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Elder artists recognized for their works But that’s where the recent Elder High School graduate found himself at the end of May. He was invited to the famed New York City concert hall for the 90th annual Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. He won a silver medal in the national awards program for his portfolio of eight compositions. “I was pretty excited to go to New York,” said Murphy, a Miami Township teen who graduated from Elder this year. “I really enjoyed the entire experience.” The portfolio that earned him the award and the trip to the Big Apple consisted of eight mixed media drawings, he said. The pieces were created with water color,
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Price Hill — Ryan Murphy said he never expected his artwork would take him to Carnegie Hall. “I didn’t really know it was an option to go that route,” he said.
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Ryan Murphy, a 2013 Elder High School graduate, wears his medal on the red carpet at Carnegie Hall in New York City during the national Scholastic Art & Writing awards ceremony. Murphy won a silver medal for his portfolio of eight artistic drawings. THANKS TO JP OWENS
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Elder High School graduate Ryan Murphy won a silver medal in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for his portfolio of eight compositions. This colored pencil drawing is one of the pieces in his portfolio. THANKS TO JP OWENS
admissions and marketing at Elder High School, said the school is proud to have two art students recognized by the national awards program. Jake Tiernan, who is entering his junior year at Elder, also received a silver medal, Owens said. Tiernan, who didn’t make the trip to New York, won for his painting titled, “Confusion.” “The awards have grown to become the longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative
teens in the U.S., and the nation’s largest source of scholarships for creative young artists and writers,” Owens said. The submissions are judged by dignitaries in the visual and literary arts, and he said panelists look for works exemplifying originality, technical skill and a personal voice or message. Murphy said his mother, Theresa Murphy, who teaches art at Mother of Mercy High School, encouraged him to submit his portfolio.
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$45,000 “It’s important for people to understand that these reductions are on top of several million dollars in reductions that we’ve made over the last four years,” he said. “Reductions will continue until we find a way to generate more revenue.” Oak Hills High School custodian Khris Daniels, 33, said he understands why he was laid off. As part of the union contract with the school, in the event that they had to make lay offs, the last people hired are the first people fired, he said. “There’s nobody to be mad at,” he said. “This is what happens because people didn’t vote for the levy. People have to go.” Steve Cox, custodian union president and head custodian at J.F. Dulles Elementary School, said the elementary school is losing about 60 work hours per week. “It’s going to be doable but we’re not looking forward to it,” he said. “It affects everything. It’s going to be tough this year.” He said they will focus on the most important work, mainly cleaning restrooms, taking out trash and vacuuming
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not filled, saving about $500,000 » The elimination of a secretary position and no custodial subsitute or custodial overtime for the district, a saving about $118,000 » Open positions for two instructional aides not filled, saving about $50,000 » Open position for a high school secretary was not filled, saving about $57,000 » The elimination of custodians and not filling an open position after a custodian retired, resulting in $245,000 savings » The purchase of cheaper software and reduction of some program materials for about $95,000 » A 10 percent reduction in building budgets, saving about $90,000 » Not printing district calendars saves $7,000 » Additional administrative savings such as moving teachers and administrators into different positions and changing workloads resulted in a savings of about
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tickets takes first and so on. The judges also have the power to save a contestant and let them advance to the next round. The top three from the semifinals will advance to finals at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at the Delhi Skirt Game Tailgate Party at Remke Bigg’s, 5025 Delhi Road. The winner of the finals will get to perform three songs at the Delhi Skirt Game before the fireworks on Friday, Aug. 2, at Delhi Park. First prize is $250, second place takes $100 and third garners $50. Proceeds from the ticket
Jake Tiernan, who will be a junior at Elder High School, won a silver medal in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for his painting titled, “Confusion.” THANKS TO JP OWENS
“It feels pretty cool to be recognized,” he said. “It’s good knowing you put in the effort and you got something very rewarding out of it.” Murphy will attend the University of Cincinnati this fall to study engineering, and he said although art won’t be his focus in college he’ll likely continue drawing and painting as a hobby. “It’s relaxing,” he said. “I still really enjoy it.”
LEVY VOTE The Oak Hills school board is expected to vote at a Monday, July 1, board meeting to have the Hamilton County Auditor certify millage for the emergency levy to be placed on the Nov. 5 ballot. To find out, go to Cincinnati.Com/delhtownship
high traffic areas. “We’re going to have to prioritize,” he said. “We have to get done what needs to be done.” In addition to the cuts the district made, Yohey said that all administrators or employees with an administrative contract agreed to no salary increases in fiscal year 2014. He said it is the third consecutive salary freeze administrators have seen and was thankful for their cooperation. “I am very concerned about our ability to maintain high performance with less funding and fewer people,” he said. “However, we will offer the best program we can with the resources that our community and state provide.”
REGISTRATION EXTENDED The Delhi Rising Star Competition is accepting registrations through Wednesday, July 3, to audition for the competition. Registration is $10 in advance or $15 at the audition. To pre-register, visit www.delhicivicassociation.org. The competition is open to all ages but participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. A date and time for the next round of auditions has not yet been identified. Contestants who audition will be required to sing a two-minute song a capella. Those who advance to subsequent rounds can sing with musical accompaniment. Each round is an elimination round. Contestants who are not eliminated in a particular round will be notified of the time, date and location of the next round of the competition.
sales benefit the Delhi Civic Association and the Delhi Skirt Game. Myers said she thinks she’ll take first place in the competition. “I think I’m going to
win the $250,” she said. “I would give a little bit of the money to the other contestants. I would share it. If you share that’s a nice thing to do.”