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COLLEGE CORNER Study abroad
Beginning in late July, Boyd E. Smith Elementary staff member Lisa Holt-Taylor of Indian Hill will study conservation and marine ecology in the Central American country of Belize. The graduate courses from Miami University's Project Dragonfly are based on Earth Expeditions, which has engaged more than 1,400 people since 2004 in firsthand educational and scientific research at critical conservation field sites in Africa, Australia, Asia and the Americas. More information is at www.EarthExpeditions.org.
HONOR ROLLS MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The following students have earned honors for the fourth quarter of 2012-2013.
Fourth Grade
The slow growing, long-lived tortoise got a close-up look at the boys as it explored the area inside of the circle of Dragonfly Club members. From back to front are: Kurtis Ackermann, Sam Van Scyoc, Keaton Rainone, Duncan MacRae, Cameron Pigg and Eli Simones. THANKS TO MARY PAT HARRIS
Dragonfly members study animals at the zoo M
cCormick Elementary’s Dragonfly Science Club was selected by the Cincinnati Zoo for a grant valued at more than $1,500 from the Living Classroom Education Access Fund. The grant paid for the club members, their leader, and parent chaperones to stay overnight at the zoo. Following the zoo program focusing on animal adaptations, the students conducted their own research. Students gath-
ered data on an individual penguin documenting its activities every 20 seconds over a period of time. Scientists use activity budgets to learn more about animal behavior. Club members also focused on the employment and volunteer opportunities available at a zoo. Dragonfly Science Club meets each week with Mary Pat Harris. This was the club’s ninth year.
High Honors - Christian Besecker, Alison Burgess, Alyssa Charlton, Adia Cook, Aaron Coors, Adam Davis, Maia Dunaway, Gretchen Feldkamp, Sophia Fleshour, Zoe Girty, Maddie Lepper, Malachi List, Emma McManis, Michael Meadors, Carter Morlock, Abby Nehlen, Ethan Owens, Jacob Salyer, Grace Schneider, Brianna Tassiello, Alicia Viola-Prioli, Brynnlee Walters and Kirk Will. Honors - Emily Abas, Franklin Abt, Tabitha Allard, Hannah Bates, Jack Beyer, Tabitha Browning, Kyle Dolby, Seth Eastham, Emma Edwards, Andrew Fielden, Molly Finn, Leah Fleece, Lilian Fleshour, Ben Grothaus, Noah Heltzer, Makenna Love, Jeffrey May, Mason Muccino, Collin Murphy, Molly Patel, Alyshia Perry, Carson Rainone, Brett Rininger, Mason Roy, Austin Spencer, Kassi Stooksbury, Meghan Stulz, Cole Watson, Lucas Weir, Ethan Werner, Pierce Will, Kyle Williams and Isabelle Wright.
Fifth Grade High Honors - Payne Ackermann, Megan Atkins, Kyle Bailey, Olivia Bailey, Tyson Behrens, Lauren Bell, Natalie Burlingham, Jonathan Burton, Lauren Clark, Lilly Copp, Nate Daly, Stewart Dalziel, Annabelle Edrington, Jessica Ellis, Emily Fox, Jordan Gerwe, Brendan Grimm, Adam Harris, Cecilia Harvey, Isaac Hatfield, Madison King, Olivia Loeffler, Aidan Long, Madison Love, Grace Merten, Mayra Munoz-Ayala, Caroline Murray, Michaela O'Neill, Mark Ostrander, Dustin Pigg, Javan Pourvakil, Dane Prather, Braedon Richter, Luke Schneider, Drew Schweinefus, Kayleigh Shay, Nathan Siscoe, Marcy Smith, Max Steinmetz, Emma Stevens, Grace Troutner, Alex Wene and Shelbi Willhoite. Honors - Logan Almaraz, Melanie Atkins, Destiny Bronaugh, Robert Curry, Logan Davis, Ross Flick, Harper Kelly, Madison Key, Steven Knuckles, Laura McMullen, Maxwell Panyko, Katie Smith, Sam Taylor, Nathan Ulery, Preston Warman and Lacey Withey.
Sixth Grade Students selected one penguin to observe over a period of time. Every 20 seconds they placed a tally beside the activity the penguin had been doing. Scientists gather data at different times of the day and seasons to learn about animal behavior. From left are: Jayden King, Ellen Long, Kathy Grimm, Brendan Grimm, Grace Schneider, Tabitha Browning, Molly Patel and Sammie Ernest. THANKS TO MARY PAT HARRIS
Ellen Long makes a tally beside the word preening, the activity the penguin was doing during a 20-second time period. In the wild, the penguins spend more time in the water than on land in search of food. THANKS TO MARY PAT HARRIS Dragonfly Club members got a behind-the-scene tour of the Night Hunters’ exhibit where food is prepared for the animals. Students stepped into a tray that killed any germs on the soles of their shoes before entering the kitchen area where everything from canine meat for the mountain lions to blood for the vampire bats is stored. Lucas Weir, left, and Grace Gardiner are two of the students who visited the kitchen. THANKS TO MARY PAT HARRIS
High Honors - August Abt, TY Atkinson, K.C. Bell, Connor Berohn, Mary Chapman, Taylor Davis, Olivia Dawson, Mira DeAnthony, Ilsa Grabenbauer, Nathan Hawkins, Austin Hendricks, Morgan Hills, Stephanie Karan, Alissa Kirk, Samantha Kizer, Catherine Koebel, Evan Kreul, Sam Leatherwood, Carson Miller, Chanz Miller, Hayden Moehring, Jonah Nye, Katie Prior, Brady Ray, Nicole Robinson, Connor Smith, Emily Versic, Elijah Weaver and Peri Willoughby. Honors - Thomas Begley, Lily Beyer, Kobey Bronaugh, Attica Couch, Maxwell Dumm, Reilly Edwards, Daniel Garcia, Jacob Gifford, Ben Girty, Lauren Hanes, Hailey Harbottle, Ryan Hart, Ziven Havens, Dylan Hughes, Deidre Kegley, Chad Klenk, Ryan Koebel, Megan Krieger, Anjela Lehmkuhl, Rachel Miller, Gabriel Richey, Hayden Rubinstein, Megan Rump, Lindsey Strathmann, Megan Vance, Ryan Weidenweber and Logan Welker.