Welcome to the monthly publication of Paw Prints!

MLSD 130 Wayne Frye Drive

Manchester, OH 45144

937-549-4777

I would like to take this moment and ask that everyone reflects on the meaning on the upcoming Christ-mas season and the blessings it bestows upon each of us. Too often our society chooses to complain about what we do not have instead of giving thanks for what we do have. This rationale leads to pessi-mism and negativity, which does nothing to contribute to the positive atmosphere that should surround

each of us. May God bless you and keep you safe this Christmas season. - Superintendent, Brian Rau

A ‘B’? We’ll Take It! Manchester Elementary School eared an overall grade of

a ‘B’ from the Ohio Department of Education on the School Report Card. Although we know we are an ‘A’

School, and that is the goal, it is extremely difficult to earn anything above a ‘C’ from the State. Fantastic Job to all

the students, staff and Community!!!

“Blastoff “Program Project to NASA-Cape Canaveral Sophomore, Emma Grooms received a South Central Ohio ESC Summer Enrichment Scholarship to attend the "Blast Off" Program at Morehead State University last summer. "Blast Off" is a five-day residential camp that exposes stu-dents to exomedicine - a new frontier in medical research and innovation. In the Program students work closely with biology educators at Morehead State University to explore biological processes that may be affected by a microgravity

environment.. Participants compete in teams to design an experiment that will be built by a company called Space Tango and carried out on the International Space Station. Emma's team's experiment won the competition and their ex-periment will be launched aboard SpaceX CRS-16 from Cape Canaveral on De-cember 4, 2018 (this date is subject to change). Emma and her team have been invit-ed by NASA to give a presentation about their experiment at Kennedy Space Center on the day of the launch and to then attend the launch (watching from the

Banana Creek Launch Viewing Area). The South Central Ohio ESC Gifted Services De-partment will be sponsoring Emma by assisting with the costs of the trip since this is an extension of the summer program for which they provided a scholarship. Emma will be interviewed (along with another student) on WNXT’s “Community Corner” show on Tuesday, November 27th at 8:30am. The inter-view can be heard live on the radio and it will also be filmed and posted to the ESC’s Website at www.scoesc.org. MHS Pride Alert, Congratulations Emma!

AIR Testing Assessments Students will have the opportunity to re-test on AIR Assessments during the 1st week of December. MLSD will be offering tutoring the week prior to the testing.

2018 MLSD Veteran's Day Ceremony On Friday, November 9,

2018, Manchester Local School District hosted the Annual Veteran’s Day Ceremo-ny, honoring Veterans and Military Service men and women on Friday, November 9, 2018. There were approximately 28 Veterans from all branches present, 4 Color Guard Cadets and 12 Ladies Auxiliary members. The Manchester High School Band, under the direction of Mr. Bill Wittman, played the National Anthem and two additional military selections. Dr. Dana Pollock, HS Principal announced the guest speaker Master Chief James Sandlin, US Navy ret. and all veterans and military/auxiliary personnel. Our K-6th grade classes each prepared a “Salute & Thank You” to our Vets accompanied by hand colored American flags and posters. We would like to thank all of the Service men and women for the freedom and protection they

provide Americans everyday. We honor and salute you all!

December

2018

Important December Dates Sat, Dec 1st: Snowball

Wed, Dec 5th: 2nd, 3rd, 4th Grade Christmas Program@ 6pm

Thu, Dec 6th: Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7pm

Tue, Dec 11th: 5th /6th Grade Christmas Program @6pm

Tue, Dec 11th: 6th Grade Band, JH/HS Choir & JH/HS Band Program @ 7pm

Wed, Dec 12th: Regular Meeting of the Board of Education/MHS @ 630pm

Thu, Dec 13th: KG & 1st Grade Christmas Program @ 6pm

Wed, Dec 19th: Early Dismissal @ 1:00pm

Thu, Dec 20th thru Sun, Jan 6th: Christmas Break, return Mon, Jan 7th

Tips for Keeping Your Child Protected in Cold Weather Dress your child in layers: It will help keep him/her warm and dry outside. e.g. Thermal underwear, sock liners, wool socks, glove liners, turtleneck, sweaters, sweatpants, ski pants, vest, water/wind resistant coat, hat, mittens/gloves, waterproof boots, scarf. *Avoid tight fitting clothing & shoes which can restrict blood flow and cause body temperatures to drop faster than normal.

Monitor and limit outdoor playtime during below freezing temperatures. Avoid outdoor playtime in temperatures with a wind-chill at or below10°.

Pack extra mittens, hats, socks and Kleenex in your child's backpack. It is very easy to lose these items. Keep emergency blankets, healthy dried snacks, water, flashlights and candles in vehicles in case of emergency.

Remember to use sunscreen on your child’s face during winter. 80% of the sun’s UV rays can penetrate clouds causing unseen damage to skin increas-ing the risk of sunburns and skin cancer. Chap stick & lotion should be used daily for protection against chapping and dry skin. Encourage fluid intake to prevent dry skin and hydrate to fight off cold & flu germs.

December Basketball Schedule

Sat, Dec 1st : HS Boys Basketball @ MHS vs Felicity (Snowball)

Sat, Dec 1st: JH Boys/Girls Basketball @ MHS vs Fairfield

Mon, Dec 3rd: HS Girls Basketball @ Lynchburg

Wed, Dec 5th: JH Girls (8th)/JH Boys (7&8) Basketball @ MHS vs Ripley

Thu, Dec 6th: HS Girls Basketball @ Fayetteville

Thu, Dec 6th: JH Girls Basketball @ MHS vs G-Town

Fri, Dec 7th: HS Boys Basketball @ Fairfield

Sat, Dec 8th: HS Boys/Girls Basketball @ Portsmouth Clay

Sat, Dec 8th: JH Girls/Boys Basketball @ North Adams

Mon, Dec 10th: HS Girls Basketball @ MHS vs Peebles

Wed, Dec 12th : JH Boys Basketball @ MHS vs Whiteoak

Thu, Dec 13th: 8th Grade & Varsity Girls Basketball @ Whiteoak

Fri, Dec 14th: HS Boys Basketball @ Fayetteville

Sat, Dec 15th: HS Boys Basketball @ Green

Sat, Dec 15th: JH Girls/Boys basketball @ Lynchburg

Mon, Dec 17th: HS Girls Basketball @ Eastern Brown

Mon, Dec 17th: JH Boys basketball @ MHS vs Fayetteville

Tue, Dec 18th: HS Boys Basketball @ MHS vs Eastern Brown

Wed, Dec 19th: JH Girls Basketball @ MHS vs Fayetteville

Thu, Dec 20th: HS Girls Basketball @ Portsmouth City

Thu, Dec 20th: JH Boys Basketball @ Eastern Brown

Fri, Dec 21st: HS Boys Basketball @ Lynchburg

Sat, Dec 22nd: HS Girls Basketball @ MHS vs Glenwood

Fri, Dec 28th: Holiday Tournament Varsity Boys Basketball @ MHS (NA)

Fri, Dec 28th: Holiday Tournament Varsity Girls Basketball @ MHS (NA)

Sat, Dec 29th: Holiday Tournament Varsity Boys Basketball @ MHS

Sat, Dec 29th: Holiday Tournament Varsity Girls Basketball @ MHS

Sat, Dec 29th: JH Girls/Boys Basketball @ Fayetteville

Congratulations

to Senior,

Jacob Calvert

for being named

“Honorable Mention

All District”

for Football 2018

Reserved for Valley View

Open: Mon-Thu 8a to 6p

MHS Pumpkin Decorating Contest

Congratulations to our Manchester Jr/Sr High School student body.

The students creatively painted and carved pumpkins for the

National Art Honor Society’s 6th Annual Pumpkin Painting &

Carving Contest. Students had the option to

paint, design, or carve pumpkins. The

students did an excellent job! Congratula-

tions to Dorthy, Jalynn and Caymden on

winning a SpOoKy treat. Their pumpkins

were voted top 3 by teachers and staff .

Come join us in an upbeat, creative pARTy for

everyone. A truly fun way to spend an evening for

adults and a whimsical friendly atmosphere for kids!

Our talented art students will guide you step by step in

painting, through a 2-hour class.

Cost to participate: adults stretched 16X20 canvas

session is $30.00 and children ages 5-12 11X14

canvas board session is $10.00.

Your inner artist is just waiting to come out! It's a

guaranteed relaxing fun night out! We provide

everything you need: canvas, paint, brushes, aprons,

easels, holiday music and inspiration…. Just bring

yourself and your friends or your little side kick!!!

Refreshments along with hot chocolate and eggnog

will be served!!!

Location: Manchester High School Art Room

Holiday Paint pARTy dates: Reservations are

required! Please reserve the date!!! ONLY 25 seats

available per pARTy!!!! Please contact Mrs. Crystal

Roberts via email at crystal.roberts@mlsd.us or

call 549.4777 Ext. 1014 to leave a message. You can

also reserve by contacting a Art Club or NAHS

member!

December 14th 6:00-8:00 pm

ALL PROFITS WILL BE USED FOR ENRICHMENT

ACTIVITIES FOR OUR 9th-12th GRADE ART CLUB &

NAHS STUDENTS!!!

Support Your 6th Grade Greyhounds Manchester Elementary School’s 6th Grade class is selling Man-chester Greyhounds t-shirts, long sleeve t-shirts and hoodies. Sales end December 10th to guarantee delivery before Christmas break. Please visit www.mlsd.us and click on the Elementary School section for order forms. Completed order forms and payment can be dropped off at the Elementary Office by December 10th.

Have you ever heard of Pickleball? On Monday, November 26th the MEAC hosted a “Pickleball” Demon-stration. We know just how strange that may sound but yes, there is such a thing! The “Learn-to-Play” clinic was headed by the Ambassador of the Pickleball Association, Mr. Bob Stacey, Ambassador—Ashland, KY and Ms. Lindsay Roberts. A BIG THANKS to Jacie Simon for organizing the event. For More information please visit the official webpage- https://www.usapa.org

Lights, Camera Book F air The Elementary Book Fair took place the week of October 29th and was open during our fall carnival. A Big ‘Thanks’ to Ms. Thomas for coordinating the fair.

National Art Honor Society Visits the

Cincinnati Music Hall for

On October 25th, the National Art Honor

Society members and Art III/IV students traveled to the Cincinnati Music Hall

to take in the ballet based upon the classic

story-Peter Pan. The performance was a great

opportunity to expose and enrich our students

with drama, dance, music, literature and the visual

arts!!!

Manchester High School ‘Spirit Store’ We are excited to announce the grand opening of our MHS Spirit Store!! Our students participated in a fund raiser in October to raise funds to cover the start-up costs of our Spirit Store. The funds will also help promote positive behavior by offering rewards to our students who are wonderful role models for others and show great character. The MHS Student Council members and Positive Behavior Support

Team have been working together to determine what items to offer for sale in the store and who will operate the store. Our goal is to have the store open two days a week during lunch and open during home games. Some of the items we will have for sale are

sports magnets, foam fingers, school club and sports cups, pom poms, keychains, t-shirts, etc. We hope to see you there!

MES Family Book Character Pumpkin Contest Elementary students participated in our yearly Book Character Pumpkin Contest. This contest was created to foster creativity and to bring families together. Students brought their pumpkin to the library on Oct. 22 to be displayed and judged. The prizes were:

3rd place-$10 worth of merchandise from the Scholastic Book Fair

2nd place-$20 worth of merchandise from the Scholastic Book Fair

1st-place-$30 worth of merchandise from the Scholastic Book Fair

All participates got to choose any item in the book fair for $5 or less.

1st place went to William Barajas (4th grade) for Craneosaurus from DinoTrux

2nd place-Ryan Mack (5th grade) for the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man

3rd place-Josie Lewis (3rd grade) for Humpty Dumpty

From The MLSD Board of Education,

“ Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!”

3rd Grade Students took their state mandated

3rd grade reading exams (AIR Exams) on

Tuesday, October 23rd and Wednesday,

October 24th. They Rocked the Test!

2018 MES Fall Carnival a Great Success!!! The Manchester Elementary Fall Carnival on Friday, November 2nd, was a huge success!!! The chili supper was sponsored by the National Art Honor Society. Mrs. Roberts and her gang did a great job organizing and hosting the dinner. Teachers and other school groups filled the gym with goodies and with games for all to do. Teachers and other groups that participated collected the money made and will use it for class supplies, class trips or other needs they have for the students. We also had many great vendors that participated in the carnival this year. The annual auction after the carnival was a great success thanks to the businesses who donated, the parents that helped get the donations, our bidders and Noah Schiltz, Auctioneer. Each grade level created a themed basket to auction at the end of the evening. Each grade receives half of the money back from the basket sales. The class with the top selling basket gets to keep all money made from their basket. Many Thanks for all of the help and support from the students, staff, parents, community, vendors and businesses for making this year’s carnival such a great success and a positive, family friendly event for our kids and our community.

Santa Shopping Day On December 6th, the elementary will have “Santa Shopping Day.” There are many vendors that have items for the students to purchase for family and friends. The vendors will also be staying for part of parent-teacher conferences for anyone that would like to stop in the gym and shop. The Girl Scouts and other volunteers will be wrapping gifts.

High School Musical James and the Giant

Peach ,The Musical

There will be a brief meeting for students regarding the Musical at 3:00 11/28/18. Auditions will be held the week of December 10th. If you are a High School student Interested in being involved in the production, please contact Mrs. Kinhalt in the Central Office. ma’ry’e.kinhalt@mlsd.us

Americanism Test Winners

The Americanism test is given to approximately 100,000 students yearly across the state of Ohio. The Ameri-can Legion and The American Legion Auxiliary administer the

test each year at Manchester High School. The test is designed to examine a student’s government and patriotism

knowledge. Students in grades ten through twelve participate in the test each year.

This year at Manchester, (pictured back left to right) Dane Osborne, Kris Walters, Taylor Morrison, and Landen

McDaniel, (front) Alexus Barlow and Emma Grooms were winners.

Congratulations on your accomplishments! Great job!

Manchester Music Department Cookie Dough Fundraiser The Manchester Music Department earned a nearly $2,000 profit on their Cookie Dough Fundraiser. Great Job Students!!! If you ordered from the band or choir, please be advised that the orders should arrive before Christmas Break and do require refrigeration.

FFA Fruit, Nuts & BBQ Sauce Fundraiser If you ordered fruit, nuts or BBQ sauce from an

FFA student, please be advised that it should be delivered to MHS around the second week of

December. This year’s gross earnings for fruit totals $17,000. The School’s profit will be used

to pay for FFA Membership dues, State & National Convention trips, Student Projects,

Award Banquet meals, awards & much more.

ACT Testing The ACT Test will be administered at

Manchester High School on Saturday,

December 8th. There are three additional dates available to test at

MHS.

Saturday, February 9, 2019 - Registration ends January 4, 2019

Saturday, April 13, 2019 - Registration ends March 8, 2019

Saturday, June 8, 2019 - Registration ends May 3, 2019

Manchester High School

Students of

the Month

Sophomore, Senior, Landen McDaniel Marty Cattell