LAMPETER-STRASBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT Lampeter, Pennsylvania 17537 April 4, 2016 A G E N D A Meeting Called to Order Introduction of Guests Opportunity for Public Comment regarding Agenda Items Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings Communications and Recognition Treasurer's Report – Mr. Terry L. Sweigart Academic Committee – Mrs. Patricia M. Pontz, Chairperson Buildings and Grounds Committee – Mrs. Melissa S. Herr, Chairperson Board of Review Committee – Mr. Jeffrey A. Mills, Chairperson Finance Committee – Mr. Scott J. Kimmel, Chairperson Personnel Committee – Mr. Scott M. Arnst, Chairperson Federal Programs – Dr. Andrew M. Godfrey, Representative Liaison Reports Student Representatives – Miss Chelsea Hancock, Miss McKenna Kimmel Superintendent's Report Old Business New Business Opportunity for Public Comment Adjournment LAMPETER-STRASBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT Lampeter, Pennsylvania 17537 April 4, 2016 LAMPETER-STRASBURG HIGH SCHOOL – Mr. Eric D. Spencer, Principal A. AGRICULTURE The Garden Spot FFA would like to thank the Board for all that they do for the School District and for the students of agriculture courses. The Garden Spot FFA held its annual banquet on March 17, 2016, in the Martin Meylin Middle School cafeteria with approximately 216 members, parents, and guests present. Awards were given to a number of FFA members and community members. PA Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding and PA State FFA Chaplain Johnathan Noss each gave a speech at the beginning of the banquet. Students also presented speeches on what they have accomplished this past year. A summary of the awards presented are as follows: Discovery Degree Gwenn Spotts (7th) Jared Risser (8th) Roddie Rice (8th) Greenhand Degree Becca Herr Luke Stauffer Jared Fenstermacher Leah Welk Jordan Martin Bryce Good **Star Greenhand - Leah Welk and Jordan Martin (9th) Chapter Degree Erin Harnish Megan Mellinger Kyle Spotts **Star Chapter – Kyle Spotts (10th) Lancaster County Red Rose Degree Sarah Hess Connor Ranck State Keystone Degree Donovan Weaver Matt Harnish Mark Mellinger Sarah Hess Jesse Diller Fair Awards: Top Food Stand Workers Jesse Diller Hannah-Grace Baxter Jered Kauffman Certificate of Appreciation Mrs. Karen Kurtz Mrs. Barbara Beiler Honorary Chapter Degree Mr. J. Martin Harnish Mr. Dominic Lanciano 1 04/04/16 SAE Record Book Awards (County Awards) Donovan Weaver: Money Matt Harnish: Money Leah Welk: Money Jordan Martin: Money Mark Mellinger: Money Bryce Good: Money Luke Stauffer: Money Erin Harnish: Money Sarah Hess: Money Connor Ranck: Money Jesse Diller: Money Megan Mellinger: Money Citrus Sale Awards Top Upper Classman Award – Mark Mellinger (12th) - $851 (45 cases) Top Lower Classman Award – Leah Welk (9th) – $2,228 (117 cases) Top 5 Sellers: o Leah Welk – 117 Cases o Bryce Good – $1,438 (76 cases) o Becca Herr – $1,179 (62 cases) o Jordan Martin – $1,166 (61 cases) o Mark Mellinger – 45 cases Chapter Scholarship Pin Awards (Money Award) Sarah Hess Matt Harnish Mark Mellinger Connor Ranck Megan Mellinger Leah Welk Erin Harnish Jordan Martin Becca Herr Garden Spot Proficiency Ag Scholarship Award (Money Award Donated by Dr. and Mrs. Scott Rimmer) Matt Harnish (12th) State FFA Proficiency Award Matt Harnish (12th) - $250 (Diversified Ag Production) At the end of the banquet, Mr. Smith was also honored for his dedication to the education profession for 40 years. Congratulations to Mr. Stephen Smith, on a job well done! Other Events Leah Welk and Jordan Martin competed on March 15, 2016, at Solanco School District in the Creed Speaking Contest. Both did very well for their first time in a public speaking contest. On March 6, 2016, Kyle Spotts, Connor Ranck, Megan Mellinger, Sarah Hess, and Erin Harnish attended the State Legislative Leadership Conference in Harrisburg. On March 9, 2016, members of our FFA chapter went to Manheim Fairgrounds to hear a speaker, Trent Loose, speak on the importance of the public understanding how agriculture works and why. The members then toured the Kreider’s Farm in Manheim. B. ASIAN CLUB The Asian Culture Club is tentatively planning to bring in Ms. Lisa Sanchez, a naturalist from the Lancaster County Park, to present a lesson on edible insects to members of the Asian Culture Club and Mrs. Shockey’s Environmental Science class. Insects are used as a protein source throughout Southeast Asia. Ms. Sanchez is a very dynamic speaker, and she is bringing insect samples for daring students to taste. 2 04/04/16 C. ATHLETICS Winter Sports Results: Sport V JV JHV JHJV JH7 Basketball – B 24-05-00 19-01-00 16-00-00 12-04-00 15-01-00 Basketball – G 12-11-00 11-05-00 11-05-00 09-05-00 ----- Bowling 45-46-00 ----- ----- ----- ----- Swimming – B 02-08-00 ----- ----- ----- ----- Swimming – G 03-07-00 ----- ----- ----- ----- Wrestling 06-11-00 ----- 13-00-00 ----- ----- Total: 92-88-00 30-06-00 40-05-00 21-09-00 15-01-00 Total: 198-109 Winning Percentage 64% Basketball (B) Oxford Tip-Off Tournament Champions Section III Champions Qualified for the L-L League Playoffs. Lost in the first round to Cedar Crest Finished the season ranked #2 in District III AAA Qualified for the District III playoffs; lost to Bishop McDevitt in the semifinals Qualified for the PIAA state tournament; #4 seed from District III; beat Berwick in the first round and lost to Delaware Valley Charter in the second round Most wins in school history (24) Basketball (G) Finished the season ranked #4 in the L-L League Section III and ranked #17 in District III AAA Lost to Twin Valley in a District III Play-In game Bowling Cassie Hatfield – Qualified for District III Singles Championships, District III Tournament, and Regionals Brittany Hatfield – Qualified for L-L League Singles Championships and Regionals Swimming Qualified for the L-L League Meet: Colin Anderson, Dylan Grau, Everett Honert, Jacob Klecko, Dalton Kreider, Brandon Prouse, Dan Reidenbaugh, Nathan Tobler, Kristin Allen, Meghan Brubaker, Allyson Dull, Leah Herring, Olivia Honert, Ellie Kingsley, Kaitlin Kreider, Emily Lichty, Hailey Miller, Julia Smoker Boys’ team finished 11th out of 13 teams in the L-L Championships Girls’ team finished 10th out of 13 teams in the L-L Championships Qualified for the District III Swim Championships: Colin Anderson, Steven Hollern, Jake Klecko, Dalton Kreider, Brandon Prouse, Dan Reidenbaugh, Nathan Tobler and Kristin Allen Colin Anderson won the District III AA 100 Butterfly; first ever District III gold medal for L-S Swimming; also won the bronze medal in the 100 freestyle; qualified for the PIAA Swim Championships for the second straight year; finished 6th in the 100 yard butterfly and 7th in the 100 yard freestyle. Wrestling Jake Kelly – 182 lb. Sectional Champion; qualified for District III and PIAA Individual Championship. Josh Beiler – 195 lb. Sectional Third Place; qualified for District III Individual Championship Sectional Place winners: Owen Hess - 4th, Connor Feister - 4th, Ramon Estevez - 5th, Mason Blank - 6th, Michael Kuhns - 6th Josh Beiler – 195 lb. - L-L Section II 1st Team All-Star: Jake Kelly – 182 lb., Connor Feister – 285 lb. - L-L Section II 2nd Team All-Stars Michael Hazboun – 113 lb., Mason Blank – 120 lb. - L-L Section II Honorable Mentions Ramon Estevez, Cody Reiff, Jeff Elser, John Franklin, Jake Kelly - L-L Academic All-Stars: D. GUIDANCE The Guidance Department has presented information to all high school students explaining and assisting with the course selection process for next year’s classes. Counselors participated in eighth grade course selection at Martin Meylin Middle School with large groups and at a parent information night. Currently, 35 students have applied to attend senior programs at the Lancaster County Career and Technology Centers for the 2015-2016 school year. Eight sophomores have requested half-day programs for their junior year. 3 04/04/16 E. ART Congratulations again to Lampeter-Strasburg High School Art Students! Lancaster County Young Artist Special Award Winners Announced: Faith Osborne – Merit Award and Lancaster Designer Craftsmen Body of Work Award Madison Grebinger – Chroma Painting Award Lancaster County Scholastic Art Show Special Award Winners Announced: Makenna Glessner – American Visions Nominee F. QUIZ BOWL The Lampeter-Strasburg Quiz Bowl team competed in BrainBusters on WGAL, but was eliminated in the first round. We were ranked fifteenth in the L-L League out of 25 teams after six matches of play. Our record was 5 and 13. The team consists of five students who regularly participate, two of whom are seniors. Coach Pamela Kochel is actively recruiting new students for next year. G. LS NEWS Another busy month for LS News with about 40 articles published and more than 14,000 Web page hits in the past 30 days. Ten of our articles this past month earned more than 225 individual page views, with two of them earning more than 400 each. LS News’ Facebook is approaching 850 likes with most articles receiving several hundred view; a few articles were in the thousands. Our Instagram following has continued to show tremendous growth with over 531 followers and most images earning 50 likes. Our Twitter account now has over 218 followers. But our most exciting announcements involves the several journalism contests LS News entered in January. We recently heard back from the Pennsylvania News Media Association Foundation announcing the winners of the 2016 Student Keystone Press Awards. LS News placed in six of the 16 categories! Winning categories