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J-M, Northridge expect ‘excellent’ marks By MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers
The Johnstown area’s school districts received good news from the state Department of Education last week, with both districts tentatively ranked as “excellent” on the state report card. Johnstown Monroe met 26 of 26 district indicators, while Northridge met 25 of 26.
“Every year the test changes, along with the students who do take the test, and that’s what’s important, is to focus on the current students,” said Northridge Superintendent John Shepard. “It’s not so much the rating but how the students are performing at grade level.” Fifth-grade math has been the sticking point at Northridge. “(It’s) one of the areas we did not pass last year and we did not pass this year,”
Shepard said. “We have been working all summer on that. We do a vertical and a horizontal analysis to try to make changes. Vertical is from one grade level to the next, while horizontal is how it crosses the curriculum (within a grade level).” Laura Lawrence, Johnstown Monroe’s director of curriculum, said science was the holdup last year at J-M. “Science has been difficult for us,”
Lawrence said. “Last year, we did not pass fifth-grade or eighth-grade science and eighth-grade math. This is the first year we have met eighth-grade math.” “This is the first year we have met all 26 out of 26 indicators,” Lawrence said. “We feel really great about that. Our teachers and students have worked really hard.”
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Council: TURN LANE AHEAD Follow yard sale rules
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Johnstown residents who want to get rid of their old clothes and antiques must follow proper procedures to avoid being penalized during the yard sale season. Village council member Joyce Evans said those rules include filing for a $5 permit from the village for each sale and knowing where the placement of yard sale signs is permitted. Evans asked the planning and zoning committee during a combined council and committee meeting July 11 what could be done with the recent influx of signs all around town. “The yard sale (sign) is supposed to be in the yard that the sale is occurring in,” Evans said, “or their next-door neighbor’s yard with permission from the next-door neighbor. You just can’t stick them up anywhere and everywhere.” Evans said she’s seen several signs on utility poles, in Bigelow Park, at intersections and along the public roads. “Over the last two weeks, I’ve picked up about 25 signs,” Evans said. “They’re just everywhere. “I’m kind of proud of this village and I think these signs up everywhere are kind of tacky,” she said. “The biggest problem with the signs is they are still out days after the sale is over, blowing in the wind or saturated with rain and found lying on the ground or in the street,” added Jim Lenner, village manager. Council member Sean Staneart
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Johnstown resident and Monroe Township volunteer firefighter Sean Panza was honored by his peers as firefighter of the year during last weekend’s annual Firemans Festival. “It’s an annual award given jointly by the Monroe Township Fire Department and the Johnstown Volunteer Fire Department Association,” said Chief Dudley Wright. “We feel it is prestigious because the recipient is chosen by the members of the fire department. It’s a peer-selected award. I feel that gives it credibility. It’s true honor for effort.” Panza, who is a staff sergeant in the Ohio National Guard, serving at the Newark Combined Support and Maintenance facility, has served the fire department for 10 years. “My wife hates it,” Panza said with a laugh. “There are many times I’ve left her because there is nobody to go on a run. You leave at dinner time, you leave family to go up on car wrecks or fires. It’s waking up in the middle of the night. It’s just like being a full-timer, except I sleep at home.” Panza said that he was not aware he had been selected until the award was announced. In past years, when he has voted to recognize other firefighters, he said he focused on firefighters who are able to participate in all aspects of the job. “It’s few and far between that you’re running See PEERS VOTE, page A2
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Construction has begun on the new turn lane at the intersection of U.S. Route 62 and state Route 37 in Johnstown. Work is playing havoc with through traffic, but locals are finding alternate routes, city officials say.
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Denison University quarterback coach Austin Holter goes over some fundamentals of passing the football during the Big Red football camp July 14 at Denison. This is the first year for the camp, which is run by the university’s football coaching staff with help from some of the players. The two-day camp was open to children in grades 4-8. Holter is a 2006 graduate of Johnstown-Monroe High School.
John Shepard, superintendent of Northridge Local Schools, is among 26 applicants for the superintendent’s position in the Licking Heights school district. The vacancy was created this spring when Thomas Tucker accepted the superintendency of Worthington City Schools. Matt Satterwhite, president of the Licking Heights Board of Education, said the board hopes to fill the position in time for the opening of school on Aug. 15, but will not rush a decision to meet that goal. Shepard was out of town Friday afternoon and could not be reached for comment.
By JENNA GANT ThisWeek Community Newspapers Johnstown-based company Thirty-One Gifts made a big impact in central Ohio during its eighth annual national conference. Thirty-One sells purses, totes and accessories, many of which can be personalized, through its 40,000 independent consultants nationwide. More than 7,600 of those consultants attended the three-day conference at Nationwide Arena, the Columbus Convention Center and the Hyatt Regency on July 13-16, compared to 1,500 who attended the same event in 2010. Thirty-one founder and CEO Cindy Monroe said she never imaged her business would grow to be the company it is today. “We started Thirty-One to provide an opportunity for women to find financial freedom through owning their own business,” Monroe said in an email to ThisWeek. “I am so thankful I get to witness so many women realizing their potential and bringing their dreams to life. “Every personal story drives me — and our entire Thirty-One team — to move forward and dream bigger,” she said. Monroe started her business in 2003 in the basement of her Tennessee home. She moved the its headquarters to Johnstown in July 2009, where there are currently 680 Thirty-One employees. See THIRTY-ONE, page A2
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J-M, Northridge expect ‘excellent’ marks Continued from page A1 Lawrence said the district also did well on an alternative state measure called the “performance index.” “Our performance index as a district is over 100, 102.1, which means that we’re working with students at all levels, moving lower students to be proficient and our proficient students to advanced levels,” Lawrence said. The report card is a complex combination of state and federal standards that involves both absolute test performance at eight different grade levels in reading, writing, math, science and social studies, and additional requirements for “adequate yearly progress,” or AYP, under the federal No
Child Left Behind law. AYP is measured by various racial and economic demographics and special education. To meet the state standards, 75 percent of students must pass the subject test in reading and mathematics at all tested grade levels, and other subject tests such as science and social studies at selected grade levels. Additional, non-academic criteria include attendance and graduation rates. Shepard said that generally, the testing regimen in Ohio is working, helping districts focus on individual students. The report card is increasingly difficult to satisfy each year, because it assumes that at the end of a 10-year period, 100 percent of students will be proficient in the sub-
jects tested. “It’s much higher with some of the individual subgroups,” Lawrence said. “Reading, for example, in third-grade is 82.7 percent for all the subgroups. Those are increasing every year now, up to 100 percent for the 2013-2014 year. Our fourth-grade reading was 100 percent this year, so it can be done. It’s difficult.” “I think it has stabilized,” Shepard said. “We have a better understanding of assessment than we did 25 years ago. We have a better understanding of taking the data and using it to drive instruction. “When I was in school, you got it or you didn’t,” he said. “Today we can’t do that. You have to reach all students.”
Peers vote Panza as ‘firefighter of the year’ Continued from page A1 into a burning building,” Panza said. “Usually it’s just coming up and working and doing what we need to do, training, learning equipment. We have a brand new truck and we’re all learning to operate that.” Wright said the award recognizes extra effort. “I think the intent is to recognize a member of the organization who goes above and beyond what is expected, and it can be either a paid, career firefighter or it can be a volunteer firefighter,” Wright said. “It’s someone who exceeds expectations and goes the extra mile. It typifies the ideals of a firefighter and EMT.” Panza recently was certified as a “firefighter 2,” the highest classification recognized by the state. He is also an EMT. Among the activities Panza
Monroe Township volunteer firefighter Sean Panza was honored by his peers as firefighter of the year during last weekend’s annual Firemans Festival.
enjoys is presenting fire safety information in the local schools and public education events. “I did fire extinguisher training at the festival,” Panza said.
YARD SALE RULES Continued from page A1 said the yard sale signs are just part of the “normal summer rush.” He said he’s more concerned with residents buying a permit. Staneart said police could stop at yard sales to make sure residents have a permit, but said the village isn’t going to dedicate officers to that specific task. “I would encourage people to get a permit,” he said, “but I don’t think it’s to the point where we need to call in the police or anything.” Johnstown Village Council passed the $5 permit ordinance in October 2008. The ordinance also limits residents to three yard sales per year, excluding Labor Day weekend, when the village doesn’t require permits. The ordinance states the sale sign may be placed on neigh-
“It’s more younger people (who participate). The kids were interested and intrigued by it, while the adults seem to be more scared by it. I had a few (adults) do it,
but it’s more kids.” During his paid employment, Panza is a truck driver for the National Guard. “I move equipment from armory to armory all over the state of Ohio,” Panza said. “Newark is the main maintenance facility for the state of Ohio. For example, if the shop in Toledo has something they cannot fix, then we will do that here in Newark.” In his deployed capacity as a guardsman, Panza has served in floods and hurricanes, including Hurricane Katrina. He has also been deployed to Iraq, where he most recently served as a security officer. Wright said the department has 13 full-time employees and a number of volunteers such as Panza. “We have a strong core of volunteers who live both in the community and outside the community,” Wright said.
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WRIGHT Billie R. Wright, age 85, a longtime resident of Johnstown, passed away suddenly Friday, July 8, 2011, at home. He was born on September 11, 1925 in Lockbourne to the late Frank and Victoria (Sanford) Wright. Bill served in the US Army during and after WW II in Europe and the Pacific. Before retiring he worked with North American Rockwell and GE Diamond. Both ornery and hard working, he had a passion for football, especially the Ohio State Buckeyes. He enjoyed woodworking, antique tractors, older small engines, and collection knives. He was a member of American Legion Post 254 in Johnstown and VFW Post 8736 in Sunbury. Bill was a car enthusiast, who loved both Ford’s and Chevys. He also enjoyed traveling, and being around friends and family, specifically his grandchildren. He was at his best, telling a favorite story or two. He is survived by his sons, Andy Wright, Vince (Tami) Wright, both of Johnstown; treasured grandchildren, Tyler (Ashley), Lucas (Amanda), Garrett, Brady, Kaylin; great-grandchildren, Camden and Brenden; brothers, Lee (Joann) Wright, Moe (Sharon) Wright; and sister, Becky Simmons, all of Johnstown; sisterin-law, Patricia Wright of Sunbury; nieces, nephews, and a host of friends. Proceded in death by his beloved wife Jeanette (Bayer) who died in 1990, son Duane D. Wright who died in 2004, granddaughter Carson, brother Tom Wright and sister Virginia Smoot. Services were held Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at DeVORE-SNYDER Funeral Home, St Rt’s 3 at 61 Sunbury. Burial was in Green Hill Cemetery, Johnstown. Condolences may be expressed at www.snyderfuneralhomes.com
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The ceremonial drenching — and the victory — must have been quite refreshing for Ohio Elite 14-and-under baseball coach David Lee. Ohio Elite beat the Ohio Force of Cincinnati 7-1 in the Buckeye Elite Showcase Tournament 14-and-under championship game on July 10 at Olentangy High School. As the team celebrated in the outfield on a hot afternoon, players poured a cooler of water over Lee.
Ohio Elite improved to 41-9 this season. Pitcher Brad Wilson, who will attend Northridge, pitched a complete game. He allowed six hits, struck out eight and walked one. “We’re starting to come together as a team,” Wilson said. “We’ve been having trouble the first couple of weeks, but everybody is starting to hit at the same time, everybody is fielding, all of our pitching is coming together. We’re coming together very well.” Cameron Comer’s RBI single scored Kyle Galyk with the game’s first run in
the fifth inning. “We just came out and hit the ball like we knew how to, played like we knew how to and we knew we’d win,” said Comer, who attends Olentangy Liberty. Ohio Elite added three runs in the sixth, highlighted by Tyrell Harris’ tworun single, and three runs in the seventh, with Comer delivering a two-run single. Second baseman Evan Lee, the coach’s son, made a key defensive play when he caught a line drive and doubled off Force leadoff batter Jordan
Ramey at third base in the fourth inning to keep the game scoreless. Ohio Elite advanced to the title game by beating the East Side Irish 18-5 in six innings, the Great Lakes Giants 102, the Academy Stars of Buffalo 3-2 and Team New Era of Buffalo 16-5 in five innings. Ohio Elite received a championship T-shirt, plaque and commemorative bat. “We’ve really peaked the last couple of weeks,” coach Lee said. “Brad pitched a complete game. We knew coming in he was one of our top pitchers. ... The best thing with our staff is we’re eight,
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Northridge junior football players Devin Moore (left) and Levi Hatfield separate the paper and plastic from DVD holders on July 12 as part of a program in which athletes sorted recyclables to earn money to offset the $500 pay-to-participate fee.
Working in a muggy warehouse was not what Kyle Lambright had in mind for portions of his summer break. But the junior at Northridge High School was one of 28 prospective athletes sorting recyclables to help earn money toward pay-to-participation fees for the fall sports season. “(Sorting recyclables) is actually a little harder than I thought it would be,” said Lambright, a wide receiver and defensive back on the football team. “It also can be a little boring doing the same thing over and over, but it’s helping us so we can play sports this fall.” The student-athletes and adult volunteers were sorting items for SBC Recycling at a warehouse off Commerce Drive, north of Johnstown. “We had 28 (on July 11) and about that many (on July 12) and we probably sorted enough in the two days for the (pay-to-participate) fees for four athletes,” said Wayne Howard, Northridge athletics director and president of the school’s athletics boosters. “We did pretty well once we got over the confusion of what goes in what bin.” When a 1 percent income tax levy was voted down on May 3, the school board said that all extracurricular activities would be eliminated to allow the district to balance its budget. But on May 23, the boosters proposed a plan to pay for athletics through payto-participate fees and donations. The fee to participate in high school will be $500 per athlete, up from $125 in the 2010-11
school year. Middle school athletes will pay $250, up from $50 the past school year. “We get to be a team, and we are working together to earn money to pay for pay-to-participate fees,” said Kyle Wilbur, a junior wide receiver and defensive back. “It’s not just helping (the football team) but other (athletes) as well. It shows people how much we want to play when we come here to work.” The Vikings have six fall sports: cheerleading, cross country, football, boys golf, boys soccer and girls volleyball. Howard said the approximate number of athletes needed to ensure sufficient funds are 45 for football, 25 for soccer, 23 for volleyball and 12 for golf. Cross country would need a combined 24, or 12 each for the boys and girls teams. Cheerleading also would need 24 participants. “Volleyball looks good, football looks good, golf looks good and cheerleading looks good, but I am concerned about cross country, but it should be OK. We’re having a little more difficulty with soccer,” Howard said. Soccer coach Abby Skoda resigned to become an assistant coach at Bluffton but still organized a soccer camp for students on July 12 at the high school. She also will work toward her master’s degree at Bluffton. Her departure has left Northridge without a coach and limited the recruiting of players for the program. “You can’t fault Abby for following her dream to coach in college and earn her master’s,” Howard said. “We’re still looking for someone to coach the See NORTHRIDGE, page A6
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Backes powered Golden Bears to state title By PATRICK DOLAN ThisWeek Community Newspapers
In the days leading up to the 2000 Division I state championship game between the Upper Arlington High School football team and Solon, Golden Bears running back and safety Jeff Backes was named Ohio’s Mr. Football. More than 10 years later, Backes admits that he felt some additional pressure to play well because of the award. However, he didn’t let the pressure get the best of him as he rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries and preserved a 15-9 victory on Dec. 2, 2000, at Fawcett Stadium in Canton with an interception with less than a minute remaining. UA finished 15-0 and became the first central Ohio team to win the big-school state title since the inception of the playoffs in 1972. “No other Mr. Football (honorees) had won the state championship, so in a way there was some added pressure,” said Backes, a 2001 UA graduate who went on to play for Northwestern University. “But I was confident in
testament to his toughness because he rose to that challenge. “It was a tremendous performance on his part. He had a great supporting cast, but nonetheless it was a great performance. Any time you rush for 180 yards in a Division I state championship game, I think that’s a superior performance.” Backes, who was 5-foot-9 and 180 pounds in his senior season at UA, opened the scoring in the championship game with a 15yard touchdown run with 8 minutes, 23 seconds left in the first quarter. The two-point conversion gave UA an 8-0 lead. On the touchdown run, Backes took the handoff from quarterback Brian Ramey on a draw play and broke a tackle by Solon safety Steve Watson at the 5-yard line. Solon, which finished 14-1, The Columbus Dispatch file photo reached the end zone in the second quarter but failed to convert Jeff Backes, who was named Mr. Football the week of the 2000 Division I state final, rushed for the two-point conversion and 183 yards and had a game-saving interception in a 15-9 win over Solon. trailed 8-6 at halftime. The my teammates and my own abil- nouncement to have been made a big game like that,” said Mayne, Comets got the ball to start the ities.” after the championship game. who coached the Bears from second half but went three-andDarrell Mayne, who was UA’s “As a coach, you don’t want 1998-2004. “That just adds to the out, and the ensuing punt gave coach at the time, would have one of your (players) to have that adrenaline flow of the opponent. See BACKES, page A6 preferred the Mr. Football an- honor bestowed on them before But what Jeff did that game is a
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Continued from page A5 UA the ball on its own 38. On the Bears’ first offensive play of the second half, Backes took the handoff from Ramey and ran to the right behind left tackle Simon Fraser and left guard Matt Lisi, both of whom pulled on the play. Backes got to the outside and outraced Solon linebacker Marc Leighton and Comets cornerbacks J.T. Staiger and Justin Bitner down the right side to the end zone for a 62-yard touchdown. The extra point by John Tarpy gave UA a 15-6 lead with 10:53 left in the third quarter. “It was a beautiful lead block by Simon Fraser, and Jeff popped it and went down the sideline,” Mayne said. “They weren’t going to catch him.” “Two linemen were pulling on the play,” Backes said. “We had an athletic line, which allowed us to do a lot of counter plays. (The linemen) made their blocks, and it turned into a footrace (to the end zone).” Solon cut the deficit to 15-9 on a 36-yard field goal by Tim Echan with 4:18 left in the third quarter but wouldn’t cross into Bears territory again until its final possession, which started from its own 30 with 1:40 remaining in the game. The Comets needed just five plays to reach the UA 22. Then, after an incomplete pass on first down, Solon quarterback Jay Price tried to hit running back
ThisWeek Community Newspapers has been around for 22 years. That timeframe was used as the basis to compile a top-10 list of the top individual performances we’ve covered. Along with the experienced sports staff at ThisWeek and Steve Blackledge, high school reporter at The Columbus Dispatch, we arrived at a top-10 list. Below are Nos. 6-10. Check back next week for No. 4 and let us know your thoughts at ThisWeekSPORTS.com. NOS. 6-10: 10. MAURICE HALL, Brookhaven football (Oct. 27, 2000) — During a season in which he rushed for 3,057 yards to rank fifth on Ohio’s all-time list, Hall’s most memorable individual performance came during the final week of the regular season. The Bearcats beat Briggs 75-16 as Hall rushed for 411 yards and eight touch-
Scott Greenberg, who had lined up as a receiver, down the middle of the field in the end zone. However, Backes stepped in front of Greenberg and intercepted the pass at the goal line, returning the ball to the UA 11 with 46 seconds left. “They were in a four-receiver set and were trying to stretch the field and get one of the seams,” Mayne said. “The quarterback put a little bit of a loft on the ball and right away I thought, ‘Man, I think Jeff will pick this off.’ Of course, he did, and he had the presence of mind to not try to be a hero and try to return it (for a touchdown).” “Someone turned to me in the huddle and said, ‘Make a play, Jeff,’” Backes said, “and a couple plays later, I made a read on the ball and the rest is history.”
downs on 19 carries. 9. LATOYA TURNER, Pickerington girls basketball (March 19, 1999) — The 6-foot-4 senior helped the Tigers advance to the Division I state final with her 29-point performance in a 5135 win over Wadsworth. The Ohio State recruit made 12 of 14 shots from the floor and was 5-for-6 from the freethrow line while adding five rebounds, four steals and two assists. 8. DARCY FISHBACK, Upper Arlington girls swimming (Feb. 27-28, 2009) — During preliminaries Feb. 27, Fishback broke the state record in the 100-yard butterfly when she finished in 53.38 seconds. She won her fourth state title in the event the next day in 54.17 seconds. Fishback also swam on two state-record relays, the 200 medley (1:43.59) and the 200 freestyle (1:34.24). 7. CHARLES JOHNSON, Watkins Memorial boys basketball (Feb. 24,
UA’s offense came onto the field and, after two kneel-downs by Ramey, the game was over and the celebration began. “After Jeff scored (in the third quarter), from that point on, both sides couldn’t move the ball,” said Ramey, also a 2001 UA graduate. “Then, all of a sudden, (the Comets) go to the no-huddle offense and start moving the ball. You start to get nervous, but then out of nowhere (Backes) makes the interception. It was pandemonium on the sidelines.” During the postgame celebration, a UA fan held a sign that read, “Backes is God.” “He’s been telling us all year that the offensive line is his savior,” Lisi said after the game. “Tonight ... he was our savior.” Backes finished the 2000 season with a then-state record 3,353
BASEBALL Continued from page A5 Gahanna graduate Josh Bokor, who recently completed his freshman season at Ohio State, singled to score Johnson with the winning run. Teller’s two-run double helped Steve’s Sports take a 3-0 lead in the fourth. Grove City graduate T.J. DeVore’s pinchhit triple in the sixth scored Johnson and closed the Cobras to 3-2. Russ Hogue earned the win in relief. He then pitched a complete game against the Lookouts. “We were flat all day, even the first game, and then we put it together at the end,” Cobras coach Harry Huskey said. “We got our emotional high and then we sit around for 45 minutes and we came out and didn’t play
real well again. The other team took advantage of our three errors and we only had four hits, so we didn’t deserve to win that game.” The Cobras are 35-6 heading into the Pastime Best of the Midwest Tournament at Wright State and the University of Dayton on Thursday, July 14. •The Ohio Elite 17-and-under team finished 2-1-1 in the 18-and-under division. Ohio Elite opened the tournament with a 5-1 win over the Ohio Orioles Black before losing to North Canton 3-2. “It’s unfortunate that we didn’t get it done against North Canton, but that’s the nature of tournament play,” coach Chris Huesman said. “You have to win them to move on. We didn’t get that done.” Ohio Elite rebounded to beat the JBR
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1995) — There have been few more surprising performances than what this 5-8 senior guard accomplished in leading the Warriors to a 93-87 overtime upset of second-seeded and stateranked London in the second round of the Division II district tournament. Watkins Memorial was just 1-19 entering the matchup but got 57 points from Johnson, who made 19 of 34 from floor, including eight 3-pointers, and was 11-for-15 from the free-throw line. He added eight rebounds, six steals and five assists. 6. KHALILAH CARPENTER, Brookhaven girls track and field (June 2-3, 2000) — At the 2000 Division I state meet, the junior broke the meet and state records in the 100 meters with a time of 11.59 seconds on June 2. The next day, she won the 100 in 11.71 and the 200 title in 23.69, a time that lowered the state mark she already held.
yards rushing and 44 touchdowns. According to the OHSAA, he now ranks third in state history in rushing yards in a season, behind Bedford Chanel’s Tony Franklin (3,439) and Williamsburg’s Jason Bainum (3,386), both of whom surpassed his total in 2001. “He just continued to produce over and over again,” Ramey said of Backes. “It’s pretty amazing what he did (in the championship game).” Backes now is 28 years old and a third-year medical resident in orthopedic surgery at Mount Carmel West. He and his wife, Marissa, have two daughters — Leighton, 23 months, and Brooklyn, 7 months. pdolan@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
tic and other materials such as cellophane,” Roberts said. “At first it was trial and error when we were separating things because it was the first time we had done it. “We found out one plastic case is different from another and one can be recycled and one can’t. We have been sorting them into boxes and if one piece is in there that shouldn’t be, we lose credit for the entire container. That’s what takes more time is making sure we don’t make any mistakes.” Roberts has an all-volunteer staff, none of whom are teachers. They include offensive coordinator Dallas Williams, defensive coordinator Rob Ballinger, Jamie Barker, Jeff Dingess, David Hinerman, Ron Hossler, Justin Kibler, Adam Mooney, Eric Potts, Tony Stanley and Keith Straight. Lambright is happy to have the chance to still play football. “I think (sorting recyclables) is a team-building experience as much as it’s helping us with our pay-to-participate fees,” Lambright said. “We get to see the results of hard work. It’s not like we just show up and be on a team for that. We have to work just to play.”
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team.” Rebecca Brechbill, the assistant cross country coach last season, will not move up to become head coach this fall. Brechbill, a physical education teacher, was reassigned to Alexandria Elementary and believed it would be difficult for her to coach at the high school. The cross country program will be led by Jennifer Ulery, a middle school teacher with the district. “I have to make a decision in the next (week) or so about whether we will have soccer,” Howard said. “The board of education (wanted) me to give them numbers for each sport on (July) 15, but that still will be kind of a guess. There’s no way I can have figures chiseled in stone at that time. “I would say we have 42 kids saying they are committed to football, but kids still can say they are going to play a sport and we really can’t count them until they pay their fees and those aren’t due until Aug. 1.” Football coach Tom Roberts helped sort recyclables July 1113. He said sorting became quicker once everyone learned what shennen@thisweeknews.com items went in each bin. “We separate paper and plas- www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
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ThisWeek Community Newspapers Johnstown Independent
Page A8
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