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April 14, 2011
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Education news Parent group seeks awards candidates The Dublin Parents of Black Students Association is seeking students for its annual academic achievement awards and scholarship program, scheduled for May 9. The event recognizes African American middle and high school students who achieved merit and/or honor roll status the first semester of this school year. During the evening, the 2011 winners of the $1,000 DPBSA scholarships will be announced. Parents of eligible Dublin City Schools students are asked to submit their child’s name, school, grade level and merit/honor roll status to the DPBSA at dpbsa@earthlink.net by Friday, April 15. For more information, contact debmaynard@earthlink.net.
Schools, LEON to honor students Dublin City Schools and the Latino Empowerment Outreach Network (LEON) education committee will host “In Search of Excellence,” a program that recognizes exemplary Latino students in grades 4-12, on Tuesday, April 26. The program will run from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Scioto High School, 4000 Hard Road. One student will receive a $1,000 scholarship from LEON to encourage his or her pursuit of education. LEON is a network of individuals, organizations and agencies dedicated to building a healthy Latino commu-
nity in central Ohio through the development and support of programs that educate and empower Latinos. The LEON Education Committee meets monthly on the second Friday of the month at 1700 Watermark Drive. The meetings are open to the public.
Grizzell to celebrate frog bill April 29 At 1 p.m. April 29, Grizzell Middle School will honor the efforts of GMS classes dating back to 2002 to have the bullfrog named the official state frog. Grizzell teacher Shawn Kaeser has worked with students over eight years to petition state law makers to name the bullfrog as the state frog. “My classes were working on an Ohio scavenger hunt. We realized that there was no amphibian on the list of state symbols,” Kaeser said in a news release. “So we narrowed the list down to amphibians that would be found in all 88 counties, had great name recognition, and is easily found in Ohio. We came up with the American Toad and the American Bullfrog.” The class chose the bullfrog for its ability to survive and adapt, as early Ohio settlers did. Since 2002, classes have been contacting state legislators with requests to name the bullfrog the state amphibian, but each year the General Assembly would adjourn before the bill was passed. “We would get so close then the General Assembly would adjourn,” Kaeser said. “New students would come to GMS and begin working on Project Bullfrog. So we would have to start over after the next election.”
After many years of work and testiSecond place: Carly Shafer, fiction; fying at several hearings, the bill was Abby Steiner, poetry; Alan Ding, nonpassed last summer and the bullfrog fiction. became the state’s official frog. On April 29, the effort will be honSixth grade ored with the installation of a statue of First place: Courtney Vanhuffel, fica bullfrog in the school’s courtyard. tion; Haley Fitzgerald, poetry and nonfiction. Second place: Angela Yang, fiction; PROUD honors Nari Johnson, poetry; Camryn Murley, student writers nonfiction. PROUD honored winners of its annual writing contest last week. Seventh grade Parents Resource for Outstanding First place: Sanjana Chidambaram, Dublin Students handed out awards to fiction and nonfiction; Kelly Marie Litts, students in grades 4-8 during an April 6 poetry. celebration. Each year the parents group Second place: Sneha Kumar, fiction; holds a writing contest and take sub- Vasudha Raju, poetry; Sarah Soppe, missions in the categories of fiction, non- nonfiction. fiction and poetry. This year’s winners are as follows: Eighth grade Fourth grade First place: Riley Steiner, fiction and First place: Anagh Kulkarni, fiction; poetry; Rohan Mital, nonfiction; ChristiRia Jotsinghani, poetry; Sriram Raju, na Zobel, poetry. nonfiction. Second place: Scot Curran, fiction; Second place: Ryan Roliff, fiction; Eric Cheng nonfiction. Allison Walsh, poetry; Grant Baker, nonfiction. All first- and second-place winners will advance to the Central Ohio WritFifth grade ing Contest and face students from 12 First place: Abby Steiner, fiction; other school districts. Christiana Sweeney, poetry; Amita Kharabe nonfiction. Students move on in
invention contest Eight Dublin City Schools students will attend the regional Invention Convention held at COSI May 21. Students who took first and second place at the local competition and will advance to regionals are: third-graders Chad Ray, Olde Sawmill Elementary, and Colin Gagne, Bailey Elementary;
Read a few winning submissions online at ThisWeekNews.com
fourth-graders Kyra O’Connor, Olde Sawmill Elementary, and Cameron Ogden, Scottish Corners Elementary; and fifth-graders Adam Alkire, Glacier Ridge Elementary, and Aubrey Jones, Wyandot Elementary. Wyandot Elementary fourth-grader Sriram Raju took first place overall at the contest and Scottish Corners Elementary third-grader Andy Leonard won second place overall. Both students will also proceed to regional competition.
Karrer names April Shamrock winners Karrer Middle School recently released its April Golden Shamrock winners. Students honored with the award are: Sixth grade — Olivia Adams-Fisher, Raena Drotleff, Victoria Eastep, Bradley Fawcett, Aimee Gradeless, Luke Isler, Lauren Jennings, Taylor Lambert, Jenny (Haewon) Park, Scott Russell, Andrew Schneider, Paxton Stern and Emma Thompson. Seventh grade — Elizabeth Conway, Katherine Falcone, Alex Gellerstedt, Joel Heminger, Mitch Isler, Claire Koontz, Jillian Leffel, Alexa Markulis, Justin Nguyen, Chris Richardson, Austin Tiarks and Eli Wenzel. Eighth grade — Kaan Catalyurek, Natasha Choudhary, Brooke Eilers, Jared Febus, Christopher Flanagan, Evan Grootenhuis, Mitali Kulkarni, Tommy McElroy, Corey Mills, Christian Montana, Swetha Pandari, Aishu Rajgopal, Nate Schimming, Alexis Shindler, Leah Thompson and Aaron Youn.
Metro Park district The following is a list of Plain City day at the Innis House. Join the • Awareness for Survival, 9 Columbus Chapter for its monthColumbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District a.m. Saturday at the mainte- ly meeting about the use and imnance shop. Learn to expand portance of native plants. programs for this week. your awareness of nature. • Herbs for Health, 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Innis House. Battelle-Darby Creek Inniswood Metro Gardens The Herb Society of America, Metro Park 940 Hempstead Road, Central Ohio Unit’s monthly 1775 Darby Creek Drive, Westerville meeting features guest speaker Galloway • Wellness in the Garden: Marina Schaum of Ohio Valley • Off the Beaten Path, 10 a.m. Saturday at the Indian Walk Into Spring, 10 a.m. Sat- Herbal Products. The meeting Ridge bulletin board. Take a urday at the Garden entrance. is open to the public. Take a guided walk along the three-mile, off-trail hike. Sharon Woods Metro Park • Yoga in the Park, 2 p.m. paths and trails. • Wild Ones, 10 a.m. Satur6911 Cleveland Ave., Sunday at the naturalist’s office. Bring a mat or blanket and learn yoga postures. • Wild Edibles, 3 p.m. SunGrow day at the naturalist’s office. MOREL MUSHROOMS Sample some of spring’s edible CREATE A MOREL GARDEN IN YOUR BACKYARD We provide the seed and easy to use plants on a one-mile hike instructions for preparing an outdoor through woodlands and fields. Morel Habitat. • Preschoolers: The Buzz You just sow the seed, maintain the Morel Habitat, and pick and enjoy About Bees, 9:30 or 11 a.m. pounds of fresh Morels. Tuesday at the Cedar Ridge $32.95 + $7.95 S/H -- ORDER (800) 789-9121 Lodge. Learn how bees find the GOURMET MUSHROOMS sweetest flowers for nectar PO BOX 515 1-OH * GRATON, CA 95444 through story, song and a craft. www.gmushrooms.com • Photo Basics: Birds, 7 p.m. Allow 1-4 weeks for delivery - Spawn Guaranteed Wednesday at the Cedar Ridge Lodge. Discover techniques for photographing birds at feeders, on perches and in the wetlands.
Westerville • Garlic Mustard Extravaganza, 2 p.m. Sunday at Spring Hollow Lodge, 1069 W. Main St., Westerville. Help rid the preserve of the invasive plant and sample food made from garlic
mustard. • Homeschoolers: Sounds of the Swamp, 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Schrock Lake restrooms, for ages 6 and older. Listen for swamp things on a one-mile hike and learn how to develop your
listening skills. Interpreters and assistive listening devices for persons with hearing impairments are available for any program. Call 8910700 (TDD 895-6240) to schedule these services.
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