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Fifth and sixth graders from Harman and Smith competed in the 2006-7 Destination Imagination Competition Saturday, March 17 at Sinclair Community College. Pictured is the team that competed in the Middle School level. Their challenge was CSI:DI for Color, Shadow, and Illumination. Those pictured are: Laura, Rachel, Cassidy, Zach, and Victoria. Not pictured are Beka(ill) and Maddie(relocated). All but Zach are fifth graders at Harman Elementary. Zach is a sixth grader at Smith.
The National Spanish Honorary (Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica) recognizes high achievement in the study of the Spanish language. Students must have maintained three consecutive semester A’s in upper level Spanish classes and an overall 3.5 grade point average to be eligible for membership. This year 21 students were inducted into this prestigious honorary on Monday, March 12 in the library of Oakwood High School. Mrs. Elaine Long presided over the ceremony and President Patrick Murphy and Secretary Jillian Ellis conducted the initiation and presented “No hay que complicar la felicidad” by Marco Denevi. A video presentation of student commercials by Brad Thomas, Hallie Yarger, Derek McLachlan and Rachel Lehrner provide a light, comic interlude. The 2007 members are: Kristin Cobb, Sarah Deitz, Ginny Beth Fulford, Jennifer Hartel, Lilian Hartzell, Riley Hignite, Sean Huey, Austin Kellogg, Ashley Lynn, Sarah Maher, Derek McLachlan, Erin Requarth, Julia Sizek, Scott Slivken, Emily Steiner, Tiffany Taylor, Siobhan Tellez, Brad Thomas, Joe Vanderburgh, Kiley Wright and Hallie Yarger
The Oakwood School District is conducting five community meetings to inform the residents about the 1.8 mill Permanent Improvement Replacement Levy on the ballot May 8th. These meetings will begin with a question and answer period during which residents will hear what this levy is about, how it will help the district, and how passage of this levy will not increase their taxes. Participants will also tour the school to see first hand what was accomplished with the 2002 Bond Issue and what would be accomplished with the replacement of the Permanent Improvement Levy in May.
The meetings are scheduled as follows:
Tuesday, April 17th – Lange Elementary – 7:30 pm - Library
Wednesday, April 18th – Harman Elementary – 7:30 pm - Library
Tuesday, April 24th – Smith Elementary – 7:30 pm - Library
Monday, April 30th – Oakwood H.S./Junior High – 7:30 pm – Library
Tuesday, May 1st – Oakwood H.S./Junior High – 4:00 pm - Library
This Replacement Levy will not cost taxpayers more because the school district is able to lower the tax rate needed on the bonds sold after the Bond Levy in 2002.
This levy was originally passed by Oakwood voters in June 1978 and has been renewed by large margins five times since its original passage.
These meetings are being held to give residents the opportunity to visit their school buildings and see the infrastructure that needs to be maintained. Residents who have not visited our schools recently are especially encouraged to attend. If anyone has questions about the Replacement Levy or these scheduled meetings, they can contact Kevin Philo, the Oakwood School District’s Treasurer/Business Manager at 297-5332 or email kphilo@oakwood .k12.oh.us.
The Oakwood City School District is announcing that written nominations are now being accepted for the Sam Andrews Educational Hall of Honor. Nominations must be submitted to the Superintendent, Dr. Mary Jo Scalzo, and mailed or delivered to the Board Office, 20 Rubicon Road, Dayton, OH 45409, by April 20, 2007.
The nominee should be retired from school employment or voluntary school-related service for three years or more.
Your nomination should include how the honoree has made “a distinguished and significant contribution toward the beneficial growth and education of the students in this community which shall serve to commemorate the high ideals that characterized the life and career of Sam Andrews.”
Please include adequate background information on the nominee so that he/she may receive optimum consideration by the selection committee.
A nomination form and information on the background of the award is available by calling Sandy Maresh at the Board of Education at 297-5332, or email at maresh.sandy@ oakwood .k12.oh.us; however, submissions may be made without using the form. The nominations will include a three-step process:
Nominations for the 2007 Sam Andrews Educational Hall of Honor must be submitted by April 20, 2007. Names of the nominees will be published in the local papers in April. Supporting letters for these nominees should be submitted to the school district by May 25, 2007.
Prior nominees include: Year three nomination - Ralph Furguson, Oakwood Junior/Senior High English Teacher from 1968-1996. Year two nomination – Warner Simpson, School Psychologist/ Director of Special Services from 1981-1995). Letters of support for both Ralph Furguson and Warner Simpson are currently being accepted. Nominees will be selected in June and the induction ceremony will be held in September 2007.
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