Northridge Hall of Fame Class of 2015 Northridge Community

Volume XLIX No. 7
March 2015
Wild Turkey Federation, the American Fisheries Society, and the National Rifle Association. He also enjoys his hobbies - fishing
and hunting.
James married his best friend Sherry in
July of 1982. Sherry works as an office
manager. Their extended family includes
daughter Emily, an obstetrics nurse, and
son-in-law Chad Latta, an Athens firefighter. Grandchildren include the Latta youngsters - Eleanor (age 4) and James (age 2).
James A. Marshall believes, “If a person
works in a career he loves, he will never
work a day in his life.” Obviously this attitude has worked for him.
Northridge Hall of Fame
Class of 2015
This month we continue our Hall of Fame
articles by featuring James A. Marshall.
Born in the year 1955, James A. Marshall graduated with his Northridge classmates in the spring of 1973. He then pursued his college degree and earned his
Bachelor of Science honor from The Ohio
State University in 1977.
James then started a career with Hull
Paper Company, working in the area of inside sales and office manager for two
years. In 1980 he took an aquatic biologist
position with the Ohio Division of Wildlife;
he prospered in the area for fourteen years.
Staying with Ohio Wildlife, he moved to the
Ohio Hatchery Division as an administrator.
Later Jim climbed up the ranks of the wildlife division and served as a district manager, assistant division chief, and then acting
chief. In 2010 he pursued retirement, but
he continued to assist and support the Ohio
Wildlife Department.
Through the years James has published
articles in the Fisheries Journal and the
American Fisheries Society on Channel
Catfish Management. During his years of
service, James has maintained memberships in various groups like the National
Northridge Community
Easter Egg Hunt
The Annual Northridge Community Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, April
4th behind Esther Dennis Middle School in
the Northridge Community Park. This exciting event will begin at 10:00 a.m. with donuts and juice provided by the Northridge
American Legion Post #746. The Easter
Bunny will be on hand for photos. The actual egg hunt will begin promptly at 10:30
a.m. and is open to all community children
11 years of age and younger.
Children should bring baskets or plastic
bags to collect eggs. Eggs will contain candy or tickets that can be redeemed for special prizes. In the event of severe weather,
the event will be held in the EDMS Gym.
Donations of small or mini size candies
in unopened bags are needed. (Please no
peanuts or peanut candies due to allergies.)
Also cash donations are needed to purchase gifts and supplies for the hunt. If you
would like to make a donation, please call
Margie Lairson at 277-7488 for more information.
Volunteers are needed on Wednesday,
March 25th at Northridge High School at
2:15 p.m. to help stuff the more than 8,000
eggs needed for this event. All donations of
time, candy, and/or money will be greatly
appreciated.
2015 Northridge
Athletic Hall of Fame
For the next few months, the Dividends
will feature the new members of the 2015
Northridge Athletic Hall of Fame. We begin
this month by featuring Connie O'Cull
Hahn, class of 1969.
• 1966-67 - Volleyball, Basketball, Softball
and GAA Bowling; • 1967-68 - Volleyball,
Basketball, Softball, GAA Bowling, and Field
Hockey; • 1968-69 - Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, GAA Bowling, and Field Hockey, GAA President and received the GAA
Athlete Award, which was the highest athletic award in GAA.
After high school, Connie attended Miami
University where she majored in Health and
Physical Education. She also continued
playing sports at Miami, participating in field
hockey and basketball during a time when
women were not awarded varsity letters.
Connie was awarded varsity letters in both
sports in 2010.
After college Connie returned to NHS
where she taught for 38 years before retiring. She coached a variety of girl's sports
for 27 years, including field hockey, volleyball, basketball, softball, and track.
Connie was married to Bill Hahn and had
three children: Shane, Nikki, and Carrie.
Board of
Education News
Drama Club Presents: Shrek: The Musical
Coming March 20th - 22nd, the NHS Music Department and Drama Club are pleased
to present Shrek: The Musical on stage in the David Herring Auditorium at Northridge
High School.
Shrek, the well-known green ogre, will be telling his story along with his friends Donkey and Princess Fiona. Shrek is played by junior, Gavin Ransom, Donkey by junior,
Clarence Hill, and Fiona by senior, Sierra Caldwell.
Other notable characters in the play include Lord Farquaad, Pinocchio, and a whole
host of familiar fairy tale creatures. There may even be a cameo performance by some
of Northridge's own administration!
Shrek: The Musical, March 20th and 21st at 7:00 p.m. and March 22nd at 2:00 p.m.
General admission is $10.00 for all ages.
NHS Holiday Concert
The NHS Bands and Choir presented their annual holiday concerts on Sunday, December
14th. The performing groups included the 7th Grade Band, NHS Concert Band, and the
NHS Choir. Selections included music ranging from traditional Christmas, Hanukkah, and
Kwanzaa songs, to Trans-Siberian Orchestra style rock music.
The next performance of the high school band and choir will be at OMEA Large Group
Contest in March. This will mark the band's second appearance at OMEA and the choir's
first appearance under the direction of Joshua Uhrich.
Title 1 Book Swap
Kindergarten and preschool students participated
in the Title 1 Book Swap at Timberlane Learning
Center on Friday, February 6th. Students brought
in gently used books and earned a ticket for each
book they brought to share. Then they "shopped"
for books during the book swap event. Every student took home a book, regardless of whether they
were able to bring a book to swap, thanks to generous donations of gently used books to Timberlane
throughout the years. The students had a wonderful time selecting books to take home. Donations are always welcome. Please contact the
Timberlane kindergarten office at (937) 278-0689 if you would like to make a donation.
Student Recognition
Each month the Northridge Board
of Education honors outstanding students throughout the district.
On February 9th the School Board
honored NHS students, Cameron
Richards (not pictured) and Tyler
Venters, and TLC students, Angel
Arden (not pictured), Timathie Stewart (not pictured), and Skye Williams.
Meeting on January 26th and
February 9th the Northridge BoE:
• approved resolution to proceed with bond
issue and tax levies in excess of the ten-mil
limit.
• reviewed five-year forecast year-to-date
comparison and fiscal year 2014 expenditure
and revenue data.
• approved resolution to approve the ratification of the Southwestern Ohio Educational
Purchasing Council Natural Gas Sales
Agreement for July 2015 through June 2017.
• Reviewed OSBA Accidental Death and
Dismemberment Supplemental Insurance.
• received information on highlights of governor’s budget.
• reviewed the financial report and bill listing
for January.
• received information on administrative contracts.
• employed Amanda Wilson as ESL tutor at
TLC.
• employed as substitute teacher Sarah
Mosconi.
• approved salary adjustment for NHS
teacher, Joshua Uhrich, and bus aides,
Sharon Litchfield and Sandra Ward.
• accepted resignation of supplemental contracts: Adina Thurman, volleyball; Tim
Mitchell and Bill Nelson, football;
• employed supplemental contracts: Steve
Szekely, cross country; Bob Smith, Greg
Millsaps, Cardis Hatfield, Eric Brockert,
Josh Patterson, Nick Long, and Zach Rutan, football; Dave Belna, golf; Elisha Larrick, tennis; Emily Wheeler, Ken Ford, and
Miyah Dunford, volleyball.
• approved volunteer Andre Cokes, football.
• accepted retirement of Deborah Steele,
food service.
• employed bus aides, Sharon Litchfield
and Sandra Ward, and substitute bus aide,
Leann Puckett.
• received information on resurfacing of the stadium
track,
ALICE
training
and safety labeling, Board retreat,
and OSFC update.
Northridge
Wrestlers
Continue to Win
The Northridge junior
high wrestling team won
the Northridge Junior High
Invitational on January
17th. The placers for the
team were: 1st Place Trevin Mays; 2nd Place Mason Hardin, Mason
Swanton, and Andrew
Hall; 3rd Place - Zach Brewer; 4th Place - Ethan Kolker, Harley Phipps, Sean Welsh, and
Jacob Hoskins. Remaining Members of the team: Skylar Carter, Wesley Carter, Dustin
Harner, Nick Phipps, and Scott Rogers.
The junior high wrestling team also finished 2nd at the Madison Invitational on January
24th. The placers for the team were: 1st Place - Mason Hardin and Trevin Mays; 2nd
Place - James Dyer, Andrew Hall, Mason Swanton, and Sean Welsh; 3rd Place - Zach
Brewer, Ethan Kolker and Harley Phipps; 4th Place - Nick Phipps; 5th Place - Skylar
Carter and 7th Place - Dustin Harner and Austin Rogers.
The Northridge junior high wrestling team is coached by Andy Ehrhart and Donald
Mays.
The Northridge varsity wrestling team finished 7th at the Triad Wrestling Invitational on
January 24th. Placing for the Polar Bears: 1st Place - Cole Thatcher; 3rd Place - Travis
Childers and Alex Fiore. The varsity wrestling team is coached Randy Carter and
Josh Patterson.
Cultivating Positive Choices at EDMS
The students at EDMS have been modeling and discussing ways to make positive
choices during difficult circumstances. Every day students are faced with a multitude of
both positive and negative decisions. The goal at EDMS is to help students develop
positive responses to these situations, which will ultimately create a positive school environment.
At the end of each 9 weeks, students that displayed these positive decision-making
skills were placed in a drawing to win a reward fieldtrip. This quarter's fieldtrip was to
the Vandalia Rec Center, which was again sponsored by the Montgomery Sherriff's office and Larry Lane with the S.T.A.R.S. (Students Taking A Real Stand) program. All
participants also received a certificate as gratitude for their positive choices.
There were 186 students that qualified for the drawing. The following students were
this quarter's winners:
4th Grade
6th Grade
5th Grade
Madison Leon
Brooklyn Minor
Ayanna Mackey
Raegan Young
Alyssa Koger
Paige Williams
Megan Jones
Alexander Williams
Da'shya Jones
Kennedy Collett
Rachael Carlson
Candace Sherrill
Anna Irwin
Justin Koopman
Elijah Fields
Faith Harrel
Alexandria Smith
Kyle Coon
Matthew Bolender
Zachary Strole
Alexis Winterbotham
Larissa Penley
Zachary Martin
Toby Messer
Rajan Patel
Hayden Brooks
Juan Ruiz
Sidney Haer
Niriah Burge
Students in all grade levels have been discussing positive choices as a foundation for
success through the Montgomery County Sherriff's office and their S.T.A.R.S. Program.
Mr. Lane has been in the building for the last few weeks talking with all students regarding the choices we make every day.
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Daylight Savings Time Begins ~
Spring Forward one hour!
TLC PTO Meeting - 3:30 p.m.
Board of Education Meeting
- 7:00 p.m.
JHM PTO Meeting - 4:30 p.m.
St. Patrick’s Day
End of 3rd Quarter
First Day of Spring
Board of Education Meeting
- 7:00 p.m.
Spring Break
~ No School ~
March 30-April 3
March Sports
Varsity Baseball
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Greenville
Scrimmage
- 5:00 p.m.
West Carrollton Scrimmage
- 5:00 p.m.
Franklin Monroe* - Double Header
- 11:00 a.m. / 1:00 p.m.
Milton Union - 5:00 p.m.
Varsity Softball
(Game time 5:00 p.m. unless noted)
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Ansonia
- Scrimmage
Franklin Monroe* - Double Header
- 11:00 a.m. / 1:00 p.m.
Milton Union
Boys Tennis
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Eaton - 4:00 p.m.
* Home
Northridge Preschool Registration
It’s Time to Register for Kindergarten!
April 20th - 24th
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
at
Timberlane Learning Center
2131 Timber Lane
Dayton, Ohio 45414
FREE for all Northridge Residents
Ages 3 & 4
Provided by
Champion's Preschool
at Timberlane Learning Center
April 20th - 24th
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
You will need to bring with you:
• Child's ORIGINAL birth certificate.
• Child's insurance card.
• Custody papers, if applicable.
• Two (2) proofs of residency (lease, utility bills, valid ID).
• Proof of income (Last 3 paystubs of EVERYONE in the
home, current OWF/food stamps or SSI award letters).
• Parent/guardian valid ID.
To be eligible for preschool your child must be three years old
on or before September 30th, potty trained (no pull-ups), and live
in the Northridge Local School District.
Children DO NOT need to be present at registration but WILL
need to be present at orientation in the fall.
Students who attend Champion’s Preschool enjoy free bus
transportation, and breakfast and lunch are served free of
charge.
For more information, please call Amberly Smith in the Preschool office at Timberlane Learning Center at (937) 424-1800 or
visit us at www.discoverchampions.com.
Champion’s Preschool is NAEYC Accredited.
Buy A Brick
4"x8" - $40.00/each
8"x8" - $60.00 /each
Children who will be five years old on or before September 30th
should be registered for kindergarten now to attend during the
2015-2016 school year!
The following documentation is required to register:
• Child’s ORIGINAL birth certificate.
• Child’s immunization record.
• Parent/custodial parent/legal guardian photo ID.
• Custody papers with time stamp from the court (if applicable).
• Two (2) proofs of residency – Accepted proofs include:
lease or deed, current utility bill, stamped/sealed notarized
residency affidavit along with 2 acceptable proofs of homeowner’s or landowner’s residency.
Children DO NOT need to be present at registration but MUST
complete kindergarten screening. Parents will sign up for kindergarten screening during the registration process.
For more information call Luci Sylvester at Timberlane Learning Center, (937) 278-0689. If you are concerned about your
child’s development or readiness for kindergarten, please contact
Heather Koehl, principal.
Children who are registered and screened during our spring
registration will receive a free “Northridge Polar Bears Class of
2028” t-shirt, compliments of the Timberlane PTO.
Be a part of the Northridge Path of Pride by purchasing an engraved brick to be placed on either side of the entrance
into the Northridge Football Stadium.
For ordering information, visit the Northridge Alumni website at:
www.northridgealumni.org. To view photos of the bricks, go to: www.flickr.com/photos/nhsalumni/sets. For more information, contact Margie Lairson at (937) 277-7488 or by email at Margie25jl@gmail.com.
Published monthly, September through June
by Northridge Board of Education
Tina Fiore - President
David A. Jackson - Superintendent