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SUBURBAN LIFE

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS

Students make strides in project-based learning

Madeira Hall of Famers

Kelly McBride kmcbride@enquirer.com

Sycamore Junior High School students have put academics into action with a project that addressed a real-life challenge. They are part of Project Lead the Way, a national STEAM program that incorporates hands-on activities within the classroom. Teachers receive training, resources and curriculum to create a realworld challenge for students. This challenge, which incorporates the academics of science, technology, engineering, arts and math of STEAM, met the challenge of designing footwear for young patients with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy impacts a person’s ability to move because of damage to the brain as it’s developing during pregnancy or shortly afterward. Muscle control, tone, reflex, posture and balance can be affected. Students were tasked with designing foot orthotics that would help patients improve their mobility. Seventh- and eighth-graders worked in teams of four over two days to develop a design, then build a prototype

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The Madeira High School Athletic Hall of Fame inducted its 2017 Class prior to the Madeira-Woodward football game Sept. 8. New members are: Nate Bascom (2004-2008), played soccer for four years and basketball for two seasons; David Carpenter (2004-2008), a four-year wrestler, he placed in the state Division III wrestling meet for three straight years; Bess Krietemeyer (1996-2000), played soccer and basketball for four seasons each. She was a member of the girls’ basketball team that advanced to the 2000 Division III semifinals; Cindy Moore (1983-1987), a member of the cross country team for four years and the track team for three; Steve Tudor (1998-2002), played soccer, basketball and baseball for four seasons each. Known for his assists in both soccer and basketball. From left: Sonny Tudor (representing his son, Steve Tudor), David Carpenter, Bess Krietemeyer, Cindy Moore and Tina and Dan Bascom (representing their son, Nate Bascom).

UC Blue Ash celebrates 50 years Chuck Gibson

from materials they found in the classroom. “We used a lot of material,” eighth-grader Madison Boni said. “Cardboard, foam padding, duct tape, lots of duct tape. We also drilled through popsicle sticks to hold the joints together.” The project included specific criteria. The orthosis had to allow upward movement of the ankle while preventing patients from pointing or rising up on their toes. The design had to support the foot and ankle, which allowing the foot to be placed flat on the floor. “We had to make sure it could bend down but not bend up while being durable and comfortable,” eighth-grader Clair Atkinson said. Just like in the real workplace, some student encountered difficulties while designing and building the orthotic devices. It’s all part of the learning process, teacher Justin Dean said. The collaborative effort required students to document each step of the design process as they define the problem, generate concepts, design a See SYCAMORE, Page 2A

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Fifty years of providing higher education is worth celebrating. The University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College first opened its doors to 632 students on Sept. 25, 1967. Two events in history played key roles in the birth of the UC Blue Ash College those 50 years ago. University of Cincinnati purchased the land for the campus from the city of Cincinnati in 1965. Originally intended for use as the Greater Cincinnati Airport, the city sold the land after Kentucky won that bid. Simultaneously the U.S. Congress passed the Higher Education Act during the presidency of Lyndon Johnson. A fast-growing “baby boomer” population combined with the need for more highly skilled

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Then Ohio Gov. Jim Rhodes (second from right) was among dignitaries displaying the cornerstone of the first UC Blue Ash College building in 1967.

PROVIDED BY MALLORY BONBRIGHT

Eighth-graders, from left, Madison Boni, Ella Yeu, Casey Lowe and Claire Atkinson designed an ankle foot orthotic for a cerebral palsy patient as part of a Project Lead the Way class at Sycamore Junior High School.

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