Adding to the Bulldog Family

On Friday, June 22nd, Ryan & Amy Jenkins gave birth to a son: Carter Elliot.  He weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and was 19.5 inches long.  Mom and baby (and dad) are doing fine and are at home (not sleeping!).

CONGRATULATIONS TO RYAN & AMY!

Summer Update #2: 6.25.12

Hopefully you are having a great summer!  Hard to believe that the month of June is nearly over!
I have just a few things to update you on today...


Freshmen Computer Apps Class
As many of you are aware, we have started a new class-- FRESHMEN COMPUTER APPS-- to take the place of an old class -- COMPUTER APPS.  This new course is a graduation requirement and ALL freshmen will take the class during the 1st trimester.  In addition to taking this course, all freshmen will have History A and English 9A during 1st trimester.  If you are teaching one of these two core classes, be thinking of projects / assignments / homework you may be able to assign that could be incorporated into the course.  Email or talk to Carol Bader or Chris Sutter to discuss this!





New Hires
As always, we are busy this month trying to fill vacancies in the teaching staff.


We recently hired Ryan Parrish as a half-time Technology Ed (CAD/Woods Tech) teacher AND half-time Special Ed teacher.  We had these two positions posted separately (one to fill the vacancy left by Jon Clouse's retirement and the other as an additional Special Ed position to balance the IEP load per teacher).   Ryan comes to us from Fort Loramie where he taught CAD and Woods courses.  We are excited to have him on board!

We are now in the process of hiring a Science Teacher.  In case you didn't hear, Andria Stammen resigned recently to take a position near Columbus as a high school science teacher.  We will miss Andria and we are very sad to see her go.



77 Things for Teachers to Try this Summer
I found this really cool site that highlights 77 different technology tools teachers can try out (doesn't necessarily have to be this summer!).  Check it out!



Calendar of Events
6/25          Pay Day 
7/10          Pay Day 



Happy Birthday...
6/26    Val Fetters
6/30    Gary Findley
6/30    Pam Weis
7/2      Andria Stammen 
7/7      Kelly Fark
7/8      Jim Dorsten

Summer Birthdays...

I inadvertently left out the summer birthdays on last week's Summer Update #1...  so here they are!

Happy Birthday...
5/29     Deb Meyer
6/8       Katie Gudorf
6/14     Renee Kramer
6/15     Cricket (Smith) Dobmeyer
6/16     Marge Tobe
6/20     Jean Hileman
6/21     Meredith Steinke
6/22     Kelly Black
6/23     Kelly Newcomb


More to come in the next summer update on June 25th!

Summer 2012 Update #1

I hope your summer is off to a great start.  I don't know about you, but the first week of summer almost felt like a 'bonus week' because we were out so early!
Over the past week, I have read through everyone's checkout survey.  Its always good to hear the feedback on the school year... this year, it seems as though most of you had a good school year.  A lot of you told me at checkout that this was "the best year" so far!  Many of you indicated that after 2 years of being on the trimester, we are getting used to it!
We still have many things to work on and improve.  I will be putting together some of the comments, feedback, and goals to help give us some direction on developing our building goals for next school year and  moving forward.  If you have any other comments or thoughts, please comment below!

Below are some updates and recent changes.  Enjoy your June and don't forget to check back on June 25th!

Graduation
Thanks to those of you that attended graduation.  We had great weather and a very nice ceremony.  Make your plans now to attend Graduation 2013 on May 25th @ 10:30 AM!








Girls Track

Lexi Mills, Lizz Carr, & Hannah Fleck
missed the Graduation Ceremony to compete
in the Regional Track Meet.  They are pictured here
in their Graduation gowns with the rest of the
State Meet participants. 

In case you missed it, our Girls Track team performed very well at the State Track meet this past weekend. Overall, Celina Girls finished 4th in the state in Division II!
Hannah Fleck was the State Champion in the 800!!
Here is a list of accomplishments at the state track meet (thanks Dan Otten!):

2012 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP: A MEET TO REMEMBER!

• TEAM TIES FOR 4TH!
• HANNAH FLECK WINS 800!
• 4 X 400 RELAY TAKES 2nd!
• LIZZ CARR 3rd IN HJ!
• 4 x 800 RELAY 4th!
• LEXI MILLS 7th IN 300 H, 8th IN 100 H!
• 4 X 200 RELAY 8th!

Read more about the State Track meet by clicking here.



David Royse
David was a former student at CHS during the 07-08 & 08-09 school years.  He recently passed away from a drowning accident at Eastview Pond in Celina.  His brother, Dustin, will be a senior this upcoming school year at CHS and his sister, Katelyn Reis, will be a junior.  Click here for calling hours and funeral information if you are interested.



Supplemental Intent Letters
All supplemental positions were posted near the end of the school year.  If you had a supplemental position that you intend on keeping for next school year, please submit something to me stating your intent (i.e. email, short letter, etc.).  There is one position that I know will need filled: Yearbook advisor.  If you are interested in this, let me know.





End of Year Party
If you missed this, you missed a great time!  Despite Derek Wenning almost burning down my house (see picture below), it was a great time.  Amy and I plan to host this again next spring... we hope you will plan to come!

Next update...
will be posted on June 25th.  Until then...  post a comment with the summer activity you are looking forward to the most and have a great summer!