Quick News

March 23 2015

Superintendentrsquos Message John P Kronour PhD

The Tippecanoe Educational Endowment proudly sponsors the annual

Teacher of the Year award This is a wonderful opportunity to recognize the

exceptional contributions made by a current certified classroom teacher

from Tipp City Schools Parents students community members and

colleagues are encouraged to nominate a teacher who provides exemplary

service and dedication to our students and community serves as a role

model and demonstrates accomplishments that distinguish him or her among

peers Go to httpwwwtippcityschoolscomPage5507 for a nomination

form and additional information TEE will announce all nominees and

award the 2015 Teacher of the Year at the year-end staff recognition event on May 29 2015

THS Student Makes Another Musical Debut Congratulations to Tippecanoe High School junior Luke Becker on

being selected to perform with the Bands of America National Honor

Band in Indianapolis Luke was required to perform an extensive

video audition to be considered for the group Luke was one of only

five Ohio students in the ensemble that included musicians from

throughout the United States The ensemble world-premiered a piece

of music by world-renowned composer John Mackey Mackey was

present at the ensemble rehearsals and helped explain the music and

composition to the students as they learned the piece It was an

educational and amazing experience for those involved Luke adds

this accomplishment to his already impressive resume being a 2-

time Ohio All-State Band member and multiple year member of the

Springfield Youth Symphony He also performed with the Tri-state

Honor Band OMEA District Honor Band and Bowling Green

University Honor Band In the photo to the right are composer John

Mackey and Luke

Speech Winners The winners of the Tippecanoe High

Schoolrsquos annual Tipp City Rotary

Club Four-Way Speech Contest gave

their speeches to the Rotarians at a

recent meeting Students wrote

memorized and delivered a four to six

minute speech on the topic of their

choice applying the Rotary Four-Way

Test to their topics Is it the truth Is it

fair to all concerned Will it build

goodwill and better friendships Is it

beneficial to all concerned The THS

Staff Sponsor is Erin Hill The first

place winner Brittany Bowerman will go on to represent the Tipp City Rotary Club and THS at the

District Competition at Wright State University Pictured are THS Teacher Erin Hill Kate Bachey

Brittany Bowerman Maria Baldasare Samantha Rowland and Past President Douglas Thompson

CHESS TEAM The Tippecanoe High chess team completed a

very successful season with a 4-2 victory over

Vandalia in the Battle of the Boards Challenge

Overall the chess team finished second in the

Dayton area this season (behind Beavercreek

which finished 2 in the state) and improved

tremendously as the season progressed The team

was led by seniors Zach Salyer Jacob Miller and

Tyler Hartz Pictured are Garrett Henderson

Jacob Miller Zach Salyer Gavan Griesmeyer

Trevor Toros and David Korleski

Congratulations Academic Quiz Team The Academic Quiz competed this past Saturday at the University of Findlay Invitational Kase Vyas Laurel Spangler Alisha Bhagwat and Thomas Chaney tied for 3rd out of 18 teams with a 6-2 record Also competing for Tipp were Alex Prentice Sam Armentrout Bethany Agins Taylor Priddy Faith Walker Nathan Mahaney and Michael Gross The team will be in action in April at NAQT state championships in Columbus Congratulations on the strong finish

Congratulations Congratulations to Victoria Livesay for having her drawing accepted in the 2015 Ohio Governors Youth Art Exhibition Her drawing was one of the top 300 works chosen for this showing it was selected from more than 12000 pieces entered in the fifteen regions around the state Victoria will receive her special certificate of recognition at noon April 12 2015 during the awards ceremony in Columbus at The Columbus Athenaeum in Columbus Ohio The drawing will be on display at the James A Rhodes State Office Tower

Art Showings LT Ball Intermediate School art

teacher Mrs Tara Stumpf is

proud to announce that Ryland

Giuiffrida had work chosen to be

exhibited in the 2014 Ohio Art

Education Association Young

Peoplersquos Art Exhibition at the

Rhodes State Office Tower in

Columbus Annie Sinning had

her piece chosen to be exhibited

at the Youth Art Month

Exhibition at the State Teacher

Retirement building (STRS) in Columbus There pieces were chosen out of hundreds of pieces submitted

from the nine regions of the state that represent the Ohio Art Education Association (OAEA) Both

exhibitions represent students in kindergarten through eighth grade

Tipp City Exempted Village Schools had 8 Destination Imagination teams compete In Jackson Center this weekend and Tipp had an outstanding performance Congratulations to the following Tipp teams who placed first at the regional Destination Imagination competition and will be moving onto the state competition at Mt Vernon High school on April 11th Middle level (grades 6-8) Structural Challenge Team Manager Steve Staub Team members Brandon Hood Addison Huber Benjamin Huber Madaline Staub Dylan Johnson Ava Newborn

Middle Level (grades 6-8) Fine Arts Challenge Team Manager Sean Falkowski Team members Hope Falkowski Kate Schinaman Libby Kaibas Paige Heitkamp London Eberly Rebecca Martin

Elementary Level (grades 3-5) Service Learning Challenge Team Managers Tera Amlin and Carli Dean Team members Savana Dean Catie Heitkamp Emma Amlin Olivia Amlin Laney Cleckner Amelia Campbell Madison Featherstone

Congratulation to the following team for its great performance Placing 2nd and receiving medals and a trophy Middle Level (grades 6-8) Fine arts Challenge Team managers Jennifer Perrault and Vonda McCaffrey Team Members Ethan Perrault Patrick McCaffrey Nathan Gagnon Clay Vaughn Gabe Dean Kevin Thompson Christopher Nichols

Be sure to look for some pictures and more news about all of our DI teams after spring break

Bravo to LT Ball Intermediate thespians who gave a rousing performance of Joust A Mighty Medieval

Musical before an appreciative full house Thank you to directors Carmella Lammers and Sharon Pfister

and to assistant directors Tammy Conley Kem Fischer and Jeanne Koch for the endless hours they

dedicated to students and this production The talent was spectacular the costumes were fantastic and the

sets were colorful As one of our teachers said It was joust amazing Yes it was

STARSS Members of the Tippecanoe Middle

School STARSS presented their

original play Escape from Elsewhere

Isle on Tuesday March 17th Drama

club students participated in a drama

workshop led by Marilyn Klaben from

the Human Race Theater Students

met bi-weekly to practice drama skills

and theatre movements Over the

course of 5 months the creative

students developed characters and

wrote their own script

THS THEATRE PRODUCTION Close to one hundred students are preparing for The THS theatre programrsquos latest production Little Shop of Horrors Mark your calendars You wonrsquot want to miss this fantastic horror comedy musical Performances will be held on Thursday April 16 Friday April 17 and Saturday April 18 at 730 pm a matinee will be performed on Sunday April 19 at 230 pm in the Tippecanoe Center for Performing Arts Senior citizens are invited to the Thursday show on April 16 for free All seating is reserved The show content is suitable for children over the age of 10 Be sure to join in the fun and buy tickets either at the door prior to the performance or order online in advance at wwwtippdramacom Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students in grades 12 or below

Art Showings LT Ball Intermediate School art

teacher Mrs Tara Stumpf is

proud to announce that Ryland

Giuiffrida had work chosen to be

exhibited in the 2014 Ohio Art

Education Association Young

Peoplersquos Art Exhibition at the

Rhodes State Office Tower in

Columbus Annie Sinning had

her piece chosen to be exhibited

at the Youth Art Month

Exhibition at the State Teacher

Retirement building (STRS) in Columbus There pieces were chosen out of hundreds of pieces submitted

from the nine regions of the state that represent the Ohio Art Education Association (OAEA) Both

exhibitions represent students in kindergarten through eighth grade

Tipp City Exempted Village Schools had 8 Destination Imagination teams compete In Jackson Center this weekend and Tipp had an outstanding performance Congratulations to the following Tipp teams who placed first at the regional Destination Imagination competition and will be moving onto the state competition at Mt Vernon High school on April 11th Middle level (grades 6-8) Structural Challenge Team Manager Steve Staub Team members Brandon Hood Addison Huber Benjamin Huber Madaline Staub Dylan Johnson Ava Newborn

Middle Level (grades 6-8) Fine Arts Challenge Team Manager Sean Falkowski Team members Hope Falkowski Kate Schinaman Libby Kaibas Paige Heitkamp London Eberly Rebecca Martin

Elementary Level (grades 3-5) Service Learning Challenge Team Managers Tera Amlin and Carli Dean Team members Savana Dean Catie Heitkamp Emma Amlin Olivia Amlin Laney Cleckner Amelia Campbell Madison Featherstone

Congratulation to the following team for its great performance Placing 2nd and receiving medals and a trophy Middle Level (grades 6-8) Fine arts Challenge Team managers Jennifer Perrault and Vonda McCaffrey Team Members Ethan Perrault Patrick McCaffrey Nathan Gagnon Clay Vaughn Gabe Dean Kevin Thompson Christopher Nichols

Be sure to look for some pictures and more news about all of our DI teams after spring break

Bravo to LT Ball Intermediate thespians who gave a rousing performance of Joust A Mighty Medieval

Musical before an appreciative full house Thank you to directors Carmella Lammers and Sharon Pfister

and to assistant directors Tammy Conley Kem Fischer and Jeanne Koch for the endless hours they

dedicated to students and this production The talent was spectacular the costumes were fantastic and the

sets were colorful As one of our teachers said It was joust amazing Yes it was

STARSS Members of the Tippecanoe Middle

School STARSS presented their

original play Escape from Elsewhere

Isle on Tuesday March 17th Drama

club students participated in a drama

workshop led by Marilyn Klaben from

the Human Race Theater Students

met bi-weekly to practice drama skills

and theatre movements Over the

course of 5 months the creative

students developed characters and

wrote their own script

THS THEATRE PRODUCTION Close to one hundred students are preparing for The THS theatre programrsquos latest production Little Shop of Horrors Mark your calendars You wonrsquot want to miss this fantastic horror comedy musical Performances will be held on Thursday April 16 Friday April 17 and Saturday April 18 at 730 pm a matinee will be performed on Sunday April 19 at 230 pm in the Tippecanoe Center for Performing Arts Senior citizens are invited to the Thursday show on April 16 for free All seating is reserved The show content is suitable for children over the age of 10 Be sure to join in the fun and buy tickets either at the door prior to the performance or order online in advance at wwwtippdramacom Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students in grades 12 or below

Bravo to LT Ball Intermediate thespians who gave a rousing performance of Joust A Mighty Medieval

Musical before an appreciative full house Thank you to directors Carmella Lammers and Sharon Pfister

and to assistant directors Tammy Conley Kem Fischer and Jeanne Koch for the endless hours they

dedicated to students and this production The talent was spectacular the costumes were fantastic and the

sets were colorful As one of our teachers said It was joust amazing Yes it was

STARSS Members of the Tippecanoe Middle

School STARSS presented their

original play Escape from Elsewhere

Isle on Tuesday March 17th Drama

club students participated in a drama

workshop led by Marilyn Klaben from

the Human Race Theater Students

met bi-weekly to practice drama skills

and theatre movements Over the

course of 5 months the creative

students developed characters and

wrote their own script

THS THEATRE PRODUCTION Close to one hundred students are preparing for The THS theatre programrsquos latest production Little Shop of Horrors Mark your calendars You wonrsquot want to miss this fantastic horror comedy musical Performances will be held on Thursday April 16 Friday April 17 and Saturday April 18 at 730 pm a matinee will be performed on Sunday April 19 at 230 pm in the Tippecanoe Center for Performing Arts Senior citizens are invited to the Thursday show on April 16 for free All seating is reserved The show content is suitable for children over the age of 10 Be sure to join in the fun and buy tickets either at the door prior to the performance or order online in advance at wwwtippdramacom Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students in grades 12 or below

3RD

GRADE SPRING PROGRAM

ldquoSing America Singrdquo

Tuesday March 24th

7pm

Broadway Elementary Gymnasium

Our students are excited for their opportunity to share their patriotic spirit

and to

honor our nation and our veterans

Please donrsquot miss out on this amazing night of song showcasing our talented

students

Tastinrsquo Orsquo The Greens Nevin Coppock kindergarten students celebrated

St Patrickrsquos Day by sampling a buffet of green

foods

Hands-On Learning Nevin Coppock students

enjoyed a field trip to the

Aullwood Audubon Center and

Farm that brought them close

to nature The facility

promotes activities that

increase understanding and

preservation of the planet by

children

Jump Rope for Heart

Broadway Elementary students sure have

heart The second and third graders raised

more than $7000 in this yearrsquos Jump Rope

for Heart All proceeds go to the American

Heart Association To culminate the event

and the jump rope physical education unit

students participated in a Jump Off with fun

activities Thank you to Broadwayrsquos PE

teacher Mr Nick Petro for organizing this

healthy and philanthropic event

Broadway Breakfast Buffet Thank you to Parents Involved in Education (PIE) and the parents who treated Broadway Elementary staff to an amazing breakfast smorgasbord The spread was plentiful delicious and most appreciated

This Just In Congratulations to the students from Tipp City Exempted Village Schools who competed at District

Science Fair this weekend and received Superior Ratings The students are now eligible to advance to

State Science Day Congratulations to Timmy Andrews Jr Alissa Buynak Fr Allison Chitwood Jr

Zach Dix So Emily Doll Jr Emily Gootziet Jr Erin Rogers Sr Samantha Rowland Jr Nathan

Schall Jr Bennett Yunker Jr Leena Vyas 8th Jacob Bowerman 5

th Jack Dunaway 5

th Brandon

Hood 5th and Mia Larned 5

th We will have a complete list of all competitors and awards in the next

edition of Quick News

Tipp City Schools Spring Break Hours

During the week of March 30th ndash April 3rd Tipp City Schools will be open during the days and hours noted below

The Board of Education and Tippecanoe High School Monday-330 thru Wednesday-41 800 am ndash 200 pm Thursday April 2nd amp Good Friday April 3rd Closed to the public

All other buildings are closed for Spring Break Have a wonderful week off and we will see you on April 6th

StageCrafters Summer Theatre Camp

StageCrafters is preparing for its tenth annual summer day camp The camp is for students currently in grades 2-8 with an interest in theatre Over the course of the two weeks students work on creating a musical production Legally Blond JR to be performed for a public audience play a variety of theatre and improvisation games and learn about some of the aspects of technical theatre that make everything possible The camp has been a huge success but has a maximum capacity of 80 students in order to provide all participating with the best possible experience For more

information and registration go to httpwwwtippcityschoolscomstagecrafters

Foreign Language Enrichment Program

Tipp City Schools is offering an after-school foreign language enrichment program

What Spanish and French Language and Culture classes Why The purpose of this program is to introduce and extend studentsrsquo knowledge of a foreign culture and language and to stimulate interest in further study of language When Wednesdays April 8th to May 6th

Time 330-430pm Where Broadway Elementary (first floor classrooms) Who Students in grades 2 and 3 instructed by high school students Fee $5 per student (Please make checks out to Tipp City Schools)

Enrollment is limited Registration is on a first come first served basis Forms are available at Broadway Elementary School Please return a completed form and payment of $5 for each child to be enrolled to the Broadway Elementary School office no later than Tuesday March 24th

Food Drive The Student Council at Tippecanoe Middle School has a can-do attitude The students

organized the annual non-perishable food drive that runs through March 26 The

ambitious school leaders hope to collect 14-hundred items for Needy Basket the local

food pantry

Jump Rope for Heart

Broadway Elementary students sure have

heart The second and third graders raised

more than $7000 in this yearrsquos Jump Rope

for Heart All proceeds go to the American

Heart Association To culminate the event

and the jump rope physical education unit

students participated in a Jump Off with fun

activities Thank you to Broadwayrsquos PE

teacher Mr Nick Petro for organizing this

healthy and philanthropic event

Broadway Breakfast Buffet Thank you to Parents Involved in Education (PIE) and the parents who treated Broadway Elementary staff to an amazing breakfast smorgasbord The spread was plentiful delicious and most appreciated

This Just In Congratulations to the students from Tipp City Exempted Village Schools who competed at District

Science Fair this weekend and received Superior Ratings The students are now eligible to advance to

State Science Day Congratulations to Timmy Andrews Jr Alissa Buynak Fr Allison Chitwood Jr

Zach Dix So Emily Doll Jr Emily Gootziet Jr Erin Rogers Sr Samantha Rowland Jr Nathan

Schall Jr Bennett Yunker Jr Leena Vyas 8th Jacob Bowerman 5

th Jack Dunaway 5

th Brandon

Hood 5th and Mia Larned 5

th We will have a complete list of all competitors and awards in the next

edition of Quick News

Tipp City Schools Spring Break Hours

During the week of March 30th ndash April 3rd Tipp City Schools will be open during the days and hours noted below

The Board of Education and Tippecanoe High School Monday-330 thru Wednesday-41 800 am ndash 200 pm Thursday April 2nd amp Good Friday April 3rd Closed to the public

All other buildings are closed for Spring Break Have a wonderful week off and we will see you on April 6th

StageCrafters Summer Theatre Camp

StageCrafters is preparing for its tenth annual summer day camp The camp is for students currently in grades 2-8 with an interest in theatre Over the course of the two weeks students work on creating a musical production Legally Blond JR to be performed for a public audience play a variety of theatre and improvisation games and learn about some of the aspects of technical theatre that make everything possible The camp has been a huge success but has a maximum capacity of 80 students in order to provide all participating with the best possible experience For more

information and registration go to httpwwwtippcityschoolscomstagecrafters

Foreign Language Enrichment Program

Tipp City Schools is offering an after-school foreign language enrichment program

What Spanish and French Language and Culture classes Why The purpose of this program is to introduce and extend studentsrsquo knowledge of a foreign culture and language and to stimulate interest in further study of language When Wednesdays April 8th to May 6th

Time 330-430pm Where Broadway Elementary (first floor classrooms) Who Students in grades 2 and 3 instructed by high school students Fee $5 per student (Please make checks out to Tipp City Schools)

Enrollment is limited Registration is on a first come first served basis Forms are available at Broadway Elementary School Please return a completed form and payment of $5 for each child to be enrolled to the Broadway Elementary School office no later than Tuesday March 24th

Food Drive The Student Council at Tippecanoe Middle School has a can-do attitude The students

organized the annual non-perishable food drive that runs through March 26 The

ambitious school leaders hope to collect 14-hundred items for Needy Basket the local

food pantry

StageCrafters Summer Theatre Camp

StageCrafters is preparing for its tenth annual summer day camp The camp is for students currently in grades 2-8 with an interest in theatre Over the course of the two weeks students work on creating a musical production Legally Blond JR to be performed for a public audience play a variety of theatre and improvisation games and learn about some of the aspects of technical theatre that make everything possible The camp has been a huge success but has a maximum capacity of 80 students in order to provide all participating with the best possible experience For more

information and registration go to httpwwwtippcityschoolscomstagecrafters

Foreign Language Enrichment Program

Tipp City Schools is offering an after-school foreign language enrichment program

What Spanish and French Language and Culture classes Why The purpose of this program is to introduce and extend studentsrsquo knowledge of a foreign culture and language and to stimulate interest in further study of language When Wednesdays April 8th to May 6th

Time 330-430pm Where Broadway Elementary (first floor classrooms) Who Students in grades 2 and 3 instructed by high school students Fee $5 per student (Please make checks out to Tipp City Schools)

Enrollment is limited Registration is on a first come first served basis Forms are available at Broadway Elementary School Please return a completed form and payment of $5 for each child to be enrolled to the Broadway Elementary School office no later than Tuesday March 24th

Food Drive The Student Council at Tippecanoe Middle School has a can-do attitude The students

organized the annual non-perishable food drive that runs through March 26 The

ambitious school leaders hope to collect 14-hundred items for Needy Basket the local

food pantry

Devilaires Success

The Devilaires competed this past weekend at the Showcase America State Competition in Oak Hills

OH The ladies did a great job again receiving High Superior rankings in Jazz POM and Officer

routines The next competition is their national competition being held April 11th and 12

th Good Luck

Devilaires CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Tippecanoe High School girls basketball players Halee Printz and Carly Clodfelter who were recognized as being All-Ohio selections Halee was named to 1st team All-Ohio and Carly to Special Mention All-Ohio

TRACK AND FIELD Tippecanoe High school Track and Field teams begin their 2015 season over the upcoming Spring break If you are in town support the student athletes on Saturday March 28 and Saturday April 4 If you want to be a part of these events there is room in the concession stand to work for an hour or two If you are interested in that capacity contact Linda Ares Concession Stand Coordinator at larestippcityk12ohus

Visit Tipp City Library During Spring Break The Tipp City Public Library will be offering several special events for youth of all ages during spring break week On Monday March 30 at 230 pm a movie matinee will feature Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day There is no admission fee and free popcorn will be served All ages welcome Pete the Cat will visit the library on Wednesday April 1 from 400-500 pm Meet Pete and get your picture taken with him Then try some games and crafts related to the Pete-the-Cat books Throughout the week there will be activity sheets and simple spring crafts set-up in the Childrens Room for families to try at their leisure If you have any questions about these events call the library at 667-3826 ext 215

Call 667-8631 for more information or go to wwwtmcomservicesorg

LOOKING UP ndash What Do You See Tipp City Area Arts Council Student Art Contest and Exhibit is looking for entries The contest is open to students in grades k ndash 12 from Tipp City and surrounding communities The student contest entry form and more information are available on the webpage at httptippcityartscouncilcomeventstcaac-2015-student-art-contest-and-reception