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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

District News ...........................2-4, 16

High School ...................................5-6

Middle School ................................... 7

Intermediate School ......................... 8

Green Primary School ..................... 9

Greenwood Early Learning ........... 10

Athletics .......................................... 11

Performing Arts .............................. 12

Green Schools Foundation ............ 13

Booster Clubs ............................14-15

School Board Recognition Month – Planting the Seeds of Success School board members are ordinary people who have extraordinary dedication to our public schools. Too often we forget about the personal sacrifices school board members routinely make and the important role school board members play in assuring local control, control in the hands of people we know. Stakeholders can sometimes be quick to criticize school board members without full knowledge of the entire process, details, time and due diligence given to decisions. Too often the efforts of the school board members remain unrecognized and unrewarded.

January is Ohio School Board Recognition Month and is sponsored by the Ohio School Boards Association. School Board Recognition Month honors the members of Ohio’s more than 700 cities, exempted village, local and joint vocational boards of education and educational service centers governing boards for their commitment to providing quality public education to Ohio’s school children. This year’s theme is Planting Seeds of Success.

Green Local Schools is joining with other districts throughout the state to recognize the important contributions school board members make to their communities.

I had the honor of presenting certificates of appreciation to each of the district’s five Board of Education members at our January 13th Board of Education meeting. Mr. Robert Campbell, Mrs. Katie Stoynoff, Dr. David Cohen and Mrs. Sally Fanelly combine with over thirty years of collective experience. I am pleased to welcome Mr. Eric Chojnacki to his first term.

These individuals unselfishly contribute their time and talents toward the advancement of public education and the betterment of Green Local Schools. Each of them is deeply involved in community activities and spend countless hours in the schools and at extracurricular events.

I encourage the Green community to reach out to these individuals and say thank you. Thank you for caring about our children and our community. Let them know their efforts do not go unnoticed, are truly appreciated, and serve as seeds to our success.

Farewell, Mr. HerdlickThe Board of Education, administration, staff and students of the district bid farewell to Mr. Mark Herdlick. Herdlick served the community for eight years with passion, dignity and commitment. His presence at athletic events, musicals, Soap Box Derby challenges and programs at each of our buildings will be missed. Mr. Herdlick will remain involved with our students serving as President of Green Schools Foundation. Mark, Michelle, and Maria – thank you for the past eight years! We appreciate you.

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BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGSCentral Office Bldg. • 1755 Town Park Blvd.Council Chambers • Regular Mtgs. 6:30 pm

Monday, February 10, 2020Monday, March 16, 2020Monday, April 27, 2020

See page 2 for a complete list of 2020 dates.

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Jeff Miller, Superintendent

Green Local Board of Education (l to r): Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Fanelly, Dr. Cohen, Mrs. Stoynoff, Mr. Chojnacki.

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Chain Reaction creates special Starbucks messages.

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Green Local School DistrictBoard of Education

Mr. Bob Campbell, Presidentemail: campbellbob@greenlocalschools.org

Mrs. Katie Stoynoff, Vice Presidentemail: stoynoffkatie@greenlocalschools.org

Mr. Eric Chojnacki, Memberemail: chojnackieric@greenlocalschools.org

Dr. David Cohen, Memberemail: cohendave@greenlocalschools.org

Mrs. Sally Fanelly, Memberemail: fanellysally@greenlocalschools.org

Central Administrative Building1775 Town Park Blvd., PO Box 218 • Green, OH 44232

330-896-7500

Mr. Jeffrey L. Miller, II ........................ SuperintendentMrs. Eydie Snowberger .................................TreasurerMs. Rhonda Kapper ..............Superintendent Secretary

Green High School330-896-7575 • 7:20 am - 2:28 pm

Mrs. Cindy Brown .......................................... Principal Mr. Bill Bridenthal & Mr. Evan Elliot .........Asst. Prin.Mrs. Kim Hastings ......................................... Secretary

Green Middle School330-896-7710 • 7:28 am - 2:36 pm

Mr. Jeff Wells ................................................... PrincipalMrs. Dawn Stitt ................................Assistant PrincipalMrs. Linda McGough .................................... Secretary

Green Intermediate School330-896-7700 • 8:05 am - 3:05 pm

Mr. Mark Booth .............................................. PrincipalMr. Andrew Snavely.........................Assistant PrincipalMrs. Diane Deitle ............................................ Secretary

Green Primary School330-899-8700 • 8:45 am - 3:40 pm

Mrs. Krista Seals ............................................ PrincipalMs. Kelli Fultz ..................................Assistant PrincipalMrs. Karen Durkey ......................................... Secretary

Greenwood Early Learning Center330-896-7474 • 8:40 am - 3:35 pm

Mr. Scott Shank .............................................. PrincipalMrs. Debbie Daniels ........................................ Secretary

Notice of Non-DiscriminationThe Green Local School District does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, veteran status or gender identity and expression in its programs and activities.

District HighlightsDistrict HighlightsBoard of Education

Meeting DatesCentral Administration Building

1755 Town Park Boulevard Council Chambers

Regular Meeting 6:30 p.m.

January 13, 2020 Organizational meeting at 6:00 p.m.

Regular meeting immediately following the organizational meeting.

February 10, 2020 *March 16, 2020 *April 27, 2020 *May 18, 2020 *June 29, 2020July 27, 2020

Oath of OfficeDr. David Cohen and Mr. Eric Chojnacki were sworn in to serve their four-year terms on the Board of Education by Green resident Judge Jill Lanzinger. Cohen is commencing his second term. Chojnacki begins his first. Welcome Mr. Chojnacki!

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Congratulations Honored EducatorsThree district staff educators were recognized for their outstanding efforts at the annual Summit ESC Education Celebration in October. Ms. Trudy Zimmerman (Teacher of the Year), Ms. Lindsay Smith (Rookie of the Year) and Mr. John Berry (Lifetime Achievement Award) were nominated by the community, coworkers, colleagues and parents.

Ms. Trudy Zimmerman is a kindergarten teacher at Greenwood Early Learning Center. “Ms. Z” is known for the positive relationships she builds with students, parents and fellow staff members. She creates a learning environment where everyone feels they belong and succeeds in meeting the needs of all students. Ms. Z. has been awarded multiple grants for dramatic play items, chicken project items, math games, and books. She has been named the PTA Outstanding Educator and also received the Franklin B. Walter Outstanding Educator Award.

Ms. Lindsay Smith is a fourth-grade intervention specialist at Green Intermediate School and previously worked for Canton City Schools. Ms. Smith supports students in all content areas and has a way of bringing out the best in all students. She has a large amount of patience and always tries to figure out solutions no matter how difficult the challenge. Ms. Smith’s third-grade teacher, Mrs. Vansteenburg, had a great way of motivating students and building relationships and became her greatest influence in becoming a teacher.

What makes Ms. Smith a special teacher? “Ms. Smith greets us every day when we walk in by saying, ‘Hi, my loves!” and helps with reading.

Mr. John Berry is currently enjoying retirement having completed his last full year in the classroom at Green High School last spring. A love of nature and the outdoors led Mr. Berry to become a science teacher. Through the classroom, he shared his passion for science, nature, plants, and animals with his students. During his career at GHS, Mr. Berry has received the Outstanding Educator award and has been a significant influence in his students’ lives. Mr. Berry emphasized Ohio as an interesting ecological environment. He received grants to fund radio transmitters so students could track American toads and conduct frog surveys for the state. He took groups of students on backpacking trips introducing identification of local plants, animals, frog and bird species. Mr. Berry’s lessons of respect for nature and respect for each other remains with his students.Congratulations!

Summit County Eduation Celebration Honorees (l to r): Lindsay Smith, John Berry, Trudy Zimmerman.

August 24, 2020September 28, 2020 *October 26, 2020 *November 23, 2020 *December 14, 2020*January 11, 2021

Organizational Meeting at 6:00 p.m. Regular meeting immediately following the organizational meeting.

KEY: * Recognition meeting dates for Students of the month and Spotlight on staff.

The Chojnacki Family

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CPM Hits the MarkIn 2008, the district faced steadily declining math scores across all grade levels. Reversing that trend began with the challenge of knowing the process could take ten to twelve years. During this time, The Ohio State University sought out federal funds to be used to implement a three-year learning program and change the way math was taught in the state. Green embraced the opportunity for change, embraced the challenge in acceptance and implementation and the search for a new math curriculum began.

A math curriculum not only needs to fit department and district goals but must best support student learning and teacher implementation. College Preparatory Mathematics or CPM is a student-centered, problem-based curriculum focusing on how a student best learns and retains mathematics. The researched-based principles guiding the course are:

● Students should engage in problem-based lessons structured around a core idea.● Guided by a knowledgeable teacher, students should interact in groups to foster mathematical discourse.● Practice with concepts and procedures should be spaced over time.

CPM was a curriculum finalist. Many were skeptical, but the traditional setting of placing a teacher at the front of the room going through the motions of the same problem to be assigned for homework was not working. Solon, a well-respected district in all disciplines, was utilizing CPM and invited all Green math teachers to visit and observe.

The observations included a classroom of students talking and engaging with one another about math discourse as a team. Where one struggled, another offered a solution. Students sat facing each other. The teacher served as an active participant in the challenges and successes providing immediate corrective feedback. The post-visit vote was unanimous. CPM would become the turning point for math in Green. All children will learn math.

In 2015/2016, CPM was implemented in Algebra, seventh and eighth grade and piloted in Geometry. The following school year, Algebra 7, sixth grade and Honors Geometry were added. Pre-Calculus and AP Stats followed in 2017/2018. District math coaches Kourtney Groholy and Pam Steinkirchner have been instrumental in supporting teachers with CPM practice models, vertical alignment and math recovery.

The district math scores have soared. Specific courses and grade level scores now rank at the top of schools within the Stark County ESC, including the coveted #1 spot with several twos and threes. This spike in scores has caught the attention of several districts in the state. Green has become the “new” Solon.

This year, our Bulldog mathematics instructors have welcomed teaching teams from eight districts as far away as Athens and as close as North Canton and Massillon. All have left impressed. Some have come back for a follow-up mentorship.

Thank you for your support in the endeavor. The transition has been challenging at times. Staff and students are now embracing math, and the turnaround is one for all to be proud of and celebrate.

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Visiting educators from Massillon and North Canton join Mrs. Marochino, Mrs. Groholy and Mrs. Haines (GHS)

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Eighth grade students supported their home state during the annual trip to Washington, D.C.

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High School NewsHigh School NewsBuild a Better Bulldog Days

Billboard ContestThe Summit County Sheriff’s office, through support from State Farm®, challenged Summit County high school students to create a public service announcement (PSA) billboard to educate their peers about teen driver safety. The goal of the contest is to raise awareness around teen driver safety, involve young people in safety educational programs and have conversations around safe driving. Motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of death for teens 16 to 19 years old in the United States.

Green High School art teacher, Allison Misutka, has been a supporter of this initiative for many years and has actively encouraged her students to enter. With her guidance and leadership, Green art students have once again been recognized as contest winners promoting teen driver safety.

A panel of judges selected the winning entries based on relevance, originality, creativity, aesthetic quality, and how well the message of teen driver safety is communicated through the design.

Willow Garfield-Jackson and Samantha Ferrar were selected as winners in this year’s contest.

Discovering classic board games.

Learning to change a tire.

Willow’s winning billboard.

The first Build a Better Bulldog Days took place on January 7th and 8th for all students at Green High School.

The goal of the two-day program was to offer students specifically designed sessions on different life skills, social-emotional development, diversity/inclusiveness, and healthy choices. These opportunities also layered into the district’s goal of instituting OLWEUS and creating a better school environment for students through their personal development.

The Olweus Program is a comprehensive approach that includes school-wide, classroom, individual, and community components. The program is focused

on long-term change that creates a safe and positive school climate. OLWEUS is the most researched and best-known Bullying Prevention Program available.

Build a Better Bulldog Days was put together in cooperation with our building and district administration, our teachers, and counseling staff.

Days were created to include two mandatory sessions on diversity and vaping and numerous options covering a wide range of topics created by our teachers. Each student created their own schedule, participating in five, 51-minute sessions. Over forty of our teachers provided sessions that included mindfulness/stress relief, Cooking 101, Basic Sewing, changing a tire, jumping a car battery, Japanese, making fly fishing lures, healthy skincare, pie and noodle making, martial arts philosophy, board games and many more. The two-day event would not have happened without the effort and input from the staff.

Special thank you to community partners Huntington Bank and Fed Ex who led students through credit scores, buying and financing, and resume/interview skills.

Feedback from students and staff was positive. Green High School is considering having Build a Better Bulldog Days become an annual event.

Exploring winter hiking at Build a Better Bulldog Day.

Willow received a $500 cash prize. Her winning entry was featured on a billboard at the corner of Manchester Road and State Road beginning November 4, 2019. Samantha received $100 award and her design was crafted into stickers that will be handed out at Summit County Sheriff events. Congratulations!

(l to r) Sgt. Mike Walsh, Mrs. Mitsuka, Willow Garfield-Jackson and Samantha Ferrar.

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Girls of GreenThe Girls of Green is a community service club at Green High School. The mission and purpose of the club is to facilitate charitable opportunities for the members, promote giving back to the community in a number of different ways, and bettering the climate and culture of the school. Girls of Green, open to all females in the school, strives to support one another and others in the school, community and on numerous occasions the greater Northeast Ohio region. There are close to 80 young ladies involved in the club this year.

The club meets bi-weekly on Thursdays and the advisors are Mrs. Ashley Walton and Ms. Shannon Bowman. Mrs. Walton has been the group’s co-advisor for seven years and Ms. Bowman is beginning her second.

Officers met during the summer to plan events and causes for the 2019-2020 school year. Some of the planned events include(d): Kick for the Cure, Bulldog Dash, Blood Drives, a baby shower for area needy families, collection for Battered Women’s Shelter, crafting blankets for Akron Children’s Hospital, planning winter formal and assisting at Veterans Day.

The club hosted a self-defense class with the Summit County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Paul and Deputy Dave were excellent with the participants, providing many good tips for defending themselves.

The fall months were busy and productive with several service events including assisting at the food bank and organizing a blood drive. The Akron-Canton Food Bank effort, organized by senior Girls of Green

officer Campbell Collinsworth, will help provide 31,540 meals for neighbors in need. October’s blood drive collected 47 pints blood which translates into 141 lives saved. Based on pints donated, the Vitalant blood collection company donates money back to GHS for scholarships.

On January 9th, the young ladies hosted a baby shower for Akron Pregnancy Solutions. Diapers, clothes, bath items and blankets were donated from throughout the district staff. The supported agency is located on Manchester Road and all the contributions will assist families in the greater Green area.

The Girls of Green is a wonderful example of the district’s Be Safe, Be Kind and Be Responsible motto. Thank you advisors, and thank you ladies!

National Merit Commended ScholarSenior Alyssia Carmichael has been named a Commended Student in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program.

About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2020 competition by taking the 2018 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).

After graduation, Alyssia hopes to attend either Ohio State University or Case Western Reserve University pursuing a Pre-Med degree. She is passionate about softball, playing for the Bulldogs and the Ohio Lightning travel organization. Alyssia babysits and works part time. At Green High School, she is involved in Student Council, National Honor Society, and the Environmental Club. Last semester, Alyssia participated as an education aide which has further inspired her to pursue working with children in her future career.

Congratulations, Alyssia.

Purple Star DesignationOn January 14, 2020, the Ohio Department of Education and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Paolo DeMaria announced 94 schools across Ohio will receive the coveted Purple Star Award this school year. Congratulations to Green High School for receiving this honor!

The Purple Star designation recognizes schools that meet important criteria and demonstrate a major commitment to serving students and families connected to the United States armed forces.

Thank you GHS administration, staff and students. We applaud and appreciate your outstanding commitment to serving military-connected students and families in your school! #OhioPurpleStar

Girls of Green with Battered Women’s Shelter staff.

Alyssia Carmichael

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BRAVEBRAVE (Boys Representing Achievement and Values Everyday) is a leadership group offered to 48 young men in seventh and eighth grade across two semesters. Now in its fourth year, the group meets once a week to achieve new skills and embrace values to promote success in life.

The mission of the group is to increase academic achievement, improve social/emotional skills and provide an opportunity for students to gain, define and use their leadership abilities. The young men engage in life skill lessons, interactive activities and student-driven community projects. Activities include lessons on goal setting, stress management, friendships, strategies for school success, teamwork and building confidence; invited speakers from the school, business and community to share wisdom and advice on achievement and values.

This year, BRAVE has focused its philanthropic efforts on providing extra assistance to families at Green Middle School through a scrunchie sale and working with Blessings in a Backpack.

Very special “scrunchies” were designed for the boys to sell with proceeds supporting much-needed items in the GMS pantry. Thus far, our BRAVE groups have sold $250.00 worth of scrunchies and will be purchasing toiletry items, laundry detergent, and personal hygiene items.

Mrs. Jennifer Doerrer, the Volunteer Coordinator for Blessings in a Backpack, recently spoke to both the seventh and eighth grade BRAVE groups on the need for the program in our district and on a societal level. The young men will be assisting at upcoming Blessings in a Backpack morning pack.

Eighth-grade BRAVE also welcomed seniors Donovan O’Neil and Aiden Morgan, both alumni from the very first BRAVE group, to speak about thriving in high school. The peer to peer mentorship was a huge success.

Thank you to advisors Mrs. Textor, Ms. Bowman and Mrs. Custer for their leadership and support of the development of these young men.

BRAVE Alumni Donovan O’Neil and Aiden Morgan with eighth grade BRAVE members.

STEM Day for Female EngineersCollins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has a worldwide presence, with over 70,000 employees across 30 countries. Locally, a company branch handles the deicing of airplanes at Akron Canton Airport.

With the guidance and leadership of Mrs. Paula Meckler, STEM instructor at GMS, this local branch of the company located in Green has supported the school’s STEM program with a $1,000 grant since 2015. This year, Collins Aerospace International Headquarters is challenging all branches to incorporate something special for young ladies in STEM.

Green Middle School is proud to announce Collins Aerospace will partner with the school to provide a Girls STEM Day symposium at MAPS museum on February 20, 2020, from 9 am – 2 pm.

Collins Aerospace will be covering the costs of admission to the MAPS museum and lunch for 35 GMS female engineers who will ultimately run numerous small stations around the museum.

Female engineers participating are Bella Ake, Leah Dubravetz, Alex Hixson, Kache Rollison, Audrey Sims, Emily Smith, Mckenzie Collinsworth, Chloe Large, Allen Li, Calyn McKim, Alexa Arutyunyan, Hadley Bialek, Ava Contino, Alyssa Davis, Jamie Dusky, Marianna Farmakidis, Allyssa Georgiou, Kassidy Gorsuch, Parker Green, Charley Hartong, Nyla Hodoh, Mckenzie Holeman, Shannon Hurd, Sarah Joseph, Riley Reed, Olivia Sadosky, Natalie Snowden, Gianna Swank, Maria Trindale, Hanna Welch, and Elisa Wood.

Collins Aerospace’s local branch is located at 1555 Corporate Woods Parkway, Uniontown, OH 44685. For more information: www.collinsaerospace.com.

Middle School NewsMiddle School NewsChain ReactionChain Reaction is a service club open to any and all 7th and 8th graders who have a desire to build a caring school environment where individual differences are embraced & respected. Approximately 35 members meet once a week after school. Mrs. Custer serves as the club’s advisor.

The goal and focus of the club are to create a “ripple effect,” a Chain Reaction of kindness and compassion which fosters a safe school environment where all students feel welcome and accepted. Socially, the ripple effect describes the phenomenon where one decision or action can affect situations not directly related to the initial interaction – thus increasing its impact several times over. Club members learn individual actions and decisions do have an impact on the bigger community.

The club has been very active this year. Members hosted a “Welcome to Green” new student luncheon, wrote personal letters of appreciation to over 25 veterans for Veteran’s Day and crafted get well cards for a fellow student with a medical need. A special veteran received over 30 handwritten birthday cards for his 100th birthday! Chain Reaction lent support to teachers, creating posters to highlight their strengths and creatively drew their appreciation for the staff with chalk drawings on the sidewalks. Red Ribbon Week was highlighted with a bulletin board supporting the anti-drug campaign and the homeless were assisted with special bags full of personal items.

Most recently, club members decorated Starbucks coffee cup holders with positive and inspirational messages. Green residents who frequent the Massillon Road Starbucks might receive one of these special designs.

Judgment and criticism at any age is a roadblock to bonding and sharing. Chain Reaction is encouraging students to see the value and worth of every person with hands-on experience to be the change they want to see in the world and challenges each member to make a difference.

Green Middle School had three winners in the Summit County Safety Poster Contest. Alexa Arutyunyan (8th

grade) - 2nd place “Don’t use Alcohol!” Caroline Babbitt (8th grade) - 3rd place “Don’t use Alcohol!”

Trey Upton (7th grade) - Creative Category “Say No to An Unwanted Touch.” GMS art teacher Sheri Murray

encouraged students to submit work.

Girls of Green with Battered Women’s Shelter staff.

Green Middle School Chain Reaction Club.

Scrunchie Cart

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GIS Receives State’s Momentum AwardGreen Intermediate School has earned the State Board of Education’s Momentum Award. The Momentum Award is presented by the State Board of Education

and recognizes schools for exceeding expectations in student growth for the year.

To achieve the Momentum Award distinction, a school must earn straight A’s on all Value-Added measures on the report card. The school or district must have at least two Value-Added subgroups of students, which includes gifted, lowest 20% in achievement, and students with disabilities. Only 173 Ohio schools earned the distinction for the 2018-2019 school year.

“Across the state, there is increased student exposure to poverty and social stressors,” said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Paolo DeMaria. “These schools are succeeding in meeting the needs of the whole child, and helping students take full advantage of educational opportunities. Congratulations to the students, teachers and administrators at these schools for the impressive success we celebrate with these awards.”

Congratulations to the staff, administration, students and families at Green Intermediate School!

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Drama delivers Life LessonsMs. Josef’s fourth grade classes enjoyed studying all elements of Drama, including performing. The final drama unit included short plays performed for classmates. Proper costuming was critical and special thank you to Mrs. Deitle for loaning many!

Each play was a fractured fairy tale delivering an important theme or message. Audience members were challenged to identify the theme of each play as they enjoyed the performance.

Students in the photo performed the play The Cheetah and Sloth, a story similar to the classic The Tortoise and the Hare. Characters included: Sports Announcer, Sloth Cheetah Racing Judge, Audience featuring various animals (rabbits, squirrels, raccoons, birds) and Commercial Voice.

In the end, Sloth never gave up, even though Cheetah started out way ahead. Sloth just kept moving and crossed the finish line. Slow and steady wins the race!

The D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program is an internationally recognized, model program created in 1983 by the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Unified School District. D.A.R.E. provides students kindergarten through high school with the skills necessary to recognize and resist pressures to experiment with drugs and to avoid violence. Lessons emphasize self-esteem, decision making, interpersonal communications skills, and consequences of drug abuse, conflict resolution and positive alternatives to substance abuse. Other topics include recognizing different types of bullying, how to safely report bullying situations and reinforcing who students can reach out to for help/assistance outside of their family.

The most important facet of D.A.R.E. is the use of specially trained police officers. Summit County Deputy Sheriffs Leigh Burdette and Michael Beers deliver the curriculum to Green Intermediate School facilitated for fifth graders. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office has been making a difference in children’s lives with the D.A.R.E. program throughout the county and here in Green for over twenty years.

Upon completion of the 12 week classroom program, Deputies Burdette and Beers require students who wish to “graduate” write an essay sharing lessons learned in D.A.R.E. and how it may be applied to their future. Deputies Burdette and Beers select

two essays from each class, not an easy task! Essay winners receive a medal and other D.A.R.E. memorabilia.

The GIS D.A.R.E. graduation was held on Friday, January 10th. All graduates were recognized at a special celebration with their families, received their certificate of completion and authentic DARE shirt. Congratulations to all our fifth graders and essay winners: Gillian Sgagllione, Brody Winters, Maddie Viola, Brock Bohley, Luke Schall, Brennan Green, Natalie Spada, James Joseph, Nico Caporaletti, Natalie Mastaso, Natalie Potts, Aiden Perritt, Brooke Norton, Tyler Summers, Zakaiya Adekunle, Jenna Mikes, Sofie Helmich, Linden Perriman, Olivia Olig, Kayden Hewitt, Pierson Canter, Izzy Wood, Mackenzie Carr and Carson Dyer.

Thank you Deputy Burdette and Deputy Beers for you dedication to our students, families and community!

Deputy Beers and Deputy Burdette with the GIS 2019-2020 DARE Essay Winners.

Cheetah and the Sloth performers.

GIS ArtistsGIS artists have been busy creating optical illusions, traveling to prehistoric times, and designing for the

future. Fourth graders are studying cave art, fifth graders are drawing trompe-l’oeil art supplies, and visiting architects helped sixth graders learn how to design an environmentally friendly school. Thank you, Mrs. Wozniak for your dedication to exposing the students to the wonderful world of art!

2019-2020 Green Intermediate School Staff.

Fifth grade creating art supplies.

Fourth grade cave art.

Book Tasting Café.

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Book TastingMiss Dearing and Mrs. Krukemeyer’s students were introduced to new reading genres and a new choice of books with a special “Book Tasting” activity. Students were motivated to indulge in the experience thanks to the café, “Starbucks” type atmosphere.

Traveling to the café tables, students were exposed to genres that included poetry, biographies, mysteries and a variety of holiday books. Each table and each genre included a “graffiti” placemat and pamphlet. Students were given time to write words, phrases, and quotes from books to represent their experience.

Book tasting was a huge success!

New Year’s ResolutionsMr. Seifert’s students spent the first few days of the New Year writing New Year’s resolutions. The first step of the lesson was to learn the technique of brainstorming. Students created lists of what they were good at and what they wanted to improve on.

Next, students learned a goal is something personal to achieve and had to be measurable with specific and explainable steps. The goals were separated by categories such as home, school, and sports and written out.

Once the most important goal was selected, each second grader created their own self-portrait. After some proofreading, hats with their number one goal listed joined the self-portrait.

Keep up the great New Year effort!

The PBIS StorePositive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS), is a broad range of strategies for achieving important social and learning outcomes in school communities while preventing problem behavior.

With the help of PTA volunteers, GPS students may “shop” once a week at the PBIS store. The store is considered a Tier One in the PBIS support system. This level of support involves student and family members to increase social/emotional skills, builds consistency across the building and provides a common language and expectations for students.

Staff members keep a watchful eye out for students exemplifying the Be Safe, Be Kind, Be Responsible, Be Bulldog Strong initiative and recognize the effort with special “gotcha” tickets. Students have the opportunity to spend all in one week or save and collect.

There are eleven options of activities and items to select from, ranging from Wednesday Ice Cream for 15 tickets to Kickin it With Kiwi (the great therapy dog) for 50 tickets. PTA volunteers man the stations and help the students select.

The PBIS store has been instrumental in reducing problem behavior, improved building safety, improved social-emotional competence and increased positive school climate and culture.

Redeeming Gotcha Coupons at the PBIS storeBook Tasting Café. Learning the genres of literature at the Book Tasting Café.

Mrs. West leads students through special stretches in Physical Education in preparation to learn how to throw an overhand baseball pitch.

Second graders share their New Year’s Resolutions.Brookyln’s New Year’s

Resolution.

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Preschool Registration is Open Greenwood Preschool registration for the 2020-2021 school year has begun.Greenwood’s Developmental Early Childhood Preschool Program is an integrated classroom, one which includes children with a wide range of developmental levels and abilities, typically developing students and students with disabilities. All preschool classrooms have at least one classroom teacher and one teacher assistant to support student needs. The preschool program is a tuition-based program.

Greenwood is in the process of scheduling screening appointments for typical preschool students interested in attending our program in the 2020-2021 school year, and who will be 4 years old prior to August 1st, 2020. As in past years, the program will be filled on a lottery basis, NOT first come basis. This method will alleviate the stress of getting to the school on a specified day.

Once all screenings are complete, student names will be entered into the lottery. Selected students’ families will be notified. It is anticipated approximately forty eight peer model students will be selected.

It is imperative to visit Greenwood ELC to register for one of the screening times prior to February 7th, 2020.

Screening Dates: February 14th 9:00-10:00 am OR 10:15-11:15 am • February 21st 1:00-2:00 pm OR 2:15-3:15 pm

Students who register after this day will be placed on a waiting list and could be contacted for a later date in the event that openings remain.

A 2020-2021 Preschool Brochure is located on the homepage of the Greenwood Early Learning Center’s website. Current Greenwood Early Learning Center Preschool Students do not need to register for the 2020-2021 Preschool or Kindergarten school year. For more information, please contact the school at 330-896-7474. The preschool staff is looking forward to serving the Bulldogs Class of 2033.

Prestigious PBIS AwardMessage from Mr. Scott Shank, Principal

Congratulations to Greenwood ELC and the PBIS Committee for being awarded the PBIS Bronze Star at the PBIS Showcase held in Dayton in December. The team was also asked to present at the Outcomes PBIS Showcase.

Each year the Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) Network via Ohio State Support Teams (SST) recognizes schools for their quality and fidelity of PBIS implementation. Schools are eligible to receive awards at the bronze, silver or gold level. The staff is committed to strive to earn silver or gold next year!

Thank you to the committee of Mrs. Anstine, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Bauer, Mrs. Finan, Mrs. Maione, Mrs. Schon, Mrs. Brogan, Mrs. Giamati, Mrs. Mitchell, Miss Perritt, Mr. Shank, Mrs. M. Smith, Mrs. S. Smith, Miss Givens and everyone at Greenwood that has planned and implemented the Be Safe, Be Kind, Be Responsible PBIS initiative. This is a wonderful achievement that everyone should be proud of and truly benefits the entire school community.

Greenwood Early Learning NewsGreenwood Early Learning News

Class Act Scholar Program Congratulations to Katie DeSmith who was recently recognized for participating in the Class Act Scholar Program and the annual Summit Education Initiative School Readiness Summit. Ms. DeSmith is a Preschool Teacher in the Developmental Preschool Program.

Katie is an excellent teacher who shows patience and understanding working with some of our youngest Bulldogs, laying a strong foundation for all of her students to succeed academically, socially and emotionally. She is a leader within the building, serving on both the District and Building Leadership Teams and played a major role in Greenwood meeting the Preschool Step Up to Quality requirements of the state.

Over the course of the next 7 months, Class Act scholars will complete the 10-session CLASS-based course entitled, “Making the Most of Classroom Interactions.” One of the unique features of the CLASS Act Scholars program is the individualized feedback and coaching provided to each of the scholars.

Ms. DeSmith volunteered for this opportunity, always looking to improve her instruction for her preschoolers.

Ms. DeSmith and friends.

GWD Bronze Medal PBIS Showcase presentors Rebecca Anstine, Brooke Schone, Erica Bauer, Mary Jane

Finan, Tess Maione, and Elizabeth Campbell.

Art is an important special at GWD! Creative class room fun is imperative to eye-hand

coordination and small motor skills.

After the messy fun, kindergartners follow art room classroom

clean up rules.

Greenwood students were proud to wear

patriotic colors as they welcomed Veterans to their school on

Veterans Day!Greenwood

recently purchased new playground

equipment with the help of the Bulldog

Dash funds. A special thank you to the participants

and committee members for your support. The students love it!

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Athletic NewsAthletic NewsBest in the State QualifiersThe GHS Competitive Cheer and Dance teams both qualified for the Best in the State competition. The Best in the State took place on January 26, 2020, at Denison University.

The Competition Cheer team scored their best routine to date at the competition. The team would have earned 4th place instead of 6th if it weren’t for a rare deduction.

GHS Dance Team is the OHSCCA “Best In The State” placing first in the Jazz and Pom routines. The Lady Bulldogs finished 3rd in Hip-Hop.

The Dance Team performed at Disney Springs on December 30, 2019. The 25-minute show was enjoyed by visitors from all over the world, which showcased 10 different routines including jazz, kick, tap, and contemporary. The team was able to practice their Disney show for the residents at GreenView Senior Assisted Living prior to their departure.

Congratulations to Dance Coach Wendy Shocklee for being selected the November Dance Coach of the Month from the Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators (OASSA)!

Go Bulldogs!

Good luck to our Girls Gymnastic team as they begin their competitive season.

Competitive Cheer Team

Dance Team

Bowlers on a RollGHS Girls JV Bowling team and first year Coach Dave Perrine have an incredible record of 14-0 at time of publishing deadline.

The young team won the 7th annual JV Panther Challenge at Charger Lanes on December 23, 2019. Alyssa Holt placed 2nd for all tournament games with a score of 176, and 2nd in high series with a 487. Amanda Payne took 3rd high series with a 442, followed by Tori Bryan in 5th with a 399 series.

GHS Girls Varsity bowling had a great showing at the Park Center New Year’s Eve Bowling Tournament placing 4th out of 16 teams. Leading the way was freshman Marissa Perrine who placed 2nd on the All-Tournament Team with a series of 447, one pin off of the top spot out of 60 girls. Also contributing to the team’s success was Emersyn Black with 2nd team-high series of 387, Veda Hughes close behind scoring a 364 series, and Tory Bryan, Allison Lovett and Brooke Fieldson with very solid performances.

The team placed 4th out of 18 teams at the Sectional Preview on January 18th. Marissa Perrine led with a 194 high game & 560 series followed by Emersyn Black’s 191 game & 552 series, Veda Hughes with a 511 series, and Brooke Fieldson with a 447 series.

CONGRATULATIONS to GHS sophomore Jason Graham. He bowled a perfect 300 game in the Varsity match against GlenOak at Park City Lanes on December 2!

Junior Varsity Girls Bowling Team

Varsity Girls Bowling Team

Swim Team Excels in and out of PoolThe boys and girls swim teams both swam their way to second place finishes at the Federal League Meet on December 28th. The competition in our league is fierce and the Pool Dogs beat out an extremely competitive Jackson squad to earn the number two spot.

The teams took their talents outside the pool on a recent Saturday, spending several hours organizing the Blessings in a Backpack pantry after a successful food drive.

2019-2020 Sports Medicine Team is an asset to every team and athlete.

Swim team members assist with Blessings in a Backpack.

GHS GymnasticsThe GHS gymnastics team opened up their season at The Polar Bear Invitational on January 26th. The team took home a 5th Place Team award. Personal successes included: Taylor Peterson placed 5th All-Around, Vault 6th, Bars 4th, Beam tied 7th, Floor 11th. Michaela Rathbun placed 8th All-Around, Vault 7th, Bars 3rd, Beam tied 7th. Kelsey Morgan placed 5th Vault, Beam 3rd, Floor 10th.

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Theatre 7,8,9 presents . . . Mary Poppins, Jr.

Your favorite practically perfect nanny is back on the Green High School Auditorium stage in this Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious adventure based on the award-winning Broadway musical and classic Walt Disney film.

Directed by Mrs. Holly Bantum, Theatre 7,8,9 provides a unique opportunity for students from both GHS and GMS to perform together. Freshmen “veterans” of the stage serve as peer mentors for the younger students while fostering another year of talent to develop before the rigors of Musical Theatre as sophomores. Middle school performers often find their love for the “triple threat” of singing, dancing and acting with this program.

Mary Poppins, Jr. at GHS Auditorium April 3rd @ 7 pm and April 4th @ 2:00 pm

Tickets are $7.00 and will be available at the door.

Performing ArtsPerforming ArtsMark Your Calendars!The next few months will be filled with vocal, instrumental and theatrical concerts and productions. Green is a district rich with layers of talent at every building and fortunate to be in a community that supports and appreciates music in the schools.

Upcoming Band and Choir Concert DatesMarch is National Music in our Schools Month!

Annie, Jr.The irrepressible comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world’s best-loved, award-winning musicals when Green Intermediate School presents, Annie, Jr. at GHS Auditorium.

Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie, Jr. features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure.

Annie, Jr. will be the first time on a major stage for many of the performers. The show will run March 13 at 7:00 pm and March 14 at 2:00 pm at Green High School Auditorium. Tickets are $7.00 and will be available at the door.

It’s a Wonderful LifeDrama II proudly presents It’s a Wonderful Life, April 16th and 17th at 7:00 pm in the Green High School Auditorium.

In our American culture, It’s a Wonderful Life has become almost as familiar as Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and synonymous with the snow of December. But the story’s rich tradition and saga of George Bailey, whose dreams of escape and adventure have been quashed by family obligation and civic duty, to then find the world after all is a wonderful life, is a one worth revisiting any time of year.

Tickets are $7.00 and will be available at the door.

Just announced! GHS Musical Theatre will present

The Little Mermaid in November 2020!

3rd Grade Play, Jazz Bands & HS Vocals

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Green Schools FoundationGreen Schools Foundation

Spotlight on StaffThe Green Schools Foundation is proud to sponsor Spotlight on staff, a recognition of exceptional district staff. Selected staff members are nominated by their peers, parents and community members and recognized at Board of Education meetings. Their names are added to a plaque that is proudly placed within each individual school. The Green Schools Foundation is proud to sponsor this much-deserved award to those who make Green Local Schools the best place for our children.

Congratulation to Spotlight on Staff recipients for October 2019: Kevin Biller, Wrenn Nicodemo, and Amanda Quinn (pictured with GSF President Mark Herdlick) and November: Sonia Wells (Transportation), Joy Dearing (Green Primary School) and Katie DeSmith ( Greenwood ELC).

(l to r): Mark Herdlick, Kevin Biller, Wrenn Nicodemo, Amanda Quinn.

(l to r): Mark Herdlick, Sonia Wells, Joy Dearing, Katie DeSmith.

The Green Schools Foundation Annual Celebration of Education

will be held on Saturday, February 29, 2020,

9 am – 2 pmat Green High School

This event is one of the largest in the district and proudly showcases academic achievement at every grade level. Celebration of Education is the primary fundraiser for the Foundation. While there is no charge for admission, area businesses, organizations and non-profits are invited to participate with a sponsorship fee.

There will be bouncy houses, a book fair, art exhibit, representation from each district building, live musical performances, food provided by Acme Fresh Market and fun for all ages. We look forward to seeing you on February 29th! #celebrationonleapday

Pancake Breakfast8 – 10:30 am • $5/Person

Proceeds benefitting the Green Schools Foundation

Green Schools Foundation Teacher GrantsThe Foundation is proud of a long tradition in supporting staff which in turn supports students throughout the year, throughout the district.

Each year, the Green Schools Foundation awards several thousand dollars for teacher and staff grant requests. The grants provide an opportunity for staff to fund projects that will enhance student learning opportunities. Funded grants emphasize student engagement through creative and innovative methods, go beyond routine budgeted items and promote academic excellence for all students.

This year’s grants awarded totaled $12,917.26. Congratulations to the Fall 2019 grant recipients:

EARLY LEARNING CENTER: Tess Maione, Katie DeSmith, Kerri Manns, Kim Sabo – Group Grant; Stephanie Ellis – Standard Grant; Kathy Lieb - Standard Grant; Brooke Schon – Standard Grant; Jenny Tsangeos – Standard Grant; Trudy Zimmerman - Standard Grant;

GREEN PRIMARY SCHOOL: Coryne Bentley – Group Grant and Spoonhower Orthodontics Health & Wellness Grant; Iris Kuwatch - Standard Grant; Ashley Phillipi - Standard Grant; Jill Simmons - Standard Grant; Vanessa Vaccaro - Standard Grant; Sheila Saeger - Standard Grant and Spoonhower Orthodontics Health & Wellness Grant; Kathy Lieb - Standard Grant;

GREEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL: Joe Trizzino - Spoonhower Orthodontics Health & Wellness Grant; Wrenn Nicodemo – Standard Grant; Wendy Shocklee – Standard Grant;

GREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL: Wrenn Nicodemo and GMS Language Arts Teachers – Group Grant; Sally Stevenhagen - Standard Grant; Beth Textor and Katie Bowman - Standard Grant; Stacey Custer and Katie Bowman - Standard Grant;

GREEN HIGH SCHOOL: Katie Isaacson, Brandi Keplinger and Megan Miller – Group Grant; Lisa Pafford - Spoonhower Orthodontics Health & Wellness Grant.

Students absolutely love the four new “Sit to Stand” desks in Ms. Stevenhagen’s GMS class and are asking for more! Students take turns utilizing these new items paid for with a GSF classroom grant. Research shows standing from

time to time in a classroom is both a physical and mental benefit. Thank you, Ms. Stevenhagen.

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Booster ClubsBooster ClubsGreen Band BoostersThe Green Band Boosters is a volunteer organization that supports all bands from Green Intermediate through Green High School. Meetings are held the second Monday of the month at 7:00 PM in the Green High School band room. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Thank you to all who attended the annual Band Craft Show in November. It was an enormous success.

Upcoming Band FundraisersChipotle Dine to DonateFebruary 18, 2020 4-8 PM1840 Franks ParkwayThis is the new Chipotle in Green off Massillon Road.

Freshmen Marching Band Recipients

Upperclassmen Band Recipients

Celebrating Band StudentsThe Green Band Boosters supports and celebrates instrumental eighth grade and Green High School band students such as the Marching Band honor recipients.

Gardner Pie SaleSale starts: March 2, 2020Ends: March 18, 2020Delivery/Pickup: April 8, 2020$10 per frozen ready to bake pie.Orders may be placed via Green High School and eighth grade band members.

Any questions, please contact Jean Hedrick, President Green Band Boostersjean.hedrick@yahoo.com or 330-524-0383

Ensemble is supported by Crescendo. The group performed at numerous community locations during the holidays including the Central Administration Building.

Families enjoyed crafts and letter writing at Crescendo’s pancake breakfast in December.

Crescendo Choir BoostersCrescendo choir booster group formed in the fall of 2016. It is registered as a 501(c)3 and was formed to support the Green Local Schools’ choir program grades 5-12. Crescendo provides: choir meals and parties, state and local singing contest fees, awards and varsity letters for high school choir students, professional vocal coaching, a professionally run choir website (www.greenlocalchoirs.com), an accompanist, choir classroom supplies and concert attire.

Thank you students, families and community members who attended the pancake breakfast prior to the district’s Musical Holiday Extravaganza on December 14th. The event was a great success and proceeds

benefits Crescendo.

You and/or your business are invited to be a choir sponsor. To be listed in each choir program, please contact Sarah Smith (sssmith795@gmail.com) or Dawn Cohen (dasom322@hotmail.com).

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Booster ClubsBooster ClubsGreen All Sports Booster ClubCrissy Norris, GASBC President

The Green All Sports Booster Club supports all athletes at Green Middle and High School. During our Fall 2019 season, the GASBC paid out $15,156.72 to our teams in discretionary funds and over $15,500 to our teams in fundraising money. We also sponsored the Fall Sports Awards Night and supplied recognition apparel to fall student-athletes

Winter fundraisers are underway. Ten dollars will buy a chance for a 90-second shopping spree at Buehler’s on S Main St. Tickets for the Grocery Raffle are available from any GMS or GHS student-athlete or at the Paw Stop at GHS. The winner will be drawn at halftime during the home basketball game on Friday, February 14th. For more information, contact Grocery Raffle Chair, Tammie Langovsky, at kellog34@gmail.com.

Pick 3 for “GREEN”, will also wrap up come the middle of February. Tickets are $10 and provide multiple opportunities to win $50 Monday-Thursdays and $100 on Fridays in the month of April. To purchase a ticket, contact the Pick 3 for “GREEN” Chair, Debbie Chapman, at jdnc@sssnet.com, or stop by the Paw Stop when purchasing Spirit Store items or Concessions at a game.

Bulldog Discount Cards are still available. Discounts (five new ones this year) to area business and restaurants do not expire until 9/30/20. The cards are a great deal at just $10. If interested, contact Kelly Bialek, at KellyBialek22@gmail.com.

Become a member today! Membership packages save time and money while attending winter athletic events. Membership forms are online at www.bulldogfans.com under Membership header/GASBC Membership Packages, or through the GoFan app. Contact Polly Dias at pdias6328@gmail.com for membership inquiries.

Volunteers are key to the organization’s success. The Nominating Committee is underway to plan for the 2020-2021 school year. Please consider volunteering! Reach out to a GASBC general or executive member if interested. Meetings are held on the first Monday of every month at 7:00 PM (except in July) in Room #128 at GHS.

Go Bulldogs!

Annual Bulldog BashThe Bulldog Bash is GASBC’s fundraising event benefiting all GHS & GMS student athletes. The evening includes silent auction, live auction, casino games, raffle baskets, gift card wall, games, selfie station, DJ and dancing all in one fantastic night. Tickets are $50/person which includes dinner and entry into the $1,000 reverse raffle grand prize. Suggested attire is dressy casual and fancy masquerade masks are encouraged.

GASBC Shopping Spree

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