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December 2017

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LAKOTA LOCALSCHOOLS

SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGEI would like to thank everyone for their

support this year school year. The education of our students is a partnership between the school and our families. I encourage our families and our staff members to communicate and work together to help our students find success. One of my responsibilities is to support these efforts. If I can ever be of assistance, please do not hesitate to ask.

The holidays are a great time of the school year. As we approach the halfway point of the school year, it is an excellent time to reflect on what has been accomplished and to also set our goals for the second half of the school year. In addition, the holiday concerts are one of the highlights of the month as well as the beginning of the winter sports season. Please accept

this as an open invitation to attend any of these events.

We are very fortunate to have a beauti-ful building for our students and staff to attend each day. I would like to thank our maintenance and custodians for their hard work in keeping our facilities look-ing brand new. We have also taken the initiative to be energy efficient. This past summer energy efficient lighting was installed in the parking lots and gymnasi-ums. The lighting has a projected savings of over $10,000 each year. It has been a great first semester and I look forward to working with the staff, parents, community members, and students in continuing to provide an excellent educational experience for our students.

Freshman Reilly Cozette and Junior Dylan Moes represented Lakota at the Division III Cross Country State Championships on November 4. Both athletes ran really strong races in the state competition. Reilly ran the 9th fastest time in the history of the school. She also had the 11th best finish of all Lakota female runners to compete at the state level. When the tournament racing started, there were 1,374 runners trying to

COZETTE AND MOES PARTICIPATE IN STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEET!!

qualify to the state. She finished 37th out of those 1374 runners.

Dylan ran the 10th fastest in the history of the school at the district, which helped propel him into the state completion. Dylan started with 1,474 runners trying to qualify to state. He finished 75th out of the 1,474 runners. Congratulations to both on an outstanding finish to an outstanding season.

Freshman - Reilly Cozette Junior - Dylan Moes

A VISION SCREENING IS NOT AN EYE EXAMSubmitted by Mrs. Beth Crawford, School Nurse

In the State of Ohio, there are requirements that all schools must follow with regard to performing vision screenings for preschool and school aged students. The pur-pose of the vision screening is to aid in the detection of children who have or are at risk for developing vision disorders. Good vision is important for a child’s overall develop-ment, especially with academics and education. However, the vision screening completed at school is not an eye exam, cannot evaluate the health and function of the eyes, and can never replace a complete examination performed by an eye doctor.

In Ohio, students are required to be screened in preschool, kindergarten, 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th grades, and soon 11th grade will be included. As your School Nurse, I conduct

all of the vision screenings at Lakota Schools. Because I understand that a child’s eyes change a great deal in the first ten years of life, I

choose to complete vision screenings for 2nd and 4th grades as well. So far this school year, I have completed the vision screenings for every student through the 4th

grade. If your child did not meet or pass the screening requirements, I would have sent a letter home with your child. If you received a referral letter, please consider the importance of scheduling an appointment for your child to have a complete eye exam with an eye doctor. If you need help with this or are in need of help in paying for an exam, please let me know. I can be reached at 419-986-6640. Please ask for Mrs. Crawford. We want your child to see all that they can see!

Maintenance Technician Lakota Local Schools are in need of a Maintenance Technician. Must have a High School

diploma or GED, Building Operator’s Certificate or be willing to obtain, and clear fingerprints. This is a full-time position. If interested, please contact Joe Harvey at 419-986-6650 or email at [email protected].

Substitute TeachersThe Lakota Local schools are now taking applications for substitute teachers for the 2017-

2018 school year. A bachelor’s degree is required along with a current background check. An Ohio teaching license is needed or the willingness to obtain a substitute license. Contact Ginny Nusbaum in the District Office at 419-986-6650, extension 4301 or email at [email protected] for assistance in requirements needed for a substitute license. Rate of pay is $80.00 per day.

Other positions that are available are: substitute cooks, custodians, aides, cashiers, secre-taries and bus drivers. If you are interested, please call Ginny Nusbaum in the Board Office at 419-986-6650, extension 4301.

NOW HIRING AT LAKOTA SCHOOLS

With the Christmas season upon us, the Middle School students would like to make those who are less fortunate be full of cheer by donating canned goods/non-perishable items. Items needed are: canned fruit, vegetables and soups, boxed or bagged potatoes, noodles, pasta, pudding, paper products, cleaning supplies and toiletries. All of the items collected will be donated to God’s Store House to be given to those in need. Boxes will be located in Mr. Nusbaum’s office, as well as in each middle school classroom to drop off your items. Donations will be collected through December 15th. Last year we collected over 800 items, let’s see if we can top that this year! Thank you so much for your support, stay warm, and Merry Christmas!

CONNER BECK IS FEATURED IN "BOYS' LIFE" MAGAZINE

4th grader Conner Beck was featured in the magazine "Boys' Life" for saving his dad when he had a medical emer-gency. Conner is a Wolf Scout and was awarded an Honor Medal for his actions. This issue of the magazine is in the school library. Congratulations Conner!

From The Lakota Staff andBoard Of Education

FOOD DRIVE FOR GOD’S STOREHOUSE



HIGH SCHOOL

From the Desk of Mrs. Sherry SprowLakota High School Principal

With the second nine weeks well underway, it is hard to believe the end of the first semester is quickly approaching. The high school students have been working diligently in their classes in preparation for first semester exams which will be administered dur-ing the week of December 11th. Congratulations to all of the students who were on the honor roll during the first nine weeks. We are very proud of you and applaud your academic success.

The fall sports season ended with many of our athletes excelling at various sports. The Fall Sports Banquets took place in November with a number of fall athletes recognized for their outstanding efforts in the state, district, and league. Congratulations to all of the fall sports teams. The winter sports teams have been working hard and are eagerly anticipating their upcoming contests.

To celebrate the holiday season, many musical programs have been scheduled. During this busy season, consider taking a bit of your time to spend with our talented students and enjoy some holiday cheer. Information for all of the upcoming events can be found on our website www.lakotaschools.org.

Wishing you and yours a safe and happy holiday season!

12th Grade4.00Madilyn Below, Madison Benavides, Faith Bid-dle, Autumn Bordner, Collin Carr, Jordan Cason-White, Devin Clark, Elijah Ernst, Paige Franks, Tyler Gabel, Cora Grine, Haley Hammer, Caitlin Hicks, Joshua Kagy, Mariah Kiser, Makenna Lin-key, Brian Miller, Kaitlyn Mogle, Levi Myers, Brock Overmyer, Mason Rosenberger, Tara Trimble, Taylor Uhlman, Julia Vanhoose, Nathan Walter, Brooklyn Ware, Andrea Weinrich3.90 – 3.00Kayleigh Barchus, Logan Bloom, Caleb Brown, Ca-leb Chalfin, McCenzye Cooper, Tain Cozette, An-tonio Diaz, Darry Endicott, Mackenzie Feathers, Isreal Flores, Cheyenne Fugitt, Chaunce Gangw-er, Gabrielle Glavich, Chase Glover, Jack Greiner, Parker Grine, Olivia Harden, Samarah Johnson, Richard Karn, Anthony Kasavage, Dakota Klotz, Noah Koester, Neil Lemmerbrock, Logan Mallory, Alex Marion, Jonathan Mason, Korissa McCona-ha, Samael McDermott, Rachel Miller, Rilee Mil-ligan, Bryce Norwalk Anderson, Elizabeth Ohms, Colton Rader, Joshua Randolph, Emilee Roper, Logan Stone, Lucas Streacker, Ryan Struble, Wil-liam Swinehart, Cassie Toller, Hope Watson-Da-vis, Tyler Wehrle, Abygail Wooley

11th Grade4.00Anna Brubaker, Kelsey Brust, Riley Danko, Taylor Garn, Collin Hipsher, Jake Hoffman, Maryn Klaus, Anna Klotz, Katelyn Klotz, Michael Morelock, Trinity Morelock, Leah Patterson, Brady Rosen-berger, Rusty Swartz, Reagan Zuelzke3.90 – 3.00Cameron Balderson, McKenzie Below, Skieler Boggs, Madison Bowling, Levi Broski, Skylar Cook, Aliza Dauterman, Gabrielle Dauterman, Malek Durst, Kandace Elarton, Marcus Elliott, Travis Enright, Amber Eubank, Austin Goodman, Kaitlyn Graham, Erica Hartley, Erin Hartley, Da-kota Holman, Tyler Hushour, John Jacquot, Madi-son King, Dylan Moes, Zachary Mogle, Brenden O’Connell, Destiny Parker, Connor Powell, Dylan Quinlin, Jenna Ranzenberger, Adam Rutledge,

LAKOTA HIGH SCHOOL1st NINE WEEKS HONOR ROLL

Nicholas Sayre, Brooke Shank, Levi Shultz, Sarah Sievers, Andrew Stuller, Cody Tennison, Dakota Travis, Samantha Wallace, Gage Ware, Noah Weaks, Samantha Weaver, Alexa Yonikus

10th Grade4.00Noah Dull, Travis Hoerig, Steven Kern, Kennedi Kreilick, Kiersten Linkey, Madelyn Matz, Alexan-der Palmerton, Noah Rogers, Lucas Rosenberger, Braden Schaser, Ashley Schoenfeld 3.9 – 3.0Julian Allen, Julia Baker, Josie Bear, Gabrielle Bishop, Tyler Bradner, Takayla Carter, Marrissa Claburn, Paige Curlis, Colt Dible, Cameron Dunn, Trevor Franks, Alexa Gabel, Parris Hagemann, Karli Hansen, Donald Hillabrand, Justin Jacquot, Brooklyn Kreilick, Trent Mathias, Justin McDavitt, Aliesha McDill, Bodey Moon, Norma Moore, Hai-ley Odom, Carter Reinhart, Zachary Smith, Wil-low Soluri, Peter Statham, Desiree Strickler, Kate-lyn Tyler, Kaeden Wasserman, Hailey Williams, Mariah Woodruff, Brianna Zamora

9th Grade4.00Connor Hill, Ethan Klotz, Mark Statham3.90 – 3.00Payton Ackerman, Logan Barringer, Sophie Berk-ley, Michael Blevins, Jayden Bonnell, Emma Chalfin, Jalen Cofer, Raven Collins, Reilly Coz-ette, Taylan Cozette, Leanne Craun, Maddison Danko, Gabriel Dohanyos, Dakota Dukett, Kyleigh Dull, Alyssa Duvall, Brenden Gebes, Drew Haar, Jasmine Hines, Ann Hoffman, Robert Hunker, Racquelle Kirian, Erica Krawetzke, Addisyn Mar-shall, Kendra McDole, Carol Measel, Caleb Meel, Justin Miller, Jonathan Moore, Dakota Norris, Blake Norwalk Anderson, Austin Nuhfer, Morgan Otto, Alexander Peace, Kaydence Poole, Haleigh Potteiger, Wyatt Quaintance, William Randolph, Savana Ranzenberger, Nicole Reiter, Brennan Ross, Cody Roush, Brandon Schoch, Ethan Smith-back, Zachary Stevenson, Clairissa Stump, Joshua Swartz, Lauryn Tiell, Jordan Willmarth, Alysia Yonikus, Eric Zuelzke

CAPITAL UNIVERSITY HONORS CONCERT BAND

Two of our High School band students recently participated in Capital University’s 16th Annual Honors Concert Band. Erica and Erin Hartley spent a whole day learning and rehears-ing new music that would be performed in concert on the next afternoon. Junior, Erica Hartley, placed 9th in the Flute section and Junior, Erin Hartley, placed 8th in the Clarinet section. Both had the honor of playing under the direction of Mr. James Swearingen, a renowned professor, musician and director.

Congratulations Erica and Erin!! Thank you for representing Lakota High School with pride!!

Erica and Erin Hartley

Pictured from left to right: Levi Schwochow, Marcus Elliot, Skylar Cook, Trent Mathias, Robert Hunker, Charles Thomas

Our members had the opportunity to go on a Nutrient Bus Tour. The bus stopped at Naomi Dairy Farm, Heidelberg Water Testing Station, Bio-solids Holding Facility, and Greenfield Ag./Widmer & Associates.

LAKOTA FFA NEWSin partnership with VSCTCSubmitted by: Madison King, Reporter

The American FFA Degree is the highest award that an

FFA member can obtain.

Miranda Cox and Patrick Shull received this award on October 28th, 2017.

Levi Schwochow and Mariah Kiser competed in the sub-district

Job Interview CDE on November 7th, 2017. Mariah placed 5th in the senior division and Levi

placed 9th in the sophomore division.

Pictured from left to right: Maryn Klaus, Anna Brubaker, Mariah Kiser,

and Madison King.

We had a team of four participate in the district Food Science CDE on November 9th, 2017. They placed second and went to state on December 2nd, 2017 where they placed twelfth out of 19 teams.



IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO ATTEND A COLLEGE CREDIT PLUS MEETING!!!

Please be advised that if you missed the first College Credit Plus Meeting, Lakota High School will be having another

COLLEGE CREDIT PLUS MEETINGLAKOTA BAND ROOM

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 20186:30 – 7:30 P.M.

***Note: You are advised to arrive by 6:00 p.m. for sign-in and material distribution.

A sign-in process is required to validate attendance and pass out personalized materi-als. Persons arriving after 6:30 p.m. will not be offered entrance to the meeting.

The College Credit Plus Program (CCP) allows Ohio high school students to earn college credit and/or high school graduation credit through the successful comple-tion of college courses. The CCP Program is open to 7th through 12th grade students enrolled in the state’s public, community and nonpublic high schools. The purpose of the program is to promote rigorous academic pursuits and expose students to options beyond the high school classroom.

This meeting provides the mandatory counseling for students and their parent/guardian, who wish to participate in CCP or need more information on which to base their decision to participate, during the 2018-2019 academic school year. STUDENTS AND PARENTS/GUARDIANS MUST ATTEND THE MEETING IN ITS ENTIRETY. Additional counseling sessions are also required for students choosing to participate.

If you plan to attend the meeting, please complete the registration form sent home with your child, or download and print the form that is on the Lakota website and forward it to

Nancy Slotterbeck, Counselor, Lakota High School, 5200 County Road 13, Kansas, Ohio, 44841, by Wednesday, January 17 for the January 24th meeting.

PLEASE NOTE: This meeting is also required for those students and parents who are currently participating in the CCP Program. Guidelines, program criteria and procedures change from year to year. We record attendance at this meeting as the “mandatory counseling session” required for program participation.

HIGH SCHOOL

THANK YOU TO OUR BLOOD DONORS

Thank you to all students, staff, and community members who stopped out to give blood on November 15. We collected 37 units, which will save up to 111 local lives! Also, all donations help raise scholarship money for our National Honor Society students. Moreover, a Red Cross worker took time out of her day to make it a point to come over and tell our advisors that Lakota has some of the most respectful students around!

MIDDLE SCHOOL

From the Desk of Mr. Patrick FlanaganLakota Middle School Principal

This quote summarizes the goal of LMS this school year. Our staff and students are embarking on a new Character Education program for the 2017-2018 school year where students will participate in lessons aimed at educating them on the core char-acter words of caring, citizenship, fairness, respect, responsibility, and trustworthiness. These words are each represented by a color. Thus far we have completed fairness (orange) for October with November and December’s word being caring (red). The Raider Arrows represent each charter word and students can earn colored arrows for their lockers when they demonstrate that month’s character word. The target in our World Area has a reflective center where students can see themselves and reflect how each charter word can apply to them. It also is the first sign the students see before entering the middle school wing each morning. Additionally, each morning

on the announcements, students are read a character message relating back to the word of the month. Please talk with your student daily about the character words and how these words can impact their lives outside of school.

With November and December consist-ing of the Holiday Season, caring can be demonstrated in the most simplest of acts towards others. Each grade level will be doing different projects prior to the Winter Break to show how LMS cares and shows compassion for others. These projects will not always require money or materials but rather the student’s time and effort in mak-ing Raider Nation a better place to live.

The staff and students want to send a thank you to Mrs. Mary Garber, our 7th and 8th grade Paraprofessional for all the hard work in making the target and monthly character word Raider Arrows.

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.

All A’s Honor Roll5th GradeCash Allen, Landon Blausey, Grant Bomer, Alexander Dolder, Morgan Hamilton, Aiden Hemminger, Emma Hindall, Noah Hoerig, Jett Koppus, Brandon Leal, Ashtyn Linkey, Maycee Milligan, Charles Moes, Braxton Quaintance, Jasmin Shipp, Alivia Valiquette, Aubrey Vitte, Bryler Wedge, Jordyn Wedge, and Alivia Weisenauer 6th GradeKaytlin Carlson, Chase Dussel, Brooklyn Foos, Cassidy Foos, Grant Guess, Grace Harmon, Jacie Hines, Levi Hoerig, KianJohns, Andrew Matz, Alex McGinnis, Autumn Speck, Jordyn Stuller, Jared Tyson, and Grace Waltermier 7th GradeJayce Allen, Jayson Bennington, Dominic Carlson, Kerstyn Carr, Kathryn Dierksheide, Liza Ebert, Carlie Foos, Gabriel Hagemann, Cheyenne Haning, Carson Hill, Jayla Hines, Al-exander Holman, Trinity Koppus, Maya Lesher, Paul Lopez,William Palmerton, Ryan Parks, Emma Riffe, Simon Rosen-berger, Mitchell Rosser, Cole Roush, Daniel Schmeltz, Krystian Schorn, Jacob Stuller, Devyn Toy, and Jazmyn Wonderly8th GradeLauren Bennett, Libby Blausey, Cadence Bloom, Grace Dohanyos, Kinzer Dussel, McKayla Firsdon, Evan Foos, Jenna Juarez, Zoie Lamb, Ross Lemmerbrock, Braydon Martin, J Matz, Nicole Newell, Grace Secord, and Grace Swaisgood

A/B Honor Roll5th GradeBraden Anderson, Yanel Castillo, Abryanna Coleman, Am-berlee Dayton, Addison Endicott, Justin Gonzales Jr., Michael

LAKOTA MIDDLE SCHOOL1st NINE WEEKS HONOR ROLL

Hendricks, Riley King, Raven Minich, Elyssa Reinhart, Simon Roth, Elijah Scifers, Kailynn Smith, Hannah Stahl, Abigail Stewart, Lane Thacker, and Abigail Zuhlsdorf 6th GradeCody Biddle, Liliana Blachuta, Kurtis Fawcett, Mathew Flores, Gabriel Garlick, Kayleen Grachek, Anna Hunker, Caidence Iler, Grace Johnson, Isaac King, James Kline, Kayden Leber, Christina Lopez, Mariyah Magnus, Tayla Manuel, Haylee Nichols, Bobbi Ranzenberger, Madison Reinhart, Grace Johnson, Jaylah Runion, Zoey Smith, Emma Warden, Courtney Wasserman, Zoie Widman, Tyler Wittenmyer, Jesse Wright, and Parker Zelms7th GradeAaralynn Adams, Natalie Anderson, Cory Bleckinger, Ethan Bomer, Rosendo Gracia, Evan Harmon, Miles Harner, Jason Harpster, Michelle Jackson, Kahner Kreilick, Alaysia Maxwell, Veronica Maxwell, Mitchell McDaid, Kaiya Mompher, Chet Moore, Breanna Norwalk Anderson, Hunter Null, Trever Odom, Colin Prater, Gaven Rathburn, Audrey Rice, Kenneth Rice, Jonathan Rosas, Kendyl Rosenberger, Erin Sampson, Kaitlyn Sayre, Lindsey Sievers, Brooke Trumpler, Brayden Tyson, Sebastian Wallace, Lacy Widmer, Makenzie Wyant, Maisey Zelman, and Collin Zender8th GradeBrianna Benavidez, Camron Burley, Cecelia Ellison, Iglesia Flores, Griffin Gillmor, Emylee Herr, Ben Hovis, Madelynn Hushour, Amilia Knisely, Patience Little, Serenity Malinowski, Riley McDole, Grady Moon, Kylee Morrow, Meghan Ohms,Mekenzie Rathburn, Tyler Reyna, Isabel Smith, Logan Streacker, Paige Viola, Hannah Wasserman, Zaedyn Wedge, Gaige Yonikus, Carson Zender, and Madelyn Zender

EMERGENCY MEDICAL AUTHORIZATION CARDSAt the beginning of each school year, parents/guardians are asked to complete a green

Emergency Medical Authorization (EMA) card for each child attending school. Please remember to notify the school of any updates or changes to your child's Emergency Medical Authorization (EMA). It is so important that we have current phone numbers, medical conditions, medications and allergies listed for each child. The information on this card gives school personnel permission to act in the case of emergency so please help us to be prepared. Please contact Beth Crawford RN at 419-986-6640 if you have any questions or changes to your child's information.

Our next National Honor Society American Cross Blood Drive will be on Thursday, March 22, 2018, so mark your calendars!

Playground

One thing we always have out here at Lakota is wind. Our playground on the west side of the building often feels like a wind tunnel. One of our projects this past year was the planting of a windbreak for the playground. If you would like to designate a tree in honor or memory of someone, as an alumni class project, or anonymously, please contact the Board Office at 419-986-6650. The cost is $200 for each tree. We now have a plaque posted on the side of the building with the names of all donors and we will continue to add names as donations come in. Thank you for your support!

We are still accepting donations for trees for the playground



MIDDLE SCHOOL

Lakota 8th Graders visited the Capital in Washington D.C. on November 1-4. Parents/guardians of current 7th grade students, please watch for the date of the parent meeting for next year’s trip in November, 2018.

The LMS Raider football team was crowned champions this fall of the SBC River Division. Congratulations on a great season!!

MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS CARING FOR OTHERS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON

The 5th and 6th grade students are looking to spread some holiday cheer once again to the elderly at Independence House Nursing Home in Fostoria. For the fourth straight year, the students are donating items such as Chap Stick, small chocolates, fuzzy socks with grips, small lotions, and small packaged snacks such as Goldfish and Teddy Grahams. The students will then personally deliver these items the week before Christmas, while also playing games with the residents and even singing a few Christmas carols to share in the holiday spirit. If you would be interested in donating any of the mentioned items please drop them off at the middle school office before Friday, December 15th.

The 7th and 8th Grade Academic Challenge Team scored a second place finish at the county meet on November 9, 2017.

Members of the team are: 7th grade: Casey Warren, Daniel Schmeltz, Simon Rosenberger, Jason Harpster, Miles Harner, Garon Reed, Gabriel Hagemann, and Madison Kline. 8th grade: Jenna Juarez, Libby Blausey, Kiefer Shultz, Zoie Lamb, Sophie Slover, Amilia Knisely, Hannah Wasserman, Grace Secord and Zaedyn Wedge. Congratulations!!

ELEMENTARY

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOn Thursday, November 9th, students at Lakota Elemen-

tary took part in a worldwide event to break the record for the most people “Speed Stacking Around the World” on the same day. We joined more than 600,000 people from over 20 other countries around the world on this day for the big event. This record breaking attempt ended the Speed Stacks unit event in Mr. Cline’s Phys. Ed. classes.

Speed Stacks promotes hand-eye coordination, brain activation, fitness, teamwork, speed, and overall fun. The past 2 years this event has set a new Guinness World Record. Unfortunately this year there was not enough worldwide participants to break the record. Better luck next year!

LAKOTA ELEMENTARY ATTEMPTS WORLD RECORD

November was the month of Thanks-giving and at Lakota Elementary School we have many things to be thankful for.

We are so thankful for our teachers and the many hours they spend on behalf of our students. There are incredible things happening every day in our classrooms and we owe it to the dedication of our Lakota teachers. We are thankful for everyone who works behind the scenes to make our school an awesome place to be a part of every day; our secretar-ies, custodians, bus drivers, maintenance employees, cafeteria ladies, and aides. Thank you for all you do.

We are also thankful for our parents who love their children, want the best for them, work with them at home, and support our school and education. We also appreciate the many parents who were able to attend our student-led conferences in November. I know our students were excited to share some of their hard work during this time.

We are thankful for the many vol-unteers who work with our students throughout the school year with our Proj-ect More program, AR reward parties, World Cup Stacking Championships, music programs, classroom activities, and so much more! Our PTO has also been very busy this year planning various events and their fundraiser. Thank you to everyone who participated. The PTO raised over $11,000 for our students. These funds will be used for field trips, student activities, and so much more. Thank you for your support!

During the month of November, we had the opportunity to honor those who have served our country, in peace and war. We are thankful for these men,

women, and families that sacrifice so much for our great country. We are fortunate to live in a country with so many of the freedoms we enjoy!

I love Lakota and our community of teachers, parents, students, and staff and am grateful to be a part of the wonder-ful things happening every day!

From the Desk of Mrs. Dana WardPrincipal At Lakota Elementary



ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

The Begindergarten class has really been working hard. We are learning about our Letter Land friends, what letters they make and what sounds they say. We are also learning how to stretch out words so that we can hear all the sounds that are in them. In Math, we are working on our numbers, counting and same/different.

We helped celebrate the 50th day of school with the Kindergarten-ers by having a Sock Hop. We dressed like we were from the 50’s, danced to fun music and ate ice cream floats! Thank you to PTO

BEGINDERGARTEN NEWSfor helping us celebrate!

For Thanksgiving, we earned feathers by working hard and learning some important concepts like counting, colors, letters, sounds, and shapes to name a few. Then we celebrated with the Kindergarteners by having a feast and showing off our feathers. Thank you to our parents for helping us enjoy a wonderful snack!

We are working hard on our behavior and staying on track at school so we can stay on Santa’s good list!

The Kindergarten classes are in full bloom! We are close to learn-ing all of our letters and sounds and are excited about using what we have learned by turning them into words. We are practicing sight words and are beginning to learn how to read small sentences.

We celebrated the 50th day of school by having a 50’s Sock Hop. The students had a blast! They dressed like they were in the 50’s and danced to songs from the 50’s. Thank you to PTO for paying

KINDERGARTEN NEWSfor our ice cream floats!

For Thanksgiving, we worked hard to earn feathers for our Indian headbands. After all our hard work, we had a Thanksgiving feast to show them off. Thank you to all of our wonderful parents for helping to pay for our feast!

We have begun to count down the days until Christmas and are reminded every day to be on our best behavior!

Second GradeAll A’s Honor RollCorrine Abbot, Dathan Billiot, Colton Bradner, Mason Brubaker, Wyatt Brubaker, Ivy David, Zac Hoskins, Zoe Johnson, Krue Kirian, Isabella Lagrou, Gabe Moore, Zak Nichols, Aubrey Payne, Carson Quaintance, Alyssa Repp, Madison Roschie, Joel Ruble, Grace Sautter, Elaina Schiller, Piper Shultz, Izabella Thomas, Brenna Walter, Connor Yonikus

A/B Honor RollTara Bensman, Kayden Davidson, Milo Hayden, Kelsey Holman, Annabel Holmes, Carson Hull, Jackson Juarez, Emmalynn Lemay, Charles Maxwell, Haylee Miller, Spencer Moyer, Luke Parsons, Persilla Ragle, Breanna Ridinger, Ariah Rodriguez McAfee, Jordan Ruble, Madison Seedorf, Reese Seigley, Shelby Spaulding, Jacob Stevens, Gage Trapp, Adelyn Travis, Tori Weaver, Evan Wulff, Elena Wyant, Harmanie Wyant

Third GradeAll A’s Honor RollZander Burkhalter, Bryson Clark, Koreena Crawford, Reid Dussel, Kyle Fawcett, Chloe Foos, Maerinn Fraser, Adriana Hinojosa Gonzales, Brody Hansen, Aaron Harpster, Hailey Hunt, Cooper Kaser, Colten Kelbley, Brady Kern, Eve Knisely, Brayden Reffitt, Kaitlynne Repasz, Grant Scherger, Gabriel Stacey, Mya Stoudinger, Olivia Thomas, Zavier Wedge, Justin Wonderly

A/B Honor Roll Isabelle Alge, Kolette Bartson, Brooklyn Beard, Milee Behnke, Steven Bensman, Nicholas

Camarata, Connor Claburn, Shelly Crook, Hunter Cunningham, Caylee Davis, Parker Eidenour, Nick Elchert, Graham Harmon, Jonathan Hartley, Jacob Hines, Roman Krupp, Corrina Ley, Frank Lopez, Aydin Manuel, Phoenix Medellin, Peyton Myers, Max Nordhaus, Jaycee Reinbolt, Emma Reinhart, Madelyn Reinhart, Jorja Skaggs, Nathanial Stewart, Brandon Thomas, Hunter Thomas, Matthew Travis, Lara Turner, Ethan Uhlman, Lacey Wallace, Bryceson Ward, Raelyn Wittenmyer

Fourth GradeAll A’s Honor RollLandon Barnett, Blayse Beard, Cayden Bursiek, Elena Carlson, Justice Clay, Lily David, Avery Davis, Jayden Durain, Benett Ebert, McKaylin Flechtner, Sophia Fraser, Madalynn Gillmor, Landen Graber, Brookelyn Harner, Brayden Harrison, Chase Herr, Jara Hines, Allison Holman, Emma Jurovcik, Lexi Moon, Ava Nordhaus, Anthony Nuhfer, Shealin Schmeltz, Colby Seed-orf, Trevor Smithback, Donovan Statham, Brady Tyson, Levi Ulmer, Ryleigh Wyant

A/B Honor RollBrock Adams, Conner Beck, Brody Brubaker, Gabe Brubaker, Lainee Clark, Cheyenne Cole-man, Jerzee Crawford, Julius Diaz, Mason Eben, Zander Frederick, Jacob Fulk, Brayden Gilts, Alyssa Gracia, Zella Hendricks, Jade Hines, Dawson Jones, Jacob Leiter, Parker Little, Kelsey Martinez, Talena Maxwell, Cole May, Kaitlynn McDonald, Tyler Morelock, Breydon Moyer, Carter Myers, Scout Paul, Hunter Pollock, Raiden Poole, Jack Reyna, Destini Shaull, Adam Smelser, Izrael Smith, Alexander Speck, Hunter Sweeney, Reid Timmons, Jalen Wagner, Cale Ward, Jack Widman, Meah Yonikus

2017-2018 LAKOTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1st NINE WEEKS HONOR ROLL

Happy Birthday...

Happy Birthday to all our friends with birthdays in November, December & January!

Caleb BrubakerMadison RoschieLorelle LanauzePhoenix BryanKaylee SweeneyBrandon ThomasBrynn WardAlice RaineySophia RaineyOlivia ThomasMilee Behnke

Brady KernAundrei PeaceAvery SautterElijah GibsonAddison GartonBrayden GiltsMilo HaydenBrayden KimbleAddie GilbertBradley ThomasParker Eidenour

Nukilo MaxwellAutumn GilbertMargaret RufenachtShelby BiddleJayden CarvajalPaul MayJaiydan YonikusCarlee HumphreyKayden DavidsonIsabelle AlgeRiley SchummEthan MarkelBryceson WardWestin NotestineRaelynn FrederickBlake TimmonsAvrey ReinboltRiley BeaversonPayton DusselSerenity Oates

Connor YonikusElla HansenPhoenix MedellinAdam SmelserJaidehn CoupEvan WulffMitchell ReinhartDonald MartinKeely AlbertKayden HurleyChristian HuffEdward LentoKendall ShaullLacey WallaceDathan BilliotJacob StevensCameron ValiquetteAvery DavisMalcolm ConleyAubrey Payne

Aurionna SmithbackHarper SmithbackBailee FergusonMckaylin FlechtnerElena CarlsonCale WardShelly CrookKeegan BrentlingerBenett EbertKyle FawcettAdelyn TravisLandon Brubaker-GarciaAmelia MartinChad WonderlyBailey MarkinLeviticus UlmerElena WyantAustin HarmanJoseph RubelCorbin Pitts

Natalie SwartzMason BrubakerParker LittleAbigail BenderCailyn BinkleyChloe FoosRebecca WilliamsLevi ColvinMakennah BrauseHunter ThomasAndrew AultIsabella PeaceSpencer MoyerGrace ReinhartSabrina WallaceAaron MiarerTy GarnRobert Fought

FIRST GRADE NEWSAt the end of October, first graders took

a closer look at pumpkins. We cut one open, counted the seeds in groups of ten and felt the pulp inside. The class read about the life cycle of pumpkins and talked about different ways we can eat pumpkin. In November, the students studied how children lived and played long ago. We looked at the Pilgrim’s Voyage as well as some Native American traditions. December is a wonderful time to take a peek into the customs that other countries use to celebrate the holiday season. The teachers would like students to set aside some time for reading and memorizing math facts over the Winter break, so returning to school in 2018 will be a smooth transition.

Students counting pumpkin seeds: Lee Zaker, Jessi Hayman,

Harper Smithback, Presley Lemay

Stacking cups: Brayden Kimble, Harper Smithback, Haylen Spafford and Presley Lemay

Partner reading: Jayden Jenkins, Jackson Morgret, Lane Reinhart

EVENTS CALENDARDecember21 - 29 Winter Break - No SchoolJanuary1 - 2 Winter Break - No School3 Professional Day – No School4 Classes Resume15 Martin Luther King Day – No SchoolFebruary19 President’s Day - No School - Poss. Make-Up DayMarch12 Parent/Teacher Conferences - No School29 - 30 Spring Break – No School29 Possible Make-Up DayApril2 Spring Break - No School May28 Memorial Day - No School31 Last Day of SchoolJune1 Teacher In-Service1 Possible Make–Up Day3 Graduation Day at 2:00 p.m.4 - 8 Possible Make-Up Days

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWHAT’S HAPPENING IN FOURTH GRADE?

Fourth graders performed “American Voices” on October 26 under the direction of music teacher, Mrs. Sandrock. The performance was given in honor of the men and women who serve our country. Teachers are encouraging all students to read chapter books. Not only will doing so help them to improve their reading skills, but students can then use the books that they read to earn quarterly AR goals and monthly Book It goals. All math classes are working on multiplication facts. Your child should be practicing these at home. There are many game-type websites that review facts. You can even purchase or make your own flashcards. All classes will move on to division facts soon. Teachers and students are already preparing for the spring assessments. Fourth graders took their first practice tests in late October. Teachers use the results to plan future lessons based on the students’ strengths and weaknesses.

4th graders performed their music program,

American Voices, on October 26

in honor of Veteran’s Day.

Fourth graders, Angel Dixon, Caiden Collins, Brock Adams

and Landen Graber practice sharing their

data folders to prepare for parent/teacher conferences.

Students took a break from regular classroom rotations

to participate in fall/holiday related activities. Here

students work together to complete a scavenger hunt.

SECOND GRADE HAPPENINGSWe have the first nine weeks under our belts! We celebrated our successes with our first

AR Party and our first Behavior Party. After reading The "Ugly Vegetables" by Grace Lin, each class made and enjoyed their

own “Ugly Vegetable” soup. The second graders also participated in the Guinness World Record Cup Stacking challenge on November 9th.

We have completed Chapter 3 in our Go Math! math series. This chapter was over basic addition and subtraction facts. Our second graders need to keep practicing these facts

to demonstrate mastery as we work our way towards our Ice Cream Sundae party.

THIRD GRADE NEWS"Multiplication Madness" has begun in third grade! Strategies were taught and now students

are working on mastering the basic facts. As students master their facts, we look forward to having a friendly competition between the classes and within our own classes.

This nine weeks, our students are working on earth science standards. They have enjoyed doing experiments on rocks and soil. We look forward to learning about renewable/nonre-newable resources. If you or anyone you know is a geologist at heart and would be willing to share what you know, please contact the elementary office.

Second Grade

Fourth Grade

Third Grade

NEWS FROM TITLE IOur second, third, and fourth graders have had their first reward party for meeting their

Accelerated Reader reading goals. The requirements to meet these goals changed a bit from what they were last year, however, there were students that were successful and exceeded the expectations. As always, we encourage the students to continue to read!

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SUBSTITUTE BUS DRIVERS NEEDED

Lakota Local Schools needs substitute bus drivers. This would require a valid School Bus CDL. For further information, please contact Mr. Tim Kern, Lakota Transportation Supervisor at 419-986-5558.



ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

VETERANS HONORED AT LAKOTA ELEMENTARY!

Veterans were honored Monday, November 13, 2017. Lakota Elementary hosted a Veterans Recognition breakfast to honor those who served in our military. Our students assembled in the Auditeria and learned why Veterans Day is so important and why we should thank the men and women who served our country. The Lakota Music Ensemble provided music for the presentation, students created Art work under the guidance of Ms. Cheryl Graves, and Mrs. Ward hosted our program. Students were able to shake hands with all Veterans in attendance. We would like to thank our Veterans for coming to our program. We would also like to thank all staff members of Lakota Local Schools for helping make this a wonderful tribute to our heroes.

The first nine weeks of school have been amazing! Students are learning many new concepts, preparing for programs, and making beautiful music in the classroom.

Our Fourth Grade students did a wonderful job presenting their fall program “American Voices”. Many thanks to parents and commu-nity members who helped decorate our stage. Mrs. Sandrock is very proud of the students and their performance!

Third grade will present the Winter Pro-gram “The Holiday Moosical” on Monday, December 18 at 7:00 p.m. A letter which included a singing packet has been sent home with each student. Students are working on songs and learning the story. Speaking parts have been sent home. Please work with your child on his/her speaking part.

Kindergarten students have been focusing on the joy of singing and practicing how to keep a steady beat. We are making progress in our music skills each class time. You may hear songs about leaves, apples, owls and so much more. Please encourage your child to share what they have learned in music class.

First grade is also focusing on the joy of singing and decoding on how to create patterns using quarter notes and rests. Watch for skill sheets coming home in their folders. We are

LAKOTA ELEMENTARY MUSIClearning some music vocabulary words such as rhythm, tempo, melody, and composer to name a few.

Second grade is making progress as they develop their new skills. We continue to work on reading melody and rhythm. Our new skill is learning more notations such as a tie and introduction of the half note. We are also working on learning more pitches which include a new solfege member “Do”. We are beginning to introduce the music skill of singing 2 parts at the same time through the use of rounds.Our Program dates for the 2017-18 year are:Monday, December 18 - 7:00 p.m. Third Grade Winter ProgramThursday, March 15 - 7:00 p.m. First Grade ProgramThursday, May 3rd - 7:00 p.m. Second Grade ProgramFriday, May 18 Fine Arts Festival - Lakota Music Ensemble TBAKindergarten Graduation- TBA

Parents may contact Mrs. Sandrock by calling her at 419-986-6640 ext. 1118 or by e-mail at [email protected] if they have any questions about their child’s music education.

CAUGHT BEING GOODThe Caught Being Good program focuses on positive behaviors throughout the school.

Students can earn a white ticket whenever a staff member “Catches You Being Good”. The student then puts their ticket in the Caught Being Good Fishbowl and Mrs. Ward stamps their hand. At the end of each month, names are drawn from the fishbowl. These students get to have lunch with Mrs. Ward on the stage and receive a certificate. The following names were drawn from the Caught Being Good Fishbowl for September and October:

Keetin CrawfordPayton DusselColten KelbleyCash SpiresJazmine HeathHunter ThomasLandain RinehammerZoey AndersonNukilo MaxwellDonovan Statham

Kash BeardIzabella ThomasZella HendricksLyllian ShillingCharles MaxwellAva HarnerLiana GraberZander SingreyHarper Smithback

Koreena CrawfordSam HolmesMax NordhausSteven BensmanCarter BursiekJaxson LentoFaith LaPlantPhoenix MedellinEnzo ReinhartLily David

Kelsey MartinezBrayden HarrisonLyndy DoyleMcKaylin FlechtnerJulitta PeaceShelby SpauldingMadison SeedorfMaggie Rufenacht

September, 2017 October, 2017

To everyone who attended and/or donated to this year’s Reverse Raffle - We are grateful for your support of the Lakota Athletes and the

akota Athletic Boosters!

A special THANK YOU to all of our coaches & volunteers! Without your help this event wouldn’t have been a success!

CONGRATULATIONS to the lucky horse race winners, the numerous raffles, bingo, plinko and other game winners and to the

GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF $10,000.00!

Mark your calendars 2018 Reverse Raffle: Saturday November 3rd, 2018

Proceeds from this event will be used for the purchase of uniforms and equipment

for all Lakota Athletic Teams.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE LAKOTA BOOK FAIR

Lakota students love to read and proved that by purchasing $4,700 worth of new books from the book fair! The library earned enough points in Scholastic Dollars to add more books to our library!

Leah Haubert from Mrs. Hammer's class was excited to visit the book fair this year.



LAKHI CAFÉ HAPPENINGSWe are wrapping up our fresh fruit season available through USDA. The students were

introduced to honeydew melon and it was very popular. We will continue to offer all of the fresh fruits and vegetables that we can.

The students also enjoyed the Halloween ”candycorn” jello that we had for a treat. Just as a reminder, hot breakfast is served every morning. We have a variety of items, but

breakfast pizza and maple sausage on a stick is the most popular. The Lakhi Café Staff wishes you a wonderful holiday season!

GIVE KIDS A SMILE DAYOral health is important for overall health and dental disease is preventable. Tooth decay is

nothing to smile about. It hurts. Many children who have tooth decay have difficulty eating, sleeping, or paying attention in school. February 2, 2018 is National Give Kids a Smile Day. It’s part of the American Dental Association’s Action for Dental Health campaign. Dentists across the country will provide free dental health services to qualifying children 18 and under. The Dental Center of Northwest Ohio in Findlay will be participating in this event. To register your child for Give Kids a Smile, see the information on the Lakota website or call 419-422-7664 to make an appointment before January 19, 2018. Together, we can give kids a smile!

LAKOTA PTO NEWSThank you to all of those who helped with the fundraiser! We raised a little over $11,000!

We GREATLY APPRECIATE all of your support! We had our Santa Shop recently and had a great response. We absolutely love seeing the student’s faces when they buy things for their family. The students even got some little gifts from PTO! We also had our fundraiser limo party for those students who sold 18 items. We had a stretch Hummer with a pizza party and the kids absolutely LOVED it.

Just a reminder: our meetings are every 3rd Monday of the month unless it falls on a holiday, then it is the 3rd Tuesday of that month. Keep your eyes on the lookout for upcoming events. Family Movie Night is Friday, January 12th and the Father/Daughter dance will be here before we know it. Again, thanks for all of your support!

WINTER SPORTSSubmitted by Mr. Kevin Yeckley, Athletic Director

As we enter into the Winter Sports Season, I am very enthusiastic about our athletic teams that will be representing Raider Nation this year! Our Boys and Girls Basketball teams, our Wrestling team, and Bowling team all look to be a challenge for their opponents and will compete well this year. Our Junior High programs are also looking to compete strongly this season. All our teams are under the leadership of dedicated coaches and people who care about our kids. Thank you Coach Ray, Coach Hanek, Coach Timmons, and Coach Thibodeau and all your assistant coaches and Junior High coaches for all you do to make us proud!!

I happily say that this past fall, we received fan support that was truly second to none. I want to thank you for your support of Raider Athletics. I invite the community to come out and support our winter teams this season and cheer us on.

Yours in Athletics and GO RAIDERS!

CONCERT ETIQUETTEAs concert season is upon us, the music teachers here at Lakota will be teaching the

students about Concert Etiquette. We would also like to help you, the audience, understand the do’s and don’ts. Concert Etiquette is the behavior that is considered appropriate and polite while enjoying or performing a live musical performance. Good concert etiquette shows respect for the conductor, performers, other audience members, and the music that is being performed.What Should I Do As An Audience Member?1. Sit quietly and wait for the concert to begin. You may talk softly while you are waiting.

Do not talk or make noises during the performance. It can be very distracting to the performers.

2. Applaud after each full piece of music has been completed.3. Sit quietly during the performance. When a performing organization presents a concert,

they are putting forth their best effort; and they should expect the same from those in the audience.

4. Keep concert programs quiet during the performance.5. If you must get up to leave during a concert, do so only at the end of a groups’ perfor-

mance or between pieces. It is best if you stay for the entire concert.6. Cell phones should be turned off or to mute. Watches set to beep on the hour should

also be turned off. These high-pitched beeps are distracting to everyone. Listening to ipods or playing games during the performance is impolite to the performers.

7. Please use discretion in taking photos. Flash photos during a performance are extremely distracting for all.

8. Parents should keep small children seated with them and not allow them to move around during the concert. If very young children become restless and disrupt others' ability to listen, please take them from the performance area until they are quiet.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CELEBRITIES! Each week a teacher picks a student who is

AWESOME from their classroom to be the celebrity!

LAKOTA MUSIC BOOSTERS MEETINGSThe Lakota Music Boosters meet the 4th Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the Staff

Dining Room. The organization welcomes your attendance and input! There are usually no meetings in December and July. The officers for the 2017-2018 school year are Theresa Below, President; Marlene Mason, Secretary and Sue Zuelzke, Treasurer. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting!!

Playground

One thing we always have out here at Lakota is wind. Our playground on the west side of the building often feels like a wind tunnel. One of our projects this past year was the planting of a windbreak for the playground. If you would like to designate a tree in honor or memory of someone, as an alumni class project, or anonymously, please contact the Board Office at 419-986-6650. The cost is $200 for each tree. We now have a plaque posted on the side of the building with the names of all donors and we will continue to add names as donations come in. Thank you for your support!

We are still accepting donations for trees for the playground

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