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Springboro Community Schools April 20, 2012

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BORO E-NEWS

APRIL 21DESTINATIONIMAGINATION

STATETOURNAMENT

ACADEMICQUIZ TEAMREGIONAL

COMPETITION(Story on page 3.)

APRIL 24BOARD OF

EDUCATIONMEETING, 7 P.M.

APRIL 26-29DISTRICT ART

SHOW (SHSCOMMONS)

SPRING MUSICALSHS AUDITORIUM(Story on page 2.)

MAY 5SHS PROM

MAY 8BOARD OF

EDUCATIONMEETING, 7 P.M.

MAY 9DELAYED START

Eleven Juniors Named National Merit High Scorers

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has notified Springboro Community CitySchools that 11 juniors have been named National Merit High Scorers. About 1.5million juniors in 22,000 high schools entered the 2013 National Merit ScholarshipProgram by taking the 2011 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship QualifyingTest (psat/nmsqt) in October. Only 50,000 achieve this high scorer ranking in the firststep of the National Merit Scholarship selection process. These 11 Springboro juniorscomprise one of the largest National Merit groups in our school districts history. TheSpringboro National Merit High Scorers are: Ashley Brent, Thomas Daley, TimothyFingerle, Meredith Greene, Swaramsi Katragadda, Alexander Leonhardt, CooperMarch, Grant Sellers, Kelila Thomsen, Anna Ulrich, and Allison White.Congratulations!

Ohio Achievement Assessments Upcoming OAA Test DatesGrade 3: April 24 and 26: Reading and MathGrade 4: April 24 and 26: Reading and Math

Grade: 5 April 24, 26 and 27: Reading, Math and ScienceGrade 6: May 1 and 2: Reading and MathGrade 7: May 1 and 2: Reading and Math

Grade 8: May 1, 2 and 3: Reading, Math and Science


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April 26, 27, and 28 at 8 p.m.and April 29 at 3 p.m.

SHS Vince RossMemorial Auditorium

Tickets $12.00Available through SHS Choir Office.

Call 937-748-3950 Ext. 4659.

(The understudy performance isTuesday, April 24 at 7:00 p.m.

These tickets are $5.00.)

The Biblical saga of Joseph and hiscoat of many colors comes to vibrantlife in this delightful musical parable.Joseph, his father's favorite son, is aboy blessed with prophetic dreams.Joseph endures a series of adventuresin which his spirit and humanity arecontinually challenged. Includingthemes of betrayal and reconciliation -both timely and timeless, in itsmessage, this production rocks thehouse with an engaging cornucopia of musical styles, from country-westernand calypso to bubble-gum pop androck 'n' roll. Join us for an evening of light and color, energy and enthusiasmas more than 100 high school studentstake the stage.

JENNIFER HEAGEN AND BECKY RABERECEIVE TEACHING AWARDS

Project Excellence is a public teacher recognitionprogram managed by the Warren County Area ProgressCouncil. Two outstanding educators from each publicschool district in Warren County receive a trophy and acash award each year. These awards are funded by anendowment of more than $1,000,000. Project Excellence has awarded over $399,400 to 553 educators since1988.

Springboros 2012 Project Excellence Teachers

Jennifer HeagenSpringboro Junior High School

Seventh Grade English and Reading

Becky RabeDennis West Elementary

Third Grade

Congratulations!

SHS Band Trip Made Great Memories

The SHS Marching Band trip to Florida included attending a performance of Blue Man Group.

Over Spring Break, the Springboro Marching Band traveled toDisney World from March 31 to April 7. Their trip included visits

to all four Disney parks and Universal Studios. The bandperformed in a parade at Epcot and participated in Disneymusic and dance workshops as well. At the end of the week,they traveled to Cocoa Beach and performed in front of RonJon's Surf Shop. SHS staff report that the bands performancesrepresented Springboro High School very well in front of largespring break audiences.


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2011-2012 PANTHERS

ACADEMIC TEAM(Varsity and J.V. team members arelisted together.)

Joey BaldacchinoSumedh Bhardwaj

Eshan BhattRachel BowmanAundrea BusseKiefer CampbellWrik ChatterjeeCarmen Chen

Nicolette DahdahTJ Farnbacher Tim Fingerle

Taylor HemmelgarnConor HobanZach HorningMaria Kallas

Natalie KallasTyler Kapolka

Ramsi KatragaddaBrooke KohlsMorgan Kohls

Nick LewisRaymundo Marcelo

Cooper MarchEvan McCoyUwa Obasuyi

Nathan O'MalleyAshley Revels

Grant Schneider Grant Sellers

Kelila ThomsenEvan TomkoEric Weaver

Alexandra WebbSam Wilson

Faculty Adviser Laura Sennet

(At left, members of the JV Academic Team celebrate after a recent match.)

ACADEMIC TEAMADVANCES TO

REGIONAL COMPETITIONTHIS WEEKEND

Our Academic Team achieved an impressive 13-4 recordthis season. Now eight members of the SHS VarsityAcademic Team will compete in regional competition atCincinnati State tomorrow, Saturday, April 21 beginningat 9 a.m. They are: Tyler Kapolka, Evan Tomko, BrookeKohls, Morgan Kohls, Rachel Bowman, ZachHorning, Wrik Chatterjee and Ben Fingerle. A finish inthe top two teams in tomorrows double eliminationtournament would send the Panthers to state competition.

Every match consists of four rounds. Four students playat a time, and they can switch in between rounds. In thefirst round, students answer questions on Americanliterature, math, world history, fine arts, and lifescience. In the second round, the questions are on thetopics of world literature, American government/

economics, physical science, geography, and Americanhistory. The third round is the alphabet round and theforth round is the lightning round. All questions areanswered as a team. Congratulations and good luck!


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Students in the social communication classroom at Five PointsElementary learn and practice life skills each week. Thisincludes cooking simple foods using basic kitchen gadgets and

appliances with assistance from Mrs. Stacy and the classroomparaprofessionals. Many of the students are visual learnersand use pictures and sequencing layouts to learn.

These students put their cooking skills to use by hostinga pre-Easter meal for the staff before Spring Break. Paired withtheir Student Council buddies, the students helped set thetables with tablecloths, chairs, place settings and decorationsto transform their classroom into what is known as Stacy'sBistro.

During the event, the students took turns collecting asmall donation for the meal and offered guests muffins,desserts and beverages.

Many thanks to our students, classroom aides, and staff for another successful Bistro!

Five Points Students HostSpring Bistro Event

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YOUNG ARTISTAWARDS

The following Springboro students

were recognized in the Young ArtistCompetition at the Middletown ArtsCenter. Students in grades sixthrough 11 submitted more than 100pieces of art work, and thesestudents were awarded in the onsitecompetition.

First PlaceBreanna Cole

Mairen DonohoeAmanda Mitchell

Kim Phung NguyenKyndal Raddin

Second PlaceHayden PageMegan Satter Kayla SettlesSimon Marcil

Third PlaceApurva KejriwalAnna Van Jura

Honorable MentionMichael Chitsaz

Haley HawesIan Iding

Springboro is sendingfour elementary teams, one teamfrom Springboro Intermediate,

two teams from the Junior Highand two teams from the High

School to the state DestinationImagination tournament this

weekend. Good luck!


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SPRINGBORO VOCALISTSCOMPETE IN OMEA SOLO AND ENSEMBLE CONTEST

Congratulations to the choir students who competed in the District 13 Solo & Ensemble contest at Clinton

Massie in March. Sofia Bianchi and Caroline Karnosh received excellent ratings for their solos. Thefollowing students received a superior rating for their solos: Madeline Durbin, Caroline Eddington,Meghan Lee, Beth Metcalf, Caroline Chester and Sydney Haskins. The chamber ensemble also receivedthe superior rating as well. The ensemble was comprised of: sopranos Erina Lambes, Sydney Haskins,Haleigh Gantner, Sofia Bianchi and Beth Metcalf; baritones Tanner Stevens, Connor Kohls and JackBlair; and altos Caroline Chester, Tessa Holley, Taylor Gwin, and Courtney King. Unfortunately, AbbyParks, Courtney Abner and Samantha Seehousen were unable to attend the contest.

Eighty Students Compete in Annual Junior High Poetry Slam

Last year Panther Paw Scrip was able to give $13,000 to the schools. The Scrip fundraiser does notask you to purchase anything you would not normally buy. Instead, it offers an easy way to purchasegift cards to use as gifts or for your usual purchases. A percentage of each card is donated to ourschools. To order gift cards through Scrip you must set up a free family account and orderon-line at www.shopwithscrip.com . To register your family for on-line ordering you will be askedto provide a log in name and password. The Panther Paw Scrip Enrollment Code is: 3F58B2DE436L.Go to www.boroscrip.com for more information or email us at [email protected] withquestions. Next months orders are due Tuesday, May 1, 2012.

PANTHER N TES

Springboro Junior High eighth gradersrecently participated in a poetry slam.Students studied poetry in Englishclasses, then wrote and performed

original poetry of at least 20 lines. Thecompetition started on March 9 with80 students competing in the firstround. Both students and teachers

judged the performances. After threerounds of competition, seven finalistswere recognized for their achievement: Zach Cavanaugh, firstplace; Chloe Ittel, second place;Maddie Offenberger, third place; RileyHemmelgarn, finalist; SeanWarpenberg, finalist; and Collin

Troxell and Mitchell Young, finalists.Congratulations to all students whoparticipated in the 2012 Poetry Slam!


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GRABER AND TRIMARCO RECEIVE ALL-OHIO HONOR Congratulations to Seniors MeganGraber and Jorgan Trimarco. Bothwere named First Team Academic

All-Ohio for the 2011-2012 season.Only ten players are selected fromacross the state for this honor.Congratulations!

GIRLS VOLLEYBALLOn Thursday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. inthe S.I. cafeteria, there will be aninformational meeting for anyplayers (and their parents) who are

interested in trying out for a Junior High or High School volleyball team.Tryouts begin August 6. Summer volleyball camps for girls in gradesthree through ten will be held July23-26. For more information, visitwww.springborovolleyball.org.

BOYS BASEBALLThe boys varsity baseball team is12-2 with a 5-1 record in theGWOC. They face Trotwood-Madison at home at 5 p.m. today,

April 20 while the JV team travels toTrotwood-Madison. The JV andFreshmen teams plays at homeagainst Northmont Saturdaymorning while the Varsity teamtravels to Northmont for a noongame.

GIRLS SOFTBALL With five straight wins before SpringBreak, the girls are 0-4 in theGWOC with a 6-6 overall record.They face Trotwood-Madison at

home at 5 p.m. today, April 20 whilethe JV team travels to Trotwood-Madison. The varsity team travels totournament play in Louisville onSaturday.

BOYS TENNIS Boys tennis is undefeated. Theycompete in the Pickerington NorthTournament on Saturday.

SPRINGBORO APPEARANCE IN THE BOSTON MARATHON SHS girls track Coach JeremyWysocki competed in the BostonMarathon on Monday. He finished therace with a time of 3:48:41.Congratulations Coach Wysocki!

GIRLS TRACK The girls track team finished second inthe Springboro Eagle Relays and fifthin the Lebanon Relays last Fridaynight. Ellie Wiedeman ranks third inthe GWOC in the 300 meter highhurdles.

BOYS TRACK The boys track team also finishedsecond in the Springboro Eagle Relaysand finished fourth in the LebanonRelays. Jason Bailey has the top timein the GWOC for the 100-meter dashwith a time of 10.97 and top time in theGWOC South in the 200-meter dash at22.85. Dante Robinson is second inthe GWOC with a 62 high jump.

Panther Sports HeadlinesS.I. is Green for

Earth Day

Since 1970, Earth Day is celebratedon April 22 as a day of education

about environmental issues.Springboro Intermediate studentshave been involved in many EarthDay activities. They could ordert-shirts with a tree design ofgreen and recycled words towear to school today in celebrationof this Sundays Earth Day.

In addition, all homeroom classesentered an Earth Day doordecoration competition toencourage everyone to thinkgreen. The winning homeroomwas Ms. Pascoes room (shownabove). Finally, students decorated

brown paper bags, donated byKroger in Springboro. These bagswill be passed out to Krogercustomers as they shop this week.Through this community outreach,our sixth graders can see theirlessons and efforts impact in theirown community. The studentshope that their bags will inspireothers to celebrate Earth Day!

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