Fall 2015 - Clermont Northeastern Schools

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FALL 2015
R2D2/PBIS: Consistency is Key!
By: McKenzie Whalen
Jyst Staff Reporter
Around the halls of Clermont
Northeastern students, staff,
and visitors are greeted with
decorations hanging from the
ceiling. These are not typical
posters, signs, or decorations.
Although the signs are blue
and gold and have their own
way of promoting school spirit, these signs promote much
more than what meets the eye.
The new decorations are the
reminders of Clermont Northeastern’s district wide program
which students and staff refer
to as R2D2 and PBIS.
R2D2 stands for respectful,
responsible, dedicated, and
displaying school pride. These
four elements serve as guidelines for keeping our schools
safe and productive. Each
element is applied differently
in each of the common areas
within the individual school’s
building. Students can find
posters in the cafeteria, the
library, the hallways, the
restroom, and their classrooms.
These posters include specific
R2D2 expectations to guide
behavior throughout that designated area.
The most noticeable of these
signs include the blue and gold
posters that hang from the ceiling in the hallways. The signs
hung about the hallways serve
as a reminder for staff and
students to hold each other accountable for modeling appropriate R2D2/PBIS behavior. It
is teaching all students what
they should be doing, rather
than telling them what they
are doing wrong. Hallways
can be a chaotic environment,
but with everyone doing their
part to ensure safe and smooth
transitions from class to class,
the hallways can be a positive
environment.
PBIS stands for Positive Behavior Intervention and Support. The program encourages
correcting that behavior with a
positive tone. Instead of telling
kids what they can’t do, teachers are trying to change the
language that all teachers and
students communicate with
by asking what they should be
doing as an alternative.
“We’re changing the conversation, teaching kids the right
behavior. We all have to stop
assuming that students know
what we expect they should
behave like, instead we as
teachers should be teaching
what is expected,” said Mr.
Rose as one of the creators
and a strong supporter of this
program.
“I have noticed that this year
there has been less bullying
going on in the halls and in the
classrooms, and I personally
think this has to do with the
R2D2 program, ” said Junior
Kayley Chambers.
Bringing in this program has
already shown to be a positive
thing. There have been lower
discipline referrals among
grades K-12 throughout the
CNE district. Rather than disciplining students in a negative
way, the teachers here at CNE
are fully embracing R2D2 and
PBIS to improve the relationship between students and their
teachers.
While starting this new
program has made a huge
impact in the high school, it
is also doing amazing things
in both the middle school and
the elementary school. The
middle school is parallel to the
high school and are using this
program to prepare kids for the
transition into high school. Using R2D2 in the middle school
shows students what behavior
is expected once they reach
high school. The R2D2/PBIS
program is newly reforming
a committee of teachers and
staff, and they are looking to
increase and further encourage
implementation.
Speaking of encouragement,
that is exactly what the elementary school is doing for all
of their students. While it's not
necessarily referred to as R2D2
in the elementary school, they
are following the same basic
principles and guidelines
as the other two schools. If
you ever find yourself in the
elementary school you will see
a proud display of superhero
themed decorations. The new
idea forming in the elementary
school is “The Be Your Own
Superhero” program. Teachers
and staff are encouraging kids
to be their own superhero by
standing up for themselves,
taking responsibility for their
actions, standing up for other
kids, and many other positive
behaviors. This is reteaching
standard behavior to all the
students, again teaching them
the positive way to act and
showing students the correct
behavior they should have as
they move up through grades.
Whether it be in the elementary, middle, or high school,
Clermont Northeastern is all
about moving forward and
providing the best education
and safety for their students.
While programs are still being
implemented the use of this
program has already shown
an improvement in all three
schools and is expected to improve further. “PBIS is a long
term commitment to changing
the culture at Clermont Northeastern by teaching all students
positive behavior expectations.
Implementing PBIS is a slow
process and will continue to
evolve to meet the needs of all
students,” said Mr. Dorsey.
All teachers participating
in the R2D2/PBIS program
would like to sincerely thank
all students for their cooperation and putting into practice
the new program. Also, thank
you to all the teachers who
have worked together in order
to make such an amazing program to enhance our schools.
Elementary
Box Top Challenge!
As a way to raise money
for Clermont Northeastern
Elementary School, one
kindergartener, Wesley
Yonas, decided to challenge
the school to see who could
collect the most Box Tops, him
or the entire school. Wesley
has been collecting Box Tops
from around the country, and
has collected around 35,000
Box Tops from 44 of the 50
states so far. CNE Elementary
School has collected around
8,000 Box Tops. The elementary school students are in
competition against Wesley.
Wesley receives about six to
ten packages daily containing
anywhere between one Box
Top to a few hundred Box
Tops. He even has his own
P.O. box where donors can
send their Box Tops. Each
night, Wesley’s parents post to
Facebook thanking the people
who sent Box Tops. Wesley
By: Emily Huff
Jyst Staff Reporter
Photo courtesy of Emily Huff
has his very own Facebook
page where the Yonas family
posts information about where
to send Box Tops. Mr. Yonas
said, “I think this is going to
take off, since no one has any
use for Box Tops any more.”
With the elementary school
competing against Wesley,
there is a lot of competition
going on. Fifth grader Lydia
Huff said, “I think the school
will win the competition! Since
there are a lot of students, and
everyone is participating in
bringing Box Tops!”
To send Box Tops to Wesley,
address the envelope full of
Box Tops to:
Box Top Wesley Yonas
P.O. Box 554
Owensville, OH 45103
If you wish to send Box
Tops to the elementary school,
send them with an elementary
student.
A Visit from the Zoo!
By: Emily Huff
Jyst Staff Reporter
Photo courtesy of Google Images
Clermont Northeastern
Elementary School was visited
by the zoo! An education program called Zoodles Animal
Education came to CNE on
November 11, 2015. Zoodles
is a program to teach children
about different animals in a
safe hands on experience. Students have the choice to pet,
hold, and take a picture with a
baby animal of the following:
a kangaroo, bearded dragon, a
parrot, a blue tongued skink, a
snake, and a chinchilla.
The educators from Zoodles told the students about
each of the animals that were
brought. Students were able to
ask questions and learn more
about the animals. Some things
the students learned are how
much a chinchilla weighs, how
tall a kangaroo is, how fast a
bearded dragon can run, and
and how to tell the different
genders of a blue tongued
skink.
The elementary students
enjoyed having the animals
around and loved seeing some
of their favorite animals up
close. Fourth grader Emma
Ross said, “It was fun to learn
about all the cool animals and
I loved holding the kangaroo!”
The students enjoyed learning
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about different animals in a
safe environment. Fifth grader
Paige Benshoof said, “I love
Zoodles! It was so much fun
learning about the animals, and
being able to hold a baby kangaroo.” The traveling zoo was
an experience that students and
staff thoroughly enjoyed and
greatly valued. Thank you to
Zoodles for giving the students
a field trip right in their own
building!
Elementary
The Annual Elementary Walk-A-Thon
By: Hannah Ross
Jyst Staff Reporter
The annual Walk-A-Thon
at the Clermont Northeastern
Elementary School was held
on October 2, 2015. During
the event, students at the
elementary collected donations
to support their school. The
donations collected this year
went to the purchase of new
Chromebooks for all of the
classes to use. These of which
are much appreciated by the
staff and students to improve
their academic needs.
The Walk-A-Thon is an
event where students walk as
many laps as they can in a given amount of time. After they
walk these laps, they are given
water and some cookies. This
rewards them for the accomplishments they have made.
CNE Elementary has enjoyed
and benefitted from the annual
Walk-A-Thon for many years.
It is fair to say it will continue
to be an event the students
at the elementary school will
participate in for many more
years to come. Mrs. Porter, a
third grade teacher and chairperson for the Walk-A-Thon
said, “I am honored to say that
I have been the chairperson
for this event for 11 years!” As
for the students, Mrs. Porter
said, “The students work hard
to collect donations for their
school and enjoy walking
together on the track.” One
student who really enjoyed
the activity was fourth grade
student, Tae Smith-Constable.
Tae said, “I thought it was fun
because we got to walk with
our friends and I liked being
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outside!”
With the Walk-A-Thon usually having a theme, this year
Mrs. Porter chose the theme
as “Collecting is Our Super
Power,” which supported the
superhero theme that was
throughout the school.
The success with this year’s
donations was great. The ele-
mentary school collected just
short of $10,000! This shows
what our CNE community is
capable of if we put our mind
to it and shoot for success.
Mrs. Porter would like to give
a big thanks to all who participated and helped out their
school.
Trunk or Treat
By: Hannah Ross
Jyst Staff Reporter
Photo courtesy of Hannah
Ross
If you were looking for a fun
activity this October before
Halloween, you may have
attended the Clermont Northeastern Trunk or Treat held by
the CNE PTO. The Trunk or
Treat took place Wednesday,
October 21 from 6 to 8 pm. It
put a safe spin on Halloween
and was fun for the whole family, especially children.
During this event, people
brought their cars and decorated them in a variety of creative
ways. Children then walked
from car to car collecting candy just as on Halloween night
they would walk from house to
house.
There were also many fun
games kids could play, along
with snacks, and a costume
competition to top it all off.
Kids who dressed up in their
best costumes were judged by
grade levels and the winners
received a prize as well as
more candy to add to the bags
of candy they were sure to
receive Halloween night. This
year’s turnout was the largest
compared to every other year
it has taken place. Kristie Fishback, who is one of the people
in charge of the Trunk or Treat
said, “Overall it was such
a great night and we are so
grateful to all who helped and
to those who came and hung
out with us.” Upon it being a
huge success already, there are
plans to add even more fun
activities for families who will
be attending. Another addition
includes even more decorated
cars passing out candy for all
the children, which is always a
good perk for Trick or Treaters
around the Halloween holiday.
The annual Trunk or Treat is
an event not only for students
here at Clermont Northeastern,
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Images
but for our whole community
to enjoy! The Trunk or Treat
is definitely an event to keep
going. The Clermont Northeastern PTO is very grateful
for all the help they received
to make it as successful as it
was. Kristie Fishback said,
“We could not have had such
an amazing evening without
each and everyone of them!” A
big thank you to everyone who
helped and came out to support
the CNE PTO’s Trunk or Treat!
We look forward to another
successful event next year.
Middle School
Middle School Gets Rocket Rowdy
By: Sarah Riehle
Jyst Staff Reporter
Photo courtesy of Sarah Riehle
On Wednesday, December
2 the students of Clermont
Northeastern Middle School
previewed high school life by
having a pep rally. Even the
high school band joined in on
the fun. The pep rally started
off by having everyone stand
and clap along to “The Fight
Song.” Parker Donovan said,
“my favorite part was listening
to the band.” Then the middle
school cheerleaders did a few
cheers to get everyone excited.
This officially kicked off the
winter sports season for sports
like wrestling and basketball
for the middle school. The
seventh and eighth grade boy’s
basketball team, the seventh
and eighth grade girl’s basketball team, as well as the wres-
By: Keegan Bolton
and came out on top, as true
champions.
These boys have showed
what it truly takes to be a
Rocket. The high school
football program is looking
forward to having such talent
under the Friday night lights in
the future! The middle school
football team is a wonderful
representation of the Clermont
Northeastern School District to
our community.
The CNE community is very
proud of the hard work and
Jyst Staff Reporter
This year the Rockets of
Clermont Northeastern Middle
School football team had a
season that is simply amazing! The team, led by head
coach Elmer Fishback, went
undefeated this year playing
eight games and winning every
game of the season. The boys
worked hard and played even
harder. The team showed true
dedication to one another
tling team were recognized.
Hunter Busam said, “sixth
grade dominated” and indeed
they did. The first game played
was the hula hoop race based
off of the high school pep
rally. Players had to form a
line, hold hands, and then each
person had to get through the
hula hoop without breaking
the chain. The team that got
the hula hoop all the way to
the end and back first were
declared the winners! In the
first round it was sixth grade
against seventh grade. Sixth
grade won and got to go up
against the eighth grade. In the
second round the sixth grade
proceeded to win again.
The next game was the
basketball relay. In this game
the objective was to get in a
line and lay on the ground then
pass a basketball to the end of
the line using only the players
feet. If the ball was dropped,
then the team would have to
start over. This was done a
couple different ways. The
sixth graders laid head to foot
and passed it back, whereas
the eighth graders laid side by
side and passed it to the person
next to them. Sixth grade’s
strategy proved better in the
first round and they won. In the
next round seventh grade tried
the same strategy, but it didn’t
work as well because sixth
grade won again making them
undefeated.
The last game was a dress
up relay. Players had to take
off their shoes and put on large
baggy clothing then run to the
other side of the gym to the
other half of their team without
falling. The next person in
line on the other end had to
do the same until both sides
had completed the relay. The
team that finished the relay
first were declared the winners.
Since sixth grade proved to be
tough competition, seventh and
eighth grade went head to head
in the first round of this event.
In round one, the seventh grade
came out in top. CNE middle
school gym teacher and high
school health teacher, Ms. Vonderahe, said, “I think the kids
really enjoyed it and the kids
are still talking about it.”
The first middle school pep
rally was a huge success. It
was evident that the students
and staff had a great time. The
winter sports season had a successful and spirited kick off!
An Impressive Season
dedication this team put into
such a remarkable season. Not
only has this team worked hard
to claim a winning season,
they have also won the respect
of many fans across the CNE
community. The season this
team placed in the books had
an outcome was truly deserving.
A job well done to the 2015
middle school football team!
This is a great representation
of Rocket pride.
Photo courtesy of McKenzie
Whalen
Middle School
Keeping the Community Warm for the Winter
By: Sarah Riehle
Jyst Staff Reporter
It’s that time of year once
again, everyone is out trying to
find the perfect gift. However,
what about those who may not
receive gifts or those who can't
purchase gifts for other people? About 3.5 million people
experience homelessness each
year, and some of those individuals are part of our community. For most people the
holidays are a wonderful time,
but for the homeless these
times can be very difficult.
Angie Cox is a seventh
grader at Clermont Northeastern Middle School who has
made it her job to help these
people in need. She has been
collecting gifts like hats, blankets, and socks to give to the
homeless. She also did this last
year and had a very good turn
out. Her collection of items
even caught the eye of Local
12 News. This publicity led to
many more people wanting to
make donations and help out.
This year Angie is attempting
to receive more donations by
spreading the word throughout
the community. Sixth grader
Elizabeth Garett said, “I felt
happy donating because it was
an old jacket that I don’t use
and instead of it just laying
somewhere, it's going to a
good cause.”
All gifts are collected at
the middle school. There are
many good organizations to
help the homeless. Instead of
just taking the donations to a
shelter and making charitable
donation, Angie and her family
go out themselves into the
community and hand out the
donated gifts. Angie said “the
best part is seeing people’s reactions.” She shared about how
rewarding it is to see people's
reactions and tells of a heart
warming story about a blanket
given to a lady and how she
was filled with tears of joy
because she was a godmother
and needed a blanket to give to
her godchild for Christmas.
Seeing this kindness coming
from someone at such a young
age warms many hearts all
throughout the community. It
is inspiring to see young students with such big hearts and
a desire to help those in need.
NJHS Hosts a Can Food Drive
By: McKenzie Whalen
Jyst Staff Reporter
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The season of giving is upon
us once again, and like every
year Clermont Northeastern
Middle School and National Junior Honor Society is
looking to donate more of their
time and generosity. The annual St. Vincent de Paul food
drive took place at the middle
school. Students, faculty, and
community members were encouraged to bring in unopened,
non-perishable canned food
items to the middle school
in exchange for point values
that went towards individual
classrooms. Each item given
represented a different point
value that goes towards a
grand prize of a donut breakfast for the winning class. If
students donated a substantial
piece of food, such as a box
of mashed potatoes or a box
of stuffing, they were awarded
two points. A can of food such
as corn, peas, or green beans
are awarded one point. While
smaller items were awarded
half a point towards the class.
This year's food drive began
just in time for the beginning
of the holiday season. Beginning on November 4 and ending on November 20, students
were more than happy to donate food to those in need. The
National Junior Honor Society
hoped to raise enough food to
be able to assemble over sixty
baskets of food to give to those
in need. This goal exceeded
the collection from last year’s
food drive. The students of
Clermont Northeastern Middle
School did not disappoint!
The middle school collected
a total of six hundred and
seventy five cans. The winning
class was Mrs. Habig’s class.
They won with a total of three
hundred and forty four points.
Mrs. Floyd’s class trailed them
in second with a total of one
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hundred and sixty six.
During the holiday season
it is always certain that many
can count on the Clermont
Northeastern community to
open their hearts and give to
those who are need. A sincere
thanks to
every student and community member who organized
and participated in this year's
National Junior Honor Society
food drive. The time and resources donated have not gone
unnoticed, and will continue to
be valued by families in need.
High School
Spreading Holiday Cheer!
By: Heather Helton and
Sarah Riehle
Jyst Staff Reporters
As the days are getting shorter and the temperatures are
dropping, the Clermont Northeastern Leo Club, National
Honor Society, and Clermont
Northeastern Future Farmers
of America Chapter are hard
at work to help everyone in
the community have a happy
holiday! The Northeastern Leo
Club is going to buy gifts for
local families that are struggling during these tough times
from money that was earned
at the annual Pumpkin Run.
The Leo Club will be given a
list full of anonymous people,
who were either nominated or
reached out for help, to shop
for on Monday, December 7 at
3:00. Once all of the gifts have
been bought, the Leo Club will
spend time wrapping them on
December 15 during first and
second advisories for those
people to open up on Christmas! The Leo Club will also
be wrapping more gifts at the
basketball game on December
17 with Lions Club members.
If you or someone you know
needs help during this holiday
season, please feel free to
contact Ms. Campbell before
December 7 and all nominations can be done anonymously. Last year, Leo Club helped
out over 20 families from our
local community and this year
they plan to help even more.
The National Honor Society
is also adopting a family in
need and helping them with
various items throughout this
holiday season. “I’m glad that
our school actually gets the
opportunity to help those in
need,” says Senior National Honor Society member
Rebecca Hager. This is an
exciting event for the National
Honor Society as they have not
done it before. There will be
lists posted in each first period
classroom where certain items
if brought in and donated, will
count for points. The classroom with the most points will
win a prize!
Also this year, the Northeastern FFA is having their second
annual toy drive for Shriners
Hospitals for Children. Shriners Hospitals for Children
helps patients under the age of
18 with orthopedic conditions,
burns, spinal cord injuries, and
cleft lip and palate. They offer
care to patients without regard
to whether or not the patient
can afford treatment. The drive
started November 13 and ends
on December 16. Sophomore
and FFA Officer Madeline
Price said “We’re helping put
a smile on children’s faces
during the holiday season.”
The first toy drive spread
through all three schools. Although the outcome was very
good, this year it has spread
throughout the entire community. Donations are accepted at
Clermont Northeastern Schools
as well as Owensville businesses such as: BP, Joe Luigi's,
Owensville IGA, Exotic Hair
and Tanning, and Carney’s
Feed Mill.
Due to strict precautions,
they can only accept new toys.
While they cannot accept
things like stuffed animals and
coloring books, there are many
other things that would help
put a smile on local childrens
faces like movies, magazines,
books, cards, and boardgames.
Keep in mind all of these items
must be age appropriate. Half
of the patients are teenagers
between ages 11 and 18, and
around 70% of patients are
boys. The FFA encourages
everyone to participate and
donate to this great cause if
possible to help everyone have
a Happy Holiday. A special
thanks to the everyone who
donates to help out their community, including FFA, NHS,
and Leo Club!
Veteran’s Day Assembly
By: Grace Bush
Jyst Staff Reporter
Photo courtesy of Ms. Wayne
and CNEHS Yearbook Staff
For many years Clermont
Northeastern High School
staff and students celebrated
Veteran’s Day by signing and
sending out cards to thank our
local Veterans. This year CNE
celebrated Veteran’s Day by
hosting an assembly to honor
Veterans of our armed forces.
The assembly consisted of
four Veterans coming in and
speaking to staff and students
about their lives and personal
experiences in serving our
country. Junior Allison Elliott
said, “I thought it was great
that we had the opportunity to
come together as a school and
honor our Veterans. I think that
next year we should be able to
ask Veterans questions.”
The first speaker was Kyle
Ray. He graduated from
Clermont Northeastern High
School in 2004 and enlisted
in the United States Air Force
in 2005. He spoke about
what motivated him to enlist
and what sort of experience
he had being in the military.
The second speaker was Staff
Sergeant Joseph Popham who
graduated from Batavia in
2004 and enlisted the same
year in the U.S. Army. He
shared why he enlisted as well.
He also discussed his family
and that he is married with
several kids. The third speaker
was Cecil Greene, who fought
in the Gulf War. He is also the
husband of our chorus teacher,
Mrs. Greene, and the father
of Senior Alex Greene. Cecil
Greene spoke about the things
he faced during his time and
the way he felt.
The fourth and final speaker
was Cliff Riley who graduated
from Clermont Northeastern
High School in 1965. He
fought in Vietnam. Mr. Riley
shared a story about his friend
Sam, who he went to school
with and who also ended up
in Vietnam as well. Sam was
not the coolest guy and people
would pick on him, but Sam
was so much more than that.
He was a great guy that people
didn't give a chance, and now
Cliff goes around and speaks
on behalf of Sam. He explained how everyone knew a
“Sam.”
On behalf of everyone here
at the JYST Staff, we would
like to say a big “thank you,”
to everyone, past and present,
who has served in the U.S military. We thank you not only
for serving, but protecting the
way of life we have and our
country. Once again, thank you
so much to all of our Veterans!
High School
Athletic Excellence at Clermont
Northeastern High School
By: Heather Helton
Jyst Staff Reporter
This year, the high school
athletic department has done
extremely well overall in
every sport. Congratulations to
the athletes who were awarded
as Joe Luigi’s Pizza Players
of the Week for this year's
fall sports: Shawn Lykins
(football), Grace Bush (cheerleading), Jenna Mummert
(volleyball), Logan Fishback
(football), Andrea Johnson
(soccer), Matthew Jenkins
(football), McKenzie Cooper
(soccer), David Smith (soccer), Skylar Shircliff (golf),
Seth Teaney (cross country),
Dalton Miracle (football),
Hannah Stegemann (golf),
Jared Ansteatt (golf), Jordan
Barker (soccer), Christopher
Coleman (soccer), Chandra Griffis (tennis) Lindsay
Wright (volleyball), and
Kayla Nichols (soccer).
The girls varsity soccer
team were consecutive league
champions this year as well as
SBAAC 1st Team with senior
McKenzie Cooper leading the
city in shutouts as the goalie.
Senior Dalton Miracle and
junior Luke Newton were both
awarded SBAAC 1st Team
for football. Dalton also set
a single game school rushing
record. Senior boys varsity
soccer player David Smith and
Junior Christopher Coleman
were also awarded SBAAC 1st
Team. Senior Nathan Berning
says, “I am so happy I got 2nd
Team this year. This year was
amazing, but I am sad it’s my
last year of high school soccer.
I’m going to miss the players
on my team.” Freshman Seth
Teaney was given an SBAAC
1st Team award for cross country. For girl’s tennis, freshman
Leah Decanter and juniors
Cheyenne Stahl and Chandra
Griffis were all awarded with
SBAAC 1st Teams.
On the girl’s varsity volleyball team, seniors Jenna
Mummert and Lindsay Wright
were awarded SBAAC 1st
Team awards. Jenna was also
Photo courtesy of Mike Kirk
awarded the All State Honorable mention for volleyball, led
the city for the season and also
set a career record for kills.
Both the varsity and JV teams
placed second in league. Overall, all of the players on the
varsity team had a grade point
average of 3.8 or higher and
the JV team had a grade point
average of 3.5 or higher. Sophomore Gigi Beebe says, “I’m
really glad that I was on the
team this year and I am excited
for next season already.”
The golf team, a newer program at Clermont Northeastern, has grown outstandingly
this year. Senior Jared Ansteatt
was honored with back to back
SBAAC 1st Team awards for
boys varsity golf. Our golf
program has a boy’s varsity
team, a girl’s varsity team, and
a boy’s JV team. With over 15
members, golf has continuously grown and is expected to
continue to grow. The boy’s
varsity team ended the season
with a score of 25 to 24. The
boy’s JV ended the season with
a score of 0 to 6. The girl’s varsity team ended with a score
of 7 to 7. With senior captains
Jared Ansteatt and Hannah
Stegemann, the teams have
worked to immensely improve
their overall average score as
well as to better the team in
order to bring home the win!
Congratulations to all of our
fall athletes for an outstanding
season in every sport.
Staff v. Student Volleyball Game
By: Quinten Baker
Jyst Staff Reporter
At Clermont Northeastern
High School, staff and students
have been working together
to raise school spirit. One
way this is done is through
friendly competition. Over the
years staff and students have
competed in dodgeball and
basketball games in attempts
to win bragging rights. This
year the staff and students of
CNE faced off in a volleyball
game.
The staff v. student volleyball game was held on Tues-
day, November 24 and was a
great send off to the Thanksgiving break. The game was
a great success! The students
were able to cheer for their
peers and, every now and then,
a few of their favorite teachers. The volleyball game gave
the students an opportunity to
battle it out with their favorite,
or even least favorite teacher.
However, the game was all in
good fun.
Representing the student
team, were various members
of the Class of 2016. Seniors Donald Hahn, Jenna
Mummert, Lindsey Wright,
Damian Mitchell, Kody
Boyd, Taryn Sanders, Robby
Godbey, Jake Walters, Alex
Green, Josie Seibert, Nick
Ernst, McKenzie Cooper, and
Logan Denier worked as a
team to defeat the staff. When
reflecting on the big game,
Senior Logan Denier said, “it’s
a lot of fun. I love my teachers,
but being able to have a little
friendly competition with them
is always great”.
The staff’s team was represented by Mr. Iles, Mr. Taktak,
Mrs. Yeager, Mr. Sick, Mr.
Rose, Mr. Terpstra, Mr. Moore,
Ms. Poe, Ms. Freeman, Ms.
McGowan, and Mrs. Price.
When asked about the staff
v. student competitions Mrs.
Yeager said, “It’s a great time
beating the students.”
All proceeds from the staff
v. student volleyball game
went to the Prom Committee
to help fund another amazing
Prom for 2016. The staff and
students enjoyed this competition and will face off against
one another prior to winter
break. On December 18 the
staff and students will partake
in a basketball game where the
staff will attempt to hold on to
their winning title.
District
Preparing for Possibilities
By: Grace Bush
Jyst Staff Reporter
Clermont Northeastern
Schools have been practicing ALICE drills, but along
with that the district is trying
something called NaviGate
Prepared. ALICE allows each
building an opportunity to
practice things like barricading
and evacuating in the event
that there were an active threat
in which students and staff
needed to respond. On December 7 through December 9 360
degree photographs were taken
throughout the three Clermont
Northeastern buildings.The
NaviGate Prepared program
provides these 360 degree
photographs of each classroom,
hallway, and common area to
assist students and staff in specific areas of the building with
the ALICE procedures.
For example, in practicing
ALICE drills CNE students
and staff practice barricading
classroom doors to prevent any
outsider, who may be of harm,
from entering the classroom.
The resources from NaviGate
Prepared will allow more effective communication to take
place to assist in the barricading process, or direct students
and staff on when to evacuate
and which route is the safest
for them to take to CNEAA
fields where attendance will
be taken and further directions
will be provided. The NaviGate Prepared program also
features live apps that will
allow teachers and administrators to take attendance quickly
from mobile devices or tablets.
Such apps will also serve as a
database for school personnel
to access students’ emergency
medical forms in the event of a
medical emergency. The NaviGate Prepared program will
allow communication to occur
in an effective and efficient
manner allowing first responders to react in a more informed
manner.
ALICE drills can help in a
variety ways and make staff
and students feel safe knowing
that they get the preparation
and practice they need in
case something event were to
occur. The NaviGate Prepared program will also help
the community of CNE feel
more safe because it provides
information to individuals
who can look and see what
sort of predicament a particular
class is in and help them make
decisions that maintain their
safety. Senior Hunter McQuitty said, "I appreciate the
school going through ALICE
drills with us because it makes
it feel like a safer, more prepared school." The elementary
school also used a children’s
book called “I’m not Scared,
I’m Prepared,” to help students
get a sense of how to be brave
and calm in a time that may
be scary and chaotic for some.
Clermont Northeastern Behavior Specialist, TJ Dorsey, said,
“the goal is to have everyone
in each building be a little
more prepared.”
Both ALICE and the NaviGate Prepared program are
going to help the Clermont
Northeastern campus prepare
in the event of a fire, tornado,
or intruder. The use of the two
programs allow students, staff,
and the surrounding community to feel prepared and safe
knowing there are plans in
place to ensure the safety of
our school buildings. We look
forward to seeing the new
options the NaviGate Prepared
programs bring to the various
classrooms and locations within CNE schools.
Frosty Follies
By: Keegan Bolton
Jyst Staff Reporter
December 5, 2015 marked
the Second Annual Frosty
Follies directed by Clermont
Northeastern band director
Mr. Chris Moore. The Frosty
Follies is a series of comedic
skits, solos, ensembles, and
jokes for the whole family.
Lasting a few hours, the Frosty
Follies production was a great
family experience that parents
and children alike thoroughly
enjoyed. Each solo, duet, and
ensemble song was winter
themed and put many in the
Christmas spirit.
The cost of admissions to
the event was two canned food
items. The canned food items
High School
TJ Glassmeyer, Principal
glassmeyer_t@cneschools.org
513-625-1211 ext. 112
Scott Houp, Assistant Principal
houp_s@cneschools.org
513-625-1211 ext. 111
Transportation Department
Carol Bain
cbain@petermannbus.com
513-732-3957
were collected as donations
and given to the less fortunate.
Frosty Follies was not only an
enjoyable show and experience, but also one that allowed
audience members to give back
to the community.
Sophomore Katelin Moss
was a soloist in Frosty Follies
and said, “I just really enjoy
the people I’m around. They
Administration
Michael Brandt, Superintendent
brandt_m@cneschools.org
513-625-1211 ext. 213
Board of Education
Alex Cunningham
Mike Freeman
Robert Havrilla
Danny Ilhardt
Mike Mantel
all have this humor and craziness that I love.”
This year the cast of Frosty
Follies did not disappoint audience members. They put on
an amazing performance that
allowed the audience a chance
to laugh, smile, and spread the
holiday spirit. Another job well
done by the Drama department
as Clermont Northeastern.
Elementary School
Leslie Zurmehly, Principal
zurmehly_l@cneschools.org
513-625-1211 ext. 412
Cindi Berding, Assistant Principal
berding_c@cneschools.org
513-625-1211 ext. 415
Middle School
Kendra Young, Principal
young_k@cneschools.org
513-625-1211 ext. 212