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Brenda Hodge is the new elementary school nurse for the Deer Park City Schools. Her main goal this fall is to educate both students and parents about the prevention of the H1N1 virus.
New school nurse well-prepared By Amanda Hopkins ahopkins@communitypress.com
In her first year as the elementary school nurse for the Deer Park City Schools, Brenda Hodge already has her hands full. With the H1N1 virus continuing to spread and no vaccine available, Hodge is trying to educate both children and parents with steps to prevent catching the flu virus. The school district has one confirmed case of the virus, but did not identify at which school. At Holmes Elementary, Hodge, who has is a nationally certified school nurse and has a master’s degree in nursing from Wright State University, used the morning program to show students how to cough and sneeze without spreading germs. She also has many posters hung up all over the district reminding everyone to wash their hands. “We always want to do things to keep our bodies healthy. We’re continually educating. We are being good examples as adults,” Hodge said. Once a student has been confirmed to have the H1N1 virus, they are told to stay home until the fever has been gone for 24 hours without the aid of medication. Hodge said having the child stay home from school for a few days may be an
“It’s for all our good. If it can keep a community well, it’s worth it.”
Brenda Hodge Deer Park City Schools elementary schools nurse
inconvenience for parents, but is for the good of all the children so the virus will not spread. She urges parents to have a plan for if their child comes down with the virus. “It’s for all our good. If it can keep a community well, it’s worth it,” Hodge said. The schools have also been working on plans that may see changes in classroom structure. Hodge said the high school and junior high can make lesson plans available online if a student has to stay home for an extended period of time. Holmes also will restructure the morning program, which puts all of the students from kindergarten through third-grade in the multi-purpose together, if the virus begins to spread in the school. The Deer Park school district will also be a point of dispension once the H1N1 vaccine is made available. The vaccine will be free to schoolage children starting in kindergarten. Hodge recommends that children receive both the H1N1 vaccine as well as the seasonal flu vaccine.
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Many people helped Christian Salzmann, center, with his Eagle Scout project of painting the United States map at Madeira Elementary School. From left: Stefan Salzmann, Evan Jenkins, Daniel Corgan, Ted Corgan, Christian Salzmann, Chuck Salzmann, Dr. Bob Corgan, Kyle Jenkins and Matt Malone. Brandon Brooks, Daniel Puterbaugh and Joanne Salzmann also worked on this project, but are not pictured.
Madeira Scout livens up elementary playground
By Amanda Hopkins
ahopkins@communitypress.com
Christian Salzmann is one step closer to earning the rank of Eagle Scout after the completion of his service project. The Madeira High School junior completed painting the map of the United States of America on the Madeira Elementary School playground. He had help from members of his Boy Scout Troop 209 and from both of his parents, Joanne and Chuck Salzmann and his brother, Stefan Salzmann. Christian said he chose the painting as his service project after hearing from different members of the community that the original map was a little plain. He said that before the painting, the map was just a simple dotted outline of the United States. In his plans, Christian and other members of his troop worked out the map to include six colors with no bordering states having the same color. He said he hopes that the colorful map will help teachers make geography lessons more exciting for the stu-
Requirements for Eagle Scout Rank
• Be active in your troop for a period of at least six months after you have achieved the rank of Life Scout • Demonstrate that you live by the principle of the Scout Oath and Law in your daily life • Earn a total of 21 merit badges (12 of these merit badges must be Eagle required) • While a Life Scout, serve actively for a period of six months in one or more of specific positions of responsibility • While a Life Scout, plan, develop and give leadership to others in a service project helpful to any religious institution, any school or your community • Take part in a Scoutmaster conference • Successfully complete an Eagle Scout board of review
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dents. Chuck Salzmann said he has been very proud of his son while watching him organize and lead the project. “He has really been able to demonstrate leadership,” Chucksaid. Besides being an active member of Boy Scouts, Christian also runs cross
Christian Salzmann, a junior at Madeira High School, painted the United States of America on the playground at Madeira Elementary School as part of his large project to earn the Eagle Scout Award. country and track and is involved in Latin Club. Before earning the Eagle Scout rank, Christian still has to serve in a leadership role in his troop for six months and complete and Eagle Scout Board of Review.
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Branch Library, 7200 Miami Ave., Madeira. The local author of “The Longest Raid of the Civil War” discusses Morgan’s Raid. The event Author lecture The Public Library of includes a map showing the Cincinnati & Hamilton County route through Hamilton Counand the Madeira Historical ty and Clermont County taken Society are hosting author by Morgan’s men. The event Lester V. Horwitz at 1:30 p.m. is free. Call 369-6028 or visit Saturday, Oct. 3, at Madeira www.longestraid.com.
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The 45 teens in Great Oaks’ Freshman Challenge program had an explosive summer. In fact, they got to participate in laboratory work at the University of Cincinnati that tested a variety of explosions – all controlled, of course. For the 14- and 15-yearolds, it was a summer of exploration in science, technology, engineering and mathematics – the STEM career pathway – funded by $70,500 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), better known as the stimulus. The Great Oaks program, which enrolled 45 youths going into ninth grade, was one of five providers selected by the Southwest Ohio Region Workforce Invest-
ment Board to offer work readiness training for eligible youths. More than 650 youth throughout Cincinnati and Hamilton County were served. Great Oaks recruited eligible students from Mt. Healthy, Milford and Deer Park schools. The youth had to meet Workforce Investment Act eligibility requirements, which include income limits and deficiency in academic subjects such as math. High school science teachers Bob Fite of Deer Park, Garry Parks of Milford and Chad Huelsman of Mount Healthy led classes. The students who completed the program got a boost toward their high school diploma – each earned one science credit. Students explored envi-
ronmental services careers in class and through job shadowing at the Cincinnati Nature Center, the Civic Garden Center, Hamilton County Solid Waste Management, the Cincinnati Zoo and Rumpke Recycling. The youth also learned such work readiness skills as interviewing, building a resume and writing a cover letter, and worked on teambuilding skills. The program also offered training in Microsoft’s Office skills. By the end of the summer, all 45 teens were awarded an E-Learning Digital Literacy Certificate.
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The Kenwood Woman’s Club will hold a luncheon and fashion show at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, at
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