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P2 Awards and CertificationPonitz students receive awards and earn certifications on a monthly basis. Read about the latest achievers.

P3 College Credit Plus+New post-secondary options abound. Ponitz students are earning college credit on our campus.

P4 Meeting AdversityA Ponitz graduate is using his career tech skills in college and beating the odds.

Niani BrownBEAT OUT STUDENTS FROM STEBBINS, WAYNE, NORTHRIDGE, AND TROTWOOD BY EARNING A 30 COMPOSITE SCORE ON HER PRACTICE ACT TESTING. SHE INCREASED HER SCORE BY 6 POINTS!Students who increased their practice composite score by 4-7 points are as follows...James Stevens, Danielle Carson, Shawn Hatmaker, Jawuan Reece, Kemit Brown-Swain, America Garcia, DaShayla RutherfordPlease help me congratulate these students. The increase in scores will help them with acceptance into more colleges and will potentially lead to scholarship dollars. I'm proud of the effort that everyone gave. - Brittany Nalls, SCCRC

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In It to Win It Car ChosenDPS and Voss Auto Network donated a 2008 Chevy Cobalt!

Blood Drive 2015The Community Blood Center tells us we have the best drive in the region!!

Special CollaborationBPA members and Career Tech teamed up to raise $922 for Special Olympics!

Principal's PostCOMMUNITY PARTNERS STEP UPIt is hard to believe that we are already in the second part of the of the school year. Our students have been busy both in their classes and in their clubs and activities, and what very recently seemed like a new school year has settled into a familiar but rewarding routine. One highlight of the Fall is that our students are going out on job shadowing and internship opportunities. We are encouraged by many of our community partners who’ve already stepped up and opened their doors. I want to thank all the parents and community members who participate daily in the vision of Ponitz. Your commitment to and involvement in our school represents our greatest strengths, and we as a school are grateful for your support! - Ray Caruthers, Principal

WE SING.Mrs Schilla's French students are singing "Champs Elsées" to learn the language.

WE ACT.Mrs. Thompson's drama class hosted a monster makeup workshop. Scary good!!

WE DANCE.Mr. Olano's students master parent function transformations in Pre-Calc by moving their bodies.

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Something to Talk AboutDEMETRIUS OGLESBY WON AN AWARD FROM THE TERRI HEMMERT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT RADIO/AUDIO COMPETITIONHe entered in the Public Service Campaign/Production category, and received an Honorable Mention for his piece “The Talking Phone.”The contest and award is hosted by the Columbia College Chicago High School and College Radio Conference co-sponsored by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System. Demetrius is currently the manager of WDPS-FM and works crew for DPS-TV. - Joanne Viskup, Media Arts Instructor

ANIA GIBSONThis year's winner of the Annual MLK Art, Poetry, and Prose Contest in the category of Art: High SchoolA special thanks to Mrs. Ely for helping her out on the art related parts.

MARIYA DIXONAchieved an honorable mention for entering a poetry pieceBoth girls will be honored at the award ceremony in January.

- Tamar Fishbein, Language Arts Instructor

ServSafe CertificationCULINARY STUDENTS PASS THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SERVSAFE MANAGER CERTIFICATION

ServSafe training and certification is recognized by more federal, state and local jurisdictions than any other food safety certification. This certification provides a

definitive competitive advantage in a flooded labor pool and gives our students seeking employment an extra confidence boost in interviews!

In addition to earning 2 credit hours at Sinclair, these students have demonstrated a competency that usually requires several years of work experience by passing this

particular test, the highest tier offered!- Chef Head, Culinary Arts Instructor

M L K Art, Poetry, and Prose Contest

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Notable Allied Health StudentsSenior: Marcus Crawford- attendance , academics and classroom motivator and supporterJunior :Katlyn Black -quiet spirit, focused , always put forth her best effort to accomplish her tasks and assignments, model student.Sophomore: Kim Lojo - academics, attendance, model student, classroom supporter

Graphic Seniors Earn College CreditI would like to share with you 13 out 14 Graphic Art and Design seniors passed the Sinclair Community College (VIS 1140) Digital Design I course. They all received 4 semester credit hours. The course requires students to use design skills and integrate InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator design tools. Please congratulate these students!Left to Right, Top to Bottom: D'Angelo Wofford, Donald Gillis, Daymond Wilkinson, Tony Hale, Aarion Jones, Alexander Derrick, Mckenzie Payne, Darryl Jones, Jade Monroe, Destiny Pardue, Not Pictured: Tyler Simmons, Kayla Conn, and Alvine Nkurunziza

- Tonya Robinson, Graphic Art and Design Instructor

Allied Health NotesLOCAL MEDICAL PARTNERS SERVE AS MENTORS

Our Industry partner Kettering College of Medical Arts hosted our first annual Mentor Mentee Ice

Cream social for all of our sophomore students and their families. This was a wonderful opportunity for our students to meet their mentors from various career paths. Our students will meet regularly, converse and engage with their mentors throughout the school year.

Erick Charlton, Director of Radiology at Wilson Memorial Hospital will mentor our eight male

allied health students on an ongoing basis. Currently he visits every week, has scheduled tours of Good Samaritan hospital and Wilson Memorial Hospital for intensive tours and programming. Students will be exposed to all aspects of the hospital setting. - Niki Ross, BSN, RN, Allied Health Program

College Credit Plus ENG 1101I want to give a BIG SHOUT OUT to the following students! All 8 students that participated in the College Credit Plus,

English 1101 through Sinclair course PASSED THE CLASS! These students are writing at above a college level! AND not

all of them are Seniors!

Heaven Gray-JonesDarryl Jones

Adrianna LovelaceMichael MatthewsDiamond Simpson

Summer SmithHailey Stump

JaNese Walker

Mrs. Kerry KeiserLanguage Arts Teacher

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M e e t i n g A d ve r s i t y w i t h E xc e l l e n c eHOW A NATIVE DAYTONIAN ENTERS THE BATTLEFIELD OF LIFE WITH THE BEST TOOLSET AND MAINTAINS THE COURAGE TO ACHIEVE HIS GOAL OF BEING AN ENGINEER

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PONITZ CAREER TECHNOLOGY CENTER

DAYTON PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT

5% DISCOUNT ON ALL TIRES

(DISCOUNT OFF NORMAL RETAIL PRICE WITH INSTALLATION, MOUNTING, & BALANCING INCLUDED; NOT APPLICABLE WITH OTHER TIRE DISCOUNTS, SALES, OR OFFERS)

10% DISCOUNT ON ALL PARTS & LABOR (NOT APPLICABLE WITH OTHER SERVICE DISCOUNTS, SALES, OR OFFERS)

COUPON OR VALID DAYTON PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION MUST BE PRESENT AT TIME OF PURCHASE

VALID UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2016

Automotive Partners with Grismer GRISMER DONATES TIRES FOR THE "IN IT TO WIN IT" R AFFLE , OUR AC ADEMIC , AT TENDANCE, AND BEHAVIOR INCENTIVERecently Grismer Tire and Auto Service Center have become industry partners with our automotive program here at Ponitz Career Technology Center. They have provided our students with field trips, job shadowing opportunities, and 3 of our automotive students are now employed by Grismer. Additionally, they donated four tires to our car giveaway!

They have also offered discounts on tires and repair services to all employees of Dayton Public Schools. Please contact Mark at Grismer Tire, 815 S. Patterson Rd Dayton, OH 937-223-3244

Thanks for you support of our automotive program!

Rick Seither

Ponitz CTC Automotive Technology 937-542-7290

When rising UD Engineering senior, Brandon Dabney, has faced challenges, his philosophy has always been “to persevere and get the best education possible.” Since his mother passed in 2010 when Brandon was just 15, he decided to honor her by pursuing a legacy of achievements. He started by enrolling in the Engineering Technology career pathway at Ponitz Career Technology Center in Dayton Public Schools. “Engineering has been one of my passions ever since I was little. It became a true calling when I began getting involved in FIRST robotics. I chose Ponitz Engineering to expand my knowledge about engineering and to see if I really wanted to make it my life-long career.”

Under the direction of instructor, David Andrews, Brandon not only found that he enjoyed engineering but also that he could compete against his peers at other high schools and win. During his education at Ponitz, Brandon

used his experience in FIRST robotics league to compete in an annual Battlebots competition. With his team of peers and industry professionals at Ponitz, he was able to design, build, and perfect his skills in robotics to calmly and methodically defeat the other robots that competing teams sent his way. At the same time, he defeated any doubt that he could approach the challenges of higher education to earn a degree in the engineering field.

Ponitz Career Technology Center instructors work with industry partners in order to

place students into job shadows and internships in their fields

of interest while they are still in high school. Some of these internships turn into paid jobs. Brandon so impressed local engineering firms

Custom Manufacturing Solutions and Lord

Corporation, that he was able to add them to his resumé before

exiting high school. He was exposed to roles in machining, CNC work, maintenance, shipping and receiving, and documenting

and sorting sensitive files alongside career engineers.

Knowing that academics alone would not prepare him for the challenge of being a valuable team player with future colleagues, Brandon joined his high school’s baseball, soccer, and wrestling teams. Maintaining a busy academic schedule, and balancing that with extra curricular activities taught him valuable skills in time management and earned him great friends along the way.

As he entered his senior year of high school, Brandon applied to University of Dayton’s esteemed engineering college and was accepted. During his tenure at the University of Dayton, he has stayed on a relentless course of success in academics, on-the-job training, and extracurricular activities. As President of the Wrestling team and Vice President of the Robotics team at UD, Brandon is making good use of his time and continuing to make strides in his education and social life. Best of all, because of the multiple scholarships he received for his many accomplishments, he won’t have any student loan debt upon graduation.

- P.R. Frank, editor

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