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Board details $13-million in cuts 87 teachers will lose jobs, school hours will change in 2011-12 By NATE ELLIS ThisWeek Community Newspapers The Pickerington Board of Education on Jan. 24 approved $13-million in cuts officials say are needed to balance the district’s budget for the 2011-12 school year. Some 87 teachers — 52 from kindergarten through sixth-grade and 35 seventh-grade through high school instructors — will lose their jobs as a result. Additionally, school hours will be changed, seven district administrators’ positions will be eliminated and 11 other administrative employees will have their hours reduced. The action comes as the board and school officials attempt to stopgap a hole in the district’s 2011-12 school year budget they said is being brought on by an estimated 13-percent decline in state funding, as well as recent drops in local property tax collections and a lack of job growth. “We aren’t here to reduce people who aren’t doing a great job,” said Lisa Reade, PLSD school board president. “These are our friends and our neighbors and people who are doing a great job. But in the end, we need to balance the budget.” The board unanimously approved recommendations made by PLSD Superintendent Karen Mantia, treasurer Dan Griscom and other administrators. As a result, there See SCHOOL BOARD, page A2

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Superintendent Karen Mantia reviews her notes before talking about cuts for the Pickerington Local School District on Jan. 24.

City to conduct new resident survey City police Telephone survey to gauge residents’ expectations, willingness to pay more By NATE ELLIS ThisWeek Community Newspapers Less than two years after polling residents about their willingness to pay more in taxes and their satisfaction with city services, Pickerington will commission a new survey to see if expectations or positions have changed. Pickerington City Council’s finance committee, which consists of the entire council, voted 4-2 on Jan. 18 to spend $12,000 for a new citizen survey. Councilman Brian Wisniewski was out of town and didn’t vote on the matter. As it did in May 2009, the city will hire Governing Dynamic LLC, a Columbus-based public policy consulting firm, to conduct the survey. It will be financed with money that was set aside for contracts with Governing Dynamic in 2010, but which was never spent. Company officials said they need at least 300 fully completed surveys and they expect to place more than 1,000 random telephone calls in order to find the

A closer look Pickerington City Council’s finance committee voted 4-2 on Jan. 18 to spend $12,000 for a new citizen survey.

needed number of residents who will answer all the questions. “This is all about intelligence-gathering,” said Brett Sciotto, Governing Dynamic president and chief executive officer and a Hilliard City Council member. “It’s about public expectations and plotting where you want to go.” The survey is expected to be conducted within the next month. As was the case in 2009, when the city spent $18,500 for Governing Dynamic to conduct the survey and lead a day-and-a-half planning session based on its results, city officials hope to determine what level of city services residents expect.

Once again, the survey also is expected to gauge residents’ willingness to support an increase in taxes to maintain or enhance services, as well as police department personnel and vehicles. “My goal … would be to instill confidence in our constituents that we are good at managing money,” Mayor Mitch O’Brien said. Council members Cristie Hammond and Gavin Blair opposed contracting with Governing Dynamic for the new survey. “I think we could probably find other ways to find the same information,” Hammond said. Blair said he believes the new survey won’t yield different results from the 2009 survey, and spending $12,000 for it is a “misuse” of public funds. He also opposed the move because the city didn’t bid out the project to see if it could get a lower price or better range of services. “We never once bid this out,” Blair said. “I

department will be audited By NATE ELLIS ThisWeek Community Newspapers Pickerington will enlist a state agency to audit the city’s police department to identify options for enhancing operations, as well as determining appropriate funding. Pickerington City Council members agreed unanimously Jan. 18 to have the Ohio Auditor’s Office conduct a “performance audit” of the Pickerington Police Department. According to city officials, the $24,500 audit will examine the efficiency and effectiveness of operations within the department, which accounts for the city’s largest budget expense. See CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, page A3

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Business owner wants to advertise on water tower By NATE ELLIS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

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Robert Meadows instructs Pickerington residents Manasa Uanguri (left), 12, and Katie Dyer, 14, during the karate class offered by the Pickerington Parks and Recreation Department on Jan. 20 at Heritage Elementary School.

Could Pickerington’s newest water tower become a beacon for local business promotion? If Don Smith, owner of the popular Rule (3) entertainment and bowling center, gets his way, then yes. Smith, who operates Rule (3) at 650 Windmiller Drive, told the Pickerington City Council finance committee Jan. 18 that he’d rather advertise on the city’s new 750,000-gallon water tower just west of Windmiller Drive near Refugee Road, than spend up to $5,000 a year to promote his business on a nearby, privately owned billboard. “(The water tower) is a good signage location for our facility,” Smith said. “I would think other businesses would feel the same. “That could be renewable income for the city. … If it possibly helps the city out, it’s a winwin for everybody.” Smith’s request came during a meeting at which the finance committee, which includes all seven council members, spent more than an hour discussing various plans to educate resi-

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dents about the city’s need to generate new revenue. Those plans include spending $12,000 to conduct a citizen survey to —among other things — gauge the public’s willingness to support an income tax or police levy. The committee also supported spending $24,500 to conduct a performance audit of the police department. That project’s goals include comparing Pickerington’s police resources and budget to other communities’ and possibly establishing that more revenue is needed to support increases in personnel and services within the department. “(The water tower) belongs to Pickerington,” Smith said. “Why not rent out that space with a yearly renewal? It would pay for some of these studies.” City engineer Greg Bachman said he’s never been involved in projects to advertise on public water towers, and some questions remain as to feasibility. They would include determining the best way to paint or apply advertisements on a structure that typically is painted just once every 15 to 25 years.

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OSU grant funds agricultural economic development plan By NATE ELLIS ThisWeek Community Newspapers County planning officials intend to promote the fruits — and vegetables, plants and livestock — of local farmers’ labor to bolster the regional economy and encourage healthier eating. Half of Fairfield County, more than 175,000 acres, is made up of farmland. That’s a lot of land and, according to the Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission, it represents even greater potential. Backed by the recent receipt of a $5,000 grant from the Ohio State University’s Center for Farmland Policy, the commission will kick off a series of monthly meetings in February to gather information and ideas about the county’s farmers, their produce and livestock. The end result, officials say, will be the creation of an agricultural economic de-

velopment plan, which will promote local farmers, help generate more sales of their crops and livestock by area restaurants and retailers and, ultimately, kick-start the county’s economy and facilitate healthier diets. “We have 177,000 acres of farmland in Fairfield County, according to the 2007 U.S. Census of Agriculture,” said Holly Mattei, executive director of the Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission. “In Ohio, the agriculture industry is a $93-billion industry, and we want to keep some of that money in Fairfield County.” The commission, with the help of the grant, the OSU City and Regional Planning Program, the Fairfield County Economic Development Department and the Fairfield Soil and Water Conservation District, already has formed a committee to examine the county’s farm base and determine how better to ensure its goods are distributed and sold locally by

food processors, restaurants and retailers. The committee consists of five Fairfield County farmers, five food processors, five retailers and 15 policy-makers representing agencies such as the Fairfield County Farm Bureau, Fairfield County Department of Job and Family Services and Fairfield County Board of Developmental Disabilities. “Agriculture is Ohio’s No. 1 economy,” said John Torres, organization director of the Fairfield County Farm Bureau. “In a time when we see so much bad news about the state and national economies, agriculture is still a bright, shining light. “We want to make sure we keep farm families in business so they can help the local and state economies. Fairfield County has some of the best, prime soil in the state of Ohio, and we want to make sure we protect its use.”

The first of the committee’s monthly meetings — to be held through June — is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 1 at the Fairfield County Courthouse. The meeting, as well as subsequent ones, will be open to the public, and Mattei said she hopes Fairfield County farmers and others with ideas for promoting local farming and sales of local food will attend. Through those meetings, the program partners hope to develop a plan that will focus on specific barriers to incorporating local foods into existing business operations. They also will seek to provide policy recommendations for the longterm integration of local foods into county businesses and restaurants to promote sustainable economic growth to support county farmers, Mattei said. “By doing that, I think it will help grow our economic base, help preserve our local farmland and also create a healthy community by providing local,

fresh and nutritious foods to our residents,” she said. “We also want to set up one-on-one meetings with local businesses to understand what their goals are for providing local foods and find out what their barriers are. “This is building upon our 2002 landuse plan that was adopted by the Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission and the Fairfield County commissioners, which focused on strengthening our use and promotion of our farmland.” Following the monthly meetings, the OSU City and Regional Planning Program will write the plan, which will be presented to local farmers, businesses and, potentially, state and federal legislators. Additional information about the development of the plan and participating in the public meetings and planning process can be obtained by calling Mattei at (740) 652-7110.

School board details $13-million in cuts for 2011-12 school year Continued from page A1 will be cuts or changes to the district’s transportation services, administrative personnel, licensed and certified personnel who serve the entire district, licensed and certified employees for kindergarten through sixth grade and seventh through 12th grade and classified personnel. Beginning next school year, bus service for kindergarten students living within a two-mile radius of their schools will be eliminated, as will all district-paid field trips. The district’s DARE program, which seeks to educate elementary and middle school students about the dangers of drug addiction, also will be eliminated. School hours will change to more efficiently coordinate busing and class time, Mantia said. Currently, high school classes are held from 7:22 a.m. to 2:10 p.m., junior high is in session from 7:15 a.m. to 1:55 p.m., middle school is held from 8:10 a.m. to 2:55 p.m. and elementary class-

es take place from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The 2011-12 school hours will be 7:20 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. for high school students, 8 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. for junior high students, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for middle-schoolers and 9:40 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. for elementary students. In addition to teachers and administrators, the board approved the elimination of four nurses, a social worker, a behavioral intervention specialist, seven special education teachers and one physical education instructor who serve the entire district. Art, music, physical education, media and technology were hit hardest at the K-6 level, with 39 positions being cut. Board and district officials said education programs will survive despite the cuts in teachers, as they sought to preserve classes and stretch employees. At the K-6 level, they said, music, art, phys ed, media and technology instructors likely will travel to different buildings to teach.

At the 7-12 level, officials said, the restructuring of the school day to extend classes from 40 minutes to 50 minutes will allow teachers to spend more time on individual topics, and many teachers will go from teaching four class periods per day to six. Fee increases and possible program or personnel cuts to schoolsponsored athletics weren’t discussed at the meeting, but district officials said $850,000 to $1-million in athletic programming reductions would be announced at the board’s Feb. 14 meeting. The Pickerington Education Association, which represents approximately 700 PLSD teachers, nurses, school counselors, social workers and media specialists, didn’t comment at Monday’s meeting, but did issue a press release about the cuts. In the release, union president Carla Fultz noted that PEA members last spring agreed to freeze their base salaries and accepted reductions in health insurance coverage to help the district though its financial crisis. She also said Pickerington has a cost-

effective district that spends less per pupil than many similar-sized and performing districts in the state, but the added cuts will create greater classroom challenges. “Our members are devastated by the program cuts that will clearly affect the quality of the educational programs that Pickerington offers,” Fultz stated in the press release. “We understand that deep cuts are necessary to balance the budget. We are committed to work collaboratively with the district and our community to address these financial challenges.” Several members of the community also spoke at Monday’s meeting. Some accused the board of being more concerned about protecting athletic programming and staff than academic classes and teachers, while others said more administrative positions

should have been eliminated to save teachers. “I hope you guys sleep well knowing that (teachers) will lose their jobs,” said William Scott Jerrell, a Pickerington High School Central senior, who was asked to leave the meeting for speaking out of order. District officials now will focus on the issue of a new levy, which they maintain is needed to make up for revenues that weren’t secured last November, when an 8-mill replacement levy that would have generated $7.586million in new revenue failed by 130 votes. The school board is expected to make a decision regarding a potential May levy on Friday, Jan. 28, during a special meeting to be held at 8:30 a.m. at Heritage Elementary. Griscom said he is exploring

several levy options, including combining two old levies that would yield 8.9 mills and cost homeowners $272.56 per $100,000 valuation. Several board members said they preferred to put an issue on the ballot early enough so that a follow-up levy still could be sought before the end of the year, in the event the first levy bid is unsuccessful. In addition to May, a special election could take place in August or another levy could be placed before voters in November. Regardless of the levy decision, Mantia the cuts announced Monday are likely to be permanent, even if a future levy is passed. “Based on the needs we know we have today, our intention would not be to bring any of these positions back,” she said.

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City police department will be audited Continued from page A1 The project will compare the Pickerington Police Department’s operations and funding to those of similarly sized departments throughout the state to help determine if it’s receiving adequate funding and to provide city leaders with options for enhancing operations and achieving greater efficiency and effectiveness. “Basically, what a performance audit would boil down to is a costanalysis of like-sized municipalities,” said Chris Schornack, Pickerington’s finance director. Schornack, council members and city manager Bill Vance endorsed the audit as the city seeks to determine if the police department is receiving adequate funding. While its $4.2-million budget this year represents the largest appropriation from Pickerington’s overall $7.7-million operating budget, the department didn’t see an increase in funding from 2010. It also hasn’t added to its police officer ranks for six consecutive years. Following a council budget hearing last October, Pickerington Police Chief Mike Taylor said his department has 26 officers, which is well below the FBI’s national standards of 2.4 officers per 1,000 people living in a community. “There are 17,500 people in the city, without counting apartment units,” Taylor said then. “Even by that standard, we should have 38 officers.” According to an agreement with the state auditor’s office, the audit will be conducted under federally accepted government auditing standards. Similar public safety audits have been conducted in recent years for the Ohio cities of

Seven Hills, North Canton, Lakewood, Rossford, Greenville and Garfield Heights. Pickerington’s audit will examine the police department’s financial history, budget and future funding levels, including an analysis of revenues and expenditures, and an examination of operating cost ratios and projections of its future financial condition. Another section of the audit will explore the department’s salaries, benefits and collective bargaining agreements. Although the department received no funding increase in 2011 from 2010, officers in the police union were able to negotiate 2.5-percent wage increases this year. Other areas of the audit will examine police department operations, which will assess staffing

levels and makeup, the department’s organization and administrative structure, functions and programs offered by the department and interagency relationships, communications practices and community relations. Additionally, the audit will evaluate the department’s vehicle fleet to determine if it has enough vehicles and if they are being maintained properly. No funding was provided this year for additional department vehicles. “The audit can provide a few different points of view, financially,” Vance said. “I think … feedback from (the audit) would be extremely valuable.” In addition to analyzing the department itself, some city officials hope the audit will show residents the need for new revenue streams so more police officers

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WATER TOWER Continued from page A1 Mayor Mitch O’Brien said he would favor using the $1.74-million water tower to promote development in the city, rather than existing businesses. The 180-foot tower, which was constructed last November and will be operational this July, complements a 500,000-gallon elevated water tank off Longview Street and a 1-million-gallon tank off East Columbus Street. It was designed to provide more water capacity for firefighters on the city’s northeast side, as well as facilitate future development along Refugee Road, a key commercial corridor for Pickerington. “If we’re going to market, I would rather market it as Pickerington infrastructure,” O’Brien said.

Still, several council members were cautiously receptive to the proposal. Councilwoman Cristie Hammond said she was “not terribly opposed” to allowing advertisements on the tower as long as the city was selective so the ads don’t end up promoting companies or stores after they’ve gone out of business. Council president pro tempore Brian Sauer, vice president pro tempore Tony Barletta and councilman Gavin Blair also said they might support the advertisements after further consideration. Councilman Jeff Fix said other Ohio communities have allowed advertisements on water towers, but he couldn’t recall which ones. He added he would support allowing them in Pickerington if the city reserved the right to reject

businesses it feels are immoral or that promote products the city doesn’t support. “If there’s a way to enhance (local businesses’) standings in the community and generate (city) revenue at the same time, I think it’s something to consider,” he said. Last June, council adopted the city’s first policy for naming and renaming city streets and establishing honorary street designations. Additionally, the policy provided guidelines for selling naming rights to city buildings, parks and other facilities. Prior to the adoption of that policy, the city had accepted sponsorships for events, such as its “Friday Flicks” movie series in Sycamore Park presented by Fairfield Federal Savings and Loan, and the Giant Eagle Summer Concert Series.

creased income taxes since they were originally established at 1 percent in 1976. Last month, city council passed a $7.7-million operating budget for 2011. It represented no increase from 2010, and for the sixth consecutive year did not allow for an increase in police officers. The new survey could examine whether residents would be more willing to support a new police levy than an income tax increase. Fifty-seven percent of those polled

in 2009 said they’d be more likely to support an income tax increase if they knew the city would be forced to reduce funding to the Pickerington Police Department in 2010. “Potentially, a survey … could seek input from our citizens as to the level of police department services they would like to see,” city manager Bill Vance said. “… Over the last couple budgets, I think it’s become apparent to all that the city is at a financial crossroads.”

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SURVEY Continued from page A1 think we should bid everything out. “We did a survey almost two years ago that told us a lot of what this is going to tell us. I think we know what the voters told us: ‘Do more with less.’” The 2009 survey followed the failure of a November 2008 income tax levy that would have raised taxes from 1 to 2 percent for those working in the city but living outside of Pickerington. It would have generated an additional $3-million in revenue for the city, but was defeated by a near 2-to-1 margin. When polled in spring 2009, 60 percent of respondents said they opposed the November 2008 tax levy, and 32 percent said they generally oppose income tax increases. Twelve percent of respondents said they pay enough taxes already and another 12 percent said they can’t afford more taxes. Asked if they would support the same income tax increase if it were placed on the ballot again, 63 percent said no, 32 percent said yes and 5 percent either didn’t know or didn’t answer the question. Pickerington officials hope attitudes have changed since that time, as they look for new revenue sources for a city that hasn’t in-

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Boys Basketball

Zielinski stepping up as North stays on roll By KURTIS ADAMS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Justin Zielinski is trying to reassert himself as an inside scoring presence for the Pickerington High School North boys basketball team. The 6-foot-6, 215-pound senior had a season-high 15 points during a 6524 OCC-Ohio Division victory over Groveport on Jan. 21. That was just his third double-digit effort of the season, but second in four games. He and guard Jake McCullough had 10 points each when the Panthers held off

Newark 43-41 in a league game on Jan. 7. At a glance “He’s a two-year starter for us and Below are the recent results and coming the first-round game 78-53 on Dec. 17 as he lettered as a sophomore, too,” coach schedules for the Pickerington Central boys the Lions made 31 free throws. Levert and Pete Liptrap said of Zielinski. “He’s basketball team: Kris Strange scored 11 points. a capable offensive scorer with a nice Jan. 22 — Defeated Hilliard Davidson 58- *Jan. 31 — At Lancaster. Rescheduled from left-handed hook shot. 51. Caris Levert scored 15 points, Jae’sean Jan. 20 because of snow. “When we’re playing our best ofTate had 14 and Zach Beaver added 10, as Feb. 1 — Home vs. Delaware Of note: The Tigers were 5-5 overall and 4the Tigers won their third in a row. fensive basketball our inside guys *Jan. 25 — Played Pickerington North 3 in the OCC-Ohio before Jan. 25. complement the outside shooters. *Jan. 28 — At Gahanna. The Tigers dropped *OCC-Ohio game Hopefully, this will springboard Justin into a strong second half.” Zielinski, who also scored 11 points through 12 games. He got into foul second half. “When we’re open, our point guards in a 46-40 win over Reynoldsburg on trouble early against Groveport but Dec. 17, was averaging 6.7 points came back to score 13 points in the get us the ball,” Zielinski said. “Grove-

port made some silly turnovers and we capitalized when the ball handlers found me underneath.” Zielinski, who also benefited from several putbacks following offensive rebounds, said he isn’t feeling any pressure to carry the scoring load. “We’re definitely more spread out this year. Last year, we had three guys who did most of the scoring,” he said. “We’re getting more people involved offensively this year. It’s someone different every night stepping up.” See BOYS, page B2

Girls Basketball

Panthers prepare for OCC showdown By KURTIS ADAMS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

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North’s Christy Macioce looks to pass around Grove City’s Alyssa Sammeth on Dec. 10. Macioce and the Panthers will play at Reynoldsburg in a key OCC-Ohio Division game on Friday, Jan. 28.

The Pickerington High School North girls basketball team has dealt with its share of adversity this season. Injuries suffered last month by guard Taylor Jones and post player Paige Stought aside, the Panthers found themselves behind the proverbial eight ball from the onset. “Our (Division I state finalist girls) soccer team played into the second or third week of November and our volleyball team went deep (into the postseason), too,” coach Dave Butcher said. “Some of those girls, well, they’re just now starting to play better and find a rhythm. “Honestly, nothing we’ve accomplished so far has come easily.” Three December losses, including Watterson’s 47-45 upset and a 59-49 setback to Twinsburg in the championship game at the home KeyBank Classic, only added to the anguish. More recently, the Panthers fell 66-61 in overtime against Chicago Marist on Jan. 17 at the McDonald’s Prepland Classic in Chicago, snapping a fourgame winning streak. That detracted from a brilliant effort by senior post player Kavunaa Edwards, who scored 22 points and broke Cydnei Stout’s school record with 21 rebounds. Now the Panthers are preparing to revisit what has been the season’s low point. They’ll play on Friday, Jan. 28, at Reynoldsburg, which rallied from a 3632 deficit to stun North 52-38 in the first-round OCC-Ohio Division game on Dec. 17. “Honestly, I think our girls have done a pretty good job reacting to everything and we are

At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Pickerington Central and North girls basketball teams: CENTRAL *Jan. 13 — Lost to Reynoldsburg 5742 Jan. 15 — Defeated Dublin Scioto 5445 at home All-Ohio Prep Girls Shootout. Katie Stevens made four 3-pointers and had 13 points to lead the Tigers, who outscored the Irish 26-14 in the second half. Jan. 17 — Def. Parma Heights Holy Name 37-30 at All-Ohio Prep Girls Shootout. The Tigers, who finished 42 in non-league games during the regular season, gave up no second-quarter points and led 17-5 at the half. Marley Hill, Stevens and Jasmine Henshaw scored eight points each. *Jan. 21 — Def. Lancaster 62-48. Henshaw and Hill had 17 points apiece to lead the Tigers, who also got 14 from Stevens. They outscored the Gales 23-8 in the second quarter to pull ahead 31-17 while posting their fifth victory in six games. *Jan. 25 — Played Pickerington North *Jan. 28 — Home vs. Gahanna. The Tigers dropped the first-round game

improving,” Butcher said. “It’s not getting any easier, though. We’ve got a big stretch coming up with (Pickerington) Central (on Jan. 25) and Reynoldsburg. Then we go to Gahanna (on Feb. 3), and we still have to play Newark again, too (in the regular-season finale on Feb. 12).” The Raiders were 9-0 in the OCC-Ohio and alone in first place before playing Jan. 25 at Newark. They own a two-game winning streak against North, which was 8-1 in the league before playing Central. The Raiders also prevailed 45-34 in a Division I regional final last season as they defeated a Butcher-coached team for the first time. “They’ve got two big post kids (in Destini Cooper and Alyssa Rice) and not a lot of teams in our league have that,” Butcher

51-45 on Dec. 17. Of note: The Tigers were 8-7 overall and 4-5 in the OCC-Ohio before Jan. 25. NORTH *Jan. 13 — Def. Grove City 83-38. Kavunaa Edwards scored 21 points. Jan. 15 — Def. Geneva (Ill.) 69-58 at McDonald’s Prepland Classic in Chicago. Shelby Olszewski scored a season-high 24 points behind five 3-pointers. Jan. 17 — Lost to Chicago Marist 6661 (OT) at McDonald’s Prepland Classic. Edwards scored 22 points to lead the Panthers, who split six non-league games this season. Olszewski had 14 points with three 3-pointers. *Jan. 21 — Def. Groveport 71-32. Edwards scored 21 points and Christy Macioce matched her season-high with 17. *Jan. 25 — Played Central *Jan. 28 — At Reynoldsburg. The Panthers lost the first-round game 52-38 on Dec. 17. Of note: The Panthers were 11-4 overall and 8-1 in the OCC-Ohio before Jan. 25. *OCC-Ohio game

said. “They’ve had some perimeter kids (including senior point guard Kacia Grant) step up, too. They’re solid inside and out.” Rice, a 6-foot-2 freshman, scored all 10 of her points during the fourth quarter in the first meeting as the Raiders outscored North 20-2 over the final eight minutes. The Raiders, who were led by Aliyah Zantt’s 19 points, also start three sophomores, including Cooper. Youth is relative, however. Cooper, for example, already has more than 40 career starts. “(Almost) everybody on our team got the tournament experience last year,” Reynoldsburg coach Jack Purtell said. “Destini,Yamonie (Jenkins) and Aliyah Zantt either came off the bench, started or played a lot.” See GIRLS, page B2

Bowling

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Tigers boys start to make strides, follow coaching

Jaskot’s future bright with UA

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For Pickerington High School Central bowling coach Steve Anderson, the season has gone as expected. Before Jan. 25, the boys team was 6-5 overall and a 5-5 in the Central Ohio High School Bowling Conference-South Division and the girls team was 7-3 overall and 7-2 in the COHSBCSouth. “As far as the boys are concerned, we have some new guys who are starting to come along and starting to show that they are catching on to doing the things that we are teaching,” Anderson said. “So we are seeing them progress. “The girls have done quite well, but we still have a long ways to go as far as some of the girls reaching their abilities.” Anderson said youth and in-

experience have been tough obstacles for the boys squad to overcome. He had higher expectations for the girls team, as its members entered the season with more experience and knowledge of the game. Leading the way for the girls team has been seniors Alyssa Miller and Elisbeth Griggs. “Alyssa is one of the girls who has done quite well,” Anderson said. “This is her first year on the team, but her father is a bowler so she has bowled for a while. “Elisbeth does pretty well, a little bit inconsistent, but she should keep improving as the season goes on.” Freshman Sarah Grimm also has been a key contributor to the girls team. “Sarah is no stranger to bowling,” Anderson said. “She worked hard (last) summer and she has showed a lot of promise as a freshman.”

•In what coach Glen Kearney expected to be a rebuilding year, the North boys team was 6-2 overall and 4-0 in the COHSBCSouth before Jan. 26. Not all has gone smoothly for the Panthers, however.

In 16-plus years writing for ThisWeek, I rarely have interviewed and written about a high school freshman athlete. Only occasionally does a young athlete splash onto the central Ohio sports scene as a swimmer, ferociously knock around a tennis ball or, as Upper LARRY A r l i n g t o n LARSON ninth-grader Rebecca Jaskot has done, capture the attention of the gymnastics followers throughout our area. Entering the latter stages of January, Jaskot had one of the

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Central senior Steven Pearsall competes in a match against Reynoldsburg on Jan. 21 at Holiday Lanes in Whitehall.

The boys team has been led by seniors Steven Pearsall and T.J. McGuire. “Steven is certainly very talented. He also comes from a bowling family,” Anderson said. “He’s very capable of bowling high scores consistently. He’s a good bowler for us.

“T.J. has shown for a couple years now that he has quite a bit of talent.” Sophomore Jerry Chamberlin also has been a key contributor. “Jerry is a second-year guy who has done quite well,” Anderson said. “I think he’ll be pretty good.”

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Commentary

‘Tradition factor’ in OHSAA division proposal unfair It’s not hard to imagine the confrontational feelings that were created when the OHSAA released a statement Jan. 13 announcing that it was tackling the seemingly age-old debate regarding competitive balance among the state’s public and private schools. The proposed referendum, to be voted on by OHSAA member schools in May, initially would reset divisional alignments in football, baseball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, girls volleyball and softball based on a school’s sport-by-sport “athletic count.” That figure would be calculated using mathematical factors that take into account economics, school enrollment policies and tradition. On one side of the debate are public schools that won only eight of the 27 state team titles — one of six in football — that the OHSAA awarded during the 2010 fall season.

Many in the private-school camp, meanwhile, are left to wonder whether rules changes, which seemingly would bump them into larger divisions, are fair. JARROD There are many ULREY reasons for the disproportionate number of titles won by private schools, but the primary one is that some of those schools can assemble virtual allstar teams from five- and six-county areas. With that in mind, it does seem reasonable for the OHSAA to visit the issue of boundaries when determining the divisions for private schools, and some large public schools. The biggest problem I have is with the “tradition factor” that would in-

crease a school’s “athletic count.” The OHSAA says this aspect would be determined by “state championship game appearances, state tournament appearances and regional finals appearances.” The implication of this sounds more like a step toward eventually giving participation medals to everyone as opposed to rewarding the best of the best. Few people want to see Delphos St. John’s beat Shadyside 77-6 for the Division VI state football title, and having Youngstown Ursuline win three consecutive Division V state championships is less than ideal when talking about keeping the field balanced. The problem is that if the OHSAA moves St. John’s up to Division V and Ursuline to Division IV, the same problems will persist, but with different teams. If Hartley would have been in Di-

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vision III instead of Division IV last fall, it would have been a strong candidate to win that title instead because Watterson, according to the proposed plan, likely would have been in Division II instead of Division III. Schools that could end up getting hurt unintentionally by a change are the Division I public schools. A perennial central Ohio football power such as Hilliard Davidson not only has to overcome fellow area public-school powers such as Pickerington Central and Dublin Coffman, but a team such as Cincinnati St. Xavier, which has 1,171 boys, could be looming later in the playoffs. The new formula potentially also would move state powers such as Mentor Lake Catholic and Toledo Central Catholic into Division I, making a tough field even tougher. Some have suggested separating into private-school and public-school

tournaments, but that only would hurt the spirit of competition that should exist when determining the state’s best. Is there an obvious solution to the issue? Not exactly, but it doesn’t seem like radical change is necessary. Tradition should be kept out of the equation. Teams like DeSales and Watterson have earned their success by creating programs that teach winning football. This shouldn’t be penalized, but emulated by other programs. Keeping in mind the boundary issues, the OHSAA should choose to tweak, rather than revamp, the way it determines its tournament divisions. Let the rest of the arguments be settled on the field. julrey@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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Top games GAMES OF THE WEEK BOYS: Pickerington North at New Albany, 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 29. GIRLS: Pickerington North at Reynoldsburg, 6 p.m. on Jan. 28. Reynoldsburg won first meeting 52-38 on Dec. 7.

Top performances BOYS Gahanna’s Stevie Taylor scored 28 points Jan. 22 as the Lions blew past Chillicothe 68-43 at the Ohio Play-By-Play Classic. With the win, Gahanna remained undefeated. GIRLS Newark’s Paige Cashin had 21 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Wildcats past Gahanna 51-45 on Jan. 21.

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Players nominated for McDonald’s games

Pickerington High School North graduate Audrey Sanders was named the Mid-South Conference Freshman of the Year and was selected to the all-conference team after her first volleyball season at Campbellsville University in Campbellsville, Ky. Campbellsville went 34-12 last season and reached the National Christian College Athletic Association championship match, where it lost to Indiana Wesleyan in three sets.

Ten high school basketball players from central Ohio are among the nearly 2,000 nominees for the boys and girls McDonald’s All-American games. The eight area boys nominees are Nate Anderson of Teays Valley, Dwayne Bazemore of Walnut Ridge, Trey Burke of Northland, Traevon Jackson of Westerville South, Jalen Ragland of Chillicothe, Brian Sullivan of Upper Arlington, Stevie Taylor of Gahanna and Austin Traylor of

Walnut Ridge. The area girls nominees are Kavunaa Edwards of Pickerington North and Raven Ferguson of Africentric.

The Panthers were 11-1 overall and 7-1 in the OCC-Ohio before playing Pickerington Central on Jan. 25. They entered the game without having a player averaging double figures in points. Tyler Kelly was the leading scorer at 9.5 points per game. Trent Waybright was averaging 8.6 points, McCullough 8.8 and Michael Klamo 8.3. Seven players had led the team in scoring or shared it through 12 games. “It’s pretty hard (for opponents) to lock down on any one player,” Zielinski said. Zielinski is hoping to play at the next level. He is looking at smaller colleges, including Mount Union and Muskingum. “He’ll be a good fit somewhere,” Liptrap said. “We think he can play at the Division III level.” The Panthers led Groveport 31-11 at halftime and were well en route to their sixth consecutive victory. North played Central on Jan. 25 and will travel to battle Reynoldsburg on Jan. 28. The Panthers won the first-round meeting against Reynoldsburg 46-40 on Dec. 17, with Tyler Kelley scoring a team-high 14 points. North made nine of 13 freethrow attempts in the fourth quarter. The Panthers will play at New Albany on Jan. 28 in a game rescheduled from Jan. 11 because of snow. The Eagles were 10-1 overall before Jan. 25, including 80 in the OCC-Capital Division.

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North’s Justin Zielinski has begun to assert himself more on offense, which gives a balanced scoring attack more options.

At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Pickerington North boys basketball team: *Jan. 21 — Def. Groveport 65-24. Justin Zielinski scored a season-high 15 points. *Jan. 25 — Played Central *Jan. 28 — At Reynoldsburg. The Panthers won the first-round game 46-40 on Dec. 17 behind Tyler Kelly’s team-

high 14 points. Jan. 29 — At New Albany. Rescheduled from Jan. 11 because of snow. The Eagles were 10-1 before Jan. 25. Of note: The Panthers were 11-1 overall and 7-1 in the OCC-Ohio before Jan. 25. Gahanna was first at 8-0. The Lions play host to North on Feb. 4. *OCC-Ohio game

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GIRLS Warrensville Heights on Dec. 28. Olszewski was averaging 12.1 points and 5.0 assists before Jan. 25. Until scoring just two points in a 71-32 victory over Groveport on Jan. 21, she had enjoyed a torrid four-game stretch in which she averaged 19 points with a combined 17 3-pointers. “That’s the big thing when you lose a couple of kids; someone else has to make up that ground,” Butcher said. “Shelby and Kavunaa and some of the others are doing that.”

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Young standout Niko Kausky, a third-grader at Pickerington Elementary School, played in the Offense-Defense 2011 Youth All-American Bowl on Jan. 1 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. A linebacker and running back, he helped the West team defeat the East team 25-0. Niko, 8, earned a spot in the bowl game by participating last summer in an Offense-Defense Sports football camp, where he was named Most Valuable Player for his age group.

“We’ve only had one match since Dec. 17,” Kearney said. “Everything has been scheduled for makeup, but we’re not sure when those dates will be yet.” Kearney has seen improvement from the Panthers, though, as the postponements have allowed for more practice time. “We’ve had plenty of practice time, plenty of time to work on the little things,” he said. “We’ve been able to get them to the point where they are comfortable with what is being taught, so hopefully later down the line we can have an opportunity to put it all together and do well.” Kearney had a difficult time identifying one or two bowlers who have impressed him this season because he believes the whole team has shown improvement. “Really, all of the kids have impressed,” he said. “They have all had something to work on and improve on. And even though six team members isn’t ideal for matches, for practice it is a good number to have because we are able to spend time with each of them.” Sophomore

Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Central boys and girls bowling teams and the North boys bowling team: CENTRAL *Jan. 13 — Boys: Defeated Columbus East 1,627-1,221; Girls: Def. East 1,454-1,041 *Jan. 20 — Match vs. Newark postponed. No makeup date announced. *Jan. 21 — Boys: Def. Reynoldsburg 1,729-1,632; Girls: Def. Reynoldsburg 1,398-1,365 *Jan. 24 — Boys: Lost to Whitehall 1,907-1,686; Girls: Lost to Whitehall 1,660-1,514 *Jan. 25 — Competed against Teays Valley *Jan. 31 — Briggs at Rule 3 *Feb. 3 — Africentric at Rule 3 Of note: The boys were 6-5 overall and 5-5 in the COHSBC-South Division and the girls were 7-3 overall and 7-2 in

Jonathon Graves and junior Josh Oberster were mentioned by Kearney as players who have made significant strides this season. “Both of them have become much more consistent of the delivery of the first ball,” Kearney said. Despite the Panthers’ impressive start, Kearney knows his team still has a lot to prove. “We have yet to bowl against some of the stronger teams like Whitehall, Groveport, Walnut Ridge, and Briggs,” he said. “The competition with some of

cope with that adversity and I try to relax so I can get through those challenges. ... That is pretty much the way life works also, and so my sport is helping me grow every day.” If she continues to develop, Jaskot will be one of the contenders at the district meet. She looks forward to that challenge. “What I absolutely love about my sport is learning new skills and then displaying them in competition,” she said. “When you learn new things they never become old. I know I will have down days because I think gymnastics is a very hard sport, but what a great feeling I get when I do something that is amazing to me and I think that just maybe no one else can do that but me.” Jaskot’s future looks golden. I’ll see you at a meet.

the COHSBC-South before Jan. 25. NORTH *Jan. 11 — Match vs. Columbus South postponed. No makeup date has been announced. Jan. 18 — Def. Dublin Coffman 1,9741,551 *Jan. 21 — Match vs. Eastmoor Academy postponed. No makeup date has been announced. *Jan. 26 — Competed against Groveport *Jan. 27 — Briggs at Rule 3 *Jan. 28 — Whitehall at Holiday Lanes *Jan. 31 — Columbus East at HP Lanes *Feb. 1 — Walnut Ridge at Eastland Lanes *Feb. 2 — Africentric at Rule 3 Of note: The Panthers were 6-2 overall and 4-0 in the COHSBC-South before Jan. 26. *COHSBC-South match

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highest scores locally on the uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise and in all-around competition. Getting to know this UA standout was a refreshing and fun experience for me. “It seems like gymnastics has been part of my life forever,” Jaskot said. “I guess I was a hyper kid in kindergarten and my mom put me in a school gymnastics program at Greens-view Elementary and I really liked it and before long was flipping around everywhere. “Eventually, I wound up at Universal Gymnastics and it was then that I knew this sport was for me and I progressed pretty well. My club gymnastics experience has been great, but now I get to represent my school and I love being a Golden Bear athlete. My brother, Phil, was on the UA football and baseball teams and my sister, Marissa, was in swimming and water polo, so I feel proud to keep the family tradition going. “Being part of this high school team is

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An international drug devel opment company partner to biotechnology and phar maceutical companies worldwide, has an immedi ate need for a Formulation/ Drug Delivery Associate Scientist III/Scientist in our Drug Safety Group. The successful candidate will In this position, the ideal be required to prepare for candidate will design and mulations of developmen implement experiments, analyze, prepare and pres - tal drugs for various routes of administration as part of ent data while maintaining toxicology, thorough documentation of laboratory results. The can - pharmacokinetic and safe ty pharmacology studies. didate should also possess experience with assay de The successful candidate velopment and validation while demonstrating profi - will have the necessary lab oratory experience and ciency in performing the skills in preparing solu following laboratory techni tions, suspensions and ques: ELISA, cell culture, emulsions; demonstrate fa PBMC isolation, flow miliarity with laboratory cytometry equipment such as balan (immunophenotyping, in ces, pipettors, pH meters, tracellular cytokine stain and syringes that are used ing, and cell proliferation), in routine dose prepara nucleic acid isolation and tions; and provide real-time PCR. In addition, oversight/management for the candidate will maintain the Formulation documentation/records of Laboratory. tests performed by the lab that comply with the appro The candidate shall pos priate agency (GLP, FDA, sess excellent organiza EPA, and/or EMEA) tional and interpersonal regulations. skills, be a team player The candidate shall pos - with strong communication management, presentation sess excellent organiza and problem solving capa tional and interpersonal bilities and experiences skills, be a team player with data handling systems with strong communica and routine data entry in tion, management, presen MS Word, Excel and tation, and problem solving PowerPoint. capabilities as well as ex perience with data han Required qualification is a dling systems and routine B.S. or B.A. with a mini data entry in MS Word, Ex mum of 5 years experience cel, and PowerPoint. or M.S. with 1-2 years ex perience in pharmacy or The candidate resume must demonstrate the fol - chemistry related field. Indi viduals with relevant train lowing minimum require ing and experience will be ments in order to be considered. considered: ∂ B.A., B.S. or M.S. in im munology, molecular biolo - We offer a competitive sal ary along with a compre gy, virology, or related sci hensive benefit plan. entific discipline from an accredited college or uni Qualified candidates may versity. ∂ Three years (M.S.) or five send their resumes to: Box # 3074 years (B.A. or B.S.) of dem The Columbus Dispatch onstrated professional or 34 S. Third Street research experience Columbus, OH 43215-4241 gained through projects, programs, and education. Instrument (Years of experience may Operator be substituted for A local firm is seeking an education.) experienced instrument op erator utilizing Topcon total Additional selection criteria stations, data collectors, will include the following: robotic instruments & GPS ∂ Excellent communication equipment. Should have skills including technical experience with topograph writing, presentation skills, ic, bridge, highway & and team interaction. boundary surveys meeting ∂ Demonstrated ability to with ODOT requirements. assume ownership of as - Must be able to stay out-ofsigned tasks and to suc town overnight for assign cessfully complete the ments throughout the state tasks within a specified on a weekly basis. Fax re budget and schedule. sume to 614-228-0466 or ∂ Strong desire to work in email dhornyak@ceceng.n a multi-disciplinary environ et EOE. ment solving problems in a MECHANICAL variety of application & ELECTRICAL areas. ENGINEERS / ∂ Relevant experience in DESIGNERS good laboratory practices Shremshock Engineering, (GLP) is preferred. 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Included is a gen vious administrative experi erous benefits package ence including experience that includes, but is not lim with Microsoft Office prod ited to, paid vacation and ucts is a plus. Applicant sick leave, 401(k) & over must have good organiza time paid at time & a half. tional and multitasking Email their resume to: skills. Send resume and Jobs@shremshock.com salary history to Ralph via: or fax them to (fax) 614-889-0540 or 614-545-4555. (email) jobs@kineticsnoise IX IT .com An international drug devel opment company partner to biotechnology and phar maceutical companies worldwide, has an immedi ate need for an Associate Scientist III/ Scientist in our Biotherapeutics Group.

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Process Engineer Entry Level AMG VANDADIUM Dynamic manufacturing company is seeking an en try level Chemical, Metal lurgical, or Materials Proc ess Engineer. AMG Vanadi um, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of AMG Ad vanced Metallurgical Group N.V., a global leader in the production of highly engineered specialty metal products and advanced vacuum furnace systems. Located in Cambridge, Ohio, AMG Vanadium, Inc.is the leading NA pro ducer of ferrovanadium. Responsibilities ± Technical ownership of currently defined process es in support of unit meet ing or exceeding goals for EHS, cost, quality, and customer satisfaction ± Lead incremental im provement initiatives to op timize existing processes ± Support fundamental capital improvement projects ± Execute a variety of non-technical and techni cal manufacturing activities to support the Area Im provement Team’s objec tives in the areas of EHS, quality, and productivity Requirements ± 0 to 5 years of chemical or metallurgical manufac turing process and/or pro duction experience ± Degree in Chemical, Met allurgical, or Materials En gineering ± Strong process/ technical skills ± Rely on problem solving ability to independently solve a complex problem ± Leadership skills - Lead a team to accomplish signifi cant goals and objectives ± Computer skills - word processing, spreadsheet, statistical & database apps ± Six Sigma experience (preferred) Competitive salary and benefits. EEO.Qualified applicants email resume to HR@amg-v.com or fax to (740) 439-5990.

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