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September 8, 2010
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Aiden Eaton walks with his mother, Brandy Eaton, Aug. 31 as they arrive at Clermont Northeastern Elementary School for the first day of classes. Aiden is entering the first grade.
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Carrie Mohring walks her two children, Emma, left, and Shea, to Clermont Northeastern Elementary School Aug. 31 for the first day of classes. Emma is in kindergarten and Shea is going into the third-grade.
CNE Elementary students switch schools JOHN SENEY/STAFF
Annette Decatur says good-bye to her children, Jared, a third-grader, and Leah, a fourth-grader, Aug. 31 for the first day of classes at Clermont Northeastern Elementary School.
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Cody Hale, a fourth-grader, arrives at Clermont Northeastern Elementary School Aug. 31 for the first day of classes.
Students starting the school year Aug. 31 at Clermont Northeastern Elementary School began classes in a different building. The district’s old elementary school in Owensville was closed
down at the end of the 20092010 school year. This year, elementary students are attending the building that used to house the middle school at the district’s campus on U.S. 50.
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Glenda Greene, principal at Clermont Northeastern Elementary School, gives directions to Maddie Weber Aug. 31 the first day of classes. Maddie is entering the fourth-grade.
Middle school students are attending classes at the building that formerly housed the Early Childhood Education Center. The high school remained in the same building.
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Frank Ortega, right, walks with his sons to Clermont Northeastern Elementary School Aug. 31 for the first day of classes. Braeden, left, is entering fourth-grade and Luke, center, is going into first grade.
Goshen teacher wins telescope By John Seney jseney@communitypress.com
Shiloh Ashley got his first telescope when he was 8 years old. “It was one that you could buy at Johnny’s Toys,” the Goshen High School science teacher said. Ashley now owns a larger and more advanced telescope thanks to a program by the staff at the Cincinnati Observatory to foster interest in astronomy. Dean Rigas, outreach astronomer at the observatory, said the 40 Galileos program was launched in 2009. Forty eightinch telescopes were awarded to recipients who showed the promise of becoming ambassadors of astronomy in the community. This year, the observatory received a $100,000 grant from NASA to continue the program, renamed Future Galileos. Twenty telescopes will be given out each year over the next three years. Rigas said 85 applications were received this year. The top 20 applicants received training over the summer in the use of their telescopes. The telescopes will be
Shiloh Ashley’s goal was to start an astronomy club at the high school. The club members could then spread interest in astronomy to other schools and members of the community. formally awarded to the 20 winners at a ceremony Sept. 10 at the observatory. “The main concept is to give away quality telescopes to folks based on what they planned to do with them,” Rigas said. Ashley’s goal was to start an astronomy club at the high school. The club members could then spread interest in astronomy to other schools and members of the community. “I want to get kids in Goshen excited about astronomy,” he said. “The observatory was looking for a person who wanted to instill a passion for astronomy.” The telescope is powerful enough to see the moons of Sat-
urn, as well as Saturn’s rings, Ashley said. He will be able to use the telescope in some of his classes during the day to look at the sun with a filter. If it is dark enough during some of the early morning classes, students also will be able to view the night sky, he said. Rigas said the telescopes are worth about $500 each, but the training the recipients receive makes the award more valuable. Ashley has been at Goshen for 10 years and teaches geophysics and earth science. He is the science department head and golf coach. He majored in geology at Miami University and has a master’s degree in educational administration from Xavier University. “I went into teaching because I liked being able to give people the same love for science I had,” he said. Ashley grew up in Milford, where he lives with his wife and three children. He likes to travel and does a lot of camping and backpacking.
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Goshen High School science teacher Shiloh Ashley sets up his telescope outside the school. He won it from the Cincinnati Observatory.