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Quick NewsMay 5, 2011Tomorrow, May 6 th the 4 th Quarter Interims will be distributed!THS 2011 Prom King & Queen is Taylor Johnson & John Cox!The Junior Class of Tippecanoe High School hosted the 2011 Junior-Senior Prom on Saturday, April 30 th atthe Kettering Tower Lobby in Dayton, Ohio. The unique venue was transformed into an Athenian Escape ! Thestudents felt as if they were in ancient Greece. Pictured above is the Prom court; Ladies; (left to right) TaylorJohnson, Jenna Schairbaum, Lindsay Ratermann, and Samantha Eastman. Gentlemen; (left to right) CullenBaron, Brad Farmer, Jonathon Cox and Adam Ault.Crowned Queen and King: Taylor Johnson and Jonathon Cox.Photos courtesy of Expressions

After Prom!THS Parents Who Care Organization hosted a very exciting After Prom. 327 students and manyparent chaperones met at the high school following the Prom and were taken by bus to Dave & Buster’sin Hilliard for an all-night party with food, music, and unlimited gaming. It was a very different AfterProm this year and everyone had a great time. Throughout the evening, prize drawings were done whichconsisted of gift cards to area businesses, tickets to amusement parks, baseball games and fantasticgrand prizes. Those prizes were purchased with money donated by area businesses and parents ofstudents. They included a new laptop computer, an IPad, ITouch, GPS, TVs, printers and etc. JoeJohnson and Tipp Foundation donated $500 scholarships and the lucky winners were Daniel Pfister andJustin Roberts. Tipp Monroe Fire Association donated a $100 Scholarship and it went to Katy Fahey.To view more after prom pictures log into Tippfunphotos.smugmug.com and click on school activitiesand after prom 2011. A huge thank you goes out to parents and area businesses for helping to make thisevent possible for our students. Parents Who Care is a parent organization formed to create a drug andalcohol free after prom party for our students. The organization is always looking for volunteers!The Power of “1”!Last week was Wellness Week at Tippecanoe High School. Some of the highlights included the singingof “Stand by Me”; watching a video “Playing for Change”; some choir students accompanied by theMcCrazie’s led a group sing and the spontaneous assembling of almost two-thirds of the student bodyonto the gym floor as they stood arm-in-arm. Then the entire student body (CTC included) assembledinto a “1” outside by the band tower. The senior class circled the number and Expressions Studio took apicture to be printed and hung in the school.

Alternative Spring BreakTHS Language Arts teacher, Ian Porto led a small group of THS students on the first ever TippecanoeAlternative Spring Break Trip (a service oriented outreach intended to provide students from THS withthe opportunity to serve in and learn about the city of Dayton). They spent two full days working at adaycare center at the VA Complex with 3-5 year old children from underprivileged homes, cleaning upthe Newcom Plain neighborhood in East Dayton, eating lunch and interacting with over 90 members ofthe community present at a church in East Dayton to partake in a free lunch provided for those withoutfood, and working with 1 st to 6 th graders at an afterschool program in the Five Oaks neighborhood ofWest Dayton.(Daycare Center at the Veterans Association Complex) being hugged: TylerHeinl (junior), Zach Vinski (sophomore)(Clubhouse AfterschoolProgram in Five Oaksneighborhood of WestDayton) flashcards:Rachel Bruce (senior)(Newcom Plain neighborhood in East Dayton withCommunity Organizer Nanette Davis) group shot: left toright - Alex Baker (junior), Mr. Porto, Zach Vinski(sophomore), Tyler Heinl (junior), Nanette Davis,Connor Bailey (senior), Carolyn Bailey (sophomore),Nick DeNuzzo (junior), Nefeli Supinger (freshman),Rachel Bruce (senior), Alex Mahan (junior), RodneyBerning (senior), Emilie Paulus (junior), and AshleyMohler (junior)(Newcom Plain neighborhood) holding trashbags: Tyler Heinl(junior) and Carolyn Bailey (sophomore)

2011 L. T. Ball Fitness Challenge Team!Congratulations to the 2011 Fitness Challengeteam! The team earned first place for the 5 thyear in a row! The following athletes did agreat job; Evan Winblad, Landon Vair, LeviBerning, Nikki Rong, Brad Dettwiller, HarrisonTimmer, Josh Burritt, Josh Walland, MicheleMorgan, Melanie Dodson, Isabelle Crow,Cameron Schwartz, Bryce, McCullough,Jackson Yeager, Jackson Kremer, EthanHeitkamp, Annie Livesay, Delaney Bourelle,Jackie Bashore, Brooke Aselage, Sierra Hagen,Mike Morgan, Michael Pfister, Kaili Titley,Devyn Stockslager, Kearsten Hill, Katie Taylor,Christina Wampler, Ben Halsey, BenjaminAmobs, Gabby Heck, Stephanie Fink, JillianZuzolo, Elizabeth Schneider. Way to goFitness Challenge team! A big “thank you”goes to Mrs. Koch and Mrs. Fischer for all their extra hard work at this great event!LT Ball Relay for Life!LT Ball is not just teaching academics to their students. Students at LT Ball are also learning how to bea caring and supportive communitymember. Our community, ourcountry and our nation depends onthe good will of others throughphilanthropy and donations tosupport many organizations that wedepend on. The American CancerSociety is one of theseorganizations. Relay for Life is asignature event hosted all over theworld to help raise funds for theACS. Money is used for research,education and early detectionprograms. For the past seven yearsLT Ball has participated in theMiami County Relay for Life eventcurrently held in at the Miami County Fair Grounds. This year LT Ball is hosting a Mini Relay for Lifeto help Miami County raise donations for this worthy cause. Friday, May 13 from 5:30 – 11:00 p.m.community members, neighbors and friends are invited to come out to the track at Howell Field (behindLT Ball) to walk in honor of or in memory of someone who is or has battled with this disease. The 4 th &5 th grade classes will have carnival booths set up around the track to raise money for the ACS. There willalso be concessions and various performances going on all evening. Jeff Stevens DJ @ Mix 107.7 willbe MC for the event, provide music and commentary. The event will highlight our 4 th & 5 th gradestudents at 7:00 p.m. in a concert directed by Miami County Parks Chris Rowlands and music teacherSharon Pfister. Please join these fantastic students as they “Celebrate Life” together as a community!Please call LT Ball 667-3719 to volunteer your help!

Arbor Day at Broadway and Nevin Coppock Elementary Schools!Arbor Day was last Friday. In that day’s honor, the Tipp City Tree Board gave every first grader aseedling to plant at their home. Marilyn Fennell from the City spoke to the children about Arbor Dayand the importance of trees.Broadway’s Fun Fair was a hit!Thanks to all of the fabulous people of TippCity, over $11,000 was raised at Fun Fairthis year. This money will be used topurchase document cameras for eachclassroom at Broadway, give much-neededsupport to several families in need, as wellas provide financial assistance to theclassrooms of Broadway. A general meetingwill be held in May so your voice can beheard about the allocation of PALS fundsmoving forward. Thanks so much for yoursupport in what has been a time ofrebuilding!

The Super Citizen Word for April was Promptness!The Broadway Elementary students picturedwere chosen by their teachers for being promptand were treated to breakfast.Nevin Coppock April Ringmaster Breakfast!Each month Nevin Coppock teachers choose two students whoare giving their Best Performance every day! They base that onReliability, Responsibility, and Respect. Those students aretreated to breakfast from the Ringmaster (Mr. Brownlee). Inaddition to breakfast, they receive a certificate and a back packtag. Pictured are this month’s Ringmaster winners!In the bottom picture the students were being silly with theorange quarters in their mouths! The Ringmaster wouldn’tparticipate.

Students Visit Air Traffic Control Tower at Dayton International AirportNevin Coppock 3rd grade teacher Kim Adkins and Gifted Intervention Specialist Carmella Lammers offered anoptional enrichment field trip on Saturday, April 16 th to students and parents. Nearly the entire class showed up!Classmate Ryan Bibby’s father Shawn, who is an Air Traffic Controller at DAY, took students on a “back stage”tour. Mr. Bibby and a colleague took turns taking small groups of parents and students up to the control tower andalso into the radar room and answered questions. It was fascinating and very educational for students and parents.The class visited the existing tower and was told that the air traffic controllers are looking forward to moving intothe new updated tower in June. A big thank you goes out to Mr. Bibby and the Dayton International Airport forproviding this enrichment opportunity to our students.Dance To Advance!Students at Nevin Coppock are Dancing to Advance! Dance to Advance is a fun and easy-to-use dance matactivity software for use across the curriculum. Teachers create, edit, and customize their own dance matactivities on any subject or topic using text, sound, or pictures. Dance to Advance teaches kids in a visual,auditory, and kinesthetic way. Pictured above, Ms. Robison is helping the students choose their characters for thecoin game that she created. Students were learning the value of each coin.“We were so busy living our lives,that we didn’t realize we wereliving history!”That’s what the Tipp City Historical Society was telling theNevin Coppock third graders during their Readers Theater.

Flight Around the World!The Tipp City Schools ESL Program invited families and staff to take a trip to tour the home countries of our ESLstudents. Seventy-seven guests (41 adults and 36 children) arrived with boarding passes and received individualpassports before departing on ESL Airlines at L.T. Ball Intermediate Elementary School and were taken to 12countries around the world including Bosnia, China, Ethiopia, France, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Mexico,Philippines, Russia, South Korea and Ukraine. Each country explained their culture by displaying a flag, anillustrated information board and original artifacts. Native food samples from each country were available forguests as well. The evening culminated in prizes being awarded for passengers who correctly completed aKnowledge Test about the countries they visited.Parents! Vote on One of the Two Proposed School Calendars!Parents, Tipp City Schools wants to know which of the two proposed school calendars for the year2012-2013 you prefer. Below is a link to a short parent survey which will be open until May 12 th .Please review each calendar carefully and vote on the option you like the best. We appreciate yourinput.http://www.tippcityschools.com/ths/Forms/TakeSurvey.asp?PageNumber=1&SurveyID=31M8l36M6p80I

For athletic results go to www.cbcsportsonline.com.Tippecanoe High School athletic schedules: are available atwww.highschoolsports.net/school/Tippecanoe-High-School-Tipp-City-OH/Tippecanoe Middle School athletic schedules: are available atwww.highschoolsports.net/school/Tippecanoe-Middle-School-Tipp-City-OH/Tipp City Exempted Village Schools’ website: www.tippcityschools.com is full of important informationplease go there often to stay updated on the district and your child’s schools’ happenings. A Note fromTransportationReminder to Parents of students who ride the bus: We will not be able to take any daycare/sitter changesfor the 2011-2012 school year (involving busing) after August 10th. We will resume taking changes onSeptember 5th. All students are assigned back to their home addresses each school year for bustransportation. We don’t assume they will be back at the same daycare/sitter from the previous year.The first two weeks of a new school year are challenging enough for bus drivers without multiple changes forstudents. Thank you!Tipp-Monroe Community Garage Sale- BAG BOOK SALE -May 7, 2011 A $1 a bag book sale will beheld this Saturday, May 7th, hosted by The Friends of the Tipp City Public Library, during the CommunityGarage Sale. Come ready to stock up on paperback and children's books! Proceeds to benefit the Library.Water Tower Construction - The city has started construction on the water tower and there are many trucksutilizing Success Circle and the High School driveway. The gate has been opened for the driveway betweenthe front and back parking lots. The gate will remain open, at least during school hours. Drivers may want tocount on this gate access as an entrance to the back parking lot until further notice.KIT-TV is now streaming the Board of Education Meetings and other Tipp City School activities on line. Toview go to: http://kittv.pegcentral.comTo unsubscribe to Quick News, please send an email with “unsubscribe” in the subject line tosbrownlee@tippcity.k12.oh.us.

Tipp City mini-Relay for LifeMiami CountyHeld after dark, friends gather around the candlelit track to remember those lost to cancer,support those fighting cancer, and rejoice with those who have fought the disease andwon!Our Luminaria is a $5 donation to the American Cancer Society.E-mail or Send Luminaria Orders To:LT Ball Intermediate School575 N HyattTipp City, OH 45371Questions Contact:Dawn Dodsonddodson2@woh.rr.comYour Name:_________________________________________Address:____________________________________________City:_______________________ State:_____ Zip:__________Email Address: ______________________________________Phone:(____)_____-_______ Team Name /#:______________Please circle payment method:Cash CheckChecks payable to: American CancerSocietyI would like the luminaria dedicated to the following person:Name: First:________________________ Last:___________________________Name: First:________________________ Last:___________________________Name: First:________________________ Last:___________________________Name: First:________________________ Last:___________________________Name: First:________________________ Last:___________________________Qty:_____Qty:_____Qty:_____Qty:_____Qty:_____Amount paid __________LIGHT THE FUTURE WITH HOPE!Luminaria light the way for hope, progress, and answers. They will stay lit throughout theevening, reminding us that HOPE LIVES among us.All names will be read at our Luminaria Ceremony atTipp City mini-Relay for Life Event at the Howell Track on May 13, 2011.