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COMMENTSRESTWOOD

May 2009

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Superintendent’s Letter ...2

Financial News ................3

High School .....................4

H.S. Calendar ..................6

Honor Roll .......................7

Middle School ................8

Intermediate ....................10

Primary ............................11

Menu ...............................12

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Project “Lead the Way Ohio”Comes to Crestwood

This Fall Crestwood is adding a new class to the high school curriculum, Introduction to Engineering Design. This class is the first in a series of engineering classes that will be incorporated into the district curriculum in the coming years. These classes are promoted by Project Lead the Way (PLTW) which is a national

Crestwood Art Students competed in the Governor’s State Art Show Finals. Out of over 12,000 entries state-wide, 300 works of art are chosen for the State Art Show. Crestwood had nine works of art chosen for the state show and two of these artworks received the Governor’s Award of Excellence. Only 25 students in the state show receive this award. Mr. Scott and Ms. Scott will be receiving the Top 25 Art Teacher Award based on their students’ perfor-mance. This is the first time in the history of the State Art Show that a father and daughter have received this honor. The State Art Show Results are as follows:

Crestwood senior Courtney Zigman signs her letter of intent to attend and play volleyball for Cumber-land University in Lebanon, Tennessee.

State Art Show WinnersDrawing- Emily HromiOil Painting- Victoria HerringtonAcrylic Painting- Aubrey BlubaughPrint Making- Shyranda MonroePhotography- Kellie HumphreyPhotography- Hilary StengerComputer Art- Andrew HolcombComputer Art- Alex Carnes

Governor’s Award of ExcellenceOil Painting -Victoria HerringtonComputer Art - Alex Carnes

Governor’s Office Display WinnersComputer Art - Jenna GreenComputer Art - Tyler Cline

Crestwood Art Students Place Nine Works in State Art Show

Crestwood Senior Signs Letter of Intent

Front: Father and step-mother; Frank and Rhonda Zigman Back row: Steve Matheos, Athletic Director; Wanda Hoffman,

Crestwood Head Coach; Arden Sommers, Principal

program dedicated to rigor and relevance of traditional academ-ics. Crestwood will be the first school in Portage County to adopt this program. Next year the focus will be on the high school, but future years will involve the middle school and even the elemen-tary buildings. PLTW’s curriculum makes math and science relevant for stu-dents by engaging in hands-on, real-world projects. This project-based learning allows students to better understand how the skills they are learning in the classroom can be applied to everyday life. Research shows that schools practicing these types of experienc-es have an increase in student motivation, an increase in coopera-tive learning skills and higher-order thinking, and an improvement in student achievement. Problem-based learning is both a curriculum organizer and an instructional strategy that presents a relevant problem where students are the stakeholders. Students synthesize and construct knowledge to help them actively grapple with the complexities of

Computer Art - by Jenna Green

Print Making- by Shyranda Monroe

Computer Art- by Andrew Holcomb

Mr. Joseph Iacano

Superintendent’s Letter . . .

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Regular Board of Education meetings are generally held the first Monday of the month, at the High School Library, 10919 N. Main Street Mantua, Ohio. Meetings are held at the Primary School during the summer months. The public is cordially invited to attend. If more information is needed about a Board meeting, please contact the Superintendent's Office at 330-274-8511.

High School ......................... 330-274-2214Middle School ..................... 330-274-2249 Intermediate School ........... 330-274-2710 Primary School ................... 330-274-2537Primary School Alt. ............. 330-422-3104Bus Garage .......................... 330-274-2776

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Something Good is Happening at Crestwood Schools in Portage County: Achievement is UP, Costs are DOWN

Crestwood Local School District is located in western Portage County and serves 2,350 students from Mantua, Hiram, and Shalersville. Crestwood offers a high quality academic program designed to meet the needs of every student. Crestwood’s “performance index” on the Ohio Report Card has increased five out of the last six years. Crestwood High School led the way with its fourth consecutive rating of “excellent.” Its overall OGT passing rate and ACT scores ranked second in Portage County. Crestwood Middle School was rated “excellent” for the first time ever in 2007-2008. In 2006-2007 our value added scores were in the top 6% of all districts in Ohio. Crestwood’s academic strides are the result of improved intervention options for students who struggle AND increased chal-lenges and options for higher ability students that are not necessarily typical in rural schools. Options and recent accomplishments include:

7 AP classes including: Art, Music and Mandarin Chinese I, II, and III.• Our top-rated CHS Wind Ensemble was recently invited to play at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. • Our top-rated art program included two students selected as “top twenty-five” in the Ohio Governor’s Youth •

Art Exhibition for 2009. Numerous post-secondary options at nearby Hiram College. •

Crestwood’s academic performance is not the result of increased spending. Rather, it is the result of improved efficiency and reallocation of resources. General fund expenditures have actually decreased by 12% between 2003 and 2008 as annual expendi-tures fell from $23.5 million to $20.5 million. We are proud that our new health insurance contract will save more than $350,000 per year over the previous contracts. As our mission states--- Crestwood is “Striving to meet the needs of Every Student Every Day.” We seek value in every dollar we spend to increase the academic, athletic, and co-curricular achievements of each student.

Dear Crestwood Residents, The following article will be appearing in a northern Ohio newsletter pub-lished by the Ohio Schools Council and will be distributed to hundreds of school districts throughout the state. Although you may know some of this information already, I thought it would be worth sharing locally. Best wishes as we approach the end of the 2008-2009 school year and GO Cavs and Tribe!

Financial News . . .

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The Three “B”s in School FinanceWhat Do They Mean?

by Carol Corbett, Treasurer/CFO & Gregg Reink, Director of Business Services

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When you hear BBB, it doesn’t mean the Better Business Bureau, but in education in 2009 it means school budgets, bienniums and bailouts. With this article we hope to help you better understand and connect these three concepts to our school district’s situation. Crestwood prepares its budget on a fiscal year basis based upon projected revenues and expenses for each year. In the budget planning process we take into account revenue streams, past needs, past trends and future needs. The operating budget for the Crestwood Local Schools will approach $25,000,000 for the 2009 fiscal year which ends in June. The biennium is a two-year funding pe-riod that the Governor and state legislature are guided by law to set for funding state programs. Schools are funded in these biennium budgets along with all other political subdivisions in the state. Please note that while Crestwood is required by law to submit a five-year forecast of revenues and expenses, at any one time, there is only a maximum of two years state funding set into law at the time of the forecast prepara-tion. Bailout is a relatively new term in our coun-try and is used to describe the economic stimu-lus program recently enacted by our federal government. We have chosen to use this term in this article to quickly define the concept which was recently applied to car manufacturers and banks. At this time we anticipate some funding of specific programs from this stimulus money. We know this stimulus money is very short term (estimated to last no more than 2 years); and may come to Crestwood with defined uses. What does each term mean in relationship to immediate and future planning? Stay tuned for next month’s article (and possible firm devel-opments) in this legislation. If you any questions please feel free to contact Carol Corbett, Treasurer (ext. 2104) or Gregg Reink, Director of Business Services (ext. 2102) at (330) 274-8511.

the problem and develop strategies to direct their own learning. When students experience a problem in context, they are more likely to make connections and thus see the value in what they are learning. Some other benefits to students who participate in this program are an enriched education, a stronger understanding of applications in mathematics and science, useful career skills, college credit, and a jumpstart on a successful future. The program begins with a foundation course and then moves to specialized courses in the following years. In the final capstone course students will work in teams to research, design, and construct a solution to an open-ended engineering problem. Students will apply principles developed in the preceding courses and will be guided by a community mentor. They must present progress re-ports, submit a final written report, and defend their solutions to a panel of outside reviewers at the end of the school year. If you have any questions about Project Lead the Way feel free to check out the web-site, www.pltwohio.org or contact Mary Ann Strenk in the curriculum office (330)274-8511. Or, contact the high school guid-ance department and speak with Gary Traveny or Diane Caslin.

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The After Prom is just around the corner on May 9th. The After Prom tickets will be going on sale with Prom ticket sales in the CHS cafeteria. After Prom tickets are $5.00 a ticket. Please join the fun! There will be inflatables, casino games, carnival games, a DJ/karaoke, refreshments and LOTS of great gifts and prizes! Juniors/Seniors do NOT have to have a Prom ticket to attend the After Prom (underclassman must have a prom ticket). We guarantee a GREAT TIME!

Sixteen international scholars representing thirteen countries from around the world visited Crestwood High School March 13 to observe the integration of technology in various classrooms. The scholars, who are visiting teachers from countries such as Bangladesh, the Philippines, Brazil, Indonesia, India, Egypt, and Venezuela, are taking a curriculum course at Kent State University. Each is assigned to a local school in Portage County in order to observe American teach-ers and students. Mrs. Teresa Moon, a Crestwood mathematics teacher, has been working with three scholars from this group, along with Kent State professor Jim Hen-derson. This year, Mrs. Moon and her colleagues obtained grants from Hewlett-Packard, First Energy, and Dominion Gas that provided technology to enhance learning in science and math while providing a connection to students’ commu-nity. The international scholars felt compelled to investigate the current uses of technology in Crestwood’s curriculum. With the cooperation of Mrs. Moon, they visited several Crestwood classrooms. They visited Mrs. Moon’s geometry class and saw, “the students using GPS devises and cameras during an outdoor field experience where they were to create a photographic story of several geometric concepts like, translations, reflections, and the Pythagorean Theorem,” said Mrs. Moon. In Mr. Dave McMahon’s Computer Aided Draft and Design they observed demonstrations of CADD programs used to create three-dimensional objects using loft, a tool used to create a solid figure, with a multi-planer setting. And, in Mr. Andy Brown’s Anatomy class they used EKG and computer programs to study muscle movement and tone. Yaser, a teacher from Jordan, said, “It is a great thing to observe a project like this. Students use their knowledge in applicable activities. These kinds of activities are the future of constructivism.” The scholars also visited Mr. Ryan McElyea’s freshman Physical Science class and saw presentations on the Smartboard about egg car projects where they used cameras and projectors to study gravity and its effects. “Kids are really learning in a meaningful way, and they are given the tools needed to be prepared for real life,” said Ebed Sulbarau from Venezuela. After watching Mr. Dan Brubaker’s science class use Lab Quest to display real time and temperature onto the Smartboard, Philippines’ teacher Ana Espejo Mirana said, “The abstract ideas were made solid with the aid of the ‘lab quest device.’” After visiting art classes on how to use computer programs to enhance pho-tography, Viazi Iqbalur Rashid from Egypt said, “I like the art department the most because they integrated both art and technology with more creativity.” Scholars ended the day viewing interactive websites that they can use in their own countries and schools, and reflecting on their day full of new technology and learning.

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Senior Tyler Cline will be receiving a National Scholas-tic Gold Medal for his artwork titled Prospect. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the largest, longest running, most prestigious programs that rec-ognize the accomplishments of students in grades 7–12 in the visual and literary arts. Over 140,000 works were submitted to The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards at the regional level. More than 8,000 Gold keys nationwide qualify to the national finals in New York City. Out of the 8,000 finalists 250 works of art receive a National Gold Medal. The Gold Medal Winners are put on display at the National Art Show in New York City. Tyler will be traveling to New York City to receive his Gold Medal on June 4th in a ceremony at Carnegie Hall. Afterwards there will be a reception for the artists and their teachers at the National Show. This year, teachers of the Gold Medal winners will be receiving an Educators Gold Medal for their student’s accomplishments. The Gold Medal Awards are based on 3 criteria:

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May 2009 High School Calendar . . .

Crestwood Lil’ Red Devils Football & Cheerleading

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Friday, May 014:00PM Boys/Girls Middle School Track @ Woodridge Relays Away4:15PM Boys Freshman Baseball Rootstown Home4:30PM Girls Varsity Softball Firestone HomeSaturday, May 029:00AM Boys Varsity Tennis PTC Tournament Home9:00AM Boys/Girls Varsity Track Austintown-Fitch Away11:00AM Boys Varsity Baseball Garfield (DH Game 1) Away11:00AM Boys Freshman Baseball Woodridge (DH Game 1) Away11:00AM Boys JV Baseball Garfield (DH Game 1) Home11:00AM Girls Varsity Softball Garfield (DH Game 1) Away11:00AM Girls JV Softball Garfield (DH Game 1) Home1:00PM Boys Varsity Baseball Garfield (DH Game 2) Away1:00PM Boys Freshman Baseball Woodridge (DH Game 2) Away1:00PM Boys JV Baseball Garfield (DH Game 2) Home1:00PM Girls Varsity Softball Garfield (DH Game 2) Away1:00PM Girls JV Softball Garfield (DH Game 2) HomeMonday, May 044:00PM Boys/Girls Middle School Track Garfield / Root-stown Home4:15PM Boys Varsity Baseball Kent Roosevelt Away4:15PM Boys JV Baseball Kent Roosevelt Home4:15PM Girls Varsity Softball Kent Roosevelt Away4:15PM Girls JV Softball Kent Roosevelt Home4:15PM Boys Varsity Tennis Notre Dame Cathedral Latin School Away4:15PM Boys/Girls Middle School Track Garfield / Root-stown HomeTuesday, May 054:15PM Boys Varsity Baseball Kent Roosevelt Home4:15PM Boys JV Baseball Kent Roosevelt Away4:15PM Girls Varsity Softball Kent Roosevelt Home4:15PM Girls JV Softball Kent Roosevelt Away4:30PM Boys Varsity Tennis Nordonia Home4:30PM Boys/Girls Varsity Track @ Roosevelt with Norton AwayWednesday, May 064:15PM Boys/Girls Middle School Track @ Orange w Chagrin Falls Away4:30PM Boys Varsity Tennis Ellet Home

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High School Honor Roll . . . SENIORS 3.5 – 4.0+ Christopher Anderson*Catherine Ashley*Amber Beauchamp*Carl BennettSamantha BerishThomas BoylanChristopher BrooksMatthew CarneyJordyn ChartierKathleen ClappEdward Clemens*Abigail ClineTucker CozzensMatthew CymanskiJacob DavisSarah DavisBernadette DelphiaJessica DennisMelissa DewaterMariah DobiesPhilip EvansClayton FaustTimothy FligerJoshua FranekElizabeth FranksJena GreenCody HallJonathan HiltySonya Inman*Elizabeth JakoshEvan JarviAnna KotkowskiAlyssa KralikBrian LongKeith Lubinski*Ryan Mack*Samantha MasonMichael McCumbers*Sara MermerBailey MeyerKaylin MillerSamantha MoffieThomas Moore*James MullinsKarla MyersWilliam NovakSarah Novotny*Leanne PainleyNick PochedlySteven PochedlyZachary PodojilKevin PrattNicholas ProchnowWilliam RectorAshley RobinsonChelsea SappJoseph SchrecengostRyan SellAudrey SimonSarah SkocdopoleHilary StengerTalon StephensAnthony SvabLyndsie SweetMeghan TulleyAdele WaiteCrystal WeeksEthan White

SENIORS 3.0 – 3.49Tyler AltoCasey AyersAlex BachtelSavannah BattiestMatthew BergerSara BissonJames Bokshon*Britany BrodzinskiNicole BrugmannRobertt Butvin

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JUNIORS 3.5 – 4.0+Bryan AndersonMichael ApicellaGrace BaranDylan BeckerJessica BellomyJessica BiltzAubrey BlubaughLeah BonathLianna BowserMelany BrugmannKara ChismCody ClearyAlexis CondoMary DeferAshley Douglas*Carly DuriakChristopher EnglehartCourtney EnglehartHanna FedlerMichelle FoxallNathaniel FrancesTaryn GahrCamran GibsonCaitlin GogginCorinne GogginJessica GrayStephen HerringtonRyan HiltyMegan HolmbergEmily Hromi

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JUNIORS 3.0 – 3.49Justin Acklin*Cora BowserAshley BurnsKarlie CannellaJustin CochraneAbbey CorbettKelsey CornetteDavid CzernyMegan CzuchraSteven Dudas, Jr.*MJ EckhouseWilliam FarverJordan FedorSean FenrichTaylor Gibbons*Courtney GravesAlexandria GregoireSarah HarperAndrew HolcombHope Hurd*Samantha HouptAshley JarrellsKathryn Jaynes*Zoe Kopp-WeberDanielle KovacsJessie LamarcaLindsay LittleIan MattoxJessica McClendonChelsey MilkovichShyranda MonroeMichael O’KarmaDina PalmenteraLindsey PhillipsNicholas PichAlexandria RomanoJason SageGraham SchwesingerNoel SheaJenna SheafferNicholas Simons*Carissa SutfinBrandon SvabOlivia Testa

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SOPHOMORES 3.5 – 4.0+John BakerKelsey BascombeDonovan BissellTaylor ChillerRachel ConardJared CornettElizabeth CymanskiLaurel DobiesMichelle DollyhighBrian EtlingZachary FejedelemMichael FranceDillon HarmonAlex HurdAustin JarviBreanna JohnsonBrandon LavelleAmy LoosZachary MontgomeryErin MoreauBryan NeroKayla NidaConnor PearceMitchel PorterMichael ReardonHeather RistauErin RobinsonEmily RollinCody RybaTessandra SageAndrew ScottRachel ThutJeffrey TraresSamantha VaughanMichael ZeleznikSamantha Zuponcic

SOPHOMORES 3.0 – 3.49Michelle BencieFrank ButvinCody CaddellAnnica CampbellHeather DragichAshley EasleyKayla EllisEmily FejedelemSara Rose FullerSamantha GregoryErika HarveyLindsey HeinekeAmber HunterAndrew JaehnSamantha JelinekMeghan JenkinsTyler KennedyJay LallyMathew LongChristopher LyonsHannah MacintyreGenevieve MaidenKyle MathenyRyan MelendezPhillip MillerGrayce MinardSamantha MontgomeryDylan PalcheskoJon ReyesTiffani RomanMorgan SemetyWesley SkupskiTiffany StoneMaria SuprenantRenee ThutErin TyrrellCory UsherVincent Van Auken

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FRESHMAN 3.0 – 3.49Ryan BenningtonJoshua BrumbaughJohn BruyereCora Joy CarsonKaley CooleyMason DavisNick GerhardsteinStephen GreenCara GroveJustin HallJon HannanTonya HartwigBrandon HouptRachel JonesJessica JordanSean KeefeLeah KrauseJoshua KuleszaElizabeth LaxGeorge LoveMatthew MeffordZachary MeszarosDevin MilamTyler PaceLauren PainleyJosette RoachCody RobertsAntonio SargiovanniZachary SheaJohn SkalaZachary SlukaSara SpilkerTaylor StoneJoshua StrenkPaula ToothmanCarmen TratnikStephanie TylerGrace WaickmanCastalia WoodrumAdam ZambataroTyler Zigman

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Sixth-grade students have learned there are many tools avail-able in science that help extend our senses in order to make better ob-servations of the world around us, including metric rulers, triple beam balances and graduated cylinders. The microscope is yet another tool to aid observation. Students learned how to use and care for microscopes, enjoyed viewing the many prepared slides available, and even learned to make their own wet mounts using pond water.

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CMS Fine Arts & Science Expo On April 2, the first Fine Arts and Science Expo was held at Crestwood Middle School. The event was made possible in part by teacher grants from the Hiram Com-munity Trust Fund and the Akron Council of Engineering and Science Societies. Guests enjoyed observing the clay pots created by students with guest artist George Woideck of Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio. Also on display were paint-ings, masks and other forms of artwork from all three grade levels. Soloists and ensembles entertained visitors as they entered the small cafeteria transformed into an art gallery. Many of the students performed jingles they created with guest musician Matt Rhine from Cleveland State. In the large cafeteria, everyone had the opportunity to participate in hands on science with some stations supplying kits for further investigation at home. Student scientists shared their knowledge of various topics includ-ing minerals, fossils, chemical changes and the rainforest. Highlighting the evening were the eighth grade student inventions on display in the science rooms. The well attended event celebrated the creative and talented students at the middle school in arts and sci-ence.

7th Grade Band students who received a superior (I) rating for solo performance are:

Jenna Morganstern Zachary Strenk Nathan Green Morgan Engelhart Nick Labas Tyler Brady Taylor Michael John Kilbourne Jake Lovick Brittany Campbell Amanda Fosnight Emily St. Hilaire Mike Fletcher Ariel Sherry 8th Grade Band students who received a superior (I) rating for solo performance are: Kayley Michuta Tyler Fear Jacob Pancost Xyl Lasersohn JP Thut Madeline Becker Nick Erway Jake Dobies Kelly Summers Ivy Green Valerie Nicholson Andrea Foster Katie Bretland Breanne Travis (received 2 Supe-rior ratings for solos) Valerie Pfaff Paul Hanzlik Allison Riley

Middle School Band Members Participate in Solo and Ensemble

Over 85 middle school band students participated at Solo and Ensemble Contest Saturday, March 28 held at Crestwood Middle School. Students in grades seven and eight performed 45 solos and 20 ensembles. Four judges evaluated solo and ensemble performances, awarding a rating ranging from 1 to V(5) for each performance. Mrs. Judith Guegold, Mrs. Debbie Wiandt, student teacher, Mr. Nick Marzuola, and percussion instructor, Ms. Courtney Lambert prepared the middle school band students for this event. Thank you to Mrs. Virginia Goodell and Mrs. Michael Cope for volunteering to accompany the soloists. Thanks to Mrs. Kate Ferguson and Mr. Nick Marzuola for helping students warm-up and tune before each performance.

7th Grade Band students who received a superior (I) rating for ensemble performance are: Jake Lovick Ray Stewart Taylor Michael Tori Krause John Kilbourne Katey Paxton Sammy Canepa Mackenzie Gregoire Travis Tyler Morgan Engelhart Tyler Brady Cody Imars Ariel Sherry Allison Little Danielle Magyarics 8th Grade Band students who received a superior (I) rating for ensemble performance are: Brooklyn Moodie Allison Riley Andrea Foster Alex Mckinley Mercedes Murton Breanne Travis (received 2 Superior ratings for Ensemble) Katie Bretland Ivy Green Gina Harmon Kelly Summers Paul Hanzlik Jake Dobies Phillip Kwiatkowski Kayley Michuta Jacob Pancost Xyl Lasersohn Nick Erway Warren Harbaugh AJ Coburn

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Fourth Grade “Japanese Tea” The fourth graders in Mrs. Patton and Mrs. Franks’ classes recently read a book during Language Arts that had a man from Japan as one of the main characters. After finishing the book, the boys and girls were paired up into groups of four and researched a topic about Japan. Each child then sent a letter of invitation to either their grandpar-ents or other family guest to attend a “Tea” at which they shared their Japanese research projects and shared cookies and punch. More than eighty guests and parent helpers attended the event March 13 in the Intermediate School cafeteria. Thank you to all of the families who baked cookies for the event! A big thank you to the CIS PTO for providing the drinks! Pictured are student Derek Crislip with his grandparents Barb and Jack Crislip.

Third graders in Mrs. Gard-ner and Mrs. Vacca’s class-room are taking time to learn the important qualities that go into making and keeping lasting friendships. They first completed a brief self assess-ment of their best qualities and then wrote new qualities they could add to enrich their friendships. Many students said that good friends are kind, honest, fun and sharing. New goals for students were to be dependable, thoughtful, patient, respectful and to use

“Just Say No!” Club gets BOWLED OVER!

The Crestwood Intermediate School fourth grade “Just Say No!” Club went to Sky Lanes Bowling Alley in Garrettsville on April 15 to share a night of drug-free fun! Sixty-one members had a great time as they bowled, munched, and laughed with fellow club mem-bers.Pictured are Mrs. Ostrowske and Mrs. Ruehr (two of the club advisors) and several members who attended.

4-3-2-1 Healthy Kids Fifth grade Health teachers in conjunction with Kent State University are participating in a health promotion campaign called “4-3-2-1 Healthy Kids.” This campaign promotes four distinct health behaviors: 4 – more than four fruits and vegetables each day 3 – three servings of dairy a day 2 – no more than two hours of square screen time a day 1 – one hour of physical activity a dayStudents are completing log sheets over a two week period for each health behavior and will be awarded prizes upon returning them to school.

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Mr. Booher’s class is currently writing pen pal letters to a 2nd Grade class in Bend, Oregon, where his cousin is one of the 22

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Mrs. Curfman’s Kindergarten class would like to invite the community, the Hiram Community Trust Committee, family, and friends to view the culmination of our camera project! The kinder-garteners have captured their year and their community with cam-eras provided by a Hiram Community Trust Grant! The children are going to be sharing projects on their neighborhoods, their school, and their families. Please stop by the Primary School on Thursday, May 21 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. to see the results of their hard work!

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