Aug-Sept-Oct 2015 (Read-Only)

August, September, October 2015
Wynford Local Schools
Wynford Local Schools
MESSAGE FROM SUPERINTENDENT MOHR
Special points of
interest:
•
Dates to remember
page 10
•
Best Award Winners
page 14
•
State Support Team
Awards — page 16
•
Recycling Schedule
page 17
•
Parent notifications
pages 16 & 19
Inside this issue:
New Employees
3
High School News
4&
8
Junior High News
6
Elementary News
9
Wynford Calendar
2015/2016
11
Calendar of Events
1213
School Fees
15
One of the most enjoyable things about
being an educator is to feel the excitement
as another school year approaches. As we
move into August there are an increasing
number of signs on a daily basis that another school year is just around the corner.
Fall sport teams and the marching band
are well into their pre-season practices,
custodians are wrapping up preparing each
building and the campus for the first day
of school, and teachers have already begun readying their classrooms for the start
of the new year.
With the start of a new year there are several items I would encourage parents to
pay special attention to.
Free and reduced lunch forms will be sent
to parents of all students during the first
week of school. Not only does this program provide aid for families in need, but
the district receives federal funding for
students enrolled in the program. Participation in this program is completely confidential, especially now that the district
uses an online point of sale program.
For new students, forms for the rapid notification phone system (ConnectEd) will
also be made available to parents during
the first week of school. These forms
should be returned immediately as this
system is invaluable in notifying students
about school closures and delays as well
as important school announcements and
activities.
Visitors to Wynford are reminded that the
Wynford campus is a smoke-free facility.
We ask that all visitors respect this fact
while on school grounds.
Many new faces will greet our students
when they arrive for the first day of school
on Wednesday, August 19th. Ten new
employees begin their careers at Wynford
this year (see page 3). The new ideas,
energy, and enthusiasm that new employees bring with them have an invigorating
effect on an organization, and we warmly
welcome this group to the Wynford community.
Several teachers retired at the conclusion
of the 2015-16 school year. Joyce Klamfoth, who taught kindergarten for 22 years
in our district and Laura Stuckey, who
taught in several different grade levels in
the elementary building over 12 years,
both ended their teaching careers when the
school doors closed last May. The
Wynford Board of Education, administration, staff and students thank them for
their work for the students of this district
and wish them all the best in their future
endeavors.
Students will also notice an administrative
re-organization in both buildings. Nelle
Nutter, who served as the elementary principal at the Mohawk Local School, is our
new principal for the elementary building.
Chris Solis will serve as principal for
grades 7-9 with Jeff Holbrook being the
10-12 principal. This administrative arrangement for grades 7-12 is one that was
used previously with great success but
Wynford Local
Superintendent’s message continued from page 1
was abandoned during the economic downturn. Tim
Ehresman is now the district’s athletic director and will
assume this new position while still holding some of
his previous teaching assignments.
The Ohio legislature recently approved the biennium
budget which will result in significant increases in
basic state funding for our district. While the exact
amount of the increase has yet to be determined as it is
based on enrollment figures which will be determined
in October, the increases we will receive are unlike any
we have seen during my tenure as superintendent. This
increased funding will enable us to address needs that
exist in transportation, technology, and instructional
supplies which have been put on hold for a number of
years. The Governor and legislative branch are to be
commended for allowing the children of Ohio to share
in the economic recovery of the state through increased
state funding.
Finally, I encourage you to attend the many school activities that are scheduled throughout the year in our
school and especially recommend that you join one of
our booster groups (PTO, Academic Boosters, Music
Boosters, Athletic Boosters) that support our students.
BUSSING
Parents and students should note that bus routes
from 2014-15 will remain for the most part unchanged for the upcoming school year. Some minor changes could occur to accommodate student
population changes. Bus routes will be posted on
the district website and in both buildings on Friday, August 14th.
RECYCLING
Recycling will continue for the 2015-16
school year but will only occur one day a
month on the last Saturday of each
month from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
Wynford Commencement Celebrates Class of 2015
The achievements and accomplishments of 88 graduates were celebrated during the 52nd commencement
ceremony in May.
Wynford recognized 88 seniors in perfect weather at
the outdoor ceremony held at the athletic complex. Co
-valedictorians Hannah Kocher and Thomas Smith
gave speeches and encouraged their classmates to
cherish their Wynford memories, to celebrate their
milestones and to continue to strive for excellence.
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The Top Ten students in the class, as determined by
their four year accumulative grade point average, were
recognized. They are: Hannah Kocher (GPA 4.39)
Thomas Smith (GPA 4.39), Michaela Wagner (GPA
4.18), Kalyn Heinle (GPA 4.05), Allie Crall (GPA
4.01), Brooke Miller (GPA 3.93), Tessa Starner (GPA
3.81), David Blank (GPA 3.78), Anna Leibengood
(GPA 3.78), and Ellie Richmond (GPA 3.77).
The ceremony concluded with a fireworks display that
was made possible by generous anonymous donations
from community members.
August, September, October 2015
11 New Employees Start Their Careers at Wynford
The Wynford Schools will welcome eleven new employees to
our community when school
opens on August 19th.
Nelle Nutter will bring a
strong record of administrative
success as our new elementary
principal. She previously
served as the elementary principal in the Mohawk Local
Schools. During her two years
as principal at Mohawk she
guided her building to impressive student academic achievement improvement and implemented several innovative intervention and after school programs. She is a seventeen year
veteran in education.
Andy Amlin comes to
Wynford from Fostoria St.
Wendelin where he served as
social studies teacher and dean
of students. He will be teaching junior high social studies
and will also coach football
and basketball.
Jason Engel will be teaching
health and physical education
in grades 7-12 and will be our
next head boy’s basketball
coach. Jason previously taught
and coached at Ayersville High
School.
Amber (Rall) Groves is no
stranger to the Wynford community and returns to her alma
mater as the district’s elementary physical education teacher.
She will also serve as the boy’s
head track coach.
Jamee Burke is a recent graduate of West Liberty College in
West Virginia and will be a
special education teacher for
the 7th and 8th grade. She will
put her college softball playing
experience to good use as a
softball coach in the spring.
Zachary Burns did his student
teaching experience at
Wynford last school year and
as a result of the fine job he did
in that requirement, will be a
2nd grade teacher at the elementary building.
Malorie (Honaker) Heinlen
is a 2011 graduate of Wynford
and a recent graduate of Heidelberg University. She will
teach kindergarten.
Kayla (Smith) Stacklin is another Wynford graduate who
returns to Wynford with nine
years of teaching experience
with the Marion City Schools.
She will teach kindergarten.
William Byrnes will teach 5th
grade at the elementary and has
previous teaching experience is
in Michigan and Toledo.
Christopher Leighty has six
years of teaching experience,
the most recent being in Oklahoma and will teach 6th grade.
Becky Kirgis has broad and
varied experiences as an RN,
including three years as a
school nurse which will serve
her and our district well as she
starts her first year as
Wynford’s school nurse.
“Saturday Mornings with the Superintendent”
Superintendent Steve Mohr wants to hear from you! Significant changes are taking place in education today. In an effort to improve communications with district residents about these changes,
or any issue or concern district residents may have, he will be available on the second and fourth
Saturday of every month from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the high school library. The next
"Saturday Mornings With The Superintendent" will be Saturday, August 22nd. This is an informal setting, no appointments are necessary.
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Newsletter Title
Jeff Holbrook, High School Principal
The school year is steadily approaching. Where did the summer go?
Wynford High School and Junior High will have a mandatory
7th grade/new student orientation
on Monday, August 17th at 7:00
pm in the High School auditorium. The students and parents
will be acclimated to basic handbook rules and regulations for
the upcoming school year. Students will be able to receive
schedules, master locker combinations, and learn locations of
the classrooms. Please be sure to
be in the auditorium prior to
7:00 pm. We will have staff
passing out packets of information for all 7th grade/new students.
As we move forward, we will
continue to inform students, parents, and community members
through various outlets such as
the newsletter, our website, and
our “Connect Ed” system. The
Wynford High School has recently started a “Facebook page”
entitled Wynford High School.
The page is dedicated to providing information, pictures of our
student’s work, items we are
proud of, and various other
school related material. I will
update the page frequently and it
will be a good source of delays,
closings, and important dates.
Please make sure to check it out
via Facebook: Wynford High
School.
Wynford High School will start
on August 19th. Fall is a great
time of the year, signifying an
end to summer and the beginning of school and sports. I look
forward to our students and athletes walking the halls and competing.
As the new year approaches we
have made some minor changes
to our policies in attendance and
dress code. Our attendance policy will no longer “fail” students
for unexcused absences, but will
remain in accordance with the
State of Ohio’s attendance policy
of a 92% attendance rate. We continue to ask that the student’s
parent/guardian calls in the absence that morning and sends a
note of the absence within a 48
hour time frame.
Secondly, the administration will
be addressing shorts that are
deemed too short from day one. A
good example of attire that is typically too short are the various
brands of running shorts, typically
made by Nike, Under Armour,
Adidas, etc. Please make sure to
check the policies on dress code,
attendance, and cell phones located in the 2015/2016 student handbook which all students receive a
copy of. The student handbook is
also posted on the district website.
Finally, you will see a list of dates that are important as the school year begins:
August 12th Grades 8-12 schedules are able to be picked up in the various offices
August 17th at 7:00 pm 7th grade/new student orientation
August 18th Fall sports pictures throughout the day
August 19th First day of school, classes start at 7:30 am
August 21st Pioneer Junior’s first day
August 24th Pioneer Senior’s first day
STUDENT SCHEDULE PICK-UP/ PAYMENT OF SCHOOL FEES
Schedules (and payment of fees) for high school students and junior high students in grades 10-12 may be picked up
in the high school office August 12th through August 18th from 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. and junior high students in
grades 8-9 may be picked up in the junior high office August 12th through August 18th from 7:00 a.m. until 3:00
p.m.
If you have any questions, please call the high school office at 419-562-7828 extension 200 or 419-562-7828 extension 212 or the junior high office at 419-562-7828 extension 266 or 419-562-7828 extension 211.
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August, September, October 2015
Wynford Elementary is a “The Leader in Me School”
Wynford Elementary
will join over 2,000 public, private, charter, and
magnet schools across
35 countries when it begins the process of becoming a “The Leader in
Me” school on the first
day of school on August
19th.
“The Leader in Me” program is a whole school
transformation process
that teaches 21st century
leadership and life skills
to students and creates a
culture of student empowerment based on the
idea that every child can
be a leader. Content
from the best-selling
book, The 7 Habits of
Highly Effective People
is a key component of
the overall “The Leader
in Me” process. The 7
Habits is a synthesis of
universal, timeless principles of personal and
interpersonal effectiveness, such as responsibility, vision, integrity,
teamwork, collaboration
and renewal, which are
secular in nature and
common to all people
and cultures.
“The Leader in Me” program was founded by
Muriel Summers, Principal of A.B Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary School in Raleigh,
N.C. In an effort to turn
around her school she
identified leadership as
her school theme based
on community feedback.
She approached Franklin
Covey as a partner in
designing, developing
and implementing a
leadership model for her
school which drew on
the 7 Habits and also
incorporated educational
best practices.
The Wynford Elementary staff has been involved in a year-long
process of preparation to
implement this innovative program. During the
past school year two
teacher led book studies
were held. Elementary
staff visited schools that
had implemented “The
Leader in Me” program
and attended several
statewide “The Leader
in Me” events. Formal
training took place on
August 10th, 11th and
12th.
The staff, administration, and Board of Education are excited about
seeing our children
through this new paradigm; that every child is
capable, and every child
is a leader.
The 7 Habits Tree
“Be proactive”
“Begin with the end
in mind”
“Put first things
first”
“Think win-win”
“Seek first to understand, then to be
understood”
“Synergize”
“Sharpen the saw”
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Wynford Local
Wynford Junior High - Beginning of the Year Newsletter
Chris Solis
Junior High
Principal
Welcome to the 2015 and 2016 school year! We hope that you have had a great relaxing
summer, and we look forward to working with all of our students this coming school year.
All school personnel have worked very hard to prepare for a very successful school year in a
collaborative TEAM effort towards our mission of “Every child, Every Day, Every
Dream…..Is our passion! I am excited for having the opportunity to lead our Junior High,
and I encourage all of parents and community members to become a valuable stakeholder
and provide valuable feedback to our district to be great. For this school year, our staff will
be embracing the guiding principles of providing a student centered approach with innovative instruction, driving our students to achieve more, and promoting honest and open dialogue with our parents and community. Please take the time to join us for 7th-8th grade new
student orientation to meet our teachers and to become familiar with our facilities and school
guidelines. We look forward to seeing you and as you gear up for the start of the year here is
a reminder of a few important dates:
Aug. 17th @ 7pm - New Student Orientation Grades 8-12 High School Auditorium
Aug. 19th 7:20am - 1st Day of classes
Parent Teacher Conferences:
Oct. 8 @ 3:00-6:30 pm: 1st Nine Weeks
Oct. 13 @ 3:00-6:30pm: 1st Nine Weeks
Please note the
parent-teacher
conferences !
Dec. 18 @3:00-6:30 pm: 2nd Nine Weeks
March 3 @3:00-6:30pm: 3rd Nine Weeks
March 8 @3:00-6:30pm: 3rd Nine Weeks
1st Quarter - End of the 1st Nine Week Grading Period - Oct. 16, 2015
2nd Quarter - End of the 2nd Nine Week Grading Period - Dec. 18, 2015
3rd Quarter - End of the 3rd Nine Week Grading Period - March 11, 2016
4th Quarter - End of the school year - May 23, 2016
NEW STUDENT (GRADE 8-12)/7th GRADE ORIENTATION
Monday, August 17, 2015—7:00 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
Students will receive class schedules, student handbooks, and locker assignments.
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August, September, October 2015
WYNFORD ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
Wynford Royal Passes are available to all residents that are
62 years of age or older.
If you qualify, please stop by the board office for your VIP
Royal Pass.
Academic Boosters
As the school year came to a
close the Wynford Academic
Boosters was very busy rewarding successful students
for all their hard work and
achievements during this
school year. Every student in
PreK through 2nd grade received a Royal Success ribbon with their grade card to
show how proud we are of
their hard work. Every honor
roll student in grades 3rd thru
8th grade received an Honor
Roll Certificate and a token
of our appreciation. Every
merit roll student in grades
3rd thru 8th grade received a
Merit Roll Certificate for
their accomplishments. At the
high school level, students
were awarded with honor and
merit roll certificates. First
year academic honor students
were presented with an aca-
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demic letter. Students on
honor roll their 2nd and 3rd
year were awarded with academic pins. Fourth year academic honor students were
awarded with beautiful
plaques to show our appreciation for their continued hard
work for many years. A huge
congratulations to seniors
Hannah Kocher, Kalyn
Heinle, Paige Kissling, Chelsea Mosley, and Alli Crall for
receiving the Wynford Academic Scholarships. Each
recipient received $500,
which they can use for college. Congratulations to Taylor Baumberger for receiving
the Levering Fund Scholarship. We are so proud of all
our students at Wynford and
truly appreciate the support
from the Wynford community for their contributions in
Dana Roush
making all this possible.
Wishing all the best to our
2015 Wynford Graduates!
The academic Boosters is
happy to announce that we
are part of the KROGER REWARD PROGRAM now. It
you would like to help contribute through the Kroger
Rewards program, it is very
easy! The best part is all
Wynford students will benefit! Here’s how….
1.
Go to Kroger.com
2.
Sign in (you may need to
create an account if you
haven’t already)
3.
Go to “community” and
scroll down to
“community rewards”
4.
View your “reward details” and go to the bottom of the page where I t
has “community rewards”
5.
Sign up for “Wynford
Academic Boosters”
#42098
That’s it! You can buy your
groceries, type in your ID
number at check out and help
out the students! A portion
of y our total bill on every
visit will be donated to the
Academic Boosters for the
next year.
We are VERY grateful for all
the support our Wynford
Community shows us.
THANK YOU!!! THANK
YOU!!!
GO ROYALS!
Wynford Local
High School Guidance
Beth Heinlen
Schedule pick-up will be weekdays August 12-18 from 7:00 am- 3:00 pm in the high school
office.
I keep important dates and scholarship information updated on our webpage
www.wynford.k12.oh.us hover or high school and click on guidance.
ACT Test dates: *Please remember that you will need to upload a picture before testing.*
September 12 (registration deadline August 7)
October 24 (registration deadline September 18)
December 12 (registration deadline November 6)
February 6 (registration deadline January 8)
April 9 (registration deadline March 4)
June 11 (registration deadline May 6)
Crawford College Connections has refresher courses the week of the October, April & June tests—listen to announcements for specific information.
Register at www.actstudent.org. If you qualify for free/reduced lunch, please see me for a waiver form. I currently
do NOT have waiver forms for the September test.
Class of 2015
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Class of 2016
If you are planning to attend college and have not
taken the ACT, please register on-line
(www.actstudent.org) for the September 12th test or
the October 24th test.
Start applying for college now and let me know to
submit transcripts for you. WATCH DEADLINES!!
Many colleges send representatives to our school in
September, October and November- listen to announcements and sign up to visit with these people!
Also, I strongly encourage you to actually visit the
colleges you are considering.
Financial Aid Night- We do not have a date yet, but
I anticipate that it will be in mid-December. Watch
the website and listen to announcements for the definite time and date!
I will post scholarship information on the Wynford
web page monthly beginning in October. Please
check in with me often for updates! Many local
scholarships are not available until January or later.
Most state universities have deadlines of December
1st for the top money scholarships. (OSU is actually
November 1st) This means that your application
needs to be completed by the universities deadline to
be eligible to receive the top dollar scholarships.
If you have any questions, please feel free to
contact me at 419-562-7828 ex. 212 or
[email protected]
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The PSAT will be given October 14th in the morning.
I will have you sign up once we are back in school to
take the test. The cost of the test is $14.00.
Start looking at colleges or options for after high
school now, these next two years will fly by! Schedule college visits on days that we are not in session.
You are able to come and meet with the college representatives, too. Take advantage of this opportunity,
because you will begin receiving information from the
colleges that will be beneficial for future planning.
You should take the ACT at least once before the end
of your junior year. February or April is probably the
best times to test.
Class of 2017
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If you want to take the PSAT on October 14th, you are
able to do so. The cost is $14.00. I will be in to
speak to students the 2nd or 3rd week of school with
more information on this.
All sophomores will tour Pioneer Career and Technology Center in late January 2016. Now is the time
to begin open conversations with your sophomore to
see if Pioneer CTC is an option for him/her next year.
The new graduation requirements were sent home
with your son/daughter when we scheduled for this
year. You can contact me with questions or all information is on Ohio Department of Education’s website.
August, September, October 2015
Elementary News
I am so very excited to
become part of the
Wynford School Community! I graduated from
Hopewell –Loudon, and
worked at Mohawk the last
16 years, so Wynford feels
like home to me. I am
looking forward to getting
to know the students and
parents and becoming part
of the community.
This is the start of my 18th
year in education. I taught
2nd through 4th grades,
coached volleyball and
basketball, was the principal for a Pk-6 building and
initiated many studentcentered activities. I look
forward to sharing my passion for student success
with the staff and making
sure that the students know
that school is a safe and
caring place for them to
be.
There are many changes
that have occurred in the
testing arena since last
year. I will work diligently to keep you informed on
the state and local requirements. What we know
right now is that the
PARCC testing has been
changed to AIR, which
means significantly less
time spent on testing. We,
as a district, will use
NWEA MAP testing in
grades K-6, which gives
immediate results that will
help teachers plan instruc-
Nelle Nutter, Principal
tion, intervention and differentiation. We will test
three times throughout the
year and teachers will
share those results with
students and families.
We are very excited to
announce that Wynford
Elementary was granted
the 21st Century Learning
Grant! This includes a
substantial amount of
money that the building
can use on educational
supplies, technology and
programs to help meet the
individual needs of our
students. As we start to
roll out the programs, I
will be sure to keep you
informed and up to date.
Please follow us on
Twitter and “like” us
on Facebook to keep
up with events and
announcements.
As we begin the school year, you will receive lots of information. Please feel free to
contact me with questions or concerns as they arise. A positive relationship between
home and school is imperative for student success. Please feel free to call the office
(419) 562-4619, ext 302 or email me ([email protected]).
I am looking forward to a great year!
Please follow us on Twitter and “like” us on Facebook to keep up with events and announcements.
Facebook: Wynford Elementary
Twitter: Wynford Elementary @MrsNutter_WES
Kroger Community Rewards is easy and free. Thank you to everyone who supported Wynford Elementary through the Kroger rewards program this year. Please don’t stop now! Every April participants
must go online and re-register for the next year which begins May 1st. Wynford Elementary made
$1400 last quarter JUST for you linking your Kroger card to Wynford. You still earn points for yourself.
Please, take 5 minutes and re-enroll. Now is the time to do that so we can keep receiving the benefits
from Kroger. It is an awesome way to raise funds for our school just by shopping at Kroger.
To Re-Enroll in Kroger Community Rewards go to www.krogercommunityrewards.com , click on “OHIO” and click
“Enroll”.
Please see page 11 for step-by-step instructions for becoming a Kroger Community Rewards member. Thank you.
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Newsletter Title
DATES TO REMEMBER
August 14, 2015 — Bus routes posted
August 17, 2015 — 7th Grade/New Student (grades 8-12)Orientation—7:00 pm
high school auditorium
August 18, 2015 — Elementary Open House — 3:30 pm—5:30 pm
August 19, 2015 — First day for students kindergarten—grade 12
August 24, 2015 — First day of Preschool
September 7, 2015 — NO SCHOOL — Labor Day
September 23, 2015 — 2 hour delay start of school (Professional Development)
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
AUGUST 19, 2015
Important Contacts
Superintendent:
High School:
Elementary:
Steve Mohr — 419-562-7828
Leesa Smith— 419-562-7828
Secretary: Melanie Daiber
419-562-7828 ext. 200
Principal: Jeff Holbrook
Grades 10-12
Secretaries: Sarah Shifley
419-562-7828 ext. 301
April Shroll
419-562-7828 ext. 300
Principal: Nelle Nutter
Transportation:
Junior High School:
Andy Schiefer
419-562-7828 ext. 303
Brian Shupp, bus garage
419-562-7828 ext. 207
Secretary: Jana Taylor
419-562-7828 ext. 266
Principal: Chris Solis
Grades 7-9
Treasurer:
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Asst. Principal: Andy Schiefer
419-562-7828
August, September, October 2015
WYNFORD LOCAL SCHOOLS
2015-2016 SCHOOL CALENDAR
September 2015
August 2015
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End of 2nd nine
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5—Junior High/High School Teacher In-Service — NO SCHOOL
8—1 hour early dismissal—Evening parent/teacher conferences
13—1 hour early dismissal—Evening parent/teacher conferences
16 — End of 1st nine weeks
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January 2016
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Two hour
delay start of
December 2015
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1 hour early
dismissal
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2 hour delay
start of school
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1 hour early
dismissal
29
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Teacher InService
15
19
18
5
7 — Labor Day - NO SCHOOL
23 — Two hour delay start of school—Professional Development
5
11
M
4
22
F
4
S
3
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November 2015
T
S
2
13
27
M
F
1
Labor Day
10, 11, 12 — Elementary “Leader In Me” training
17 — JH/HS Teacher work day
18 — All Teacher work day
S
T
October 2015
17
Martin Luther
King Day
24
25
Two hour
delay start of
31
31
25—Conference Day — NO SCHOOL
26 & 27 — Thanksgiving Break — NO SCHOOL
18 — End of 2nd nine weeks
21-31 — Christmas Break — NO SCHOOL
M
T
1
W
T
2
3
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
S
1 — New Year’s Day — NO SCHOOL
18 — Martin Luther King — NO SCHOOL (Potential Make-up
Day)
F
4
S
S
5
M
T
W
1
6
T
2
F
3
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M
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28
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30
4
5
11
12
3
4
5
6
1 hour early
dismissal
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Teacher InService
14
15
16
17
22
23
24
7
8
9
10
End of 3rd
nine weeks
1 hour early
dismissal
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19
20
13
14
15
16
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18
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10
11
12
25
26
27
20
21
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23
24
25
26
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18
19
27
28
29
30
31
Easter
Conference
Day
Presidents’
Day
21
6
Two hour
delay start of
Two hour delay
start of school
28
29
12—Junior High/High School Teacher In-Service — NO SCHOOL
15 — Presidents’ Day — NO SCHOOL (Potential Make-up Day)
25 — Two hour delay start of school—Professional Development
3 & 8 — 1 hour early dismissal — Evening parent/teacher conferences
11 — End of 3rd nine weeks
24
25
26
27
20 — Two hour delay start of school—Professional Development
May 2016
S
M
T
W
T
F
MAKE-UP DAYS:
S
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
22
23
24
25
26
27
Last day for
students
Teacher Work
day
30
31
21
Graduation
29
Memorial
23 — Last day of school for students
24 — Teacher work day
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28
Martin Luther King
Day Presidents’ Day
March 24
March 29
End of School Year
Board approved:
April 20, 2015
Indicates No Students
in either building
Wynford Local
Calendar of Events
August….
17
Varsity Volleyball w/Upper Sandusky — 5:30
pm
Varsity Football w/Carey — 7:00 pm
17
Board of Education Meeting — 7:30 pm
18
18
7th/8th Football @ Ridgedale — 5:00 pm
19 Cross Country @ Galion — 9:00 am
19
First Day of School for Students
22
Varsity Volleyball w/Arlington — 10:00 am
25
7th/8th Football w/Col. Crawford—5:00 pm
JV Football @ Carey — 10:00 am
21
JH Volleyball @ Ridgedale — 5:00 pm
Varsity Volleyball @ Buckeye Central — 5:30
pm
Varsity Volleyball @ River Valley — 5:30 pm
Board of Education Meeting — 7:30 pm
Cross Country @ Upper Sandusky (USHS Ice-
22
Breaker CC Inv.) — 5:30 pm
27
Freshman Football @ Carey — 5:00 pm
JH Volleyball w/Colonel Crawford — 5:00 pm
7th/8th Football w/Seneca East — 5:00 pm
Varsity Volleyball w/Bucyrus — 5:30 pm
23
Two-hour delay start of school — Professional
Development
Varsity Volleyball w/Pleasant — 5:30 pm
28
Varsity Football @ Liberty Benton — 7:00 pm
24
Varsity Volleyball w/Ridgedale — 5:30 pm
29
Cross Country @ Seneca East — 9:00 am
25
Varsity Football @ Mohawk — 7:00 pm
JV Football w/Liberty Benton — 10:00 am
26
Varsity Volleyball @ Shelby — 10:00 am
Cross Country @ Bill Dunn Invitation (Ontario)
9:00 am
Freshman Football @ Bucyrus — 5:00 pm
JV Football w/Mohawk — 10:00 am
31
Varsity Volleyball w/New Riegel — 5:30 pm
JH Volleyball w/Carey — 5:00 pm
28
Freshman Football w/Mohawk — 5:00 pm
Varsity Volleyball @ Colonel Crawford
5:30 pm
September….
1
7th/8th Football w/Carey — 5:00 pm
29
7th/8th Football w/Upper Sandusky — 5:00 pm
Varsity Volleyball @ Carey — 5:30 pm
JH Volleyball @ Mohawk — 5:00 pm
Varsity Volleyball w/Colonel Crawford — 5:30 pm
3
Varsity Volleyball w/Carey — 5:30 pm
4
Varsity Football @ Ridgedale — 7:00 pm
5
Cross Country @ Bucyrus — 9:00 am
JV Football w/Ridgedale — 10:00 am
Varsity Volleyball @ Ridgedale — 10:00 am
7
Labor Day — NO SCHOOL
8
7th/8th Football @ Mohawk — 5:00 pm
Freshman Football w/Ridgedale — 5:00 pm
October….
1
Varsity Volleyball w/Mohawk — 5:30 pm
2
Varsity Football w/Bishop Ready — 7:00 pm
3
Cross Country @ Buckeye Central Inv. —
9:00 am
JV Football @ Bishop Ready — 10:00 am
5
Cross Country (Wynford Inv.) — 5:00 pm
Varsity Volleyball @ Crestline — 5:30 pm
11
Varsity Football w/Col. Crawford — 7:00 pm
12
Cross Country @ Tiffin Columbian — 8:00 am
Freshman Football w/Crestline — 5:00 pm
6
15
Freshman Football @ Col. Crawford — 5:00 pm
7th/8th Football @ Crestline — 5:00 pm
Varsity Volleyball w/Seneca East — 5:30 pm
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Cross Country @ Crestline Inv. — 4:30 pm
7th/8th Football @ Buckeye Central — 5:00 pm
JH Volleyball @ Seneca East — 5:00 pm
JV Football @ Colonel Crawford — 10:00 am
14
NO SCHOOL—Jr. High/High School Teacher
In-service
Varsity Volleyball @ Mohawk — 5:30 pm
10
JH Volleyball w/Crestline — 5:00 pm
Varsity Volleyball @ Seneca East — 5:30 pm
8
One-hour early dismissal — Evening Parent/
Teacher Conferences
August, September, October 2015
Calendar of Events continued
JH Volleyball @ Upper Sandusky — 5:00 pm
Varsity Volleyball @ Upper Sandusky
5:30 pm
9
Varsity Football w/Seneca East — 7:00 pm
10
JV Football @ Seneca East — 10:00 am
12
Freshman Football @ Seneca East — 5:00 pm
13
One-hour early dismissal — Evening
Parent/Teacher Conferences
7th/8th Football w/Bucyrus — 5:00 pm
JH Volleyball w/Buckeye Central — 5:00 pm
NEW ATHLETIC BOOSTER
OFFICERS:
Varsity Volleyball w/Buckeye Central
5:30 pm
15
JH Volleyball @ Bucyrus — 5:00 pm
Varsity Volleyball @ Bucyrus — 5:30 pm
16
Varsity Football w/Upper Sandusky — 7:00 pm
17
Cross Country @ Seneca East — 9:00 am
JV Football @ Upper Sandusky — 7:00 pm
19
PRESIDENT
Joe Wagner — 740740-225225-2496
[email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT
Anny Gebhardt
Freshman Football @ Upper Sandusky —
5:00 pm
Board of Education Meeting — 7:30 pm
20
Two-hour delay start of school — Professional
23
Varsity Football @ Buckeye Central — 7:00 pm
24
JV Football w/Buckeye Central — 10:00 am
26
Freshman Football w/Buckeye Central —
5:00 pm
30
Varsity Football w/Bucyrus — 7:00 pm
TREASURER
Angee Fortner
[email protected]
Development
SECRETARY
Leah Hartschuh—
Hartschuh—419419-561561-0260
[email protected]
PAST PRESIDENT
Larry Appleby—
Appleby—419419-563563-1122
[email protected]
CONCESSIONS
Shelly Messmer—
Messmer—419419-569569-0073
[email protected]
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Wynford Local
BEST AWARDS
From left to right: Mike Hoffman, Honored Educator,
Dalton Benson Recipient, Sydney Alspach, Recipient,
Jenny Scott, Honored Educator
The BEST Awards occurred on May 6, 2015
at Crestline HS. The CCBEAC honors
Crawford County students who were nominated by their teachers by merit of attributes
such as character, work ethic, leadership,
and accountability. Students then chose
teachers who inspired them during their education. Those teachers were honored as well.
“Honors students who
are nominated by their
teachers by merit of attributes such as character, work ethic, leadership, and accountability.”
Left to right: Doug Zimmerman, Pioneer Instructor and Enoch Ross, Recipient
Family & Consumer Sciences Update
In April, The Wynford
FCCLA competed at the state
conference. Emily Ritzler
received a gold rating in the
Presidential Volunteer Service Award. Taylor Baumberger received a gold rating
in Fashion Design for the
business suit she designed
and made. She will represent
Wynford FCCLA at the National Level in Washington
DC in early July. Taylor also
received the Adel Riegel
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Scholarship from the Alumni
Association for her involvement within the FCCLA program. Taylor was also recognized on stage for being one
of less than thirty members to
receive her State Degree this
year. Congratulations to all.
Crystal Jennings
August, September, October 2015
2015-2016 JUNIOR HIGH/HIGH SCHOOL FEES
Class dues (grade 9-12)
10.00
Communication
Technology
2.50
2.50
Planner
2.50
7th Grade
Science
Lang. Arts
Social Studies
Agriculture
Band
4.50
17.00
3.00
5.00
9.50
Future Bound
Healthy Living
Managing Transitions
Family Living
Consumerism
Presto
2.00
40.00
17.00
7.00
5.00
18.00
Business / Technology
Accounting I
30.50
Vocational Agriculture
8th Grade
Lang. Arts/Reading
Science
Agriculture
Art
Band
Family & Consumer Science
28.00
4.00
5.00
3.00
9.50
English
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 11 (Honors)
Grade 12
Grade 12 (Honors)
23.00
19.00
38.50
32.50
30.50
Social Studies
Modern American Hist.
4.50
Ag. Food
Plant & Hort. Science
Animal & Plant Tech.
A & E Capstone
Business Management
Ag. & Ind. Power
Structural Eng.
Animal Science
Small Animal Science
10.00
10.00
15.00
12.00
12.00
20.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
Art
Art I
Art II
Art III (sem)
Art IV (sem)
34.50
32.50
18.00
19.00
Music
Spanish
Spanish I
Spanish II
Spanish III
7.00
7.00
14.50
Science
Gen. Biology
Anatomy/Physiology
Physics
Chemistry
Adv. Chemistry
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39.00
44.50
20.00
12.00
25.00
Choir
Senior Choir
8.50
8.50
Band
High School
15.00
Senior Seminar
10.00
Physical Education
Grades 7-12
4.00
School Fees at
the
Elementary
School
(grades K-6)
remain at
$45.00
Newsletter Title
STATE SUPPORT TEAM AWARDS
The State Support Team, Region 7, outstanding achievement award for students and educations was held
on May 12, 2015. Those receiving awards from Wynford are noted.
Left to right: Shyna Drew and
Jenny Scott
Left to right: AJ Reichard,
Dalton Haney, Michelle Howard
Left to right: Jayden Oswald and
Steve Mohr
Prohibition Against Harassment,
Intimidation, Bullying
With the much publicized national news reports of serious incidents of bullying that took place last spring, it is
important to know that harassment, intimidation, or bullying behavior by any student/school personnel in the
Wynford Local School district is strictly prohibited.
According to House Bill 276 “Harassment, intimidation, or bullying means any intentional written, verbal,
graphic or physical act, including electronically transmitted acts ( i.e. Internet, cell phone, personal digital assistant (PDA) or wireless hand-held devices), either overt or covert, by a student or group of students towards
other students with the intent to harass, intimidate, injure, threaten, ridicule or humiliate.” Such behavior is
prohibited on or immediately adjacent to school grounds, at any school sponsored activity, on school provided
transportation, or at any official school bus stop.
Such conduct may result in disciplinary action including suspension and/or expulsion from school.
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August, September, October 2015
SATURDAYS Recycling Schedule
Recycle Saturdays:
4th Saturday of the month
There are no longer recycle Tuesdays.
August 22, 2015
September 26, 2015
October 24, 2015
November 28, 2015
NONE in December
January 23, 2016
February 27, 2016
March 26, 2016
April 23, 2016
May 28, 2016
June 25, 2016
Accepng: newspaper, magazines/catalogues, all paper & junk mail (remove plasc wrap), aluminum cans, steel cans (labels ok), glass, plascs #1 & #2 (remove
lids), grocery bags, and corrugated cardboard & boxboard (broken down).
See you on Recycle Saturdays!
Wynford Cheerleaders
The Wynford Varsity and
JV Cheerleaders attended
UCA Camp at Bowling
Green State University in
June. At camp they learned
new pre-game ideas,
cheers, and choreography
to keep pep rallies and
school traditions fresh and
energized. They also
learned offense, defense
and general sidelines and
how to transition between
cheers and band dances on
the sidelines! On the last
day they performed an
Xtreme Routine & Game
Day Routine (cheer, sideline and fight song). As a
combined squad they rePage 17
ceived the following
awards: 3rd Place Xtreme
Routine, 2 Superior Ribbons, Spirit Stick and the
Superior Squad award.
Both Varsity and JV
squads also received the
Tradition award going to
the team that really excels
in game planning class and
showcases the most traditional cheers and chants
throughout the entire week
of camp. The Leadership
Pin was given to Kennedy
Teynor and Alyssa Eckert for their display of positive attitude, good role
model and outstanding
leadership throughout the
Nicole Eckert
week of camp. Alyssa
Eckert was Jump Off
Champion and Teresa
Lambert was Runner-up.
Madi Schiefer, Shannon
Crabtree, Alyssa Eckert
and Teresa Lambert
were named All-American
Cheerleaders for their
skills in jumps, dance routine and cheer. Congratulations to all the
Wynford Cheerleaders
for their exceptional
efforts!
Fall Competition Schedule:
The Ohio State Fair Aug 9th
The Bratwurst Festival Aug 14th
Newsletter Title
USE THE KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR OUR
SCHOOL!
Kroger Community Rewards will send a quarterly check to our school based on the amount of purchases made by people who select Wynford Elementary in the Kroger Community Rewards Program. You’ll need your Kroger Plus card and a computer to sign
up. If you do not yet have a Kroger Plus card, they are available at the customer service desk at any Kroger store.
∗
Register online at krogercommunityrewards.com
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Be sure to have your Kroger Plus card handy and Wynford’s non-Profit Number: 84627
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Click on Sign In/Register
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Click on SIGN UP TODAY in the “New Customer?” box
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Sign up for a Kroger Rewards Account by entering zip code, clicking on favorite store, entering your email address and
creating a password, agreeing to the terms and conditions.
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You will then get a message to check your email inbox and click on the link within the body of the email.
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Click on My Account and use your email address and password to proceed to the next step.
∗
Click on Edit Kroger Community Rewards information and input your Kroger Plus card number.
∗
Update or confirm your information.
∗
Enter 84627 in the Community Rewards section to select our school from the list and click on confirm. Or type in
Wynford, then select our school from the listing.
∗
To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see our school name on the right side of your
information page.
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Remember, your purchases will not count for Wynford until after you register your card.
∗
Do you see your phone number or Alternate ID at the cash register? Call 877-576-7587 to get
your Kroger Plus card number.
∗
When you shop at Kroger you must swipe your registered Kroger Plus card or use the phone
number that is related to your registered Kroger Plus card for each purchase to count toward
our school’s funds.
If you do not have access to a computer or have difficulties with this process, please register at your
local Kroger store.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL!
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“Wynford Elementary
received $1,400.00
last quarter from
Kroger because
community members
are registered”
August, September, October 2015
PPRA Notice and Consent/Opt-Out for Specific Activities
TheProtectionofPupilRights
Amendment(PPRA),20U.S.C.
§1232h,requiresWynford
LocalSchoolDistricttonotify
youandobtainconsentorallowyoutooptyourchildout
ofparticipatingincertain
schoolactivities.Theseactivitiesincludeastudentsurvey,
analysis,orevaluationthat
concernsoneormoreofthe
followingeightareas
(“protectedinformationsurveys”):
1. Political affiliations or beliefs
of the student or student’s
parent;
2. Mental or psychological
problems of the student or
student’s family;
3. Sex behavior or attitudes;
4. Illegal, anti-social, selfincriminating, or demeaning
behavior;
5. Critical appraisals of others
with whom respondents have
close family relationships;
6. Legally recognized privileged
relationships, such as with
lawyers, doctors, or minis-
ters;
Religious practices, affiliations, or beliefs of the student or parents; or
8. Income, other than as required by law to determine
program eligibility.
Thisrequirementalsoappliestothecollection,disclosureoruseofstudentinformationformarketingpurposes
(“marketingsurveys”),and
certainphysicalexamsand
screenings.
7.
For additional
information or technical
assistance, you may call
(202) 260-3887.
Individuals who use
TDD may call the
Federal Information
Relay Service at 1-800877-8339
Notification of Rights under FERPA for Elementary and Secondary Schools
Privacy Act (FERPA) affords parents and students over 18
years of age ("eligible students")
certain rights with respect to the
student's education records. These
rights are:
(1) The right to inspect and
review the student's education
records within 45 days of the day
the School receives a request for
access.
Parents or eligible students
should submit to the School principal [or appropriate school official] a written request that identifies the record(s) they wish to
inspect. The School official will
make arrangements for access and
notify the parent or eligible student of the time and place where
the records may be inspected.
(2) The right to request the
amendment of the student’s education records that the parent or
eligible student believes are inaccurate.
Parents or eligible students
may ask the School to amend a
record that they believe is inaccurate. They should write the
school principal [or appropriate
school official], clearly identify
the part of the record they want
changed, and specify why it is
inaccurate. If the School decides
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not to amend the record as requested by the parent or eligible
student, the School will notify the
parent or eligible student of the
decision and advise them of their
right to a hearing regarding the
request for amendment. Additional information regarding the
hearing procedures will be provided to the parent or eligible
student when notified of the right
to a hearing.
(3) The right to consent to
disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the
student's education records, except to the extent that FERPA
authorizes disclosure without
consent.
One exception, which permits disclosure without consent,
is disclosure to school officials
with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person
employed by the School as an
administrator, supervisor, instructor, or support staff member
(including health or medical staff
and law enforcement unit personnel); a person serving on the
School Board; a person or company with whom the School has
contracted to perform a special
task (such as an attorney, auditor,
medical consultant, or therapist);
or a parent or student serving on
an official committee, such as a
disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school
official in performing his or her
tasks.
A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the
official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his
or her professional responsibility.
Upon request, the School
discloses education records without consent to officials of another
school district in which a student
seeks or intends to enroll.
[NOTE: FERPA requires a
school district to make a reasonable attempt to notify the parent or
student of the records re-quest
unless it states in its annual notification that it intends to forward
records on request.]
(4)The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department
of Education concerning alleged
failures by the School District to
comply with the requirements of
FERPA. The name and address
of the Office that administers
FERPA are:
Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-5901
“Family
Educational Rights
& Privacy Act”
U.S. Department of
Education
Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
Bucyrus, Ohio
Permit No. 301
Wynford Board of Education
3288 Holmes Center Road
Bucyrus, Ohio 44820-9463
SCHOOL DELAYS AND CLOSINGS. . .
The following radio and TV stations are notified when the Wynford schools are delayed or closed because of
the weather. Please listen to these stations for school announcements and do not call the school.
WQEL Bucyrus (92.7 FM)
WTOL 11 (Toledo, Ohio) TV
WMFD—Mansfield
WBCO Bucyrus (1540 AM)
NBC4 TV (Columbus)
WMAN Mansfield (1400 AM)
AB6TV (Columbus)
WVNO Mansfield (106.1 FM)
10 TV (Columbus)
WTOL TV (Toledo)
Fox 8 TV (Cleveland)
WYNFORD SCHOOLS TELEPHONE NUMBERS. . .
Wynford Board of Education - 419-562-7828
Wynford Elementary - 419-562-4619
Wynford High School - 419-562-7828
Wynford Bus Garage - 419-562-5222
WYNFORD BOARD OF EDUCATION. . .
Jeffrey Schiefer, President
900 Nevada Wynford Road
Bucyrus, Ohio 44820
419-563-0448
Steve Crall, Vice President
2114 Quaker Road
Bucyrus, Ohio 44820
419-562-4420
Debbi Gifford, Member
5190 Marion Melmore Road
Fred Hendricks, Member
4505 Holmes Center Road
Rhonda Rowland, Member
4571 Holmes Center Ro
Sycamore, Ohio 44882
419-569-4748
Bucyrus, Ohio 44820
419-569-3050
Bucyrus, Ohio 44820
419-562-2977