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Student Spotlights
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FHS Junior Jessica Z. finishes second at the Division II State Track & Field Championships in the 3200 meter run with a time of 11:07.85. Last year she finished seventh in the same event. Congratulations!
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Staff Spotlights
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2008 FPCS Employee
Service Awards
Administrator of the Year
Kevin Liptrap
Teacher of the Year
Char Shryock
Employee of the Year
Teresa Minerd
Ten-Year Service
Nancy Szarek - Gilles
Diane Williams - Gilles
Pat Rehm - District
Rosemarie Randall - DAP
Kevin Buehner - Day Care
Jill Davis - Day Care
Twenty-Year Service
Kathy Ingersol - FHS
Dave LeBrun - FHS
Cheryl Melenick - Gilles
Lynda O'Conner - FHS
Ellen Schickel - Gilles
Sandy Bennhoff - FHS
Donna McMahan - Gilles
Kathy Hritz - FHS
Twenty-Five Year Service
Clare Ruffing - Gilles
Janet Lavelle - Gilles
Linda Lapping - Gilles
Mary Lou Huntz - LFM
Retirements
Mary Kay Wysong
Fifth Grade Teacher
30 years
Diana Fischbach
Bus Driver
25 years
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June 10, 2008
Volume 1 - Issue 8
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Welcome...
Fairview Park City Schools E-Newsletter - provides the Fairview Park community with official and current district information.
Board Report - designed to highlight special and important details from the latest board meeting.
FPCS E-Newsletters and Board Reports are sent once a month via e-mail. In addition, newsletters will be sent on an as needed basis during summertime.
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Fairview High School Class of 2008
Congratulations to all of our graduates
and scholars!
Fairview High
School Class of 2008.
Class of 2008 Top Ten
Lediana Goduni - Valedictorian
Sarah Pine - Salutatorian
Kara E. * Matt G. * Sarah K.* Merianna S. * Michael S. *
Molly T. * Rubens X. * Walter Z.
Please visit the FHS page on the district Web site to see the Class of 2008 Review.
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Graduates to Serve Country
Fairview Park City Schools would like
to recognize the following six FHS students who will continue on to
serve our country in the military.
Seen
in picture from left to right: John S. - Navy, Kyle K. - Marines, Andy
M. - Marines, Steve T. - Army, J.D. O. - Army, Ben C. - Air Force.
We proudly thank these gentlemen for honoring the community of Fairview Park. We wish them well.
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Graduates Reap Benefit
A
former Fairview High School graduate, and member of the school's Alumni
Hall of Fame, has honored three 2008 graduates with scholarships from
the Marion Frank and Margie Rudy Endowment Foundation. Marion Frank
Rudy, a 1943 FHS graduate was an aerospace engineer, a NASA Johnson
Space Center Employee and creative inventor, who holds patents licensed
to Nike. With a license in place, one of the most recognizable
marketing brands, the Nike Air shoe, was born creating a highly
successful world-renowned product. Although Rudy currently resides in
California, he has not forgotten his roots. The Rudy Foundation has
given generously to deserving Fairview High School graduates over the
years and also to the Cleveland Clinic Foundation's Taussig Cancer
Center.
2008 graduates who earned the
scholarships include: Lediana Goduni, valedictorian; Walter Zahurancik
and Michael Stauber, both ranked among the top ten for the FHS class of
2008. The award is based on grades, involvement in activities and
dedication to a college major in science or technology. Goduni plans to
attend Case Western Reserve University. Stauber and Zahurancik will
attend The Ohio State University. All three students are volunteers at
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FHS Student Wins National Competition
 FHS student wins national skills competitionOver 5,000 delegates competed in this year's national competition, including FHS senior Alex P.
Alex became a two-time national champion, placing first in the Cisco Administration competition. In this event, Alex had to demonstrate knowledge of network management and maintenance including installation, configuration and troubleshooting with Cisco routers and switches using the Cisco's Internet Operating Systems. At the 2007 National competition in New York, NY, Alex placed first in PC Service and Troubleshooting. Alex is currently preparing for the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification. Alex plans to attend the University of Akron, majoring in Computer Information Systems this fall.
Alex competed in the Business Professionals of America (BPA) national competition in Reno, Nevada earlier this month. Computer Networking Technology, a two year college prep program prepares students for careers in Information Technology (IT) with a specialization in networking. Polaris Computer Networking students can earn up to 30 semester hours of college credit prior to graduating from high school. Business Professionals of America is a national student organization for young people who are pursuing careers in finance, management, Information Technology (IT) and computer applications and other related career fields. BPA has more than 55,000 members in over 2,300 chapters in 23 states. BPA competitions give students the opportunity to demonstrate the skills they have mastered in their career-technical training programs.
In addition, Alex won a scholarship from Polaris Career Center at last night's FHS Scholars' Reception. |
Student Named Volunteer of the Month
 Jacob B., a fifth grader at
Gilles-Sweet Elementary was recognized for his fundraising efforts for
the Animal Protective League (APL).
Jacob held a raffle to raise money for the APL. He sold raffle tickets and
accepted donations at Gilles-Sweet to the teachers and staff. The
raffle was for a $25 gift certificate to The Cheesecake Factory.
Jacob set a goal to raise $125 for the APL. He was able to surpass
this amount and raised $324.
Jacob was able to start the fundraiser through local radio station, Q 104.1.
The station has several local children help raise money for the APL.
A
local chapter of the Business Advisory Council awarded Jacob with a
volunteer award at the May Fairview Park Chamber of Commerce meeting. Jacob was nominated by his elementary school teacher, Connie Haseley.
In
his letter to the teachers and staff members Jacob wrote, "I am doing
this because my dog Sophie is a rescue dog from a shelter, and I want
the other dogs and cats to have a home and a family to love them."
This is not the first organization Jacob has volunteered for. He also helped fund raise for the Diabetes Association. |
District Technology Upgrades
At the May 20, 2008 regular board meeting, the FPCS Board approved the July 1, 2008 purchase of new laptop computers.
"This
is the second phase of our district's technology upgrade," said
Superintendent Brion Deitsch. "Our goal is to give all of our students
the tools necessary to learn in a growing 21st century economy."
A
new laptop will be provided to each high school and middle school
instructional employee. Starting with updating the first floor computer
lab, Lewis F. Mayer Middle School will receive the majority of the
laptops. Each classroom will have two permanent laptops. In addition, a
cart with 30 more laptops will be available for teachers to check out
from the front office for classroom use. Employees will receive two day
training given by certified instructors in September.
The district intends to implement a third phase for the high school classrooms beginning the 2009-10 school year.
"Using
the laptops, the students will be introduced to information literacy,
global communications, building strategic collaborative relationships
and become creators of multi-media educational content," said Director
of Technology Mark Kostur. "Students will be encouraged to create their
own learning opportunities that will prepare them for a life of
eventual career change situations."
In the Know
In
2007, the district opened the new Gilles-Sweet Elementary School
equipped with 180 laptops for teachers and students to use and/or
share. Gilles employees and students have demonstrated maximum use and
the need for more computers. Due to the high demand on campus, Gilles
will receive 30 additional laptops from this phase to be checked out to
by teachers for classroom use.
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Mayer Middle Introduces Videocast
Students at Mayer
Middle School have a new
way of watching the daily announcements now. Students watch the announcements
during homeroom each day.
French and Technology Teacher Laura Hall is helping the
students with the production. "We are using my personal PC laptop with a web cam
to film, record, narrate, edit and burn a DVD each day for the video
announcements," said Hall.
Fairview
High School teacher Chris
Kaminski helps the students post their announcements online on the Fairview
Park Schools Web site. This way parents can find out what is going on within the
Middle School.
One unique characteristic of the announcements is the
integration of the student's cultural backgrounds and languages. For one week,
student Kristina Knovalov taught the students a Russian word each day of the
week. Hall hopes to continue this with other languages
Students Collin Brancatelli, Scott Dunn, Chris Gilmore,
Brennan Kilbane and Natalie Medaglia are the ones who deliver the
announcements to their peers. They were chosen because of their positions held
as student council officers.
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Facilities Update
City facilities update presented to FPCS School Board
At the May 20, 2008 FPCS
Regular Board Meeting, officials from the City of Fairview Park
presented a facilities update to the board of education about the
Gemini Recreation Center. Key highlights include:
Gemini Recreation Center Pool
- The new construction company for the pool is Capri Pools based out of St. Louis.
- The competition pool meets legal standards for hosting high school swim meets and competitions.
- Collapsible bleachers hold 266 people, which will allow room for relay teams to stand while competing.
- The competitive pool and leisure pool will both open at the same time.
- The pool will be filled and balanced the third week of July.
- Pool may open in July, but open date depends on the Ohio Department of Health Inspection.
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Fairview Park City Schools would like to wish everyone a beautiful and safe summer.
We look forward to seeing you back on August 20, 2008 for the first day of school!
Please note that newsletters will be sent on an as needed basis during the summer.
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