District NewsBrought to you by PHS Junior Loren Stukey and Senior Chandler Roof

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Black & Gold Unfold Parkway

Vol. 10 No. 3 Official Newsletter of Parkway Local Schools November 2017

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Upcoming Events

November 22- November 27:No School (ThanksgivingBreak)

November 28: Music BoosterMeeting @ 6 p.m. (CommunityRoom)

December 3: High School Band& Choir Concert @ 3 p.m.(Auditorium)

December 5: Athletic BoosterMeeting @ 6:30 p.m.(Community Room)

Geometry Students Race In Harvest Moon Festival Outhouse Races

The students in Danielle Profit's Geometry classeswere presented with a rather unique challenge;build an outhouse on wheels. The studentsconstructed outhouses for the third annual HarvestMoon Festival Outhouse Race that took place inVan Wert, OH on October 14 at 3 p.m. on MainSt. between Market and Washington. Studentsworked on their outhouses during normal classtime throughout the months of September andOctober. The students first were divided intodifferent committees; toilet, structure, and floor.Specific requirements were given to be followed;the outhouse had to meet particular standards such as height, weight, andeven had to include a roll of toilet paper along with a mounted toilet seat.Each class constructed their own outhouse and named it accordingly.Parkway’s Geometry classes built three outhouses to compete against theseven other teams that entered the competition. This competition was adouble-elimination race; each race consisted of a 150 foot city block dash.Period five's team, which consisted of Aaron Bruns, Autumn Ellis, MacyHenkle, McKenna Johnson, Brooke May, Chance Mosier, Jaxson Bruns,Hannah Eichenauer, Kara Heck, Lauren Henderson, Conner Lyons, HayleeStukey, and Loren Stukey, was awarded the bronze toilet seat along with acash prize of $100 for their third runner-up finish. Once the money has beenreceived, fifth period plans to enjoy a party of their choice.

When Mrs. Profit saw the advertisement for the Outhouse Races, she feltthat having her Geometry classes participate would be a great project thatpromoted S.T.E.M. (science, technology, engineering, and math) principles.Mrs. Profit plans to continue hands-on S.T.E.M. activities throughout theyear with other projects as well. Parkway junior Conner Lyons stated “thisproject made Geometry so much more real; using math to actually buildsomething made it interesting.”

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From the Superintendent’s Office

Dear Parents, Guardians and Community Members;

As Thanksgiving approaches, it is important to take a moment and reflect on the many things for which we arethankful.

We are thankful for our school community…

Our students who come to school every day ready to learn and do their best;

Our teachers who go above and beyond to create a nurturing environment and who take time to get to knoweach of their students and their unique personalities;

Our support staff who creates an inviting atmosphere in our school and classrooms;

Our building secretaries who keep our buildings running smooth with top-notch organization and welcomingsmiles;

Our bus drivers who start and end our students’ day with a smile and transport our students safely to and fromschool;

Our cafeteria staff who provides our students and staff with nutritious meals;

Our custodial staff who provides our students, staff, and community with a clean and safe environment to learn;

Our principals who provide caring leadership in our schools;

Our Board of Education who is dedicated to keep the needs of students and staff at the center of all decisions.

As we move through this season, I am thankful to be a part of the Parkway Schools family and have theopportunity to witness the amazing things that are happening both inside and outside the classroom.

On behalf of everyone at Parkway Schools, I would like to wish all of you and your families a happy, healthy,and relaxing Thanksgiving holiday.

Go Panthers!

Sincerely,

Jeanne OsterfeldParkway Superintendent

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High School NewsBrought to you by PHS Senior Mackenzie Sipe and Sophomore Kaylee Bixler

What's been happening with Parkway FFA?90th Annual National Convention

The Parkway FFA Chapter started their trip to theFFA National Convention by first stopping at FairOaks Adventure Dairy and Swine Farm. While onthe tour, the students got to watch the birth of a calfand go through the nursery. They got to see therotary milking process and observe the tanks towhich the milk was sent. The next tour was theswine operation. While on the tour, the students sawpiglets just after birth and in different age groups asthey were growing. After their tours, the studentsgot to enjoy yummy ice cream made on-site. Thenext stop was Albanese Candy. The group touredthe facility and watched the entire candy makingprocess from start to finish. The students wereinterested to learn that corn syrup is the main sugarsupplement in the candy. On day two, the group headed to the John Deere Pavilion and World Headquarters wherethey went on a tour of the seeding equipment factory. On day three, the Parkway FFA Chapter enjoyed their timeat the Indianapolis Expo and Convention Center and watched the third general session of the FFA NationalConvention. The day ended with a great night at the Buckeye Bash. On their final day, the group attended thefourth general session and then made their way back home from their fun-filled week!

Mercer County Soils

On September 22, the Parkway FFA Soils Teams attended the Mercer County Soils event hosted by Fort RecoveryHigh School. In the Rural division, Ansley Burtch placed first, and Sophia Miller placed second out of all theMercer County schools. Also placing in the event were Rachel Barrett, Shay Bolton, Alyssa Miller, Ryan Hesse,Caleb Kinney, Leah Harshman, Jay Anderson, and David Sheets. In the Urban division, the top five were ReidEtzcorn, Faith Shellabarger, Noah Stephenson, Dylan Hughes, and Laura Barrett. The Parkway FFA Soils Teamsthen moved on to District soils, and then qualified for the State contest.

State Soils

On October 14, the Parkway FFA Chapter's State Soil Teams competed atthe Ohio State Soils Competition. The Rural Team participants were JayAnderson, Alyssa Miller, Ansley Burtch, and Leah Harshman. The UrbanTeam consisted of Reid Etzcorn, Noah Stephenson, Laura Barrett, and FaithShellabarger. The Rural Team placed 27th overall, and the Urban Teamplaced 31st . Alyssa Miller, a rural participant, summed up her experiencewith the statement "It was an eye-opening experience and leaves us hungryfor state yet again for next year!"

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High School News

Freshman English Essay of the MonthKelsey Nichols

Last month, we highlighted a student essay that required usingnon-fiction information to create a fiction story. This month,we are looking at an essay that had to be created using a listof ten words that are extremely complicated, odd, and rare.For each word provided, students had to use four types ofcontext clues to help readers understand what the word means.The types of clues used included definition/re-statement, usingexamples/synonyms, opposites/antonyms, and detaileddescriptions. Mrs. Rolfes chose Kelsey Nichols’ essay tohighlight this month because Kelsey was able to make herstory humorous, realistic, and easy to follow. This task wasdifficult and required a lot of thought, but Kelsey did a greatjob of keeping her story grounded and she met all of therequirements. Kelsey's context clues made sense and helpedexplain the words and their definitions.

Here is a sample from Kelsey's essay:"Usually Jonie wakes up by herself when shesmells breakfast cooking. Jonie ismacrosmatic, she can smell the breakfast fromall the way upstairs." (detailed description)

The American Red Cross blood drive, hosted byParkway High School took place on November, 1.The American Red Cross is one of the nation'spremier humanitarian organizations; it is dedicatedto helping people in need throughout the UnitedStates. There are many people across the UnitedStates that participate in blood drives every year,including high school students, factory and officeworkers, parents and grandparents, and manyothers. Many students from Parkway High Schoolvolunteered to help with the blood drive, ensuringthat it was successful and ran smoothly. Thevolunteers included: Caitlin Murphy, HannahCarlson, Sydney Crouch, Kaine Younker, MasonLanders, Sydney Yoder, Grace Swander, LaurenHenderson, Paige Carmean, Lily Hipply, MaxWantikow, and Shaelyn Thomas. These studentsserved an important role as they managed theregistration table as well as maintained the snacktable where donors could replenish nutrients lostduring the donation processes. Thanks to all thevolunteers, blood donors, and nurses. ThisParkway blood drive has been another success!

Parkway HostsRed Cross Blood Drive

The Parkway Drama Club, directed by Mrs. Shannon Wagner, performed“High School Musical,” on Saturday, November 4 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday,November 5 at 3:00 p.m. in the High School Auditorium. There were avariety of students from the both the high school and the middle school thatperformed in the play production. The theatre musical is originally fromthe Disney film High School Musical. High School Musical is a light,funny, and intense production that our drama club did a phenomenal jobrecreating. The characters included: Remi’ Fokine as Gabriella Montez,Shay Bolton as Martha Cox, Kara Heck as Ms. Tenny, Ryann Fox as Sharpay Evans, Colin Fokine as Ryan Evans,Carter Hellwarth as Troy Bolton, Jace Armstrong as Chad Danforth, Tyler Rowen as Zeke Baylor, Brayden Frankas James, Symantha Rosenberger as Susan, Amanda Barrett as Cathy, Kaitlin Shaffner as Taylor McKessie, JackWagner as Jack Scott, Dakota Hays as Ripper, Logan Metz as Mongo, Claire Armstrong as Ms. Darbus, LaneWeirrick as Coach Bolton, Leah Eichler as Decathalon Moderator, Gabreil Hagens as Kelsi Nielsen, Taylor Grussas Kratnoff, and David Green as the Mascot. The chorus included: Ruby Bennett, Shay Boroff, Karley Harrod,Christina Lane, Angela Lovell, Casey Popp, Briann Scudder, Alex Simon, Ethan Tuttle, Hadassah Armstrong, AlexisBerry, Autumn Gilbreath, Brynlea Houser, Gracy Laux, Grace Pontsler, Maicee Renner, Ariana Bullinger, and JazminSmith. Finally, the stage crew included: Noah Adams, Caiden Berry, Devon Crouch, Nik Ford, Justin Frank, DonovanRamsey, Trevor Stearns, Drew Wagner, Breanna Berry, Sarah Correll, Jonas Farmer, Blake Frank, Paige Hirschy,Bryce Stearns, and Derrick Wagner. These students put a lot of time and effort into constructing the set and performingthis production and it really showed on the big days of the performance!

Parkway Drama Club Presents “High School Musical”

Middle School NewsBrought to you by PHS Senior Megan Zizelman

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Parkway Middle School Students of the Month

Washington D.C. Fundraiser

Parkway Middle School students sold cookie dough to help raise money for their Washington D.C. Trip.Students in 5th grade through 8th grade sold over 3,100 items, earning over $1,800. The top three studentswho sold the most cookie dough were: 5th grader Mackenzie Kellermeyer who sold 87 items earning $522,7th grader Allison Heitkamp who sold 56 items earning $336, and 8th grader Braden Henkle who sold 51items earning $306.

In addition, the 8th graders sold fish fry tickets. All together they sold 640 tickets and earned over $2,500.Parkway Middle School would like to thank the community for their support. Without these fundraisers,the Washington D.C. trip would not be possible financially for many of our students.

5th Grade – Jayden Sheets - If there was apicture in the dictionary to define hard worker,it would be of Jayden. Jayden always putsforth his best effort in the classroom. He alsohas a great personality, and combined with hiswork ethic, makes Jayden a great all-aroundstudent. Jayden is the son of Dave and EricaSheets.

6th Grade - Alexis Berry - Alexis is verypleasant to both staff and peers. She is a hardworker and gives 110% on all that she does.Some of Alexis’ most valued qualities are herhelpfulness to others and her patience. Alexisis always eager to learn and comes to schooleach day with a smile on her face. Alexis isthe daughter of Bruce and Trisha Berry.

7th Grade - Roman Leszinske – Roman is our star student of the month, with a 100% DoJo score forthe first nine weeks! He is a leader in the class, helping others solve problems, always has his homeworkcomplete, participates in class, and is very respectful. He is also always smiling with a positive attitude.Roman is the son of Neil Leszinske and Leah and Ryan Thompson.

8th Grade - Kameryn Altenbach – The 8th grade team is please to choose Kameryn as student of themonth. Kameryn is a classroom leader, always does her best work on assignments, and goes above andbeyond all expectations. Kameryn is the daughter of Scott and Sharon Altenbach.

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Middle School Guidance Counselor Lisa Ontrop Receives OMLA Student Advocacy Award

Red Ribbon Week at Parkway Middle School

During the week of October 24 - 27, Parkway Middle Schoolrecognized Red Ribbon Week. Red Ribbon Week is heldeach year to raise awareness of the damage caused by drugsin America. The middle school students started the week bylistening to a speaker who talked about making gooddecisions in life. The students also celebrated Red RibbonWeek by participating in a door decorating contest duringtheir homeroom time. Each homeroom decorated a poster tobe put on their door that followed the theme, "pledge to bedrug free." The students were very creative with the posterson each room’s door. The winners of the door decoratingcontest were the following home room classes: 5th grade -

Mrs. Boroff, 6th grade - Mrs. Clay, 7th grade - Mrs. McClure, and 8th grade -Mr. Kramer.

On November 2, Parkway Middle School Guidance Counselor, Lisa Ontrop,received the Ohio Middle Level Association (OMLA) Student AdvocacyAward . The Student Advocacy Award recognizes school leaders who haveearned respect from students, staff, and community for all their hard work.Lisa communicates well with the students and staff she works with and doesher job well. Lisa was nominated for this award by Parkway staff andcommunity members. Lisa says, "I am very honored to be chosen for thisaward. I love working with the students at Parkway Middle School. They makeit easy for someone like me to love my job." Being able to work with thestudents is what Lisa enjoys most. Congratulations Lisa for being a positiveinfluence on Parkway Middle School.

“I am very honored to be chosen for this award. I loveworking with the students at Parkway Middle School. Theymake it easy for someone like me to love my job."

-Lisa Ontrop

The Black & Gold Unfold iscreated by high schoolstudents in the SchoolPublications class. Theadvisory committee for thispublication includesSuperintendent JeanneOsterfeld, High SchoolPrincipal Brian Fortkamp,Middle School PrincipalBrian Woods, ElementaryPrincipal Mark Esselstein,and Advisor Curtis Hamrick.If you have any questions,comments, or concerns aboutthis publication, please emailthem to Mr. Hamrick athamricc@parkwayschools.org

Elementary UnleashedBrought to you by PHS Juniors Kara Heck and Lauren Henderson

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On October 19, the Kindergarten classes at Parkway Elementary went ona field trip to Lincoln Ridge Farms in Convoy, Ohio. The classes wereencouraged to be adventurous and gain new knowledge while having lotsof fun. With activities such as the Hootmobile Car Trail, Straw Mountain& Slide, Farmer Gene's Corn Bin, Rope Climb/ Ring Bell, the Pumpkin

Patch and so much more, having fun wasnot difficult. The students were taken to thepumpkin patch to pick out their perfectpumpkin and learn how a pumpkin grows.The students were thrilled about the activities. Kindergarten student Anna Neffsaid “My favorite part was riding the zip line and my second favorite was pickingout my own pumpkin." The students were buzzing about how much they learnedand how much fun they had. The day was very educational for the students asthey learned about pumpkin farming.

Parkway's Kindergarten Visits Lincoln Ridge

On October 17 and 27, Mrs.Bruns’ second grade classtook on the challenge ofcoloring and sending a FlatStanley project to a relative orfriend in a different state. Thefriends or relatives were askedto take Flat Stanley todifferent places in their area to take pictures and write in ajournal about Flat Stanley's journey with them. Flat Stanleyis a project that was first founded in 1995 with the goal of

improving the reading and writingof children around the world. Theproject allows students to learninteresting things about people in adifferent location. The students areplanning to receive Flat Stanleyback from their relatives or friendsaround Christmas time. Thestudents are eagerly anticipatinglearning about the adventures oftheir Flat Stanley projects.

Second Graders Make Flat Stanley Projects

Red Ribbon Week was held October 23 - 31 atParkway Elementary as well as at schools acrossthe United States. The Red Ribbon Campaign is anonprofit organization founded in 1980 for thepurpose of raising awareness about the dangers ofdrugs and alcohol abuse. With the theme of "YourFuture is Key, So Stay Drug Free," the students hada Spirit Week to recognize Red Ribbon Week. Thethemes were; Blackout Drugs (wear all black),Exercise Your Right to beDrug-Free (wear exercisegear), 'Red'y to be Drug-Free (wear all red), andPanther Gear day. Theactivities during RedRibbon Week encouragestudents to make goodchoices and to stay drugand alcohol free for life.

Red Ribbon Week atParkway Elementary

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On October 25, Parkway Elementary students wereexcited to welcome COSI on Wheels back to Parkway.This year COSI’s theme was energy. COSI On Wheelsis the traveling outreach program of COSI Columbusthat engages students with a dynamic opening assemblyand fun, hands-on science activities aligned with theOhio Academic Content Standards and the NationalScience Education Standards. On Wednesday, COSI setup multiple stations that were ran by Parkway HighSchool physics students. The kids traveled to thedifferent stations to get a hands on lesson from the highschool students about the different aspects of energy.Stations such as the “U-shaped ramp” helped teach thekids about mass. Another station taught the studentsabout conductors and insulators in an electrical circuit.Another fun station the kids really enjoyed was “Boomgoes the Domino,” where students learned about how it takes energy to knock down the dominos.Parkway Elementary was able to bring COSI on Wheels to the school with the help of the High 5 organizationwhich hosts the school carnival every spring and collects box tops to help raise funds for educational experiencesfor Parkway Students.

On November 2 and 3, Parkway Elementary first and second graders went to the Ohio State University in Limato see a play that was performed by students from OSU Lima’s Drama department. The play that was performedwas called "The Amazing Adventures of Baron M" which is about a young girl and her uncle who liked tellingstories to one another. The performers acted out these stories that were told between the young girl and the uncle.

The students were asked to participate andbe a part of the play by making differentsounds that were in the play. They were alsoasked to help the young girl figure out wherevarious characters were, what they weredoing, and how to help them. After the playwas over, the students ate lunch in the campuscafeteria and later they enjoyed a backstagetour where they were able to meet the actorsand ask questions about the play. Overall, thestudents had a great day on the OSU campus!

Parkway Elementary Hosts COSI on Wheels

First and Second Grade Students Visit OSU Theatre