divisions Character Cup. In Division I, grade 3 took the title with a total of 62 points for the year, edging out grade 5 by two points and grade 4 by four points in a very close race. In the Division II race, grade 1 totaled 72 points for the year to win the title comfortably over both grade 2 and grade K.

Each year grade levels compete against each other in the Character Cup. Th e Character Cup is made up of diff erent category’s (Attendance, Offi ce Referrals, Character Cards, “Golden Broom Award”, Community Service and the Character section on the grade cards.) Aft er each grading period, each grade level is ranked and given points for their eff orts in those categories.

At the end of the year the grade level in their division with the high-est points receive a free fi eld trip and their grade level name engraved on the Cup. Th e Character Cup is made up of two Divisions, K-2 and 3-5.

Each division has their own Cup that is displayed in the schools trophy case.

GRACIAS! Th ank you once again to the Maysville Ele-mentary staff for host-ing several of the HS Spanish students in their classrooms this year. Kyauna Bailey, Mallory Spring, Rea-gan Wasileski and Riley Perone spent several of their lunch periods preparing and teaching lessons to kindergarteners and fi rst graders. Th ey taught numbers, colors, and animals this year in Mrs. Vaughn’s, Mrs. Meridith’s and Mrs. Maransky’s rooms as well as reading in the library in Spanish for the lucky classes who had Specials between 12:00 and 1:00! Kyauna also used some of her service learning time to teach Spanish to Mrs. Moore’s kindergarteners! Th e high school students felt they gained real world experiences such as responsibility, leadership, patience, and communication skills as a result of this op-portunity. Reagan and Riley are looking forward to teaching at the Elementary again next year as well!

June 8 Market Day ESJune 13 Board of Education 7:30

MM Maysville Administrative Center - 3715 Panther Drive - Zanesville, OH 43701

July 11 Board of Education 7:30

August 8 Board of Education 7:30August 21 First Day for Students

Mrs. Watson will be holding a theater kiddie camp for ages 5-11 July 8th, 9th and 10th from 9 A.M to 2 P.M. Th is is a free camp that teaches drama basics, like vocabulary, costuming, makeup, movement and improvisation fun. Th is will be held at the Maysville High School Cafetorium. Students bring a bag lunch and snacks. Contact bwatson@laca.org with questions.

Maysville’s SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) members have been concerned with the amount of texting and driving they have seen late-ly. To end the year they wanted to spread the word about the dangers of this reckless behavior. SADD members shared a video with fellow students dur-ing experience classes that showed the conse-quences that some families have had to face due to texting and driving. To end the day, SADD mem-bers passed out car air fresheners and anti-texting and driving thumb rings to serve as reminders to student drivers to stop texting and driving. Please remember that your life and the lives of others are more important than any text message. It can wait!!

It can wait!!