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Colt times
Inside this issue
Block Party .................................. 2
Upcoming .................................... 2
Makers Club ................................ 3
The Arts ....................................... 4
Ceramic Exhibition ...................... 5
Citizens of the month .................. 8
Principal’s Message: EHMIS and SWSD Recognize Outstanding
Educators
South Western School District and EHMIS are fortunate to have caring educa-
tors who are dedicated preparing our learners to be successful scholars, produc-
ers, consumers, and citizens. Earlier this spring, we celebrated Teacher Appre-
ciation Week where we recognized all of the efforts of our outstanding teachers.
During this week, many of our teachers received notes, cards, and emails from
students and parents expressing their appreciation for all that they do. On behalf
of our faculty, we are very appreciative of these kind words and the time many
members of our Colt Community took to express their appreciation.
Every April, we also recognize outstanding teachers at every level through our
Teacher of the Year program. Each year, one Teacher of the Year recipient and
two finalists are chosen by their colleagues to receive this honor. This year, our
Teacher of the Year recipient was Melissa Wilson. Mrs. Wilson is our gifted
education teacher at both EHMIS and the high school. She also serves as an ad-
visor for the Technology Student Association (TSA), and is involved in a variety
of building and district level committees and initiatives. Our two finalists were
seventh grade science teacher Zane Grindle and seventh grade social studies
teacher R.J. Long. Mr. Grindle is involved in a variety of student activities in-
cluding street hockey, and Mr. Long serves as one of our schools Student Coun-
cil advisors. Like Mrs. Wilson, both Mr. Grindle and Mr. Long are involved in
various school committees and initiatives.
These three outstanding educators are just a sample of the dedicated, knowl-
edgeable, and innovative practitioners we have at EHMIS. Our faculty members
are on the cutting edge of instructional practice, adolescent development, and
current educational trends. They work tirelessly to provide the best educational
opportunities for all of our learners, and to develop learning experiences that
meet all learners at their current level and provide learner voice and choice.
During the upcoming summer months, while learners are on vacation, our facul-
ty team will collectively accumulate hundreds of hours on professional develop-
ment and growth activities, curriculum writing, and other professional endeav-
ors.
One week of recognition is not nearly enough for all of the time and energy our
teachers spend working to improve the lives of the learners in our community.
On behalf of all of the faculty and staff at EHMIS, we appreciate the continued
support of our students, parents, and community members in helping to create
the ideal middle level learning experience.
E H M I S
This year’s Block Party is on Wednes-
day, June1, 2016. The pre-sale of the
Block Party tickets will be May 16-20
during the lunch waves:
8th Grade: 10:55-11:25
7th Grade: 11:47-12:17
6th Grade: 12:37-1:07
We will be accepting BoxTops as face
value of ten cents. Ten BoxTops
equals one dollar, and will get your
child three “presale” tickets. This
offer is only good during the presale
week.
When clipping the BoxTops, please be
sure to clip along the dotted edge,
and not just the symbol itself. Place
the BoxTops in increments of ten in a
Ziploc baggie with your child’s name
and and homeroom in or on the bag-
gie. PLEAE be sure to discard any ex-
pired BoxTops, as they will not be
counted towards your child’s BoxTops
credit. There is no limit to the
amount of BoxTops to redeem.
If you have any questions or con-
cerns, please feel free to contact
Catherine Reiblich, 637-8251 or email
We continue to look for vounteers for
this day of fun for our students. You
may contact Cindy Jeng at iamcin-
[email protected] to sign up.
We appreciate your support.
Catherine Reiblich, PTO President
DATES TO REMEMBER…
May 16-20: Block party pre-sale
May 16: Community Swim 7-8:45;
Football Parent/Athlete meeting for in-
coming 9th gr @HS 6:30
May 17: Football Parent/Athlete meeting
for incoming 7/8 gr @EHMIS 6:30 auditori-
um; Cheer organizational mtg gr 7-8 and
freshman 6:30 @ HS cafe
May 18: Community Swim 7-8:45; Fresh-
man girls soccer mtg 6:30 in HSPAC; Fresh-
man Band mtg 7pm in HS band room
May 19: 6th gr band/chorus concert
at 7:30 pm
May 20: 8th gr Spring Activity Fair @ HS
3:30-5:30
May 22: Orchestra Concert @ Codorus
State Park Band Shell 3pm.
May 23: Community swim 7-8:45
May 24: Show Choir Auditions 3:30-6
May 24:Organizational meetings @6pm HS
café for freshman golf, freshman boys soc-
cer, JH Girls tennis, JH/Freshman Cross
Country;
May 24: JH/Freshman Field Hockey Organ-
izational meeting at 6:30 pm HS gym #1
May 25: LAST SESSION FOR SCHOOL YEAR
for Community swim 7-8:45
May 26: Show Choir Auditions 3:30-5:30
May 30: No School
June 1: Block Party;
Early dismissal @1:30
June 2: Last day of school early dismissal
June 3: Class of 2016 commencement cer-
emony 7pm
PIP Activities:
May 24 -6th gr to Hickory Falls
May 26 -7th gr to Lincolnway pool
May 26 -8th gr to Hersheypark
*dates and times are subject to change
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Four members of the Maker Club took the K’Nex Challenge this spring at the Lincoln Inter-
mediate Unit. The team of Cora Rebert, Brandon Fincham, Joshwa Goldstein, and Theodore
Miller accepted the challenge to build a structure at least a meter tall that could hold weight
using a K’Nex Stem Design Challenge kit supplied by the Fisher Scientific Corp. and the LIU.
In addition to designing the building, the team had to submit a narrative of their process, a
blueprint, and a budget sheet. The team worked together to come up with a design that met all
the criteria and re-built the entire structure at the LIU on the morning of the competition. Each
of the team members presented a part of their design to the judges. The K’Nex Challenge
team represented EHMIS well in their first time participating in this competition. They
learned some valuable lessons in principles of structures as well as teamwork. They also came
away with some new ideas for improvements and are looking forward to next year’s challenge.
CONGRATULATIONS...
Exciting news for Art class!
The new kiln is finally up and running! Art students have been busy creating
clay mugs and coil pottery which can now be fired in a modern, reliable and
efficient kiln. A special thank you goes to the Republican Club of Hanover
for the generous donation that funded the purchase of the new Dragon Kiln.
Emory H. Markle Intermediate School
Fine and Practical Arts Department pre-
sented their 2016 Project Fair on Thurs-
day, April 28. The theme for this year’s
Project Fair was “MAY THE ARTS BE WITH
YOU”! We celebrated student achieve-
ment in the areas of Art, Music, Family &
Consumer Sciences, and Technology &
Engineering.
Student-made Artwork included col-
lages, one-point perspectives, clay archi-
tecture, pottery, portraits and various
sculptures; Family & Consumer Sciences
featured hand-sewn stuffed creatures
and machine-sewn drawstring bags; and
Technology & Engineering displayed stu-
dents’ digital photography, transporta-
tion prototypes, structural engineering,
simple machine catapults, graphic de-
signs, robotics, rocketry, 3-D print proto-
types, and manufactured products. Mu-
sic performances were offered by the Jazz
Band and String Octet. In addition, Family
& Consumer Science learners presented
cooking demonstrations. Art learners
demonstrated stop-motion animation,
and members of the Orchestra per-
formed chamber music throughout the
evening.
MAY THE ARTS BE WITH YOU!!!
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PROJECT FAIR
The eighth graders are sculpting architectural houses in Mrs. McElhany’s art room. From two-dimensional sketches to three-dimensional forms, the unit challenges learners to research, plan, design, and build a house out of clay. Focusing on architecture façades, learners rolled, pinched, and twisted lumps of clay to create their hollow forms. The surfaces of these forms were then cut and carved to form windows and doors. Other features such as balconies and staircases were added using small slabs and coils. Once dry, the architectures were fired to 1800°F in the kiln turning the clay into ceramic. The pieces were then glazed different colors and fired again.
Mrs. McElhany selected several of the finished architectures to represent Emory H. Markle Intermediate School in the 19th Annual National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition held from March 16th-19th in Kansas City, Missouri. Unlike other exhibitions, this one is juried which means that a professional ceramic artist judges all the submissions and chooses the best pieces to display at the exhibition. This year over 1,300 entries were submitted from across the coun-try. The juror, Jack Troy, selected 154 for display in the exhibition. Isabella Lang’s ceramic sculpture entitled “A Child’s Safe Haven” was one of the ones selected for the show. Inspired by the woods in her backyard and her Dad’s woodworking hobby, Bella wanted to make some-thing that involved trees. She sees her sculpture as a tree house and describes it as “a place where you can go and relax and get away from your problems.” Excited about her acceptance into the exhibition Bella said, “I never thought that [my piece] would get into something like this…that there would be people from all over the world seeing it…that made me really proud.” Bella won two additional awards at the exhibition. “A Child’s Safe Haven” received an Artistic Merit Award and a Ci Products Award.
CERAMIC EXHIBITION
SUNSCREEN 101
Sunscreens are products combining several ingredients that help prevent the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation from reaching the skin. Two types of ultraviolet radiation, UVA and UVB, damage the skin, age it prematurely, and increase your risk of skin cancer.
UVB is the chief culprit behind sunburn, while UVA rays, which penetrate the skin
more deeply, are associated with wrinkling, leathering, sagging, and other light-induced effects of aging (photoaging). They also exacerbate the carcinogenic effects of UVB rays, and increasingly are being seen as a cause of skin cancer on their own. Sunscreens vary in their ability to protect against UVA and UVB.
Most sunscreens with an SPF of 15 or higher do an excellent job of protecting against UVB. SPF — or Sun Protection Factor — is a measure of a sunscreen's ability to prevent UVB from damaging the skin.
SPF 15 filters out approximately 93 percent of all incoming UVB rays. SPF 30 keeps out 97 percent and SPF 50 keeps out 98 percent.
Anyone over the age of six months should use a sunscreen daily.
FYI What information does the School Nurse need?
PA Department of Health requires School Nurses to receive the following:
6th graders- physical examination 7th graders- dental examination
***to find these forms online
o Go to EHMIS homepage o Click on Building Contacts o Click on Jennifer Myers, RN, CSN- School Nurse (takes you to my homepage) o Click on Forms & print the form you need
For upcoming 7TH graders 2016-2017---The PA Department of Health requires 7th grade learners to have a Tdap (Tetanus Booster) & MCV (Meningitis vaccine)…if you are unsure if the school nurse has record- contact Jennifer Myers, RN CSN @632-2548 ext 22810
2016 South Western Summer
Swim Lesson Registration Form
The lessons are held at the South Western Natatorium located at Emory H. Markle Intermediate
School. Lesson are 50-minutes and are held Monday-Friday (session dates and times are listed be-
low). Participants must be 6 years old on or before June 13, 2016 to register. If you have any ques-
tions, contact Kristen Teeter at 717-633-4840 ext. 22853 or email [email protected].
Complete the registration form below and return with payment to the EHMIS office no later than
Friday, May 20, 2016. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Participant Information: (Please complete separate form per participant)
Name _________________________________________________ Age ________________________ Birthdate ________________
Parent Name __________________________________________ Phone (h) ____________________ (cell/w) __________________
Address _______________________________________________ City ______________________________ ZIP ________________
Email ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Emergency Contact Name & Phone ________________________________________________________________________________
Last Swim Level or Skills Completed _______________________________________________________________________________
Select a Session and Time*:
* sessions and times are subject to change due to enrollment.
Fee:
$35.00 for District Students and District Employees
$40.00 for Non-District Students
Please make checks payable to : South Western School District
Session 1: June 13 - 17
11:10-12 pm (Levels I, II, III)
12:10- 1 pm (Levels III, IV, V, VI)
Session 2: June 20 - 24
11:10-12 pm (Levels I, II, III)
12:10- 1 pm (Levels III, IV, V, VI)
Emory H. Markle
Intermediate School
225 Bowman Road
Hanover, PA 17331
P:717-633-4840
F:717-633-7073
Principal:
Dr. Daniel Hartman
Assistant Principals:
Mrs. Lori Billman
&
Mr. Eric Klansek
CITIZENS OF THE MONTH
February
6th Grade: Ashlynn Freeman, Aidan Tracy, Logan
Chaney, Hailey Horn, Olivia Wetzel, and Jake Zink-
land
7th Grade: Kalyn Thacker, Gavin Higgs, Mason
Proepper, Connor Miller, Gillian Wright, Alexis
Wheltle, and Kendall Snyder
8th Grade: Cassidy Goodman, Bailey McQuay, Ella
Baugher, Emily Curley, Destin Mosko, and Adam
Garland
March
6th Grade: Ayden Roysdon, Elizabeth Gibbs, Lexie
Tilmes, Reece Stein, Olivia Quillen, Hannah
Breithaupt, and Jonathan Stebick
7th Grade: Caleb Martz, Emily Lapikockij, Maria
Lamartina, Camden Griest, and Kylie Calogero
8th Grade: Amanda Nichols, Corbyn Keller,
Brooke Caple, Andrew Baldwin, Brook Griffin, and
Jack Anderson
April
6th Grade: Austin Palmer, Kayleigh Kight, Camer-
on Little, Bryceton Fisher, Megan Wolfe, Lucas
Hoffacker, and Hailey Nichols
7th Grade: Elsie Ahrens, Nicolas Antoshak, Nyah
Shutika, Alex Needham, Maicey Beckworth,
Derek Cracium, and Colbie Weaver
8th Grade: Justin Eaton, Holly Sterrett, Lilianna
Albrecht, Derek Lamdin, Hannah Yaider, and
Matthew Faasen