HOWLAND LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT I S S U E
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HOWLAND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARN FINGERPRINTING WITH HELP FROM SRO
H O W L A N D S C H O O L S N E W S L E T T E R
Fingerprinting is one of the oldest forms of identification. Knowing how to
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recognize fingerprints and how to properly lift and collect them is a skill law enforcement officers have relied on for decades to help solve crimes. On October
Letter from the Superintendent
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Savvy Science Day
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Stuff the Bus
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15,
17
and
18,
Howland
School
Resource
Officer
Nicholas
Brancaccio assisted students in Jason Lee’s Introduction to Forensics through a series of labs to help students better understand the science.
“I believe speaking and assisting Mr. Lee in the Forensics class is beneficial to
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both
the
interactions
police with
and
local
the
students.
officers
other
A
lot
than
of
students
seeing
us
have
drive
never
had
around
the
township or working a school event. Thus, the students were able to interact Stop the Bleed
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and speak with us on a more personal level. Secondly, we are able to come in
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and
speak
about
topics
that
are
vital
to
law
enforcement,
showing
students the numerous routes one could take to work in the criminal justice field,” said school resource officer Nicholas Brancaccio.
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LETTER FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT The
second
quarter
is
here
and
already
many
student
accomplishments have occurred in our academic, athletic and extra-curricular activity arenas!
As we approach the
time of year dedicated to giving thanks, we want to share how thankful and proud we are of our students.
Not only
are we thankful and proud of how they perform in school, on the fields, at concerts, in clubs/activities, but also how they
volunteer
their
time
in
our
schools
and
community
assisting senior citizens and serving as mentors to younger students and peers.
Our
student
volunteer
programs,
HHS
Serves
and
HMS
Serves, are just as busy with a number of important school and community outreach initiatives, which include: leading Cardio Drumming at Shepherd of the Valley, clearing yards of
leaves
for
senior
citizens,
volunteering
for
Trumbull
Kevin Spicher
Mobile Meals, tutoring our middle and high school students and
fostering
connections
between
our
high
school
Howland Local Schools, Superintendent
and
elementary school students through Big Tiger - Little Tiger
Down’s Syndrome” has continued to be an important part
initiatives. These students are exemplary at assisting with
of our high school student volunteer initiatives and has
Makerspace
been very rewarding for each student involved.
and
other
hands-on,
minds-on
learning
We will
continue to foster a nurturing environment where students
initiatives for our younger kids!
take care of other students and seek to build up each We
are
appreciative
of
the
opportunities
our
students
receive at community events and activities such as ushering folks
at
Packard
their
interactions
Music
Hall
for
a
Veteran’s
Concert
other by leading, assisting and supporting students in the grade level below them.
and
serving
Lastly, our HHS Serves students recently completed Stuff
food and playing games on game night. Our students look
the Bus to assist in fundraising for the backpack program
forward
for
to
community
with
these and
and
senior
other
appreciate
citizens
at
SCOPE,
opportunities the
spending quality time together.
in
our
retired
kids
and
are
excited
to
be
participating
and
when
performing again in the upcoming Howland Tree Lighting
Our students look forward
Festival at the Gazebo. We are thankful and proud of
insight
they
gain
to their fall project that includes holiday gifts and caroling
how
much
at Shepherd of the Valley.
months
our
and
students
the
have
continued
done
over
the
past
services
they
offer
to
few kids,
senior citizens and other community entities requesting The PAW Pantry at the high school has been serving so many
their volunteer services. Happy Thanksgiving and health!
students recently, and our HHS Serves students continue to offer their time to assist other students with less fortunate
We
circumstances and needs.
schools!
The “Student Buddy Walk for
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appreciate
your
growing
support
for
our
kids
and
FINGERPRINTING (CONT.) “The real world experience and techniques shared by the Howland Township Police Department take this class to the next level. It is one thing to learn about something in a text book, but to hear that what you are doing in the lab from week-to-week is used on a regular basis brings the classroom to life,” said Howland High School science teacher Jason Lee. Just last year, Lee had six students declare majors in some type of forensics or law enforcement field.
On Tuesday, October 15, Lee's current students compared short term and long term
fingerprints that had been exposed to the elements. On Thursday, October 17, they looked at how to lift latent fingerprints and on Friday, October 18, they learned how to enhance latent fingerprints with iodine fumigation and cyanoacrylate.
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SAVVY
During the evening, after Savvy Science Day, H.C. Mines hosted its annual Family Math and Science Night!
SCIENCE Howland Schools hosted its districtwide content theme day dedicated to the sciences. Through interactive, hands-on activities, students were encouraged to think more deeply about the subject.
STUFF THE BUS
The generosity of Howland Local School students helped the district to 'Stuff the Bus'! Throughout the month of October, students were encouraged to bring in and donate non-perishable food items.
The districtwide effort, which was coordinated by HHS
Serves, allows Howland Schools to support its backpack program.
Students, who are
in need of a little extra assistance, are able to take a backpack full of food home each Friday.
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SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS LEARN TO STOP THE BLEED Knowing how to stop a person from bleeding is a skill that could save
a
know
life
how
October
and to
23,
is
do.
something On
Howland
our
Monday, Middle
seventh October
School’s
grade 14,
students
and
seventh
now
Wednesday,
grade
students
learned how to use a tourniquet and how to properly use gauze and pressure to ‘Stop the Bleed’. Stop the Bleed is a government initiative that was established after the Florida school shooting in an effort to educate nonmedical personnel on how to administer first aid to someone that has
life
threatening
bleeding
injuries.
An
evaluation
of
the
shooting found many lives could have been saved if the bleeding had been stopped sooner.
Often, if the appropriate first aid is
not initiated quickly, some injuries can worsen and lead to death.
GLEN PRIMARY PROMOTES READING THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH 2ND & 7 FOUNDATION Glen Primary School kicked off its partnership with the 2nd & 7 Foundation. The 2nd & 7 Foundation was formed in 1999 by three former Ohio State University football players - Cincinnati Bearcats Head Football Coach Luke Fickell, Tennessee Titans Head Coach Mike Vrabel and Ryan Miller, former WBNS sports reporter. The mission of the foundation is to promote reading by providing free books and positive role models to kids in need,
while
encouraging
young
athletes
of
the
community
to
pay
it
forward.
Since
the
inception
of
the
foundation, they’ve distributed over 400,000 free books to elementary students through partnerships with high school and college student-athletes. Each month, Howland High School athletes will travel to Glen Primary to read to the district’s second grade students and lead discussions related to the stories they read.
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HOWLAND INTERMEDIATE RECOGNIZES NATIONAL BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH WITH STOMP OUT BULLYING, HATS NOT HATE Throughout October,
the
month
Howland
of
Local
Schools
recognized
National
Bullying
Prevention
Month.
Each
school
facilitated
its
building own
anti-
bullying activities to educate and
raise
bullying
awareness
about
prevention.
Howland
At
Intermediate
School, students participated in
Stomp
out
Bullying
and
Hats not Hat.
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N VEMBER
Friday, November 1 Springs Primary Harvest Party End of 1st Nine Weeks Early Release Saturday, November 2 SAT Monday, November 4 Picture Makeup Day at Glen Primary OMEA Choir Festival at North-Mar at 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 5 No School for Students Thursday, November 7 Inaugural Lady Tiger Flag Football Game Friday, November 8 Report Cards Sent Home US Army Challenge at HHS Picture Makeup Day (Grades 5-6) Drama Club Fall Play Saturday, November 9 Drama Club Fall Play Monday, November 11 Veterans Day Salute to Social Studies (K-12) Book Fair at HIS/HMS(Nov. 11-20) Tuesday, November 12 HHS Conferences Book Fair at Springs Primary (Nov. 1215) CCP Parent Meeting at HHS at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 13 HIS/HMS Conferences Thursday, November 14 Glen Primary Conferences H.C. Mines Elementary Conferences Book Fair at H.C. Mines PTO Fundraiser Assembly at H.C. Mines Friday, November 15 Picture Makeup Day at H.C. Mines Elementary PTO Fundraiser Assembly at Springs Primary Monday, November 18 PTO Fundraiser Assembly at Glen Primary Tuesday, November 19 Realeyes Assembly at Glen Primary Wednesday, November 20 Challenge 24 at Warren G. Harding (Grades 4-8) at 5 p.m. Picture Makeup Day at Springs Primary Friday, November 22 HHS Band to Disney (Nov. 22-26) Monday, November 25 BOE Meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 27 No School Thursday, November 28 Thanksgiving Day No School Friday, November 29 No School
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TIGERS After securing their first team appearance in the state championship, the Girls Cross Country team finished 14th at the National Trail Raceway. Freshman Megan Hipple placed 34th. Congratulations on a historic and great season!
Congratulations to the Boys Soccer team, DII Regional Champions (20-0-1). They became the first team (girls or boys) in Trumbull County history to make it to the Final Four in soccer. Next up, State Semi-Final game vs Lexington at Barberton HS, 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6, 2019.