July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Hospice offers 'Serenity'
Taking Note
State of the Heart Home Health and Hospice will be giving a “Serenity” music cassette to all their patients. This music is meant to bring emotional and psychological comfort to patients and their families.
Serenity Music of Maria Stein worked together with State of the Heart to make these donations possible. Two cd’s, “Returning Home” and “When It Is Time For Letting Go” were sent to Heart of the Home as samples for them to keep.
DEAN’S LIST
Curtis Foreman, son of Rhea Holcomb, Portland, and Michael Foreman, Portland, made the dean’s list for the 2003 fall semester at Purdue University, Lafayette.
SEMINAR PLANNED
A District 4 Spring Family Seminar will be held on April 13, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 6514 East 750 North, in Ossian.
Registration begins at 6 p.m. with the dinner buffet to follow at 6:30 p.m. Call your County Woman Leader by April 8, to make reservations. The leader for Jay County is Lou Ann Zimmerman at (765) 369-2759. The leader for Adams County is Melissa Gehres at (260) 547-4637.
SCHOOLS HONOR SERVICE
The Fort Recovery Education Association and the school board sponsored the annual employee banquet on March 22.
Each year certified and classified members of the staff are honored for their years of service to the school district. A meal was catered, and the honorees were given awards.
Honored this year were: Lori Acheson, Dave Blockberger, Marge Dilworth, Kari Eilerman, Brad Evers, Lisa Fullenkamp, Michael Gower, Brenda Kaup and Shelly Vaughn for five years of service; Jayne Evans and Judy Fortener for 10 years of service; Robyn Armstrong and Marlene Bihn for 15 years of service; Diane Burke, Jane Keller, Joyce McClurg and Jo Schwieterman for 20 years of service; Larry Hart, Kathy Jutte, Dennis Ontrop, Karen Schroer and Mary Weigel for 25 years of service; Carolyn Anderson, Mary Rhoades and Elaine Romer for 30 years of service; and Chuck Etzler for 35 years of service.
Retirees also were invited to the banquet.
Each year a “Friend of Education” award is presented to someone from the community who has shown great effort in assisting the district in educating its students.
This year’s recipient was Jill Hull. She was recognized for all the help she volunteers with elementary projects, as well as for her leadership in running the middle school concession stand.
FORT SCIENCE DAY
Students in Marcia Weigel and Aaron Vaughn’s science classes at Fort Recovery Middle School held their annual Science Day on March 25.
The purpose of completing the projects was to reinforce understanding and use of the scientific method, practice presentation skills and work on research and planning skills.
Sixth-grade students completed science fair projects. Each student was required to choose a scientific topic to study more in-depth. Reports, demonstrations and tri-folds of information were presented to the judges.
“Invention Convention” was the event designed for the seventh-grade class. Either alone or with a partner, students created unique inventions. They presented their plans for operating and marketing their inventions through a report, presentation and tri-fold display.
The projects of the sixth and seventh graders were judged by pairs of high school students.
Eighth graders competed in a consumer fair. The students chose a product and were then required to identify and test product claims made by the product’s manufacturer. Using the scientific method, the students were to create a problem question, hypothesis and an experiment to test the product claim. They were even asked to write, call or e-mail manufacturers for product information. Students then displayed the results and conclusions of their studies through a presentation and a tri-fold.
Members of the community, as well as a few education students from Wright State-Lake Campus, were brought in to judge the quality of the final projects the eight graders designed.
Some of the products tested were: paper towels, Oreo cookies, window cleaners, teeth whitening products, freezer bags, hair gels, rust removers, batteries and electrostatic dust mitts.
The judges were Brian Reifsnider, Annie Lochtefeld, Willie Lochtefeld, Mary Weigel, David Riel, Linda Schoenherr, Kim Ruhenkamp, Laura Rammel, Jill Griesdorn, Kim Jutte, Laura Burke, Beth Guggenbiller, Tammy Brunswick and Julie Bergman.
On March 26, an awards ceremony was held to honor all the top projects in the middle school. Top projects for the sixth-grade included: Beth Muhlenkamp, best display for her project on water pollution; Shane Stein, best display for his project on zodiac signs; Nicole Pottkotter, best presentation for her project on the human eye and color blindness; Sherri Schoenlein, best presentation for her project on plants; and Hillary Staugler, best overall project and presentation for her project on short-term memory.
The top seventh-grade projects were: Natasha Fullenkamp and Jeni Rosenbeck, most creative invention for their night-light slippers; Jon Hart and Jesse Miller, most creative invention for their downspout waterwheel; Heidi Tobe and Ali Schmitt, best display for their “Moola Walkers”; Aimee Pottkotter and Jessica Braun, best display for their water collector; Andrea Faller and Joanna Snyder, best overall project and presentation for their “Study Buddy” desk, which was designed to provide a student with everything needed to do homework, studying and project work without leaving the attractively-designed desk.
The eighth graders were awarded as follows: Amy Schoenlein and Lindsey Fortkamp, presentation honorable mention, diapers; Luke Bihn and Kevin Sanders, presentation honorable mention, diapers; Jordan Thobe, presentation honorable mention, whitening toothpaste; Mindy Vogel and Jessica Siegrist, presentation honorable mention, polystyrene foam plates; Kyla Metzger and Kelly Hoffman, presentation honorable mention, lip glosses; Kelly Knapke and Michelle Heitkamp, presentation honorable mention, bleaches; Jeremy Siegrist and Cody Heitkamp, presentation honorable mention, rust removers.
Honorable mention awards for displays were given to: Beth May and John Westgerdes, glass cleaners; and Angie Wenning and Leanne Tobin, laundry detergents.
The award for Outstanding and Most Creative Display Overall was given to Julie Backs and Heather Schmackers for their tri-fold on electrostatic cleaning mitts. Using Christmas lights, these girls added some pizzazz to their display.
Jenessa Nietfeld and Valarie Fortkamp received the award for Outstanding Presentation Overall for their “Whiter Biters” project on Crest whitening strips.[[In-content Ad]]
Serenity Music of Maria Stein worked together with State of the Heart to make these donations possible. Two cd’s, “Returning Home” and “When It Is Time For Letting Go” were sent to Heart of the Home as samples for them to keep.
DEAN’S LIST
Curtis Foreman, son of Rhea Holcomb, Portland, and Michael Foreman, Portland, made the dean’s list for the 2003 fall semester at Purdue University, Lafayette.
SEMINAR PLANNED
A District 4 Spring Family Seminar will be held on April 13, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 6514 East 750 North, in Ossian.
Registration begins at 6 p.m. with the dinner buffet to follow at 6:30 p.m. Call your County Woman Leader by April 8, to make reservations. The leader for Jay County is Lou Ann Zimmerman at (765) 369-2759. The leader for Adams County is Melissa Gehres at (260) 547-4637.
SCHOOLS HONOR SERVICE
The Fort Recovery Education Association and the school board sponsored the annual employee banquet on March 22.
Each year certified and classified members of the staff are honored for their years of service to the school district. A meal was catered, and the honorees were given awards.
Honored this year were: Lori Acheson, Dave Blockberger, Marge Dilworth, Kari Eilerman, Brad Evers, Lisa Fullenkamp, Michael Gower, Brenda Kaup and Shelly Vaughn for five years of service; Jayne Evans and Judy Fortener for 10 years of service; Robyn Armstrong and Marlene Bihn for 15 years of service; Diane Burke, Jane Keller, Joyce McClurg and Jo Schwieterman for 20 years of service; Larry Hart, Kathy Jutte, Dennis Ontrop, Karen Schroer and Mary Weigel for 25 years of service; Carolyn Anderson, Mary Rhoades and Elaine Romer for 30 years of service; and Chuck Etzler for 35 years of service.
Retirees also were invited to the banquet.
Each year a “Friend of Education” award is presented to someone from the community who has shown great effort in assisting the district in educating its students.
This year’s recipient was Jill Hull. She was recognized for all the help she volunteers with elementary projects, as well as for her leadership in running the middle school concession stand.
FORT SCIENCE DAY
Students in Marcia Weigel and Aaron Vaughn’s science classes at Fort Recovery Middle School held their annual Science Day on March 25.
The purpose of completing the projects was to reinforce understanding and use of the scientific method, practice presentation skills and work on research and planning skills.
Sixth-grade students completed science fair projects. Each student was required to choose a scientific topic to study more in-depth. Reports, demonstrations and tri-folds of information were presented to the judges.
“Invention Convention” was the event designed for the seventh-grade class. Either alone or with a partner, students created unique inventions. They presented their plans for operating and marketing their inventions through a report, presentation and tri-fold display.
The projects of the sixth and seventh graders were judged by pairs of high school students.
Eighth graders competed in a consumer fair. The students chose a product and were then required to identify and test product claims made by the product’s manufacturer. Using the scientific method, the students were to create a problem question, hypothesis and an experiment to test the product claim. They were even asked to write, call or e-mail manufacturers for product information. Students then displayed the results and conclusions of their studies through a presentation and a tri-fold.
Members of the community, as well as a few education students from Wright State-Lake Campus, were brought in to judge the quality of the final projects the eight graders designed.
Some of the products tested were: paper towels, Oreo cookies, window cleaners, teeth whitening products, freezer bags, hair gels, rust removers, batteries and electrostatic dust mitts.
The judges were Brian Reifsnider, Annie Lochtefeld, Willie Lochtefeld, Mary Weigel, David Riel, Linda Schoenherr, Kim Ruhenkamp, Laura Rammel, Jill Griesdorn, Kim Jutte, Laura Burke, Beth Guggenbiller, Tammy Brunswick and Julie Bergman.
On March 26, an awards ceremony was held to honor all the top projects in the middle school. Top projects for the sixth-grade included: Beth Muhlenkamp, best display for her project on water pollution; Shane Stein, best display for his project on zodiac signs; Nicole Pottkotter, best presentation for her project on the human eye and color blindness; Sherri Schoenlein, best presentation for her project on plants; and Hillary Staugler, best overall project and presentation for her project on short-term memory.
The top seventh-grade projects were: Natasha Fullenkamp and Jeni Rosenbeck, most creative invention for their night-light slippers; Jon Hart and Jesse Miller, most creative invention for their downspout waterwheel; Heidi Tobe and Ali Schmitt, best display for their “Moola Walkers”; Aimee Pottkotter and Jessica Braun, best display for their water collector; Andrea Faller and Joanna Snyder, best overall project and presentation for their “Study Buddy” desk, which was designed to provide a student with everything needed to do homework, studying and project work without leaving the attractively-designed desk.
The eighth graders were awarded as follows: Amy Schoenlein and Lindsey Fortkamp, presentation honorable mention, diapers; Luke Bihn and Kevin Sanders, presentation honorable mention, diapers; Jordan Thobe, presentation honorable mention, whitening toothpaste; Mindy Vogel and Jessica Siegrist, presentation honorable mention, polystyrene foam plates; Kyla Metzger and Kelly Hoffman, presentation honorable mention, lip glosses; Kelly Knapke and Michelle Heitkamp, presentation honorable mention, bleaches; Jeremy Siegrist and Cody Heitkamp, presentation honorable mention, rust removers.
Honorable mention awards for displays were given to: Beth May and John Westgerdes, glass cleaners; and Angie Wenning and Leanne Tobin, laundry detergents.
The award for Outstanding and Most Creative Display Overall was given to Julie Backs and Heather Schmackers for their tri-fold on electrostatic cleaning mitts. Using Christmas lights, these girls added some pizzazz to their display.
Jenessa Nietfeld and Valarie Fortkamp received the award for Outstanding Presentation Overall for their “Whiter Biters” project on Crest whitening strips.[[In-content Ad]]
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