Andrew Bixler Fourth Quarterly Edition Superintendent www.anna.k12.oh.us May 2018

There is good news and bad news with the renovation. The swing building has been completed well in advance of when it will be needed. It has turned out nicer than expected and remained on budget. We are planning for 6th and 7th grade to have class in the swing building when we return to school in the fall. We are also planning to construct the new greenhouse during the summer so that it will be operational for the 18-19 school year as well. The renovations to the elementary are still planned to take place in the summer of 2019. The major project for the Middle School/High School has been bid and a couple areas have gone back out to bid. This is going to impact the start date, have some effect on the phases of the project going forward, but little impact on the price. We remain committed to adding 30 to 40 years of useful life to the buildings. The delays to the start date are not as important as getting it right.

The 24th annual Anna Education Foundation Banquet was recently held on April 19th at the Shelby Oaks. Over $62,000 in schol- arships were awarded to 23 graduating seniors. The alumni speaker for the evening was Judi (Finkenbine) Fisher. The 2018 Honoree was Mike Bennett. The Adult McRill Leadership Award was presented to Dick Eshleman and the Student McRill Leadership Award was given to Noah Rioch. Each year the Foundation recognizes alumni of Anna High School. Congratulations to the following seniors who received a scholarship at the Anna Education Foundation Banquet this year:

Emily Albers Bill & Bonnie Elsass Scholarship Nicholas Nowlin AEF Scholarship Carly Becker AEF Scholarship Riley Osborn Carl & Delores Bartenstein

Alex Bertke Glessner Scholarship Riley Osborn Ehemann Family Logan Cathcart AEF Scholarship Noah Rioch Berner Scholarship Derek Coverstone AEF Scholarship (Class of 1963) Gracen Rogers Excel Scholarship Emma Freytag Lloyd & Bertha Harshbarger Scholarship Alex Rose Amy Zorn Scholarship Abby Gaydosh Donald Bensman Scholarship Alex Rose Carl & Delores Bartenstein Macey Huelskamp AEF Scholarship Alex Rose Julie Richey Scholarship Macey Huelskamp Gene Egbert Scholarship Mackenzie Scully Lloyd & Bertha Harshbarger Scholarship Kajalpreet Kaur Joyce Ailes Memorial Rachel Shoemaker Anna Civic Association Ashley Landis Donald Bensman Scholarship Rachel Shoemaker Jason Banks Scholarship Sarah Layman AEF Scholarship Zach White AEF Scholarship (Class of 1983) Savanna Manger AEF Scholarship Zach White Anna Civic Association Travis Meyer Dorothy Kohlmeyer Scholarship Ben Wical Julie Richey Scholarship Travis Meyer Marvin Staley Scholarship Alexa Wuebker Fred & Joyce Wells Scholarship A special “Thank You” goes out to everyone who supported the AEF Banquet this year! If you are interested in creating your own scholarship or making a donation, please contact the school at (937) 394-2011, ext. 128.

During the summer months, the HS/MS and Elementary offices will be operating on reduced hours beginning June 12th. Please check the Anna homepage (www.anna.k12.oh.us) under “QuickLinks” for detailed information. We recognize that sometimes students have immediate needs and if that is the case, please email or contact the building principals as follows: Mrs. Endsley (cendsley@annaschools org, 937-394-2011, ext. 103); Mr. Staudter ([email protected], 937-394- 2011, ext. 101); Mr. Holtzapple ([email protected], 937-394-2011, ext. 201). All visitors to the HS/MS are encouraged to use the south entrance during summer months. We hope everyone has a safe and en- joyable summer!

With the end of the year quickly approaching we are looking forward to honoring the class of 2018. Seniors will be receiving a letter with detailed information about upcoming events related to the end of the year and the graduation cere- mony which will occur on May 27th at 3:00 PM. Please see that letter for more information. Spring sports are in full swing. Our Rocket , , and track teams are earning much success and are excit- ing to watch. Tournament is right around the corner so if you have the opportunity, please find time to support our student athletes. Spring sports awards program will occur on May 29th at 7:00 PM. A reminder to all students that fourth quarter grades impact participation in fall extra-curricular activities. Make sure you finish the year strong. For more information for tradi- tional high school students and College Credit Plus students, please go to the Ohio High School Athletic Associations website (http:// ohsaa.org/) and search for “Eligibility Guidelines”. Athletes...please remember to attain a physical this summer. Our FCCLA represented Anna Local Schools well at the State Leadership Conference. Congratulations on earning a “Gold” Out- standing Chapter and the “Go for the Red” membership award. Seventeen individuals qualified for Nationals in Atlanta. Caleb Baughman was elected as vice president for the Ohio FCCLA. Congratulations on all success! Our FFA participated in the State Convention on May 3rd and 4th. Congratulations to Tyler Zimpfer for winning the State FFA Advanced Public Speaking Contest! Tyler was also elected as Ohio FFA Vice President At Large. The Anna FFA Chapter was recognized with a Charitable Giving Award for their fundraiser for Hayden Weiskittel, which raised $12,500. They were also present- ed with an award for being rated as a Gold Medal Chapter in Ohio. On May 6st the High School Band held their Spring Concert and honored their members with awards and achievements. Both the Jazz Band and Concert Band played excellent music! Mr. Staudter, HS Principal

Many parents have received notification about their child’s attendance. The following are current definitions of excessive absence and Chronic Truant. 1. Chronic truant is removed from the law; 2. Definition of ‘habitual truant’ changed from days to hours. The new definition is: a. Absent 30 or more consecutive hours without a legitimate excuse. b. Absent 42 or more hours in one school month without a legitimate excuse. c. Absent 72 or more hours in one school year without a legitimate excuse. 3. Includes ‘excessive absences’: a. Absent 38 or more hours in one school month with or without a legitimate excuse; b. Absent 65 or more hours in one school year with or without a legitimate excuse. Retrieved from Ohio Department of Education’s website on 9/22/2017 which can be found at : http://education.ohio.gov/ getattachment/Topics/Special-Education/Federal-and-State-Requirements/Operational-Standards-and-Guidance/HB-410-communication.pdf.aspx.

May 29-June 1 Youth Camps () This summer sports physicals will be held as follows:

June 4-14 Summer PE JH Football—Monday, July 9th June 11-15 Band Camp (1:00—5:00 PM) HS Football—Thursday, July 12th June 16 Anna Community Homecoming Parade All other sports—Wednesday, July 25th June 18-21 Youth Camp July 9 JH Football Physicals @ Elementary 6:30 PM This year you will need to sign up for your physical using the July 12 HS Football Physicals @ Elementary 6:30 PM link found on the Anna homepage (www.anna.k12.oh.us), under July 25 Sport Physicals @ Elementary 6:30 PM “Quick Links”. The link will be available starting June 1st. July 22-28 Shelby County Fair Please print off the physical form, complete the personal in- July 30-Aug 3 Band Camp (8:00 AM—5:00 PM) formation section, and bring to your appointment. If you have August 3 Picture Day for fall sports program any questions, please call the HS/MS office.

Anna Middle and High School students are traveling the world without ever leaving school with the help of a Virtual Reality (VR) kit and Google Expeditions. Google Expeditions is a virtual reality teaching tool that lets students join immersive virtual trips all over the world led by their classroom teacher. Students can get up close to historical landmarks, dive underwater with sharks, and even visit outer space! Recently, Anna students have traveled virtually to Europe to visit the settings of Shakespeare’s plays and to Belfast to visit the Titanic museum. The school purchased the VR kit using funds from the Sidney-Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Foundation and an Emerson Technology grant. Thank you to these organizations for their financial support! Missy Rivera, HS/MS IMC Coordinator and grant writer for this project states “We’re excited about adding this VR kit to our available technology resources to enrich and compliment classroom learning!” With this new technology, students can explore over 400 different tours and more are added every day.

The Anna Industrial Technology Club competed in the National Robotics Challenge at the Fairgrounds in Marion, Hour of Code Activities – A one-hour introduction to com- Ohio, on April 12th. The National Robotics Challenge utilizes puter science, designed to demystify “code”, to show that any- skills students learn in STEM courses while fostering a friend- body can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the ly competition atmosphere. This year, over 1200 students field of computer science was offered to interested students in from 8 states participated with over 800 robots. Anna High grades 3-5. The students really enjoyed the activity and will be School students have competed in encouraged to sign up for future after-school Hour of Code this event for 15 years. events during the next school year. Isaac Rindler participated in the Python Programming Activities – Dr. Michelle Cheatham, Tactile Maze contest while Devan who teaches freshman level programming courses at Wright O’Connell and Colton Nanik com- State University led a Python Programming activity after peted in Robo Hockey school to interested 8th through 12th grade students. Python is contest. one of the most in-demand programming languages today – Congratulations many employers are looking for Python programmers but not to these three students many programmers have learned the language yet. Python is for participating in the used for a wide variety of things, from work like Big Data and Robotics Challenge. scientific analysis to fun things like game programming. Mrs. Littlefield

The 2018 US National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) test The Anna Envirothon Team competed in the Area IV Envi- prepared by the American Chemical Society Chemistry Olympi- rothon at Possum Creek Metropark in ad Examinations Task Force was given to students in the area in Dayton on April 24th. early March. Students competing in the USNCO are eligible to Members competing were Evan be selected as members of the team for the Inter- Bensman, Morgan Meyer, Maggie national Chemistry Olympiad. Stiefel, Liz Michael, Selena York, Jake Kovacs and Sierra Williams were notified that they Evan Deiters, Gage Wannemacher, placed among the top Chemistry I students in the region. Jake and Hayden Billing. was also asked to take a regional chemistry test to qualify to go The team is coached by Vicki on to the national competition. Jake will receive the Patterson Quinter. High School Chemistry Award given to the top student at each school by the Dayton section of the American Chemical Society.

Congratulations to all of those who participated in this year’s competition. Alex Bertke, whose project was Comparison of how the Angle Affects Distance of throwing, kicking and punting a football, received the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery One Year Fam- ily Membership. Emerson generously sponsored the awards to top projects in each category as follows:  Behavioral and Social Sciences: 1st Place -Rachel Shoemaker ($100)  Evaluating Self-Esteem in Teenagers: 2nd Place - Ashleigh Jurosic/Sierra Williams/Selena York ($50)  Medicine and Health: 1st Place - Carly Becker ($100); 2nd Place - Jada Rowland ($50)  Microbiology: 1st Place - Kadyn Smith ($100); 2nd Place - Rebekah Emerson ($50)  Engineering and Robotics: 1st Place - Jacob Osborne ($100); 2nd Place - Nicholas Nowlin ($50)  Material Science & Physics: 1st Place - Jake Kovacs ($100); 2nd Place – Zachary White ($50) The $50 Cargill Award for plant science went to Ally Bertke. The $100 Cargill Award for best presentation of data went to Rachel Shoemaker. The $100 Cargill Award for best abstract went to Abby Gaydosh. The top 5 scores received medallions: Kadyn Smith, Rebekah Emerson, Carly Becker, Rachel Shoemaker, and Jane Homans. Emerson sponsored prizes for the three projects with the top scores: 1st – Rachel Shoemaker ($200); 2nd – Kadyn Smith ($100); 3rd Place – Carly Becker ($100). Congratulations again to all participants and thank you to the sponsors, judges, and volunteers who made Science Day possible. The Anna students are all members of Vicki Quinter's science classes.

The Anna FFA Chapter traveled to Columbus for the annual Ohio FFA State Convention on May 3rd and 4th. The two-day event was extremely busy for the students and advisors with various presentations, interviews, and award ceremonies. The Anna FFA Chapter was recognized with a Charitable Giving Award for their fundraiser for Hayden Weiskittel, which raised $12,500. They were also presented with an award for being rated as a Gold Medal Chapter in Ohio. In the Agri-Science Fair competition, Morgan Meyer and Riley Thobe received 1st place with a gold rating. Their Animal Sys- tems project outlined the chicken feed trials completed in the fall by the sophomore classes. Proficiency award results include: Tyler Zimpfer, 1st place, Diversified Crop Production; Tyler works on Zimpfer Farms LLC. Riley Thobe, 2nd place, Organic Production for her work on Settlage & Settlage Organic Dairy Farm. Connor Bensman, 2nd place, Grain Production for his work growing 10 acres of corn. The following members earned their State FFA Degrees: Evan Argabright, Jacob Fogt, Ashley Landis, Grace Maurer, Alexia Wells, and Tyler Zimpfer. The following students received a Gold Rating for their officer books: Ashley Landis/Emily Albers, Secre- tary’s Book; Tyler Zimpfer/Alexia Wells, Treasurer’s Book; and Ally Bertke/Grace Maurer, Reporter’s Book. Current FFA Vice President, Tyler Zimpfer, was elected as Ohio FFA Vice President At Large. Congratulations Tyler!

The Anna FFA held their annual FFA Banquet on March 19th with approximately 330 members and guests in attendance. The Anna FFA generated over $65,000 with their annual fruit sales this year. The top three fruit sellers were Riley Huelskamp & Macey Huelskamp; Kirsten Brunswick; Gage Wannemacher, and Alyza Hoelscher. Each received a plaque for their selling efforts. The following FFA members received awards:  Star Shop Award—Austin Barhorst and Keith Berning  Exceptional Service Award— Emily Albers, Ally Bertke, and Macey Huelskamp  Star Greenhand Award— Aubrey Hoying, Kamryn Wilson  Star Chapter Award—Morgan Meyer, Riley Thobe  Senior Scholar Award—Zachary White  FFA Leadership Award—Emma Freytag Tisha Wannemacher received the Honorary Degree. She has helped the FFA tremendously by chaperoning multiple field trips and helping with the fruit sale pickup. Her contributions are greatly appreciated. Congratulations to all the award recipients on their hard work, leadership, and achievements. Thank you to all students, guests, and honorees for supporting the Anna FFA chapter.

The Anna FFA recently competed in the Ag Issues CDE. As OFFICE OFFICER a team, the participants researched the pros and cons of a current President Alexia Wells issue in agriculture. As part of the project, the team presented Vice President Tyler Zimpfer their findings to multiple organizations: the Anna FFA Alumni, Assistant Vice President Jarred Seigle Anna Young Farmers, Anna Ag Education Advisory Committee, Secretary Morgan Meyer Shelby County Farm Bureau Board, Anna School Board, and Assistant Secretary Molly Batchelder Shelby Soil and Water Conservation District Board. Treasurer Liz Michael Assistant Treasurer Gage Wannemacher Reporter Lindsay McEldowney Assistant Reporter Grace Maurer Student Advisor Riley Thobe Sentinel Riley Huelskamp CDE/Family Coordinator Derek Wolters The team’s topic was the Waters of the United States (WOTUS), which is a new definition for the Clean Water Act. They presented their entire project to a panel of judges. This event helps in developing critical thinking, problem solving, and com- munication skills. The following members participated in the competition: Ash- ley Landis, Morgan Meyer, Lexi Wells, Derek Wolters, and Tyler Zimpfer. These participants did an outstanding performance and won 1st Place in the state. They were recognized at the FFA State Convention. They will advance to the FFA National competition in Indianapolis, in October.

The Anna FCCLA has been very busy this year, taking part in many leadership, career, and service events. FCCLA members completed service projects that include: volunteering at Special Olympics, making and donating dog toys to give to the animal shelter, making mats out of donated plastic bags to give to the homeless shelter, and volunteering at Dorothy Love and Wilson Hospital. The months of February and March, FCCLA members had the opportunity to participate in FCCLA at the Table. Through this leadership opportunity, members made dinner for their family and sat together as a family to enjoy their dinner. The project promoted family uni- ty and communication. In April, members had the opportunity to travel to Cleveland to take part in the Cleveland Cavalier Career Day. At this career event, members toured the arena, listened to different speakers talk about their careers, and watched the Cleveland Cava- liers game. On April 25-27, FCCLA members that took part in a STAR event traveled to Columbus to attend the FCCLA State Leadership Conference. At the conference, members competed in their STAR event, listened to inspirational speakers, and attended sessions. Seventeen members qualified for Nationals to be held in Atlanta June 28th—July 2nd. Good luck to all members! Middle School FCCLA State Convention

Congratulations to the MS FCCLA chapter for their achievements at the State FCCLA Leadership Conference! All participants received “Gold” Ratings and several placed in the top three in their event as well as National Qualifiers!  Recycle and Redesign: Lenna Rowland, 1st Place and National Qualifier  Sports Nutrition: Leah Meyer, Jaden Huber, and Gabby Johnson, 1st Place and National Qualifier  Advocacy: Bethany Althauser, Kaylie Kipp, and Kaitlin Rickert, 2nd Place and National Qualifier  Entrepreneurship: Madison Prenger, Carly Koverman, and Lexi Koverman, 3rd Place  Focus on Children: Chloe Baughman, Kennedy Brewer, and Audrey Ashford, 3rd Place  Food Innovations: Abbie McEldowney, Kally Cruset, and Kendyll Boyd, 2nd Place and National Qualifier  Chapter Service Display: Joey Bruns, Ryan Noll, and Gabe Danielle, 1st Place and National Qualifier  National Programs in Action: Molly Rioch, 3rd Place  Life Event Planning: Meredith Klein, Ava Bertke, and Makalia Bare, 3rd Place

High School FCCLA State Convention Congratulations to the HS FCCLA chapter for their achievements at the State FCCLA Leadership Conference! The High School was recognized as a “Gold” Outstanding Chapter and the “Go for the Red” membership award. Caleb Baughman was elected as 1st Vice President for the 2018-2019 school year. Paige Wiktorowski received a $500 Endow- ment Scholarship and Colin Wuebker received the renewable former grad Endowment Scholarship for $500. In addition, many stu- dents competing in STAR Events received “Gold” Ratings and several placed in the top three in their category and are National Qualifiers! Lauren Barhorst and Caleb Baughman also received the Outstanding Chapter Award at the conference.

 Chapter Service Display: Miya McIntyre and Michaela Ambos, 3rd Place  National Programs in Action: Macy Wiktorowski and Adrienne Endsley, 2nd Place and National Qualifiers  Promote and Publicize: Bryce Meyer, Evan Poeppelman and Dane Wuebker, 3rd Place  Focus on Children: Taylor Noll and Amber Stewart  Entrepreneurship: Derek Wolters, Morgan Meyer and Bailey Althauser, 2nd Place  Career Investigation: Caleb Baughman  Teach and Train: Paige Wiktorowski, 3rd Place  Interpersonal Communications: Caleb Baughman, Maddie McEldowney and Lauren Elliott, 1st Place and National Qualifiers  Recyle and Redesign: Justin Esser, Silver Rating As students and staff prepare to wrap - up the school year, it is important to acknowledge the support we have received from the community. Our new and flourishing Career Programs have developed and surpassed expectations we had set out to accomplish for the school year. Thanks to all the community members who have given their time to speak with our stu- dents and expose them to the many different career fields in Shelby County as well as the importance of planning for their career interests. As we move forward with the renovation project, I’d like to also thank the community involvement and for their flexi- bility in getting the project up and running. This is a very exciting time for the district to see the progress of our building enhance- ments. We will see a lot of structural and operational changes next school year, especially in the MS. A lot of planning hours have already helped us prepare for this process. Certainly, there will be changes in plans along the way. Yet, many things will remain con- stant: the people, the curriculum and instruction, and the excellent education our students have and will continue to receive through the combined efforts of school staff and families. I look forward to engaging in this process and already have a great appreciation for the teams of professionals who have considered everyone and everything necessary as decisions are made to “renovate and educate” simul- taneously! Mrs. Endsley, MS Principal

Schedules: MS schedules will be ready for pick-up the first week in August. School Supplies: An updated list will be mailed home and also posted on the website by July 1st. The majority of the school supplies will be provided by the school. Open House: Monday, August 20th, from 5:30-7:30 PM 6th Grade Orientation: Monday, August 20th, at 5:30 PM (Location to be announced) 1st Day of School: Wednesday, August 22nd

AMS and the Workforce Partnership of Shelby County have combined efforts to bring Career Exploration Programs to the middle school level. The Career programs build from one year to the next. All three grades use the Career Cruising online lessons, have frequent speakers from various careers, and utilize resources for weekly lessons on interests, soft skills, resume building, etc. At the 8th grade level, students participate in a much more intensive program where they do projects, build a resume, have a mock interview and even job shadow. The 8th grade class attended the Career Exploration Academy and participated in numerous lessons, both online and teacher generated. The Workforce Partnership of Shelby County has been a huge support in developing this program for our middle-level students. We are also very fortunate to have such an amazing community where several parents have volunteered their time to educate our youth on the various job opportunities in Shelby County.

Congratulations to the members of the 7th and 8th grade The Shelby County Workforce Partnership bands who performed at the Solo and Ensemble Contest on scheduled Mr. Jim Jordan, U.S. Congressman, to Saturday, April 14th. speak to our 8th grade class on April 4th. He spoke Anna Students received 12 excellent ratings about how he became a state representative. and 5 of the top superior ratings. Thank you Mr. Jordan!

The Middle School recently held Congratulations to the following students for placing in the

a contest for students to design the Piqua Memorial Library poetry contest. cover of the 2018-2019 student 1st Place—Zandria Platfoot planner. The winning design will 2nd Place—Mara Cathcart be placed on the front of all plan- 3rd Place—Lucinda Furgeson ners next school year. Congratulations to Lauren Thornhill for placing 3rd in the This year’s winner was London 2018 Piqua Public Library Youth Poetry Contest. Reiss. London was awarded a $50 Great work poets! Amazon gift card! Congratulations!

What a year the Power of the Pen teams have had! In addition to a competitive writing event, team members attended a writing workshop day hosted at Anna Middle/High school called “Just Write!” Coaches Mrs. Stutsman and Mrs. Rivera coordinated the day that included keynote speaker Sara Raasch, author of the bestselling Snow Like Ashes series, a competitive writing round, and breakout sessions on components of creative writing. In early March, the teams gathered for an after-school lock-in that focused on the written word and having fun. All these efforts paid off as the teams took top honors at the recent PenOhio competition. Awards earned by the 7th grade team are as follows: Makaila Bare—4th place, Alicia Barhorst—3rd place, and Ava Bertke—2nd place. The 7th grade team placed first overall in their grade division. Lauren Thornhill earned 4th place in the 8th grade division. Due to their success, many writers qualified for State competition on May 24th & 25th at Wooster College. Congratulations to the following Power of the Pen writers who have qualified for state competition: Makaila Bare, Alicia Bar- horst, Ava Bertke, Hope Bixler, Liberty Davies, Josie Gehret, Meredith Klein and Lauren Thornhill.

The Middle School Science Olympiad Team competed in the Regional Competition in Piqua on March 17th and finished Next year’s JH basketball cheerleaders are as follows: 12th overall. 8th Grade 7th Grade Individuals earning medals included: Dylan Seigle and Jayce Billing Ava Bollheimer Mallory Havenar - 1st place in Roller Coasters; Ethan Maurer Bree Metzler Gracie Deatherage and Dylan Seigle - 3rd place in Wright Stuff, Brooke Pettus Lucie Heinrichs 4th place in Mystery Architecture, and 6th Bryce Platfoot Lilly Howell place in Meteorology. Maryssa Smith Addie Wannemacher

Sixth grader Lucy Furgeson competed in the Regional Spelling Bee on Saturday, March 17th. She placed 12th out of 50 participants. Great job Lucy!

The Anna Middle School held their first ever talent show on February 16th. Anna’s Got Talent showcased a variety of acts from our middle school students, such as singing, playing the piano, contemporary dancing, stellar soccer skills, and amazing duets. The performances were enjoyed by students, staff, friends, and families. A special thanks to Kristin Vaubel for helping with several acts and providing beautiful accompani- ment. We are very proud of each student and their courage to share their beautiful talents! Congratulations to all who partici- pated—you all did a great job!

6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade Mallory Havenar Ava Bertke Neleha Batchelder Brooklyn Koester Jayce Billing Isaac Edelmann Isabella McVety Brianna Brewer Aaron Haynes Colton Smith Bekah Holsapple Carly Koverman Meredith Klein Lexi Koverman Leah Meyer Megan Marlow Reagan Paulus Gracie Russell Carly Rogers Ben Savage Lily Welsh

We are having a wonderful year in the sixth grade, and we are excited to let you know that our incentive program is going great! Our goal through the program is to get students enthusiastic and excited about education and to help them become responsi- ble, caring, positive, and successful young adults. Each grading term all students are eligible for the Sixth Grade Incentive Program. Eligibility equals no more than two missing homework assignments or discipline marks, no detentions, and no F’s for an entire nine week grading period. Of our 83 students, 64 made incentive for the third grading term incentive trip. We enjoyed a day at the mov- ies and A Wrinkle In Time at Elder Theater in Jackson Center. A great time was had by all! With this program we hope to continue to encourage students to always strive for their best and to achieve their goals. Even if a student does not make it for a grading term’s incentive, there is always the goal of trying again to improve one’s habits in order to participate in the next term’s reward. So far we have 90% of our kids that have made at least one incentive trip. All of the sixth grade teachers are looking forward to the rest of this year and continuing a successful year!

Anna Middle School Student Council members have had a busy year. Most recently, they hosted the last dance of the school year with the theme being “Hawaiian.” For the school-wide kindness initiative, all members placed “kindness” cards on the desks and chairs in the middle school classrooms reminding everyone to be kind to one an- other. During the month of May, members will hold their last meeting of the school year. They will be helping with the following events: Monday, May 21st, Cassie Dietrich from the 4-H extension office will be here for a leadership confer- ence; May 21st, Student Council members will be hosting 6th Grade Orientation; and Tuesday, May 22nd, the annual Ice Cream Social will be held grades 6, 7, and 8. Thank you Student Council members for all of your help throughout this school year!

The IMC recently received over 60 new books from a LSTA grant facilitated by the State Library of Ohio. All books are either Ohio book award winners or written by Ohio authors. Some Ohio book awards, such as the Buckeye Children’s and Teen book award, are selected by young readers. Others, like the James Cook Book Award, are selected by committees of librarians or educator professionals. IMC Coordinator, Missy Rivera, served on the James Cook book award selection committee which is how she discovered the grant opportunity. “After reading all the nominated books I knew many of them would be a great fit for our school library so I am thrilled we were able to purchase some of them through the grant.” Purchased books are on display in the IMC with a corresponding bookmark highlighting the Ohio book awards.

The summer school program will be held in August for two weeks to help prepare selected students in the middle school for a new school year, especially in the areas of math, reading and organization. Ms. Folkert will instruct the classes on August 6th-17th from 9:00 AM—12:30 PM. We are excited to offer this program to our students.

Please remember to visit the Elementary Principal Page on the Anna Local Schools webpage to find any updates, infor- mation, and/or reminders over the summer!! I hope you all have a very enjoyable summer break! Mr. Holtzapple, Elementary Principal

We would like to update our database of ‘Future Rockets’ The staff and students of Anna elementary want to again here at school to include as many children from ages 0-5 as we express our sincere gratitude for the generosity of our Volun- can. teers for Education. We have dozens of volunteers every week If you are a district resident who has a child, or knows of who have volunteered hundreds of hours at school in many ca- anyone who lives in our district who has a child, between the pacities. ages of one month to five years old, please email the elementary Our Volunteers for Education have also donated thousands office at [email protected] or call (937) 394-2584, of dollars to our district this year in many ways that benefit our ext. 200, and leave a voicemail to verify you and your child’s students through their fundraisers. name, DOB, and address. Thank you again to our Volunteers for Education for their gifts of time, talents, and treasures to the Anna Local Schools.

The fifth grade class will be leaving the Elementary Thirty-eight students at the elementary participated in the St. School for the Middle School at the end of the school Jude’s Math-a-thon. The elementary students raised $2,365 to year. Thursday, May 24th, will be our annual ‘clap out’ help children with life threatening diseases. St. Jude’s was for the fifth grade students. Please plan to arrive by 2:45 PM. founded by entertainer Danny Thomas. It’s purpose is to help The ’clap out’ will take place at the end of the day. We will line children with cancer, the hallways as the fifth grade students make their way around AIDS, and other major our halls for the last time. illnesses.

We would like to remind you to keep money in your child’s lunch account through the end of the school year. Any money On Monday, May 21st, the 5th grade students will travel to left in the account will remain in the child’s account for the next the middle school from 1:30-2:45 PM for middle school orienta- school year. This is also true for the fifth grade students leaving tion. The parent orientation will be conducted on Open House our building and transferring to the Middle School. night in August. As of May 14th, if a student does not have enough money in This is an exciting time for all of our 5th grade students! their account to pay for a full lunch, they will Good luck to everyone as you make the transition into the receive a peanut butter sandwich for $.50. No middle school for the 2018-2019 school year. negative balances will be allowed starting May 14th.

On May 23rd, Anna Elementary will be awarded with the The elementary was very busy collecting Momentum Award from the Ohio Department of Education. "Box Tops for Education" this year. Several The Momentum Award is presented by the State Board of contests were held with each grade level/class Education and recognizes schools for exceeding expectations in competing for a chance to win a pizza party, student growth for the year. Schools must earn straight A’s on an ice cream party, or to throw a dodge ball in a staff member’s all Value-Added measures on the report card. The school or dis- face! trict must have at least two Value-Added subgroups of students, Altogether, the elementary received over $3,357 this year. which includes gifted, lowest 20% in achievement, and students Great job! The box top money will be used to upgrade the tech- with disabilities. nology at the elementary. This is a credit to the wonderful families and stu- The elementary has also been busy collect- dents who attend Anna Elementary and especially to the ing Tyson A+ Project labels and School Spirit elementary staff who consistently focus on a growth labels. mindset for our students.

If your child borrowed any clothing from the clinic this year, please wash these items and return to the clinic before the end of the year. Mrs. Daniel is again running low on clothing items. Thank you! Please insert the school calendar here.

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Fri May 18 Elementary Manufacturing Day Thu May 24 8th Grade—Tawawa Park Fri May 18 6th Grade Field Trip—Rolling Hills Thu May 24 HS Track—Regionals (Piqua) Fri May 18 7th Grade Field Day Sat May 26 HS Track—Regionals (Piqua) Fri May 18 8th Grade Play—2:15 PM Sun May 27 Graduation for the Class of 2018—3:00 PM Sat May 19 HS Track—Districts (Graham) Mon May 28 Band—Memorial Day Ceremony—10:00 AM Mon May 21 Final exams for Seniors Tue May 29 Spring Sports Awards Assembly—7:00 PM Mon May 21 5th Grade Visit to the Middle School Mon July 9 JH Football Physicals—Elementary School Mon May 21 Elementary Talent Show Thu July 12 HS Football Physicals—Elementary School Mon May 21 8th Grade Job Shadow Day Wed July 25 Sports Physicals—Elementary School Tue May 22 Last Day for Seniors /Graduation practice—10:00 Wed May 23 Kindergarten Field Trip—Fire Dept./Tawawa Park Wed May 23 2nd Grade Park Day Wed May 23 Elementary Awards Program Wed May 23 HS Final Exams Thu May 24 HS Final Exams Thu May 24 Last Day of School Thu May 24 5th Grade Clap Out

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