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BUSINESS NEW$ - Upcoming Board of Education Meetings
The Coldwater EVSD Board of Education will meet on the following dates: Tuesday, April 12; Tuesday, April 26; Tuesday, May
10; Tuesday, May 24; Tuesday, June 14; Tuesday, June 28; Tuesday, July 12. All meetings will be in the central office annex and
all meetings will begin at 6 p.m. Agendas are posted on the district website on the Friday before a scheduled board meeting.
BUSINESS NEW$ - District Finances
The "Key Communicator$" financial newsletter will be returning in April and appearing on our district website!
Detailed financial information, including a quarterly breakdown of income and expenses for the district's general
fund, will be placed on the website under the BOARD section of the website. Watch in April for a link called "Key
Communicator$" and then every quarter (April, July, October, and January) for future issues of "Key Communicator$."
If you have suggestions for articles or questions regarding district finances for future issues of "Key Communicator$," please send them via email to shaffes@cw.noacsc.org for consideration. We hope you enjoy the comeback of our
financial newsletter and welcome your comments.
March 21, 2011 Professional Development for Coldwater Schools
March 21, 2011 the Coldwater teaching staff attended a professional development opportunity at Coldwater Schools.
The professional development offerings were developed to address the assurances for the district’s Race to the Top application. The Coldwater Board of Education, Administration, Coldwater Teachers Organization, and the Coldwater
Transformation Team worked together to develop an application to secure funding to implement the Race to the Top
requirements.
What is the Race to the Top program?
The Race to the Top program is authorized under sections 14005 and 14006 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Race to the Top is a competitive grant program to encourage and reward States that are implementing significant reforms in the four education areas described in the ARRA: enhancing standards and assessments, improving the collection and use of data, increasing teacher effectiveness and achieving equity in teacher distribution, and turning around struggling schools.
The areas that was addressed at Coldwater Schools March 21, 2011 were as follows:
The new content standards and 21st Century Skills, teaching and learning.
In June 2010, the State Board of Education adopted the Common Core State Standards in English language arts
and mathematics as well as the revisions to Ohio’s academic content standards in science and social studies.
The standards will be effective in 2014-2015 when newly aligned assessments also will be implemented.
Formative assessment and the implications for current assessment practices.
Formative Assessment is part of the instructional process. When incorporated into classroom practice, it provides
the information needed to adjust teaching and learning while they are happening. In this sense, formative assessment informs both teachers and students about student understanding at a point when timely adjustments
can be made. These adjustments help to ensure students achieve, targeted standards-based learning goals
within a set time frame. Although formative assessment strategies appear in a variety of formats, there are some
distinct ways to distinguish them from summative assessments.
The use of value-added data.
In 2003, Ohio law was amended to replace the temporary growth measure in the accountability system with a
Value-Added Measure. This measure recognizes that districts and schools may be making significant improvement in the academic performance of their students even though they may have not met the standard for student
achievement. While achievement scores demonstrate a student’s level of proficiency at one point in time, the
Valued-Added measure reflects how much progress was made since the prior year. Value-added results are
calculated for districts and schools with grades 4-8 in reading and mathematics.
Continue to build capacity for Response to Intervention (RTI) through a progress monitoring tool for K-12. (STAR)
Reading and Math Universal Screening/Progress Monitoring tool.
Response to Intervention (RTI) is a multi-tier approach to the early identification and support of students with learning
and behavior needs. The RTI process begins with high-quality instruction and universal screening of all children in the
general education classroom. Struggling learners are provided with interventions at increasing levels of intensity to accelerate their rate of learning.
Paula R. Byers, Supervisor of Student Services
Elementary
Elementary News
By: Wade Spencer - Elementary Principal
Row, Row, Row, Your Boat gently down the Hallway was the tune being sung on the morning of Feb. 28th as the elementary basement/ Kindergarten Unit was flooded with fourteen inches of water and sewage. As a result of the flooding, school was cancelled
that day. The Maintenance and Custodial Staff, along with other school personnel worked for over five hours pushing and aiding a
pump, which was loaned from the village, to extract the water from the basement. The Kindergarten teachers were contacted and
asked to come in so they could begin assessing the damage and grab what items they would need to set up a classroom elsewhere in
the building. Other staff members were also contacted because we were going to be using their full size classrooms to accommodate
the loss of kindergarten rooms. Nine teachers were displaced as a result of the flooding. School was back in session on Tuesday for
students in grades 1-4, as the clean up began in the basement. The teachers, along with help of other staff members, began clearing
their cupboards and inventorying items damaged. The teachers used Wednesday to set up a classroom in other parts of the building
and kindergarten students returned to school on Thursday, with a new location.
Many local organizations and parents have extended their help by donating items to help replenish lost materials, until the proper
paperwork could be filled out with the schools’ insurance company. Thank you to Two by Two, PTO, Kiwanis and Builders Club
and the many parents who have brought items in. I, along with my kindergarten teachers appreciate their generosity.
Cleaning continued for several more weeks and we also appreciate the advice that the Health Department has given and their help
with checking to make sure materials were properly cleaned. Also, thanks to the maintenance and custodial staff for getting the
proper disinfecting done and areas cleaned.
I believe that one thing can be learned from this and it was shared by one of the Kindergarten teachers who ponder on the words of a
former teacher Jeanette Brunswick- “A good teacher can teach children on a sidewalk!” Thank you to the Kindergarten teachers and
staff for making sure that our children and your children are the most important.
Testing Week
During the week of April 25-29 the elementary will be administering the Ohio Achievement Assessments in grade 3-4. The Ohio
Diagnostic testing for grades K-4 will start prior to that week, but will continue through the month. The results that are gained from
this testing play an important part in reassuring that our students receive the instruction they need, as well as what needs to occur in
the following year. It is very important that our students are in attendance that week; it makes for the testing to go smoothly and it
allows students to perform in the environment they are used to. We as a school appreciate that any appointments be made for after
school or later in the day so the testing can be completed in the morning.
Preschool Screening
A preschool screening for 3, 4, and 5 year olds of Coldwater School District will be held on Thursday, April 14, 2011. We will be
screening children in a variety of developmental areas. Possible screenings include vision and hearing acuity, fine motor coordination, speech and language development, visual and auditory memory/perception, and general knowledge.
If you are interested in having your child screened, please call your elementary school secretary at 419-678-2613 from March 14
and April 6 to register.
This is a free service provided by your local school district in cooperation with the Mercer County Educational Service Center.
It will be a week of western fun with the emphasis on learning and reading
about the old west. We’ll have some guessing games and lots of prizes.
We have some western style grub on the menu and parents get ready to
round-up some western style clothing, boots, hats, vest, jeans and bandanas.
Our halls will also be decorated with horses, weavings, pottery, boot designs, and western silhouettes.
So partners if you have any western items to share please contact Mrs. Obringer at 419-678-2613.
PTO News
Thanks to all who helped with our annual PTO Carnival on Sunday, March 20th. It was a great success again, thanks to
all of our volunteers. A big Thank you goes out to Pam & Jason Cupp and Jenny & Jason Eyink for Co-chairing the Carnival this year. Prizes were given to students who sold the most raffle tickets and chicken dinner tickets. Raffle ticket
sales winners were: Brice Christman, Kelsey Brandon, Carlee Goodwin, Braydon Mullins, and Blake Findley. Chicken
dinners sales winners were: Hayden Kunk, Quinton Pacheco, & Carson Stachler. Congratulations and thanks for your
hard work.
We will be selling “Summer Bridge” Books again this spring. This IS NOT a fundraiser. It is a service we offer to our
parents. There is no obligation to buy. It is designed to bridge the gap over the summer so students will not only maintain, but enhance the skills they learned the past school year.
With all of the fundraisers this year, I thought it would be good time to remind everyone some of what your Coldwater
PTO does. We sponsor grade level activites, such as the Kindergarten/1st grade fall party, and the 2nd, 3rd, & 4th grade
movie day. We run a terrific Carnival in the spring. Also in the spring, we give every elementary student a new book.
We buy new items and maintain the elementary playground. Over the past couple of years, we have sponsored a children’s author to come to our school, donated money to help our cavateria to “go green” just to name a few. We provide
funds to teachers to buy new technology/supplies for our children'
s’ classrooms and offer parents an opportunity to buy
Summer Bridge books at a “less than bookstore” price. All of these things are done with just the help of a few…won’t
you consider becoming active in your Coldwater PTO? If you are interested in learning more, come to our next meeting
or contact any PTO officer. You can check us out at http://cw.noacsc.org under the “elementary” or “parent” tab.
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Students Learn the Price of Freedom
Mr. Ernie Kuess, veteran of the Korean War, and Mr. Mark Jackson, veteran of the Vietnam War, spoke to the Coldwater Elementary Learn and
Serve classes about the price of freedom and what it means today. Both
veterans stressed that freedom is not free. This presentation helped the
students to understand how freedom is obtained, the importance and the
responsibilities of the military, and the right and privileges the students
enjoy because of those who serve our country. Many artifacts were displayed that the children enjoyed.
As a culmination service project, the children made care packages for the
Coldwater graduates who are actively serving our country. They hoped to
bring a “Touch of Home” to each soldier through their messages.
Students Learn the Importance of Diversity
During the month of January while studying the importance of Diversity
Tolerance, the students in the Learn and Serve Program at Coldwater
Elementary School collected nine boxes of food for the food bank at the
Celina Indian Center. Mrs. Lanna Samaniego, executive director, and
Mrs. Margo Wynk, case manager, spoke to all students in grades kindergarten through fourth grade to help them understand the role of diversity
in American life and the importance of shared values, political beliefs,
and civic beliefs. The children learned of the historical facts and contributions of Native Americans throughout America’s history. Many artifacts, jewelry, crafts, and costumes helped the students understand how
important the land and its resources were to survive. Mrs. Samaniego
helped the children dispel stereotypic ideas about modern Native Americans. Mrs. Wynk then led the children in a fascinating powwow dance.
Many questions by the students helped to summarize the presentation.
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Middle School
Honesty is the Best Policy
By: Jerry Kanney – Middle School Principal
Everyone can probably recall saying the words in this title at least one hundred times at some point during their lives. We all know
what it means, but making the commitment to live by these words is not always such an easy thing to do…especially when you are a
kid.
When I was in third grade, I can remember having to take a science test in Sister Manetta’s class that covered the circulatory system
of the human body. I was a pretty conscientious student for a third grader, and I took my work very seriously. Mom always said I
was too serious. I was the one who would make a single mistake on a homework paper and feel like I had to rewrite the entire thing.
Often times this lead to tears, which only made things worse because as the tears would fall on my paper, the page would get wet
and eventually wrinkle. This only intensified my anxiety. At any rate, I studied for my circulatory system test, and I felt prepared
for whatever Sister Manetta might throw at me.
As I settled into my desk, the type that had the swivel seat and desktop that opened up like the trunk of a car, I felt relaxed and
ready to go. As fate would have it, I just happened to sit behind one of the smallest kids in our grade. I noticed after the tests were
passed out that if I looked over his slumping, rounded shoulders at just the proper angle, I could read every word on his test…as
well as all of his answers. Now, I knew that looking at his test and his answers was wrong, but he was one of my friends, and I always thought he was a pretty sharp guy. In that short forty-minute class period, I convinced myself that taking the easy way out and
copying most of what he had written down was acceptable.
Throughout the rest of that day and all through that night, I felt a bit uneasy. I remember being told in religion class that we all
have a little voice in our head that talks to us about doing the right thing all the time. Well, that little voice wasn’t telling me what I
wanted to hear. I was beginning to feel a little guilty about my decision to copy from my friend’s test thanks to that little voice.
Needless to say, I didn’t sleep too well that night.
The next day, Sister Manetta, who was always punctual and a stickler for precision, had our tests graded. As she was passing them
back, my stomach was churning as if I had swallowed an eggbeater. When I received my test and saw the sea of red ink and my
lowly score of 65%, my heart sank. The little voice inside my head was right. I should have listened and done the right thing when
I had the chance. Needless to say, I learned a very valuable lesson that day about cheating, doing my own work, and doing what’s
right. I made a promise to myself that day that if I was ever going to fail another test, I was going to do it on my own.
Issues with kids being honest and doing what’s right are no different now than they were forty-five years ago. However, in my
position, I often get to see the positive side of such situations. Five times during this school year, students have turned in money
that they found in the hallway or on school grounds. The first time a fifth grade student gave a penny to me that he had found near
his locker. He was as sincere as a saint when he gave it to me. More recently, a student turned in forty dollars to the office that they
had found. No doubt, it was someone’s cafeteria money. Just this past week a student turned in a wallet they found in the parking
lot. The wallet contained money, a credit card, driver’s license, and social security card. Because of this young lady’s honesty, we
were able to quickly return the wallet to the high school student who lost it. More times than not, when I have to call a student
down to my office to talk to them about some trouble they may have gotten into, they confess to me about what they did before I can
even begin my interrogation. These students are obviously learning from somewhere that honesty really is the best policy.
Making mistakes is part of growing up. As parents, all you can do is set a good example in what you say and in what you do when
it comes to being honest. If you take for granted that your kids will miraculously develop the value of honesty without your help, it
might not happen. It is obvious to me that the majority of you are doing a great job in this regard, and for that I am truly thankful.
Pizza Party Awarded to Students:
The following fifth grade students had no late assignments the 2nd nine weeks. They were treated to a pizza party for
their efforts.
Olivia Harlamert, Taylor Muhlenkamp, Caden Seitz, Vickie Umstead, Natalie Hrycko, Nathan Borger, Abbey Bruggeman
Kourtney Diller, Caleb Dippold, Jack Moorman, Riley Schmidt, Allison Sudhoff, Krista Walterbusch, Lauren Bruns, Bryn
Dippold, Claire Kunk, Jessica Langenkamp, Seth Miller, Ashley Post, Tyler Backs, Erin Kremer
MathCounts Compete At State
On March 12, 2011, the MathCounts team of 8th graders Emily Feltz, Teresa Langenkamp, Shannon Osterfeld, and Kierstin Siefring
traveled to Columbus to compete in the state MathCounts competition. In order to qualify for the state level of competition, the students placed second in the regional competition at Lima earlier in the year. While competing at the state level, these students did a
great job representing our school and our community. We’re proud of you!
Middle School Quiz Bowl Champs
The Middle School Scholastic Bowl Team has been having a successful season. On March 5, the team earned both the Champion
and Runner-up trophies at the Van Wert Middle School Quiz Bowl Tournament. Two of our Coldwater teams were the top finishers
in both tournament pools after defeating teams from Crestview, Defiance, Fairview, Kenton, Liberty Benton, St. Marys and Van
Wert. The teammates then faced each other in the final round of competition to determine the first and second place standings.
At the Auglaize County Historical Society’s Social Studies Quiz Bowl in St. Marys on March 12, a group of our students again
earned the honor of tournament “Champions”. The first place Coldwater team held a 6 – 1 record for the day, losing just one match
to another Coldwater team, in overtime! All of the Coldwater teams performed well in the competition which included schools from
Crestview, Kenton, Liberty Benton, New Bremen, St. Charles (Lima), St. Marys and Van Wert.
COLDWATER CUDAS SUMMER SWIM AND DIVE TEAM
Registration packets with meet schedules will be available in all school offices starting
April 18th. Please pick one up at your convenience or also available on the Cuda website
www.cudas.itgo.com. Return forms with your $10 fee at the MANDATORY parent meeting on Monday May 23rd at 7:00, at the Coldwater High School Commons. Registration
for the swim and dive team will be taken at that time.
On Saturday, May 7th from 9 am to noon the Coldwater Cudas Summer Swim and
Dive Team will be having their clothing sales and swimsuit try-ons at the Coldwater City
Offices located on Sycamore St. We will have new suits to purchase this year. New families are welcome to stop in during try-ons
to ask any questions and/or sign up for the swim team. If you have any questions regarding the above information please feel free to
contact Tina Siefring at 419.678.2301
GET REAL
Every year we give students the theme of the GET REAL
week and we hold a T- shirt design contest . This year we
combined the artistic talent of three students for the Tshirt design. They are Kim Hosbach, Hannah Bruns and
Sarah Kanney.
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High School News
Choral Notes
High School choral students excelled during February and March in the OMEA (Ohio Music Educators Association) District
Solo & Ensemble and Large Group Adjudicated Events.
In February, the following singers earned a total of 23 medals for Excellent (II) and Superior (I) performances on their solos and
ensembles at St. Marys HS/MS: Emily Kahlig, Arliss Nicholson, Matt Miller, Dawn Bruggeman, Kelsi Jenkins, Katie Klosterman,
Abby Naveau, Melissa Rauh, Morgan Homan, Andrea Westgerdes, Angie Klosterman, Gail Wendel, Emily Grieshop, Sara Klenke,
Monica Smith.
In March, the Symphonic Choir received a Superior (I) rating at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Van Wert. They will
advance to the State level in Van Buren, April 29th or 30th.
Congratulations to our teams traveling to Ohio Northern University to compete in the physics, math, and engineering tests.
CHS GERMAN STUDENTS RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STAY IN GERMANY
Marburg
Kassel
Seniors and fourth year German students Melissa Rauh and Emily
Grieshop will be travelling to Germany this summer. Both have
been active members of the CHS German Club throughout high
school and are each 2010/11 recipients of German Club Exchange
Scholarships. As participants in the Friendship Connection German-American student exchange, they will have the wonderful
opportunity to immerse themselves in the German culture and language. Emily and Melissa will each host a German student in
Coldwater from April 4th through May 5th. In mid-June, Melissa
will be visiting her exchange partner in Cölbe, Hessen near the
beautiful medieval city of Marburg. Emily will be visiting her
exchange partner in Kassel, Hessen. Kassel is known for its famous book of German fairy tales, published by the Brothers
Grimm. Gute Reise, Emily and Melissa!! Many amazing experiences and new friends await you in Deutschland!!
National Honor Society
On behalf of the National Honor Society and its officers (President: Sarah Wenning, Vice President: Veronica Bruns, Secretary:
Krista Hemmelgarn, Treasurer: Nick Gililand, and Sergeant-at-arms: Jessica Klosterman) we would like to congratulate the 31 new
inductees of the 2011 National Honor Society. Members are chosen based on scholarship, leadership, service, and character. The
selection process began with the students who had an eligible GPA of a 10.00 completing an application. They were then evaluated
by each high school teacher in the areas of leadership, service, and character. Lastly, a panel of 6 teachers and administrators reviewed the students for acceptance. We want to thank all the teachers for their evaluation efforts, especially those who served on the
6 member panel, and Mr. Keller for his support throughout the process. Congratulations to the new members on their accomplishment!
Natalie Kanney and Mindy Garrison
NHS advisors
2011 NHS Inductees:
Sophomores
Jill Kanney
Christina Hess
Gina Brockman
Riley Kuess
Bridgette Kremer
Shane Bruggeman
Kala Meyer
Rachel Schmitz
Zach Dickman
Sydney Muhlenkamp
Erica Wolters
Haley Fledderjohann
Lauren Rose
Josh Forsthoefel
Caleb Siefring
Jen Brackman
Brooke Frazier
Ryan Thobe
Jama Brown
Lisa Hamberg
Howard Wagner
Kelsi Jenkins
Seniors
Juniors
Jordon Harlamert
Shannon Hess
Mark Brunet
Hailey Kahle
Isaac Dippold
Emily Kahlig
Larissa Goubeaux
Boys’ State Candidates
Kevin Timmerman
Liz Weitzel
Volunteer Award
Elizabeth Weitzel has been honored for her exemplary
volunteer service with a state-level Certificate of Excellence from The 2011 Prudential Spirit of Community
Awards program. Elizabeth was among the top 10 percent of all applicants from Ohio. Her volunteer activities stood out as an impressive example of what young
people can do to improve their communities.
FFA NEWS
Officer Books
The reporter and treasurer completed their officer books for the 2010 year. The treasurer had to keep an accurate record of all transactions throughout the year and was judged on a specific criterion. To be achieving a
Gold rating, you had to be in the range of 90-100 points. Everything was to be typed including; budgets, accounts payable or receivable, and member’ s names in alphabetical order. Also records of individual activity
and all receipts and disbursements are to be typed in chronological order. Tyler Forsthoefel completed his
treasurer’ s book and received a 93.66 on his book. He will be receiving his gold treasurer’ s pin at State Convention on May 6, 2011.
The reporter was to create a chapter scrapbook to be judged. The scrapbook was judged on a certain criterion
as well as the treasurer’ s book. To get a gold rating on the scrapbook, you had to have over 20 articles with our
without pictures, 80 pictures with captions, and 48 or more newsletter pages or 20 printed web pages. You also
had to have all articles and pictures centered on a matte, title page and bibliography completed, and has the
book organized by month. The chapter scrapbook was completed and received a 100 or gold rating. I will be
walking across stage at State Convention in May as well to receive my gold reporters pin.
Snow Removal
On Thursday, February 24, 2010, Mr. Mescher and I prepared typed up list for snow removal on Friday the 25.
We were told that we would be getting a huge winter storm with snow and ice. We were fortunate enough to
only get snow, but we received a lot of it. Friday morning, 11 students showed up with shovels and tractors to
help dig out the town. Tyler Forsthoefel brought his 4 wheeler that had a blade on the front, Adam Selhorst
brought his skid loader, and Ben Koesters drove the school tractor with a blade on it. With the list of houses to
remove snow typed up and prepared the day before, we were able to split up into two groups and get the job
done quicker. 6 students shoveled the west side of town while 5 students shoveled the east side. We students
started shoveling around 10:30 and ended at 3:00. With 11 students and Mr. Mescher, we shoveled over 45
houses in 4 ½ hours! Many donations were given to the FFA students throughout the day. All money is being
given to The Children’ s Hospital and all canned food items are given to the food pantry!
Amanda Sudhoff
COLDWATER FFA MEMBERS EARN STATE DEGREE
Five members of the Coldwater / Tri-Star FFA have achieved a major step in the FFA. During the 83rd State FFA Convention these
members will be conferred with the State FFA Degree. This is the highest degree of membership awarded by the State FFA Association with only two percent of the FFA members achieving this level of membership. Several years of hard work and commitment to
achieving your goals are needed to reach this level in the FFA.
State FFA Degree applicants are evaluated on their Agricultural Experience Projects and the records kept of these projects. They are
also evaluated on their net worth, participation in FFA Career Development Events, leadership abilities, FFA Chapter activities, involvement in school and community activities, and their scholastic record and
school attendance.
Achieving the State FFA Degree requires the individual to continually set
goals and work diligently to be successful in achieving their goals. Coldwater /
Tri-Star FFA members achieving this recognition are Derek Knapke, a senior
in Tri-Star Horticulture and son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Knapke, Amanda Sudhoff, a senior in Tri-Star Vet. Tech. and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Sudhoff,
Alyssa Muhlenkamp, a junior in Tri-Star Vet. Tech. and daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Gary Muhlenkamp, Seth Muhlenkamp, a junior in Tri-Star Ag Mechanics
and son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Muhlenkamp, and Tyler Forsthoefel, a junior in
Tri-Star Ag Mechanics and son of Mr. and Mrs. Doug Forsthoefel. Their FFA
Advisors are Mr. Dennis Riethman, Mr. Jack Mescher, and Mr. Mike Seibert.
The FFA is a national organization of students enrolled in agricultural education programs striving to develop their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success.
Cavalier Athletic Report
Finally we get to welcome the spring, at least I hope we do. After a late winter push this year of heavy snow followed by some very
early spring flooding, we are all looking for warmer temperatures and some sun. With this means the spring sporting seasons will be
here as well along with the summer camps, etc. to follow.
A few housekeeping reminders as we are now into the spring season. If you have an athlete that participates in a spring sport, especially baseball and softball, be sure to sign up for our cancellation notices. If you sign up for this, you will know within seconds that
a game has been cancelled or postponed. This is done either by email notification or phone text notification. You can either signup
on your own at our website at www.cavbooster.com or just call the High School Office and either Kathy or myself will do it for you.
It is a great way of knowing what is going on with your child usually before your child even knows.
The other date I would like to get out there at this point is the Annual Athletic Sports Physicals. This will take place on Wednesday, June 22nd in the High School. Physical forms can be picked up in the High School office towards the end of April or will be
available online at our website at www.cavbooster.com. Once again there will be no cost for the physical thanks to the Doctors that
volunteer their time. This will be the only time we offer a physical at the school and at no cost. Anyone that plans on participating
in any sport next year (7-12) will need to have a physical on record.
We have set the date for our MANDATORY OHSAA meeting for anyone that is planning on playing a sport next season. We
started this midway through the year this past school year and will now implement it at the beginning of the year for this next school
year. This will be the only opportunity for you to attend as this is the only meeting that will be offered. Date will be on Monday, August 8th at 7:30 p.m. in the Palace. Again, this is a mandatory meeting and this will be the only time it is offered all year. If
you are planning on playing any sport during any season (or even thinking about it), you will need to attend this meeting. Mark this
date down now!
A couple new additions that are ready for this spring are the Baseball Pressbox, Softball sound system, Softball dugouts, and the
track refurbishment project. The baseball pressbox will allow us to hold even more tournaments. Some people have asked why it
needed to be so big, but you get one opportunity to build it right. For anyone that has ever been in the pressbox during a game or
had to deal with the media request now, you will understand why it was needed. This past year for our tournament at each game we
had 3 radio stations, 2 television stations, 5 print medias, plus our workers. This is carrying over to regular season more and more as
well. Media has and will continue to grow more and more. My goal is to get as much media coverage for our student/athletes as
possible to promote what a great thing we have going here at Coldwater High School. A great big thank you goes out to the Athletic
Booster Club, Village of Coldwater, Baseball Duck Race promoters, Kenny Platfoot, Bill Kanney, and everyone that helped to make
this project a success.
The softball sound system is new altogether. Without ever having one before, we had to talk people into bringing portable systems
out just for senior night announcements, etc. Although greatly appreciated, the coverage was not the greatest. The softball team
will now have what it deserves in P.A. recognition and with the addition of the softball dugouts, we continue to take steps to make
the softball field one of the best facilities around.
If you drive by the track you will notice that the lines on the track look extremely bright. That is because they were just repainted
this past fall. The reason the lines were repainted is because we had to add some rubber back to the track for what it has lost over
the years. A track is expensive to maintain, but it is even more expensive to replace. If we would not have added material back to
the track, we would have had to replace it within a couple of years. Reason is that once it gets down to the asphalt, it is no longer
able to be repaired. Although it was not noticeable unless you were looking for it, the track had deteriorated over the years and you
may have notice the loose rubber pieces along side the track. These pieces are what make up the track. A normal track is supposed
to be 5/8” thick and we had some areas that have gotten to less than ¼” in thickness. A much needed repair of the surface will lead
to much longer life of the track not only for our teams to use, but for the community to use as well.
I hope everyone has a great spring season and enjoys some much nicer weather after what we had to endure during January and
February of this winter. Take a walk this spring and stop out at any of our softball, baseball or track facilities and cheer on the
Cavaliers. Go Cavs!
Eric Goodwin
Summer Camp:
Please go to cavbooster.com then click on camp forms to print off forms. Make sure you have all forms turned in by their deadline.
Football Camp
July 25- July 28: Boys entering grades 6,7 and 8th next year.
Boys’ Basketball Camp
June 6th –9th
: 9:30 –12:00 Boys entering grades 4 –6
12:30 - 3:00 Boys entering grades 7 –9
Girls’ Basketball Camp
May 31st All Campers will attend 3:30 - 6:00
12:30 - 3:00 7th, 8th, 9th grade campers only
Volleyball
Soccer
July 11 - July 14
July 18 - July 28
12:30 - 3:00 Girls currently in grades 3rd , 4th, 5th (2010 - 2011)
9 a.m—12:00 Girls entering grades 9 –12
July 25 – 28: Girls entering 7th and 8th grade
1:00—3:00 p.m. July 18 - July 22 Girls entering July 25th 5
–8 p.m. July 26 - July 28 9 am.—12 p.m
grades 5-8
Pennies for Patients
In February and March, the Coldwater Schools extension of the Coldwater Kiwanis Club participated in a program sponsored by
the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. This program, “ Pennies for Patients” encourages students to help raise money for children
with various blood cancers. The high school group, Key Club, held a “ penny stall” during first period on February 18th. This entailed allowing students to retrieve change from their cars and stalling class while the teacher counts the money. Classes competed
against each other for a reward of donuts. Mr. Mescher’ s Tri-Star class won the competition by raising over $300. In total, the High
School raised $1,374.26 in just 45 minutes. The Middle School’ s Builders Club and Elementary K-Kids also raised money for the
program through different fundraisers. The Coldwater Kiwanis pledged to match what was raised through all the school groups
bringing the total money raised to $15,745.26 that will be donated to children with Leukemia and Lymphoma. This program was a
great way to get students involved in helping other kids in need.
Pictured is Mr. Mescher’ s Tri-Star Class and The Key Club Pennies for Patients Committee.
“SADD”
Students Against Destructive Decisions
Coldwater HS recently started its own SADD chapter. SADD empowers teens and encourages them to consider the impact of their choices on
their friends and families. SADD members want their peers to learn the
facts, make good decisions, and help their friends to do the same. SADD
members want to address the issues of teen drinking, drug and tobacco use,
bullying and many other issues that teens face today.
In March, the
SADD chapter held a
“ CRUSH” fundraiser.
For $1, you could purchase a can of “ Crush”
for someone. It may
have been for a friend,
someone who helps you in class, someone you secretly like, etc. Anyone who
received a can of “ Crush” could then pay $1 to find out who that special someone was. Students in the middle and high school had a lot of fun with the fundraiser. 600 cans of “ Crush” were purchased. Proceeds will go towards future
events such as “ Prom Promise” and other events to raise awareness to teen issues. Congrats to officers Kelsi Jenkins, Melissa Rauh, Aaron Hess, and Shannon Hess and all the SADD members on a job well done.
Cav Connection Circulation:
The way we communicate has made many changes in recent years. The internet
and email has become mainstreamed in most of our daily lives. Coldwater Schools
will start to utilize these communication tools by posting the Cav Connection on
our schools website starting with this issue. One will just go to cw.noacsc.org then
go to the Parent Link drop down menu and click on Cav Connection. We will begin in October not mailing the Cav Connection to every household. Please contact
Kathy Bohman at the High School office if you do not have internet access or
prefer to continue to receive a printed copy by mail or email. If you have any
questions please let us know.
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5 ANNUAL BELLA’ S
GUEST WAITER NIGHT
THURSDAY, APRL 14TH, 2011 5-9 PM
A Coldwater Academic (CAP) Promoters Event
All tips for the evening benefit CAP in its efforts to raise money for scholarships, Power of the Pen,
Mathcounts, Scholastic Bowl Team, Academic Achiever Awards, NHS Induction Ceremony, Get Real
Week, Honor Roll recognition and more.
GUEST WAITERS
Chris Miller – Power of the Pen
Thad Forsthoefel – High School Social Studies Teacher
Sue Bills – Junior Class Advisor
Jane Diller – Learn and Serve Grant Coordinator
Tom Giesige – Scholastic Bowl Team Advisor
Mindy Garrison – National Honor Society Advisor
Jessica Klosterman – NHS Representative
Kelly Welsh – Student Council Advisor
Tyler Siefring – Student Council President
Jess List – Student Council President
Ross Wermert – Senior Class President
Krista Hemmlegarn – Key Club President
Karen Wenning – Math Counts Coordinator
GOOD FOOD, GOOD COMPANY & HELPING STUDENTS = GOOD DEAL!!