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Harman Elementary School held their annual Chess Club Tournament last weekend. Pictured left to right: third place winner Cora, first place winner Ben and second place, winner Robert.
Harman Chess Club Tournament participants for the 2007 Tournament. Their names (in alphabetical order) are: Ben, Sam, Brock, Cora, Erin, Elaina, Michael , Robbie, Matthew, Miles, Jan, Charlie, Alec, Robert, Victoria, Ben, Benjamin, Anna, David, Natalie, Rachel, Peyton and Max.
Pictured are Ben Rodabaugh, Ben Hershey, Matt Disbrow, Jonny Rudwall, and Blake Robbins in The Matt Disbrow Band. Last weekend 10 bands and groups volunteered their time and talent for the 6th annual Oakwoodstock charity event. It was organized by Oakwood Giving president Liz Whalen. Matt Disbrow, Colin Croom and Aaron Collins coordinated the technical aspects of the concert. A thousand dollars was raised for The Salvation Army.
Harman students spent a week jumping rope in PE classes to not only get their hearts pumping, but also to raise money for the American Heart Association. The school raised more than $4,000 for heart health promotion and life-saving research. Thank-you to the students, parents and PE staff for their efforts to address heart health and the needs of the American Heart Association. Ava, left, and Grace, right, practice their jumping skills during Harman’s Jump Rope for Heart event.
The Miami Valley Counseling Association is proud to announce that Tina Donovan is the winner this year of the MVCA $750 scholarship. Tina is a resident of Oakwood and attends the University of Dayton in the Community Counseling Program to soon complete her Master’s degree there.
Tina has a life-long passion for youth and that has been a major focus for her both personally and professionally. Tina has witnessed an increase in crime and violence over the past five years in her work with the court system. This prompted her interest in the emotion of anger and led her to write a bibliotherapy story called “Sparky Tales.”
This effort created by Tina assists children in coping with their anger in a positive, healthy manner. Tina has taken the message on the road and tested the effectiveness of the story and activity-based, anger-management curriculum for second graders by presenting this bibliotherapy intervention at a local elementary school and also at South Community Inc.’s Partial Hospitalization Program for severely emotionally disabled children. Also, two counselors have clinically tested “Sparky Tales” and both reported seeing positive results. Tina is pursuing publication of “Sparky Tales”.
The Miami Valley Counseling Center offered three scholarships to graduate counseling students who possess exceptional potential in the counseling profession. These scholarships are part of the Wray Reiger Memorial Scholarships, in memory of one of our own influential counselors at Jefferson Township, Wray Reiger, whose contributions to the field are highly regarded. The other two winners are Marianne Ruggles who was awarded a $250 scholarship and is also an Oakwood resident and graduate student at UD and Robin Fisher was awarded a $250 scholarship and is a graduate student at Wright State University and lives in Centerville, Ohio.
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 8. A question and answer period will begin the meeting during which residents will hear what this levy is about, how it will help the district, and how passage will not increase their taxes. Participants will also tour the school to see what was accom
plished 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 24 – Smith Elementary – 7:30 p.m. - Library
Monday, April 30 – OHS./Junior High – 7:30 p.m. – Library
Tuesday, May 1 – Oakwood H.S./Junior High – 4 p.m. - Library
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.
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