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Kings Local Principal to be given national award

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Monday, May 13th, 2013, 10:37am
Kings Local Principal to be given national award

KINGS MILLS, OH (FOX19) - J.F. Burns Elementary School principal Cheryl Montag, has been selected to recieve Ohio's 2013 National Distinguished Principal Award.

Mrs. Montag previously held the position of first and second grade teacher at J.F. Elementary before serving as Assistant Principal. She was appointed principal in 1997.

Montag will travel to Washington D.C. in October to be honored along with other elementary and middle-school educators across the country and overseas.

 

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Class of 2013: Show us your Cap & Gown Photos

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013, 12:00pm
Class of 2013: Show us your Cap & Gown Photos

(FOX19) - Congratulations Class of 2013...  you have finally made it to graduation and now show us your Cap & Gown!

We are putting together a photo slideshow of recent high school and college grads in their caps & gowns.

Please send your photo to community@fox19.com along with your name and the name of your school.

You will able to view your photo on FOX19 Community.

Copyright 2013 WXIX. All rights reserved.

 

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Little Miami chorale visited Columbus

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013, 11:15am
Little Miami chorale visited Columbus

MORROW, OH (FOX19) - Ohio Rep. Ron Maag recently stopped by Little Miami High School to invite the Women's Select Chorale to Columbus for a performance.

Maag brought with him a check for $500 from a private donor to pay for the costs to bring the Chorale and director Sarah Baker to the Ohio Statehouse for the group to perform for the entire assembly. The World Choir Games silver-medal winning Chorale had visited the Statehouse earlier this year to perform in the Capital rotunda, but Maag said he was anxious to have the group perform on the Statehouse floor.

This invitation fell on the heels of the Chorale's and the LM Select Mixed Choir's recent trip to New York City to sing at St. John the Divine Cathedral, Trinity Church and on the stage of Radio City Music Hall April 17-21.

This whirlwind trip included sightseeing and a visit to a singing clinic at New York University.

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Celebration of fine arts at Little Miami High School

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013, 11:19am
Celebration of fine arts at Little Miami High School

MORROW, OH (FOX19) - Little Miami High School is making plans for the return of "Rhythms & Renderings," a district-wide fine arts festival on Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

School bands and vocal groups will perform and a sampling of two-dimensional art from all grades will be available for viewing. The day will also feature art demonstrations, face painting, a graffiti wall, food and more. The event is free to the public.

Attendees will also have an opportunity to hear a performance by the LM Select Women's Chorale, who won a silver medal at last year's World Choir Games in Cincinnati.

The Little Miami Band Boosters will host a pancake breakfast the morning of the event from 8-11 a.m. in the school cafeteria. Cost is $5 per person.

Schedule of events:

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Mars Hill Academy students awarded for National Greek Exam

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013, 2:14pm
Mars Hill Academy students awarded for National Greek Exam

MASON, OH (FOX19) - Over 75 percent of Mars Hill Academy’s ninth-grade students who took the 2013 ACL/NJCL National Greek Exam received awards. According to The American Classical League (ACL), approximately 55% of students taking the exam in the United States, Canada, Taiwan, Turkey and the United Kingdom receive awards.

Mars Hill students who received ribbons are:  Tristan Admiraal of Mason (Blue), Nathan Davis of Mason (Blue), Levi Giese of West Chester (Red), Lauren Godfrey of Maineville (Green), Anna Jones of Cincinnati (Blue), Hudson Kubasek of Loveland (Green) and Nathan Williams of Cincinnati (Green).

“This is the first year Mars Hill has participated in the National Greek Exam,” said Dr. Christopher Jero, MHA’s Greek teacher.  “Two of our students missed only one question, and the class as a whole beat the international average.  Thanks to a strong Latin foundation, students can learn a lot of Greek in a short time.”

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Mason students continue to make history

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 2:50pm
Mason students continue to make history

MASON, OH (FOX19) - Two national finalists, two national alternates, three honorable mentions, and two special awards will go down in Mason’s National History Day record books. Following the state-level National History Day contest on April 27 at The Ohio State University, 13 MHS students came away with top honors. Twenty-nine Mason students were invited to submit projects on the topic “Turning Points in History.”

MMS seventh grader Ahalya Ramesh and MHS sophomore Divya Takkellapati will now go on to compete against the top 100 junior and senior students in the nation June 9-13 at the National History Day Contest in College Park Maryland.

Senior Paper

National Finalist Divya Takkellapati, Mason High School

"The Lady with the Lamp: The Start of a Revolution in Healthcare"

Junior Individual Exhibit

National Finalist Ahalya Ramesh, Mason Middle School

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Little Miami students bring historical figures to life

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Monday, April 29th, 2013, 3:10pm
Little Miami students bring historical figures to life

MAINEVILLE, OH (FOX19) -  Little Miami Intermediate School students brought historical figures to life inside of their classroom.

LMIS teacher Dana Albrecht's fifth graders recently portrayed their favorite people from history.

The project, called "Biography in a Bag," asked for students to bring in five objects that represented key elements of their chosen characters' lives.

For example, Amelia Earhart (played by Libby Weisenburgh) brought with her a globe, a balsa wood airplane and a flight manual. Elvis Presley (portrayed by Nate Crowder) had with him a letter written by The King, a copy of Presley's birth certificate, a 45-r.p.m. record and a sizeable bottle of hair gel.

The project is a great way for students have a deeper understanding of the world's historical figures, Albrecht said.

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