World Cup is more than game
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www.springborosun.com A Publication of Times Community Newspapers $1.00 Thursday, February 2, 2012 Vol. 15, No. 18 Inside FYI FYI 6 74825 42812 9 By DOUG SKINNER Editor [email protected] SPRINGBORO — World Cup: It’s More than Just a Game of Soccer! was the topic of a series of presenta- tions made by Leslie Bellar’s eighth- grade French students at Springboro Junior High School. “I wanted them to see that when you bring 32 countries together for one reason, to play soccer, it becomes more than just about play- ing soccer,” Bellar said. “It is a chance to grow and learn from peo- ple that are both similar and differ- ent.” The majority of the students chose to write a short story creating charac- ters that played soccer in the World Cup, according to Bellar. “These sto- ries incorporated various aspects of our theme such as language barriers between players, racial differences, cultural comparisons and relation- ships on and off the field. Some other students took on the role of a coach and prepared a pep talk that he/she would give to players on game day. These projects provided an excel- lent opportunity to get the class involved and prove that champions come in all shapes and sizes. A few of the students wrote cheers that they would chant to players promoting good sportsmanship. A couple of the students wrote articles that would appear in a newspaper and then had the task of making the newscast come alive during class. Lastly, there was a couple who created their own project: one which wrote a comic about a boy who had a dream he played soccer and another student who recorded an impressive movie trailer to demonstrate the diversity found at the World Cup. Bellar said that many of her stu- dents worked hard on their projects, creating several drafts before the final product was ready. “Their French continues to improve, and it is always a pleasure to sit back and remember that when I first met many of them, all they knew how to say was ‘bonjour,’ ‘un, deux, trois’ and ‘oui.’ I am proud of the students who always give their best and never less. The presentations they did in class allowed these hard-working students to showcase their talents and share what they have learned with their peers.” World Cup is more than game Springboro Sun photo by Doug Skinner Students in Leslie Bellar’s French class at Springboro Junior High School try to toss paper wads into a waste basket during a game as part of one of her student’s presentation. SPRINGBORO — A Clearcreek Elementary kindergarten student was selected as one of the winners in a calendar contest sponsored by the Dayton law firm of Dyer, Garofalo, Mann and Schultz. Giovanna Roeder drawing was selected for the month of March. Giovanna and the other 11 winners are featured on the 2012 tiger safety calendar. More than 75 local schools participated by encouraging stu- dents to draw pictures depicting a safety rule or tip incorporat- ing the law firm’s mascot, the Tiger. In addition to Clearcreek Elementary, students from Springboro Intermediate School and Dennis Elementary also participated in the contest. The images in the calendar were chosen from more than 1,200 entries the law firmed received from area school children and young people. “We wanted a way to reach out to the schools in the commu- nity, and an art contest seemed like a great way to get kids involved, and thinking about safety, plus we can help the schools when they really need it,” law firm managing partner Michael Dyer said. The winning students will receive a $250 prize, and each of the winning entrants’ schools will receive a $1,000 honorarium from the law firm. “We were overwhelmed and excited by all of the great sub- missions we received from the area’s talented young artists,” Dyer said. “At Dyer, Garofalo, Mann and Schultz, we recognize the first step toward making a safer future, is involving our youth in safety advocacy,” attorney Doug Mann said. “We would like to thank all the participating students and schools for their support with this project. We hope that everyone in the community enjoys this calendars much as we enjoyed putting it together, and we want to encourage kids to enter our contest next fall.” Complimentary calendars will be available to anyone person or group in the community, and can be requested by visiting www.TigerSafetyCalendar.com. Kindergartener contributes to calendar; School receives $1,000 honorarium Students have fun while learning language Submitted photo Giovanna Roeder submitted this drawing that was selected in a calendar contest sponsored by Dyer, Garofalo, Mann and Schultz. The drawing was chosen for the month of March. By DOUG SKINNER Editor [email protected] SPRINGBORO — The Springboro Board of Education voted recently not to renew its membership in the Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA). “This was mainly decided to save money,” superintendent Gene Lolli said. OSBA provides legal, policy, and labor- relations services, among others. “OSBA offers a wide variety of prod- ucts and services to members, including customized training, legal information, superintendent and treasurer searches and evaluations, risk management services, policy and labor relations services, endorsed programs and communication support,” the OSBA website states. In other business: • The board approved the district’s orga- nizational chart “to accurately reflect the positions we currently have in place,” Lolli said. • A board service fund was established for conferences. “Section 3315.15 of the Ohio Revised Code provides for establish- ing a fund for board member expenses in performing their duties as representatives of the school district. During 2004, the service fund was established in the amount of $7,500.” Board opts out of OSBA Community content is the driving force behind the Springboro Sun. The great thing about a small, commu- nity newspaper is that readers have a chance to flip through the pages and see their efforts published. The Springboro Sun is looking for submissions from local residents. No event is too small. Submissions can take the form of community events, celebration announcements, sports items and any other general interest news you think is important to the community. Don’t for- get photos. We want good photos, too. They should be .jpg format and attached to the email not in the body of a document. To send submissions, send your item in the body of the e-mail or attach a text docu- ment and/or photo to dskin- [email protected]. Remember, this is your newspaper. Be a part of it. Contribute to our content Freelance writers needed The Times Community Newspapers are seeking a few top-notch professional freelance writers to help us cover our ever-expanding ter- ritory. Our newspapers cover numerous communities in Montgomery and some sur- rounding counties. This could be an excellent oppor- tunity to be part of an up- and-coming media outlet. In order to be a freelancer, some prior writing experi- ence is necessary. A writing sample will be required so show us what you’ve got. Whether you want to contin- ue writing or are just looking to get published for the first time, we want your words to be part of our product. Numerous events need to be covered every day, includ- ing meetings, community events, education news and athletics. Coverage is not limited to these things. Feel free to show us your creative side and propose ideas and leads. It’s time to see your name in print. To be considered, please send a resume and writing sample to editor@xeni- agazette.com or [email protected]. Merge Wright Losing a loved one Page 4 Follow us on & Group starting Living Water Lutheran Church (located in the old Jonathan Wright Elementary building, 40 Florence Drive) is starting a Mommy and Me Group, which will be open to all moms and their tots in the communi- ty. The group will meet the first and third Friday of the month from 9:30- 11:30 a.m. beginning March 2 in the church nursery. A breakfast snack will be provided and some much needed interaction for moms and kids. 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www.springborosun.com A Publication of Times Community Newspapers$1.00Thursday, February 2, 2012Vol. 15, No. 18
Inside
FYIFYI
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By DOUG SKINNEREditor
[email protected] — World Cup: It’s
More than Just a Game of Soccer!was the topic of a series of presenta-tions made by Leslie Bellar’s eighth-grade French students at SpringboroJunior High School.“I wanted them to see that when
you bring 32 countries together forone reason, to play soccer, itbecomes more than just about play-ing soccer,” Bellar said. “It is achance to grow and learn from peo-ple that are both similar and differ-ent.”The majority of the students chose
to write a short story creating charac-ters that played soccer in the WorldCup, according to Bellar. “These sto-ries incorporated various aspects ofour theme such as language barriersbetween players, racial differences,cultural comparisons and relation-ships on and off the field. Some otherstudents took on the role of a coachand prepared a pep talk that he/shewould give to players on game day.These projects provided an excel-
lent opportunity to get the classinvolved and prove that championscome in all shapes and sizes. A fewof the students wrote cheers that theywould chant to players promotinggood sportsmanship. A couple of thestudents wrote articles that wouldappear in a newspaper and then hadthe task of making the newscast
come alive during class. Lastly, therewas a couple who created their ownproject: one which wrote a comicabout a boy who had a dream heplayed soccer and another studentwho recorded an impressive movietrailer to demonstrate the diversityfound at the World Cup.
Bellar said that many of her stu-dents worked hard on their projects,creating several drafts before thefinal product was ready. “TheirFrench continues to improve, and it isalways a pleasure to sit back andremember that when I first met manyof them, all they knew how to say
was ‘bonjour,’ ‘un, deux, trois’ and‘oui.’ I am proud of the students whoalways give their best and never less.The presentations they did in classallowed these hard-working studentsto showcase their talents and sharewhat they have learned with theirpeers.”
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Springboro Sun photo by Doug SkinnerStudents in Leslie Bellar’s French class at Springboro Junior High School try to toss paper wads into a
waste basket during a game as part of one of her student’s presentation.
SPRINGBORO — A Clearcreek Elementary kindergartenstudent was selected as one of the winners in a calendar contestsponsored by the Dayton law firm of Dyer, Garofalo, Mann andSchultz.Giovanna Roeder drawing was selected for the month of
March.Giovanna and the other 11 winners are featured on the 2012
tiger safety calendar.More than 75 local schools participated by encouraging stu-
dents to draw pictures depicting a safety rule or tip incorporat-ing the law firm’s mascot, the Tiger. In addition to Clearcreek Elementary, students from
Springboro Intermediate School and Dennis Elementary alsoparticipated in the contest.The images in the calendar were chosen from more than
1,200 entries the law firmed received from area school childrenand young people.“We wanted a way to reach out to the schools in the commu-
nity, and an art contest seemed like a great way to get kids
involved, and thinking about safety, plus we can help theschools when they really need it,” law firm managing partnerMichael Dyer said.The winning students will receive a $250 prize, and each of
the winning entrants’ schools will receive a $1,000 honorariumfrom the law firm.“We were overwhelmed and excited by all of the great sub-
missions we received from the area’s talented young artists,”Dyer said.“At Dyer, Garofalo, Mann and Schultz, we recognize the first
step toward making a safer future, is involving our youth insafety advocacy,” attorney Doug Mann said. “We would like tothank all the participating students and schools for their supportwith this project. We hope that everyone in the communityenjoys this calendars much as we enjoyed putting it together,and we want to encourage kids to enter our contest next fall.”Complimentary calendars will be available to anyone person
or group in the community, and can be requested by visitingwww.TigerSafetyCalendar.com.
Kindergartener contributes to calendar;School receives $1,000 honorarium
Students have funwhile learninglanguage
Submitted photoGiovanna Roeder submitted this drawing that was selected in a calendar contest sponsored by Dyer,
Garofalo, Mann and Schultz. The drawing was chosen for the month of March.
By DOUG SKINNEREditor
[email protected] — The Springboro
Board of Education voted recently not torenew its membership in the Ohio SchoolBoards Association (OSBA).“This was mainly decided to save
money,” superintendent Gene Lolli said.OSBA provides legal, policy, and labor-
relations services, among others.“OSBA offers a wide variety of prod-
ucts and services to members, includingcustomized training, legal information,superintendent and treasurer searches andevaluations, risk management services,policy and labor relations services,endorsed programs and communicationsupport,” the OSBA website states.In other business:• The board approved the district’s orga-
nizational chart “to accurately reflect thepositions we currently have in place,” Lollisaid.• A board service fund was established
for conferences. “Section 3315.15 of theOhio Revised Code provides for establish-ing a fund for board member expenses inperforming their duties as representativesof the school district. During 2004, theservice fund was established in the amountof $7,500.”
Boardopts outof OSBA
Community content is thedriving force behind theSpringboro Sun. The greatthing about a small, commu-nity newspaper is that readershave a chance to flip throughthe pages and see theirefforts published.The Springboro Sun is
looking for submissions fromlocal residents. No event istoo small. Submissions cantake the form of communityevents, celebrationannouncements, sports itemsand any other general interestnews you think is importantto the community. Don’t for-get photos. We want goodphotos, too. They should be.jpg format and attached tothe email not in the body of adocument.To send submissions, send
your item in the body of thee-mail or attach a text docu-ment and/or photo to [email protected], this is your
newspaper. Be a part of it.
Contributeto our content
FreelancewritersneededThe Times Community
Newspapers are seeking afew top-notch professionalfreelance writers to help uscover our ever-expanding ter-ritory. Our newspapers covernumerous communities inMontgomery and some sur-rounding counties. Thiscould be an excellent oppor-tunity to be part of an up-and-coming media outlet.In order to be a freelancer,
some prior writing experi-ence is necessary. A writingsample will be required soshow us what you’ve got.Whether you want to contin-ue writing or are just lookingto get published for the firsttime, we want your words tobe part of our product.Numerous events need to
be covered every day, includ-ing meetings, communityevents, education news andathletics. Coverage is notlimited to these things. Feelfree to show us your creativeside and propose ideas andleads. It’s time to see yourname in print.To be considered, please
send a resume and writingsample to [email protected] [email protected].
MergeWrightLosing aloved one
Page 4
Follow us on
&
Group startingLiving Water Lutheran Church
(located in the old Jonathan WrightElementary building, 40 FlorenceDrive) is starting a Mommy and MeGroup, which will be open to allmoms and their tots in the communi-ty.The group will meet the first and
third Friday of the month from 9:30-11:30 a.m. beginning March 2 in thechurch nursery. A breakfast snackwill be provided and some muchneeded interaction for moms andkids.On the third Friday of the month,
the group will plan an outing either toa member’s house, park, museum,mall play area, etc.Contact Jill LeBeau at sajle-
[email protected] or 937-550-4655 if you are interested or for moreinformation.
