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Highlights 1

Kader Krawl Mud Run 2

High School Principal 3

Elementary Principal 4

Art 5-7

News 8

May Calendar 9

The Kampus Keyhole Old Fort Local Schools

7635 N. Co. Rd. 51

Tiffin, OH 44883

Phone: 419-992-4291

Fax: 419-992-4293

http://www.oldfortschools.org/

Board of Education

Larry Bowman, President

Val Steyer, Vice President

Nicholas Baker, Member

Jay Pence, Member

Kristin Woodall, Member

Thomas Siloy, Treasurer

Administrators

Tom Peiffer, Interim Superintendent

Erica Cobb, High School Principal

Laura Bryant, Elementary Principal

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Old Fort Local Schools

Congratulations to the Newest

Members Inducted into the

Old Fort Chapter of the National

Honor Society!

Juniors

Morgan Heilman

Savannah McCoy

Sophomores

Amy Corfman

Zach Dewese

Emily Hull

Seth Miller

Austin Mizen

Shane Ott

Christopher Dre Toy

Bennett Wasserman

Thank you to everyone for making Old Fort's Reverse Raffle a success.

- The Reverse Raffle Committee

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From the Desk of Erica Cobb, High School Principal

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Greetings from your

Principal,

We are ready to welcome

spring with open arms!

With the warmer weather,

state testing arrives. Our

students have prepared all

year for their end of

course state testing. They

will complete the follow-

ing Ohio state tests: 7th

grade English, 7th grade

math, 8th grade English,

8th grade math, 8th grade

science, English I, Alge-

bra I, English II, Geome-

try, American History,

Biology, and Govern-

ment. Good luck to all

our students!

We watched as Conrad

Birdie bid farewell to all

his fans in our production

of Bye Bye Birdie. The

Old Fort students did an

excellent job of portray-

ing a love-stricken fan

Kim McAfee with a jeal-

ous Hugo, a struggling

songwriter Albert Peterson,

an impatient secretary/

fiancée Rosie, an exasper-

ated dad Harry and mother

Doris, and many many

more characters. The show

was full of laughter, talent,

and memories. A huge

thank you to Mrs. DeRodes

and Mrs. Hunker!

We honored our National

Honor Society returning

juniors and seniors, and

welcomed our new induc-

tees on April 16th. Con-

gratulations Morgan Heil-

man, Savannah McCoy,

Amy Corfman, Zach Dew-

ese, Emily Hull, Seth

Miller, Austin Mizen,

Shane Ott, Dre Toy, and

Bennett Wasserman. Re-

member the true meaning

of the National Honor Soci-

ety~ Character, Service,

Leadership, and Scholar-

ship.

On April 14th, our FFA

students prepared and pre-

sented an awards cere-

mony, highlighting our ag-

riculture education students

and announcing the new

officer team. Congratula-

tions to all our students

who have participated in

our FFA program this year,

and to our new officer

team:

President-Ryan Miller

Vice President-Alyson

Pence

Secretaries-Rachel An-

stead & Jillian Stover

Treasurer-Morgan Heil-

man

Reporter-Allison Fortney

Sentinel-Myles Miller

Student Advisor-Jade

Smith

Chaplain-Gregory Steyer

Our seniors were able to

soak up the sun in Florida

for their senior class trip.

They had a blast at Uni-

versal Studios, the water

park, and enjoyed the 86

degree weather!

Erica Cobb

“On April 14th,

our FFA students

prepared and

presented an

awards

ceremony,

highlighting our

agriculture

education

students and

announcing the

new officer

team.”

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From the Desk of Laura Bryant, Elementary Principal

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We are in the home

stretch of the school

year, and we are finishing

the year strong here at

the elementary. Spring-

time brings lots of out-

side activities, including

field trips, track and field

days and fun recesses

with friends. May will be

a busy month!

We are also right in the

middle of statewide test-

ing, and I am very proud

of our students. Every-

one is taking this very

seriously, and students

have put forth their best

effort. We will finish

with fifth grade Science

on May 7, and then we’ll

be home free. State test

results arrive over the

summer, and families are

typically notified of

scores at the beginning of

the next school year. If

you want to know your

child’s test results before

then, feel free to call me

in August.

This has been a busy sea-

son for district adminis-

trators, as we have been

working diligently on

both our superintendent

search and finding an As-

sistant Principal/Special

Education Coordinator.

We are confident we will

find the right person for

both positions who will

help strengthen our lead-

ership team as we move

forward as a district.

Our students partici-

pated in Jump Rope for

Heart and have raised

over $3,300 for the

American Heart Associa-

tion this month. Stu-

dents enjoyed participat-

ing in various jump rope

activities in Physical Edu-

cation class and also

learned about the impor-

tance of practicing

healthy habits to keep

our hearts in shape.

“ We are also

right in the

middle of

statewide

testing, and I

am very proud

of our

students.”

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Kindergarten numbers

are strong for next year

as we welcome our new-

est Stockaders to Kin-

dergarten Screening on

April 25-26th. We look

forward to meeting

them. Kindergarten

won’t be the same next

year without Mrs.

Wilbert. We celebrate

the legacy she leaves and

all the lives she’s im-

pacted in nearly 35 years

of teaching, and we wish

her much happiness in

her retirement!

Please remember that

the last day of school for

students in grades K-11

is Thursday, May 23rd.

We wish you and your

family a wonderful and

safe summer together!

With Children at Heart,

Mrs. Laura F. Bryant

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News Art

February Artist Kyra Cranmer

I’m Kyra Cranmer, a senior in Art IV. Art has been one of my favorite hobbies since I was

very young, and I have learned a variety of mediums throughout my artistic career. My favor-

ite project from art class is sculpture due to its dynamic expression in three dimensional

space. Besides art, I enjoy sewing, character design, and videogames.

Certain moments in life influenced the hobbies and interests I have today. My mom taught

me the basics of sewing, which led down a path to creating my own stuffed animals; my

brother showed me videogames, and my experience with them induced an interest for pro-

gramming; and adopting Kai, a stray cat that is disabled from a leg injury, inspired a desire to

learn about robotics and veterinary medicine. In my future, I want to improve the lives of ani-

mals, build cool robots, and sew a new brand of plush monsters for the weirdos of the world.

In the Spotlight

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Art

My name is Madison Guth and I am in Art IV

this year. Some of my favorite projects this year

have been my oil painting where I painted three

scoops of ice cream and my silk, where I

painted a snowflake. Some of my hobbies and

interests include playing ping pong, going bowl-

ing, playing frisbee, and hanging out with my

friends. Activities at school that I am involved in

include Art Club, Yearbook, Musical, National

Honor Society, and the Big Brothers/Big Sisters

project. I also play volleyball, basketball, and

softball. After high school I plan on attending

Bowling Green State University to major in In-

tegrated Early Childhood Education.

In the Spotlight

March Artists Madison Guth and Laini Gillett

My name is Laini Gillett, and I am in Art IV. My

favorite project that we have ever done would

have to be our oil paintings because it was so

much fun to work with. On the weekends, I

enjoy hanging out with my friends and going on

adventures. I love to watch sports and craft

with my family in my free time. I am in NHS,

Art Club, a member of National Machinery, and

I am a varsity basketball and softball player. Af-

ter high school I plan on attending Owens Com-

munity College to major in Marketing and mi-

nor in Communications.

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Art

My name is Jacob McClenathan, and I am in Art III. My favorite projects in art were

silk screening, oil painting, and stained glass. My hobbies include golf, videogames,

basketball, soccer, track, and fishing. I am involved in my school’s soccer and track

and field teams. My plan for the future is to attend Ohio Northern University to

study pharmacy and graduate with a Pharmacy Doctorate.

April Artist Jacob McClenathan

In the Spotlight

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News

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Mrs. Miller’s class received letters and a treat from their pen pals in Georgetown, Texas

from Ford Elementary School. They are very excited to have new friends!!

Old Fort senior Alec Scherger

worked very hard this year to

author and publish his first

book, Instagram Growth Secrets.

His technology guide may be

bought exclusively on Ama-

zon.com. Congratulations,

Alec!

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May 2019

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

30 Spanish Field

Trip

9:30-2:00

Spring Arts

Festival

7:00

1

Old Fort

Pride

Scholarship

Due

2 3 4

5

6 Elementary Scho-lastic

Book Fair Week

Elementary

SMART Week

7

Lion’s Club

Achievement

Banquet

6:00

8

Muffins for

Moms

4th Grade

REACH-

9 Muffins for Moms

Jostens—Juniors–

12 :00

Big Brother/Big

Sister

1:24

Elementary Spring

Program– 6:00 P.M.

10 Academic Honors Breakfast

Study Island Reward Party

Qualifying Sophomores—

12:30

Imagination Station– Elem.

Fremont Ballet– aud.

11 Prom at Tiffin University 8:00

After Prom - 11:00

12

Fremont Ballet

– aud.

13

Elementary

After-Testing

Celebration

Board Meeting

6:00

14

Sentinel

Graduation

15

Vanguard

Graduation

PBIS End of

the Year

Awards 1:21

Elementary

16 Field Trip Chemis-

try/Calculus

8:15-7:00 Cedar

Point

Field Trip Geometry

8:30-2:50 Mud Hens

Field Trip Sixth

Grade– Mud Hens

Fifth Grade Band

17 Seniors Last Day/

Graduation Practice

AM

Super Class Day

Field Trip– JH Quiz

Bowl Heidelberg

Field Trips Fourth

Grade– Hayes and

Fifth Grade- Tol. Art

18

19

Graduation

3:00 P.M.

20

21

Sixth Grade

Tours

1:00

Field Trip Fifth

Grade– Sauder

Village

22

23

Last Day of

School

24

Teacher

Work Day

25

26

27

Memorial

Day

28

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