Volume 15 Number 4, June 2016

A Publication of Oregon City Schools
www.oregoncityschools.org
THE OREGON ORACLE
5721 Seaman Rd., Oregon, OH 43616
Superintendent's Message
2016-2017 Student
Re-registration
Student re-registration will open
on July 25, and end on August 5. All
students in grades K-12 need to be
re-registered for the 2016-17 school
year. We will have an “Open Lab” for
those who are unable to complete the
process at home. The dates and times
are as follows: Friday, July 29, from
8am till 5:00pm, and Monday August
1, from 8:00am till 7:00pm.
As in the past, you will need
to log into your Parent Portal to reregister your students. Please make
sure you are able to log into your
Parent Portal to avoid complications
in July. If you are unable to log into
your portal, or haven’t created one
yet, please contact Linda at 419-6930661 ext. 3273 for assistance.
The re-registration process will
be the same as in past years. If you
need assistance to complete the process, the Re-registration directions
will be posted to the Oregon City
Schools website at www.oregoncityschools.org prior to July 25.
Additional information, and
reminders will be sent out via email,
and posted to the OCS website as we
approach the July 25 date.
New Immunization
Required For All
2017 Seniors
The Ohio Department of Health
has recently announced that a new
immunization will be required for
students entering the 12th grade for
the 2016-17 school year. A student
entering the 12th grade will now be
required to have a Meningococcal
vaccine
(meningitis-MCV4).
Meningitis is a vaccine-preventable
disease that can lead to neurological
issues, seizures, loss of a limb, or
death. There is a rise in meningitis
in teenagers and college freshman
in dormitories. If your child has
already received this shot, and we do
not have documentation of it, check
with your health care provider for
current vaccine records. Again, this
shot is a state requirement to begin
the senior year. Documentation of
receiving this shot will be required to
avoid any exclusion at the beginning
of the school year. Please give
documentation to the school nurse.
New Tradition
The graduating class of 2016
started a new tradition with the help
of Art instructor, Mrs. Wamer, and
several senior art students. During
the last week of school, the senior
students had the opportunity to
place their handprint on the wall
located in the 2nd floor hallway.
The seniors were able to leave their
“mark” on Clay High School. Clay
would like to thank Mrs. Wamer and
her students for their hard work and
dedication to CHS!
Pictured, from left to right, are Mr.
Jurski, Alexa Sheahan, Katherine
Menter, Mareena McAninch,
Justiniauo Hernandez, Valeria Alba
and Mrs. Wamer.
Volume 15 Number 4 – June 2016
Great School Year For OCS.
The 2015-2016
school year was
a very successful
school year for
our students, staff,
and community.
Here are just a
few unique highlights you may
not have known
about our school
system. All these
events and accomplishments have
Hal D. Gregory
been shared on
Superintendent
the Oregon City
Schools Facebook page.
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Dr. Tom Keller, 1968 Clay
Alumni, provided an inspiring
speech to teachers on their first
day of the school year about the
importance of relevance in the
classroom and of honoring our
past.
Eisenhower counselor, Mr. Walt
Ralph, led new Eisenhower
students in a song and dance
posted on the OCS Facebook
page. This post reached over
66,000 people, and received
over 15,000 views, by far the
most viewed post of the year.
Clay HS won the Channel 13
“Pass it On Challenge,” receiving
over 12,000 lbs of donations for
Goodwill.
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Clay HS hosted “Road to Rio,”
sponsored by BP on a wet and
windy day. OCS beat Waite in
football that evening.
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Jerusalem hosted a “Jog-a-thon,”
raising over $14,000 for the
Jerusalem parent group in one
day. Outstanding achievement.
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Three Starr Elementary students
made the 2016 All State
Children’s chorus.
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Fassett JH raised $1500 for the
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The citizens of the Oregon and
Jerusalem Communities passed a
much needed operating levy for
OCS. THANK YOU!
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Coy Elementary hosted their
annual “Talent Show,” with
students showing off their
unbelievable talents for the first
time.
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Clay HS Teacher, Zeb Waterbury,
shaved his long hair in support of
fund-raising for a Clay student,
Tylor Smith, who needed a new
kidney.
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Starr Elementary 3rd and 4th
grade “Melody Makers” sang at
a Toledo Walleye game.
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Starr Elementary Music Teacher,
Megan Link, won the Ohio
Music Young Educator Award.
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The Oregon Schools Foundation
held its annual “Frost Fest,” and
raised over $25,000 to be used
for the benefit of OCS students
and staff.
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Clay HS Volunteer Focus
organized “Random Acts of
Kindness” activities throughout
the district.
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Clay Limelighters presented
an outstanding performance of
“Beauty and the Beast,” and Ram
Drama presented an outstanding
performance of “Lion King.”
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Clay HS Band performed at
Disneyland in Orlando, Florida,
providing an amazing experience
for students.
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The Oregon-East Toledo and
Genoa Kawanis clubs donated
a new, specialized bike to a
4th grade student with special
physical abilities.
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Senior students, Jake Vriezelaar
and Josh Mohr won BPA
Nationals (Best in the Nation)
in video production and
presentation!
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Over 40 Clay and Fassett
athletic
teams
competed
at high levels, with many
outstanding individual and team
accomplishments. Eagle Pride
is strong and growing.
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277 Clay seniors will graduate
on June 5, 2016!
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These
events
and
accomplishments just scratch
the surface of what happens
during a school year. Thank you
students, staff, community, and
local businesses for making the
2015-16 a fantastic year. More
great things to come!
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Jerusalem
Township
Fire
Department played basketball in
full gear at Jerusalem Elementary
School.
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OCS made available our “OCS
Checkbook,” showing all the
district expenditures through
the Ohio Treasurer of State.
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Coy long time volunteer,
Rose Belville, was presented
the BASA Northwest Region
Community Services Award.
Have a great summer. OCS
Success! Success Starts Here!
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Maumee Bay Turf and Clay
Hal Gregory, Superintendent
NHS Continues Storied Tradition
Over the past year, the fortythree National Honor Society members from the Class of 2016 have
been active in upholding the traditions and the pillars of NHS, which
include scholarship, leadership,
service, and character.
This year the Chapter developed the Twelve Days of Giving
as their service project. Each day
from December 1 to December 12,
the chapter served the school, district, and local community in some
capacity. They lifted student spirit
with free popcorn during lunch and
organized a fundraiser to aid in the
larger efforts to help sophomore
student Tylor Smith. They organized a polar express night for the
K through 4 students and placed
encouraging words in the intermediate and junior high schools.
The chapter also participated in the
canned food drive and delivered
sweet treats to the police and firefighters in the community, just to
name a few. It was a great project
that impacted the entire community.
The NHS Officer Team also challenged its members to participate in
an average of 70 hours of service,
exceeding the required amount of
hours by 40%. This year the 43
Athletic Boosters made in-kind
and cash donations, making
possible the purchase and
summer installation of Turf at
Clay Memorial Stadium for the
2016-2017 football season.
Susan G. Komen Foundation
with a charity volleyball game.
members completed 3,655 hours
of service. This averages 85 hours
of service per member, far surpassing the minimum requirement and
exceeding the Officers’ challenge.
The Class of 2016 members were
recognized at the 78th Induction
and Instillation Ceremony on April
13, 2016, where they were given
their honors cords to be worn at
graduation. In addition, fifty-one
2016 Initiates were inducted into
the Chapter at the ceremony.
National Honor Society Officers
(Jeff Fouke, Marlena McNeal, Alyssa
Lambrecht, Kennedy Sattler,
Callie Snyder and Aubrey Jacobs) pose
for a picture with advisors,
Ms. Bethany Kohler, Miss Vallie Robeson.
Jefferson Award
On Thursday, April 7, CHS sophomore
Erek Hansen was honored with a Jefferson
Award for his community service work in
recycling denim and shoes. The Jefferson
Award is named after Thomas Jefferson, our
3rd President of the United States and the
author of the Declaration of Independence.
Since 1972, the American Institute for Public
Service has awarded a prize for public and
community service. This prize, a “domestic
Nobel Prize” is the Jefferson Award. The
Toledo area honored 46 nominees, who
became 14 finalists, and who ultimately
were named as four winners. Each of them
were nominated for their dedication to public
service and for bettering their community.
Erek stood with great company, as he was
awarded one of the four winners to represent
the Toledo area. Congratulations, Erek! We
are proud of you.
2016 Jefferson Award winners, from
left, Dick Anderson, Erek Hansen,
Victoria Valle and Jeff Wilbarger.
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S.T.E.A.M. Day Event!
On Friday, May 13, Jerusalem
Elementary School held a second
annual S.T.E.A.M. Day. All students
in Kindergarten through fourth grade
participated in activities related to
science, technology, engineering, art,
and math. Students rotated through
events every half hour, participating in activities which had students
designing and building structures,
comparing densities of objects,
exploring the chemistry of food,
experiencing applications using
Google Earth, exploring the motion
of objects, and many other events
that involve problem solving, collaboration, and critical thinking.
Math Masters
Clay Volleyball
Summer Camps
Our 2016 Volleyball Camps will be run by
Head Coach Dave Conley and the Clay Volleyball
Program. Coach Conley will be entering his 13th year as a varsity
coach. Under his direction, his teams have notched 5 League championships, 8 sectional championships, 2 District championships,
and 2 State Final Four Appearances (2006, 2010). He has been
named Conference Coach of the Year 5 times, District Coach of The
Year twice, and All Press Volleyball Coach of the Year in 2013 and
2014. Coach Conley has also coached at the Club level for 16 years,
and is currently the Club Director for Arsenal Volleyball Club.
Third graders at Starr Elementary have been
busy working on building their Math Mastery
skills. As a school-wide initiative to build math
skills was implemented, third graders aimed to
impress by showing off their math fact knowledge.
Students earned a building block for each operation they were able to master. Mastery is measured
by earning a 95%, or above, three times on class
timed tests in each operation. Students were also
able to earn a special treat for meeting the quarterly
goal for mastery of each operation.
GENERAL SKILLS CAMP (7-8)
Our General Skills Camp is guided under the premise of teaching the fundamental skills that a well-rounded player should possess, with focus on drills that introduce and improve all of the basic
volleyball skills. Integration of competitive play will apply the
learned skills in game situations, creating the most rewarding aspect
of the camp. All campers will be placed into teaching groups based
on skill level and ability. We will have groups, from the elite skills
level camper to the beginning volleyball player. The ultimate goal
for our camp staff is to develop a well-rounded volleyball player whether a beginner just starting out or an elite level player taking
her game to the next level. We have an experienced camp staff comprised of camp directors and court coaches. Every coach on our staff
takes tremendous pride in improving every camper they interact
with during the 4 days of camp.
Youth Camps (Grades 1-6)
Fourth graders work together on a
Roller Coaster activity, during which
they create a roller coaster, using
foam insulation tubing and tape,
to run a marble for the greatest
time and distance.
ABCDEFG
Ms. Karen’s class has worked on
learning their alphabet all year. Each
week was a new letter with new
activities to go with each letter. One
activity they did each week was to
make a craft out of the letter of the
week, upper and lower case. Then
the letters were hung out in the hallway for other classes to see. Some
classes would come by just to see if
they could find the new letters each
week. The students had a great time
learning their letters.
The Clay Volleyball Youth Camp is designed as a fun introduction to the game of volleyball for children entering grades 1-6. Each
day will include a 2-hour teaching session with a snack break at the
half-way point of the camp. The focus of the camp will be on basic
volleyball skill instruction, games, and fun activities. This will be
an exciting and fun way to introduce your child to the sport of volleyball. Space is limited!
Please make your check payable to Clay Volleyball,
and send to:
Dave Conley, 3903 Oakfield Dr. Oregon, OH 43616
Please Print Clearly
Camper Name ____________________________
School ___________________________________
Grade entering ___________________________
Phone ___________________________________
Shirt Size(circle)
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Register by:
June 20
Late Registration
Fee: $10
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*All campers will receive a Clay Volleyball camp T-shirt*
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The Alphabet tree.
The Senior’s Last
Performance
The Clay High School Fighting
Eagle Marching Band performed as
part of the City’s Memorial Service
on Sunday, May 15. Trumpet players Austin Robinson, Will Nagy, Ruth
Bonnice, and Jacquelyn Staudinger
performed “taps” for the ceremony. The band then marching in
the grand parade (on Dustin Road)
which was the senior band members
last performance as a proud Clay HS
Band Member.
The Fighting Eagle Marching Band
performed as part of the City's
memorial Servie.
The 3rd quarter math masters block wall.
Please Print Clearly
Circle Session
Dates
Youth Session 1
1-2
Youth Session 2
5-6
Youth Session 3
3-4
General Skills
7-8
Starr third grade math masters.
Times
July 11-13
Cost
10:00-11:30
Grades
$40
July 11-13
12:00-2:00
$50
July 11-13
2:30-4:30
$50
June 27-June 30
12:00-3:00
$80
**Campers should sign up for the grade they will be
entering this fall**
For questions email, text, or call Coach Conley:
[email protected]/419-250-2328
*All Camps held at Clay High School*
Popcorn, Pickles And Pupils
Hot Diggity Dog! Authors Nick Rokicki and Joseph Kelley visited Coy Elementary to share their newest book, Pete the Popcorn…
Pickles, Peppers and Paprikas! This book, filled with alliterations,
also features Toledo’s Tony Packo’s restaurant with lessons about
friendship, heritage and trying new things. Coy was delighted to
have these authors who are quickly becoming beloved names in
the world of books for children! Their first book, Pete the Popcorn,
carries a message of children offering encouragement to each other
on a daily basis. Nick and Joe believe that the answer to bullying is
encouragement--- and this will start with the youngest of children.
The authors have visited with over 100,000 children in 25 states,
holding motivational assemblies centered around book titles. Other
titles in their collection include The Ideaparnockolis, a tribute
to Dr. Seuss. Casey and Callie Cupcake is a Frosted Fable About
Being Fantastic Just the Way You Are. Upcoming projects include
middle-grade reader I’m Right Rita, Mason the Pickle, a story about
Type 1 Diabetes, along with chapter book The Nutty Hootenanny
and much more. Learn more about Nick Rokicki and Joe Kelley at
www.PeteThePopcorn.com
Students
enjoyed the
author's visit.
Google Me A Pass Please
Mrs. Claydon and Mrs. Kretzer were chosen
to present at the Google for Education Conference
on May 16-17, at The Ohio State University. Mrs.
Claydon created the “electronic pass,” which is a
form that eliminates all paper passes and increases
instructional time. Students self-fill out, using
Google forms, show the teacher, and upon arrival
back, submit his or her name once more. All
administrators and teachers then have documentation
that shows where the student is at all times, along
with the exact time and date.
In addition, they will present
to the crowd of six hundred
teachers how to use a Google
form to group and regroup for
differentiation.
Adam Wehbi uses the electronic pass in the classroom
before leaving.
Hoops
Noah James, 4th grader at Coy, raised over $500
this Feb for Hoops for Heart!
Author Fair
3
Star
The Fassett GT students once again completed an impressive study of new and favorite
authors. Nearly 200 family and community members toured the fair, with some students giving
their presentations a dozen times. Each student had a display with the author’s theme, a presentation including biographical information about the author, analysis of two of the author’s books,
and discussion of classic literature. They also dressed in costume of their favorite character from
the books. During second quarter, the students wrote to their authors, and some authors replied
with letters or autographed books.
Mr. Paul Gibbs, principal at
Jerusalem, is giving a student in
Ms. Singlar's class her Homework
Star award for turning in her homework every day! Her classmates
are applauding.
Seventh grader, Alanna Kyer presents to OCS board
president, Carol Molnar.
Seventh grader Aly Finch received not one, but three
autographed books from author Lisa Scottoline: one for
her, one for her mohter & one for Mrs. Kesling.
Eighth grader Gary Batch presents to Fassett counselor,
Tony Maletich.
Seventh grader, Grace Baden received an autographed
book from author Dean Koontz.
Celebrating Art
Fassett Jr. High School students Olivia Thatcher, Gabriell
Barboza, Payton Rigg, Mariah
Segura, Mikaeli Katschke, Amber
Smith, and Corey Barailloux
were selected to have their art
published in a nation- wide art
contest, which is a great honor
because there are thousands of
entries from all fifty states, and
only the best works are chosen to
be published in the “Celebrating
Art” Anthology.
Olivia Thatcher, Gabriell Barboza,
Payton Rigg, Mariah Segura, Mikaeli
Katschke, Amber Smith
and Corey Barailloux display
their art work.
Flag Etiquette
Eighth grader, Lizzie Spitler presents to Clay teacher
Scott Bruns.
Eighth grader Lynda Saldivar dressed as the green man
from Dust and Decay for her presentation.
Members from the American
Legion Christ Dunberger Post
presented a Flag Etiquette program to Coy¹s 4th graders on
May 13. Students learned how
to show respect for the American
flag, as well as how to properly
fold and display the flag.
Coy students learned about
flag etiquette.
Seventh grader, Mariann Bonnice presents to OCS
superintendent, Hal Gregory.
Eighth grader, Theo Miller dressed as Horace, from
Ms. Peregrin's home for Peculiar Children,
for his presentation.
Bringing Home The Gold
On Saturday, May 7, Fassett’s 7th and 8th grade band and choirs traveled to Cedar Point to perform at an
adjudicated music festival. The combined 7th and 8th grade choir and both 7th and 8th grade bands took home
top Gold ratings at this competition. They worked very hard for this performance, and then earned a day in the
park as a reward for their outstanding performance.
A demonstration on folding the
flag was given.
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Taking A Stroll
The 4th grade at Starr, partnered
with the Oregon Police Department,
and the Oregon Branch Library to
walk, and take a tour of the recently
renovated library. Students were able
to take a tour, and complete a scavenger hunt to learn about the new
features.
Students taking a stroll to the library.
Students explore the newly
renovated llibrary.
Scientific Investigations
The Scientific Investigations
class at Clay spent a few hours visiting the Scientific Investigations
Unit, April 29. The students were
able to learn about drug testing, fingerprinting, ballistics, using lasers
to spot trace evidence, and looked
at some crime scene photos to help
“solve” the case. They then made
posters, hanging in the hallway, to
recap their experiences.
What Has FFA Been Up To?
State FFA Convention and AgriScience
Fair
On May 5 and 6, eight students
from the agriculture program attended
the FFA State Convention in Columbus.
Six of these students participated in
the AgriScience Fair while there. Max
Venia and Rylee Chancey placed 2nd
with silver rating, which earned them
the privilege to walk across the stage
to accept their award. Bailey Isbell and
Kyle Myrice both earned silver rating,
while Kelsey Meldrum and Lilli Czop
both earned bronze. Also, while there,
Kyle Myrice received not only a 1st place
award for wildlife, but also a 2nd place
state award for aquarium management.
After awards, the students listened to a
couple of inspirational keynote speakers
and attended the Columbus Zoo. It was
definitely a successful trip which we
hope will happen every year.
FFA Guest Speaker: Rosemary Low
Rosemary Low, author of several
avian references, gave an exceptional presentation, which took place at Clay High
School in the Gold Eagle Café on May 3,
in collaboration with the Environmental
and Agricultural Technologies Career and
Tech Program. Rosemary Low, an experienced birder who has aviaries around the
world, came to talk to students and other
local birders about parrots. Her presentation was on the different species of parrots, how to take care of them, what kinds
of food to feed them and what not to feed
them, and what kind of enrichment toys
to use. Rosemary discussed how one
could make his or her own toys to keep
the parrots occupied. This was a great
educational experience for those who
attended. This information is very helpful to anyone who is thinking of having
a parrot as a pet, and who wants to make
more educationed decisions about having
a parrot, to know if heor she would make
a good parrot owner.
Fairy Garden Show at the Toledo Zoo
Students from the Oregon Clay FFA
program participated in making fairy
gardens during the month of April. The
students who made fairy gardens where
Kyle Myrice, Gavin Lewandowski, Dustin
Canada, Nabil Tawil, Samantha Siefke,
Greg Faneuff, Mason Larue, Nick Daly,
Kenny Moore, and Micheal Puella. On
April 23-24, these gardens where displayed with others at the Toledo Zoo in
the Museum of Science building, along
with other gardens from other schools.
All participants where allowed a free
pass to the zoo on the weekend that gardens were displayed.
District FFA Awards Banquet
On April 29 the agriculture program
went to Four County Career Center for
the Disrtict One awards banquet. The
students who went to the banquet were
Kyle Myrice, Kelsey Meldrum, Alannah
Chanthakham, Bailey Isbell, Samantha
Siefke, Gregory Faneuff, Nick Larue and
Katlyn Frohlich. The top four individuals
received awards, as well as did the top
four teams.
State FFA Career Development Events
Clay High School’s Agriculture students have competed in many state competitions this year, including Animal/
Aquarium Management, Wildlife/Nature
Management, Agronomy, and AgriScienc
Fair. The students went to different
parts of Ohio to compete against the
rest of Ohio’s best teams. In the competitions, the students often have to take
multiple written tests over their topics, identify different species of plants
and animals, identify different equipment, be judged during practicums, and
for AgriScience Fair, students had to
explain their project directly to two judges while using the scientific method.
The students who have attended these
CDE’s (Carreer Development Events)
include Kyle Myrice (1st Place Wildlife,
2nd
place Aquariums), Elizabeth
Vincent (17th place Aquariums), Kelsey
Meldrum (Aquariums), Max Venia (23rd
place Animal Management and Nature
Interpretation), Mackenzie Upham
(Animal Management), Paige McNutt
(Animal Management), Samantha Siefke
(Animal Management), Bailey Isbell
(15th place Wildlife Management),
Greg Faneuff (17th place Wildlife
Management), Branden Sloyer (Wildlife
Management), Sam Vincent (Wildlife
Management), Nick Kreiger (Wildlife
Management), Nick Larue ( 24th place
Agronomy), Alannah Chanthkham
(Agronomy), Amanda Morris (2nd place
Nature Interpretation), Dakota Jones (25th
place Nature Interpretation), Mariah
Morris (Nature Interpretation), and Lilli
Czop (Nature Interpretation).
As a team, Oregon-Clay FFA have
placed 4th in the State Aquarium
Management Career Development Event,
10th in State Animal Management, 3rd
in State Wildlife Management, and 8th in
State Nature Interpretation. The students
on the teams have studied countless
hours to prepare for the competitions,
traveled to local establishments to study
live specimens, and even caught the bus
at 5 am for state competitions! Job well
done!
FFA member, Bailey Isbell, presents
her AgriScience Fair project at the
State Convention, to a
group of judges.
Max Venia and Katlyn Frohlich meet
and greet author Rosemary Low at
her seminar on avaian behavior.
FFA members attended the Columbus
Zoo while at the State Convention.
Clay HS Scientific Investigations
class with Sgt. Snyder.
Students learning how the
spectrometers work.
FFA members attended the District One Awards Banquet in Archbold
ro receive their district awards.
Oregon Clay FFA members attend State FFA
Convention in Cloumbus to receive
state awards.
The Lion King
Students analyzing crime scene
photos.
Spectrometer printout to analyze
drug samples.
Ms. Mary’s (Mary Brucker-Horman)
Ram Drama Team presented Lion King
Jr. at Eisenhower Intermediate School on
April 28, 29, 30, and May 1. The cast and
crew spent many hours from February
through April to get ready. The audience
was treated to fantastic sets, elaborate costumes, and LOTS of talent on the stage.
There were even some special effects
that included moving video of a stam-
pede and simulated geysers! Students
in 2nd through 7th grades from Coy,
Jerusalem, Starr, Eisenhower, and Fassett
made up this amazing cast. Ram Drama’s
Leadership Team (Debbie Brucker, Becky
Dunsmore, Kristen Calkins, Ed VanCamp,
Jeff Merren, Lisa Kessler, Jen Bonnice, and
Ram Drama alumni), along with many
dedicated volunteers, made this spectacular show happen. Hakuna Matata!
Hakuna Matata with Tom
Staudinger(Pumbaa), Cheyenne Boyd
(older Simba) and Caleb Scarberry
(Timon).
(L-R): Hyenas Sophia Marsico
(Shenzi), Evan Kessler (Banzai),
Grant Bruns (Ed), Evan Thompson
(Jeff) and Logan Dykema.
(L-R) Katie
Giller
(Rafiki)
Ricky
Rudd
(mufasa),
and Livi
Holmer
(Sarabi)
Andy Kessler
as (Scar).
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Heart Chase Event!
The Fitness Club, Youth to
Youth, and Student Council from
Eisenhower joined forces with Fitness
Club members from Fassett to put on
a fundraiser for the American Heart
Association on Thursday, March 28,
at Eisenhower Intermediate School.
Almost one hundred students worked
together to raise over $1,500 dollars
in just nine days, and twenty teams
of five students each competed in
an exciting and educational event
fashioned after the popular TV show,
“The Amazing Race.”
Challenges included games and
activities to inspire better heart health
by exercising, eating right, knowing
how the body works – even lifesaving skills were introduced and
practiced! Points were awarded at
each challenge for skill, knowledge,
strength, teamwork, and endurance,
and unique “clues” were given, such
as riddles for teams to figure out
where to find their next challenge.
Special businesses in the community made this event possible and
openly supported the school, thereby
enabling every student who participated to receive a healthy snack and
a special reward for his or her efforts
to raise money for this worthy cause.
Participants were provided peanut
butter, crackers, grapes, and cheese,
which was donated by Red Sekinger
at Jack’s Superette. Linda Rossler,
from CharMar Farms, provided and
prepared four dozen hard-boiled eggs,
and Cindy Bench, from Bench Farms,
prepared and provided fresh cut purple carrots and canary melon.
Other vendors in the area chipped
in to provide special prizes to the top
teams and participants as well. Harry
Cummins, from the International
Boxing Club, provided a gift certificate for a free Saturday tour of his
facility, along with a lesson for up to
10 children and their guardians. That
gift certificate was won by: Micah
Medina, Jase Kennedy, Sam Thatcher,
John Newton, and Kaiden SanMiguel.
Penny Keeler, from Penny Jo’s Eastern
Lanes, provided 75 gift certificates for
a free game of bowling, and Joe Kiss,
from Joe’s Pizza & Kitchen, provided
10 free subs from his Subway business.
Medals, basketballs, playground
balls, soccer balls, jump ropes, stuffed
animals, and T-shirts were supplied
by the American Heart Association’s
Youth Market Director, Tracy UlrichShepard, who worked hand in hand
with Ms. Stevens to develop this
year’s first event. The other club advisors: Mrs. Walters, Mrs. Materni, Mrs.
McGill (from Ike), and Mrs. Olive,
and Mrs. Porter (from Fassett) were
also key contributors in getting the
event off the ground. Several other Ike
staff assisted in the production of the
event, and stayed after school to assist
with hosting challenges, along with
parent, Mrs. Leila Tawil.
The school held a special assembly the following Monday to promote
the activity for next year, and to award
the students who participated. The
incentives that were donated by the
American Heart Association and the
supportive local vendors mentioned
earlier were awarded to the individuals who raised the most money (Katie
Clark & Jessica Williams), and the
school organization’s member who
“inspired” the most participants (Ella
Orr). The team that raised the most
money also received special recognition (Gilberto and Angel DeLuna,
Maycie Breeden, Hannah Sprague,
Nick Rodriguez and Evan Saxon). A
trophy was presented to the Student
Council advisor (Heidi Materni)
because the student council members
inspired the most participants in this
year’s event. The trophy will remain
at Ike for next year’s competition,
which will be moved to February.
The following week, all three Ike
organizations (Fitness Club, Youth to
Youth and Student Council) also combined to celebrate their success and to
have some food and fun together one
last time prior to the end of the year.
Young Person Of
The Year
Congratulations to Callie
Snyder for being named the
Eastern Maumee Bay Chamber
of Commerce’s Young Person of
the Year. On Thursday, May 12,
Callie attended the recognition
ceremony in downtown Toledo,
where she was announced as
the recipient of this award.
This award is given to identify,
honor, and reinforce the activities of exceptional caring citizens, whose service, or performance positively contributes to
the quality of life in the Eastern
Maumee Bay Region, and who
are 22 years of age and under.
Congratulations, Callie!
Callie
Snyder
named the
Eastern
Maumee
Bay
Chamber of
Commerce’s
Young
Person of
the Year.
Career Day
The entire group of participants.
Winners from the random drawing of participants.
Winners of the boxing field trip.
Ella Orr inspired the most teams/kids to participate.
On Monday, May 16,
Jerusalem Elementary held
a Career Day for 3rd and 4th
grade students. Through collaboration with Clay High School’s
Vocational Education programs,
high school students in the
career and technology department showcased and spoke with
students about classes they are
taking at Clay, and how these
courses will prepare them for
their careers. The following
programs will be showcased:
Environmental & Agriculture;
Engineering and Design; Medical
Technology; Cosmetology; and,
VCOM.
Third graders at Jerusalem
Elementary learn about the
Engineering and Design
program at Clay High School.
Clay Bids Farewell
Jessica Williams and Katie Clark raised the most money.
Tracy Ulrich-Shepard (AHA Coordinator), and the top
money raisers.
BCSN Teacher Of The Year
On May 19, Ben Pfeiffer
was named the 2016 BCSN
Teacher of the Year. Ben was
selected based on receiving
the BCSN May Teacher of the
Month Award. There were a
total of eight Teacher of the
Month Awards given to area
educators. Ben was selected
from those eight teachers. As
a result of this award, Ben
received a $10,000 scholarship
for a Clay senior for the next 10
years and a $1,000 award. At
the award ceremony, Ben
donated the entire $1,000
award to the Katie Lajti fund.
Ben joins an elite group at Clay
High School, as he was the
third Clay teacher chosen as
the teacher of the year. Dennis
Slotnick was chosen in 2009,
and Chris Klosterman was chosen in 2014. Congratulation
Ben on this great accomplishment!
Pfeiffer named the 2016
BCSN Teacher of the Year.
On Tuesday, May 31, Clay
High School bid farewell to
two long-time Oregon employees. Karen Nyitray retired after
serving the district for 31 years
in numerous positions. Her last
position, for over 20 years, was the
bookkeeper at Clay. Barb Pappas
retires after teaching at Clay for
32 years. Congratulations on a
great career and enjoy retirement!
Pictured L-R: Karen Nyitray,
and Barb Pappas.
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Going Back In Time
Model UN
Clay High Schools Model UN (CHSMUN) is an extracurricular activity truly
worth bragging about. If you are unfamiliar with the idea of this organization, it
is not a modeling club as many have mistaken. Model UN is a team that goes to
competitions, and simulates United Nations conferences, in which high school
student’s debate topics often discussed during real UN sessions. The delegates
going to the competitions debate the issues from the point of view of countries
that are currently in the General Assembly, Security Council, and other committees within the UN.
While Model UN is a great way for students to get accustomed to public
speaking, and learn more about the crises happening around the world, it is also
an extracurricular activity that allows students to make friends from all around
the area who have the same goals, and aspirations as themselves. In committee,
it is not uncommon for an individual to notice the delegates from Russia, and
the United States yelling at each other about nuclear non-proliferation, and then
laughing together after there’s a motion to close debate.
Clay is one of only a few high schools around Toledo that offers this amazing
opportunity. They also happen to have one of the best Model UN teams in this
area. Considering the number of students other schools take to the competitions,
Clay wins a lot of awards despite the fact that they have a smaller number of delegates. This year at the Canadian American Security Council Summits (CASC),
the delegate who represented the United Kingdom on NATO, Will Nagy, and the
delegate who represented Kuwait on the Arab League, Tim Thomas, both won first
place in their committees. Elizabeth Zak, who represented France on the Security
Council, won second place in her committee. At the Mid American Model UN conference (MAMUN), the delegate on the Human Rights Committee, Tim Thomas,
and Will Nagy, who were on the Legal Committee, both one first place; LeAnn
Winslow won second place on the Security Council.
As a member of the team, individuals will see their peers grow to become
more outgoing, and globally aware. Model UN is an experience that will help students in college, as well as in their careers.
The third grade classes at
Starr Elementary were able to visit
Providence Metropark as a result of
the support from Starr PTO. The
students were able to step back in
time, and discover what life was like
along the Miami and Erie Canal in
1876. Students were able to tour the
historic Isaac Ludwig Mill ,and had
the unique opportunity to see how
antique milling equipment was used.
The staff, and volunteers showed students the importance of using water-
power to grind grain, and saw lumber.
The students were able to learn what
canal life was like during an hourlong journey on “The Volunteer”
canal boat, along a restored stretch
of the Miami and Erie Canal. The
crew of “The Volunteer” handled the
ropes, and opened, and closed the
massive gates of the restored lock
#44. The field trip to Providence
Metropark was a memorable, and
educational experience for all Starr
third grade students!
Students experience a ride on
the canal.
International Competition
Eight
students
enrolled
in the Marketing Education
Program ended their year in
DECA by competing at DECA’s
International Career Development
Conference (ICDC) held in
Nashville, Tennessee, April 22 –
17. To qualify for ICDC, students
needed to place within the top
four at the Ohio DECA Career
Development Conference held
in March. Students competing at
the International level include:
Mason Becker, JD Davis, Madison
Slovak, Callie Snyder, Alexa
St. Julian, RJ Stringham, Trevor
Titsworth and Jake Vriezelaar.
This year’s DECA ICDC featured over 17,000 members and
advisors in attendance. DECA
competitions are designed to simulate real-life business scenarios
and to test students’ academic
understanding and skill development.
“Competition was a highlight
Career Development Conference
(ICDC) participants.
of my senior year,” states Clay
DECA president, JD Davis. “It was
amazing to be a part of something
that big and to spend time with
some amazing people. It is definitely a memory that I will take
with me after high school.”
ICDC was the icing on the
cake to an amazing year. The
thirty-three junior and senior
Clay DECA members earned forty-five district awards including
nineteen first place awards. They
earned ten state awards, including two second place trophies.
DECA prepares emerging
leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and
management in high schools and
colleges around the globe. It is
a component of the Marketing
Education Program at Clay High
School for junior and senior students interested in careers in the
business industry.
Clay 2015-2016 DECA Class.
Clay DECA State
Competiion.
Students touring the Ludwig Mill.
The canal boat passing thru Lock #44.
Rock Out
The sixth graders at Eisenhower
Intermediate School are “Rocking
Out” in Science! Mrs. Heather
Christensen’s class is learning about
the rock cycle, and how igneous,
sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks
change form. Students explored crystal formation as they grew Borax
crystals on seashells! Now students
are having fun identifying and categorizing a wide variety of minerals
and rocks. They are studying the
unique physical properties of rocks
and minerals, such as magnetism,
hardness, striations, color, streak,
odor, cleavage, and luster.
Seashell crystal growing experiment
with Borax!
Dissolving the Borax in distilled water
on a hot plate.
Stirring to dissolve the solution.
Exploring rocks and minerals.
Studying the many properties of
rocks.
Looking at geodes and other rocks.
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Holocaust
The eighth grade GT students
completed an extensive study of
the Holocaust while reading the
memoir Night. Before creating
their own video documentaries
of an aspect of the Holocaust,
they also visited the Holocaust
Memorial Center in Farmington
Hills, MI. The students toured
the museum with a docent. After
the tour, the students heard
from a “hidden child” Holocaust
survivor. Because his appearance
allowed him to pass as “nonJewish,” Rene Lichtman’s parents
put him in hiding with a family during the Holocaust. After
France was liberated, Rene’s
mother came to France to bring
him “home.” Since he knew
someone else as Mother from 2-7
years old, Rene had a difficult
time. He is an advocate for hidden
children all over the world.
Holocaust Memorial and Chaperrones: Students and chaperrones are
standing before the eternal flame memorial. In Judaism, a candle is lit on the
anniversary of the death of a loved one.
Students with
Holocaust
survivor Rene
Lichtman.
Super Sleuths
A 300 Game Or Bust
This year Coy School’s 4th grade
students had the opportunity to sharpen research skills during visits to
the school’s library. Their goal was
to earn the title of “Library Super
Sleuth”. Each week the reference section of the library featured a research
question, and a special word to define,
and use. Students carried out their
investigations using any resource
available, either in or outside of the
library. However, our young detectives were also required to follow
proper protocol when solving the
“mysteries.” First, they had to identify their source, but most important,
it was mandatory that their answers
were complete sentences. It was also
necessary to use the word of the week
properly in a sentence according to the
part of speech for the chosen definition. Each month correct submissions
were included in a drawing. The more
research a student conducted during
the month, the more opportunities
he had to earn the worthy distinction
of “Coy Library Super Sleuth”. The
designated Super Sleuth received the
choice of a book to add to his or her
personal library. Participating in this
task encouraged students to develop,
and refine research skills necessary
for success throughout their education. Having such skills will also benefit them throughout life. The title of
Library Super Sleuth for the 20152016 school year goes to the following students: Noah Schacht, Madelyn
Lesniewicz, Olivia Karrick (twotime Super Sleuth), Skylar Grindle,
Aaliyah Granger, and Marissa Ziviski.
Congratulations to not only this year’s
Super Sleuths, but to those who participated as well.
On Tuesday, May 10, Mike
Skitowski, adaptive physical
education teacher for Oregon City
Schools, took all of his students
to Penny Jo’s Bowling Alley for a
fun-filled day of bowling, pizza,
and lots of camaraderie. Some
students got strikes, some got
spares, some needed assistance,
and some did it by themselves,
but everyone had a great time.
Clay High School Honors Night 2016
On Tuesday May 17, the
Clay High School Scholarship
Committee proudly hosted the
2016 Clay High School Honors
Night. The Committee exemplified
honor through the recognition
of not necessarily by what will
be received, but by what has
been given. Over the course of
the evening, an emphasis was
placed upon the core values of
family, tradition, and community,
which have been a foundation for
the senior class in overcoming
adversity and in triumphing both
in academics and in life during
their high school years.
As dusk settled, the third
annual social hour commenced
with the unification of community
donors, scholarship recipients,
family members, and school
administrators. These collective
moments
created
a
unique
opportunity
for
donors
and
recipients to forge a bond through
active communication.
While
smiles and laughter were plentiful,
an
emotional
undertone
of
admiration and moral compass
truly embraced all in attendance.
The many generations represented
shared memories of experiences
in
adversity,
sacrifice,
and
selflessness. All were reminded
that everyone has a story.
With society being plagued
with a multitude of hardships and
distractions, this evening offered
testimonial to those in attendance
that the principal focus was on the
dedication and the discipline of
the students who have overcome
obstacles on their paths to success.
However, it did not overshadow
the family members’ gallantry
and structure peripheral to the
school setting, nor the community
donors’ passion and allegiance
to
community
support
and
preservation. The unsung influence
of the entire staff of the Oregon City
Schools warrants accreditation
for their devotion to offering the
highest level of education.
Additionally, the teamwork
and assistance bestowed upon
the preparation, execution, and
success of this event speaks directly
to our core values. Community
businesses donated the linens,
which transformed our high school
cafeteria into an inviting reception
hall for social hour. The Clay
High School Environmental and
Technologies Program created
magnificent floral centerpieces,
which were later presented to the
community donors. The Culinary
Arts Program orchestrated a menu
of hors d’oeuvres with precision
and delectable taste.
Without
question, these programs exceeded
the expectations of all, and our
deepest gratitude is extended to all
of the above programs.
The event continued into the
Clay High School auditorium,
where our senior class was recognized with community scholarships and academic honors. These
scholarships are provided to Clay
High School through various universities and colleges, and by way
of outside entities. Over 68 seniors
were honored with a combined 133
locally funded scholarships equaling over $113,715. Furthermore,
the 2016 senior class was afforded
the opportunity of approximately 6.5 million dollars in various
available scholarships, of which 89
seniors accepted roughly 2.7 million dollars of those scholarships.
The 2016 Clay High School
Honors Night was made of honor
and success through support and
tradition. The stories, dreams, and
memories shared will inevitably
lead our future graduates into the
next phases of their lives. These
graduates will embark on their
amazing journeys, which have been
forever sparked by the core values
of the Oregon City Schools and the
Oregon Community.
Class President Callie Snyder
receiving the Principal's Award from
Mr. James Jurski.
Going for a strike.
Students enjoyed their trip to the
bowling alley.
Denim Supports Go
Green Ohio!
This April, Jerusalem
Elementary held a Denim
and Shoe Drive to support
Go Green Ohio, a non-profit
organization started by current Clay High School student, Erik Hansen. The drive,
which was led by Jerusalem’s
Student Council, resulted in
nearly 1,000 items collected!
These items will be recycled
and used to insulate two houses. Way to go, Jerusalem community!
Jerusalem Elementary's Student
Council, with advisors Whitney
Olinger, Sarah Becker, and Go
Green Ohio founder, Erik Hansen,
and the nearly 1,000 pair of
donated denim and shoes.
Social Studies Star
Recipient Hannah Hess showing
gratitude to Diane Schumaker,
founder of the Andrea Schumaker
Memorial Scholarship.
CHS school Counselors: Bethany
Kohler, Andrew Ramsey and
Brandi Birr.
Abby Filka has been named
the Social Studies Department
Student of the Year for her exemplary performance in social
studies classes. This year alone,
she voluntarily presented a
project on Elizabeth van Lew
to the Greater Toledo Civil War
Roundtable, worked as an aid
for several social studies teachers, and painted a Memorial Day
marker for one of Clay's Fallen
soldiers. Congratulations Abby!
Abby Filka
was named
the Social
Studies
Department
Student of
the Year.
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FJHS Heart Chase
I Make A Difference
On April 29, the Lucas
County Educational Service Center
hosted the I Make a Difference
Breakfast. This event honored the
local valedictorians and salutatorians
of 10 area high schools and the teacher of their choice. These students
were able to select one teacher that
has made a significant impact on their
lives, both in and out of school. The
CHS valedictorian, Marlena McNeal,
selected Scott Bruns, and the salutatorian, Alyssa Lambrecht, selected
Ben Pfeiffer. Congratulations to our
students for their hard work during
the past four years, and congratulations to the honored teachers.
In the photo, from left to right, is
Mr.Pfeiffer, Alyssa Lambrecht,
Marlena McNeal, and Mr. Bruns.
Special Olympics
Winners
Congratulations to the following
students who participated in the
Special Olympics competition
on Saturday, May 13, at Sylvania
Southview High School: Jake Emch
earned a Gold Medal in the Softball
throw, and Bronze in the 100 meter
dash. Barbara Wooten earned a Gold
Medal in softball throw, Gold in
the 100 meter dash, Silver in the
4x4 relay, and Gold in the Javelin.
Grant Johnson finished 4th in the
100 meter dash, earned Bronze in the
Javelin, and Silver in the 4x4 relay.
All three of these athletes qualified
for the state meet this summer which
will be held in Columbus. Again,
congratulations and good luck at the
state meet this summer.
Special Olympics award winners.
Fund-Raiser for The American
Heart Association
Students and staff at Fassett Junior
High School showed how big their hearts’
were by donating generously to The
American Heart Association. Through
their generosity, we were able to donate
$1,000.00 to a very worthwhile cause!
Did you know Heart Disease is the
#1 cause of death, and 80% of those
deaths can be prevented? Our goal was
to not only educate our students about
the dangers of heart disease, but also to
encourage them to get heart healthy by
getting 60 minutes of activity every day.
On May 13, our students joined
together to participate in heart healthy
activities during our Fassett Heart Chase.
At our “Heart Pump Station,” participants walked a minimum of 4 laps on
our track. Next they moved to the “Lung
Station,” where they did a minimum of
20 jumping jacks. Their 3rd stop was at
the “Veins” station, where they jumped
rope for a minimum of 1 minute. Then
they went to the “Stayin’ Alive” Station,
where they hula hooped for 3 minutes.
Finally, they ended at “The Hydration
Station,” where they received a bottled
water to hydrate their thirsty cells.
A huge thank you to all of our
Fassett volunteers, friends, and family,
for making this such a successful event!!
We would like to dedicate our Heart
Chase and AHA Donation to two very
special members of our Fassett Family.
Ollie Marleaux and Cooper Kesling are
both living proof that all the funding for
medical research and development pays
off!!
Fassett students participated in heart
healthy activities.
Cooper Kesling with Dr. Fouad
Butto of the Toledo Children's
heart Center.
Students wore their hearts on their sleeves.
Ollie Marleaux
Red Grammer Day
April 8 was an exciting day for
Jerusalem Elementary School! Because of
the generous gift of the Jerusalem Parents
Group, grammy award winning singer
and song writer, Red Grammer, came and
spent a day with the students and staff.
The city or Oregon even proclaimed that
day as “Red Grammer Day.”
Last spring, the 1st and 2nd grade students performed a concert of Red’s music,
focusing on “Bucket Filling,” which is a
program promoting positivity and kindness. Music teacher Elizabeth Gibson
then entered her students in a video contest Red sponsored. Although Jerusalem
didn’t win the contest, they did come in
second place, and as it turned out, Mrs.
Gibson was able to meet Red in California
last summer. After a wonderful visit with
him, she was determined to find a way to
have her students and the staff and families of Jerusalem meet Red. His message
of love, kindness, peace, and positivity is
contagious!
Mrs. Gibson came back to Ohio and
spoke to the JPG and Mr. Gibbs, and they
agreed to help make Red Grammer Day
happen. The entire school was decked
out to welcome Red, and there was even
a door-decorating contest.
During the
school day, there were 3 “informances”
where there were only a few grade levels
Red Grammer performs for students.
Red Grammer and Mrs. Gibson.
Red Grammer, and Jerusalem students.
Racing Foot By Foot
In the picture, from left to right, are
Austin Lozier, Marlena McNeal,
Ben Malczewski, Kennedy Sattler,
Mr. Jurski, Alyssa Lambrecht,
Ms. Kohler, Landon
Bleau, and Katelyn Dunaway.
at a time, and the students were able to
speak with Red, to ask him questions,
and to sing with him. At the end of the
school day, there was a concert for the
entire school, and Red even got the teachers involved. That day concluded with an
evening performance at Clay High School
for Jerusalem students and their families.
There was also an opportunity for students to get Mr. Grammer’s autograph and
a picture. It was truly a wonderful day
where everyone’s buckets were filled to
the brim. Red was very impressed with
the students at Jerusalem school, and he
looks forward to coming back for another
visit. We look forward to that, too!
Kids On The Block
Academic Dinner
Recognition
On Tuesday, April 19, BP-Husky
held their 31st annual Academic
Recognition Dinner. Annually, BP
invites 30 high schools from around
the area to a dinner to honor the top
2% of each graduating class from the
invited schools. This year the dinner
was held at the Hilton Garden Inn at
Levis Commons.
Fassett Fitness Club.
Fassett Student Council held one last fundraiser this school year, a fundraiser for the Great
Strides Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Cystic
Fibrosis is a life-threatening genetic disease
that causes persistent lung infections and progressively limits the ability to breathe. This
disease affects one of our own Fassett Eagles.
We sold footprints and each grade level
raced foot by foot. The two grade levels strode
down the hall to the finish line. The 8th grade
edged out the win. We will be forwarding over
$400 to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation towards
Team Averi Rugg.
Thank you to all who
helped us “Stride Today and Add Tomorrows.”
The monies will be forwarded to The
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation towards
Team Averi Rugg.
With the gracious support from
Starr Parents Group, the puppeteers
from The Kids on the Block program,
Brenda Engle and Kay Barbour,
visited Starr’s third grade students.
The Kids on the Block (KOB) provides
educational puppet programs which
enlighten all children on the issues
of disability awareness, educational
differences, and social concerns.
The Kids on the Block, Inc. originated
in 1977 in direct response to US
Public Law 94-142, which required
that children with disabilities be
educated in the least restrictive
environment. For many children, this
meant being included in a classroom
with their non-disabled peers. The
Kids on the Block uses “hand and
rod” puppets. This means that one
hand works the mouth of the puppet
and the other hand manipulates the
rod for gestures. The puppets are 3
to 4 feet tall. Some of the puppets
have a disability and use aids that
make their character distinctive and
realistic.
KOB addresses a wide range of
issues that affect today’s children
including
physically
disabled,
Down’s syndrome, learning disabled,
blind or visually impaired, and
deaf or hearing impaired. KOB has
a strong commitment to providing
communities around the world with
programs that address children’s
needs, questions, and concerns about
these issues. The type of education
the Kids on the Block programs
provide will help to create positive
attitudinal and behavioral change
for present and future generations.
The message that was reiterated to
the third grade students’ was that
everyone is special in his or her own
way!
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History Comes Alive
Abraham Lincoln, Helen Keller,
Martin Luther King, Jr., Amelia
Earhart, and Rosa Parks were among
the many famous people portrayed
by Starr Elementary third-graders
during the wax museum the week
of May 9. The biography and wax
museum project, where students gave
speeches and dressed as the famous
person of their choice, encompassed
many learning objectives from the
third grade curriculum. During the
fourth quarter, each third grade student was responsible for researching
a person of his or her choice, who has
made contributions to society. After
reading a biography about the person chozen, the students completed
an outline, wrote a one page report,
and decorated a poster displaying his
or her life, including a life timeline.
As an extension and integration
of the Common Core Standards for
Language Arts and Social Studies,
the students then presented their person of choice through a wax museum. The students presented a brief
one to two minute speech in the first
person point of view telling about the
person’s life and contributions made
to society. All of the students were
in full costume and recited facts, in
character, to teachers, visitors, and
other students. Everyone enjoyed
listening to the speeches, and students were thrilled to see history
come alive at Starr School!
Olivia King, Anthony Espino and
Skyler Muchewicz.
Danya Abdulhak.
Julissa Booth and Xander.
Extraordinary Teacher
Of The Year
Ashlynn Garand and Clara.
Noah McKibben, Alexa Dupler,
and Ian DeWitt.
Clay High school received
great news from Sun Federal
Credit Union. On Friday, April
8, Heidi Straka was notified that
she was chosen the Sun Federal’s
Extraordinary Teacher of the
Year. The competition was held
among the area school districts
where Sun Federal has a local
branch: Anthony Wayne, Oregon,
Ottawa Hills, and Washington
Local schools. Mrs. Straka was
nominated for her outstanding
performance in the classroom
and for her dedication to her
students. She will be recognized
at an upcoming awards ceremony
at the Sun Federal Annual
Meeting. As a result of the
Oregon School District having
the most nominated teachers,
one CHS senior student will
receive a scholarship from Sun
Federal in Heidi Straka’s name.
Congratulations, Mrs. Straka.
Remi Galyas.
A Magic Kingdom Performance
This past spring, 142 Clay High School band members traveled to Orlando, Florida, to perform at Disney’s
Magic Kingdom. The band was selected to perform at
the Magic Kingdom after submitting past performance
videos and additional application requirements. The
trip was not a requirement for the class. However, students needed to raise $810 each in order to participate
in the trip. All funds that were raised were from the
annual citrus sale, pizza kit sale, discount cards, or
monthly payments by each family. No school district
funds were used for this trip.
Students left the City of Oregon by charter bus and
by police escort (a special thanks to the Oregon Police
Department) on Sunday, April 3. Once in Florida,
the students spent time at Typhoon Lagoon, Disney
Springs, Cocoa Beach, Universal Studios, and Epcot.
The band marched in the 2:30 pm parade at the Magic
Kingdom and spent the rest of the day at the park.
Their performance was not only top notch, but well
received by the 20,000 plus in attendance, and will be
remembered for years to come.
Heidi Straka was chosen the Sun
Federal’s Extraordinary
Teacher of the Year.
Mr Gyuras
(In
uniform)
gives a big
thumbsup.
La Tour Eiffel de
Coca-Cola
La Tour Eiffel de Coca-Cola
is a Senior Project created by Jeff
Fouke, who worked on the project 20-30 hours per week for 36
weeks.
The tower’s base is 5.5’ x
5.5’. It stands 9’7” tall. It was
constructed with 516 Coca-Cola
contour bottles, 179 ft. of LED
lighting, and 616 3-D printed
brackets.
The
Fighting
Eagle
Marching
Band.
A group
shot of
the Band.
The
Majorettes
in review.
The Flag
Corp in
review.
The band members would like to thank everyone
who helped make this trip run as smoothly as it did!
Again, congratulations to The Clay High Fighting Eagle
Marching Band for their performance at the Magic
Kingdom.
Jeff Fouty with his senior project.
Youth In Education Day
not high school is a level they may want to consider for their
careers, “Mrs. McConnell said. “For students who are not going
st
On Tuesday, April 26, Clay High School had its 21 annual into education, it is a chance for them to get in the trenches with
“Youth In Education Day”. Seniors had the opportunity to us for a day and to see things from the other side of the desk.”
work with teachers, administrators, and counselors to get a
taste of the education profession.
“Teaching isn’t just grading papers and planning lessons,”
said program coordinator Robin McConnell, the English department chairperson. “It is getting to know the students, dealing
with wacky schedules, putting out fires, and many other things
that students might not realize. This day gives them an idea of
what we do every single day for 180 days each year.”
Every year between 20 and 40 students opt to participate in
the program. The students are asked to work with their cooperating staff member to plan lessons for the different classes they
are teaching. They are also asked to dress professionally and to
meet for a group “staff photo” at the end of the day. The activities are documented by yearbook photographers.
“This is a wonderful opportunity for seniors who may be
Youth In Education day participants.
going into education to get a taste of it, and to see whether or
The tower on display in the
Learning Commons at CHS.
10
Oregon City School Honor Roll
(3.0 and above - The Honor Roll listed is accurate as of the date printed. Incomplete grades and other adjustments will not reflect in this quarter's honor roll.)
Clay High
12th Grade
Alore, Adrienne
Andrus, Benjamin
Arbogast, Nicholas
Arman, Paige
Bachmayer, Brandon
Baumer, Hayley
Beamer, Tyler
Below, Kevin
Benton, Philip
Bleau, Landon
Bodi, Michael
Bolla, Nicholas
Brown, Zachary
Buchan, Nicholas
Burgess, Maggie
Burgess, Megan
Burns, Adam
Cairl, Timothy
Campbell, Kyle
Canada, Shawnee
Canterbury, Ayla
Castle, Brandon
Clark, Dylan
Clark, Hannah
Cluckey, Logan
Crosby, Ryan
Davis, Jeremiah
Davis, Maria
Dominique, Haley
Dreier, Matthew
Durczynski, Noah
Dusseau, Dylan
Edler, Allison
Ellis, Joshua
Evans, Halia
Faneuff, Aaron
Filka, Abby
Fouke Jr, Jeffery
Fuller, Samantha
Gentry, Brittany
Giles, Ashlynn
Gill, Brandon
Giovanoli, Donte
Giovanoli, Gino
Goucher, Miranda
Graham, Noah
Groll, Erynn
Handy Jr, Michael
Harrison, Joshua
Hart, Mallory
Hartford, Nathaniel
Hassan, Miranda
Hauter, Kelsi
Heck, Justin
Helton, Dylan
Henegar, Taylor
Hess, Haley
Hess, Hannah
Hiltz, Jacob
Hughes, Markie
Isbell, Bailey
Jacobs, Anthony
Jacobs, Aubrey
Jacobs, Christian
Jadlocki, Alyson
Johnson, Jade
Jones, Chandler
Jones, Megan
Keiser, Ariel
Kesling, Haley
Knorr, Riley
Kochanski, Austin
Kovacs, Eric
Krieger, Nicholas
Kuhlman, Hannah
Laberdee, Addison
Lajti, Hannah
Lajti, Kaitlyn
Lambrecht, Alyssa
LaPlante, James
LaRue, Nicholas
Latta, Anthony
Leathers, Brayden
Lee, Dustin
Leichty, Zachary
Lenning Keirns, Makaila
Lenning, Jacob
Levally, Lorenzo
Lopez, Thomas
Lozier, Austin
Malczewski, Benjamin
Martinez, Sara
Martinez, Sontino
McKinney, Emma
McNeal, Marlena
Merren, Maggie
Miller, Omada
Minchella, Kealy
Mohr, Joshua
Morris, Amanda
Neverauskas, Audras
Nguyen, Steven
O'Connor, Michael
Ostrum, Maranda
Pelfrey, Roger
Perez, Juan
Peth, Lillian
Pioterek, Katie
Reichert, Allison
Resendez, Estrella
Rios Branstutter,
Madison
Robarge, Haylee
Robarge, Kaylee
Robinson, Austin
Sattler, Kennedy
Sauceda, Christopher
Sauerwein, Sydney
Schroeder, Max
Schultz, Emelie
Sherer, Jonathan
Shope Mohney, Monica
Silva, Cody
Slovak, Madison
Smith, Gavin
Smith, Toni
Sneed, Madeline
Snyder, Callie
St Julian, Alexa
Stringham, Richard
Stults, Sabrina
Susor, Brooks
Takacs, Jessica
Teneyck, Ty
Thomas, Timothy
Titsworth, Trevor
Trowbridge, Amy
Ulinski, Sara
Viengmany, Alyssa
Vriezelaar, Jake
Wend, Grant
Whitt, Jaret
Wiggins, Demario
Winslow, LeAnn
Wolfe, Harrison
Zak, Margaret
Zeiler, Monica
Zunk, Alexis
11th Grade
Allred, Vanessa
Baker, Mason
Batch, Abigail
Bigelow, Alyssa
Billegas, Makinnah
Bird, Sara
Bollman, Alysa
Breeden, Maranda
Bricker, Carl
Broka, Paige
Brown, Joseph
Bundy, Hannah
Bush, Nathaniel
Bustamante, Alexis
Canino, Taylor
Ceja Villasenor, Kimberly
Clark, Keshawn
Clere, Karleigh
Coates, Diego
Cowell, Kaje
Cruz, Donavan
Curry, Alaina
Curry, Kevin
Dabish, Brandon
Danieli, Marina
Dokurno, Maegan
Douglass, John
Eberflus, Randee
Edwards, Robert
Elmajzoub, Mohammed
Espino, Paul
Evers, Gabrielle
Finger, Luke
Foster, Anthony
Furniss, Connor
Gajdostik, Grant
Garcia, Elena
Gardull, Samantha
Gargac, Keaton
Garrett, Samantha
Gaskins, Adam
Gears, Halie
Genson, Taylor
Gerrard, Hanna
Gibbons, Elizabeth
Goulet, Ethan
Goulet, Nathan
Grimes, Mallory
Grimm, Lillian
Halka, Levi
Halter, Starra
Ham, Jessica
Harrison, Dylan
Heintschel, Samantha
Henneman, Elizabeth
Hernandez Goderich, Yaylen
Hess, Sydney
Hommel, Ally
Horvath, Jenna
Hutchens, Jacob
Jankowski, Kate
Jehany, Hannah
Joven, Ailene
Juhasz, Drew
Khalel, Bansiyana
Kiss, Joshua
Klatt, Donni
Kolinski, Hannah
Kolodziejski, Brianna
Kolodziejski, Lexie
Koster-Boone, Amanda
Kozlaker, Connor
Kuecher, Caitlyn
Kulwicki, Jenna
Kurek, Thomas
Kusian, Paula
Kutchenriter, Eric
Ladd, Mallory
Lambrecht, Trace
Lammers, Jacob
Lipper, Brittany
Lipper, Ciera
Lohrer, Erica
Madison, Samantha
Mahler, Jenna
Mallett, Mackenzie
Martin, Alaynah
Martinez, Lisa
McNutt, Hunter
Meier, Lillian
Mies, Jacob
Miller, Jorden
Miller, Madison
Mills, Christopher
Miner, Ashley
Mohammed, Ali
Montoya, Rickey
Mullins, Cameron
Murphy, Kerrigan
Myrice, Kyle
Nagypaul, Kyrsten
Niezgoda, Marissa
O Shea, Caitlin
Orr, Christian
Owens, Chelsea
Pacheco, Emillio
Peace, Curtis
Peart, Keagen
Perlaky, Logan
Perry, Nathan
Phillips, Bailey
Pugh, Aeris
Quinlan, Jonathon
Reder, Alexandra
Reese, Alexis
Reynolds, Calee
Riley, Timothy
Rodriguez, Alayna
Russo, Jessica
Saenz, Patricia
Sandoval, Jose
Schell, Jarrett
Schweizer, Jacob
Shanks, Brenden
Smithers, Dawn
Spraggins, Alexandra
Steingraber, Jacob
Steveson, Nicholas
Strohscher, Brooke
Takacs, Ashlyn
Thiel, Lydia
Tresso, William
Truman, Alexandria
Tuller, Nicole
Ulrich, Alyssa
Vargyas, Madison
Vartorella, Alexandra
Velliquette, Alyssa
Verb, Joci
Vislay, Marisa
Wamer, Jaycee
Webb, Austin
Webb, Leona
Wilbur, Sydney
Wiseman, Michael
Wojtowicz, Savannah
Yenrick, Bekah
Young, Keith
Zachel, Breann
Zhu, YiHan
10th Grade
Aiton, Dustin
Anderson, Garret
Andrews, Hannah
Andrews, Haylie
Andrews, Kayla
Andrus, Aaron
Anello, Salina
Badenhop, Austyn
Baker, Cheyenne
Bassiouni, Dalia
Beamer, Trevor
Belegrin, Lauren
Berg, Sara
Berl, Normandie
Binting, Nolan
Bolander, Alexandria
Bomyea, Austin
Bonnice, Ruth
Booth, Pillar
Brown Teneyck, Alison
Bruns, Craig
Bye, Jordan
Calkins, Dakota
Campbell, Owen
Carr, David
Case, Joshua
Cathers, Hannah
Chancey, Rylee
Church, Alexandria
Church, Phoebe
Clark, Reagan
Clere, Hailey
Cluckey, Thomas
Combs, Myranda
Connor, Charles
Coppola, Dominic
Coughlin, Shannon
Cousino, Kirsten
Czop, Lillian
Daly, Morgan
Daniel, Justin
Davis, Seth
Delgado, Ignacio
Dickens, Alyssa
Dickerson, Hayden
Eischen, Bradley
Evers, Aubrey
Fennewald, Andrew
Fernandes, Jude
Fernandes, Philomena
Fredritz, Jacob
Gardiner, Brianna
Gechter, Robert
Gonzales, Macey
Groll, Zachery
Guerrero, Cecilia
Gwinn, Maria
Hadzovic, Alma
Hales, Sydney
Halley, Marc
Hansen, Erek
Hansen, Hannah
Hanudel, Kaine
Hardy, Brandon
Harrison, Kendra
Henney, Taylor
Huffman, Alyssa
Isbell, Joshua
Jacobs, Kendall
James, Skylar
Jaquillard, Mason
Jones, Makenzi
Keel, Samantha
Keilholz, Jacob
King, Megan
Kowalski, Jenna
Krieger, Caitlin
Krieger, Jessica
Kuhlman, Trent
Lunsford, Devin
Martin, April
Maya, Shania
McClain, Haley
McGath, Logan
McMillan, Adrian
McNutt, Paige
Meinke, Joshua
Migliori, Marissa
Miller, Delanie
Mohr, Matthew
Munoz, Anastasia
Nagel, Kimberly
Naugle, Alyson
Nelson Jr, Robert
Nicholson, Daniel
Orra, Joudet
Pappas, Simon
Paul, Grace
Peterson, Marnie
Petitpas, Cheyenne
Pringle, Dalton
Pulter, Stephen
Quinlan, Natalie
Rayburn, Miranda
Reed, Maegan
Reichow, Grace
Rew, Taytem
Rice, Madison
Rice, Natalie
Rodriguez, Alexia
Rodriguez, Lily
Ruiz, Yisenia
Schroeder, Mason
Shelnick, Cole
Shrewsberry, Eric
Smith, Madison
Smith, Megan
Smith, Tylor
Soto, Christian
Stager, Regan
Stanley, Samantha
Staudinger, Jacquelyn
Surgo, Andrew
Sussmann, Alyssa
Suto Jr, Daniel
Sutter, Skyler
Tilton, Olivia
Titsworth, Paige
Turner, Carley
Twining, Ryan
Upham, Mackenzie
VanCamp, Leah
Venia, Max
Vincent, Elizabeth
Vincent, Samuel
Walter, Nicholas
Wells, Kendall
Wiedmann, Alayna
Wiggins, Chyna
Wisniewski, Meradith
Young, Emily
Zacharias, Emily
Zak, Jacquelin
9th Grade
Allan, Heylea
Angel, Joseph
Barnes, Katelynn
Behee, Lane
Belinske, Brodi
Bellville, Megan
Bomyea, Monica
Booth, Ciana
Booth, Patrice
Bowmer, Keeley
Bradley, Caleb
Briones, Daniel
Brittian, Cameron
Carlen, Sidney
Cathers, Jaylon
Chanthakham, Alannah
Collins, Magdalena
Connors, Lillie
Cook, Camry
Cordle, Alexis
Coughlin, Dempsey
Coughlin, Kennedy
Cowan, Isabella
Cutshall, Haley
Daly, Jasmin
DeWitt, Maisy
Duncan, Katlynn
Dutton, Haylee
Eberflus, Trinity
Elmajzoub, Ibrahim
Faneuff, Gregory
Fields, Crimzen
Finch, Nolan
Finger, Sarah
Fisher, Emilie
Flores, Jasmine
Fonseca, Hallah
Fournier, Rylie
Gaertner, Kelsey
Gallaher, Victoria
Garcia, Kelsey
Gargac, Delaney
Giller, Anna
Girardot, Kamron
Gladieux, Karis
Gorajewski, Heather
Graver, Bailey
Gray, Jordan
Grimes, Macie
Guerricagoitia, Raven
Gyurke, Todd
Hagdohl, Zachary
Hart, Lynsey
Havener, Kaden
Heber, Kirstin
Henninger, Madison
Henry, Maeghan
Hornyak, Blake
Hornyak, Madison
Ireland Baum, Averie
Jacobs, Corey
Johnson, Katherine
Jones, Kara
Joyce, Christopher
Juhasz, Ryan
Kapfhammer, Shelby
Keiser, Zoe
Klatt, Gracie
Kolinski, Abigail
Krieger, Cassidy
Krieger, Lindsey
Lammers, Alexander
Lants, Amanda
Latta, Adam
Leichty, Brody
Lesniewicz, Alaina
Lewandowski, Kayla
Luda, Marissa
Maag, Alexander
Martin, Camron
Mawhorter, Megan
Maxon, Kaitlyn
McCourt, Timothy
McCoy, Brandon
McDougle, Samantha
McEowen, Jessica
McLeod, Victoria
McNeal, Nikolas
McQueen, Mason
Meinke, Caleb
Mies, Jena
Miller, Leah
Morris, Mariah
Moser, Madison
Mosiniak, Jacob
Musselman, Jayla
Neate, Cameron
Neverauskas, Lidija
Novak, Jacob
O'Korn, Dominic
Parnell, Latarion
Pena, Emmanuel
Prater, Jaelyn
Prottengeier, Grace
Rast, Brianna
Rendon, Emilio
Revenaugh, Kelli
Rew, Anna
Rice, Scarlet
Richardson, Jenna
Rigsby, Kaitlyn
Rivera, Jared
Roberts, Lindsay
Rokicki Counterman, Claire
Rollo, Ethan
Rossler, Morgan
Row, Zachary
Sattler, Regan
Saxon, Amber
Schimmel, Alayna
Schweizer, Faith
Serrano, Skyler
Siefke, Samantha
Sigler, Hannah
Silva, Samantha
Smith, Hannah
Smith, Olivia
Soto, Christopher
Spears, Grant
St Julian, Andrew
Stahl, Alivia
Stelzer, Skai
Stevens, Tiffany
Stricklen, Brandon
Thompson, Madison
Thompson, Wyatt
Tuttle, Brianna
Ummel, Adam
Van Hersett, Jarod
Vartorella, Ashley
Vriezelaar, Madelyn
Wallace, Madeliene
Wells, Lana
Wiggins, Zion
Wodarski, Virginia
Wooley, Jason
Yenrick, Palmer
Young, Addison
Fassett Junior High
8th Grade
Abbott, Katelyn
Akins, Kaylee
Armstrong, Lily
Banks, Markayla
Barboza, Gabriell
Batch, Gary
Baugher, Grace
Baumgartner, Hope
Belair, Tyler
Berry, Chase
Bird, Jacob
Blade, Michael
Blausey, Hannah
Bohland, Garrett
Bohland, Samantha
Bohland, Sawyer
Bolander, Derek
Bonnough, Brianna
Bronowski, Sierra
Burgess, Charlee
Burgess, Madison
Burling, Lon
Campbell, Colton
Case, Haley
Cash, Jayden
Cathers, Grace
Church, Kaylee
Clark, Megan
Clark, Rylee
Collins, Brigid
Cooper, Tyler
Dalton, Audrey
Daly, Amber
Davidson, Sebastian
Deal, Derek
DeBlaere, Anastasia
Deweese, Cameron
DeWitt, Brandon
Dickens, Emily
Dokurno, Tyler
Drown, Chad
Durkovic, Natalie
Dykema, Madison
Ellis, Sarah
Engle, John
Engle, Maria
Erdmann, Jeremy
Fayling, Jenice
Fletcher, Robert
Foco, Jenna
Fournier, Madison
Fouty, Carter
Garza, Katelyn
Gears, Kayla
George, Christa
Gladieux, Madisen
Goetz, Baylee
Haas, Gregory
Hansen, Emma
Hansen, John
Hauter, Morgan
Hendricks, Payton
Henry, Mackenzie
Heuring, Dominique
Hill, Joshua
Hughes, Andrew
Huss, Madison
Jones, Courtney
Jones, Rachel
Jones, Raecie
Kapfhammer, Elizabeth
Kapfhammer, Paige
Keel, Brooke
Keller, Carrie
Kellerbauer, Henry
Kelly, Madison
Koepf, Nicole
Korb, Megan
Kramer, Kody
Kurek, Angelina
Kusian, Delaney
Lajiness, Sierra
Lambrecht, Zachary
Longoria, Madison
Luman, Julian
Madison, Ally
Manthey, Alexandria
Martin, Abigail
Matthews, Bryce
Mays, Skylar
McVicker, Ellie
Measel, Samuel
Meinke, Sydnie
Miller, Shanin
Miller, Theodore
Mitchell, Karmen
Mitchell, William
Mohon, Bailee
Murphy, Ashley
Myrice, Nazieha
Nichols, Maria
Nowak, Cassidy
Olinger, Jaylin
Olson, Dalton
Owens, McKenna
Parnell, Jo'Nayja
Pendergraff, Tony
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Pirooz, Melissa
Pitzen, Mina
Quigg, Cali
Resendez, Claudia
Rew, Alivia
Richmond, Benjamin
Rigg, Payton
Rowe, Zachary
Rugg, Averi
Russo, Julia
Saldivar, Lynda
Sayre, Karinna
Schloegl, Owen
Schwartz, Amanda
Segura, Mariah
Shaffer, Carissa
Sharp, Devin
Siefke, Cora
Sigler, Kyle
Silva, Luke
Sims, Kaitlyn
Sirianni, Cassandra
Skitowski, Alex
Slovak, Kennedy
Smith, Grace
Snoderly, Katherine
Snow, Mia
Sondergeld, Connor
Spencer, Brian
Spencer, Emily
Spitler, Elizabeth
Sprague, Caitlyn
Sprague, Mason
Stewart, Madison
Stinson, Georgia
Storm, Dakotann
Strasbourg, Tyler
Stringham, Jasmine
Susor, Jake
Szymczak, Ty
Tawil, Ahmed
Taylor, Alex
Taylor, Madison
Thatcher, Olivia
Thiel, Spencer
Thomas, Parker
Thompson, Austin
Tilton, Luke
Timofeev, Austin
Torres, Dominic
Truman, Taylor
Ulch, Marina
Urbina, Bianca
VanCamp, Kate
Vartorella, Deion
Vickroy, Dakota
Vislay, Jenna
Weirich, Ashlyn
Weirich, Caitlyn
Westerman, Briana
White, Jasmine
Wolfe, Hudson
Wurm, Kylie
Yancey, Anthony
Yanez, Madison
7th Grade
Ackerman, Ava
Alexander, Gavin
Amborski, Alexander
Anderson, Dylan
Anderson, Kia
Ashley, Emily
Ashley, Samantha
Baden, Grace
Barlage, Morgan
Barney, Carlie
Beavers, Kaylee
Bellville, Emily
Bleau, Jadyn
Bolinger, Alexander
Bonnice, Mariann
Boyd, Cheyenne
Brammer, Gary
Bricker, Sierra
Brown, Emily
Bruns, Grant
Bundy, Caleb
Burgess, Macy
Burkey, Dominic
Byers, Alaina
Calkins, Keeghan
Campbell, Madison
Cathers, Mariah
Chen, Vicky
Church, Erin
Clark, Lauren
Collins, Lucas
Cook, Cameron
Cousino, Jacob
Cowan, James
Crider, Landon
Crider, Logan
Cutler, Carson
Deal, Carlee
DeLaney, Kelsey
Depinet, Kelsey
Doggett, Lucius
Domagala, Alison
Dunbar, Joshua
Dupler, Clinton
Duran, Cameron
Faris, Grayden
Finch, Alyssa
Flanagan, Chase
Flanagan, Johnathan
Foster, Nicholas
Franke, Riley
Free, Kaelyn
Gajdostik, Harrison
Gariepy, Riley
Gill, Abby
Gladieux, Nathan
Glass, Gage
Gomez, Nicholas
Hagdohl, Noah
Hamilton, Destiny
Heintschel, Eric
Hentges, Danielle
Horman, Brady
Jenkins, Elizabeth
Jones, McKenzee
Jones, Olivia
Jurski, Trevor
Karrick, Jaiden
Katschke, Mikaeli
Kegley, Savannah
Kellison, Emily
Kennedy, Isabella
Kesling, Halayna
Kessler, Andrew
Kigar, Cecilia
Kovach, Tatiana
Kulwicki, Caitlyn
Kyer, Alanna
Lagrange, Deklan
Lajti, Thomas
LaPlante, Gracyn
Latta, Alexander
Latta, Ashtin
Leichty, Jacob
Lepeak, Megan
Lewandowski, Jada
Lewis, Kalie
Lowe, Sofie
Lutheran, Matthew
Mabry, Isabella
MacDonald, Mia
Mahler, Lauren
Maletich, Dominic
Malin, Lillian
Materni, Magdalyn
Maunz, Kevin
Mawhorter, Andrew
McCourt, April
McCrory, Leo
McGath, Becca
McKay, Ehrin
Miller, Kadyn
Miller, Quinton
Miner, Ryan
Minkowski, Karlee
Mohon, Laney
Moon, Jacob
Moore III, Bryan
Moore, Trenton
Morris, Jakob
Mullins, Mya
Murphy, Sonia
Myler, Zoie
Myrice, Brianna
Naugle, Andrew
Nelson, Mallory
Nichols, Sydney
Nonekowski, Julia
O Connor, Sean
Pappas, Nathaniel
Potter, Ashia
Powers, Michael
Pusey, Aubrey
Ramey, Selena
Resendez, Carmen
Richardson, Alyssa
Rigsby, Kelsey
Rivera, Alec
Rivera, Dominique
Roach, Zachary
Roberts, Isabella
Root, Ayden
Rutkowski, Breanna
Rye Barailloux, Courtney
Sanchez Jr, Michael
Sanchez, Jelena
Sass Denmark, Dakota
Schneider, Alexander
Schultz, Carly
Seimet, Kendall
Serres, Calli
Shaw, Emily
Sheetz, Cara
Shope, Erica
Short, Raymond
Smith, Abigail
Smith, Amber
Smith, Spencer
Snyder, Easton
Spears, Ethan
Staudinger, Thomas
Takacs, Katelynn
Thompson, Owen
Tilton, Ava
Tolles, Justin
Turnbull, Brooklyn
Ulinski, Katie
Urbanski, Kylee
Villarreal, Antonio
Waganfeald, Frank
Wallace, Zoe
Watson, Trinity
Webner, Jessica
Wellman, Jayden
Wolfe, Hannah
Woollard, Scott
Woollard, Zachary
Wooten, John
Yeager, Dylan
Young, Aaron
Zsigrai, Jeffery
Eisenhower Intermediate
6th Grade
Abbott, Nicholas
Alm, Maxwell
Alore, Braden
Anderson, Molly
Barney, Mallory
Batch, Geremiah
Baugher, Elijah
Belkofer, Vanessa
Belli, Maxwell
Beltran, Mariah
Bisaillon, Andrew
Boone Jr, Derek
Booth, Brendan
Brady, Lydia
Brammer, Molly
Breeden, Maycie
Brooks, Ashton
Buenrostro, Olivia
Campos, Alyssa
Cannon, Haley
Carr, Maura
Chanthakham, Chantah
Chen, Zi
Clark, Logan
Cooper, Daniel
Coughlin, Delaney
Coughlin, Donovan
Coulliette, Travis
Cousino, Cleopatra
Curns, David
Cuttaia, Angelo
Dalton, Grace
Daniel, Luke
Deluna, Gilberto
DeMaria, Elise
Deneau, Jake
Derby, Anthony
Dolt, Nicolas
Donaldson, Emberlynn
Dunbar, Hayvinn
Eckenrode, Damon
Eischen, Brooke
Ewersen, Jenna
Fisher, Anna
Fortier, Spencer
Gaertner, Cooper
Garcia, Marissa
Gatewood, McKenzie
Gibbs, Owen
Gonzales-Imbery,
Aliciandra
Gschwind, Morgan
Haas, Hannah
Hall, Zachariah
Havener, Juliana
Hayes, Laci
Henry, Keagon
Hernandez, Gabriel
Hierholzer, Kayli
Hornyak, Lexi
Horsley, Carmen
Horvath, William
Hughes, Megan
Hummer, Anthony
Hurst Jr, David
Jackson, Ian
Jaegle, Dakota
Jaros, Jonathan
Johnson, Savannah
Jones, Mackenzie
Jones, Samantha
Juarez, Tomas
Judy, Jamie
Jurski, Joslyn
Jurski, Ricky
Karrick, Blake
Karrick, Maci
Kennedy, Layla
Kirian, Hailey
Klein, Kasey
Koehler, Tyler
Kolinski, Luke
LaPlante, Alyssabeth
Large, Savanna
LaRue, Lauren
Lewis, Jaylynn
Lindsay, Tiffany
Lohmeyer, Heaven
Long, Garret
Madrid, Carmen
Maire, Lauren-Marie
Maire, Victoria
Mancini, Abigail
Mann, Danielle
Marquette, Dominic
Marsico, Jonathan
Matthews, Hayden
Maville, Carleigh
McEwen, Douglas
Merren, James
Migliori, Dominico
Miller, Camryn
Miller, Charles
Miller, Dalton
Morris III, Thomas
Morse, Mason
Muchewicz, Makayla
Nichols, Reece
O Connor, Jason
Orra, Raiyan
Pence, Aubrey
Peterson, Darbi
Pettaway, Jordan
Plavcan, Benjamin
Plavcan, Zachary
Porter, Lilly
Power, Gage
Przybylski, Meah
Quigg, Kara
Racz, Dezarae
Richardson, Jordin
Rife, Alex
Rivera, Kendal
Root, Zoee
Row, Eric
Rowe, Isabella
Rudd, Richard
Ruiz, Estrella
Saurbeck, Nathaniel
Scarberry, Caleb
Schaefer, Madelyn
Schenkel, Breeann
Schmidlin, Zachary
Sharp, Victoria
Sheetz, Brynnlee
Shiffert, Xander
Skitowski, Joseph
Slater, Jackson
Smith, Cole
Smoot, Marcus
Snyder, Carson
Snyder, Keana
Solomon, Vanoji
Spitler, Cecelia
Splichal, Kayleigh
Sprague, Haylee
St John, Garrett
Stahl, Lindzie
Stevens, Drew
Stewart, Lawrence
Stuller, Andrew
Sturm, Hayley
Summey, Kimberly
Szymczak, Michael
Tabler, Kylee
Thompson, Kambridge
Tierney, Daniel
Tristan, Justin
Tuttle, Brock
Varner, Avery
Villarreal, Autumn
Villegas, Savannah
Wagner, Katelyn
Wallace, Sunny
Wamer, Dakota
Wang, Winnie
Warrington, Nicholas
Watson, Cole
Wells, Kurt
Wells, Zachary
Werner, Logan
Wiedmann, Ian
Williams, Jessica
Wood, Brock
Woodard, Alysia
Woodworth, Justice
Wuertz, Conner
Wymer, Savannaha
Young, Lucas
Zheng, Richard
5th Grade
Agler, Nathan
Alvarez, Alyssa
Baker, Brenden
Baker, Zachary
Barnes, Anthony
Barney, Lily
Bauer, Kayleigh
Baxter, Caiden
Belegrin, Brady
Berning, Hannah
Berryman, Collin
Billett, Logan
Bohland, Kennedy
Brady, Owen
Brown, Jennifer
Bundy, Irene
Calkins, Lukas
Canterbury, Danica
Cavaliere, James
Center, Jacob
Clark, Kathrine
Collins, Logan
Conley, Caden
Cook, Morgan
Coutcher, Jordan
Daly, Justin
Dayton, Blake
DeLuna, Candio
Derrer, Isabella
Dow, Aydan
Downer, Alaysia
Dreier, Heidi
Duffer, Joseph
Dupler Jr, Brandon
Duvendack, Isabella
Duwve, Brayden
Dykema, Logan
Eberflus, Faith
Edwards, Aurora
Estrada, Marcos
Faulkner, Timothy
Foster, Annabella
Fox, Collin
Freck, Sarah
Frushour, Kiley
Fry, Solana
Garcia, Philip
Garcia, Rheana
Giller, Katherine
Gladieux, Dillon
Gomez, Madilynn
Graver, Jacob
Harrison, Emma
Haskell, Kendal
Hazuda, Brendan
Henney, Tyler
House, Lily
Ivancso, Madison
Jaquillard, Brendan
Karcsak, Madalyn
Kelly, Leticia
Kendrioski, Vincent
Kessler, Evan
Kraus, Zachary
Krueger, Calliann
Laforge, Chase
Langford, Carson
Le, Kristen
Lincoln, Alyah
Loney, Brooke
Mabry, Gracie
Maletich, Vincent
Markus, Cody
Marsico, Sophia
Materni, Evan
Maville, Chloe
Mays, Christian
McCourt, Lillian
McCullough, Alaysha
McIlroy, Jeremiah
McVicker, Rebekah
Medina, Micah
Milbry, Skyla
Montague, Kirsten
Morrison, Brock
Morrison, Jake
Murphy, Autumn
Neary, Joshua
Newton, John
Nonekowski, Kimberly
Orr, Gabriella
Peace, Lainey
Perry, Danielle
Pfeiffer, Derek
Przybylski, Macey
Reed, Parker
Resendez, Carlo
Ricumstrict, Kordell
Rohm, Jaylin
Rutkowski, Heidy
Salgau, Seanna
Schmidlin, Roman
Schultz, Hannah
Sekinger, Bella
Shanks, Makenna
Shinavar, Zachary
Silva, Jordan
Sine, Jaravin
Skiver, Zoelee
Spencer, Sydnee
Splichal, Kyra
Sprouse, Jane
St Julian, Brendan
Stager, Ethan
Stager, Marleigh
Steffen, Faith
Strauss, Macy
Stringham, Curtis
Struffolino, Isabella
Taylor, Mitchell
Thanasiu, Trevor
Thatcher, Samuel
Thiel, Grant
Thomas, Chelsey
Thompson, Evan
Trevino, Wenseslado
Valdez, Maximino
Varner, Alexis
Vasko, Kaylee
Vasko, Kelsey
Warrington, Ashley
West, Maya
Wilkins, Kale
Witek, Sydney
Wong, Gillian
Woody, Natalie
Yenrick, Olivia
Coy Elementary
4th Grade
Acree, Angelo
Bileck Jr, Adam
Brasiola, Jaxson
Byers, Annika
Chen, Christine
Day, Austin
Dayton, Sagen
Deal, Brody
Fairbanks, Reagan
Fox, Chloe
Gareau, Elijah
Gietzen, Benjamin
Gonzales, Jeweliana
Granger, Aaliyah
Griffiths, Alivia
Grindle, Skylar
Hart, Carlee
Holewinski II, Anthony
Houle, Logan
Hughes, Mark
James, Noah
Kalmbach, Emma
Karrick, Hannah
Karrick, Olivia
Kish, Ethan
Kozina, Michael
Kurek, Cameron
Lesniewicz, Madelyn
Major, Adam
Mohon, Avery
Neace, Luke
Ollivier, Lawrence
Overton, Lillian
Pettry, JeanAnn
Purtee, Luke
Ringle, Nathan
Sandoval, Rodrigo
Schacht, Noah
Schlegel, Camron
Schroeder, Aidan
Sepulveda, Idania
Spears, Grady
Stukenborg, Abigail
Thoman Jr, Derrick
Tobias, Cole
Tobias, Isabelle
Troxell, Konner
Vartorella, Dominic
Villegas, Antonio
Wagoner, Andrew
Wang, Alex
Wilson, Anna
Ziviski, Marissa
Jerusalem Elementary
4th Grade
Adams, Kyla
Boudreaux, Christopher
Bundy, Anna
Carlen, Olivia
Cascadden, Ariana
Chanthakham, Kaelani
Church, April
Coughlin, Lily
Dalton, Lillian
Duly, Elijah
Gallaher, Vincent
Garcia, Elaina
Glass, Gavin
Hawes, Kaiden
Headworth, Connor
Heck, Regan
Hinojosa, Marcus
Jeremy, Lucas
Kolinski, Rebekah
Lajiness, Logan
Martin, Kaydence
Martin, Samantha
McNally, Isabella
Mielke, Brandon
Miller, Emma
Munday, Austin
Newman, Laney
Pfeiffer, Nicholas
Sanchez, Melina
Schuster, Carsen
St Pierre, Dylan
Vindas, Jaden
Vriezelaar, Isabelle
Walendzak, Alyson
Westrick, Cooper
Westrick, Kaiden
Starr Elementary
4th Grade
Adamski, Alivia
Aziz, Steven
Barailloux, Ethan
Brown, Meena
Bussell IV, Donny
Carlen, Kennedy
Carmona, Petra
Cluckey, Brayden
Comer, Hannah
Dias, Rylie
Duffer, Annabelle
Earl Diemer, Jimmie
Encalado, Maiya
Fejes, Jessica
Fouty, Sophia
Fussell, Brock
Garcia, Ava
Garnsey, Corbin
Gibbs, Luke
Gill, Alaina
Gladieux, Abigail
Haase, Lillian
Hughes, Ella
Johnson, Sheridan
Judy, Casey
Judy, Molly
Kamelesky, Blake
Knopp, Madisyn
Lewis, Gabriel
Lipper, Emily
Lutes, Alyson
Lutes, Ashlyn
Mominee, Austin
Morse, Maverick
Nagypaul, Faith
Navarre, Alyssa
Ogburn, Tristan
Purisima, Queenzy
Roberts, Lydia
Robertson, Shaylah
Rodriguez, Adella
Rowe, Matthew
Ryan-Parker, Jayden
Sass, Adrianna
Saunders, Jake
Schuster, Ethan
Sherock, Sophia
Sillman, Karissa
Smith, Brooklynn
Smithers, Trinity
Soumaille, Mouhammed
Spetz, Chloe
Swan, Dalanea
Swartz, Dominic
Tabler, Cheyenne
Turner, Mariah
Williams, Camden
GT 4th Grade
Batch, Olivia
Bauer, Kassidy
Dioletti, Olivia
Druckenmiller, Katlyn
Hansen, Adam
Lipper, Jamie
Mariano, Marisa
Osborne, Kelsey
Parker, Madyson
Rivera, Evan
Roach, Avery
Robertson, Donald
Swangstu, Tristan
Thompson, Savannah
Weiland, Natalie
Young, Abrianna
12
Making Paper
The third grade at Starr Elementary
had Mrs. Melinda Lesniewicz visit to talk
more about conserving our resources and
the three states of matter. The students
made their own paper using scraps from
the classroom. First, they tore up the
scraps into very small pieces and placed
them into a cup. Next, they put them into
a blender with water to mix up the colors.
They had to let the water drain out in
the next station, and then had to press
it to make their paper. Thank you SO
VERY MUCH, Keep Toledo-Lucas County
Beautiful, for this wonderful program!
Wax Museum
On May 12, Coy’s 4th grade
students dressed as famous
Americans for their annual Wax
Museum. Students researched
Americans who have been important to our history, then told about
them in the first person. Visitors
to the museum included staff,
parents, and the rest of the students at Coy. The students did a
great job!
OREGON
ORACLE
This newspaper is issued by the Board
of Education and staff of the Oregon City
School District. Questions raised by this
publication or other activities of this school
district can be answered by contacting one
of the following individuals or places:
Information Specialists:
Tamara Hughes 693-0665, ext. 2044
Dave Copsey 693-0661 ext. 3308
Kaitlyn Blair and Adecyn Feher.
District Office:
5721 Seaman Rd. Oregon, OH 43616
Superintendent, Hal D. Gregory
Treasurer, Jane Fruth
Dir. of Business Affairs, Dean Sandwisch
Dir. of Teaching and Learning, Jennifer Conkle
Dir. of Technology, Dawn Schiavone
Dir. of Student Services, Dee Hepperly
(419) 693-0661
Xander Wong, Lindsey Newman and
Jack Soltesz.
Above: Kylie Firsdon, Hannah Wright
and Ava Gadus. Pictured L - Mya
Mahummed, Layla Cathers and
Ashlyn Garand.
L-R: Beth Suto (Susan B.
Anthony) and Marissa Ziviski
(Besty Ross).
Healthy Habits
The second grade classes at Coy
Elementary had a great time learning about
nutrition and maintaining a healthy lifestyle
thanks to a program sponsored by ProMedica.
On January 8, a team of dietitians visited Coy
and involved students in a fun and interactive
presentation. The students rotated through
four stations. Station one introduced students
to a board game called Nutrexity which second grade teachers received a copy of for
classroom use. Each student was given a drawstring knapsack from ProMedica.
Station two was about exercising, and
each child took home a jump rope to practice
the good habits learned. Station three discussed better drink choices and the sugar content in some beverages. Students were each
given a take-home water bottle with a fruit
diffuser, teaching them that plain water can
be a great alternative with a little fruity help.
The fourth station was all about “My Plate.”
Station leaders talked about choosing the best
portion size and how to include all the food
groups in daily meals. The dietitians made a
healthy snack with the students and sent a bagful of the snack home with each child.
The students loved the hands-on aspect
of the presentation, and learned some valuable lessons to take home and share with their
families.
Clay High School:
5665 Seaman Rd. Oregon, OH 43616
Principal, James Jurski
Asst. Principal, Nathan Quigg
(419) 693-0665
Fassett Junior High School:
3025 Starr Ave. Oregon, OH 43616
Principal, Becci Bihn
Asst. Principal, Jeff Straka
(419) 698-6008
Eisenhower Intermediate School:
331 N. Curtice Rd. Oregon, OH 43618
Principal, Tim Holcombe
(419) 836-7215
Coy Elementary School:
3604 Pickle Rd. Oregon, OH 43616
Principal, Amy Molnar
(419) 698-6010
L-R: Emma Kalmbach (Walt
desney), Chloe Fox (Shirley
Temple) and Anna Wilson
(Judith Resnick).
Jerusalem Elementary School:
535 S. Yondota Rd., Curtice, OH 43412
Principal, Paul Gibbs
(419) 836-7704
Starr Elementary School:
3230 Starr Ave., Oregon, OH 43616
Principal, Tricia Soltesz
(419) 693-0589
Wynn Center:
5224 Bayshore Rd., Oregon, OH 43618
(419) 698-8003
Career and Technology Education
5665 Seaman Rd., Oregon, OH 43616
(419) 693-0668
Director, Steve Bialorucki
School Board Members
Carol Molnar, President
Mike Csehi, Vice President
Keith Kennedy
Heather Miller
Jeff Ziviski
Students visit Promedica stations that were set-up to learn
about healthy habits.
Clay High School
Youth Volleyball League
This program is for 1st - 6th grade girls of Oregon City Schools. It
is designed to develop beginner volleyball skills. Tryouts will be August
4, 2016, from 2:00-4:00pm at Clay HS. Our goal is to place every girl on
a team. Practices will be twice a week for approximately 1-1.5 hrs each.
Games (against other local schools) will start on Saturday, September 10,
and are held at Clay HS. Teams will be organized by grade and will be
coached by our Oregon City Schools volleyball staff, players, and qualified
parents.
Please mail your registration and payment to Jackie Harpel at the
address below by Fri, July 22. Make checks payable to Clay Volleyball.
Questions? Text or call Jackie Harpel at 419-410-5075, or email at jharpel@
bgsu.edu.
Clay Volleyball
c/o Jackie Harpel
415 S. Berlin, Oregon, Ohio 43616
Andrew Korb as (Garrett Morgan).
(L-R): Brody Deal (Davy Crocket)
and Cole Tobias (Jackie Robinson).
Name ______________________________________Grade _________
Cost: $50
$60 after July 1
Shirt Size(circle)
YM
YL
AS
AM
AL
Cell Phone _________________________________________________
Parent email ________________________________________________
Are you interested in being a Volunteer Coach? Y / N
If yes, describe your experience in the sport of volleyball as a player and/
or coach.
A view of the wax museum
from above.
The Oregon City Schools Board of Education
has regularly scheduled meetings on the 2nd
Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the CHS
Learning Commons. The public is always welcome to attend, however, the date and location
may change so please call 693-0661 to inquire
The Oregon City School District complies with
federal laws which prohibit discrimination in programs
and activities receiving federal assistance.
Title 1 Regulation-Parents may request information
regarding the professional qualifications of
their child’s teacher.
Contact the Oregon City School administration
building for information (419-693-0661) or visit the
Ohio Department of Education’s website for teacher
certification. http://www.ode.state.oh.us/
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits
discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national
origin.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicap.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex.
The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 prohibits
discrimination of the basis of age.
The Oregon City School District also complies with
the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
which grants to parents/guardians the rights to examine
their children’s offical school records.
Inquiries regarding unlawful discrimination may be
directed to Hal Gregory, Superintendent, Oregon City
Schools, 5721 Seaman Road, Oregon, OH 43616 or
by calling 419-693-0661