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A LookAhead

A LookAhead

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EDUCATION • HEALTH CARE

February 23, 2013Section 4

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Construction is wellunder way for an expansionto Upper Valley MedicalCenter’s physician officebuilding adjacent to thehospital’s west side.

The 40,000-square-footaddition, slated for comple-tion at the end of this year,will create much needed on-site physician practicespace, an enhanced envi-ronment for UVMC’s sleeplab and expanded space forclinical education activitiesand hospital informationtechnology.

Work on the $8 million

project building waslaunched last year and isslated for completion in thefall.

“Despite a winter thathas brought roller coastertemperatures from 10 to 65degrees and accompanyingsnow and rain, the projectremains on schedule,” saidJim Hurak, UVMC vicepresident.

The new first and sec-ond floor will be very simi-lar to current physicianoffice space and will beoccupied by specialty physi-cians such as the UVMCgeneral and orthopedic sur-geons and other currentand future practices,Hurak said

“This space createsgreater efficiencies forphysicians who practice on-site at the hospital,” saidTom Parker, UVMC presi-dent and CEO. “It providesvaluable opportunities forus to recruit and retainhighly qualified medicalpractitioners in importantmedical specialties, whichhelps us to best serve ourcommunity.”

The lower level of thenew building will be a newhome to the UVMC SleepLab, which is being relocat-

ed from another buildingon the UVMC campus.

“The new space will pro-vide a degree of privacyand quiet which is valuableto the sleep lab process,”Parker said. “It gave us theopportunity to fully designthe space with the patientin mind, combining tech-nology and the comforts ofhome for a good sleep studyto occur.”

Thanks to the generosi-ty of the UVMCFoundation, the lower levelalso will include a newUVMC Center for ClinicalExcellence featuring astate-of-the art patientsimulation area forenhanced education andtraining.

Patient simulation pro-vides unique opportunitiesto teach and learn thatchallenges caregivers tocritically think and processinformation in a settingclosely resembling the realpatient scenario, said KayRickey, UVMC director ofnursing excellence.

Improved learning andthe ability to then applythe information in thepatient care area results inbetter patient outcomes,she noted.

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UVMC to expand in 2013

PROVIDED PHOTOAn artist’s rendering of the physician office building addition lobby designed forease of access and healing environment.

40,000-square-foot addition expectedto be done by the end of this year

This space … providesvaluable opportunities for us

to recruit and retain highly qualifiedmedical practitioners in importantmedical specialties, which helps us to

best serve our community.— Tom Parker, UVMC president

and CEO

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BY KAREN MAYERSuperintendent of Riverside

The Miami CountyBoard of MentalRetardation andDevelopmental Disabilities,known as Riverside ofMiami County to most resi-dents, administers a menuof programs designed to

meet the needs of morethan 900 people who live inMiami County and areboard-eligible for our serv-ices.

These services are deliv-ered in a variety of set-tings, which includeRiverside’s Troy-SidneyRoad and Foss Way facili-ties, out in the community

or in the home. Our goal isconsistent with our mission“to empower children andadults with developmentaldisabilities to live, workand play as full members ofthe Miami County commu-nity.” In this regard, wehave developed a person-centered approach to assistour consumers and families

in receiving needed servic-es and supports, but thecurrent economic situationoffers significant chal-lenges.

Over the 60-plus yearsof our operation, Riversidehas undergone manychanges in programming.Riverside no longer pro-vides education services toschool-age children, but isserving more childrentoday than at the height ofthe school program.Riverside’s EarlyIntervention programserves more than 125 chil-dren birth from throughthe age of two, helpingthem to eliminate or reducedevelopmental delays. Therecreation and SpecialOlympics programs areimportant not only foradult consumers, but forschool age participants forafter school and weekendactivities.

The world of work alsohas changed dramaticallywith a shift in focus fromsheltered workshops to pro-duction facilities and com-munity employment. RTIndustries now is a trueproduction facility offeringemployment to people withdevelopmental disabilities,and Riverside’s communityemployment program offerssupports to consumers whowish to work in the com-munity. The governor hasdeclared an employment-first initiative that focuseson assisting more con-sumers to work in the com-munity. We will participatein this effort with a greaterfocus on communityemployment and look toour community to welcomepeople with developmentaldisabilities into the regularworkforce.

Residential services for

more than 300 people withdevelopmental disabilitiesalso are the responsibilityof Riverside. These residen-tial supports allow individ-uals to help create a life oftheir choice here in theircommunity instead of liv-ing in a large institutionsomewhere else.

“Over our years of opera-tion, our program philoso-phy has changed from beingthe ‘pilot’ of a consumer’slife to being the ‘navigator,’helping the person to reachhis or her goals and desiresin life. What hasn’t changedis our focus on the peoplewe serve. Helping them tolive the lives they want asfull members of the MiamiCounty community is whichthey lives remains our goal,“ said Karen Mayer,Superintendent ofRiverside. “We look forwardto a year in which we con-tinue to provide quality

services to Miami Countyresidents with developmen-tal disabilities.

“We encourage otherMiami County residents tolearn more about our pro-grams and the ways inwhich people with develop-mental disabilities can beintegrated into our commu-nity. The best way to do thisis to take a tour. ContactTerry Naas or DeniseKenworthy at 339-8313 toschedule a tour. ACommunity ConnectionsOver Coffee Tour only takesan hour and helps explainin further detail the servic-es that are provided byRiverside. The most fre-quent comment we hearfrom visitors is that theyjust didn’t know about allthe services we provide.Become one of those in theknow and help us to spreadinformation about our mis-sion in Miami County.”

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BY ERIC HERMANTroy City SchoolsSuperintendent

Troy City Schools con-tinue to perform well aca-demically, achieving thestate rating of “Excellent”with our performanceindex of 102. We againearned 26 out of 26 stateindicators. Our staff andstudents continue to workhard to maintain our goodsuccess.

Five of our elementarybuildings were also named“Excellent,” with ConcordElementary School havingthe highest performanceindex of 108.3. A specialrecognition goes out toForest Elementary Schoolfor being rated “Excellentwith Distinction” as well as

being named a “Hall ofFame School.” Forest wasone of only four schoolsnamed in the entire stateas a “Hall of Fame School.”

Forest ElementarySchool’s staff and studentsare extremely focused ontheir students learning,allowing “no excuses” forlack of effort and academicsuccess.

Troy City Schools arethe largest school districtin the county with 4,440students and 500 employ-ees. Even with the highnumber of students, ourschools were able to main-tain a 96 percent atten-dance rate for the year.

Recent results also showan increase in SAT scoreswith Troy City Schools hav-ing the highest average of

schools in Montgomery andMiami County with a scoreof 1,186.

Our ELL Department(English LanguageLearners) and studentswere able to meet all statemeasurable AchievementObjectives for LimitedEnglish Proficient stu-dents. This is an extremelyincredible task due to thehigh number of studentsspeaking several differentlanguages in Troy Cityschools.

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTINITIATIVES

We are finishing ourthird year in the Race tothe Top education initia-tive. The major drive forour third year has been inthe transition to the newCommon Core Standardsthat take effect in 2014-15.

Our teachers have beenworking hard all schoolyear on the new curriculumtransition, which covers allgrades (K-12). We also areworking on the state-man-dated new evaluation sys-tem for teachers andadministrators. We plan tounfold our new evaluationsystem next year in the2013-2014 school year.

TECHNOLOGYWe continue to improve

the technology available toour students. All of ourbuildings continue toreceive upgrades of their“wireless systems” as wellas other various equip-ment. Right now across thedistrict we have:

• More than 360 iPads;• More than 250 LCD

Projects with several AppleTV’s;

• More than 200Smartboards;

• More than 1330Desktop Computers; and

More than 195Netbooks.

Technology is integral toour new state mandatedtesting, as all testing willbe online instead of the tra-ditional paper and penciltests of old. It has become apowerful tool that is usedby our teachers to reach adiverse population of learn-ers. Students and staff usetechnology daily through-out their classes.

BEYOND THECLASSROOM

Our students work hardto excel outside the class-room. We have a strongcommunity that supportsour students in their manyendeavors.

Our band continues togrow and to excel. It com-peted in the State Finalsfor the 33rd year, where itreceived a “Superior “rat-ing.

One of the most amaz-ing clubs we have added isa group of young students,third grade through eighthgrade, called Pop Rocks.They are an exciting hard-working group of studentswho perform a jump ropeshow at many local andstate events.

As always, we areblessed to have high-quali-ty students and familieshere in Troy. One outstand-

ing example would beKeenan Kinnel, who wasrecently awarded the honorof being the top middleschool male student in thestate. Keenen is an out-standing example of thestudents of Troy.

THE FUTUREThe district realizes the

financial world we live in.As with most districts,funding is our biggest con-cern.

The district’s free andreduced percentageremains at 43 percent,even through unemploy-ment levels drop. Over thelast two and a half years,we have reduced more than$15 million from futureexpenditures by not replac-ing staff when possible,employee severance buy-out programs and a districtwage freeze, as well asother cost cutting meas-ures. A significant percent-age of our expenses go toinstruction, as it should be.

Our schools are a goodvalue. We have madenumerous reductions tolive within our meanswhile protecting the quali-ty of education that ourstudents are receiving. Ourhope for the future is thatthe economic conditionswill continue to improveand the State will devise abetter funding system. Westrive to live within ourmeans unsure of what thefuture may bring.

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BY JENNIFER RUNYONFor Civitas Media

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For Piqua City Schools, highlights of2013 include pursuing the goals of theircollege and career readiness program forgrades K-12, continued duel enrollment atthe high school and of course, the buildingproject.The district plans to start construction

on the first two of their three new build-ings this spring. These include the two pri-mary buildings located on the sites thatnow hold Springcreek Primary School andWashington Intermediate School.The buildings will be identical and will

cost $15.5 million each. There will beapproximately 600 students in each build-ing with each being 71,005 square feet.Students at the current Springcreek

school will remain there while construc-tion is being done on the new school.However, the beginning of constructionwill bring big changes for the staff andstudents at the current WashingtonIntermediate School. Because this lot issmaller than the Springcreek lot, theWashington building will need to bedemolished. “Demolishing the buildingwould allow the new building to be cen-tered well,” Superintendent Rick Hanessaid adding that the placement is impor-tant to separate car and bus traffic, toallow for optimum playground space andto “keep a good relationship with ourneighbors.” Because the building will berazed, current Washington students willhave classes next school year in modularclassrooms, which will be placed at HighStreet Primary School during construc-tion.“It (putting the modulars at High

Street) seems to be what would have theleast impact and be best for students,”Hanes said, adding that bus transporta-tion would need to change little, if at all,and the situation would be best for fami-lies with primary and intermediate agedchildren. Financially, the addition of mod-ular classrooms will be co-funded with theOSFC.Construction on the intermediate build-

ing will soon follow the start at the pri-mary buildings. This building will be locat-ed on the former Piqua Memorial site and

will take the place of the district’s threeschools used for those grades currently. Itwill be called Piqua Central IntermediateSchool and has a projected enrollment of859 students. The building will be 105,579square feet and will cost $22.1 million.Although Piqua High School won’t be

getting a new building, they are gettingnew classes. At the district’s Januaryboard of education meeting, Principal TonyLyons shared additions made to theschool’s program of studies. PHS teachershave created the following classes thatwill be available next school year: the his-tory of rock and roll, research methods,service learning, chemistry III and AP cal-culus BC.Again next year, students will be able

to take duel enrollment classes with OhioNorthern University. Next year the schoolwill have eight, possibly nine, duel-enroll-ment classes. New duel enrollment classesfor next year are: art, STEM intro to engi-neering, government, international rela-tions, athletic training and college algebra.Lyons is particularly excited about the col-lege algebra course.“This is unique and interesting because

it will be for some of our younger studentscoming in,” Lyons said adding that mostduel enrollment classes are for upperclassman.Duel enrollment classes are taught at

Piqua High School by PHS teachers.Through these classes, students get creditat both Piqua High School and OhioNorthern University. These credits can betransferred if the student attends a differ-ent post secondary school.“They could have at least a semester

possibly two of college in before they grad-uate high school,” Lyons said.He added that the credit hour cost at

ONU is near $1,000. Piqua High School ispaying $64. Students get to take the class-es for free.

STAFF FILE PHOTO/MIKE ULLERYPiqua Schools

Will offer new coursesin coming school year

BY JENNIFER RUNYONFor Civitas Media

COVINGTON — Thefuture of CovingtonExempted Village SchoolDistrict is both bright anduncertain at the sametime.

Voters in the districtwill see a levy on the Mayballot for a .25 percentincome tax and a propertytax of 3.89 mills to fund abuilding project. The proj-ect will consist of a newkindergarten to eighthgrade building adjacent toCovington High Schoolalong with renovations toCHS. The buildings willoperate as one campus.This project will be co-funded with the OhioSchool FacilitiesCommission. The state willpay 58 percent, or nearly

$10 million. The levy onthe May ballot will fundthe local share 42 percent,or about $9 million.

“This is a giant step forour district. It’s the biggeststep you’ll take as a board.It’s the biggest step I’lltake as superintendent,”said David Larson, superin-tendent.

District leaders feel theproject is needed due to thebuildings’ ages and struc-tural problems. CovingtonElementary School wasbuilt in the 1950s, the mid-dle school in the ’30s andthe high school in the ’70s.An attempt to replacethese facilities was made in2010, when a levy wasplaced on the ballot to fundthe local share of a build-ing project with the OSFC.The levy, which was onlyon the ballot once, failed by a vote of 473 ‘yes’ votes to

836 ‘no’ votes. The moneywould have been used for anew pre-kindergarten to12th grade building withmany locally funded initia-tives.

A Facilities PlanningCommittee has been meet-ing to determine why thelevy failed and what wouldbe a better fit for both thedistrict and the community.The FPC made the recom-mendation for a new

kindergarten to eighthgrade building adjacent toCovington High Schoolalong with renovations toCHS. They also determinedthat doing both a propertytax and an income taxwould be the best way tofund the project. Currently,the district is seeking toeducate the public aboutthe project and the dis-trict’s need.

While much work isfocusing on the building

project, many other itemsare happening in Covingtonschools.

The Covington FraternalOrder of the Eagles gavethe district a grant todevelop a character educa-tion program for the ele-mentary and middleschools. With the grant, acharacter education teammade up of individualsfrom both schools willreceive off site training tobring back to their build-ings. According to Larson,the program will focus onproviding students withtools to resolve conflict, pre-vent bullying and othertypes of aggressive behav-ior and create positivechange in the schools.

Destination Imaginationis a bright spot forCovington ElementarySchool as well. In the past,the school has had only afew students participate;however, this year there are

four full teams.“This is a great extracur-

ricular opportunity for ourstudents to challenge them-selves academically andintellectually as well asbuild positive leadershipand collaborative skills,”Larson said.

Also, Covington is put-ting much effort into meet-ing the many state man-dates that hit schools lastyear and have hugeimpacts on public educa-tion. Covington has a com-mittee working on a newteacher evaluation plan.Also, the district is workingwith the Miami CountyEducational Service Centerto provide training for thetransition to the new aca-demic standards. And, lead-ers are working with par-ents of elementary studentsto fully understand anddevelop a program thatcomplies with the ThirdGrade Reading Guarantee.

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Covington to put levy on May ballotFunds to build new K-8building, renovate CHS

STAFF PHOTO/MIKE ULLERYCovington Elementary School principal Rick Fry checks in with a kindergarten class as they work on a project.

BY LARRY SMITHBethel Local Schools

Superintendent

BRANDT —One high-light for the Bethel LocalSchool District was the suc-cessful passage in August2012 of a 2-mill permanentimprovement renewal levyand passage of a 7-milloperating replacement levy.The Bethel community’ssupport on these veryimportant levies hasallowed our district to con-tinue providing an excellenteducation for our students.

At the Bethel JuniorHigh and High School,some highlights of this pastyear were:

• Summer Schooloptions via AdvancedAcademics (none offered inthe past)

• Flexibility Creditoptions via AdvancedAcademics: foreign lan-guage options mostly …also social studies

• Added AdvancedPlacement calculus

• Added AdvancedPlacement English litera-ture and composition

• Added AdvancedPlacement United Stateshistory

• Dual Enrollment viaUrbana University — weoffer Dual Enrollment gov-ernment, U.S. history andcalculus.

• Bethel Local SchoolDistrict named to the APHonor Roll of districts forproviding students withmultiple AP opportunities.

• Bethel Locals Schoolsis one of only three districtsin Miami County that hadall buildings/levels withinthe district receive an A-rating, achieved an IndexRating of more than 100and met the Value Addedexpectation level on theODE State Report Card for2011-2012

At Bethel Elementary,the accomplishments of thispast year include:

• Using the AcceleratedReading program, the stu-dents at Bethel Elementaryhave a five year average ofgaining over 21,000 pointseach year by reading booksand passing comprehensiontests.

• The elementary levelhas a choir at fourth grade,fifth grade and sixth gradelevels as a core of the musicexcellence that continuesinto the junior high/highschool level for the district.

• The Bethel LocalSchools PTO is a strongand valued supporter of theschool district and all thestudents with a high partic-ipation of parents in ourschools on a weekly basis.

• A self-contained giftedprogram exists for studentsin grades 3-6 who qualifyin the superior cognitivearea.

• Student academicprogress and growth is keptthrough various assess-ments that include NWEAtesting, short cycle assess-ments, Otis-Lennon,DIBELS, DRA and StudyIsland.

Technology in the schoolsBethel Local Schools has

continued to incorporatetechnology in to classroom.Over the past two yearsmany Bethel teachers haveutilized more technologyinto their classrooms byusing SMART Boards,iPads and computer pro-grams and assessmenttools.

The Bethel Board ofEducation and administra-tion continues to monitordistrict student growth pat-terns and school facilityneeds.

Efforts over this pastyear focus on updating thedistrict facilities while alsoconsidering best alterna-tives for energy savings,expanding our academicareas and programs andimproving technology in theclassroom.

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BY LAURA WILLISCivitas Media

PIQUA — PrincipalJoshua Bornhorst wantsto thank the communityfor the outstanding wel-come he has received atPiqua Catholic during hisfirst year in the position.“I am so pleased,” he

said. “It has been likenothing before.”The 2012-2013 school

year brings many intro-ductions to the school,including a more conven-ient grading program, thelaunching of an accelerat-ed reading project and anew math curriculum.And they’re all going well,Bornhorst said.“Our new online grad-

ing gives students andparents the ability see thegrades from home,”Bornhorst said. “It is

going over very well.”Parents who see their

students’ reading gradesat or above 95 percentwill find that their childhas a new opportunity tobe involved in an acceler-ated reading project,called “Beyond the Book.”The Beyond the Book

program launched at thebeginning of third quarterat Piqua Catholic.“The idea is exactly

what it sounds like, it

goes beyond the book,”Bornhorst said. “Studentshave the opportunity todo something outside ofthe normal. They gain adeeper interest of the sub-ject while completing aproject.”Piqua Catholic stu-

dents already have com-pleted a semester of thenew math curriculum,“Go Math!” The program,which meets the core cur-riculum standards, allows

students to experiencemathematics in a newway.Bornhorst explained

that previous math cur-riculums were more tradi-tional and basically told astudent the proper formatin which to complete amath problem. Go Math!invites students to try dif-ferent ways of solving aproblem. The studentsthen have the opportunityto pick which methodworks for them individu-ally.“It’s given a new

approach,” Bornhorstsaid, “which has beenaccepted by the communi-ty.”Students also have

learned another newapproach that will be hit-ting the school this com-ing fall, Bornhorst said.“After 26 years of being

Piqua Catholic, studentsare going to be in onebuilding,” Bornhorst said.All students in grades

K-8 will begin to meet atthe North Street Campusfor the 2013-2014 schoolyear. The school is work-ing on opening a pre-school at the DowningStreet Campus.Big things are happen-

ing at Piqua Catholic, butBornhorst is excited tohave the opportunity tobe a part of them.“Thank you to every-

one,” he said. “Piqua is agreat community andeveryone is so support-ive.”

BY DR. JOHNKRONOUR

Superintendent ofTipp City Schools

TIPP CITY — The TippCity Exempted VillageSchools continues to be anexcellent school district forthe seventh year in a rowand nine years out ofeleven.Like most districts in

Ohio, Tipp City Schoolscontinue to deal withfinancial needs and levycampaigns. Unfortunately,the August levy wasdefeated, which makesTipp City Schools’ missionin education more difficultthan in past years. Thedistrict will have a levy onthe May ballot for 4.93mill and for four years.

While it may seem tosome that all we do isfocus on levies, the dis-trict has managed toaccomplish a great deal.To name just a few:• Kicked off the House

Bill 264 Project and it’snearly completed.• Reconfigured the ele-

mentary schools and it’ssuccessful.• Hired a new high

school principal – Mrs.Belinda Banks• Hired a new head

basketball coach – Mr.Marcus Bixler• Implemented DASL

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STAFF FILE PHOTO/MIKE ULLERYStudents carrying flags gather around the PiquaCatholic School North Street campus flag which is fly-ing at half-staff on Tuesday during a ceremony com-memorating the 11th anniversary of September 11,2001 terror attacks against America.

New gradingsystem, mathcurriculumamong thechanges atPiqua Catholic

BY LAURA WILLISFor Civitas Media

BRADFORD —Students and staff are con-tinuing to climb the ladderat Bradford, as they takepart in the benefits of the“Race to the Top” initiative.

“We are continuallypreparing for all the newtests that are coming out,”said P.J. Burgett, BradfordJunior High and HighSchool Principal.

Bradford is one of theOhio districts that receiveda grant to help fund ideasand programs that willhelp to “improve the over-all quality of education forthe students,” Burgett said.

The district has begunby setting new standardsin the classroom.

Burgett explained thatstudents have comeresponsible for their ownlearning. In fact, come the2014-2015 school year,Ohio’s students will findthe tests to replacing theOhio Graduate Tests andOhio AcademicAssessments to be moredifficult.

“There is a higher levelof expectation. We’ve donea pretty good job of rollingthe process in pieces, andmany students are gettingto know their talents,”Burgett said.

One of the pieces thathelps the students is thelearning targets, saidSuperintendent DavidWarvel.

“The students are ableto tell you each day whattheir learning target is,”Warvel said. “They knowthe expectations and thegoals.”

The 2014-2015 tests willbe online, changing fromthe traditional paper andpencil tests of the past.

“Our technology coordi-nator is working to makesure kids have the bestequipped with,” Warvel

said. “As the new test isonline, we are workingwith the idea that studentsare having those capabili-ties.”

Burgett is looking for-ward to the changes.

“Change is alwaysexciting. There are a lot ofchanges coming right nowto education. Studentsneed to be taught and putin the best situations toperform well,” Burgettsaid.

The end of the fallsemester brought theresult of another change inBradford’s school calendar.The district chose to startthe school year early in2012 to allow for studentsto complete exams beforethe holidays.

“With the exception of asnow day, it went well,”Burgett said. “For the mostpart, the students got tostart the semester fresh.There wasn’t a lostamount of time that wasspent reviewing info thatwasn’t retained.”

The principal notedthat the early start to theschool year was a changethat both the staff andstudents appreciated.

“A lot of good going onhere a far as working withour education and coachesto make everything worksas smoothly as possible,”Warvel said.

Athletics at Bradfordhave continually beenbuilding spirit throughoutthe district and the com-munity.

“Football made theplayoffs this year, for thefirst time in a long time.That was very exciting forthe community and theschool.

Bradford also addednew head basketballcoaches for the 2012-2013season.

“Athletics are absolute-ly boosting school spirit,there’s a lot of energy

going around,” Burgettsaid.

Energy also is shownthroughout student-ledservice projects atBradford. The B Crew, astudent outreach group, isa new extracurricular atthe high school.

One of the favorite proj-ects this last year was afood drive. Rather thantrick or treating for candy,B Crew students and thestudent council went out tocollect canned food for thecommunity. They were ableto collect two truckloads offood to donate to area foodbanks.

“Our students this yearhave done a great job withcoming up with serviceactivities. We’re reallyproud of what our kids aredoing,” Burgett said.

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Bradford football coach Curtis Enis, left, led his team to the playoffs last fall.

BY VIRGINIA RAMMELMilton-Union

Superintendent

The vision of “EveryStudent, Every Day” con-tinues to shape activity atMilton-Union. The board ofeducation and the dedicat-ed staff remain focused onproviding its students avibrant, safe and educa-tional place in which tolearn. Inside its technologi-cally-advanced facilities,students thrive.Academic progress:Even though the dis-

trict and each of the threebuildings earned an“Excellent” rating the lasttwo years, Milton-Union isforging ahead to betterequip its students for theirfuture through rigorouscoursework and morefocused staff development.Teachers continue to study

the new common core stan-dards which become opera-tional in ‘14-‘15.Incorporated in the stan-dards are higher expecta-tions for interdisciplinaryproblem-solving, coupledwith requirements formore writing and technolo-gy. New state assessmentswill be written to alignwith the standards. Twonew courses – Science,Technology, Engineering,Math (STEM) and Robotics- were added this year atthe high school and middleschool levels. Both coursesallow students to experi-ence the world of structur-al design and program-ming. In addition, highschool students have mul-tiple options to earn cred-its by combining tradition-al classes with on-line anddual enrollment course-work.

An all-day, every-daykindergarten programreinforces the value ofearly learning and enter-ing school ready to learn.Helping to ready studentsfor their school experienceis the Council on RuralServices; it offers two ses-sions of on-site Head Start.Head Start is a preschoolprogram for childrenbetween three and fiveyears of age. Both pro-grams give youngstersmore time to develop theskills necessary for futureschool success.Extra-curricular and co-

curricular opportunitiesappeal to many of our stu-dents. The Milton-Union“Band of Pride” continuedits tradition of excellenceat the fall marching bandstate competition.Students also participatein the “Center Stage” show

choir and entertain audi-ences at the spring musi-cal. MATHCOUNTS is anafter-school math programfor middle school studentsdesigned to enhance theirproblem-solving skills.Athletic teams give stu-dents another arena toshowcase their skills.Milton-Union athletes gar-nered three SWBL leaguetitles this past fall – ten-nis, boys’ cross country andfootball. Qualifying for thestate playoffs in five of thelast eight years, Milton-Union played in theregional finals falling tothe state champions,Clinton-Massie. Buildingits FutureThe opening of our new

217,000 sq. ft. K-12 com-plex was celebrated at theribbon-cutting ceremonythis past October. Thisfacility is the result of

years of research andplanning by theBoard of Education,staff and communitymembers.The new facility is

rated LEED Gold —the second highestrating offered by theUnited States GreenBuilding Council(USGBC). LEED cer-tification is the mostrecognized globalstandard for high per-formance buildingsthat are efficient,cost-effective and bet-ter for occupants andthe environment.LEED credits areawarded in five cate-gories: sustainablesite development,water savings, energyefficiency, materialsselection, and indoorenvironmental quali-ty. Milton-Unionearned LEED pointsin a variety of ways:its high efficiencyHVAC system, solarpanels, a 15 KW windturbine, 75,000 gallonrainwater storage

tanks and solar thermalpanels. Large courtyardand classroom windowsallow for natural lightwhile window solar shadesdivert the sun’s rays to theback of classrooms, reduc-ing the need for artificiallight.Classrooms are also

larger with more abundantstorage space. Each teach-ing area is equipped with amyriad of technology –Smartboard, short-throwprojector, voice-enhancedsound system, blue-rayplayer and educationalvideo distributing centers.Fiscal Responsibility –Doing More with LessAs with most school dis-

tricts in Ohio, we strive tocontinue our programmingwhile receiving less fund-ing from the state. Weexamined and continue toassess every area for cost-saving measures.According to the latestdata on the OhioDepartment of EducationExpenditure Flow Model,Milton-Union spent over$300 less per pupil in2010-2011 than the prioryear. These efforts ledMilton-Union to being rec-ognized by the U.S.Department ofEducation’s National

Center for EducationStatistics with the top rat-ing in the state for highestachievement at the lowestcost.

As we continue to shapeour future, we are confi-dent that with the coopera-tion of all constituents,Milton-Union will continueto be led by its vision of“Every Student, EveryDay.” We are MovingForward Together…MILTON-UNION’SACCOMPLISHMENTSThe following is a list of

achievements Milton-Union Schools have accom-plished over the past year:• Met 26 of 26 indica-

tors on the ‘11-‘12 OhioDepartment of EducationReport Card• An “Excellent” rating

for two consecutive years• 100 percent of Milton-

Union teachers are certifiedin their teaching area• The 2012 graduation

rate (97 percent) is thehighest ever• With more students

sitting for the collegeentrance test (ACT), the2012 composite score of23.1 is the highest inMilton-Union’s history• This past year’s grad-

uating class received morethan $2.5 million in schol-arships• Milton-Union is rec-

ognized nationally for thehighest achievement at thelowest cost• In addition, Milton-

Union spends the leastamount of money per pupilin the county (ODEExpenditure Flow Model)

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STAFF PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBERWorkers from Steve R. Rauch Excavation andDemolition bring down the remaining 1938 built struc-ture at the former site of the Milton-Union High School.

BY DR. TODD RAPPOLDMiami East Local Schools

Superintendent

The 2012-2013 schoolyear began with the MiamiEast Local School Districtearning the designation ofExcellent with Distinctionfor the fifth year in a row.Two percent is how manydistricts across the entirestate of Ohio earned thisdesignation five years in arow.

This designation is acredit to our students, ourparents, our educationalpartners, our Board ofEducation and all of theemployees of the MiamiEast Local School District.

Only 13 districts acrossthe entire State of Ohiohave earned the designa-tion five years in a row.

At Miami East, webelieve the staff, studentsand parents strive towardthe T.E.A.M. philosophy of“Together. Everyone.Achieves. More.”

We are appreciative ofthe efforts by everyone inthe district to ensure thatstudents are successful. Weare fortunate to have somany staff members whodevote a great deal of timeand effort before and afterschool to help students.

The 2013-2014 schoolyear will include changesto curriculum, testing andevaluations.

All of these changes willrequire a great deal of timeand effort by the staff toensure our students con-tinue to excel academically.

This past summer wehad several days wheremore than 90 percent ofthe staff came in for pro-fessional development tocontinue working on build-ing and district-wide goals.

Additionally, the staffannually identifies aca-demic goals and formulateaction plans to achievethose academic standards.

In addition, parentsalways are very willing tovolunteer their time toeither read to students,volunteer for math campor help out wherever weneed assistance to helpstudents.

Lastly, we are alwaysappreciative of the resi-dents of the district thatcontinue to support thedistrict even after theirchildren have graduated.Everyone in the district isto be congratulated for anysuccess the districtachieves because at MiamiEast it is always a“T.E.A.M.” effort.

Miami East High SchoolEarns LEED Gold

In October of 2012,Miami East Local Schoolswas notified they hadearned their LEED plaque.As a result of numerousgreen initiatives, the highschool project was awardedthe “GOLD LEED” desig-nation. Understanding theimportance of integratingrenewable energy sourcesinto construction, theMiami East School Districtwas committed to includ-ing these types of designsinto the construction of thenew Miami East HighSchool.

The district designedthe new high school to beLEED certified. What isLEED certification? In theUnited States and in anumber of other countriesaround the world, LEEDcertification is the recog-nized standard for measur-ing building sustainability.

Achieving LEED certifi-cation is the best way foryou to demonstrate thatyour building project istruly “green” and energyefficient.

LEED criteria are usedin the design to promotedesign and constructionpractices that increaseprofitability while reducing

the negative environmen-tal impacts of buildingsand improving occupanthealth and well-being.LEED certification,which includes a rigorousthird-party commissioningprocess, offers compellingproof to you and your com-munity that you’ve

achieved your environmen-tal goals and your build-ing is performing as de-signed.

The LEED rating sys-tem offers four certificationlevels for new construction.

These ratings corre-spond to the number ofcredits accrued in the five

green design categories:sustainable sites, waterefficiency, energy andatmosphere, materials andresources and indoor envi-ronmental quality.

Examples of some of theLEED items that wereincorporated into the newhigh school include: geot-hermal heating and cool-ing, solar hot waterheaters, rain storage sys-tem, solar panels and anexpanded recycling pro-gram.

In 2013, the districtcontinues to strive forenergy efficiency by apply-ing for a number of grantsthat would convert manyof the buses within thefleet to propane.

These propane buseswould not only be cleanerfor the environment,but also would savethe district money tooperate.

In addition to display-ing academic success thedistrict wishes to extendits congratulations to theMiami East High School

volleyball team. It won thestate championship for thesecond year in a row bydefeating Bishop Ready inthree sets.

Changes aheadThis current school year

and the upcoming schoolyear has seen a flurry ofchanges at the state levelwith regard to public edu-cation.

For those who have adifficult time with change,these changes will have aprofound effect on everylevel of education.However, as Phillip Crosbywrites, “If anything is cer-tain, it is that change iscertain. The world we areplanning for today will notexist in this form tomor-row.”

The Miami East SchoolDistrict has spent the pasttwo years in preparationfor these future changesand will continue to workhard to ensure all of allour graduates are pre-pared for whatever careerpath they choose.

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Miami East earns high honors once again

STAFF PHOTO/COLIN FOSTERMiami East celebrates its second-straight Division IIIstate volleyball championship in November.

BY MELANIE YINGSTStaff Writer

[email protected]

TROY — The search ison for a new eighth gradeteacher as St. Patrick

Catholic School expands itsjunior high program forthe 2013-2014 school year.

Adding a junior highschool to the parochialschool for 2012-2013 was anew venture for the school

and has added a lot of newand exciting changes,according to Saint PatrickPrincipal Cyndi Cathcart.

St. Patrick CatholicSchool’s last had a juniorhigh school program in1970. August 22. 2012 wasthe first day of school forall St. Patrick CatholicSchool students, but theday was a special one forthe new class of seventh-grade students.

“We’ll actually be hav-ing a school dance for thefirst time in years and thekids are really excitedabout that,” Cathcart said.“Seventh grade is goinggreat. They have iPads andthe kids love coming toschool.”

Of the class of 19 2011-2012 sixth-grade students,14 returned to St. PatrickCatholic School for the jun-ior program. The numberof students interested incontinuing at St. Patrick’swas a delight for Cathcart,because she said she want-ed to keep the class sizesmall in its first year.

The junior high stu-dents downloaded E-booksand use new technology insome form every day,Cathcart said.

“They do writing assign-ments, math problems,research … you name it,they are using their iPadsto do it,” Cathcart said.

Each junior high stu-dent receives their owniPad as part of the STEMintensive program.The

Troy Foundation awardedthe St. Patrick CatholicSchool’s seventh-grade pro-gram a $10,000 grant foran iPad cart and acces-sories for the school’s mis-sion ad $2,000 from theMiami County Foundation.

It was a year-longprocess to get the juniorhigh started, withCathcart securing grantsand participating with theUniversity of Dayton’seducation program.Cathcart selected JennyHolzmer during an exten-sive interview process atUD. Holzmer is enrolled inthe prestigious LaLanneprogram as she earns amaster’s degree in educa-tion. She will stay with thestudents next year as well.

“It’s a faith-based com-mitment,” Cathcart said ofthe LaLanne program.

Cathcart said she stillis interviewing andreviewing applications forthe eighth grade teacherthis spring.

Cathcart said she stu-dents involved in sportshave combined studentsfrom Holy Angels inSidney and Piqua CatholicSchools for league playwith the Ohio High SchoolAthletic Association.

“It’s a new experienceand it’s so much fun forthe kids,” she said.

Cathcart also said theHoly Angels and PiquaCatholic Junior HighSchool students are joiningtogether for many reli-

gious retreats and otheractivities including sports.

Cathcart also said shehopes the school can get aLEGO League roboticsafter school activity forstudents next year.

“We are really pushingtechnology in every gradethat’s the way we aregoing,” she said.

Students are nowreturning to the tradition-al Catholic confirmationclasses in the eighth gradebeginning next year. St.Patrick Catholic Churchhad been holding confir-mation classes for highschool sophomores but arereturning back to the tra-dition as a rite of passagebefore students enter highschool.

According to St. PatrickCatholic School PrincipalCyndi Cathcart, enroll-

ment at the parochialschool has increased from2001-2012 at 131 studentsto more than 152 studentsfor the current year.

“Our Kindergartenclass is at 27 studentsbecause we provide all-dayevery day Kindergarten,”Cathcart said.

Cathcart also said hergoal for the school is to getenrollment up to 175 with-in five years.

“We can get there byoffering unique educationoptions along with empha-sizing the students andtheir Catholic faith,”Cathcart said. “They arereally living their faith andchanging the world oneday at a time.”

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Troy Christian Schoolshas added bus routesfrom North Daytonregions, in addition toupgrading classroom tech-nology, adding a new foot-ball program, starting ashow choir class andoffering new collegecourses for students oncampus.“There are so many

new and exciting opportu-nities for education in the21st Century. It keeps meenergized,” saidSuperintendent Dr. GaryWilber. “Our young peopleare challenged with theneed to prepare for STEMacademics and the newcurriculum standards, butthey also need to under-stand good character,leadership and spiritualdevelopment.”According to Wilber,

buses have been added tobring a growing numberof students interested inattending Troy Christianfrom Vandalia, HuberHeights and Englewood.Currently, Troy Christianhas students from 31 dif-ferent school districts.This school year, Troy

Christian has addedNetbooks, including manyE-books, to the juniorhigh and high schoolclassrooms. This is provid-ing students with thetechnology they need inorder to compete intoday’s world, while hav-ing fewer books in theirbackpacks.E-books keeps the

learning text current andallows students easyaccess to their books fromany location. All TroyChristian classroomshave SMART Board tech-nology or SmartProjectors. Kindergartenthrough sixth grade class-es have Netbooks oraccess to Netbook carts.“We are transitioning

the junior high and highschool classrooms to E-books for all the advan-tages they bring to ourolder students,” assistantsuperintendent JeanneWard said. Ward overseescurriculum for K-12 stu-dents.“We don’t have allour subjects on E-books,but some of the heavymath and history bookshave been transitioned.”Ward also said

thenumber of collegecourses offered at TroyChristian is growing forhigh school students. Theschool offers 14 differentcourses, taught by teach-ers who have been cre-dentialed to teach at TroyChristian High School sostudents can stay on-cam-pus.Curriculum changes to

K-12 grade classroomsare in place to meet thecore-curriculum stan-dards and Spanish istaught twice a week to allelementary students.Excellent literature andwriting are part of thecoursework for eachgrade, and a strongemphasis has been addedfor problem-solving and

critical thinking skills inall subject areas.The Early Childhood

Education Center at TroyChristian added infantcare last year, a programthat has been fullyattended and very benefi-cial to families needinginfant care. The ECEC,which educates and caresfor infant through pre-kindergarten students,offers buses for field triptransportation, elemen-tary resources, an age-appropriate playground,indoor gym and largemotor skill room (includ-ing a climbing wall),lunchroom and on-staffnursing. Health and well-ness, as well as safety, area high priority in ourmodern, cheerful rooms.Childhood development,academics and consciousdiscipline are taught byloving teachers who arecredentialed for EarlyChildhood Education.The athletic programs

at Troy Christian Schoolshave been extremely suc-cessful over the past 10years. The high schoolwrestling team was athree-time Div. III state

champion three years in arow (2007, 2008, 2009)and state runner-up for2006 and 2012. This pastyear, TC’s B.J. Toal wasthe Division III statechampion for the 182-pound weight class, whileJordan Marshall wasstate champion for the145-pound weight class.Jared Ganger was stateRunner-up for 106-poundweight class and GarrettHancock earned fifthplace for 113-pouneweight class.Most recently, the

women’s soccer team won2011 and 2012 conferenceand sectional titles; aDivision III district titleand ended its 2012 seasonamong the top eightteams in the state. Alsoearning conference cham-pionships for 2012 were:swimming, baseball, boys

track and boys basketball.Troy Christian also isproud of the music andarts department at theschool.Beginning with the

next school year, TroyChristian will offer showchoir as a scheduled, cred-ited class. Currently, themusic department offersfifth and sixth grade bandand choir, and 7-12thgrade band, including jazzensemble, pep band anddrumline; as well as con-cert choir, honors choir,chapel worship teams andschool musical.“Show choir combines

singing, dancing and a lotof creativity in the form ofentertainment for thepublic and/or competi-tion,” choir director RebelMarcum said.The school offers an

“out-of-the-classroom”

experience for one weekeach year, called ESM(Enrichment, Service,Mission) Week so stu-dents may serve locally,nationally or internation-ally. In March, studentswill travel to Jamaica, theBahamas, Nicaragua,New York and Chicago tohelp impoverished areas.Other students will serveat the school, at localsoup kitchens, or take col-lege visits. Some studentswill enjoy a rugged camp-ing excursion to YosemiteNational Forest.Troy Christian is cur-

rently accepting enroll-ment for the 2013-14school year.For a tour, or for more

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Troy Christian adds buses, technology and programs

STAFF FILE PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBERStudents of Troy Christian Elementary includinginfants through sixth grade give a presentation duringaThanksgiving Chapel at the school. It’s a tradition thathas continued since 1980 when there were 37 studentsaccording to school superintendent Dr. Gary Wilber.First grade students of Tara Rench and Sara JaneJohnson’s class perform “It’s Harvest Time.”

BY MICHAELBARHORST

Lehman Catholic President

Lehman Catholic hashad a truly remarkableyear. Despite the globaldepression, the Class of2012 continued a long tra-dition of grads choosing to

continue their educationsbeyond high school.

The members of theclass were offered collegescholarships and grantstotaling more than $2.4million over four years, ormore than $50K per grad-uate — making the highschool tuition paid a great

investment in theirfutures.

Consistently listed asone of Ohio’s top academichigh schools, LehmanCatholic offers studentsthe opportunity to takeAdvanced PlacementClasses, as well as theopportunity to earn collegecredit without ever leav-ing the school through theDual Enrollment Program.This past year Lehmanhad 30 students take 49Advanced Placementcourses and 24 studentsparticipate in the DualEnrollment Program,earning credit for 51 class-es.

The Ohio Academy ofScience selected 62 Ohioschools and 356 teachersto receive Governor’sThomas Edison Awardsfor Excellence in STEM(science, technology, engi-neering, and mathematics)Education for their accom-plishments during the2011-2012 school year.Lehman Catholic was oneof only 12 schools acrossthe state to receive themaximum medium scoreof 10 points, the highestranking.

Science teachers fromacross the state also havebeen recognized as part ofthe same recognition pro-gram. Lehman Catholicscience teachers who wererecognized included TracyHall, Ruth Baker andSister Ginny Scherer.

This was the 23rd con-secutive year that LehmanCatholic has received theGovernor’s Award.

Long-time mathematicsteacher Pam Wendel wasnamed the 2011-12Harrison Family Teacherof the Year. Wendel beganteaching at LehmanCatholic in 1979. Wendelholds a Bachelors Degreein Mathematics andGerman from BowlingGreen State Universityand a Masters Degree inEducation Curriculum andSupervision from WrightState University.Recipients of the award,which includes a cashprize, are selected by theirpeers.

Fifty students traveledto Washington, DC, for theannual Right to LifeMarch commemoratingthe Roe v. Wade SupremeCourt decision that per-mitted abortion ondemand in the UnitedStates.

In addition to travelingto Kettering on severaloccasions to pray at theabortion clinic there, thestudents also erected3,600 white crosses in theschool’s yard in May.

The crosses representthe number of abortionsthat take place in theUnited States each day.

Our students also learnthe joy of serving othersthough community service.Many choose to pay towear blue jeans one day amonth with their contribu-tions going to SaintPatrick’s Soup Kitchen,the Bethany Center, HolyAngels Soup Kitchen,Mount Saint MarySeminary of the West,Saint Labre IndianSchool, Covenant House,Saint Jude Children’sResearch Hospital, theMiami County Dental

Clinic and several othergood causes. The Studentsalso participate in theAnnual Relay for Life,held two blood drives, col-lected winter coats for theMiami County Sheriff ’sDepartment, and otheropportunities that providethem the opportunity tocontribute time, talent andtreasure to benefit society.

The school’s storiedathletic tradition contin-ues. The volleyball teamwon their 20th consecu-tive DistrictChampionship, the base-ball team was againregional runners up, onestudent advanced to thestate cross country meet,and four advanced to thestate track meet.

Grateful to the commu-nity for the opportunitieswe have to share theteachings of Christ, welook to the year aheadand the work thatremains to be completedon our SchoolImprovement Plan, theinstallation of a new roofon the original building,and a comprehensivereview of our curriculum.

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PROVIDED PHOTOMath teacher Jack Albers, center, works on a problem with students recently atLehman Catholic High School.

BY PAT MCBRIDENewton Local School

Superintendent

PLEASANT HILL —The Newton Local SchoolDistrict has put forth astring of outstanding yearsof student academic suc-cess.

Newton students con-tinue to set record achieve-ment levels each year. The2011-2012 studentachievement data hasdrawn the attention of theOhio Department ofEducation and othersaround the state.

Newton’s local reportcard data was truly excep-tional. Designated as anExcellent with Distinctionschool district, Newtonmet 26 of 26 report cardindicators, achieved a per-formance index rating of106.1, met AdequateYearly Progress, andachieved above averagestudent academic growth.For those unfamiliar withthese terms, it can be sim-ply stated that all of ouracademic data from lastschool year is extremelypositive.

This data is the best inthe county and ranksNewton near the top of allschools in the entire stateof Ohio.

As further evidence ofour unprecedented studentacademic success, SherryPanizo, Program Managerfor Schools of Promise andBlue Ribbon for the Ohio

Department of Education(ODE) has nominatedNewton ElementarySchool for the 2013National Blue RibbonSchools Award. With thenomination and likelyselection as such, NewtonElementary School is oneof only 14 schools in Ohiothat the ODE has selectedfor nomination. This isquite an honor consideringthere are several thousandschools (elementary, mid-dle and high schools) inOhio.

Newton PreschoolProgram AchievesHighest Award

Newton offers full-timepreschool services to thefamilies in the NewtonSchool District. Newtonpartners with The Councilon Rural Services to deliv-er the highest quality ofinstruction for the childrenwho are served so thateach student’s chances ofsuccess in grades K-12 aredramatically increased.The preschool currently isat capacity, serving 18 stu-dents.

There are several fami-lies on a waiting list. It isrecommended that thosewishing to enroll for Fall2013 do so early.Information about enroll-ment can be obtained fromthe school.

The preschool is verysuccessful in meeting themany needs of these high-ly diverse students. Since

the inception of the pro-gram more than five yearsago, preschool teacher TinaMollette and her studentshave consistently earnedawards from the Office ofLearning and SchoolReadiness at the Ohio

Department of Education.The most recent awardearned by the NewtonPreschool Program is thehighest award given, theStar 3 Step Up to QualityAward.

Over the last 5 years,

Newton has placed morestudents in Band 3 of theAggregate KindergartenReadiness Assessment-Literacy (KRA-L) than anyof the other nine publicschool preschool programs.The goal of any preschool

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Newton one of the top schools in the county, state

STAFF FILE PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBERNewton High School crowned their 2012–2013 homecoming king and queen during homecoming festivities priorto a varsity basketball game. Tiara Jackson was crowned queen and Michael Unser was crowned king. A dancewas held at the school with a “Hits of Our Generation” theme.

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for academic success oncethey start kindergartenand beyond.

Newton MakingAcademic Progress,Achieving State Goals

There are severalaccountability measuresused to determine if aschool district is provid-ing quality instructionalprogramming.The one that parents

and the community are

most familiar with is thelocal school report cardproduced by the OhioDepartment of Education.Newton has progressedeach year on the localreport card.The district once again

achieved an Excellentwith Distinction ratingfor the 2011-2012 schoolyear.

Newton achieved thehighest grade levelachievement test scoreson 12 of the 19 gradelevel tests among the

Miami County schools.Newton is also extremelyproud to have scored thehighest eight of the nineelementary OhioAchievement Assessmentsamong all county schools.This is a testimony to theimportance that academ-ics has in the homes of allour students. It is further-more a testimony to thehard work and profession-alism of our teachingstaff.

Newton Music ProgramContinues ProudTradition

The Newton HighSchool Marching Bandonce again had a stellarseason complete with firstplace trophies, a grandchampion victory, and a“Superior” rating atOMEA State Finals thispast fall. This year’s showwas a continuation fromthe 2011-2012 season asit further told the story ofthe “Hillman’s” and theirbudding young family.Portrayed by actors

Halee Mollette and BoAkins, the show exploredsome of the majormoments in the life of afamily … the purchase ofa home, birth of childrenand a classic family vaca-tion.Field Commander

Matti Vance led the bandfor her second year on thepodium and scored anunprecedented 97 out of

100 at the Findlay HighSchool Marching BandContest. Along withVance’s impressive score,the band won GrandChampion and oustedseveral bands two andthree times its size.The band consistently

received superior ratingsin all judged categoriesfrom October through theend of the season.Along with the Grand

Champion win at Findlay,the band placed first inits class at five out of thesix contests it attended.

In addition to themarching band success,the high school choirrecently traveled to NewYork City duringChristmas break to per-form. In addition to per-forming, it attended twoBroadway performancesand had work sessionswith the cast members.The Newton choir, underthe direction of JasonGraham, is the largest inschool history.Presently the choir has

55 members.

Newton Fiscally SoundThe Newton School

District has improved itsfinancial standing in thelast three years. Severalfactors have contributedto this turnaround.The district passed a

0.75 percent income taxfor operating expenses in2004 and renewed it in

2007, 2010 and again in2012.

In addition, the dis-trict has attracted morestudents through openenrollment. Currently wehave about 50 more stu-dents coming to Newtonthan those students whoare leaving.Newton also has taken

a fiscally conservativeapproach to the opera-tions of the school whilemaintaining and evenimproving educationalprogramming.The staff at Newton

has agreed to a basesalary freeze and higherhealth insurance premi-um shares in March 2011.These facts have all con-tributed to Newtonremaining fiscally sound.

No one knows how dif-ficult the financial futurefor our local, state, andnational governmentmight be. It is quite adilemma to balance thebooks, yet provide qualityeducation programs andcomply with the plethoraof mandates that areplaced upon us each year.It looks to be even moredifficult in the future.However, we are confidentthat we can continue tobe fiscally sound with acaring staff, cooperativeparents, and a supportivecommunity workingtogether.

Newton Future is BrightOn any given day

after school and on week-ends, you will see manycars in the parking lotattending multiple eventsat Newton. Newton istruly “the hub” of thecommunity.As a whole, it can be

said that the vast majori-ty of people are generallypositive and appreciativeof the many good thingsthat the Newton Schoolsare doing in the way ofproviding a well-rounded

and quality education forstudents.The Newton School

District is fortunate to bein a more favorable finan-cial position than mostother districts in thestate. Many districts areasking voters for largeproperty tax increasesand/or additional incometax to provide more rev-enue. This often causesstrife and frustrationwithin the district amongall stakeholders. Blameoften is attributed to theschools for what isbelieved to be out -of-con-trol spending. Contrary tothose making this argu-ment is that it’s not logi-cal to assume that all ofthese schools are led byinept boards and poorfinancial managers.Major contributing fac-

tors of financial difficultywithin schools can betraced directly to thereduction in state fundingover the last severalyears coupled withincreased unfunded man-dates placed upon schoolsby out of touch legislators.It is with nervous antici-pation thatSuperintendents awaitthe unveiling of theGovernor’s new bienniumbudget on January 31containing changes toschool funding.

One can only hopethat further reductions toschools are not part of hisbudget.The residents of the

Newton School Districtshould be confident thatwith the support of ourcommunity, Newton willalways be a thriving andvibrant school. Proud res-idents should also be con-fident that the localschool report card datapublished at the end ofthe school year will con-tinue to identify Newtonto be a truly exceptionalschool.2363665

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Office: 937-773-5313www.greenestreetumc.orgPastor Kenneth Stewart

Service Timeseach Sunday

at 8 am & 10:30 am

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PIQUA — Upper ValleyCareer Center welcomedmore than 800 high schoolstudents and celebratedthe completion of the $25million Ohio SchoolFacilities Commission ren-ovation of the MainCampus facility and theWillowbrookEnvironmental Center inthe fall of 2012.More than 400 sopho-

mores have begun theapplication process toattend Upper Valley in thefall of 2013, when theCareer Center will addexercise science and man-ufacturing and machiningtechnology.Both programs are

designed to meet identifiedneeds for medical/health

related occupations andmanufacturing positions.The OSFC renovation

project made it possible toreconfigure interior spaces,add cutting-edge technolo-gy and replace outdatedsystems. Culinary Arts hasa new restaurant, kitchen,classroom and demonstra-tion space, which com-bined is four times largerthan the previous area.The culinary arts portionof the project encompassedupgraded access, visitorparking and provided acanopied entrance display-ing the restaurant’s newname, The [email protected] auto collision repair

program now operates in alab boasting state-of-theart paint booths, a comput-erized mixing room, mix-

ing station, new prep sta-tions, air tools and a dustcollecting system.Electrical Trades was oneof several programs relo-cated during the renova-tion. They are enjoyingexpanded lab space in thenorth end of the buildingconveniently adjacent tothe carpentry program.Both programs are lookingforward to beginning theschool’s second modularhome in 2013. Students inHVAC/R and building and

grounds maintenance alsowill be involved in thebuild.The Adult Basic and

Literacy Education(A.B.L.E.) program contin-ues to offer a no-costbridge program throughan Ohio Board of Regentsgrant. Grant funds allowDr. Peg Morelli andA.B.L.E. staff to pilotremedial and transitionalprogramming for adultswho are planning a returnto school. Distinctive

bridge programs areoffered for individuals pur-suing careers in manufac-turing, health care or aspharmacy technicians. Theresults are trending posi-tive. To date, many partici-pants have continued theireducation in their chosenfield.Another milestone

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“As we move into2013, we continue toemphasize fiscal con-straint. There has beenno increase in basesalaries, and personnelcosts have decreased dueto the elimination ofpositions and the reduc-tion of others from fullto part time. Fewer dol-lars spent on supplies,transportation andextended time have alsostrengthened thebottom line,” said Dr.Nancy Luce, superin-tendent. “The Board ofEducation, administra-tion, staff and studentssincerely appreciateand thank the membersof our community formaking the renovationproject a reality.

“The end result is astate-of–the-art,energy-efficient facilityin which to provide highquality workforce train-ing for high school andadult students in theregion.”

New training opportu-nities continue toemerge as Upper Valleypartners with othercareer centers and col-leges across the region.

Through an agree-ment with WarrenCounty Career Center,Upper Valley nowoffers a nine-monthelectrical power linemechanic program.

Additionally, througha Shared ServicesAgreement withEdison CommunityCollege and UpperValley, JosephGirolamo representsboth schools, providing aone-stop contact forcustomized corporatetraining.

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PIQUA — Edison StateCommunity College is celebrat-ing its 40th anniversary of serv-ing Darke, Miami and Shelbycounties. Forward momentumhas been a goal of the collegeduring the past 40 years and thisyear Edison plans to capitalizeon this objective.With new strategic planning

efforts, amplified area partner-ships and prestigious programs,the college provides local commu-nities with the higher educationthey seek right in their backyard.Edison is accredited by theHigher Learning Commission ofthe North Central Association ofColleges and Schools and is rec-ognized with the highest orderattainable by the Ohio Board ofRegents.

• Edison Engages Community toHelp Shape Future:Edison State Community

College is reaching new heightsby implementing SOAR, a com-prehensive strategic planningmethod. SOAR, an acronym forStrengths, Opportunities,Aspirations and Results, engagesstakeholders to help constructthe future of the college.“The SOAR process helps us

to collaborate with our communi-ty partners; create a mutualunderstanding of the needs of thecommunities and businesses; andcommit to actions that willaddress their needs,” said Dr.Cris Valdez, Edison president. Asa community college, Edison isresponsible for serving the high-er education needs of Darke,Miami and Shelby counties.By including the perspective

of various stakeholder groupssuch as business, industry, healthcare, educational partners, alum-ni and parents, Edison facultyand administration are betterinformed and prepared toaddress the needs and concernsof the communities.

• Edison’s Programs ProvideCutting Edge Technology:Edison State Community

College has created partnershipswith some of the region’s leadingemployers in effort to providestudents with hands on experi-ence and knowledge that is appli-cable to what the industry needs.“We work closely with both

our industry and university part-ners. There are great opportuni-ties for our students to stay inwest central Ohio, seek excitingemployment opportunities andcontinue their education,” saidPatricia Ross, dean of informa-tion technology and engineering.Edison hosted its second-

annual Information Technologyand Engineering informationnight, “Tech Rocks,” in February.Tech Rocks provided participantswith the opportunity to meet pro-fessors, tour labs, learn about

new programs being offered, talkwith university partners abouttransfer opportunities and visitwith industry partners to discusspossible internship opportunities.Edison offers a Microsoft

Academic Training Programdesigned to prepare students forMicrosoft Certification Exams.The college holds a membershipin Microsoft DreamSpark, anannual membership program fordepartments that teach and uti-lize technology such as computerscience, engineering and informa-tion systems departments. Themembership provides a complete,inexpensive solution to keep aca-demic labs, faculty and studentson the leading edge of technology.• Edison Nursing ProgramReceives Highest PossibleAccreditation:The nursing program recently

underwent a site visit from the

Ohio Board of Nursing, anapproval process that’s per-formed every five years. Theresults of the review will bemade public in March of 2013. In2011, the program earned aneight-year accreditation from theNational League for NursingAccrediting Commission, thehighest level a program canreceive.There are 200 students who

make it through the rigorousapplication process each year.Around 55-60 students areaccepted into the program eachsemester.Graduates of the program will

move on to the next phase oftheir career, which involves tak-ing the registered nurse licensingexam and seeking employment.The nursing program at Edisonhas articulation agreements inplace with four-year institutions

so that students can transferafter two years and obtain abachelor of science in nursing.The Edison Nursing program

is offering an information nightin April.For further information

regarding this event, contactElizabeth Eyer at 778-7824.

• Edison’s Business & IndustryCenter Maximizes Potential:Since 1989, the Business and

Industry Center at Edison StateCommunity College has beencontributing to the economic suc-cess of area businesses, indus-tries and private sector organiza-tions, as well as to employeesand potential employees—byoffering an array of needed serv-ices, including market-driventraining, workshops and semi-nars geared toward professionalgrowth and skill development.Explore all of the courses avail-able to help you “maximizepotential.”The Business and Industry

Center at Edison StateCommunity College provides thecommunity with a wealth ofinformation while requiring littleto no cost.Its main objectives are to pro-

vide employers and individualswith the training needed to man-age people and projects, advanceprofessions or simply sharpenskills.The B&I Center at Edison is

offering a variety of trainingopportunities over the followingmonths.A retirement planning course

for adults will be offered inFebruary for those looking tolearn how to create goals for asuccessful retirement.While a variety of training

opportunities are availablethrough the B&I Center, cus-tomized training also is offeredon a contracted basis.

For a complete list of upcom-ing training events visitwww.edisonohio.edu/business.Questions about events may bedirected to Helen Wilcox [email protected].

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STAFF FILE PHOTO/MIKE ULLERYStudents from area high schools participate in the annual “We Are IT” event at Edison CommunityCollege last year.

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