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Harrison Central elementary names September’s Students of the Month
This week Harrison Central elementary celebrated the new school year’s first batch of Students of the Month. The students are selected by their grade-level teachers based on characteristics such as good citizenship, a good work ethic, loyalty, friendliness, and responsibility. Congratulations to the following students for being September’s Students of the Month: Preschool: Lillyann Ferda and Emma Carrol-Johnson Kindergarten: McKayla Heavilin and Liam Ramsey First grade: Adriana Trushel and Emma Jones (no photo) Second grade: Napoleon Wiley and Maverick Norris Third grade: Lucas Wood and Paisley White Fourth grade: Caleb Vergitz and Chyanne Crothers Fifth grade: Mason Quito and Neely Ryder Sixth grade: Emerson Wood and Sage Cunningham
Saturday, October 9, 2021
Homecoming royalty announced at Harrison Central BY ED BANKS Harrison News-Herald Sports Writer CADIZ—On Friday, members of the 2021 Harrison Central Homecoming Court were announced. The queen was chosen on Friday night before the football game. Pictured is Harrison Central’s court from left to right: queen and king candidates Jonathan Vermillion, Sarah Touville, Jacob Mattern, Kasey Novak, Trevor Carman, Tristen Kovarik, Caleb Blawut, McKayla Dunkle, Nathan Bertolino, Kenzi Bailey; junior attendants Treston Nemeth and Alexis Smith; sophomore attendants RJ Belon and Gracie Smith; and freshmen attendants Caleb Miller and Taylor Nemeth.
Sons of the American Legion teaching the next generation about patriotism BY SHAWN DIGITY twitter@DIGITYnodoubt The Sons of the American Legion are going into their second year of a patriotic comic book initiative for elementary school students. On Tuesday, representatives from Harrison Central’s fourth, fifth, and sixth grades were given the first copies of special American comic books paid for by the Sons. The fourth-grade students received “I Pledge Allegiance.” Every school day across America, the day begins with students reciting the pledge of allegiance. The Sons chose this particular comic book to get the students thinking about freedom. It breaks down the pledge phrase by phrase and explains what each sentence means. The fifth grade received “Our Countries Flag.” The United States flag is a symbol to the world of the United States’ independence, individual liberty, and unity as a nation. The
Harrison Hills Board of Education: Continue mask-wearing Harrison News-Herald Photo/SHAWN DIGITY Pictured is (from left to right) Brody Chrisman from the sixth grade, Kyle O’Rourke from the fifth grade, and Louden Smith from the fourth grade. And in the back, going from right to left, is Mr. Madzia (assistant principal) and David Swann, Dan Watson, and Chuck Yoho of Sons of the American Legion.
book gives the student history of the flag and how it came to be called “Old Glory,” why the nation celebrates Flag Day, and proper flag etiquette. See AMERICAN LEGION Pg.- 9
JVS forensics class goes ‘CSI’ with crime scene lesson BLOOMINGDALE—Call it a case for “CSI: JVS.” Twenty juniors and seniors in Tamela Marshall’s forensics class at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School took part in a special lesson on Oct. 4, as they learned about crime scene detection from seniors in Jamie Freeman’s criminal justice program. Three scenarios were created by Freeman and students Samantha Price and Kaylee Carpenter and included fake corpses, possible weapons, bloodstains, footprints, and fingerprints. Price, Carpenter, and Kayla White gave overviews of the scenes and explained how to put science into practice by gathering and examining evidence. Freeman said the forensics class learned about footprints, blood and DNA collection, fingerprinting, chain of custody for evidence, and taking photographs. “I think it’s fun,” Freeman added. “A lot of the scenarios are something the students pull together themselves.” Price’s gruesome scene entailed mannequins used as bodies, and Carpenter’s display involved a “corpse” and severed hand at Halloween. Freeman’s scenario centered on cross-contamination after emergency crews responded to a 911 call, determined to be a murder. “They will see if students can determine what happened. My kids will then go back to the lab and test on it,” Marshall commented. “This goes over and reinforces what they learn in our class and how it applies here.” Marshall said she developed the forensics class four years ago, and the students learn how science is used in real-life detection. She and Freeman conduct events three times a year to give pupils a closer look at the investigative process. “There is so much anatomy, chemistry, and physics that apply to [Freeman’s] program. The kids get to see what they go through in criminal justice,” she said.
Photo provided by Jefferson County Joint Vocational School Samantha Price, a senior criminal justice student at the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School, gives senior Harlee Barbour a lesson in fingerprinting as part of a special project between the criminal justice program and forensics class. Criminal justice students presented faux crime scenes and explained how to collect evidence as part of the investigation. Similar sessions are held three times, and the forensics class learns how science is applied to real-life scenarios.
BY JD LONG jim@harrisonnewsherald.com CADIZ—The Harrison Hills Board of Education’s meeting last week covered various topics, but it focused on superintendent Dana Snider’s monthly report and her recommendation to continue mask-wearing inside the school. She said the mandate would be reevaluated at next month’s meeting. Her rationalization for the decision was that wearing a mask reduces quarantines. When the mask mandate went into effect last month, there were approximately 130 students under
quarantine. Now, there are just 34. “Because if they wear a mask, we do not have to quarantine them,” Snider explained. “Our goal as educators is to keep students in class and be educated. If they sit next to someone in class and they’re COVID, they have to get quarantined. If I sit next to her and I have a mask, I do not have to be quarantined.” Snider said the ultimate goal was to keep the students in the seats learning and added that not only were quarantined cases down See MASK-WEARING Pg.- 5
