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NEWS April 2008 April is Testing Time During the week of April 28 – May 2, students in grades 3-8 will be taking the Ohio Achievement Tests (OAT). The testing will take place on the following days:
Summer School for High School Students Summer school opportunities for students currently in grades 9-12 are available during two sessions; session one will run June 11– July 1 and session two Adaptive Athletics Program (AAP) The Sylvania Recreation Department will be hosting a Adaptive Athletics Program designed for children with special needs and offers athletic opportunities FaceBook & MySpace: Parents Beware! Want to know more about the sites that children are using and posting information to? A special agent with the NW Ohio regional office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will hold a frank discussion with parents on April 29 at 7:00 pm in the Burnham Auditorium, 6850 Monroe Street. This is one presentation Tips for Parents Spelling Words? Here’s a fun way to go over the vocabulary words with your kids! http://www.quia.com/pages/assessmentvocabulary.html Hall of Fame Tickets Available The Academic Excellence Foundation is pleased to announce the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame for 2008: Fred Treuhaft, Class of ’74 (Sylvania High School); Jeffrey Sloan, DDS., Class of ’75 (Sylvania High School); Tina Arndt, Class of ’84 (Southview High School); Dr. Ryan Goodwin, Class of ’90 (Southview High School); Dr. Amy (Goodwin) Merlino, Class of 92 (Southview High School); and Rose Gaiffe, 2007 Teacher of the Year. Tickets are available for the Green Tips Turn off kitchen, bath, and other fans within 20 minutes after you are done cooking or bathing; when replacing exhaust fans, consider installing high-efficiency,
Energy Week in Northwest Ohio is April 14 – 19, 2008. Go to www.energyleaders.org for ideas and tips. A celebration Energy Fair will be held
Conserve Water. Did you know a dripping faucet waster from 3-10 gallons of water per day. Some quick tips to conserve: insulate hot water pipes, For the Kids Challenger Learning Center Summer Camps are now forming. Go to www.challengerlc.org
Ruth Blank Venner Essay Contest. The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library sponsored essay contest, themed “Planet Earth: 2050 - My Vision of the Future”,
Energy Fair. Students are invited to participate in a series of competitions and fun as part of the first Northwest Ohio Energy Fair on April 19 at UT.
Email essays to gogreen@energyleaders.org or mail: Youth Energy Savers – Lori Shaw, 7613 Shadywood, Sylvania, OH 43560
STEM Camp. Central State University (CSU) in Wilberforce, Ohio will host one of the annual ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camps (BHSSC)
Garage Rock IV. The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library will host the 4th Garage Rock concert series – Garage Rock IV – Tuesdays June 17 – July 8. In the News Congratulations to… the following students and staff for their achievements: Northview students, Brian Finch, senior, and Elizabeth Schwartz, sophomore, placed in Public Forum Debate; Haley Nelson, sophomore, placing in Original Oratory, qualifying them for the 2008 National Forensic League Tournament. Also qualifying as alternates from Northview, Rolfe Ritchie, senior, and Samuel Gross, junior, in Public Forum Debate; Ryan Dailey, senior, in International Extemporaneous Speaking; Courtney Tipton, sophomore, in Dramatic Interpretation as second alternate. Artists Nick Dariano, Lyon Ganun, and Kelly Strick were chosen to be in the Governor’s State Art Exhibition in Columbus; Eamonn Reynolds, senior, was one of the winners of the design challenge and his design is on Diet Pepsi cans throughout the region; and Olivia Fouty, Northview sophomore, was named 2008 Division I All-Ohio Honorable Mention in Girls' Basketball; Senior Med Tech Students: Kelsey Ozuk and Lisa Cross were selected in the top 6 finalists in the Flower Hospital Health Care Speech Contest; Business Tech Students: Caitlin Berman, Monica Betz, Jamie Hamilton and Ciara Stevenson placed first in the State BPA competitions in Administrative Team Support and will compete at the Nationals. Southview students, Adrian Ng, Elizabeth Engoren, Kyle Fitzpatrick, Allison Lawrence, seniors, Jacob Marco and Eugeniette Lee, juniors, placed in Public Forum Debate; Nicholas Blaine, senior, Chelsea Rogers, junior, Mallory Gebers and Robert Ellis, sophomores, qualified in Public Forum Debate; Julia Hu and Justin Yang, juniors, placed in Lincoln-Douglas Debate; Roshni Parikh, senior, qualified in Lincoln-Douglas Debate at the 2008 OHSSL Tournament. Julia Hu and Justin Yang, Southview juniors, qualified in Lincoln-Douglas Debate for the 2008 National Forensic League Tournament; Justin Martin, Kim Cousino, Ashley Lewis and Andi Miteen placed in the State Nursery and Landscaping Finals and as a team, they placed fourth overall.The following artists, Rachel Kitzler, McCord eighth-grade; Justin Glass, Central fourth-grade; Nathan Oberle, Highland fourth-grade; Cooper Losey, Sylvan first-grade were chosen as exhibitors in the 2008 28th Annual Young People's Art Exhibition at the Rhodes State Office Tower in Columbus, Ohio sponsored by the Ohio Art Education Association. Jasper Wu, McCord eighth-grade; Adriana Metscher, Central fifth-grade; Chelsea Cole, Highland fifth-grade; Kira Momany, Sylvan fourth-grade; Andrei Baechle, Whiteford fourth-grade, were chosen as exhibitors in the 2008 Art Month Art Exhibition at the STRS Building in Columbus, Ohio sponsored by the Ohio Art Education Association. Carol McElfresh, Sylvania Schools' Treasurer, is hereby commended by the Sylvania Board of Education for receiving the 2008 Making Your Tax Dollars Count Award from the office of the State Auditor of Ohio.
Community News Sylvania Business Expo will be held on April 5, from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm in the Tam O Shanter Exhibition Center.
The Chocolate Affair. Sylvania Community Services is hosting the event on April 13 from 2:00 – 5:00 pm at the Sylvania Senior Center.
The Annual Spring Garage Sale will take place on April 26, from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm in the Southview auxiliary gym. Please bring clothing,
24-Hour Relay Challenge. The annual walk-a-thon around the Timberstone track will be held on May 10 – 11. They will need adult volunteers to help
Safety Town. Sylvania Township’s Safety Town will be held June 23-27, 2008 at Central Elementary School. Safety Town, for all Sylvania children Did You Know
Coming Events April 4 Parent School Council Meeting, Noon, Burnham April 7-11 Drama Fest, Southview April 14 Board Work Session, 7:30 pm at Burnham April 17 LATE START – 2-Hour Delay April 17 – 20 Spring Play, Northview, 7:30 pm; Sunday, 2:30 pm April 26 Garage Sale, Southview April 28 Board Meeting, 7:30 pm at Southview April 28 – 29 SCAT 24-Hour Challenge, Timberstone April 28 – May 2 State Achievement Tests – Grades 3-8
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