August Findlay City Schools Honors Outstanding Employees At This Year s Convocation! Findlay City Schools 1100 Broad Ave.

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1 August Broad Ave. Findlay, OH Honors Outstanding Employees At This Year s Convocation! Bruce B. Hill Award Sponsored by Hancock Federal Credit Union Rachel Haas FHS Dorothy and Stephen Secor Award Lauren Parriot Donnell C. Robert Baker Award Barb Bish Community Relations Coordinator The Courier Language Arts Award Jeanine Baker Bigelow Hill National Lime & Stone Outstanding Social Studies Award Nancy Sheaffer Donnell Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Vocational Award Jan Miller Millstream Classified Employee Award Sponsored by Touchstone, CPM Mary Ann Clarke Curriculum Office The Mandy Friar Trojan of the Year Award Nate Weihrauch Athletic Director

2 Welcome New Staff Members to Findlay City Page 2 Administrative Staff Ed Kurt Superintendent Justin Shank FHS, Assistant Principal

3 Page 3 Classified Staff Lorie Beck Nelda Benavidez Monty Brake Ashley Carey Tiffany Courtney Lori Friedrich Holly Garey Erin Gonder Brenda Goshe Deborah Gronas Maria Harjala Jacqueline Kinn Patricia Klein Patricia(Trish) Loarca Robin McCrary Robert McMaster Julie Merrin Julie Miller (Jocelyn)Kim Murtha Yolanda Perez Hannah Routson Wanda Saum Amy Smith Andrea Spiceland Susan Stoffel Bradlee Tennant Lori VanAtta Cassandra VanHorn Doug Wilcox Lisa Zeigler

4 Page 4 Master Teachers 2014 Joyce Pippert Findlay High School 2014 Master Teacher Renewals Laura Finney Chamberlin Hill Mark Dickman FHS Karen Ouwenga FHS Jennifer Theis Wilson Vance Kelly Wohlgamuth Wilson Vance The Café at Millstream opened it s doors for staff members to enjoy some snacks after school on Friday. Please remember to visit the Student and Community Opportunities tab on our website to see the opportunities available in the community for you and your child. If you are interested in receiving district information via s or text please register on the website.

5 Page 5 teachers Lisa Schadel (Whittier), Kelly Wohlgamuth (Wilson Vance), and Maggie Maag (Wilson Vance) were selected by the University of Findlay and the Community Foundation to be three of nine Hancock County teachers to receive the Fulbright Scholarship to tour and study in Japan. The focus of this program was to examine Japanese culture firsthand, with the goal of bringing more internationalization to our local classrooms. Congrats to Mrs. Lori Hunt, Counselor at Glenwood Middle School. Lori's work, titled "Grief Support Session for Children" was recently published in the Ohio Counseling Association, Summer Edition. Mr. Alvarado had the opportunity to talk with U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan at a principals roundtable in Toledo.

6 First Day Fun!!!! Page 6 The Donnell Band kicked off the school year with their 2 nd Annual Donut Day. Students came in at 7 AM to enjoy some donuts/fruit and apple juice. It was a great way to start the school year!

7 Page 7 SHOCKWAVE Marches in Findlay 4th of July Parade This past July SHOCKWAVE, Findlay MS Indoor Drumline marched in the Findlay 4th of July Parade. The drumline has marched in the parade since the parade has returned four years ago. This marks the first parade of the season for SHOCKWAVE. Next the group will be preparing for the Homecoming parade this fall. Donnell JAZZ and Glenwood Jazz Band students perform at Groundwork Jazz Camp For a couple of days in July ten students from Donnell and two from Glenwood participated in the Annual Groundwork Jazz Camp at the University of Bluffton. There were a total of 22 students all together and Findlay had over half. The Bands worked on selections by local composer and Ohio Music Education Association District III Honor Jazz Director Paul Baransy and his assistant Charlie Doepker. Donnell Band Director Brian D. Sheehe said "This is always a great experience for the students to get some playing in and see how they stack up with students around northwest Ohio".

8 Page 8 Findlay High School football team and Findlay Youth football practice together at Donnell Stadium. new teacher orientation took place on August 13 & 14. As you can see, there are many new faces this year. Welcome to the team! Jacob Klein (8 th grader at Donnell) a member of the SHOCKWAVE drumline for the past 3 seasons went to the Matrix Drumline camp this summer. Matrix is a top 5 World finalist in the Independent World class yearly. Matrix held a camp to increase skills and performance habits. Jacob was the youngest student at camp.

9 Page 9 CAMP WORLD 14 Seventy three students engaged in activities to help them connect to cultures around the world. CAMP DISCOVERY Creativity in Science One hundred and twenty students engaged in hands-on building and discovery activities. Way to go campers!!!!

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12 Page 12 New Arrivals Alyssa (Findlay High School) and Peter Kuebeck welcomed their son on July 7, 2014! Kudos to the following buildings and departments that were accident free for the month of August! Bigelow Hill, Chamberlin Hill, Jacobs, Jefferson, Lincoln, Northview, Washington, Whittier, Wilson Vance, Donnell, Glenwood, Findlay High School, Millstream, Transportation, Custodial, Grounds and Maintenance. Tip of the Month: