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Bulldog Virtual Academy Students Awarded

Big Things Happening!

With this school year’s end in sight, think safe summer fun while we work on the future.

Those sources include our Design for the Future bonds which will expire in 2023 and COVID dollars that need to be spent by 2024.

Twenty-seven students earn Honor Roll & Merit Roll awards presented at All City Grille

Among our priorities are consolidating our high school programming, adding more classroom space, and undergoing some major renovations on the Timken Career Campus. We also hope to build two new buildings for grades kindergarten through sixth and remodel older buildings.

By Pam Bernebei-Rorrer

Jeff Talbert, Superintendent

Dear CCS Family and Friends, Senior BVA student Jayde Murphy receives Honor Roll award as her proud mom looks on.

On February 16th, The Bulldog Virtual Academy celebrated its outstanding students by inviting them and their families to the AllCity Grille. Nineteen students from grades 9 through 12 earned a 3.5 GPA or higher for the first semester and received Honor Roll awards.

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It is my pleasure to share with you all the great things happening here in the district through the Bulldog Bulletin. I’m sure you have noticed that our quarterly paper has been redesigned and I hope you enjoy this fresh and sleek new look.

Thank you to everyone involved in the process, and in getting it out to the public.

I also want to thank our staff, students, and families for all that they have done this year to keep one another safe and healthy by abiding by our mask protocols. I know it wasn’t easy, but I believe that by continuing to wear masks throughout the winter, we helped to dimin-

ish the spread of COVID-19 and we kept our students in school. Under the guidance of the CDC, we were able to lift the mask requirement both in school buildings and on buses. So, again. Thank you.

Building the future Last month, Assistant Superintendent Jason Dixon and I presented to the Board of Education a strategic plan for upgrading some of our facilities, while at the same time, eliminating our older buildings and deferred maintenance costs.

At this time, we are in a unique position with two funding sources that can be used for facility upgrades.

These opportunities will most likely not be available in the future.

In the next several months, we want to engage the community in discussions of what you would like to see happen. We plan to form a Lay Facilities Committee that will meet with our board to create a plan to move forward. If that results in adding a bond issue to the ballot in May of 2023, I can assure you that it will not add new dollars to your tax bill, but will be replacement money for the bond issue that is ending.

As I stated previously, this is the perfect time for our district to make changes because if we don’t take this opportunity now, it may not come around again.

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McKinley Students Meet New York Times Best-Selling Author Jason Reynolds Written by McKinley High School students: Jayda Lane, Maizie Spivey and Paige Watson

Jason Reynolds is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen books. He has received numerous awards for his publications. He writes for young adults and middle school audiences. Reynolds was named as a Library of Congress National Ambas-

sador for young people’s literature.

He was born in Washington D.C in 1983. His birthday is December 6 and he is 38 years old. The Stark County Library had Reynolds speak at The Canton Palace Theater on February 24, 2022. He was part of their author series event.

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Canton McKinley Librarian Miss Mindy Engler took 25 students and 10 staff to see Jason Reynolds speak. His presentation included information about his life and how he got to the place of telling his stories.

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Construction Is Underway At Crenshaw New Career Tech addition on-track for Fall of 2022

We are excited to announce the 9,195 square foot Career Technical Education addition currently being built at Crenshaw Middle School. This project is being done in partnership with Motter & Meadows Architects and Olivieri Construction and is scheduled to be completed in August 2022 and will be a part of the 2022-2023 school year.

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Jason Dixon, Assistant Superintendent

This new state-of-the-art space will consist of a large lab space, new classroom space, and new restrooms. Students will have the opportunity to be exposed to all current Career Tech programs as well as the addition of Construction Trades and CAD/ Engineering. Our hope is that increasing our exposure to our career tech programs to our middle students will help captivate and motivate them as they get older and transition into high school better prepared if they choose to continue in a high school career tech program.

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Upcoming Board Meetings School Year 2021-22 Meetings April 18, 2022: Regular Meeting May 9, 2022: Regular Meeting May 25, 2022: Regular Meeting June 13, 2022: Regular Meeting July 11, 2022: Regular Meeting Watch meetings live at: http://boelive.ccstv11.com/ Regular Meetings: 6:00pm Study Sessions: 5:30pm At: Timken Career Campus 521 Tuscarawas St., W. Canton, OH 44702 *All Board of Education Videos are Archived.

Technology and Your Family................ 3 Speech Students Make Finals.............. 3 Braille Center Gets Grant..................... 4 No Worries @ The Arts Academy........ 5 STEAMM Class @ Hartford Learns About Community Service................... 6 Waiting For Soup @ Soup For You!..... 6 S’mores to Hone Writing Skills?............ 7 Out-of-School Learning........................ 7 The Impact of Family Trauma............... 8 Fairmont Learning Center Activities.... 8 AIM Academy & Community Needs... 9 Patrick Scholars @ Captain’s Table...... 9 Racial Opportunity Gaps...................... 10 Teachers Shine for Colleagues............. 10 The Drivers Who Train the Drivers!..... 12 School Beat Preschool Registration Open .............. 11 Cedar’s New Tech Teacher................... 12 PBIS Rewards @ Clarendon ................. 13 Rock Star Readers @ Gibbs.................. 13 Inspiring Readers @ Harter!.................. 14 NFL Hall of Famer Visits Crenshaw...... 14 Bulldog Virtual Academy @ Mason..... 15 Published by: Ink Inc.

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Technology Team Keeps Families Plugged In The 1:1 Program (one iPad for every student) expands with support and service for all devices.

By Heather Heater

The Canton City School District’s technology department goes above and beyond to support the district’s mission, vision and values by providing excellent service and support. Prior to the pandemic, the district had 1:1 iPads for grades 9-12, 1:1 iPad initiatives at a few elementaries and one middle school 1:1 pilot program. This was in addition to supporting the shared student devices at all schools and support of our staff devices.

As the pandemic became a reality in March of 2020 our technology team worked long hours to ensure our students had a device to finish out the school year remotely. In addition to a device, our technology team supported staff, students and families with technical issues and integration tools. The technology department also provided approximately 2,600 hotspots between March and May of 2020.

When the district returned to a hybrid/virtual model in the 2020-2021 school year, the technology department prepared and deployed iPads for each student grades PK-12. The original plan to transition to a 1:1

Xavier Burwell and Dylan Croston enjoy worry-free technology at the STEAMM Academy.

environment went from two years to four months. Besides continuing to offer hotspots, the district provided broadband access to qualified families. This year our technology team continues to adapt and adjust to meet the needs of our students and staff.

The technology team currently consists of 5 technicians; Joanne Lamielle, Sue Leggett, Matt Arvidson, Michael Heinlein, Jeff Keagy and Brian Cusano; two High School Technology Assistants; Amy Durkin and Theresa Vitavec; and two Technology

Integration Specialists; Carolyn Lindesmith and Aaron Hartzler. The department team leaders are Leigh Ann Miller, Technology Coordinator; Brad Rector, Network Manager; and Heather Heater, Director of Technology.

McKinley Speech Students Make National Finals This will secure 13 straight appearances and is their 65 appearance overall.

By Manuel Halkias, McKinley Speech and Debate Coach

The McKinley Speech and Debate Team continued a fine season through competitions held throughout the months of February and March. At the beginning of February, ten team members were named qualifiers to the state tournament. These students included Teagan Fuller, Ava Wells, Taylor Wartley, Jessica Horner, Lauren Rogers, Serenity Powell, Nadia

Diuk, Sasha Greer, Chloe Hall, and Kenna Loukas.

Later in February senior Taylor Warley qualified for her second consecutive National Championships in Dramatic Interpretation. Jessica Horner was named a first alternate in that event. Additionally, Teagan Fuller, Ava Wells, Serenity Powell, and Sasha Greer will compete at the National Tournament in supple-

mental events. There will be a second qualifying tournament in May for these students to gain entry to the National Finals in main events.

This will be McKinley’s thirteenth straight appearance at nationals and sixty-fifth appearance overall.

At the state tournament in March, Wartley reached her second consecutive final round. Also reaching elimination rounds were Sasha

Teagan Fuller

Ava Wells

Taylor Wartley

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Serenity Powell

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Greer, Teagan Fuller, Ava Wells, Lauren Rogers, and Jessica Horner.

McKinley was named a School of Excellence in Interpretation for the third time in four years.

The team’s season will continue this spring with additional qualifying tournaments and several national circuit competitions. The season will end June 11-18 at the National Finals to be held in Louisville, Kentucky.

Lauren Rogers

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McKinley students meet best-selling author

In a day and age where technology and social media dominate high school students’ lives, having students attend an author event is important.

Senior Heaven Metcalf said she read Stamped by Jason Reynolds.

She said her biggest takeaway from his presentation was when he said, “Don’t be ashamed of where you came from and be yourself.”

Sophomore Christina MoyersChavez said, “Jason Reynolds’ speaking impacted me, he told me the background behind his books and he said things that made me cry. I read A Long Way Down and When I was the Greatest.”

Sophomore Evelyn MoorheadKramer said Reynolds’ speaking “affected me in the way he talks about his books and what he went through. I made a connection.”

Moorehead-Kramer has also read A Long Way Down and When I was the Greatest.

Sophomore Gage Slinger said, “It was interesting to see how he impacted people. I read When I was the Greatest.”

Senior Serenity Powell said she has read Long Way Down and is

currently reading When I was the Greatest. She said her biggest takeaway from Reynolds is “Once you accept who you are, learn to appreciate your gifts and you do not try to copy other people, you truly begin to succeed. Reynolds tried to be like Queen Latifah and write like her, but that wasn’t who he is. The minute he started writing his way he experienced his work and began to create bestsellers.”

Powell opened and introduced Jason Reynolds. She is in McKinley’s Project Lit. She said, “It was honestly amazing, like I got to talk to him before I introduced him. It gave me a little bit of comfort and took a weight off my shoulders. It also was nice because I got another opportunity to do public speaking and really put myself out there as a public speaker.”

Sophomore Emoni Davis said she thought it was important that “Reynolds was not always like he is now and he was from the hood. He can be a role model for many.”

Maybe it is time you pick up a Jason Reynolds book and open up a new door. #PUPSREAD

Serenity Powell, a senior at McKinley Senior High School, had the honor of introducing best-selling author Jason Reynolds when he spoke at the Palace on Feb. 24.

New Local Braille Production Center Grant Awarded Great news from the Office of Student Services

By Chastity Trumpower

The Canton City School District is very fortunate to have two teachers that are specially trained and certified to teach students with visual impairments. Kellie Kochan and LeeAnn Devore have both participated in highly specialized training to learn Cindy Clapper and Kellie Kochan with the new specific strategies Braille equipment. and techniques to serve our students BEST Grant to establish a Local who have visual impairments.

Braille Production Center!

We have students in the district with varying levels of visual impairments from slight vision loss to significant or complete loss of sight. Some of our students that have low vision or who are blind use Braille. Braille is a system of raised dots that can be read by students who can’t access written print due to their visual impairments. We are very excited to share that Kellie Kochan recently applied for and received a grant from the AT&AEM Center and the

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This grant provides equipment, software, training, and technical assistance to our staff in order to produce more reading materials in Braille in our buildings to support our students! We are so excited to have this opportunity and can’t wait to see how this new equipment and training will increase the number of student materials we are able to produce in our own buildings for our students that need braille materials!

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Hakuna Matata! Means No Worries @ The Arts Academy with Four More Shows Ahead!

Fun-filled rehearsals, community support, backstage help, and creative thinking lead to a standing ovation!

By Jeanie Bowling, Principal

What a wonderful phrase! Arts Academy at Summit proudly presented Disney’s Lion King as this year’s musical. Students took on numerous roles from on-stage to backstage. Mrs. Paulis, Mrs. Dubinsky, and Mrs. Bryan prepared student actors on stage through after-school rehearsals of vocal practice, acting, and choreography.

Student soloists got small group help with Mrs. Paulis to see that their characters were brought to life during the performance. As the large audience experienced in early February, the students had it down! Music accompanied by wonderful pitch and tonality from student singers filled the downtown campus’ auditorium, leading to a standing ovation.

Behind the scenes, Mr. Myers had students and volunteers help in the creation and construction of set pieces. Various Canton City businesses helped donate and cut wood panels to size. Parents helped with paint donations which allowed students the opportunity to mix and color match the set pieces. During tech week, stage crew students took on the roles of light and sound designers. With follow spots, sixteen microphones, and LED lighting fixtures, a lot was to be done. Our students stepped up as leaders to the challenge with anything and everything that was offered. Lifting each other up socially and emotionally, our students created a family that many are wishing still met each day after school. Using creative

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problem solving and on-the-fly critical thinking, all the students who participated easily worked through problems that arose on performance night.

It was truly a great experience both on and off stage for all those involved. After a few years without performances due to covid-19, bringing the musical back helped students with social and emotional learning. Being able to use performances to express and manage each student’s needs gave them added support from their peers and Canton City School Staff.

Our students grew their excellence during their time on stage, and as always, we hope that each student walked away saying “I’m glad I was a part of that”

Upcoming Arts Academy Performances: April 14: Band/Orchestra Program (4th to 6th Grades) @ Arts Academy 6:30 PM May 3: The May Show Performance (4th to 6th Grades) @ McKinley Auditorium 7:00 PM May 10: Dance Recital (Kindergarten to 3rd Grade) @ Arts Academy 6:30 May 12: Dance Recital (4th to 6th Grades) @ Arts Academy 6:30

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STEAMM Class @ Hartford Learns About the Planning Needed for Community Service Career Connections classes brainstorm ideas to connect the community to those in need.

by Dr. Bernetta Harrell-Snell

After a semester of exploring and learning about our community, STEAMM Academy @ Hartford students collaborated on a semester-long community service project with TomTod Ideas. Coach Norris’ Career Connections classes worked with Sam Slovisky, of TomTod Ideas, to gain background knowledge about our community through analyzing demographic and environmental data. Students then engaged in classroom discussions focused on what they learned and could conclude as a result of their data analysis.

Mr. Slovisky led students through brainstorming and “ideation” (the process of coming up with workable ideas) sessions to assist students with developing ways that they could serve and give back to the community. Ideas that students came up with included connecting local restaurants with donated food items; proposing that more light fixtures be installed in areas where homeless individuals live to keep them safe; developing different ways to connect people living in poverty to critical support resources; helping people with disabilities gain more employable skills; increasing awareness of human trafficking; increasing access to healthy food for the elderly and shut-ins; collecting resources for small businesses, and collecting winter clothes for people in need.

As the culminating activity, students were given a chance to pitch their ideas to various community representatives while visiting the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank. Students also volunteered at the Foodbank by inspecting and sanitizing 2,485 pounds of food!

They checked expiration dates and packed items to be moved to the next location where they will be used to assemble 2,075 meals.

STEAMM students volunteer at food bank

Waiting For Soup @ Soup Cook-Off! Compton Learning Center

By Jason Oden

Compton Learning Center recently held its annual Soup Cook-Off. The Soup Cook-off was established in 2017. Participating staff members each bring in a crockpot full of soup and every student at Compton participates as judges.

This year eight staff members participated and our winners were: 1st place - David White, math teacher (Connections), 2nd place - Peggy Wagner, intervention specialist (Passages/Connections), and in a three-way tie for 3rd place - Marina Stagl, science teacher (Passages), Frank Burton, math teacher (Passages), and Jesse Unk, English teacher (Passages).

After the completion of Compton’s Soup Cook-Off, we decided to extend the fun to all of our alternative

education. The other alternative education buildings (BVA K-8, BVA 9-12/Choices, and Fairmount) will host their own Soup Cook-Off, and then on March 18, during our teacher workday - the winners of each building will come together, with the rest of the staff (as judges) to crown the district alternative education soup king or queen.

The purpose of these days is to create opportunities to enhance our personal relationships with our students. These “break bread” days allow the students and staff to see each other outside of the classroom day-to-day schedule.

The students get to talk to the staff about what motivates them outside of school so that we can make this connection inside the school.

Montrez Davidson and LaNya Mealy wait patiently to try the teacher’s soups.

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi

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STEAMM Uses S’mores to Hone Writing Skills!

Hartford Class Connections teachers transform a classroom into a cooking class!

by Bernetta Harrell-Snell

Seventh grade English Language Arts and Science students at the STEAMM Academy @ Hartford saw their classrooms transformed into Camp “S’more” Writing campgrounds by Coaches Moir and Straughn.

At Camp S’more Writing, students were required to break down the specific parts of writing through engaging in fun activities. These camp-like activities included Capture the Flag, Fly Swatter Swat as well as reading a “spooky” campfire story.

Using specific evidence to support their argument, students were required to write a multi-paragraph essay on various character traits.

For each section of the essay that was completed correctly, students earned one ticket for one ingredient of a s’more. Once a student earned all of the ingredients to make a s’more they applied what they learned about Thermal Energy from Coach Harder in Science class to create a solar oven so they could cook their s’more. Science classes also demonstrated how thermal energy can cook popcorn in three

This is a thermal energy snack!

different ways. The class investigated three different popcorn machines to determine which one popped using conduction, convection, and radiation. Yummy!

STEAMM students at Camp S’more

Take a Bow! Out-of-School Learning Makes An and Families Impact With Students School Program, and Mentors of Purpose can provide after-hours fun for everyone!

Programs such as 21st Century After

By Charla Malone and Dana Reinhard

There are some amazing things happening in the CCSD 21st Century Community Learning Centers and other out-of-school learning programs all across the district. At STEAMM, students are working on stories of themselves to share during their M.O.P. time, a time when they practice gaining confidence and experience in public speaking. Crenshaw’s 21st Century After-School Program hosted a Family Board Game Night. Parents enjoyed the competition but were also glad to learn about the program! Students from McKinley High School and Early College at Lehman attended the Stark County Library Event featuring Jason Reynolds, #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen books for young people. Reynold’s loved answering questions from our students. The AIM 21st Century after-school program students helped to serve the community by making blankets for children in hospitals.

At Patrick, students are participating in After School Robotics

Davonna Ware takes a bow after her first public speaking session in the M.O.P (Mentors of Purpose) Program.

Enrichment with One Byte at Time - Educational Technology Services. During this program, students use Lego robotics to build various models. They learn to write programs to automate the models, use

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Students at Patrick take on STEM learning through Lego Robotics.

the engineering design process to improve the models, and most of all, HAVE FUN! Over at Cedar, they had a visit from Outback Ray’s Amazing Animal Show during their parent involvement event. The stu-

dents had the opportunity to see and experience live creatures that are not native to our climate, including a variety of exotic animals.

There is so much to see and do outside of the regular school day!

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The Multigenerational Impact of Family Trauma: Learned Behaviors Child & Adolescent Services shares insight and advice.

Mary M. Kreitz, LPC, CDCA

Multigenerational trauma is trauma that is passed down from one generation to the next. Often the people affected by multigenerational trauma aren’t even aware of it. They might describe their lives as difficult, but because it doesn’t fit the typical profile of trauma, they wouldn’t use that word to describe what they’ve experienced.

One way that trauma can be transmitted across generations is through learned behaviors.

Learned Behaviors Human beings are amazing for their ability to learn from experience and from the example of others. For most people parents are one of the greatest influences on our learning.

When a member of the household is struggling with mental health problems and/or addiction the whole family is affected. The person may be unpredictable and inconsistent. It may feel like the whole family is riding on a rollercoaster driven by that one person’s mood. There may be added stress due to financial problems, legal issues, and instability. A child grow-

ing up in this environment may not know anything different. To that child, this is normal.

Parents who have experienced trauma and continue to be negatively impacted by it may perceive the world in disordered ways, which they may then pass on to their children. For example, a parent who experiences high levels of anxiety due to their past traumatic experiences may be overly protective of their children, may discourage trusting others, and may be very restrictive about the types of activities in which they allow their children to engage.

Parents who have experienced trauma and have coped more effectively may pass on different messages to their children. For example, they may teach their children that it is possible to overcome difficult circumstances, may emphasize the importance of helping others who are struggling and may instill their children with a sense of pride in their family’s strength and determination.

Sometimes behaviors that are adaptive for survival in a hostile environment are seen as problematic

Fairmont Learning Center Gets Creative with Activities Barbers, books and basketball are added to the fun!

The Fairmount Learning Center had an eventful week leading up to Spring Break. Three barbers from the program “Books with Barbers” cut boys’ hair on March 15! Students read books to the barber while their hair was being cut, then helped them clean up. Instructional Coach Melissa Romito said, “The students absolutely beamed with confidence after their haircuts.”

when circumstances change, and the behaviors are no longer necessary. For example, a parent who lived through famine or economic depression may have learned that one cannot rely on basic necessities being available, so it is important to keep a stockpile, just in case, and they will likely teach this same strategy to their children.

Other Influences It is important to note here that parents are only one of many influences on our learning. It is possible that children who grow up in dysfunctional households will learn disordered behaviors and perceive them as a normal or even preferable way of being. It is also possible, if those children are exposed to other ways of thinking, other ways of solving problems and meeting needs, and other ways of interacting, that they will make a conscious decision to do things differently.

One important factor that influences children’s learning is the broader culture in which they are raised.

Research has shown that children

as young as preschool will show awareness of societally prescribed biases based on skin color and will assign positive or negative attributions to people based on race.

For example, in their famous “Doll Tests” Kenneth and Mamie Clark found that preschoolers who were presented with a light-skinned doll and a dark-skinned doll were readily able to identify the race of the dolls, and almost all of them reported that they preferred the doll with the lighter skin and assigned more positive characteristics (e.g. pretty, smart, or good) to that doll.

Some of the strongest predictors of resilience include a relationship with a trusted, caring adult who is not a family member, and a sense of belonging to a community. These relationships have the potential to break or buffer multigenerational patterns by exposing young people to positive alternatives, by providing them with a positive identity as a member of the community, and by offering opportunities to witness kindness, compassion, and acceptance.

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The school also had a staff versus student basketball game!

“We have many students who love playing basketball and trying to beat the staff!” said Romito.

Every student participated as a player, scorekeeper, announcer, singer, or cheerleader. Staff and students are looking forward to making this a tradition. The younger students (K-5) won the first game and the older (6-8) students’ game ended in a tie.

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AIM Academy Addresses Community Needs

AIM (Accelerated Innovative Minds) Program proving great minds can change a community beyond the classroom

by Annie Arvidson

The 2021-2022 year began at AIM with a vision toward creating a community of learners that reaches out to those in need. Working with teachers, students, and our newly formed Student Council, the family of AIM Academy decided that each nine weeks we would find a way to reach out to the community and share with those that were hurting or in need.

mas, give games to every child in Kindergarten and first grade, and funded two family events with literacy kits that included a book, an activity, and a snack to bake at home for every child in the building. Officer Sharpe took second and third graders, as well as the After School Program, on the Polar

Express. Ida’s Cafe donated $700 in gift cards, as well as gifts for many children. Haaz Auto Family Foundation donated $3000 to help support entire families on Christmas Morning, and the list just kept going. We received turkeys and food and gifts and the kindness never stopped. We were overwhelmed.

So, while 2021-2022 started with us having a heart to give, the boomerang effect was in full swing. We plan to end the year with two more events that will impact the community but our hearts at AIM are full knowing that our givers are also receivers, and the love we share always comes back to us.

We decided to collect socks for the homeless the first nine weeks, donate to Officer Sharpe and “Be A Better Me” the second nine weeks, collect personal hygiene items for Refuge of Hope the third nine weeks, and the After School Program will be doing a fundraiser for Katie’s Kids during the Bulldog Bonus Days.

All of the events were a huge success and the generosity found within our children and families was overwhelming. We collected over 2000 pairs of socks, donated $2522.91 to “Be A Better Me,” and shared five huge packing boxes of toiletries that included everything from toothbrushes to deodorant to shampoo with Refuge of Hope.

Our students overflowed with kindness and generosity.

And…guess what? It came back to us. As John Templeton said in his famous quote,”kindness comes back like a boomerang to those who are kind,” the kindness came right back to us. From Thanksgiving to Christmas the list of those who walked through the doors at AIM Academy to share generously with our students was long and abundant.

New Home Church donated coats, hats, gloves, and a monetary donation that allowed us to purchase gifts for over 40 children at Christ“Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly.” - Ronald Reagan.

Mentors Serve Patrick Scholars @ Captain’s Table Community members use games to teach Patrick Elementary Scholars how to develop social skills.

By Nikki Bush

Patrick Scholars engage in monthly mentorship group sessions in our Captain’s Table. Community members interact with our scholars through intentional games that revolve around The 40 Developmental Assets. The 40 Developmental Assets target social-emotional needs and social skills to assist our youth in becoming their best selves. Our scholars and mentors converse over lunch for optimal growth and development. Thanks to our school counselors Courtney Dunlap and Theresa Barbato for all of their hard work and effort to organize this dynamic program for our Patrick Scholars.

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Students Collaborate With The University of Wisconsin to Explore Racial Opportunity Gaps The Minority Student Action Network (MSAN) facilitates virtual meetings with students.

The district is participating in the MSAN (Minority Student Action Network) Intersectional Social Justice Collaborative for middle and high school students.

MSAN districts have student populations between 3,000 and 33,000 and are most often located in well-established first-ring suburbs or small/mid-size cities.

Sixteen students were invited to attend monthly virtual meetings facilitated by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s MSAN, a national coalition of multiracial school districts that have come together to understand and eliminate racial opportunity gaps that persist in their schools.

Across MSAN districts, disparities on an array of achievement data demonstrate wide gaps in performance across students from diverse racial, ethnic, and linguistic backgrounds. MSAN districts are asked to work collaboratively to conduct and publish research,

analyze policies, share promising practices, and lift up student voices in pursuit of the Network’s mission.

As part of MSAN’s goal to create opportunities for students to guide the work of the organization, our 16 students are exploring a number of topics with professors and experts. The year of study ends in April with a Social Justice Collaborative Poster Fair where all the districts will display a presentation.

Participating students and advisors are: Crenshaw: Javier Moore - 7th Amena Juma - 8th Tiana Walker - Advisor Early College Middle School: Rashel Valladares 7th Isaiah Horn 8th Sommer Mayberry - Advisor STEAMM Academy: Jocara Ballard - 7thh Abby Jackson - 8th Diana Kiriakou - Advisor McKinley: Alex Vazquez - 10th Arabella Brown - 12th Elizabeth Pastor - 9th Jalen Peterson - 11th Kenya Howard - 12th Selina Bowen - 10th Mariah McClain - 9th Santa Pastor - 9th Symara Williams - 12th Mariah Green - Advisor

Technology Resource Teachers Shine for Their Colleagues at Workshop TRTs collaborate on technology integration in the classroom.

By Lynn Rudd, Curriculum Specialist

Last month, middle and high school teachers participated in a professional development day that focused mainly on technology integration. Teachers were able to choose what sessions they wanted to attend throughout the day in a conference/ workshop type of format.

Our new district Technology Resource Teachers were instrumental in designing and executing the day. The Technology Resource Teacher position was a position provided by the Design for Excellence plan. To begin designing the day, the TRTs were invited to share topics, tools, and resources for teachers. The input of the TRTs came from their many conversations as they support classroom teachers and their technology integration into instruction. The TRTs, along with other district technology specialists such as Carolyn Lindensmith & Aaron Hartzler and

our district Instructional Coaches, developed a list of presentation ideas, and then they volunteered to lead certain topics within those ideas.

It was a powerful day of learning as these technology teachers shared their expertise with other teachers. Sessions that ranged from utilizing the resource Blooket, to using MAP data, to designing digital escape rooms, to using a range of Google Extensions and Translation Features were offered to teachers. Everyone learned from each other and gained practical insights into building more technology and student engagement into their instruction.

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Bulldog Virtual Academy Students Awarded

Students and their families enjoyed burgers, chips, pasta salad, and a wonderful salad bar prepared by Chef Erik Escola and the culinary students. In addition to the wonderful meal, BVA students were also introduced to many of the CTE programs available to them at both the Main Campus and Timken Career Center.

Preschool Registration Is Open NOW @ Schreiber!

The Early Learning Center @ Schreiber is a great place for your child to start!

Successful learning on a virtual platform requires independent learners who are self-disciplined and self-motivated. The majority of the students’ learning occurs autonomously with the BVA teaching team providing support both in-person and remotely through Google Meets.

These twenty-eight students are role-model independent learners who succeeded in completing all of their first semester courses with high scores. The entire BVA staff applauds them and looks forward to celebrating with our graduating seniors on May 24th!

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Superintendent Jeff Talbert: Big Things Happening

students will be on summer break before we know it, but for me and many of my colleagues, the wheels keep turning. That means we are deep in the planning for the next school year and even further into the future.

Parents and students, please make sure you are registered as we are already working on our building schedules.

Finally, as the weather breaks, a reminder to our community to watch out for our children as they get back outside to play. Come out and watch our spring athletes. Their schedules are included in this issue.

CCSD Preschool registration for the 22-23 school year has opened!

Early childhood is the most critical phase of human development.

This school year we launched the Early Learning Center @ Schreiber and the year has proven to be a positive, high-quality learning experience for our littlest learners.

The Center is “play-based” incorporating pre-academics to help students become school ready. A heavy emphasis is placed on the development of social-emotional needs, including being able to get along and cooperate with others, managing strong feelings, focused attention, and persisting at challenging tasks.

We offer half and full-day programming that includes the following: • Affordable programming (in most cases, it is free, with the max being $1.50 per day) • Degreed teachers and amazing Education Assistants in every classroom • Transportation (if over a onemile radius from the Center) • Breakfast and Lunch • Implementation of the Ohio Early Learning Standards • Exposure to the Arts (visual, dance, drama, and music) • Mental Health Services • AND MORE!

The early years are a critical time when brain development creates the foundation for future intellectual, emotional, social, and physical development. Like building a new house, establishing a strong foundation will determine the likelihood of success in the development, learning, and behaviors that follow. To register your child for preschool, feel free to contact our office at 330-5803033 to receive further information and learn how you can receive a registration packet. You may also email olbon_l@ccsdistrict.org to have one emailed to you (you will need to print out the packet to complete it). Our program fills up quickly and is based on first come. We look forward to hearing from you!

Once again, thank you to all of our Canton City families and community members for your partnership in guiding the future of our city.

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Meet Cedar’s New Technology Resource Teacher Mrs. Morriah Harp helps teachers, parents and students integrate technology into the classroom and beyond!

By Ronda Tomovcik

concepts; such as number sense, patterns, and counting; in a fun and interactive manner.

In First Grade, students are focusing on their keyboarding skills.

They are applying those keyboarding skills while typing basic sentences using Pages, Google Docs, etc. Our first graders also learned how to identify “just right” websites and apps.

Mrs. Morriah Harp, her husband Ryan, and children; Landon and Grace.

Mrs. Harp is not new to Cedar, however, she is new to her role as a Technology Resource Teacher (TRT). Mrs. Harp is a 12-year veteran of the Canton City School District, serving the students at Cedar for the past seven years. Mrs. Harp’s role as a TRT is to provide leadership and instruction in the integration of technology into daily classroom practices, a role that she has more than fulfilled daily.

Throughout her day, Mrs. Harp coplans, co-teaches, and coaches the teachers at Cedar about the integration of technology. She provides them with curricular support, professional development, and models how to utilize online curricular resources within daily instruction. She does an amazing job at researching and sharing technology resources that enhance daily instruction. Mrs. Harp’s knowledge and skillset have helped our staff tremendously, especially when technology becomes challenging. More importantly, Mrs. Harp has shown our staff how students can take their technology

to the next level for more than just apps, videos, and keyboarding.

However, those are the fundamentals she starts with when working with the students.

Mrs. Harp works with all students in all grade levels weekly, teaching students how to properly use their iPads to enhance their learning.

Here are some of the amazing technology skills our students are learning this year, thanks to Mrs. Harp’s expertise: In Kindergarten, Mrs. Harp’s number one priority is to teach our students how to be safe when they are online. The internet can be a risky place to visit, especially when not at school. Students have learned the warning signs for dangerous things and how to avoid them. Students are also taught how to navigate the many aspects of the iPad, such as independently opening an app or assignment upon adult request. Students also use an educational app called SeeSaw that allows Mrs. Harp to reinforce math

In Second Grade, students continue to improve their keyboard skills through their daily iPad use. They also are learning how to insert pictures, shapes, and text boxes into Keynote and Google Slides by using an app called Class Kick. Students will be learning how to use Apple’s Clips app, a fun app that allows students to make and edit short videos. Second graders also are learning about coding, which allows students to create digital media such as animated pictures, video games, and websites.

In Third Grade, our students have engaged in activities that have allowed them to understand that the internet allows people to “visit” far away places while sitting in their classrooms or homes through virtual field trips or meetings. Third Grade students learn more advanced technology skills such as: splitting their screen, how to use the toolbar to highlight or record notes, searching the web and inserting an image, and copying and pasting to format a Google Doc. Students are currently working on creating presentations in Keynote or Google Slides. They will end the year learning how to use Flipgrid.

Flipgrid is a video discussion platform that helps educators see and hear from every student in the class and foster a fun and supportive social learning environment.

Mrs. Harp’s tips for using Technology at Home: Parents, if you are looking for some additional resources to enrich your child’s learning at home, check out these websites: • National Geographic Kids: From “Weird But True” facts to games and quizzes, the National Geographic Kids’ site is a dream for science-loving kids. kids.nationalgeographic.com • Study Jams will help your child remember facts related to topics ranging from division to the water cycle with music, so if your child learns better through songs and rhymes, check it out. studyjams.scholastic.com • FREE Virtual Field Trips: These virtual field trips allow students to experience locations around the world from the comfort of home.

Several websites offer many locations to choose from, each with its own educational experience.

From the Louvre to the International Space Station, your athome students won’t be bored!

• CoolMath4Kids: Kids learn how to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and create fractions with the use of games and puzzles. www.coolmath4kids.com • PBS Kids: Popular characters from educational TV shows engage students in themed learning activities.

• Lego.com: A free, fun, interactive site for Lego enthusiasts.

• Pottstown Regional Public Library’s “Little Library”: A virtual toddler storytime room that includes over 40 interactive themed rooms. pottstownregionalpubliclibrary.org/

Meet The Amazing Drivers Who Train the Drivers!

By Nicole Kiser, Transportation Supervisor

OBI is an acronym for On-Board Instructor. In the school transportation realm, these individuals are responsible for teaching and training all new drivers to obtain their Class B CDL license and Ohio School Bus Certificate. Training someone to be a bus driver is no easy task!

A 100 point pre-trip inspection of the school bus must be recited by memory and performed in under 30 minutes. Drivers must pass a CDL skills test that evaluates parking, docking, and backing the school bus, followed by a 90-min-

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ute road test involving student loading and unloading, railroad crossing procedures, and emergency pullovers. Training a new driver from start to finish takes a minimum of six weeks. The Canton City School District Transportation Department currently has four instructors on staff. These ladies have over 93 years of combined school bus driving experience with our district! They have an impeccable training record meaning if we take someone to test…they pass the first time! This year alone

these professionals have trained and licensed over 15 new drivers.

Most districts in Stark County only

license a few drivers per year. We are very proud of our amazing training team. Way to go trainers!

Claudia Cheviron, Patty Eagon, Jean Eldred & Megan Slagle

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PBIS Rewards and Incentives @ Clarendon

Clarendon students have been earning their way to fun celebrations through Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports!

By Nikki Herberghs

In January, Students who demonstrated BARK (see pg. 24) rules consistently were surprised with a golden ticket to see and interact with Ohio birds of prey. And, It just so happens, the sun was shining that day! Students sat in the beautiful sunshine with a warm cup of hot cocoa while enjoying learning some science. Attendees learned about Ohio birds of prey and met Stark Parks ambassador animals, including a falcon, hawks, and owls. The presenters highlighted the unique qualities and habits of some of Ohio’s birds of prey.

Did you know Ohio raptors have unique attributes which help them to survive? Thanks to Stark Parks for

partnering up with our Clarendon leaders for a great afternoon of new experiences!

Headed into February, students at Clarendon worked hard to end the month with a celebration of dancing, singing and fun. Through the thoughtful donation of RAF DJ Services, the students were able to dance the afternoon away! They snapped pictures in the professional photo booth by PureEvents Group, had their faces painted by Miss H, and limboed with Mrs. Fete and Ms. Miles. All of the teachers and staff brought their

best dance moves and celebrated alongside our Clarendon Bulldogs!

Fun was had by all during the raffles where students had a chance to win new books, treats, and other

We’re Raising Rock Star Readers @ Gibbs Older students help new readers excel.

By Erika Irwin

library in the comfort of home. On virtual learning days, students have the ability to read and discover new books.

Reading is a vital part of our day at Gibbs. Every student has a 120-minute block of reading instruction using our LETRS learning routines. Every student also has PAWS time which is a 30-minute block where students receive reading instruction based on their specific needs. This is a specialized class period in which students are provided interventions in small groups.

Young students are encouraged to use the comforts of the school library and the simplicity of the digital library.

We love reading at Gibbs! In fact, we just spent an entire week celebrating Right to Read Week. We had many exciting themed days, a daily school-wide read-aloud on Google Meet, and many community members who served as guest readers at Gibbs.

Our school has a large library that is filled with many wonderful books for students to read. The library is a cozy setting with reading spots for all students to enjoy. Students have library time as part of their specials schedule.

Miss Esha is the face of our Gibb’s library. Miss Esha teaches skills to

help students navigate the library.

There are grade-level specific lessons that are taught to support students with reading. There have been many collaboration projects with the teachers and the library this year. One example of using the library to supplement content learning is a third-grade partnership where students had the opportunity to research and create a timeline for Black History Month.

An aspect of the school library that is a wonderful addition for students is access to the digital library page.

All students in grades kindergarten to third have access on their school

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iPad to an application called Clever. Students are able to log in during iPad time, at home, and during free time. Students have access to books that are able to be read aloud.

For the month of February, there are digital pages that have at least 100 books that are free to listen to and view. Miss Esha has designed her library page to have winter-themed books, Groundhog Day, Black History Month, Valentine’s Day, and President’s Day. The library site is an amazing opportunity for all Gibbs students to be able to have access to a digital

A new and exciting program that has just begun is our Reading Buddy Program. Kindergarten students have the opportunity to sit and read in the classroom with a thirdgrade buddy. The kindergarten students have a story read and discussed with them, and the thirdgrade students are able to be big buddies to younger students and learn leadership skills under the guidance of their teachers.

There are many ways that you can support your students at home with reading. Try asking your child what book they checked out from the library this week and ask them to summarize it with you. You can also have students log into the Clever app and enjoy an exciting book that your student chooses.

We are very excited to have so many wonderful ways to encourage students to enjoy reading!

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Former Bulldog Inspires Readers @ HARTER! Several initiatives promote literacy.

By Kathy Kisha-Wise

We have been busy sharpening our reading skills at Harter, and the community has been a huge support to make that happen!

In November, Dr. Abdullah, who is an alumnus of Harter and Canton McKinley, came to speak to our third graders and presented a reading challenge. Students had to read ten minutes daily and answer comprehension questions on the EPIC Digital Library app. These students had a combined total of 1,144 BOOKS read! Dr. Abdullah treated all the students who met the challenge with lunch from Chick-fil-A and sent a special message to inspire them to continue to read. The “You can get there from here” message left an impact on our students reminding them that Dr. Abdullah started as a Bulldog and, THROUGH READING, he has accomplished great things!

Canton’s own Malone University has partnered with Harter school for KinderBuddies. Malone University students are paired up with some of our Kindergarten scholars to practice early literacy skills that lead to becoming successful readers.

To celebrate “Read Across America”, we partnered with the Canton Prosecutor’s Office. Staff from the Prosecutor’s Office came to Harter to read to all of our learners. We

Dr. Abdullah inspires 3rd graders to begin their journey of success by reading.

are grateful to Mr. Kyle Stone, Mr. Jak Taylor, Mr. Jim Knight, Mrs. Christian Turner, Mr. Dan Petricini, Mr. Richie Harper, and Mr. Jeff King and (of course) McGruff, for coming out to read! They stressed the importance of reading as they took time out of their busy schedules to read to us from some of our favorite authors.

In addition, Our After School Program led us in a Virtual Family Event to encourage reading, creativity, and family involvement.Students in the After School Program read “How to Catch a Leprechaun”

and built traps that they presented to the families during our virtual event. Families that signed up received a copy of the book, a catch a leprechaun starter kit, complete with Leprechaun-wear and supplies to build a trap! Students were then asked to use their creativity to create their own trap at home to try and catch the Leprechaun! Parents took pictures and are adding photos of their traps to a “How to Catch a Leprechaun” Jamboard on ParentSquare.

At Harter, we are BULLDOG READERS!!

Community Members from the Prosecutor’s Office spread the love of reading to Harter students.

NFL Hall of Famer Anthony Munoz Visits Crenshaw for “No One Eats Alone” Day

By Jolinda Seiple

Crenshaw had an awesome opportunity with the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Beyond Differences to participate in “No One Eats Alone” Day. Twelve students were part of a filmed promotion for the program with Hall of Famer and former Bengal, Anthony Munoz. A partnership between the Hall of Fame Production Team, Beyond Differences, and Buckeye Ohio brought the plan together.

The Beyond Differences program works to end social isolation and help students embrace differences, promoting a positive school culture. The goal is to make all kids feel included, valued, and accepted by their peers. All Crenshaw students had the opportunity to participate in the program which teaches students about making friends and creating a sense of belonging. The program includes games, activities, and discussions on making connections and friendships throughout the school. Look for our promo coming soon!

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Bulldog Virtual Academy @ Mason Stays Busy at Home and School!

BVA @ MASON (K-8) BVA is a GREAT Place to Be!

By Nikki Cebula

Lots of great things are happening at the Bulldog Virtual Academy @ Mason! Not only do we have the best students and teachers in the city, but we have the best parents.

Since we last updated everyone, so much has happened! Santa Claus visited us for Polar Express! This was so fun - our kids came into the building and enjoyed pizza, crafts, cookies, dancing, and a movie. Our parents and community partners made this happen for us and we could not have had a better time.

We have also enjoyed more LEVEL UP days, where we not only get to do fun activities with the students, but we love visiting them at home

on those days. Mrs. Crites started some social clubs for kids so that they can enjoy making friends. We are also so proud of our students and their academics.

For black history month, each classroom provided the school with our taped morning announcements that highlighted a famous Black American. There was a lot of great information, interesting people, and our kids enjoyed the research. In math, we are looking forward to our three Mathletes participating in the upcoming Stark County Math Tournament: Landrea, Caelyn, and Aiden.

We know they will make us proud.

The BVA is a great place to be!

Students enjoy fun activities on Level Up days.

Virtual celebration of Students of the Month.

McGregor PBIS is Going Strong!

Positive behavior is rewarded!

By Angela Seders

McGregor’s PBIS Team continues to build a strong foundation with our Tier 1. As part of our Tier 1 PBIS Foundation at McGregor we have implemented daily class meetings in all of our classrooms.

Our Class Meetings focus on our District BARK (see pg. 24) expectations as well as current Blitz areas in the building and Social Emotional Learning Lessons. This start to our days sets a positive tone and encourages students to be their best version of themselves!

Another piece to our Tier 1 PBIS Initiative is a school store! All classrooms take their students to shop weekly according to their Class Dojo percentages. We have some awesome items available to reward our students for their great behavior.

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Lastly, another component to McGregor’s PBIS foundation is our incentive events. Students have the ability to earn these large events based upon attendance, Class Dojo percentages, and not having office referrals. In February we hosted a Valentine’s Dance for our students and an amazing time was had by all!

Our PBIS team does a fantastic job of planning and providing clear expectations for students and also making the climate of the building a fun place to be. Stay tuned for more as we enter the Spring Months!

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Welcome to Belle Stone’s Bulldog Shop!

By Amy Konigsberger

The Belle Stone Bulldog Shop is a special store that opens once a month. Students earn Bulldog Bucks by following our BARK Expectations: B - Be Prepared, A - Act Responsibly, R - Respect Self and Others, and K - Keep Learning.

Students recite these expectations during announcements each morning. Teachers talk about what this looks like and sounds like in the classroom, hallways, restrooms, and on the playground.

When staff members see students demonstrate these expectations, they award Bulldog Bucks to use at the Bulldog Shop. Children can buy snacks, pop-its, yo-yo’s, whistles, games, and gadgets. Kindergartener Aiden Law said he earned his Bucks by “being good in class, being quiet in the restroom, and just, you know, being nice to people.” He purchased a skeleton ring and a PizzaMan tattoo from the Bulldog Store. He can’t wait until it opens again!

First-grader Ferao McDonald said he loves the Bulldog Shop! He picked out a stuffed monkey and a dinosaur toy. When asked how he earned his Bulldog Bucks, Ferao

said he listens and does what he’s supposed to do.

“Next time,” says Ferao, “I’m going to buy the Turtle and a Ring Pop. I’m already saving up and earning more!”

Rylee McMasters used her Bulldog Bucks to get a Pop-It bracelet for herself and a porcelain doll for her sister. She says “Every time my teacher gives out green Dojo points, we earn Bulldog Bucks. It is fun to go to the Bulldog shop with my class and buy the prizes I like.”

She’s not sure what she’ll get next time, “because there’s so much to choose from!”

First grade students spend their Bulldog Bucks.

Rylee McMasters and Madison Kirby show off pop-it bracelets they purchased.

Caring And Serving Together: A Great CAST @ Youtz!

By Brennen Endres

C.A.S.T. stands for Caring and Serving Together. This group is truly caring for and serving Youtz.

Spearheaded by our own building secretary, Lori Gavin, and Taylor McCarthy, along with seven Youtz C.A.S.T. members, they are serving others during our after-school program. The group tries to meet every two weeks. They like to come together to give back and serve both our community and our school. These students’ enthusiasm is so wonderful that they would like to meet several times a week if they could! Our 2021-2022 Youtz C.A.S.T. members are Rosa Miguel Tomas, Thomas Bremner, Yadriannys Ortiz Betancourt, Makenna Anderson, Leah Jennings, Elegance Flory, and Mariah Ingram.

During one meeting, they will be making colorful and uplifting placemats for the Refuge of Hope’s Easter Dinner. They helped the Refuge of Hope at Christmastime and decorated Christmas cookies as a treat and a little bit of “home” for the people staying there.

Members also made fleece blankets and put together cookie mix in a Mason jar for The Children’s Toy Fund.

This organization helps brighten the day for children who are in the hospital or foster care.

C.A.S.T. has been blessed to have formed some great community partnerships in Canton. During the 2021-2022 school year, projects have included helping several types of organizations.

To help celebrate National School Counselor Week, the group made beautiful thank you cards and signs for each of our counselors to show our appreciation for everything they do for Youtz students, staff, and parents.

One week, C.A.S.T. did their part and helped the Boy Scouts put together bags for the Basketry Merit Badge. Mr. Gavin, Program Director, also shared with the group a little information about the Boy Scouts and camp.

What is more fun than helping and serving others while making a huge mess of flour or glue or scraps of paper! The Youtz C.A.S.T. kids have huge hearts and are eager to help make the world a better place.

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Students in the after-school program are learning the impact of community service.

Members are (front) Taylor McCarthy with advisor Lori Gavin, and (back, left to right) Adriannys Ortiz Betancourt, Thomas Bremner, Mariah Ingram, Elegance Flory, Rosa Miguel Tomas, Makenna Anderson, and (seated) Leah Jennings.

The group likes to come together to give back and serve both in our school and our community. They are part of a larger group. There are also C.A.S.T. groups at ECHS, McKinley High School, AIM Academy, Central Catholic, and Claymont High School. Due to COVID

restrictions, we have all had to be creative and do our best to still serve, but in a safe environment.

As one of the founders of C.A.S.T., Rhonda Sypek, always says – “many the hands make light work.”

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Literacy Comes Alive @ Worley Elementary Students enjoy guest readers.

The National Education Association started “National Read Across America Day” in 1998 to get children excited about books. It happens every year on March 2, to honor Dr. Seuss’ birthday.

Worley Elementary students kicked off Read Across America Day on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, with guest readers, a book giveaway, and a special visit from Pup the Dog. “Each year, during Read Across America Day, we have the great opportunity to bring in volunteer readers that get to share their love of reading with our students in grades K-6,” said Halli Clevenger, Literacy/Numeracy Teacher at Worley Elementary. This is something our school community has always looked forward to, but this year staff and students seemed extra enthusiastic as we were able to bring Brenda Allen from Molina Healthcare, Stephanie Nunez, and John Long both of The Fatherhood Coalition to share some of their favorite children’s books and we watched as they spent time bringing the characters to life for our youngest readers.

Teachers have dedicated time each day to read some of their favorite books and engage students as they share information about the authors and illustrators. Students were excited to be able to participate in the spirit of Right to Read Week by participating in each day’s reading theme which was chosen to promote literacy by increasing the number of reading opportunities each day.

Here at Worley, we believe in the power that reading has to transform lives and open our minds to all of life’s possibilities. Worley Elementary was especially excited to share our students with our guest readers and hope that our students will continue to set aside time for reading at home every day.

“This year just feels so great to be able to celebrate our students becoming true readers as their skills have been growing strong all school year long,” said Principal Renee Brown of this year’s kickoff event.

At Worley, teachers spend the next week after the kickoff event sharing their enthusiasm for reading with fun events planned that continue to build on the excitement of the kickoff event as we head straight into Right to Read Week.

Brenda Allen from Molina Healthcare shared a treasure with Mrs. Kirby-Kulma’s Kindergarten Class.

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EARLY COLLEGE Middle School @ Lehman

By Troy Russell

It is hard to believe that we are almost three-quarters of the way through the school year. It seems like we just started the year. This is a great time to reflect on how far we have come and to celebrate our students’ accomplishments. In February we celebrated our first annual Semester Awards Assembly.

This assembly is to recognize students who demonstrated academic excellence during the entire first semester. As a middle school, we had 49 seventh and eighth-grade students who maintained a GPA of 3.49-3.00 for the first semester. We had 34 students who maintained a 3.99-3.50 GPA for the first semester.

Lastly, we had 10 students who maintained a 4.0 GPA for the entire first semester. The 7th and 8thgrade teaching teams also recognized students in their respective classes. I look forward to continuing this tradition and being able to invite parents in the future.

Next up we had six students who were chosen to represent ECMS in a statewide writing competition spon-

sored by the Ohio Attorney General’s office called Do the Write Thing.

All ECMS students wrote essays and it was very hard to narrow it down to six to represent ECMS. ECMS would like to congratulate Alex Ketchum ​​ for being chosen to represent the Canton City School District. His essay will be published in a book by the Attorney General’s office.

I would also like to highlight the hard work of the ECMS Academic Challenge team. Our 7th grade social studies teacher Mr. Cole has been preparing our students to compete. Our first match occurred in February and the team got backto-back wins against Marlington and our westerly rivals the Massillon Tigers. So excited to see their progress throughout the season.

Lastly, I would like to give a huge shout-out to all ECMS students for working hard during the winter MAP testing. As a reward students who showed growth in ELA, Math, and Science attended an incentive dance on March 4th. We had over

90 students who demonstrated growth in all three. I would like to continue to encourage students to keep working hard. We have state testing coming up after spring break. So students keep up the hard work and as always Go Pups!

ECMS Academic Challenge Team: Floor: Jace Anderson Seated: Jaylen Sangarie, Nathan Wilkerson, Aiden Willaman Standing: Ali Abusniena Benjamin Willis, Henry Snyder, Andrew Parker, Iyana McCoy, Olivia Hershberger, Preston Tredway, and Violet Rhoads.

EARLY COLLEGE High School @ Lehman

By Ken Brunner

Early College High School hosted the Applicant Processing Day on February 12th for 8th-grade students that were interested in Early College as their choice school.

We processed 145 student applicants. Students that filled out the online application or picked Early College as a choice school were invited to come to Lehman to complete the application process.

Thanks to our student volunteers, community volunteers, and our school staff we were able to get all students processed.

The groups were split into two teams. When the students arrived, they were greeted by our student volunteers and were directed to the cafeteria for a 30-minute presentation about the program and their schedule for the event. Students were taken to their room for an interview by a two-panel team.

Finally, they took an SEL survey and were released to go home. It was an eventful day.

• Class of 2025 had 40% make the honor roll and 16% make the merit roll.

Honor and Merit roll students recognized for Semester Achievement

• Class of 2024 had 46% make the honor roll and 13% make the merit roll

Early College High School hosted an awards assembly to recognize students that made the honor and merit roll. The assembly was broken down into three ceremonies according to the student grade band. The senior class was split into three groups based on their college schedule.

• Class of 2023 had 61% make the honor roll and 16% make the merit roll

Students were able to walk across the school stage and receive their certificate of achievement.

Here are the number of Honor and Merit roll recipients: • Grades 9-12 combined (honor roll - 198 students. Merit roll - 59 students)

• Class of 2022 had 58% make the honor roll and 16% make the merit roll Students were also treated to an ice cream social thanks to the Early College PBIS team.

C.A.M.P. Apllicants Tenth-grade students were invited to hear about the CAMP (CAST Apprenticeship and Mentorship Program).

Honor and Merit roll students recognized for Semester Achievement.

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C.A.M.P. is designed to offer students a comprehensive business training and development program. We are committed to supporting the Early College vision of “College Ready” and “Career Ready.”

The goal of CAMP is to provide students who exhibit talent and desire to succeed, a significant competitive advantage for employment and/or higher education Each year the CAMP program seeks out 10th graders that are interested in this excellent opportunity to take advantage of a Career Ready pathway with a support system created by program director and creator, Tom Venturella.

April 2022

SCHOOL BEAT

CTE Students Mentor Middle School Counterparts

By Suzanne Harding

Jen Eberle and the students in her advanced media course at Crenshaw Middle School spent a day working with McKinley High School senior-level CTE broadcast media students and their teacher Jaclyn Power in the TV 11 studios. The Crenshaw students participated in behind-the-scenes work for our Bulldog Nation Sports show. After working in the lab, they were able to view some of the projects the seniors have worked on during their career in the media courses

at the high school level. The eighth-graders were then a part of “This Week in Canton City Schools” as both on-set guests and behindthe-scenes tech operators, working closely with the high school broadcast media students. Senior-level media students offered advice not only in this career field, but also in preparing them for their own journey into high school next fall.

Mrs. Eberle and her student work on the set of CCSTV11.

Bringing Students and Community Together!

McKinley High School Interact Club

By Suzanne Harding

On top of their weekly after-school meetings, McKinley’s Interact Club, whose motto is “Service Above Self,” has been busy with several projects this winter.

In November, student members helped organize and prepare the Christ Presbyterian Church’s Food Ministry for their Christmas giveaway. As an ongoing winter activity students have been creating watercolor cards for various nursing home residents.

Club members also organized a fundraiser for new Interact T-shirts.

The McKinley Interact club was able to raise over $500 selling

Valentine’s Day Candy Grams! Students have also been participating in after-school workshops strengthening their leadership skills.

A few of their future activities include teaming up with Canton Rotarians in an Ohio-wide Rotary service project to help make blankets for children in foster care in Ohio.

Also, on April 25th, students will help Canton’s First Ladies National Library clean up their park and outdoor areas. Students are excited to participate in an outdoor clean-up that fits perfectly between Earth Day on April 22nd and Global Youth Service Day on April 29th!

Members of the Interact Club, Hannah Moreland, Ahlia Bell, Avontae Cavett, and Bri’Anna Stovall sold Candy Grams for Valentine’s Day.

McKinley eSports Team Wraps up the Fall Major

By Tyler Smith

After competing in the High School eSports League’s Fall Major, the Varsity Rocket League, Valorant, and Minecraft teams came closer than they ever have to qualifying for the playoffs.

Out of more than 700 teams competing in each game respectively, Varsity Minecraft player Raeden Piatt placed the highest, ranked 170th nationally. Another very notable achievement was that the Varsity Rocket League Team finished their season ranked 249th nationally. In their very first season, the Varsity Valorant Team set their baseline and hopes to improve next season.

As the coach of this young team, I was very impressed with their performance this season. Even though we didn’t make the playoffs, it’s only our third season ever, and they have consistently shown improvement since we have started. I am so proud of them for their dedication

because they practice so much and they work together to help each other improve. I am certain that when the Spring Major starts, they will perform even better.

With the addition of several new members, the Spring season has been off to a very promising start for the team. Currently, there are now 30 active players competing across nine different McKinley teams in three separate games.

The Varsity Valorant Team currently ranks sixth in the nation, outranking over 580 teams! The Varsity Rocket League Team also placed very well, coming out of preseason ranked 44th in the country. The teams are hopeful for playoff spots in April, so tune in to the Twitch.tv stream of each match, Tuesday-Friday at 4pm at McKinley_eSports to follow the action!

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Pictured (left to right): Coach Tyler Smith, Team Captain Damarcus Brown, Jaimar White, Daniel Diaz, Ryan Villard, William Cakanic, and Elijah Conner.

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TEAM SPIRIT

Tennis Boys Varsity Date

Start

Site

Type

04/06/2022 4:00 PM 6:00 PM A GlenOak High School

GlenOak High School GlenOak Tennis Courts

Non-League

04/07/2022 4:15 PM 6:15 PM H Chippewa JR/SR HS

Weis Park Harvard Courts

League

04/08/2022 4:15 PM 5:15 PM A Marlington High School

Marlington High School Tennis Courts

League

04/11/2022 4:15 PM 6:15 PM H

Alliance High Schooll Middle Schoo

Weis Park Harvard Courts

Non-League

04/12/2022 4:15 PM 6:15 PM H

Coventry High School Middle School

Weis Park Harvard Courts

Non-League

04/14/2022 4:15 PM 6:15 PM A Triway HS/MS

Triway HS/MS Tennis Courts Behind Triway Jr High

League

04/18/2022 4:30 PM 7:00 PM A Hiland High School (Berlin)

Hiland High School (Berlin) Tennis Courts

League

04/21/2022 4:15 PM 6:15 PM H

Weis Park Harvard Courts

Non-League

04/22/2022 4:30 PM 6:30 PM A Green HS/MS - Uniontown

Green Memorial Stadium Green Tennis Courts

League

04/25/2022 4:15 PM 6:15 PM H Canton South High School

Weis Park Harvard Courts

Non-League

04/26/2022 4:30 PM 5:30 PM A

North Canton Hoover HS/MS Tennis Courts

League

04/29/2022 TBA TBA H TBA

Weis Park Harvard Courts

League

04/30/2022 9:00 AM A

Federal League Tournament

Jackson Community Courts Jackson Community Courts

Tournament

05/03/2022

Field High School

Weis Park Harvard Courts

Non-League

05/05/2022 4:30 PM 6:30 PM A Claymont High School

Claymont Stadium Tennis Courts

Non-League

05/06/2022 5:00 PM 6:30 PM A

Ravenna High School Tennis Courts

Non-League

4:15 PM

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6:15 PM

H/A Opponent/Title

H

Massillon Washington High School

North Canton Hoover HS/MS

Ravenna High School/ Brown Middle School

Swimming

By Scott Trahey

This season was about resetting ourselves and being flexible. The students were getting to know me and vice-versa. We have a small, solid core of young swimmers and they are a great foundation with which to build a winning program. We really started to gel together in the month of January. Swimmers began to swim much faster times and get more team-spirited.

The students worked extremely hard this year and many students swam their lifetime best races in the State Sectional Meet. We had one athlete, Danielle Ketler, make it to Districts this year in the 500 freestyle. Next year we hope to need a bus for all the students advancing in the State Tournaments. Both Girls and Boys teams finished with a record of 1-11.

Joan Rehfus Earns Wirthwein Award

Track - Outdoor Boys Varsity Date

Start

End

H/A Opponent/Title

Site

Type

03/29/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H Perry High School-Massillon Don Scott Field

Don Scott

League

04/05/2022 4:30 PM 6:30 PM A Massillon Washington

Massillon Middle School Massillon Junior High Athletic Complex

Non-League

04/09/2022 9:00 AM A Dave Clegg Invitational

North Canton Hoover HS/MS Tournament N.C. Memorial Stadium

04/12/2022 4:30 PM 7:30 PM A Green HS/MS - Uniontown

Green Memorial Stadium Green Memorial Stadium

League

04/15/2022 4:00 PM 9:00 PM A

Boys Tornado Relays (8 Participants)

Crater Stadium Crater Stadium

Non-League

04/16/2022 9:00 AM 2:30 PM A

Golden Eagle Elite Invitational (18 Participants)

GlenOak High School Bob Commings Field

Non-League

04/19/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H Jackson High School Massillon

Don Scott Field Don Scott

League

04/23/2022 9:00 AM 9:30 AM A

Perry High School-Massillon Perry Soccer/ Track Stadium

Non-League

04/26/2022 4:30 PM 7:30 PM A Uniontown Lake HS/MS

Uniontown Lake HS/MS Lake Blue Streak Stadium

League

04/28/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H North Canton Hoover

HS/MS

Don Scott Field Don Scott

League

04/29/2022 4:00 PM 4:30 PM A

Perry High School-Massillon Perry Soccer/ Track Stadium

Non-League

05/03/2022 5:00 PM 8:00 PM A GlenOak High School

GlenOak High School Bob Commings Field

League

05/06/2022 4:30 PM 7:30 PM A

Jackson HS-Massillon Rick Neitzelt Stadium

Non-League

Stark County Track and Field Championships (19 Participants)

Perry 9th-10th Grade Meet (11 Participants)

Boys/Girls 8 team Meet (7 Participants)

05/13/2022 5:00 PM 7:30 PM A Federal League Track & Field Perry High School-Massillon

Championship (6 Participants) Perry Soccer/ Track Stadium

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League

The Ohio High School Swim Coaches Association recognized Joan Rehfus with the 2022 Wirthwein Award for her outstanding work and contributions to Ohio high school swimming.

The association annually recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding contribution Pictured with Joan is Rob to aquatics in the state Johnson, President of the of Ohio. Individuals are Ohio High School Swim nominated by associaCoaches Association. tion members and may represent Ohio swimming and diving in any number of ways—coach, official, or supporter.

Joan has supported Ohio high school swimming for years in a variety of roles, including her most recent role as the State Swimming and Diving Tournament Manager at C.T. Branin Natatorium. She helps ensure that the Ohio meet is the greatest high school meet in the country!

April 2022

TEAM SPIRIT

Track - Outdoor Girls Varsity Date

Start

End

Site

Type

04/05/2022 4:30 PM 6:30 PM A Massillon Washington HS

Massillon Middle School Massillon Junior High Athletic Complex

Non-League

04/09/2022

9:00 AM

H/A Opponent/Title

Sports Wrap-Up

No Sites Scheduled

Tournament

04/12/2022 4:30 PM 7:30 PM A Green HS/MS - Uniontown

A

Dave Clegg Invitational

Green Memorial Stadium Green Memorial Stadium

League

04/15/2022 4:00 PM 9:00 PM A

The Dover Tornado Relays (8 Participants)

Crater Stadium Crater Stadium

League

04/16/2022 9:00 AM 2:30 PM A

Golden Eagle Elite GlenOak High School Invitational (18 Participants) Football Field 2

Non-League

04/19/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H

Jackson High SchoolMassillon

Don Scott Field Don Scott Track

League

04/23/2022 9:00 AM 9:30 AM A Stark County Track and

Field Championships

(19 Participants)

Perry High School-Massillon Perry Soccer/ Track Stadium

Non-League

04/26/2022 4:30 PM 4:30 PM A Uniontown Lake HS/MS

Uniontown Lake HS/MS Lake Blue Streak Stadium

League

04/28/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H

North Canton Hoover HS/MS

Don Scott Field Don Scott Track

League

04/29/2022 4:00 PM 4:00 PM A

Perry 9th-10th Grade Meet (11 Participants)

Perry High School-Massillon Perry Soccer/ Track Stadium

Non-League

05/03/2022 5:00 PM 8:00 PM A GlenOak High School

GlenOak High School Bob Commings Field

League

05/06/2022 4:30 PM 5:30 PM A

Jackson HS-Massillon Rick Neitzelt Stadium

Non-League

GlenOak High School Bob Commings Field

League

Site

Type

04/01/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H Canton South High School

Thurman Munson Stadium Munson Field 1

Non-League

04/02/2022 11:00 AM 1:00 PM H Ellet High School

Thurman Munson Stadium Munson Field 1

Non-League

04/05/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H Lake Center Christian School Thurman Munson Stadium

Munson Field 1

Non-League

04/07/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H

Tuscarawas Valley Local School

Thurman Munson Stadium Munson Field 1

Non-League

04/08/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H

Massillon Washington High School

Thurman Munson Stadium Munson Field 1

Non-League

04/09/2022 12:00 PM 2:00 PM A Canton South High School

Canton South High School Tim Miller Field

League

04/12/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H Uniontown Lake HS/MS

Thurman Munson Stadium Munson Field 1

League

04/13/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM A Uniontown Lake HS/MS

Lake Youth Athletic Complex League Lake Varsity BB

04/15/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM A

Washington High School Ducky Schroeder Field

Non-League

04/16/2022 11:00 AM 1:00 PM A Ellet High School

Ellet High School Baseball Field

Non-League

04/19/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM A GlenOak High School

Oakwood Middle School Joe Gilhousen Field

League

04/20/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H GlenOak High School

Thurman Munson Stadium Munson Field 1

League

04/22/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H John Hay High School

Thurman Munson Stadium Munson Field 1

Non-League

04/23/2022 11:00 AM 1:00 PM A

New Philadelphia High School

Tuscora Park Varsity Diamond - BB

Non-League

04/26/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H

Jackson High SchoolMassillon - Varsity

Thurman Munson Stadium Munson Field 1

League

04/27/2022 6:00 PM 8:00 PM A

Jackson High SchoolMassillon - Varsity

Jackson High School-Massillon League Varsity Diamond - BB

Jackson High SchoolMassillon and 6 others

05/10/2022 5:00 PM 8:00 PM A JV Federal League

Championships

(6 Participants)

Girls Basketball The Lady Pups went into the 21-22 season with lofty expectations following a Sweet 16 appearance in the 20-21 Season. Returning plenty of youth, skill, and grit, the 21-22 version of the Lady Pups lacked senior leadership but took on the challenge of a daunting Federal League and non-conference schedule. The Girls competed all season against tough competition and came away with many lessons heading into the 20222023 Basketball Season.

Led by All-League Performers and Juniors Paris Stokes and Sidnee Bowden, the Lady Pups look to reverse their 21-22 Win/Loss record with the experiences gained and lessons learned as we look ahead to the 22-23 Basketball Season.

Baseball Boys Varsity Date

Start

End

H/A Opponent/Title

Massillon Washington High School

04/29/2022 5:00 PM 6:30 PM A Louisville HS/MS - Varsity

Louisville HS/MS Varsity Diamond - BB

Non-League

04/30/2022 11:00 AM 1:00 PM H Firestone CLC

Thurman Munson Stadium Munson Field 1

Non-League

05/03/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H Perry High School-Massillon Thurman Munson Stadium

Munson Field 1

League

05/04/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM A Perry High School-Massillon Perry HS Varsity Baseball Field League

Perry HS Baseball V/JV Field 05/06/2022 5:00 PM 6:30 PM A Firestone CLC

Firestone High School Dave Marshall Field

Non-League

05/07/2022 11:00 AM 1:00 PM H TBA

Thurman Munson Stadium Munson Field 1

Non-League

05/10/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM A Green HS/MS - Uniontown

Green Memorial Stadium Green Varsity Baseball Field

League

05/11/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H Green HS/MS - Uniontown

Thurman Munson Stadium Munson Field 1

League

05/13/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H

Thurman Munson Stadium Munson Field 1

Non-League

Archbishop Hoban High School

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Sports Wrap-Up

Wrestling

By Phil Martter

The McKinley Wrestling team finished the season with a dual meet record of 7-8. They were 1-5 in Federal League action.

The team competed in several large tournaments, placing 13th at the Wayne County Invitational Tournament, 15th at the Hudson Holiday Tournament, 7th at the Canton McKinley Invitational, 4th at the Stammen Duals, 4th at the Dave Rohr Invitational, and 8th at the state sectionals.

Individual stand-outs were Jamaar Barsic Jr. with a 3310 record, Neheiah Saipaia, a senior, at 23-10, Jimir Frazier, a junior at 30-11, and Freshman Benjamin Brownfield at 19-16 who placed third at sectionals to be a Benjamin Brownfield District qualifier.

Sports Wrap-Up

Gymnastics

By Tristyn Dibell

This was a big transition year for us, as we lost four seniors last year. This year was spent building on skills and creating routines for new team members. We are excited to see what next season brings with a more mature and skilled team!

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TEAM SPIRIT

Softball Girls Varsity Date

Start

End

Sports Wrap-Up

H/A Opponent/Title

Site

Type

Mason Softball Field Varsity Diamond - SB

Non-League

04/05/2022 5:00 PM 6:30 PM A GlenOak High School

GlenOak High School Varsity Diamond - SB

League

04/06/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H Uniontown Lake HS/MS

Mason Softball Field Varsity Diamond - SB

League

04/08/2022 5:00 PM 7:30 PM A Smithville MS/HS

Smithville High School Softball Field

League

04/01/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H

Our Lady of the Elms High School

04/12/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H North Canton Hoover HS/MS Mason Softball Field

Varsity Diamond - SB

League

04/13/2022 5:00 PM 6:30 PM A Jackson High School Massillon

Jackson High School-Massillon League Varsity Softball

04/15/2022 5:00 PM 6:30 PM A Sandy Valley High/Middle

School

Sandy Valley Middle/High School, Football Stadium Softball Diamond

League

04/18/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H Canton South High School

Mason Softball Field Varsity Diamond - SB

Non-League

04/19/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM A Green HS/MS - Uniontown

Green High/Middle School Varsity Softball Field

League

04/20/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H

Perry High School-Massillon Mason Softball Field - Varsity Varsity Diamond - SB

League

04/23/2022 1:00 PM 3:00 PM H

Double Header (Lake Center Christian School)

Mason Softball Field Varsity Diamond - SB

Non-League

04/23/2022 3:00 PM 5:00 PM H Lake Center Christian School Mason Softball Field

Varsity Diamond - SB

Non-League

04/25/2022 5:00 PM 5:30 PM A Canton South High School

Canton South Softball Fields League Varsity Diamond - SB

04/26/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM A

Washington High School Eagles 190 Complex

Non-League

04/27/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H GlenOak High School

Mason Softball Field Varsity Diamond - SB

League

04/29/2022 5:00 PM 6:30 PM A

Elms Athletic Complex Softball Field

Non-League

Uniontown Lake HS/MS Varsity Softball

League

Massillon Washington High School

Our Lady of the Elms High School

05/03/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM A Uniontown Lake HS/MS

Middle School Boys’ Teams Earn Federal League Titles

8th grade (left to right) Front row: Shawn Petrack, Avante Cummings, Kameron Burton, David Thompson III, Devon Chester, Jayden Matthews, and Coach Antonio Swann.

Back row: Dedrick Britt, Damere McClellan, Nicos Elder, Kayvon Dawkins, and Donte Hill.

05/04/2022 5:00 PM 6:30 PM A North Canton Hoover HS/MS North Canton Hoover HS/MS League

Goodpasture Stadium 05/10/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H

Jackson High School-Massillon

Mason Softball Field Varsity Diamond - SB

League

05/11/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H Green HS/MS - Uniontown

Mason Softball Field Varsity Diamond - SB

League

05/13/2022 5:00 PM 7:00 PM H Rittman MS/HS

Mason Softball Field Varsity Diamond - SB

Non-League

“If it turns out that my best wasn’t good enough, at least I wont look back and say that I was afraid to try” – Michael Jordan

Sports Wrap-Up

Boys Varsity Basketball

by Andy Vlajkovich

The 2021-22 Canton McKinley Bulldogs finished with a 17-7 record including 8-4 in the Federal League - an impressive record considering the Bulldogs returned just one letterman and no returning starters this season.

Season highlights included beating Jackson twice and out of conference wins against quality opponents Wadsworth, Thomas Worthington, Louisville Warren Harding, and arch-rival Massillon.

The Pups were led in scoring by juniors Jahlil Graham (14.9ppg) and Tra’Sean Foster (12.8) Senior Lonzo Henderson (10.9) showed great improvement in the 2022 campaign.

Seniors Eric Spicer, Lazell Evans, and Tyler Hunt contributed great leadership and production.

Underclassman Antonio Williams (Jr), Conner Welden (Jr.), Jecis Moody (So.), and Dante McClellan (Fr.) gained valuable experience and contributed greatly to the success of the 21-22 Canton McKinley Bulldogs.

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7th grade (left to right) Front: Carlos Parish (coach), Dashod Randle, Arius Lucius, Darius Hill, and Avonte Evans-Brown.

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submit submit Outpatient Outpatient&&Inpatient Inpatient Medical Medical Insurance InsuranceClaims, Claims, Anatomy Anatomyand andComputer ComputerSkills Skills   Certifications CertificationsAvailable: Available:National National  Learn: Direct Patient Care including Insurance Insuranceand andCoding CodingSpecialist Specialist Monitoring and Management of (NCICS) (NCICS) and andCertified CertifiedProfessional Professional Charts, Vital Signs, Pain, Injections, Coder (CPC) (CPC) Coder Learn: Welding (SMAW/GMAW), Medications & General Well-Being. thermal cutting, basic metallurgy,   Median Median Hourly Hourly Wage: Wage: $19.40 $19.40  Certifications Available: how to properly fuse metals and   Cost: Cost: $9,290 $9,290--Financial FinancialAid AidAvailable Available Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) safety protocols.   Sept.-June, Sept.-June, 8:30am-4:00pm, 8:30am-4:00pm, M-TH M-TH  Median Hourly Wage: $22.83 Certifications Available:  Cost: - Financial Available 3G $15,865 Unlimited UpwardAidProgression  Late 8:00am-3:00pm, M-FR andJuly-June, 4G Unlimited

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 Median Hourly Wage: $20.43  Cost: $10,500 - Financial Aid Available  July-June, 5:30pm-10:00pm, M-TH

Tennis Coach Earns Statewide Honor

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thermal cutting, basic metallurgy, how to properly fuse metals and safety protocols.  Learn: Basic First Aid, Medical Certifications Available: Terminology, Patient Charting, 3G Unlimited Upward Progression Bed Care, and Patient Hygiene and 4G Unlimited and Grooming.

Median Hourly Wage: $20.43  Certifications Available: Cost: $10,500 - Financial Aid Available State Tested Nurse Assistant (STNA) July-June, 5:30pm-10:00pm, M-TH  Median Hourly Wage: $14.25  Cost: $530  91 hours, daytime, M-FR

NURSE NURSE ASSISTANT ASSISTANT Coach Jim Pukys

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Terminology, Terminology,Patient PatientCharting, Charting, Bed Bed Care, Care,and andPatient PatientHygiene Hygiene and and Grooming.

Grooming.   Certifications CertificationsAvailable: Available: State State Tested TestedNurse NurseAssistant Assistant(STNA) (STNA)   Median MedianHourly HourlyWage: Wage:$14.25 $14.25   Cost: Cost: $530 $530   91 91 hours, hours,daytime, daytime,M-FR M-FR

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Terminology, Patient Charting, Bed Care, and Patient Hygiene and Grooming.  Certifications Available: Boys and Girls Tennis Coach Jim Pukys State Tested Nurse Assistant (STNA) the OHSAA was recently awarded  Median Hourly Wage: $14.25 Sportsmanship, Ethics, and Integrity  Cost: $530 (SEI) Award for 2021 by the Ohio Ten 91 hours, daytime, M-FR

nis Coaches Association. The SEI is awarded to one coach in each sport throughout the state of Ohio. Coach Pukys, who teaches math at Early College High School @ Lehman, has been the McKinley coach since 2013 and previously held the same position at St. Thomas Aquinas.

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Volume 2 ~ Issue 4

TEAM SPIRIT

Diamond Dogs Get New Home Thurmon Munson Stadium Gets Major Renovations

By Joe Bogdan

With renovations and upgrades still occurring all around them, the McKinley Baseball program was able to start working out in their “new” home at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium.

ship between the City of Canton and Canton City Schools.

The new facility will be filled with activities from youth baseball practices to the 80 and over national tournament next fall.

The new turf on the main field is complete and the indoor workout building is open. Finishing touches remain in both spaces and the turf for field #2 is almost ready to go down.

A rededication ceremony is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, May 7th at 12:30. More information will be posted when details are finalized.

The locker room and clubhouse office areas are being renovated as well and should be done later this spring.

Thurman Munson Stadium is being remade into the finest baseball facility around through a partnerThe district and the City of Canton will re-dedicate the Munson Stadium on Saturday, May 7 at 12:30 p.m. in between the McKinley Varsity Baseball game and a Men’s Senior League game. All are welcome!

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