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October 13, 2010
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West Clermont works to improve communication
By Kellie Geist kgeist@communitypress.com
The West Clermont Local School District Communication Committee is well on its way to fulfilling its strategic plan goals. As part of the district’s new strategic plan, the committee was charged with evaluating and improving how the district communicates with staff, parents, business people and other stakeholders as well as the media.
During the school board meeting Monday, Sept. 27, Communication Director Sharon Oakes told the board about some of the things the committee is doing to improve the district’s communication. She said the biggest thing the district uses to keep the community informed is the West Clermont Connection, a weekly e-mail newsletter. Oakes said the Connection goes to about 3,500 people.
Oakes said the Connection also helps the district garner feedback – solicited and non-solicited – on a variety of subjects. “There is never a Connection when I don’t get feedback. I love that we can reach out and showcase our district, but also stay connected and get feedback from the community,” she said. Oakes said the district distributes a Pay Day Update, or internal newsletter, to each employee on pay day including information
about other employees, district happenings and a “for sale” section. West Clermont also communicates through the district website, press releases, postcards, local media and more. “We really try to communicate with everyone. If we’re not reaching you, please let us know,” she said. Superintendent Gary Brooks said communication is an important part of the strategic plan,
which will act as a guide for the district. “The strategic plan will carry the district and the board for many years ... We need to keep (it) in front of the board,” Brooks said. He said the board will hear updates from other strategic plan committees in the near future. For more information about the strategic plan or the district, or to be added to the Connection e-mail list, call West Clermont at 9435000.
SCHOOL NOTES Graduates
• Several local students earned degrees from Indiana Wesleyan Aug. 14. They are: Union Township: Charlene Bailey (Master of Business Administration). Williamsburg: Lynne Carter (Master of Education). Batavia: Gregory Gessendorf (Master of Business Administration), Carla Gossman (Bachelor of Science in management), Wiliona Kemenes (Master of Business Administration). Amelia: Shannon Johnson (Master of Science in nursing), Robert Hensley (Master of Business Administration). • Andrew Stephen Clement and Lauren Nicole McIlvain each earned degrees from Denison University. Clement is from Batavia and McIlvain is from New Richmond. • Cihan Taktak has received a Master of Education from Western Governors University. He is from Batavia. • Chris Heckle has received a Bachelor of Arts in geology from Hanover College. He is the son of Christopher and Michele Heckle of Batavia. • Shaun L. Bell of Batavia and Angie Rae Martin of New Richmond recently graduated from Wilmington College. Both students each received a B.A. in business administration. KELLIE GEIST/STAFF
A team of Eastgate Office Max employees surprised Summerside Elementary School teacher Beth Glenn with the “A Day Made Better” award during class Tuesday, Oct. 5. From left are: Glenn, store manager Terry Brueneman, impress center supervisor Rabecka Bradford, associate Ashley Quigley and assistant manager Scott Streitenberger.
Office Max recognizes Summerside teacher
• Erin M. Phelps and Sarah E. Stapleton have been named to the 2010 spring semester dean’s list at the University of Dayton. Both students are from Amelia. • Eileen Hanako Shinsato has been named to the 2010 spring quarter dean’s list at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She is from Batavia. • Kyle Kane has been named to the 2010 summer semester dean’s list at Ohio University. He is from Batavia.
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Scholarship
• Chelsea Cleary has enrolled as an equestrian studies major at The University of Findlay for the 2010-2011 academic year. She has also been awarded the Dean’s Scholarship from the school. A 2010 graduate of Ursuline Academy, Cleary is the daughter of Lisa and Nelson Cleary of Amelia.
Dean’s list
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Summerside Elementary School teacher Beth Glenn received $1,000 in school supplies from Office Max as part of the company’s “A Day Made Better” award. From left are: Glenn, Eastgate Office Max impress center supervisor Rabecka Bradford, store manager Terry Brueneman, associate Ashley Quigley and assistant manager Scott Streitenberger. because last year was such a big year for her and she always stayed committed to the kids.” “She does a great job making a difference in the students’ education,” she said. Eastgate store manager Terry Brueneman said each Office Max team presents an “A Day Made Better” award to one teacher in their area.
“We are trying to erase teacherfunded classrooms. We know they spend a lot of their own money on supplies and it shouldn’t be that way,” he said. Office Max Eastgate also donated a number of overstock items, including posters and paper, to the Summerside Elementary School office for use throughout the school.
Scoby selected as resident assistant at UF Travis Scoby, a junior pre-medicine major, has been selected as a resident assistant for the 20102011 academic year at The University of Findlay. As a resident assistant, Scoby is responsible for supervising a UF
Matthew G. Hare has been named to the 2010 summer semester academic merit list at Wilmington College. He is from Amelia.
Dean’s list
By Kellie Geist Beth Glenn, a fourth-grade teacher at Summerside Elementary School, can throw away her three broken pencil sharpeners and retire her hand-me-down chair. Glenn received a new chair, sharpener, classroom camera and more as part of Office Max’s “A Day Made Better” award. Four employees from the Eastgate Office Max made the surprise presentation of $1,000 in school supplies to Glenn Tuesday, Oct. 5. “I was very overwhelmed, excited and appreciative. Definitely appreciative,” Glenn said. “These are all items I, and my students, can use every day.” “I just want to thank Office Max and my principal for nominating me,” she said. Principal Linda Austin said Glenn was a deserving nominee because of her commitment to the students. “She’s a mom, she recently got remarried and she just finished her master’s degree,” Austin said. “I nominated her in the spring
Merit list
residence hall floor or another oncampus housing facility, as well as offering guidance and programming activities to residents. The university’s resident assistants are selected based on numerous criteria, including lead-
ership skills, campus involvement and work ethic. A 2008 graduate of Glen Este High School, Scoby is the son of Barbara Stammer of Union Township and Stephen Scoby of Batavia.
University of Cincinnati winter quarter – Michael Lambert, Katie Lambing, Nathaniel Lambing, Dylan Lammers, Carla Land, Eric Lanter, Timothy Lanter, Kimberly Lanthorn, Sarah Lapole, Whitney Larimore, Eric Lauer, Sheena Lavely, Joseph Lee, Andrew Lefler, Desiree Lehn, Jannine Leinberger, Rhonda Leonard, Adam Leu, Nicole Lewin, Alicia Lewis, Ashley Listo, John Lohrer, Florent Loisy, Jason Lombardo, Mariana Lopez Santiago, Michelle Loudenslager, Gina Louderback, Jonathan Lytle, Emily Macke, Keith Mahan, Denise Marlar, Scott Marotta, Jaimie Martin, Veronica Martin, Sarah Masci, Annie Matthews, Matt Matzet, Tara McAvoy, Kimberly McCann, Kelly McCarthy, Hannah McCartney, Nancy McConnaughey, Ryan McConnell, Nina McCune, Kaley McDonough, Joshua McGee, Georgette McKee, Tara McKenzie, Brian McKibben, Annie McKinney, Mary McMahon, Robert McMillan, Andrew McNeely, David McNeely, Brandy McQuitty, Sara McRoberts, Kayla McWilliams, Michelle McWilliams, Stephen Meckstroth, David Meirose, Emma Melton, Leah Mendenhall, Justin Meyer, Kathleen Mideli, Katherine Midkiff, Laura Miller, Lyndsey Miller, Samantha Miller, Samantha Millman, James Mills, Melissa Mincey, Erin Mitchell, Kathleen Mocahbee, Justin Moeller, Abigail Moon, Cody Moore, Delina Moore, Jacob Moore, Kara Moore, Latasha Moore, Megan Moore, Gloria MorrisCummins, Justin Morrison, Greg Mott, Bonnie Mounce, Kendra Mullis, Nicole Murphy, Ashley Murray, Jason Musto, Robert Nagel, Jillian Neff, Jonathan Neff, Amanda Neftzer, Nicholas Neibauer, Victoria Neiheisel, Adam Neill, Heather Neiser, Shannon Neth, Sandy Nguyen, Andrea Nielsen, Kristin Norman,
Barry Nzegwu, Tessa Ober, Scott Obermeyer, Mary Oldendick, Kimberly Olivieri, Thomas Oney, Lauren Ornella, Robert Osley, Amanda Owens, Bailey Owens, Alex Padgett, Jennifer Palmisano, Julie Parr, Eileen Parry, Christina Paskins, Mario Pastura, Jinesh Patel, Alison Patten, Christina Patterson, Jamie Paxton, Michael Payne, Paula Pease, Laura Pemberton, Sean Pembleton, Heather Perkins, Kristen Perry, Matt Perry, Cheryl Pfister, Rodney Phillips, Traci Phillips, Doyle Philpot, Katie Plummer, Susan Post, Gary Pottebaum, Tregarth Powell, Sara Pratt, Savannah Proffitt, Rachel Quehl, Alisa Racic, Britni Radojits, Tiffany Rains, David Ralstin, Sandee Rapp, Angel Rasper, Kimberly Rastani, Sarah Reed, Kelly Reinert, Sharon Retzler, Andrew Reynolds, Matthew Reynolds, Samantha Rhodes, Lillian Rice, Trisha Richter, Ethan Riddle, Timothy Rieke, David Rigg, Evan Risley, Melissa Robinson, Michael Robinson, Scott Robinson, Andrew Rogers, Keri Root, Jemarie Roselli, Brandon Roth, Paul Rothenberg, June Rotundo, Amber Rowell, Alexander Rudd, Clay Sabourin, Sandra Sachs, Ashlee Sallee, Crystin Sammons, Charles Sampson, Isaac Santel, Sarah Saunders, Kristin Scarlatella, Daniel Scheidler, Nicole Schimweg, Mary Schneider, Laura Schroer, Angela Schumacher, Lea Schweizer, Karissa Scott, Christa Seta, Nicole Sexton, Cameron Shaw, Amber Shearer, Lacey Sheets, Eleanora Sheldon, Patrick Sheldon, Amanda Shelton, Lauren Shipp, Carolyn Shockley, Robyn Shockley, Randy Shoemaker, Christian Short, Kelly Shuster, Anne Sicurella, Omer Siler, Kelly Simmons, Angela Sims, Brandon Singler, Sara Singleton, Cortney Sipple, Sarah Sizemore, Jennifer Skeens, Nathaniel Skinner, Camille Slageter, Sarah Small, Aaron Smith, Courtney Smith, Daniel Smith, David Smith, Jessica Smith, Lauren Smith, Megan Smith, Stephanie Smith, Chad Snell, Daniel Snell, Harry Snyder, James Sparkman, Sarah R. Spaulding, Melissa Speed, Ashley Spencer, Sylvia Spencer, Brittany Spiller, Haley Sprague, Nicholas Sprague, Jennifer Spriggs, Andrew Spurlock, Lara Staples, Rachel Steele, Stephanie Steinmetz, Christine Stenson, Jenna Stephan, Zachary Stephan, Tonya Stiles, Tyler Stitt, Melanie Stoeckle, Christina Stone, Kelli Strick, Jason Strine, Holly Strunk, Julie Strunk, Erik Stultz, Jeremy Sullivan, Nicholas Sunday, Jonathan Sutter, Douglas Sutton, Lindsey Sutton, Zuzana Svobodova, Maribeth Szwed, Jakub Szymkowiak, Chad Tarmey, Ashlie Taylor, Jacob Taylor, Jesse Taylor, Kayla Taylor, Joseph Tekulve, James Tessoff, Michael Thatcher, Brandy Thomas, Fred Thompson, Jamie Thompson, Lori Thornton, Melissa Tomlin, Jessica Tonucci, Jacob Tribull, Alexis Trubee, Anhly Truong, Derek Tucker, Rhonda Vandermolen, Bailey Vanover, Michelle Varick, Lindsey Vaughan-Lane, Lori Vauter, Margaret Vennemeyer, Marilyn Vennemeyer, Kathryn VerPlanck, Julia Victor, Susan Wagers, Joseph Wagner, Julie Wagner, Karen Wagner, Frankie Wagschal, Ethan Waldmann, Kyle Walker, Jacob Wapinsky, Stacey Ward, Stephanie Waymeyer, Jessica Weatherspoon, David Weber, David Weimer, Grant Weldon, Courtney Wells, Michelle Wenker, Chelsea Werren, Amie Wheeler, Jimmy Whitaker, Craig Wiederhold, Erin Williams, Terra Williamson, Whitney Willis, RaeJean Winchester, Kimberly Withers, Andrew Woebkenberg, Bryan Wolf, Hannah Wolfer, Daniel Wolff, Daniel Woodley, Jessica Workman, Michelle Wright, Jason Yaczik, Vitaliy Yaroshevich, Christina Young, Elizabeth Young, Gaye Young, Erin Zeis, Julia Zenni and Roger Zutterling.
Graduates
University of Cincinnati – Jason Best, Lolly Bostic, Jonathan Brombosz, Stephanie Brusman, Silvia Childers, Tulsi Chokshi, Elizabeth Clark, Sean Connair, Shelley Crowe, Eric Dean, Nicholas Depuccio, Steven Duncan, Stephanie Feldkamp, Paula Franckhauser, Kelly Franer, Joshua Galvin, Lisa Geiss, Philip Greene, Megan Groves, Scott Huth, William Johns, Carol Jordan, Christine Kelley, Lisa Leffler, James Masterson, Erin Nichols, Meagan Ooten, Samantha Orleck, Jinesh Patel, Christina Patterson, Lisa Paxton, Elisa Post, Adam Rawls, Kelly Reinert, Joshua Roddy, Andrew Rogers, Sara Ruby, Omkar Saha, Kenneth Sharkey, Robyn Shockley, Jessica Smith, Stacey Stephenson, Jakub Szymkowiak, Cynthia Tufarella, Nollis Wanninger, Jessica Willis, Mary Willoughby and Elizabeth Young.
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