2011 Summer Update #2

Hard to believe that June is almost over.  I certainly hope that everyone is enjoying their summer and has spent some time with friends & family! 

Just a couple of quick updates for you for the summer. 

• Hopefully everyone has been able to log into the new email service.  A big thanks to Keith Gudorf and his crew for their work on getting this up and running so quickly.  Hopefully we will find it to work more efficiently than the 'winged horse'!
• We have officially completed hiring for the summer... recently, we offered the final Math position to Tyler Foulkes.  Many of you may remember him as a 2004 CHS grad.  Congrats to Tyler and welcome aboard!
• Many of you attended the recent Safety and Violence Prevention Training offered by the ESC.  If you were unable to attend and still need to meet the 4-hour requirement, the ESC has scheduled another session on August 2nd.  Contact the ESC (419-586-6628) to reserve your spot.  Remember that the state is now requiring ALL teachers K-12 to receive this training. 
• 3rd floor cleaning and waxing is completed (painting has been done also).  Our summer custodial crew has begun working on the 2nd floor -- those rooms are currently unusable.  Thanks to the crew for their hard work!

Happy Summer Birthday to the following:

• 6/30  Gary Findlay
• 7/8    Jim Dorsten

Thanks for reading and have a great summer!  Look for another post on the 10th!

2011 Summer Update #1

First & foremost, I hope you are all enjoying your summer vacation so far! The weather sure did warm up quickly… where did spring go?

Since the staff has left, we have been busy hiring (and hiring and hiring…). Here is a list of people (full bio’s to come later) we have recently recommended to the board for hiring:


• Lisa Brunswick – Art


• Aaron Alig – Science


• Andria Stammen – Science


• Brad Siebert – Math


• Ashley Shaffer – English


• Katie Clouse – English

Congratulations to those individuals. Special thanks to those of you that participated in the interview process. It is a very time-consuming and grueling process for the candidates and those staff members that help. However, it is well worth the effort.



Speaking of staff changes… if you haven’t already heard the news, Jason Bockey has accepted a position as a Math teacher at Delphos St. John’s. Jason taught with us at Celina for 4 ½ years and we appreciate his service and dedication. He will be missed. We wish him luck in his new adventure!





Over the summer, I am sure many of you will be traveling or will have some other fun activities. Just to help us all stay connected, comment below and tell us what you are looking forward to doing this summer. I hope you all have some fun, exciting, and relaxing things planned!

I have created an online web album on Picasa where you can upload pictures of your summer activities. Maybe just a shot of the beach or the mountains, maybe a family shot with Mickey Mouse, or just a simple photo of anything summer related! This is simply intended as a fun way to share your summer fun with all of us! At the end of the summer, we will vote on the best photograph… prizes will be available! To view the album and upload your own pictures, click here.





Happy Birthday to the following summer birthdays:

5/29 Deb Meyer


6/14 Renee Kramer


6/15 Cricket Smith


6/16 Marge Tobe


6/20 Jean Hileman


6/22 Kelly Black


6/23 Kelly Newcomb





Check back on June 25th for another update.