OUTSTANDING
STUDENTS
1 Work Ethic Accountability Responsibility Respect Effective Behavior No Excuses The Warren City School District recognizes students across all five of our schools for their outstanding achievements and how they each have demonstrated the character traits outlined in the Warren Acronym: Along with being highlighted in our STUDENTS OF THE MONTH/OUTSTANDING STUDENTS publication, each is presented with a certificate of achievement, and a yard sign is placed at the student's residence. Warren City School District is proud to present our October 2022 Students of the Month.
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WARREN
Tyra
G. WHARDING ARREN G. HARDING HIGH HSCHOOL IGH SCHOOL Elijah Seifullah David Passek
Moore 3
SENIOR
Elijah Seifullah Elijah has developed a 4.267 GPA over the course of his high school years andcoursework. Elijah holds a managerial position at his current job, and also finds time to volunteerattwochurchesinCortlandandMecca.Elijahisinvolvedinseveral school extracurricular programs such as Robotics and National Junior Honor Society. Inhisfreetime,Elijahenjoysproducingmusic. Elijah exemplifiesALLattributesoftheWARRENacronym. FAVORITE SUBJECT: FAVORITE TEACHER: POST HARDING GRADUATION PLANS : MATH ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR MS. RENTZ. STUDY ARCHITECTURE ELIJAH HOPES TO RETURN TO WARREN AFTER COLLEGE TO USE HIS SKILLS TO HELP REDEVELOP THE CITY. 4
SOPHOMORE
David Passek
FAVORITE SUBJECT: HISTORY
DavidparticipatesontheTrackandCrossCountryteams. His work ethic enabled David to drop his 3.1 mile time by nearly 8 minutes fromhisfirstyeartohissecondyearinCrossCountry. David was nominated for Student of the Month due to his academic dedication, self determinationandself advocacy.
Where his teacher has a knack for making it interesting and fun. 5
FRESHMAN
Tyra Moore
Playsclarinetintheschoolconcertandmarchingbands. She enjoys the volunteer and leadership opportunities available through band and cheerleading and expressed that doing extra now will benefit her when she applies to colleges, seeks scholarships, and will give her an edge whenpursuingajob. Tyra represents the WGH freshman class as a cheerleader. Tyra has perfect attendance so far this year, and she is currently performing well academically in herfreshmanhonorsandAPcourses. Tyra appreciates the curricular and extra curricular programs and opportunities available at Warren G. Harding High School. In addition to cheerleading and an honors/AdvancedPlacementschedule,Tyraalso: TYRA CREDITS HER OLDER SISTER – ALSO A WGH STUDENT – WITH MOTIVATING HER TO BE A HIGH ACHIEVER, TAKE ADVANCED COURSEWORK AND TRYOUT FOR CHEERLEADING. 6
JEFFERSON PK-8 JSCHOOL EFFERSON PK-8 SCHOOL Ava Baskins Charles Weaver Natailia Adams 7
Ava
Baskins Sheisalwayspreparedforclassandiseagertolearn. Sheputs100%effortintoallofherassignments. Sheisfriendlytoallshemeetsandhasapositiveattitudetowardslife. According to Jefferson PK 8 middle school science teacher Ms. Gabrick, Ava is a model student and a natural leader amongst her peers. On a daily basis, Ava modelstheWARRENacronymwithfidelity. Ava, who is active in the choir program, hopes that these attributes lead to earning a spot on the year-end high honor roll as she seeks to maintain an A average throughouttheschoolyear. Ava has enjoyed her time at Jefferson where she recognizes Mr. Gabrick as her favorite teacher and School Counselor Ms. Vlahos Hall as an admired adult in the schoolcommunityforalwaysbeingtheretotalkwithherwhensheneedsit. Her favorite subject is science and aspires to work in the medical field and possiblybecomeadoctor. 8 GRADE 8
GRADE 3
“Since the first day of school, Charlie has shown great leadership qualities by following the WARREN acronym. He is always willing to help someone who is having a difficult time in class. He is well liked by all his classmates. That is why he has been chosen student of the month.” Ms.Ulrich
Charles Weaver Charles was excited to be one of our Students of the Month for October. Whenheisnotbeingaleaderorlendingahelpinghand,Charlescan be found reading from the Hello Neighbor collection, playing video games,orenjoyingfavoritefood cake.
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Natailia Adams
wanted to share that
and that she really
is her favorite
Natailia
Ms. Laprocina
teacher
enjoys reading and having books readtoher. Natailia’s favorite food is spaghetti and she really likes to playwithBarbiedollswhensheisnotinschool. Ms. Laprocina nominated Natailia for Student of the Month for herresponsibledecisionmakingandworkethic. 10 GRADE 2
McGuffey PK-8 MSCHOOL cGuffey PK-8 SCHOOL José Diaz Amazin Davis Marley Morehouse 11
José Dia
12 GRADE 6
When I think about what he likes about McGuffey, José mentioned all of his teachers, the people, and the positive incentives in the middleschool. Hisfavoritesubjectismathandfavoritefoodisrice. José’s goals for this year include earning straight As on each of his reportcards. “Jose is respectful, inclusive to all of his math team, and strives for excellenceintheclassroom.” --McGuffeyTeacherMs.Kelsh
Amazin Davis
“Amazin was selected because she is always demonstrating respect for her teachers and her peers. She always has a smile on her face and seems genuinely happy to be in school. She's a great role model of what a positive attitudelookslike!!!” McGuffey3
Amazin’s time at McGuffey began in the pre-kindergarten program. Ms. Davis has been her favorite teacher thus far because they had a good bond, she was fun to be around, and of course because they have the same last name.
Her favorite subject is math as she has always been good at it, uses it on a daily basis, and “really loves money”. In fact Amazin earned money this summer through her lemonade stand business. She is combining her hobby of doing crafts with her math skills to start another business making and sellingbracelets,anklets,andearrings.
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13 GRADE 4
14 GRADE1 MARLEY MOREHOUSE MarleydescribesherexperienceatMcGuffeyas“awesome!”duetoallof thekindteachersandstudents. HerfavoritesubjectismathandfavoritebookisthePigeonBookseries. When asked about her favorite food, Marley shared that it was macaroni &cheese,madebyherself,ofcourse. “Marley is a hard worker who is always doing her best, both inside and outside the classroom. She has a positive attitude, and tries to see the best ineverysituation.” --McGuffeyPK-2PrincipalJeanneReighard
LINCOLN PK-8 LSCHOOL INCOLN PK-8 SCHOOL Dajean Zirkle Owen Popour Kai Cashwell 15
Dajean
Zirkle "Dejean is continually on task, respectful of adults and peers, and always willing to help others. I have the pleasure of teaching Dajean 4 times a day andheisanabsolutejoythroughouttheday.” LincolnTeacherMs.Borsic When asked about his favorite subject, Dejean could not pick just one. However,hewasabletoeasilyidentifyMs.Borsicashisfavoriteteacherdue tohernicedemeanor,respectfulnatureandhighexpectations. HehasagoaltoearnallAsthroughoutthisschoolyear. Dejean enjoys playing tennis, and running track. Outside of school he like to playvideogames. 16 GRADE 8
Owen Popour “Owen is always so positive and happy to be at Lincoln. He is always willing to help others and is a wonderful friend to everyone.” Lincoln 3 5 Principal Mr.Guthrie Owen is a ball of energy who really enjoys school. His favorite subject is math and likes doing multiplication. His favorite teacher is Ms. Grayham and heenjoysreading“MonsterattheEndoftheBook”withhismom. OutsideofschoolOwenlikestohangoutwithhisdadandalsoplaysoccer. 17 GRADE 3
Kai Cashwell Kai thanks Ms. Gibson Williams for nominating her for Student of the Month. Kai’s favorite subject is moth and she enjoys drawing pictures of people. HerfavoriteteacherisMs.VanKirkbecausesheis“niceandpretty”. “Kai Cashwell was selected as our student of the month for consistently displaying fabulous WARREN attributes. She attempts all work with a stunning smile on her face. She is kind to her teacher and her classmates alike.Kaiisresponsible,rememberingherbelongingsatalltimes.And,Kaiis atalentedartistandagreatfriend.” LincolnPK 8TeacherMs.Gibson Williams 18 GRADE 2
WILLARD PK-8 WSCHOOL ILLARD PK-8 SCHOOL Dakota Davis Athena Kuptz Je’Laina Driskell 19
Dakota Davis GRADE 6
Willard 6 8 principal Mr. Rasile cites Dakota’s academic achievement, excellent attendance and respectful demeanor as reasons for her being selectedwiththismonth’saward.
In addition to her excellent grades, Dakota plays clarinet in the school band. Her goals for this year include maintaining good grades for the durationoftheyear.
When asked about her experience at Willard Dakota brought up two of her favorite teachers, Ms. Miller and Ms. Meadows – whom she had in both4thand5thgrades.
Outside of school Dakota enjoys sewing, doing yoga, and going for long walks.
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Athena Kuptz
comes to school every day with a smile on her face. She is very respectful to her teachers and classmates. She puts in 100% work ethic and
In her second year at Willard, 5th grader Athena has found the staff and studentstobeniceandhelpful.
Among her favorite people at Willard is her 4th grade teacher MS. Constantino who really pushed her to be ready for the 5th grade. Athena’s favorite subject is math because she like working with number andallofthestrategies.
Outside of school she likes to ride her bike, play Roblox, and clean the house. Her favorite food is “15 bean soup” and favorite book is “The Key toExtraordinary”.
“Athena
nevermakesanyexcuses.Herstudentleadershipisremarkable.” Willard3 5PrincipalSkyelerO’Neil 21 GRADE 5
Je'Laina Driskell Je’Laina likes to read books and mentioned that “Giraffes Can’t Dance” is oneofherfavorites. When asked what she likes most about her school Je’Laina said the she likestolearn,likesherfriendandteachers,andreallylikesPK 2principal Ms.Polderbecausesheis“nice,caring,andshesmellsgood.” Je’Laina also enjoys eating pizza and really likes to play on the swing set sinceshehaslearnedtooperatetheswingallbyherself. She wanted to pass along that using your legs and holding on are the keystolearningtheswings. "WillardPK 8secondgraderJe’LainaDriskellwasselectedasaStudentofthe Month because “she shows kindness to all her classmates and teachers and ispositiveandalwayswillingtohelpothers.” 22 GRADE 2
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