THE PRINCIPAL'S PAGE DATELINE: Strongsville, Ohio

As we begin 2011, I extend to you and your families best wishes for many blessings in the New Year. I hope that 2011 started off well and that your holidays were restful and fulfilling. We have now entered the third marking period for the 2010-2011 school year. I hope that all students experienced success in the first semester. I am eagerly anticipating all of the many activities planned for our kids during second semester. I hope that all of us in the Strongsville School Community may experience a year of happiness and fulfillment in the work we do together.

SchedulingThough we’re early in the second semester, it’s already time for the scheduling process to begin for the 2011-12 school year. Parents and students should begin considering and discussing what classes and levels of difficulty are appropriate for each student’s interests and capabilities. Any student interested in Honors or Advanced Placement courses are encouraged to talk to teachers and their guidance counselor to discuss which and how many Honors or A.P. courses are in the student’s best interest. Please check the school website for information pertaining to scheduling for classes. The High School Course Selection Guide is online as a reference for your use.

Senior ActivitiesSeniors received a newsletter with all the pertinent information concerning senior activities such as Prom, Senior Salute and Graduation. The Senior Newsletter is also on-line. All students must secure their own transportation to and from the Wolstein Center. The dates, times and details for all senior activities are included in the senior newsletter.

Have a Great Second SemesterI believe that together we will have a fruitful and enjoyable second semester. With parental support, the effort of our students and staff, and leadership that is caring and visionary, we will be a school community and team that values high levels of citizenship and student achievement. As always, if you need assistance or have questions, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teachers, counselors, and administrators. We are here to help. Have a wonderful second semester.

William R. SteffenPrincipal

Strongsville High School

NewsletterVOL. XXXV, NO. 2 1st SEMESTER 2010-11

SECURITY AND VISITING GO HAND IN HAND

When visiting the high school, you will be asked to sign your name and provide your license plate number, and then will be given a Visitor’s Tag by the greeter in the Main Entrance Hallway. You will also be asked to sign out and return the Visitor’s Tag. Please, don’t take offense at this request. For the security of this large building and the safety of the students, we have instituted this policy.

Employees of the district, but not members of the high school staff, are also asked to follow the above procedures upon arrival at the high school and to sign out at departure.

We appreciate everyone’s cooperation and understanding of this procedure.

ATTENTION PARENTS…ATTENTION PARENTS

Parent Conference Day is Thursday, March 3, 2011. The time is 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 4:30 to 7:00 p.m.

The high school Post Secondary Options meetings will be held at 12:30 and 5:00 in the auditorium.

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

When calling your student in absent, please make note of the following office numbers for attendance purposes:572-7101 – 12th Grade 572-7123 – 11th Grade846-4088 – 10th Grade 572-7104 – 9th Grade If your student needs to leave early and did not bring a note, please call 846-4072.

The Clinic has a direct number – 268-5918Athletic Department – 572-7102Guidance Department – 572-7103

PRE-ARRANGED ABSENCES

Students who anticipate being out of school because of a family trip or vacation or college visitations must secure a “Pre-arranged Absence” form from the Attendance Office. Student absences of this nature are not considered as approved absence by the State of Ohio and Board of Education Policy.

The Pre-Arranged Absence form must be completed and returned to the designated administrator for approval at least five days prior to the absence. All work should be obtained before the student leaves. The work is due upon the student’s return. Tests and quizzes are to be made up on the one-day per day of absence schedule. Ex: A student on a five-day pre-arranged absence missing a test on the third day of the pre-arranged absence makes the test up no later than the third day after returning.

Students and parents are asked to follow the guidelines of the Pre-Arranged Absence request form in order to receive credit for their work.

Pre-arranged absence days count against a student’s 10 days.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS? NEW PHONE NUMBER?When you have a change of address or a new phone number, whether it is home or work, please notify all your children’s school buildings. Please submit changes in writing to the Data Input Specialist, Mrs. Donna Turski.

STUDENT ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL

Parents are responsible for informing the school of their child’s absence and the reason for the absence before 8:30 a.m. on the day of the absence. Parents/Guardians may leave a message the night before or prior to 8:30 a.m. The message should include the following information:

Name of student and grade Date of absence and possible return Reason for absence Person calling Number where parent/guardian can be reached

The same information should be included in the note the student brings to school within 24 hours of the absence.

Important Telephone Numbers for Reporting Absence by Grade Level9th Grade - 440-572-710410th Grade - 440-846-408811th Grade - 440-572-712312th Grade - 440-572-7101

Upon the receipt of the absence list, the parents who have not notified the grade-level clerk about their child’s absence will be called to verify the absence. However, a student returning to school following an absence must present a written note explaining the reason for the absence. This note must be submitted to the grade level clerk no later than 24 hours of their return.

A NOTE FROM THE NURSE – Crystal Tackaberry Many parents find themselves struggling with sick children and when to send them back to school. You do not want your children to miss school, but at the same time, you do not want them returning if they are too sick or could infect others. It is especially hard to determine if a child should stay home in the morning because you cannot tell if they will improve or get worse during the course of the day.

You should keep your children home if they are experiencing: Fever over 100° F Vomiting Diarrhea Frequent cough Persistent pain (ear, stomach etc.) Widespread rash

If there is any doubt, contact your doctor or health care provider.

CONDITION:

ConjunctivitisCoughDiarrheaFeverHead LiceImpetigoRing WormStrep ThroatVomiting

WHEN TO RETURN TO SCHOOL:

24 hours after treatment startscough is no longer persistent24 hours after last episode of diarrhea24 hours after fever-freehair is treated and nit-free

24 hours after treatment starts – sores covered 24 hours after treatment starts – sores covered

24 hours after treatment starts and fever-free 24 hours after last episode of vomiting

A LETTER FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT

Dear Parents/Guardians,

The Strongsville School District understands that the decision to close schools due to inclement weather or loss of utilities has an enormous effect on all of our families. The following information may help you to better understand the process used when making the decision.

HOW DO WE MAKE OUR DECISION? When inclement weather or loss of utilities impacts the District, we make the decision whether to close schools based upon a careful analysis of all relevant factors including:

Information on road conditions from our transportation staff, maintenance staff, and local safety forces.

Amount of accumulated snow and ice. Whether precipitation is expected to continue throughout the day. Temperature and wind chill. (minus 15 to 20 degrees) Impact on our bus fleet. Weather predictions from satellite systems, local radar, National Weather and NOAA

Weather Radio. Storm timing. Building conditions (such as whether there is electricity and/or heat). Discussions with Administrators from area school districts beginning the prior evening.

WHO MAKES THE DECISION? As Superintendent of Schools, I am responsible for the final decision, based upon the factors above and consultation with Mark Donnelly, Director of Business Services.

WHEN IS THE DECISION MADE? I try to make the decision by 5:30 a.m., so that we can notify local television and radio stations, post it to our web site, and notify staff.

WILL WE CLOSE SCHOOLS IF CONDITIONS WORSEN? Even if weather conditions worsen we cannot reverse our decision in the morning without endangering student safety. When we make the decision to keep the schools open, many parents rely on it and leave for work. If we then send students back home, many will return to empty houses. Once students arrive at school, we feel the safest plan is to keep them at school until the end of the school day. Although we do our absolute best in this process by carefully considering all information, we know that weather forecasting is an imperfect science and often no perfect decision exists. As always, our top priority is the safety of our students. If you do not feel that it is safe for your child to get to school, use your best judgment as to whether or not he or she should attend.

I hope that this explanation helps in understanding the process used to make the best possible decision for everyone in the district.

Sincerely,

Jefferey R. Lampert

STUDENT COUNCIL UPDATE

Please welcome the 2010-2011 elected officers of Student Council:

President: Andrew McClainVice- President: Colin LyonTreasurer: Alison WrabelSecretary: Sandy Zhang

Student Council started the year with a hit. The 2010 Homecoming Dance was extremely successful! Approximately 1500 students attended this Night in Vegas. The theme was surrounded with hundreds of lights, trees, and even a red carpet. They followed up last year’s lead and gave the first 900 students free Vegas t-shirts.

In addition to the success in Homecoming, the students raised $500.00 in scholarship money. Students that were at least 17 years of age could donate blood during our blood drive, along with students who were 16 years old and had parental permission. This new law added to the great success of the blood drive. At the blood drive, the students donated 119 pints of blood! Look for the date of the upcoming blood drive in February.

Upcoming Events- American Red Cross Bloodmobile February 22, 2011

MUSTANG PRIVILEGE“Mustang Privilege” grants the qualified senior or junior the privilege of beginning their day at 8:08 am or concluding their day at 1:32 pm providing that the following conditions have been met:

Each applicant must have PASSED all five portions of the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) to be eligible for Mustang Privilege. Eligibility begins with the semester following the passage of all five tests.

In addition to the above, juniors and seniors must meet the following criteria during the preceding semester:

Earned a minimum of 2.0 GPA No suspensions or Corrective Learning No “incomplete” grades

Please remember the scheduling of classes will always take precedence over Mustang Privilege. The approval and scheduling of “Mustang Privilege” is not correlated with student parking and DOES NOT mean a parking permit will be issued to the student. Students granted “Mustang Privilege” must be in the building on time for homeroom/second period (AM Privilege) or leave the high school at 1:37 pm (PM Privilege). If a student wishes to use the Media Center during AM or PM Mustang Privilege, the student needs to follow the Media Center sign up procedure and arrive at the Media Center on time and stay the entire period.

High School Phone Flow December 2005

STUDENT PARKING PERMITS....FOR SENIORS ONLY IN 2011-2012

Due to the space limitation of parking facilities, only seniors may apply for a parking permit. Information about student parking permit sales will be distributed to next year’s seniors during the week of April 1, 2011.

Student parking at Strongsville High School is a privilege! In an effort to recognize and reward trustworthy behavior, all applications submitted by current juniors wishing to be considered, will be screened by Mr. Addis, unit administrator for the 2012 graduating class. Students may qualify for a parking permit if they meet the following criteria:

Must be a Senior Meet the Attendance Standards outlined in the Student Planner Have a 2.00 GPA during the preceding semester (Junior Year) Have no out of school suspension and/or corrective learning assignment during the preceding

semester (Junior Year) No Incomplete grades Students involved in Post Secondary Option (enrollment verification required) Students Involved in Work Study Programs (enrollment verification required) All Fees and Fines must be paid in full

The following procedures will be followed for the issuance of SHS parking permits.

1. APPLICATION PICK UP: Current juniors wishing to be considered for a 2011-2012 parking permit must pick up an application form from Mrs. Molnar in the Assistant Principal’s Office during the week of April 18, 2011. All financial obligations must be cleared before a parking permit will be issued for the next school year. The Clerk’s signature on the application will be required as part of the application process.

2. APPLICATION DATES: Exceptions to the Senior Privilege: In some cases students may be enrolled in an educational program offered in 2011-12 that necessitates issuance of a parking permit. Therefore, the following groups (current sophomore or juniors) must turn in the completed application to Mrs. Molnar by the end of the school day on Monday, May 9, 2011.

Students enrolled in Marketing Education, Cooperative Business Education (verification required).

Students involved in Post-Secondary Options (verification required) Students involved in work-study programs through Polaris Career Center (verification

required) Seniors

Students approved for parking privileges will be notified during the week of May 16, 20110 and may purchase their permits beginning Monday, May 23, 2011 through Wednesday, June 8, 2011 from 2:30 – 3:30 in the Assistant Principal’s Office.

When students report to purchase their permits, they must present photocopies of permanent Ohio driver’s license, proof of liability insurance, student identification card, and a check or money order in the amount of $78.00 made out to Strongsville High School. They should also have the make, model and license plate number of the car(s) they will be driving.

SENIOR NEWS

During a special Senior Homeroom, held on January 5th, all graduating seniors were given our “Senior Information Booklet.” It is also available on the website. The Information Booklet contains important information and dates for the end of the year activities. Seniors also had the opportunity to review the spelling of their first, middle and last name for their diplomas.

Josten’s was in the building January 12th and 13th

to take orders for caps, gowns, and stationery products. Orders may also be mailed to Jostens in Medina at the address in the packet.

No student will be permitted to participate in the Commencement ceremony unless all graduation requirements have been met and the student has ordered and paid for his/her cap and gown. Additionally all students must have passed all parts of the Ohio Graduation Test. Inaddition to obvious grade and credit requirements, this

alsoincludes all financial and/or disciplinary obligations as well.

* Graduating Seniors are responsible for providing their own transportation to and from the Wolstein Center on the day of Commencement.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR CLASS OF 2011 AND PARENTS

The last official day for seniors is June 2nd. Seniors may elect to take second semester exams, however they may be exempt from finals if the following conditions are met for second semester:

A. They have NO corrective learning assignments, suspensions or expulsions during second semester.

B. They have earned a minimum of a “C” grade (69.5%) for both the third and fourth quarter for that course.

C. All fees and fines must be paid in full by May 6, 2011.

D. A student’s attendance must reflect only 6 days of absence (excused/unexcused) through May 27, 2011

If you have any concerns, please contact Mr. Miller at 572-7124

IMPORTANT DATES FOR SENIORS AND PARENTS

Monday April 4th - Friday, April 29th Order Flowers – Approved VendorsWednesday, May 4th Senior Awards AssemblyFriday, May 6th All Fees/Fines to be PaidFriday, May 6th Prom – CSU Wolstein Ctr.Saturday, May 7th After Prom – Rec Ctr.Wednesday, May 26th Senior SaluteMay 27th, 31st, June 1st & 2nd Senior Exams and Make-upThursday, June 2nd Athletic Awards – 7:00 p.m.Friday, June 3rd Mandatory Commencement PracticeSaturday, June 4th Flower Pick-up from VendorsSunday, June 5th Mandatory Arrival at CSU BY 12:00Sunday June 5th Commencement at CSU – 1:00 p.m.

Please refer to the Senior Information Booklet for more details

SENIOR GOWN PRESSING SERVICEA PTA FUNDRAISING PROJECT

This service is a fundraiser and part of the proceeds will be donated to Strongsville PTA.

D Enterprises Garment Steaming LLC

Order Form

Strongsville High School

Student Name___________________________________ Circle Male / Female Please Print

Cost of Service $10.00 Cash Only

Release authorization please read and sign.

I___________________________________authorize Parents name please printD Enterprises Garment Steaming LLC to act as my representative to release to them my son or daughter commencement gown from Strongsville High School.

To be steam pressed packaged and ready for pick up by student named above. By preordering, the gown once processed it will be returned to Strongsville High School and distributed on the date designated by the school for gown distribution to all seniors.

D Enterprises will take full responsibility for the care of the gown while in their possession.

On the day of practice /distribution the student will receive back his order form during practice, this form shall be taken to the area designated by the school for distribution of the pressed gowns, Once the form is received identification verified ( student I.D. ), the gown shall be released and signed for by the student.

D Enterprises is no longer responsible for any damage which may occur once the gown is released to the student and is no longer in their possession.

Student Signature______________________ Parent Signature_________________ Date _____

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Student _________________________Date________________

Bottom of form must be signed and dated as the gown is released to the student on the day of pick up

GUIDANCE NEWS

SEMIFINALISTS IN THE 2011NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Samuel Blankenship

COMMENDED STUDENTS

Jayanth Alangar Varsha Balasubramaniam Brian CapuderNatalie David Elizabeth O’Neill Divyaa Raj Hilary Rizk Jordan Vaska Mahima Venkatesh

COLLEGE ENTRANCE TESTS

College Bound Juniors should register for college entrance tests this spring. Registration materials are available in the Guidance Office. Test dates are listed below. The SHS Guidance Staff recommends that all students take the optional Writing Portion of ACT. It is recommended or required by many colleges.

AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST (ACT)

DEADLINE FOR TEST DATE REGISTRATIONFebruary 6, 2011 January 5, 2011April 10, 2011 March 5, 2011June 12, 2011 May 7, 2011 (at SHS)

Online Registration www.actstudent.org

SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (SAT) REASONING(AND SUBJECT TESTS)*

DEADLINE FORTEST DATE REGISTRATIONMarch 13, 2011 February 4, 2011May 1, 2011 March 25, 2011June 5, 2011 April 29, 2011

Online Registration www.collegeboard.com

(SAT & ACT has “stand-by” testing available for a considerable penalty fee.)Highly selective schools require one to three subject tests. They may be taken at the completion of a course regardless of student grade level. Pick up an SAT/ACT-Achievement booklet in the Guidance Office. Check with you counselor if needed.

COLLEGE FAIRThe annual “College Fair” sponsored by Tri-C

will be held on May 17th atCuyahoga Community College-Western Campus

from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

2011-2012 COURSE SELECTIONS

Yes, believe it or not, it’s almost time to begin making careful selections for next year’s courses. On February 17th, in Alpha Homeroom, freshmen, sophomores and juniors will be receiving information about next year’s course offerings. Students need to consult with teachers and parents before making course requests. Parents seeking additional advice relative to these important decisions are urged to contact their student’s guidance counselor. Beginning March 1st, students will be registering their course selections on-line through their English classes. Counselors will be talking with students at that time. It is IMPERATIVE that students and parents discuss course selections and make informed course choices, because these selections determine the construction of next year’s Master Schedule. Thank you for your help in getting course selection sheets completed on time.

IMPORTANT COURSE SCHEDULING UPDATE

Students will make course selections after obtaining information from counselors, having discussions with teachers and consulting with parents. Each student will meet with counselors while selecting courses using our on-line computer program. The first phase will immediately allow students to select classes online and enable the guidance counselors to provide more individualized counseling to students. A system of checks and balances, including parent verification of their student’s course work, will remain in place. This information will be password protected. Future phases will provide parents with access to their student’s attendance, grades and class assignments.

In the long-term, this module will enable parents to have an online view of course selections, attendance, grades and class assignments. This information will be password protected. The phased in implementation approach will provide parents, students and staff the time to identify needs and to properly design and train students, parents, teachers and counselors on how to use the system to its fullest potential.

After students enter their course information in February, parent verification of their course selections will take place. Once the selections are parent verified, the high school counselors and administrators will begin to develop student schedules.

Our plan is to have a tentative schedule (a list of confirmed classes) for next year available to students when they leave in June. Over the summer, we will develop the student’s final schedule based upon the need to balance class sizes, student results on the Ohio Graduation Test and the available teaching staff. They will receive this schedule when they return to school in August.

Students, parents, teachers, counselors and administrators need to work in partnership to ensure student progress. We appreciate your support of this ongoing effort and appreciate your feedback as it progresses. Please contact your student’s guidance counselor at 572-7103 if you have any questions.

POST-SECONDARY OPTIONS

The post-secondary options program is available to all high school students. Through this program students may take coursework at college while still in high school. Students can receive high school as well as college credit for these courses. There are advantages as well as disadvantages to this program. Counselors will hold their mandatory meetings on March 3rd, Parent Conference Day, to explain this program and answer questions. Students may NOT participate in this program without first attending these meetings with their parents. Declarations of intent to participate in post secondary options are due to guidance by March 30th. If your child wishes to participate in post-secondary option during the 11-12 school year, please plan on attending one of these

meetings on Conference Day. Meetings will be in the Auditorium at the following times: 12:30 and 5:00 p.m.

SEMESTER FAILURES

New graduation requirements for students mean more courses are required in each subject area. If your son or daughter fails for the SEMESTER in any of the following required courses, parents should plan on sending their student to summer school (courses offered on an as needed basis) or night school to make-up the required coursework. Courses required for graduation include:EnglishMathSocial Studies-Modern World History/Non-Western Studies, American History, Government, EconomicsScience-Physical Science, Biology HealthPhysical EducationIf students fail coursework, they may become ineligible to graduate in four years without making up needed credits during summer school (mid-June through July) or night school.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTING

The Strongsville High Guidance Department will again serve as an Advanced Placement Test Center. Students who receive high scores on these extremely difficult tests may be granted course credits upon enrollment in college. The tests will be given from May 2nd-13th. This year the cost of each test will be $87.00, a fee that students must pay in advance. Test registration materials will be distributed in AP classes in early March. The deadline for registering and paying for tests is March 11th and can be done through the Guidance Office. (Fee reductions are available in cases of extreme financial handicap or for students who are on Free or Reduced Lunch.) AP tests are available for Biology, Computer Science, Economics, English, French, German, American Government, U.S. History, Math, Physics, and Spanish. Further questions should be directed to Mr. John Young, counselor at 572-7114.

Grade Placement…The minimum student course load is 5 credits per year. A student must carry a minimum of 5 classes per semester. Therefore, a student will be promoted to the…

10th Grade if he/she has completed a minimum of 4.0 credits11th Grade if he/she has completed a minimum of 9.0 credits12th Grade if he/she has completed a minimum of 14.0 credits

The above guidelines should be viewed as minimums. Usually a student will have earned more credits than are needed for grade promotion. Some grade placements may be adjusted by administration and guidance to insure students the opportunity to take Ohio Graduation Tests.

DELAYED START SCHEDULE FOR OGT TESTINGMarch 14, 15, 16, 17, & 18, 2011

Testing 7:20 –9:15 a.m.1st Period 9:30-9:53 5th Period 11:47-12:352nd Period 9:58-10:21 6th Period 12:40-1:283rd Period 10:26-10:49 7th Period 1:33-1:564th Period 10:54-11:42 8th Period 2:01-2:25

GRADUATION RECOGNITION

We have traditionally honored the Top 5% of the Senior Class at the Commencement ceremony, and we will continue to do so. This is truly an accomplishment for students to reach this pinnacle of academic success. In an effort to recognize the high level of achievement of the Senior Class, we will be expanding our senior recognition to include more students who are excelling at high academic levels. In addition to the Top 5%, we will be recognizing the following distinctions in the Commencement Booklet:

Summa cum laude: The student maintains a 4.0 or higher Grade Point Average, earns an Academic Diploma with Honors or Career-Technical Diploma with Honors.

Magna cum laude: The student maintains a 3.85 to a 3.99 Grade Point Average, earns an Academic Diploma with Honors or Career-Technical Diploma with Honors.

Cum laude: The student maintains a 3.70 to a 3.84 Grade Point Average, earns an Academic Diploma with Honors or Career-Technical Diploma with Honors.

REQUIRED OHIO TESTING

Ohio Graduation Tests

The Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) is ONE state requirement for all students, including transfer students, who plan to graduate. The Ohio legislature has established the graduation test in the areas of Reading, Mathematics, Science, Writing and Social Studies. The Ohio Department of Education develops the tests, determines the criteria for passing, scores the tests, and reports scores to each high school. Students must pass ALL five sections of the OGT to meet this graduation requirement.

The OGT will be given in the spring of the student’s sophomore year. Portions of the test in which the student is not proficient will be retaken in the fall and spring of the junior year and again in the fall and spring of the senior year, if necessary.

The Strongsville staff will provide intervention to any student failing one or more portions of the test. This assistance may include independent study assignments, tutoring, or placement in special assistance classes.

ALTERNATE WAY TO EARN AN OHIO DIPLOMA (Based upon current legislation)Contained with Senate Bill 1 is a section of law that offers an alternative way to earn an Ohio diploma. If a student passes four of the five OGT and meets all the following criteria, the student will meet the testing requirements for earning an Ohio diploma:

Be within 10 points of passing the one failed test

Has 97% attendance in each of last four school years

Has not been expelled from school in last four school years

Has a grade point average of at least 2.5 out of 4.0 in courses of test not yet passed

Has completed high school requirements

Has participated in those intervention programs offered

Has letters recommending graduation from principal and high school teachers of the courses of the test not yet passed.

OGT INFORMATION

This year’s class of tenth-graders (The Class of 2013) will be required to pass the Ohio Graduation Tests to receive a diploma and participate in commencement exercises. Strongsville High School also mandates graduating seniors pass al 21 credits in course requirements and fulfill all fee and fine obligations.

The five sections of the Ohio Graduation Test will be administrered to all 10 th grade students during the week of March 14-18, 2011, beginning at 7:20 a.m. each morning. These tests are a more rigorous measure of students’ high school achievement. The tests measure content learned through the end of 10th grade and are aligned to the state academic content standards. These tests will include: multiple choice questions, 4-5 short answer questions (which may take several sentences to answer), and 1-2 extended response questions (which may take one or more paragraphs to answer). Test scores are obviously very important to individual students as well as the school district. School district results will be published in the media and on the district’s state report card.

Approximately 620 tenth grade students will be taking the tests. In order to provide the required number of tests sites, proctors and the best possible atmosphere for serious test taking, we will delay the start of school for all students NOT taking the OGT Test. All 10th grade students should arrive to school and report to their test location by 7:20 a.m. Alphabetical lists and room assignments will be posted for easy reference throughout the building. All other students not required to complete any test, should arrive no earlier than 9:15. All testsing will conclude at 9:15 and students will report to scheduled classes by 9:30. See alternative schedule below. Get plenty of rest and eat a good breakfast to be well prepared!

Transportation for high school students will not be changed because of the delayed start. Students not required to test but needing transportation to school as usual, will report to the cafeteria for a quiet supervised study hall. Student shoud bring work to complete and/or reading material and must remain in this area until dismissed at 9:25. Going to McDonald’s is not an option.

We have designed the following special incentive for students to do well on the OGT.

OGT - SOPHOMORE INCENTIVE

OGT – The state mandated OGT dates: March 14-18, 2011. The Reading test will be on Monday the 14th, Math on Tuesday the 15th, Writing on Wednesday the 16th, Science on Thursday the 17th

and Social Studies on Friday the 18th. We have completed an OGT incentive plan. 10th grade students may be exempt from one or more final exams in June of their sophomore year under the following guidelines. This is a one-time exemption for 2nd semester finals in the sophomore year.

Requirements:

1. Students must be passing both the 3rd and 4th quarter grading periods.2. Students in Basic classes must score proficient in that subject area of the

OGT.3. Students in Regular, Honors or AP classes must score accelerated/advanced in

that subject area of the OGT.4. Students in English classes must score at the appropriate level in both the

Reading and Writing portions of the OGT.5. If any student passes all five of the OGT exams at the accelerated/advanced

level, he/she may waive all finals. This includes all electives such as Art, Music, etc. (Students in Basic classes may be exempt at the proficient level)

6. Students still have the option of taking any or all-final exams.7. Some 10th grade students are in classes that are beyond the testing scope and

objectives of the OGT. If these students are eligible to waive finals, they may

opt out of all finals except in those classes that have no objectives tested on the OGT. These include students in Algebra II and Trigonometry. Pre-calculus and AP Statistics and their Honors levels. AP History students must have taken the National AP exam to opt out of the AP final.

Semester Grades:

1. Semester grades will be calculated 40%, 40%, 20% for all students taking finals.

2. Semester grades will be calculated 50%, 50% for all students not taking finals.

In case the State of Ohio does not supply results/data for this test in a timely manner, this waiver is null and void.

Please discuss this information thoroughly and make any necessary arrangements for a successful testing week. It is imperative that all parents require their child to be on time and present at school during the scheduled exam times the week of March 14-18. Thank you for your assistance and support.

Schedule for OGT Week:

Testing Period 7:20-9:15Period 1 9:30-9:53Period 2 9:58-10:21Period 3 10:26-10:49Period 4 10:54-11:42Period 5 11:47-12:35Period 6 12:40-1:28Period 7 1:33-1:56Period 8 2:01-2:25

The Class of 2012 completed the Ohio Graduation Test in late March of 2010. This is a mandated assessment for all high school students in the state of Ohio. Students must earn a score of 400 or better on all section s of the test in order to be eligible to earn a high school diploma. The passage rate of Strongsville students well exceeded the state averages as listed below:

Strongsville State AverageReading 92.5% 83%Math 90.8% 81%Writing 94.5% 84%Science 87.4% 73%Social Studies 91.1% 80%

Strongsville High School students’ passage rate was not only high, but the percentage of students passing with scores in the Accelerated or Advanced ranges was also impressive.

Strongsville students passing with Advances or Accelerated Scores:

Reading 61%Math 75%Writing 63%Science 66%Social Studies 75%

POLARIS STILL ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR 2011-2012

Discover Polaris!

The 2011-2012 Polaris high school enrollment process is off to a quick start. However, Polaris is still accepting applications for next school year. Interested students are advised to enroll now as many programs fill up quickly.

Applications must be submitted online at www.polaris.edu. Registration kiosks are available at each high school, providing easy access to the online application. Interested students may also contact Mr. Loffman, Polaris Enrollment Counselor, at (440) 891-7732 or visit the Polaris Web site at www.polaris.edu for additional information. Discover Polaris!

Career Tech Thursdays Give Prospective Students In-Depth Look at Polaris Programs

Each winter, Polaris sponsors Career Tech Thursdays for sophomores who are interested in a Polaris program but need more exposure to that program to help them make an informed decision. Students participating in a Career Tech Thursday may choose to spend a half day in the program or programs (a maximum of two) of their choice.

During each visit, prospective students can participate in program-related activities to gain a more in-depth understanding of that program. This “hands-on” approach helps students select the program that is right for them.

All visits take place from 7:50 to 10:50 a.m. The following is a list of upcoming Career Tech Thursday dates:

February 10, 17, 24March 3, 10April – TBD

All Career Tech Thursday visits should be scheduled through the Strongsville High School Guidance Office in collaboration with the Polaris Enrollment Office. All requests should be made no later than the Friday before the scheduled visit. Contact Larry Loffman, Polaris Enrollment Counselor, at (440) 891-7732 for additional information.

Polaris Seeks Hall of Fame NominationsAssociation Honors Community Representatives, Former Students

Polaris Career Center is currently seeking nominations for its Hall of Fame, which recognizes outstanding former students who have achieved career success and had a positive impact on the community. In addition, it honors business and community representatives who have given their time, knowledge, and expertise to help improve programs and take Polaris to the next level.

The nomination deadline is Friday, February 18, 2011. Nominations can be submitted via the Polaris Web site at www.polaris.edu. In addition, nomination forms can also be printed off of the Web site, completed, and faxed to the attention of Doug Miller at (440) 891-7642 or e-mailed to

dmiller@polaris.edu. The official induction ceremony will take place in the spring. For additional information, call (440) 891-7609.

Needtest preparation

or practice in a particular subject?

The Strongsville High School

Media Centeris pleased to announce that

The LearningExpress Libraryis available--FREE!

LearningExpress Library offersElementary, middle and high school students plus adults

interactive online skill-building courses in math, reading, and writing; essay writing practice with instant scoring featuring state-of-the-art instant diagnostic grading that pinpoints the writer’s strengths and weaknesses; and a broad range of full-length practice tests that are based on official exams, such as the SAT, ACT, and Advanced Placement (AP) Exams. Additional programs are available to help students sharpen their resume writing and workplace skills.

A complete listing of available tests is on the back of this sheet and on the website.

1) Go to: www.infohio.org 3) Click: Grades 9-12 2) UserName: think 4) Click: LearningExpress Library Password: infohio 5) Click: “New User” button to create an account(check the box to save password on the computer)

The LearningExpress Library is available to all Ohio residents through the state’s public libraries, K-12 schools, colleges, universities, and community colleges, and adult education centers.

All citizens of Ohio are free to take any test once they have established an account.

This pilot project is funded by the State Library of Ohio and the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN), with an additional Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant to Libraries Connect Ohio, a collaborative project of the State Library of Ohio, OPLIN, OhioLINK, and

INFOhio. Ohionet is also a partner on the project.

For more information, contact the Strongsville High School Media Center at 440.268-5515

LEARNING EXPRESS OFFERS ASSISTANCE IN:

Elementary, Middle, and High School Resources SAT and ACT Preparation Basic Skills Remediation Writing Improvement Program with Instant Essay Scoring

COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMSACT Practice Tests/Preparation CourseSAT Practice Tests/Preparaton CoursePSAT Preparation

ADVANCED PLACEMENTBiology Practice TestCalculus Practice TestChemistry Practice TestEnglish Language and Composition TestEnglish Lit and Composition TestEuropean History Practice TestU.S. History Practice Test

BUSINESS WRITING SUCCESS SKILLSBusiness Writing CoursesGrammar Practice/CoursesVocabulary & Spelling Practice/Courses

H.S. MATH SKILLS IMPROVEMENTBasic MathAlgebraData Analysis & ProbabilityGeometry & MeasurementQuantitative Comparison

H.S. READING SKILLS IMPROVEMENTReading Comprehension Course/PracticeReading Diagnostic TestsSynonym & Antonym Practice Vocabulary & Spelling Course/PracticeWord Analogy Practice

H.S. SCHOOL WRITING SKILLS IMPROVEMENTGrammar Practice ExercisesGrammar Skills for Writing Course High School Writing ProgramPractice Essays

JOB SEARCH Job Search and Networking SkillsWorkplace SkillsInterviewingCreating Resumes/Cover Letters

JOB & CAREER TEST PREPAir Traffic ControllerCivil Service Ohio Civil ServiceCommercial Drivers’ LicenseCosmetologyElectricalEmergency Medical ServicesFirefighter Law EnforcementMilitaryNursing and Allied HealthPlumbingReal Estate Teaching

U.S. CITIZENSHIP PREPARATION

STUDENT RECOGNITION1ST SEMESTER

PRINCIPAL ROLL 4.0+HONOR ROLL

3.50 - 3.99MERIT ROLL

3.00 - 3.49

GRADE 12PRINCIPAL’S ROLLJay AlangarAlexandria AmatoSunny AminChristopher AndersonAmy AndreskiVarsha BalasubramaniamCraig BarrusMolly BennettHeather BiernackiNicholas BournigalCarly BrownKay-Lee CangelosiBrian CapuderAlexandria ChenLuke ChengBrittany ChoeDevan ColabianchiBrian CookRobert CookJessica CoonEddie CosmaEllen CuppageAmanda DamianoChristine DarkesNatalie DavidKathryn DesvariAmy DonohoePeter FergusonJeffrey FienbergJustin FienbergJustin FinkAlexandra FoxAndrew GecewichLouis GluekSarah GooteeAllison GreggJames HartigSarah HausmannBrianna HeilmanNicole HelalChristopher HixsonChristopher HoffmanBrianna HornMudassir HussainBrett HuttonCollin JakubeczJustin JakubikAnthony JakubowskiMegan JonesEmily Kardamis

David KerslakeKevin KesickiSuhail KhanJason KhouryTyler KlypchakDominic LapintaNicholas LeightMichael LeonardMatthew LewisMegan LuntNatalie MarianoBrian MastellerAmy McNelisBailey McPhersonMichael MeldonGina MesseriCody MizerikAshley MossRachel MouhlasMichelle MurachDaniel NemethLauren NiemiecKayla NovakMarina OjaimiEric OnacilaElizabeth O'NeillKallan OpheimAryn PecoraroAmanda PeterlinJeffrey PetitLeah PsellasDivya RajJustin RayKathryn RedingerChristopher RednourAmanda RichardsonHilary RizkChristina RozmanElisa RussoAllison RyanNatalie SabathKristina ScaddenSarah ScaddenJeffrey SchemppLauren SchneiderLauren SchochGregory ScottDaniel SemelsbergerJeffrey ShumayAmrita SinghDilpreet SinghDanielle SlogikAudrey SmolikAmanda StauderJulie StengerMolly StroempleAshley StrojnyWyatt SuntalaJessica Switzer

Radhika TakiarKaitlin TerlopHannah TolliverOlivia UrbanSteven VannuyenJordan VaskoMahima VenkateshKevin WaldronErika WaleschMackenzie WallaceAlex WedelChelsea WeissChloe WieseDanielle YaglZachary YetmarErin ZacharyaszSandy ZhangKaren Zhu

HONOR ROLLMaggie AbramsSarah ArmstrongMargaret BajicMarietta BarclayJoshua BaskeyJames BeattyEmily BessellSamuel BlankenshipBrittani BloombergTyler BonoanTravis BosanacPaige BowenNoah BowersAlan CarrilloZvirimumwoyo ChinodaMichael ChipsEugene ClaridgeZachary ColegroveGloria CollinsGeorgiana ComsuleaNina CruzRonny DaughertyTorrie DavicErik DeedsEmily DepauwTessa DuCheneJessica DzurnakGarrett EibenKevin EliasonKathleen EtzelMelanie GallagherNataliya GaydeyJustin GelskeSarah GerdingKendall HackenbergPauline HagePhilip HaibachJacquelyn HamillLauren HartsoughKristen Hauser

Veronica HelselKristen HinckleyRyan HoferJohn HryshkoEmily HurleyLeah HustakLeAnne JacominMichelle JanoskyBrittany KastanMikaila KeatonJulie KobeEmily KolezynskiSamantha KornakerErica KowalskiJeffrey KubulinsNathaniel LanghalsVladislav LekarevMichael LoyColin LyonMakenzie MaddocksCynthia MarcinekSamantha MartinMaia MatyasAndrea McArdlePatrick McEvoyAlyssa MenciniAndrea MillerNicole MontellanicoCailynn MooreAaron MooreAlyssa MoranAshley MorganCory NewbouldMatthew O'BrienKyle PattersonStephanie PetroTheresa PfeilDaniel PosletCourtney RamseyTimothy RegulaHeather ReynardAlexa RinasRenee RobertsSara RueseNicole RyanAlison SalmenIvan SantiagoMatthew SantoroKelsey ScheutzowJean SchoenfeltNolan SchultzKristin SchweisthalAmanda ShaneyfeltKathryn SieversShannon SmiderkalEric SmithMorgan SnyderZachary SojaMessa SoussouSteven Stehlik

Benjamin StrozykIhor TachynskyyYousif TayehChristina ThomasKyle ThomasJonathan TiliskySwetha VinjimoorLeigh WagnerRyan WalshKevin WarmanKelsey WarrenLindsay WillsonBrandon WilsonAllison WrabelSarah ZablotneyDaniel ZillichChelsea Zingale

MERIT ROLLClaire AbrahamShereen AbualiShai ArnoldRyan AskeChristopher BarthBradley BaumeisterLauren BelzCandace BembenickMatthew BiancoDanielle BishopMorgan BlankBrook BlankenshipDaniel BodzionyJulie BogdanMatthew BooneMarissa BoultonVanessa BringmanNathan BrownCarmen CalabreseKayla CallowayMax CamardoJaclyn CampoStephen ChandlerGabriel ChunaRochelle CilentiSam ClarkeAdam CondeniMichael CookChristina DarrahAyako DiazCastanza DiColaLogan DonathanAndrew DonnellyMichelle DrabishEvan EvangelistaSarah EvansTrevor FanninAnthony FioriniCody FisherEric FlottMichael Ford

Erin FoxWhitney FungMelissa GairingPatrick GallagherToria GarganoDavid GonzalezJoshua GrahlMatthew GrossiDaniel GrovesMorgan GuistMercede GyurkyAmanda HamiltonRaymond HamiltonRobert HartmanBrenden HeilNicole HeiserEmily HelmsAmber HenryRyan HopkinsColin HoudekDaniel HronekJames JindraDavid KaminskiJonathan KapsarJoseph KennedyMallory KingKatherine KnerrKatherine KolkeRachel LallyTiffany LanziAdam LaPlanteAustin LegateDaniela LeiboviciNicholas LichtenbergColleen MacKenzieMollie MackovjakTaylor MannixMatthew MartinsekJordan McCannAndrew McClainConner McDannelJon MedlockAmi MehtaRyan MenearScott MiesseBrendan MikolajczykSara MillerMark MismasManar MohammadCharles MooreMichael MooreAnthony MorinoSara MorraAmber MossEricka MullMargaret MurphyAlexandria NarowitzMatthew NasoCelena Otcasek

Christina PalmerAshley ParsonsRavi PatelLauren PattersonJoseph PetricMelissa PetrickJoseph PivatoAlexis PlagensEvan PoorJordan PrahstMiyah PrinceKathleen QuinnMiles RadosevicJessica ResslerBrianna RollandVincent RongoneMichael RosadoWilliam RousosTyler SalernoChasity SantiagoColin SaparaJessica ScherryKevin ScholtzErica SchultzZachary SedivyWali ShariffConnor SingerlineEvan SommersChelsea StalterKyle StanislawczykCaitlin StanleyJennifer SteigerwaldYaroslav StepanovRachael StephanBrandon StewartCourtney StewartSofia SyedAdam SyedKyle TerlopBryan ThomasLauren TomasettiAlex TomcanySteven TomeNicole TothKristen TothRyan TurkDavid VanadiaHayley VanderwystKevin WallaceDana WasielewskiJoseph WeiserKatelin WellsStephen WhinnieMallory WilkNicholas YanettaKyle YoungDevin ZabarskyNicola ZabouraAlyssa ZbydniewskiGiovanna Zona

Connor Zrinzo

GRADE 11PRINCIPAL’S ROLLThomas AndersonMegan BellCara BoresShannon BrowningEric BrucknerMallory BuckleyAlena CasellaRyan ChaeKatherine ChenEmily CobbCatherine ConnollyKristen CorneliusBristee DasCaroline DavidGurpinder DeolVictoria DrazdikJared FilutBrian GaranichDanielle GeslerKristen GieslerSara GreggElena GriffoTaarika HegdeBrian HerrmannNate HuberSamuel JacksonAlison JakubeczBrian KammerMadison KawieckiDanielle KeatingJeffrey KingMarta KotsubaevaJaime LarsenYoonJae LeeMichael LewisKatherine LincolnAvery MaddoxKimberly MarkoRachel MaykutEileen McCaffertyMark McCulloughBridget McDonaldBrandon MooreJarrod NadzanJonathan NelsonAlejandro NicoletteRoss PalenikHannah PattenErin PeskuraJason PogozelskiMadeline RaabeAndrew RadosevicKayla ReedEdward ReehorstDaniel RegrutLauren Reitz

Kyle ShepherdRiley SheppardKimberly ShortChristian SilvaHannah SmithShriya SrinivasanSarah StalderDaniel StewartEmily SzunyoghCarolyn ThomasCatherine TippyErica TothCourtney True-SmithGrace WhbaAlicia WeningerHeather WernkeEmily WilliamsColin WilsonKate WindnagelAurora Winwood

HONOR ROLLCorey AndersonJennifer AndrellaMatthew ArendasAlexandra BaderNicole BarnesJessica BarthBryce BlakeBianca BloisMadison BluemelHari BommireddyJessica BradfordEmily BranicKayla BrighterNikki BrownAshley BuehnerDaniel BunWilliam CicerchiKristina CollingKevin CzarneckiDavid DeColibusNicholas DePalmaKelly DobeckKyle DotyKatelyn DoughertyAlyssa EllsworthErin FieslerJeremy FineChad FoellAlexys FulkersonXiao GaoBrooke GeslerEllen HamiltonRobbie HandloserAshley HarkerLuis HerreraMary HessKelsey HocevarRyan Hovanec

Terry HugoChristopher JoeShannon JordanAdam KaiserRachel KaiserSamantha KalinowskiJoseph KayMyles KerrAnnMarie KlimaAmanda KlosowskiErica KomaneckyMegan LarsonNicole LavuJacob LawsonVincent LazarJacqueline LeontiDanielle LepinJoshua LillyNicole LisiDaniel LudwigKelly LynchLauren MacatangayAlyssa McClearnonSean MeyerMichael MillerJustine MroczkaErin NestorHytham NofalDuncan O'LearyReynaLynn PalancaKaty PautzForrest PerronErin PfeilTaylor PowersAustin PritchardStephen RamsayCaitlin RaymondTroy ReidKyle RobertsonLeah SandercockAleese SarrouhMatthew SartschevErin SchmittAngela SchonHannah SeawallJessica ShiepeParry SimmonsTia SimpsonAubrey SinclairNathaniel SmithTaylor SnavelyKyle TomaStacey TomeDaniel TrepkeCatherine TrihasLeah ValentinMelissa VandenPlasAndrew VargasAllison Vassanelli

Nicholas VerbosRachel WalcoffDallas WayneSamara WeerasuriyaMatt WentzJacob WilliamsSarina WillsAustin WirtzBrittany Zach

MERIT ROLLJared AbstonAhmad AhmadBrice AndersonHannah ApeltArshak AsriyanKhrystyna BaleshtaTaylor BerilaJamal BethelShiva BharmotaAnthony BlankenshipMichelle BlaumanDillon BlevinsRyan BlyEric BodeAnthony BostRyan BoukzamCrystal BoveMackenzie BowenDakota BrammerAndrew BrooksRyan BubarAllison BudzickSteven BurnhamPaul BushHannah CaldwellNicolina CancelliereAaron CaputoAlexis CardellaMarissa CardonaMatthew ChandlerCourtney ChaneyMegan CoharaEmmy CohenAlexis ColabianchiSwapnil DalalScott DewyreShannon DjilasCorey DoharEmily DonelanMatthew DorocakColin DunningGiana EmbrognoKathleen EsaroveJohn EzinskiJoseph FerranteJordan FerreeJohn FlahertyRebeccah Fravel

Alexandria FrostSophie GadourySara GandolfMorgan GeckingTyiler GeorgeStephanie GowanSamantha GrainerAlexander GreenEmili GrendzeKory HallMcKenzie HartMona HassanMitchell HawkAlyssa HebeisenKara HeinrichJulie HerbKatherine HildAli HomanBrittany HoyasJaylan Jolly-FryerRichard JonesJamie KaibAbigail KaranouhDaniel KasianJillian KataMegan KellyMeredith KinderKatherine KingZachary KolmanEmily KopecAndrew KoszkaldaRyan KovachickMatthew KovacikEllen KrebsWyatt KrizmanDaniel KubickJesse LearyJames LeathersYe LeeBrian LipovitsAlexandra LongZachary LorsBrandon LumsdenKathleen LyonMichael MacsayCody MadamaStephen MarkovichAnne MaskowNicholas MatuchNathan MaynardTaylor McKnightSamantha McLaughlinReilly McLaughlinAshley MeierKendalyn MelilloJames MetrakosMargo MillerPaul MinkoVictoria MoldovanJoseph Monahan

Melyssa MontgomeryRobert MorrisKevin MottJudy MualemAdelaide MuellerKatelyn MundsonWilliam MyersJacob NestorKirk NordbuschEric NovakRebecca OblakRachel OrtegaKyle OvertonNatalie PankiwDignaben PatelSunny PatelChristopher PhillipsMegan PleskovicAlyssa PodlogarKali PotopskyRyan PrzeslicaJessica ReeseOlivia RegottiLauren RichnavskyDelia RojasAdam RookerGina RossiBrandon RounickJenna RovniakErik RowanTimothy RussellJohn SabolikKyle SalvageSara SchemppBriana SchrageJoseph SchuldJeffrey SchultheisKaterina SiamidisJustin SievingAndrew SimmonsAmarpreet SinghBrennan SingletonMarissa SmithJeffrey SmithKassidy SmithEmily SpechtLyssa SpechtMckenzie SperberJustin StephensAlexander StrawserMario SuarezKaitlyn TaddieMuhammad TayehKristen ThomasDavid ThomasMatthew TishJeffrey TrunzoLauren VagtNina VinciJustin Walter

Bradly WandaAllison WashkoMegan WaskowskiZachary Zylstra

GRADE 10PRINCIPAL’S ROLLAdriana AmatoDavid ArneyDarshana BalasubramaniamAllyson BeechySkylar BenjaminMatthew BischofAlyssa BooseAllison BroskyTaylor BrownNatalie CamardoEmily CiborekAhmad DahmanGrace D'AmicoClaire DeeganMitchell DelventhalJeffrey DingMiranda DyePatrick FergusonCarter FrazeeMichael GaydosBradley GershkowitzAshley GleskeJason GorgesCourtney GriffithEmily GriggsAdam GundlahMichael HaddadStephanie HageBradley HajdinSamantha HargisSamantha HartsoughDanial HayekMarissa HicarSabrina HorshamAlex IammarinoJenna JakubikMegan JanoskyMelissa JohnsKathryn KesickiKaitlyn KotlarzEmily KrakerEvan KuminskiBrendan LangeCaitlyn LargentKelly LargentSamantha LeesebergThomas LeungHallie MachNoah McGrealElizabeth McNeeleyLaura MikkilaJamie Miles

Laura MontemagnoKaitlin O'DoughertyAndrew OngEvan OstrowskiSean OwenAdrian PadinAshka PatelRebecca PetroKimberly PillariKenil PobariAdam PochatekRyland PuzzitielloRachel RagoneRyan RuchOlivia SaganBrian SalazarAlexander SarrouhTatiana SedlakSamantha SemelsbergerMegan SmithHayley SmithLori StengerKaitlyn StrebelowKirby SuntalaMarisa SupanichLauren SynkNolan ThompsonPraveena TondapuMatthew TruesdellSarah TuckowskiRebecca VargoRoss VaskoJasmin WeidelingAnna WieseAlyssa WolfingerDiana Yavorskaya

HONOR ROLLZiad AllanRiya AminPaige AmodioMallory ArthurDena AssadJenna BarrusAlison BoronSarah BowersAllison BraniganMeghan BrooksZack BruvarnyRoxana BudaHeather CampbellBryan CarolinJacob CarruthersFrancesca CataneseBriana CavettJustin CebulaJessmeet ChimaDaniel CoskiCade Coulter

Michael CuppageDrew DonnellyConnor EnglishMeghan EsaroveStephen FabecTaylor FarmerErik FogwellKelly FraserJason GerzSabrina GloecklerSimrit GrewalBenjamin GrossiJoelle HallRyan HannanCarly HeinbaughAshley HelalMichael HintonMitchell HitchcockJacquelyn HolderDana HoopingarnerMallory HuttonTaylor IngramRobert JansenHeather KleinKevin KovachickMatthew KrauseJennifer KubulinsMegan LargentJoseph LaSalviaJennifer LashRyan LawlerSarah LawsonNicholas LemrKathleen MaguireMadison MatuszakDaniel McDivittKelsey McHaleJacob MizerikRyan MontisMichael MoranCourtney MundySteven NamBreanna NovakJamal OjaimiSima OmercicRichard OsburnJennifer PackDavid PalmerRaj PatelSunny PatelAmy PennellBrittany PirozzoliBen PotoczakMatthew PsellasElizabeth RaglandLeah RamosEric RichardsonChristopher RodgersJacob Roman

Giustino RudnickDaniel RyanIan SatterwaiteKara SchirripaMatthew SchomischSavannah ShermanLexi SinisgalliAllison SobekMitchell SojaDustin StoutLindsay SullivanKyle SwannJoshua TaylorTara ValcoMelissa WaldrenSarah WalkoDerek WedelHannah WeisbarthEric WeissRachel WellsBradley WiemkenVictoria WojtonSarah YacobianHannah ZablotneyMitchell ZacharyaszCollin Zevchik

MERIT ROLLAllison AbramsAziz AhmadAlexis AmatoZakary ArdoCassidy ArsenaultLiyana AsmarMallory BarMelissa BemerNicholas BertramPatrick BishopCole BlancettNicole BloughJulianna BodzionyKristina BogardyJarred BournigalJaime BradfordAaron BrodieBriana CaponeSpencer CappelliBrady CernelichTrevor ChapelloDaniel ChipsCaitlyn ClaridgeEric CollinsJennifer CookWesley DavicBrian DevorskyMadeline DixonJustin DomannKayla DunbarAnthony FerranteNicholas Fischer

Larissa FisherSamuel FoxMadison FranklinMatthew GajochJoseph GambittaKara GasparAnthony GasparroJustin GaudenAustin GimzaKatherine GlueckTaylor GrahlJason GrayNicole GuistCasey GuldenCourtney HadamRachel HarbieBrandon HendricksonMatthew HeroldKirby HockadayStephen JakubowskiGabriela JohnsonEmily JonesChrissy JonesJordan KelleyShannon KelleyJoshua KiddPatrick KingJessica KingAnthony KowalskiTaylor KreidlerLouis LaQuatraValerie LazarMarisa LeachChristopher LeightJacob LockhartNathan LorsMelissa LoyHaley LutherKatie MackovjakRachel ManzoCody MastnardoLukas MatyasMaxwell McLaughlinKyle MeehanKelly MenciniSamantha MetrakosCarli MiddeldorfTess MorabitoVincent MoserDemari MuffMatthew MullallyFarez MurshidiJoseph NolanKristina OhmerMatthew OpreaDylan PhillipsJessica PierceIsabella PirlAustin PrevitNathan Przeslica

Jacob PuntelLena QasemCarlton ReinhartAlexander RenoAustin RoseNina RussoTaylor SchneiderTony ShamattaHusna ShariffDominic ShortJayson SmithEric SteciwMichael StehlikKelsie StopakNicholas StrunkJennifer TaggartJuyan TaghianiKatie ThomasLogan ThomasTimothy TiptonBrett TomckoSarah TorokDavid TurnerKaitlin VapenikDaniel VujanovJacob WetherillElizabeth WickerClay WilliamsMelissa WilsonLaura Yurko

GRADE 9PRINCIPAL’S ROLLSamer AbuswayVibha AlangarSalman ArifChiara BanezKatarina BischofKelsey BittingerEric BrinkJeffrey BrinkRachel ChenCaitlyn ChoeRodwin ChuaAlyssa ChurchElizabeth CliffordHeather CormierGabriella D'AbatoMichael DiemertKevin DorocakChristopher DularElizabeth EhrnfeltElizabeth ErdelacHannah FragapaneRyan FrankJessica FrostSarah GabayAlyssa GibsonBrandon GodinskyKatelyn Gonczy

Caroline GrangerBlake GreenNicolette GriesingerJoseph HatteryDean HayesJoseph HeroldAmanda HerreraJon HickmanCarson HinckleyClaire JackmanElizabeth JacksonMadison JupinaSean KlemmeMelissa KlingHayley KlosowskiSara KlypchakHanna KnaussAnubhuti KumarAndrea LarsenGrace LeeZoe LegatoSean LincolnAlissa LisiKatarina LiskaHannah MaxwellNatalie MaxwellJohn MazzeoJohn McNelisNicholas MendenhallNathalie MilbrandtLauren MillerKevin MonahanPatrick MonniusBryan MoorePatrick MoranConcetta MorinoAndrea MottMichael MurrayHannah NoserShannon NovakDaniel O'BrienEmily OgleKatie PalkoNeel PatelAlyssa PejicCameron PerisuttiMary PetersMadison PhillipsMolly PotoczakLauren RebholzKaitlin RizkNicole RobergeJoy SchaefferZachary SchmidtHeather SchmittAriel SchrageBrianna SchultzShivani ShahZachary SluzalaDylan Smith

Mathangi SridharanMatthew StauderNicholas StewartKaren TanKelly TrimperMeredith UhlirEmma ValentinRebecca WojtonKaitlyn YatsonSora YuAlina ZarembaElias ZarzourZoe Zwolenik

HONOR ROLLAlexis AlbroMegan AllenBradley AndersonSarah AtoulikianBrett BakerStephen BarnesSarah BaskeyNathan BiancoBrent BiernackiEvan BluemelTyler BorgesAngela BrendzaCourtney BrewsterAmber BrihanMadeleine ButcherClay CarusoAlexandru CroitoruGwen D'AmicoRobert DavidMary-Catherine DixonAndrew DonnellanJustin EshelmanHannah EvolaJacqueline FabecLydia FawzyBrady FineNicole FogwellAndrea FowlerAllison FoxKaitlin GairingMadison GrahamAimee HaluskaKelly HayesKeri HillJustin HocevarBrandon HorshamEric HuberMorgan JamesAmeera KhanNatalie KorlatowychThomas Krokey

Matthew KubulinsEllen LavelleJennifer LawheadTony MachnikTrevor MancusoJeremy MeyersonMackenzie MihalikHaley MikulaMcKenna MitchellThomas MurachKelly NovakJoseph OtcasekThomas PapishRiyaz PatelMarisa PawlowskiAdriana PertaAimee PohanStephen PotterAbbigail RenoTyler RhodaBernadette RoweHannah SchnaterbeckJordan SedivyIan SimpsonRebekah SoosSaldana SosaYanu SouCarli StefanikCourtney StephanKyle StewartHashim SyedEdward TalpasCallen TherrienVrinda TrivediAlyssa TrojanSarah VapenikElizabeth VidoliHeather WadeMatthew WilliamsAustin WilsonKallie WilsonMichael YanettaZack ZatezaloKara Zeszut

MERIT ROLLAmanda AllenSamantha AndressMichelle ArendasBrandon BaileyMerideth BoehnleinAlex BoydDavid BrownZachary CalesBradley Campbell

Ann ChryslerKelly ChurchDavid ColaMichael CongeniBlake CortrightAdam CoveyIsabella CromleighAlexa CuevasStephen DaleySamuel D'AmicoKayla DicksLuigi DiRienzoTaylor DominickNathan DotyLindsay DunbarLaurel FoellCristalle GanterJereme GelskeDavidde GiannolaAbigayle GooteeDana GoreTrevor GorfidoTyler GorfidoKayla GreenJacob GreggSamantha HartmanNicole HeinaAndrew HeldermanEric HirschStephen HrubyAlison HungerfordElizabeth JakischaTimothy JettAlexis JohnstonMichael JonesJenna JordanRyan KerrJessamine KlefmanAmanda KubickPavel KucherovLeslie LaneveNicole LaPernaMarissa LatoneMichael LemonKendal LyonAaron MainsSamantha MallinChristopher MarflakSpencer MartineauJulia McGregorRiley McNamaraKelly MichaelsEmma MiddeldorfGianna MonzoAaron MusserKevin O'Neill

Samantha OrtenziEmily OsburnHeather PattersonSeth PechMiranda PeckMarcus PhelpsStephanie PhillipsMargaret PinkevitchRachel PogozelskiKristina PowellSarah QureshiFadi RabadiAmanda RileyKevin RowanAnthony RudnickRachel RudolphJordan RyanNoor SammanGregory SavelMikayla ScherryMatthew SchrothPeter ShamattaStefani ShamrowiczAustin SimpsonJacob SmiderkalKarissa SmithShannon SmithElizabeth SommersApril SteffenAlexandra StelnickiMarianna StepanovJack StoneJonathon StradtmanAmy StrawserKyle SutsNiki TaylorJonathan TelepJustin ThaiAlexis ThomasDevin ThornMaria TreudlerEmily TrihasLien VannuyenWilliam VenterDaniel WaidRyan WardMolly WashkoMichelle WatsonJordan WeidelingJoshua WeisbarthAlyssa WienclawKatelynn WiltroutDevon WirtzJesse Wynn

DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

MATH FACTS The Math Club has had a great start, with guest speakers including Dr. Sean Hoynes showing students how mathematics is used in calculating air flow in the lungs, blood pressure, and oxygen content on the blood among many topics and Mr. Fred Russo, who gave a brief history of computers and discussed the uses of mathematics in technology and computer based fields. The club has been sponsoring the Ohio Math League since October. The officers this year are: President: Jay Alangar, Vice President: Shriya Shrinavasan, Secretary: Brian Capuder, and Treasurer: Natalie David. Our next speaker is an acoustics engineer, scheduled for February 15 in room 616 after school. Please see Mr. Dillon, Mrs. Lamberty or Mrs. V. White if you have questions.

On February 8, the Math Club will sponsor the American Math Contest 12. Students must be in Math Club or pay a fee to take part in this national scholarship test. Top scorers get to take the prestigious American Invitational Math Exam.

On February 26, students have the chance to partake in the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics Statewide math contest. Scholarships are available, as well as the chance to take the Ohio Invitational Math Olympiad. Students must register on their own for this contest by going to ohioctm.org and going to the Contests page. Contact Mr. Dillon for details.

The Ohio Math League is a series of 6 monthly contests sponsored. The next contest is February 22, then March 22 in room 614 at 2:35 to 3:05.

Mu Alpha Theta is getting ready to select students for membership in our branch of this National Math Honorary. If your student feels he/she qualifies and has not heard any information, that student should see Mr. Dillon or Mrs. V. White in the Math Office. Juniors must have a 3.8 Math GPA, and seniors a 3.7 Math GPA to qualify. This year’s officers are President Mudassir Hussain, Vice President Jay Alangar, Officer at Large Natalie David and Secretary Eddie Cosma.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE NOTES

The Foreign Language Department welcomed Mrs. Hsiupei Wang as our Chinese teacher this year. Mrs. Wang is teaching Chinese III, and also teaches Chinese at North Olmsted High School. We also welcome back Class of 2005 graduate and new French teacher, Miss Alana Caraboolad. Miss Caraboolad is currently teaching French II and serving as co-advisor of the French Club. Miss Caraboolad is a graduate of the University of Akron, and spent last fall teaching English in France. We are incredibly excited to welcome her to the “other side!”

Spanish and French students are looking ahead to the summer when they will be traveling abroad on two separate trips. Miss Vicki Kellar will lead a group of Spanish students to Spain in June, and Mrs. Kelli Izzo will lead a group of French students to France, Monaco, and Italy in June as well. Bon voyage and buena suerte!

German teacher Mrs. Christina Potter led a group of German students on a trip through Germany and Austria that past summer. The students were able to use their language skills in a real life context and experience German culture in the most authentic settings. Joined by German teachers Mrs. Luci Jordan and Mrs. Barbra Spasic, the group truly enjoyed their time among the castles and mountains of Germany and Austria!

SCIENCE SPECTRUM

The Honors Physics students read the national best seller A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. The AP students explored a number of computer-aided labs, designed their own experiments, and designed myth buster style lab investigations. In November the Physics classes explored the science of a bed-of-nails. The culminating activity was a “smashing” demonstration. During the second semester, the physics students will design and build balsam wood structures and egg drop devices.

The physics students welcomed John Agostinelli (University of Toledo) to the physics lab during 1st semester. He introduced the students to the various fields of engineering. Physics students also made mousetrap powered cars.

Forensic students studied decomposition rates with a chicken carcass, analysed blood spatter patterns and determined age, race and gender based on skeletal remains.

Some CPE Science students created element baby books.

Chemistry students made crystal holiday ornaments as one of the labs they participated in this year.

Biology II used classic conditioning to train their classroom animals to respond in a certain way to a stimulus. They received excellent advice from Mel McGrath, Animal Behaviorist/Trainer in how to improve their animals’ behavior.

Some Biology students created self-sustaining ecosystems and vertebrate/invertebrate collections.

Anatomy students finished the quarter by dissecting fetal pigs.

Biotech students created a living machine which, after 5 months, is still a self-sustaining ecosystem.

MARKETING EDUCATION &DECA, an Association for Marketing Students

Welcome to Marketing Education! This course will prepare you for a career in marketing or business. Students are required to participate in all aspects of the Marketing Education Program. The program includes class instruction and DECA activities for junior students; and class instruction, DECA activities, and the addition of supervised on-the-job training for senior students. Currently, over half of our nation’s workers are employed under the broad scope of the marketing umbrella. Projections for future employment see the number of positions rising and employment needs for our graduates at the premium.

Congratulations to Mikaila Keaton for being elected DECA class president!

We are looking forward to District Competition February 3rd and State Competition March 18th and 19th. Continue checking our class website for updated information.

Recruitment for next years junior DECA class will begin in February and applications can be picked up in the guidance office.

ENGLISH

This April and May English 9 and 10 students from Lyssa Stonitsch, Alisa Bartel, Kelly Smalley, Kelly Rose, Kim Craigs, and Meghann Redds classes will participate in week-long Shakespearean workshops with the Great Lakes Theater Festival. After reading Romeo and Juliet and Othello, students will perform the play under the direction of a team of professional actors. In October, English 11 students from Mrs. McKnight and Mr. Lackeys classes participated in a similar program after reading Arthur Millers “The Crucible”. This is Strongsvilles 16th year of participation in the Great Lakes Theater Festival residency program.

SOCIAL STUDIES

The Social Studies Department is proud to announce that for the first time, SHS participated in the American Legion’s Americanism and Government Test. This was administered as a pilot program to students in Mrs. Wakefield’s and Mrs. Papish’s government classes and Mr. Tumino’s senior-level social studies classes participated. Five students were awarded U.S. Savings Bonds from the Berea Unit 91. They were Eric Bode, Kay-Lee Cangelosi, Mike Kline, Michael Meldon, and Hannah Smith. Meldon’s score was high enough to move on to the district level. We will keep you posted on his progress!

The Social Studies Department is once again proud to announce it is advising the Academic Challenge and Brain Game Teams, under the direction of Mrs. Wakefield and Mr. Tumino. The Brain Game competition was taped on Saturday, January 22, 2011 in Columbus. The Academic Challenge Team will do battle with Brunswick and Riverside on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at WEWS News Channel 5 in Cleveland. This year’s Academic Challenge Team includes: Seniors Sam Blankenship, Divya Raj, and Shriya Srinvasan. The Brain Game team consists of Seniors Brian Cook, Mudd Hussain, Junior Bristee Das, and Sophomore Carter Frazee. Come root for our students!

Mr. Stanley’s Honors Psychology class had several real-life psychologists speak to their class. SheaLynne Bause, spoke to the class in October regarding clinical psychology and Sandra McPherson spoke to the group in September on the area of forensic psychology. Mr. Sack and Mr. Slovick had a guest speaker from Bryant and Stratton College to speak to their economics students about financial independence. Law Enforcement Officer, Kevin Piazza, again returned to SHS to address the government students from Mr. Cook’s, Mrs. Papish’s, Mrs. Wakefield’s, and Mr. Davenport’s classes about aspects of Ohio law.

All sophomore students were engaged this semester in the Pro-Ohio program to measure their readiness for the OGT exam to be proctored in the spring. This computer based program provides enrichment and intervention where appropriate and provides classroom teachers with feedback about their students’ progress. Mr. Genther’s Sociology classes were able to apply what they have learned in class through their involvement in a community service project to help the needy. Mr. Tumino’s Psychology classes were again involved in several simulations that involved using chocolate chip cookies to figure out mean, median, and mode and oranges to simulate brain surgery. Mr. Sack and Mr. Stanley had their economic students involved in a stock market simulation where students “bought” and “sold” stocks to learn about the volatility of the stock market, while Mrs. Jordan’s U.S. History students were busy creating original editorial and political cartoons.

This school year all juniors will have the opportunity to hear speakers from the Ohio Bureau of Investigation. The agents are going over the laws and making good choices in life.

Many of our Government students also are having the opportutnity to hear members of the United States Marshal Service. This is a practical application of the academic opportunity in their Government classes.

Economics classes will be having speakers from local banks on the loan process and how that has changed in recent years.

STROHIGAN

The Strohigan staff of Strongsville High School has been busy as usual. As in past years we started the school year with our typical business agenda. We began the planning of the upcoming school year’s annual yearbook and had a successful blood drive battle with Brunswick winning for the 2 nd

year in a row, collecting over 1,500 dollars in scholarship money and will be having another one in April. We also filled various staff roles for the club. The 2010-2011 Strohigan Editors-In-Chief are Molly Stroemple and Lauren Schoch. Senior Editors are Jess Coon and Mallory King. Yearbook purchases can be made online at www.jostensyearbooks.com or by calling 1-866-282-1516. Order forms are also available in the Main Office or on the high school website. All books will be shipped from the Jostens plant to each purchaser’s home. There are also many add-ons offered that can make the book a bit more special for each student. Please take the time, if you haven’t already done so, to look at the website and purchase this year’s book. The last day for ordering this year’s Strohigan is May 15, 2011.

Also, the deadline for senior pictures for inclusion in this year’s edition of the Strohigan is February 22, 2011. Pictures must be taken at a Woodard Photography studio for inclusion. This is a FREE picture sitting and takes approximately 5 minutes. Please call any of their 7 locations today so you will not be left out of the yearbook.

Any questions regarding the yearbook can be submitted by email to Mr. Slovick at Slovickd@strongnet.org or by calling SHS and leaving a voicemail at 440-268-5630.

Upcoming…Club Picture Day – February 8, 2011

ART DISTINCTION

Scholastic Art AwardsThe Scholastic Alliance for Young Artists and Writers sponsored the longest running and most prestigious National art and writing award competition for talented young artists. The Cleveland Institute of Art sponsored our regional art competition. The show is very prominent and showcases some of the best high school art production in Cuyahoga County. Students are eligible to win Honorable Mention, Silver Key and Gold Key awards. Students winning at the Gold Key level will compete further in the Scholastic National Competition. The opening ceremony took place on Sunday, January 9, 2011, 1:00 P.M. in the Reinberger Galleries, at the Cleveland Institute of Art. The show will hang in the Reinberger Gallery of the Cleveland Institute of Art through February 5, 2011. The gallery is open to the public during normal business hours. Art teachers, Ms. Tonya Barba, Mrs. Ellen Goodworth, Mrs. Terri Harbart, Mrs. Joanna Pusti, Ms. Kristi Trussa, along with Principal Mr. William R. Steffen, are very proud of our students.

STUDENT AWARD CATEGORYCandace Bembenick Honorable Mention Drawing Gloria Collins Gold Key DrawingTorrie Davic Honorable Mention PaintingLeah Hustak Honorable Mention DrawingLeah Hustak Silver Key Mixed MediaEmily Kardamis Honorable Mention Printmaking Emily Kardamis Honorable Mention Comic Art Jeannie Leary Gold Key DrawingSamantha McLaughlin Honorable Mention PaintingBailey McPherson Gold Key DrawingJoseph Otcasek Silver Key PrintmakingHannah Patten Honorable Mention PaintingOlivia Metzger Honorable Mention DrawingJessica Ressler Honorable Mention Mixed MediaAllison Ryan Honorable Mention Design

Art AmbassadorsThe excellent reputation of the SHS Art Department made it possible for our art students to participate in an influential program at the Cleveland Museum of Art for the eighth year. The Program called the Art Ambassadors helps our students participate in philanthropic work in our community along with other school districts from a variety of different locations. The Art Department would like to thank the Strongsville Chamber of Commerce, Strongsville Arts, Strongsville Gifted and Talented, along with the funding of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Women League who provided grants to fund this program. The purpose of the Art Ambassador program is to involve high school students in the events and the day to day operation of an internationally known art museum. Students in return, think of their own ways to give back to the community. Strongsville Art Ambassadors worked at “Day at the Chalet” and will again work at the Cleveland Museum of Art Community Day held on Sunday April 30, 2011. As Ambassadors, students learn how to give tours at the museum, improve their knowledge of art history and artistic techniques, learn public speaking techniques, work together in groups, appreciation diversity and design philanthropic events. The following students represent SHS as Master Art Ambassadors this year: Gloria Collins, Michelle Janosky, Danielle Keating, Alex Long, Maia Maytas, Kaylee McClure, Alison McGhee, Amy Monnius, Jessica Reese, Emily Specht, Christina Thomas, Alicia Weninger and Emily Williams.

Reflection ContestStrongsville Council PTA Reflection judges have selected entries to advance to competition at the state level. The following student from the high school will advance:

Alexa Rinas – Visual Arts

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC DEPARTMENT

The Music Department at SHS has been very busy so far this year!

Our bands are now in concert mode after a very successful marching season. The marching band was very fortunate to have donations made so we could travel to our away games this year. Our season was a huge success! We topped off 2010 with a trip to Florida (funded by students and parents) a parade in the Magic Kingdom and a halftime performance at the Outback Bowl in Tampa Florida. We are now working toward our performances at OMEA large group contest which will be held at Strongsville High School on March 18 & 19.

Our Orchestra has been very busy as well. After a pot luck concert in October by all orchestras, our Symphony Orchestra traveled to New York City to perform at Carnegie Hall! All orchestras are preparing for OMEA State competition which will be held on February 25 & 26 at Lakewood High School.

CHORAL NOTESThe SHS Choral Department has completed a fantastic first half of the school year!

All groups have presented outstanding concerts beginning with our Kids in the Ville Singing Camp; Meet the Choirs, Fall Choral Concert, and our Holiday Concert/Assemblies.

The Mustang Express has been very busy representing SHS at the Westlake, Medina and Brush Invitationals, as well as many local and civic events. The “Bootiful Showcase of Showchoirs” was a huge success! Many thanks to Mrs. Laura Switzer for chairing this great event. Mustang Express will be competing at the Medina, Cuyahoga Falls and Twinsburg Showchoir competitions in February. Good luck Mustang Express!

Cantorum has been just as busy with many local and civic events during the year. On December 8th, Cantorum had the honor of performing the National Anthem at the Cleveland Cavaliers game at the “Q”! They are currently preparing for OMEA contest and the Mid-Winter Concert on March 9th.

Our eighth annual Teen Idol Contest was a huge success! Kalan Macatangay won!

SHS CLUBSDRAMA CLUB NEWSThe Thespian season began this year with a challenging production of the Shakespeare classic, Romeo and Juliet. This version was set in San Francisco in 1967 in an effort to highlight the universality of the themes. The students worked incredibly hard to create a theatrical experience for the audience and did an outstanding job. Juliet was played by senior and seasoned actress, Mallory King, while Romeo was played by newcomer and freshman, Spencer Kilgore. Additional strong performances were contributed by seniors Ryan Gates, Brian Capuder and Sarah Evans. Strongsville is also thrilled to announce the coming of state competition, where three of Strongsville’s finest performers, senior Scott Miese, and juniors Lauren Macatangay and Terry Hugo, have been invited to participate in the All Ohio State Play. Break a Leg to all!!

S.A.D.D.The local SADD chapter of Strongsville High School has been busy. Like past years, we started the school year with our typical business agenda to attend to, the planning of upcoming events and a social calendar that is now underway. To start the year off, SADD took on the task of making sure Homecoming would be a safe, fun-filled event. We once again made our anti-drunk driving campaign with posters and announcements to increase awareness. Next on the agenda was Red Ribbon Week. Posters, red ribbons, and wristbands filled the hallways, delivering the friendly message; “Drug free is the way to be”. During the month of December, SADD constructed and strung up the ‘Chain of Life’, which was made up with a link from each student. This symbolized that one person’s destructive decision could result in a break in the chain. In the months to come we will be preparing for fundraisers, our anti-smoking month, the Spring Fling dance, and our annual Prom festivities. SADD will continue to do everything in their power to keep the inner walls at Strongsville positive, safe, and drug free.

KEY CLUB

Key Club is the oldest and largest service eorganization for high school students. It is a self-governing organization that elects it’s own officers, determines its own sercie activities and establishes its own dues structure while teaching leadership through service to others. As members of the Kiwanis International family, Key Club members build themselves as they build their schools and communities.

At Strongsville High School, Key Club members participate in a wide variety of service projects throughout the school and community. Annual service projects include helping out with the Harvest Festival at the Historical Society, participating in the Halloween Hullabaloo at the Metro Parks Chalet, and Breakfast with Santa and the Easter Bunny at the Recreation Center.

These examples are only a small portion of what Key Club hopes to accomplish throughout the year. Members are required to attend at least three meetings a year, complete 25 hours of community service, and participate in at least one service project with our club. Officers are elected in the spring to serve for the next year and plan all the club’s activities. Officers have the opportunity to engage in many district and divisional events with the Ohio District of Key Club International. New members are always welcome, and should see the website for membership materials. Become a part of an international organization. Join Key Club!

SHS PTA NEWS

Please support PTA by becoming a member!Sign up to receive information via email regarding PTA sponsored events!

PTA extends our thanks to the parents and staff who have supported the efforts of SHS PTA throughout the first semester.

The PTA sponsored After Prom Committee is working to present another outstanding event on May 7th-8th. Contact Carla Hoopingarner 238-9314 or Debbie Krywyj 572-3055 if you are interested in helping out. There is a volunteer meeting on March 15, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the high school. Volunteers are urgently needed to help out with the decorations for After Prom. Please contact Judith Sagan (440)238-3621. Come one, come all!

Thank you to the many parents and students who have volunteered their time and efforts to support our fundraisers during the first semester: Open House, Conference and student Back Sales, Student Parking spot raffle, 50/50 raffle (Varsity Boys Basketball Games), Final Score Jackets, Gift Wrapping at the Mall, Marco’s Pizza Day, and Holiday Cookie Trays for the staff.

SHS PTA meetings are held in the SHS Career Room and are scheduled as follows for the remainder of the year: Monday February 14th at 9:30 a.m.Monday March 14th at 7:00a.m.Monday April 11th at 9:30a.m.Friday May 20th at 11:00 a.m. location TBA. This is our Installation Luncheon

Attention Parents of High School SeniorsEach year PTA awards scholarships. Many units require that parents are PTA members. Please make sure you are a member of a PTA unit. Contact Traci Kalin at tracikalin@hotmail.com or Teri Shoff at teri.shoff@wowway.com to find out if you are a member of SHS PTA.

Please contact Contact Traci Kalin at tracikalin@hotmail.com or Teri Shoff at teri.shoff@wowway.com if you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to an event filled 2nd semester.Thank for your continued support.

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STRONGSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL PTAMEMBERSHIP FORM 2010-2011

Parents Name(s): ____________________________________________________ SHS Staff: yes Address: _________________________________________________________ Zip Code: 44136 44149

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E-Mail: ______________________________________________________________________________ Only those parents providing an e-mail address will receive monthly SHS and PTA information.

PARENTS OF SENIORS MUST BE MEMBERS BY JANUARY 31, 2011IN ORDER FOR YOUR CHILD TO QUALIFY FOR PTA SCHOLARSHIPS!

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Questions?? Contact: Monica Lash 234-8923 Cell Phone: 440-227-5744

Volunteer Opportunities ____ 50/50 Raffle during Basketball Games ____ Staff Appreciation_____ Parking Raffle 4th quarters ____ After Prom

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Dear Parents and Friends of Strongsville High School:

Plans for Strongsville High School PTA’s 2011 After Prom “A Fun Night at the Mustang Corral“ are well under way! Approximately 650 students attended last year’s After Prom. Once again, all Strongsville High School juniors and seniors are invited to attend After Prom as a safe, alcohol and drug-free activity. Students do not need to attend Prom or have a date to attend After Prom; however they may bring a guest to After Prom. Tickets will be on sale for $15.00 a person, advance sale only, the week before Prom (April 26-28) in the cafeteria during all lunch periods. This year’s After Prom will be held at the Ehrnfelt Recreation Complex from midnight Friday, May 6, 2011 until 4:00 a.m. Saturday, May 7.

Your participation is an integral part of making After Prom a success. It takes the help of many parents to ensure the success of an event of this size and scope. Parent volunteers are needed to work the night of After Prom, as well as to assist in the preparatory work leading up to the After Prom Party. We hope you will volunteer your services in some way! Without parental involvement, there is no After Prom Party! A parent volunteer meeting will be held in March; additional information will be forthcoming. Please check the high school PTA website along with local cable television. Come learn more about the many committees we have! Planned activities for this year’s After Prom include: casino, DJ/Karaoke, basketball, volleyball, bingo, inflatable games, food, prizes and fun!

As in past years, the After Prom Party is funded solely by donations. We receive no money from the Strongsville High School or the school district. Your support is critical to the success of this event. Over the years we have relied heavily on donations from our local businesses. In today’s difficult economy many businesses no longer are able to donate additional funds to our cause. We are asking parents to please consider a minimum donation of $15.00 to help us meet our expenses to provide a safe, fun activity for our children. Please consider what contribution you can make to help make this event a successful one for our juniors and seniors. All donations are greatly appreciated.

Sponsorships are again available this year. This year’s After Prom theme is “A Fun Night at the Mustang Corral”. Please complete the bottom portion of this letter and return in with your donation by April 15, 2011. Checks should be made payable to: SHS PTA After Prom.

On behalf of the Classes of 2011 and 2012 and the After Prom Committee, we sincerely thank you for your generous support. If you have any questions, please contact any of the chairs. Working together, we can make this a truly memorable and successful event for our students.

Sincerely,

Barb Budzick (440.212.1347), Carla Hoopingarner (440.238.9314) and Debbie Krywyj (440.572.3055)After Prom Committee Chairs

Checks payable to: SHS PTA After Prom________Donation enclosed or Sponsorship: _____$500 Wyatt Earp Level ______$400 Buffalo Bill Cody Level _______$300 Wild Bill Hickok Level______$200 Annie Oakley Level ______$100Doc Holliday Level________Yes, I would like to help with “behind the scenes” preparation for After Prom________Yes, I would like to help the evening of After PromName: ___________________________________________________________ Phone:______________________Mail to: SHS PTA After Prom 20025 Lunn Road Strongsville OH 44149

Thanks to the generosity ofBob Serpentini &

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Strongsville High Schoolkicks off its

Annual Car Raffle to benefit

Strongsville High School

GRAND PRIZE: 2011 CHEVY CRUZE

SECOND PLACE: $700THIRD PLACE: $300

Date and time of drawing will be announced viaschool channel and morning announcements.

Contact the Athletic, Choral, SIMB Boosters or

Main Office to purchase tickets!

Special thanks to Bob and Kathy Serpentini.

FALL SPORTS BRIEFS

The fourth year of participation in the NOC was certainly a busy one for our fall sports teams. There were several teams that had outstanding seasons, most notably the girls soccer team, which finished an impressive season with a close loss to Walsh Jesuit in the State Semi-Finals at Rocky River High School and the Girls Golf Team which competed in the OHSAA State Tournament in Columbus for the first time ever as a team. There was one conference champion, two district champions, three regional qualifiers, and one regional championship earned. The Northeast Ohio Conference also saw one Championship Coach: Tobey Cook in boys’ soccer. Conference Player of the Year honors was earned by Vlad Lekarev (boys soccer). Most importantly, there were 32 seniors, 34 juniors, 17 sophomores, and 12 freshmen honored as NOC All-Academic award winners for the fall season.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY 5th in Conference (Valley Division), Regional QualifierNOC All Conference: Mike Miller

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY 5th in Conference (Valley Division) and State QualifierNOC All Conference: Jaime Larsen and Andrea McArdleState Qualifiers: Andrea McArdle, Alyssa Moran, Jaime Larsen,

KatieConnolly, Pauline Hage, Sarah Torok, and Natalie Camardo

FOOTBALL 2nd in NOC Valley Division NOC 1st Team All Conference: Matt Bianco, Ray Hamilton, Austin

Pritchard,Ryan Aske, David Kaminski, and JeremiahCrandall

NOC 2nd Team All Conference: Colin Houdek, Ryan Przeslica, Zach Sedivy,

and Duncan O’Leary

BOYS GOLF 3rd in NOC Valley Division NOC All Conference: Paul Minko, Collin Jakubecz, Austin Wirtz, and

Justin Hill

GIRLS GOLF 2nd in NOC Valley Division – District Champion – StateQualifier

NOC All-Conference: Nicole Lisi, Ali Jakubecz, Emily Williams, Taylor Ingram, and Jennifer Andrella

State Qualifieres Nicole Lisi, Ali Jakubecz, Emily Williams, Taylor Ingram, and Jennifer Andrella,

BOYS SOCCER NOC VALLEY DIVISION CHAMPIONS Championship Coach: Tobey CookPlayer of the Year: Vlad LekarevNOC All Conference: Michael Cook, Chris Hoffman, Nate Langhals,

David Murrow, and Mario Suarez NOC Honorable Mention: Michael Chips and Jeff Petit

GIRLS SOCCER 2nd in NOC Valley Division – District Champion, Regional Champion and State Semi-Finalist

NOC All Conference: Ashley Meier, Chelsea Stalter, Jackie Campo, Nicole Heiser, Megan Giesen

NOC Honorable Mention: Cailynn Moore and Emily Ogle

GIRLS TENNIS 5th in NOC Valley DivisionNOC Honorable Mention: Mahima Venkatesh and Taarika Hegde

VOLLEYBALL 2nd in NOC Valley DivisionNOC All Conference: Alexis Plagens and Amanda Peterlin NOC Honorable Mention: Amy Andreski and Shannon Jordan

A special thank you is also extended to the football cheerleading squads for their support of our football teams, as well as signs for the fall sports teams. A special thank you to the cheerleading advisors, Mrs. Kristin Sharkus and Miss Crystal Queen, is also warranted for the tremendous dedication and commitment they provided.

A big thank you is also extended to our excellent Marching Mustangs under the direction of Mr. Dave Harbart, Mr. Bill Bedford, Mr. Chris Chidsey, Dave Eby, Wes Scott, and Mrs. Terri Harbart.

Northeast Ohio Conference All-Academic Award Winners

This prestigious award is presented by the Northeast Ohio Conference to athletes involved in the athletic program who achieved a 3.4 GPA.

SENIORS

NAME SPORTAmy Andreski VolleyballVarsha Balasubramaniam TennisTravis Bosanac Football-BSOCMatt Bianco FootballMichael Chips Boys SoccerEugene Claridge FootballEmily Depauw TennisJustin Fink Boys SoccerLouis Gluek FootballSarah Gootee VolleyballAllison Gregg Girls CCPauline Hage Girls CCChris Hoffman Boys SoccerColin Houdek FootballCollin Jakubecz Boys GolfDavid Kaminski Football

NAME SPORTMike Leonard Boys CCAndrea McArdle Girls CCBailey McPherson VolleyballCody Mizerik Boys SoccerCailynn Moore Girls SoccerAlyssa Moran Girls CCKallen Opheim

CheerleaderAmanda Peterlin VolleyballJeff Petit Boys SoccerJustin Ray Boys CCAllison Ryan CheerleaderLauren Schoch

CheerleaderKristin Schweisthal Girls SoccerZachary Sedivy FootballMahima Venkatesh TennisKaren Zhu Tennis

JUNIORS

NAME SPORT NAME SPORTJenifer Andrella Girls GolfEric Bode Boys CCEmily Cobb VolleyballCatherine Connolly Girls CCAlexys Fulkerson CheerleaderSara Gregg Girls CCElena Griffo Girls SoccerAshley Harker VolleyballTaarika Hegde Girls TennisAli Jakubecz Girls GolfShannon Jordan VolleyballEllen Krebs CheerleaderJaime Larsen Girls CCJackie Leonti CheerleaderNicole Lisi Girls GolfAshley Meier Girls Soccer

Sean Meyer Boys Golf

Joseph Monahan FootballJarrod Nadzan Football-BSOCEric Novak FootballDuncan O’Leary FootballReynaLynn Palanca Girls CCErin Peskura Girls SoccerTaylor Powers VolleyballKayla Reed Girls GolfDaniel Regrut FootballLeah Sandercock Girls SoccerRebekah Seawall Girls CCRiley Sheppard Girls GolfMario Suarez Boys SoccerMegan Waskowski Girls SoccerSamara Weerasuriya Girls Tennis

Emily Williams Girls GolfAustin Wirtz Boys Golf

SOPHOMORES

NAME SPORTPaige Amodio Girls SoccerSkylar Benjamin Girls SoccerNatalie Camardo Girls CCEric Collins Boys CCMeghan Esarove Girls CCTaylor Ingram Girls GolfKaitlyn Kotlarz Girls CCMatt Krause Boys GolfJennifer Lash Girls Soccer

NAME SPORTCody Mastanardo FootballMichael Moran FootballKimberly Pillari Girls CCRyan Ruch Boys CCDustin Stout FootballSarah Torok Girls CCAlyssa Wolfinger Girls CCHannah Zablotney Volleyball

FRESHMEN

NAME SPORTAlexis Albro Girls CCSarah Baskey Girls SoccerKelsey Bittinger VolleyballClay Caruso FootballElizabeth Clifford Girls CCElizabeth Ehrnfelt Girls Soccer

NAME SPORTNicolette Griesinger Girls SoccerEmily Ogle Girls SoccerAlyssa Pejic Girls SoccerStephen Potter Boys CCJoy Schaeffer Girls CCMatt Williams Boys CC

ATHLETIC HOTLINE

For information on upcoming athletic events, driving directions, cancellations, and schedule changes, please call the HOTLINE NUMBER – 572-7110, then press 6 for athletic information.

ATHLETIC INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET

Daily athletic schedules and complete season schedules for our athletic teams are now available on the internet at two locations: highschoolsports.net, click on Ohio, click on Strongsville High School and the daily schedule will appear. Individual sport schedules may then be selected at the bottom of the daily schedule page. You can also access this information through our high school athletics webpage at strongnet.org. Scroll over the Schools icon in the upper-left of the screen to High School (click this) and then find the athletic department icon. Some of the preseason materials are also available through the athletic site.

ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY

GRADES 9-12: To be eligible, you must be currently enrolled in a member school and have passing grades in a minimum of five one-credit courses (physical education does not apply) in the immediately preceding grading period. For eligibility purposes, summer grades may not be used as a substitute for failing grades received in the final grading period of the regular school year or for lack of enough courses taken the preceding grading period. DO NOT CHANGE YOUR COURSE SCHEDULE OR DROP A COURSE WITHOUT FIRST CONSULTING YOUR ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATOR, COACH, OR GUIDANCE COUNSELOR TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT WILL AFFECT YOUR ELIGIBILITY.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

Monday, March 7 7:00 PM Athletic Boosters Meeting Wednesday, March 16 7:00 PM Spring “Meet the Mustangs”Tuesday, March 22 7:00 PM Winter Awards Night

ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

The Strongsville Athletic Hall of Fame is taking applications for their “Class of 2011”. Applications can be picked up in the Athletic Department located at Strongsville High School. Any questions may be directed to Russ Jacques at 440-572-7102 or he can be e-mailed at jacques@strongnet.org. The deadline for applications is Friday, April 22.

LOOKING AHEADFebruary 21......................................................................................Presidents' Day - NO SCHOOLMarch 3.........................Teacher/Parent Conference Day 11:30-3:00 & 4:30-7:00 - NO SCHOOLMarch 14, 15, 16, 17, & 18...................................................Ohio Graduation Test – Delayed StartMarch 25................................................................................................End of 3rd Grading PeriodMarch 28-April 1.........................................................................................................Spring BreakMay 2..................................................................................9th Grade Academic Awards ReceptionMay 3................................................................................10th Grade Academic Awards ReceptionMay 4................................................................................12th Grade Academic Awards ReceptionMay 6...........................................................................................................................Senior PromMay 16..............................................................................11th Grade Academic Awards ReceptionMay 30................................................................................................Memorial Day - NO SCHOOLJune 5................................................................Commencement – 1:00 p.m. CSU Wolstein CenterJune 6-9.....................................................................................................Underclass Final ExamsJune 9................................................................End of 4th Grading Period - Last Day for Students

MISSION STATEMENT

THE MISSION OF THE STRONGSVILLE CITY SCHOOLS, AN “EXCELLENT” SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH A TRADITION OF NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, IS TO ENSURE ALL STUDENTS REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL, THROUGH CHALLENGING CURRICULUM AND ACTIVITIES, PROVIDED BY A HIGHLY QUALIFIED, MOTIVATED STAFF, IN A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT, WITH UP-TO-DATE FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY – IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY.

ADMINISTRATION

Mr. William R. Steffen PrincipalMr. William J. Miller Assistant Principal – 12th GradeMr. Dana W. Addis Assistant Principal – 11th Grade Mr. Mark E. Smithberger Assistant Principal – 10th Grade Dr. R. Todd Clifford Assistant Principal – 9th Grade Mr. Paul M. Moses Athletic Director

GUIDANCE COUNSELORS

Mrs. Christin Maichrye A-CL + P.S.O.P. (A-K) Mrs. Stephanie Barnes CM-HE + OmbudsmenMr. John Young HI-LO + Polaris SeniorsMrs. Tracy Davidson LP-O + P.S.O.P. (L-Z)Mrs. Tara Brzuski P-SE + Polaris JuniorsMrs. Julia Williams SF-Z