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MHS's Bass and Rueda Selected for 2011 Honor Band of America

Submitted by Mason City Schools on Friday, February 18th, 1:31 pm
MHS's Bass and Rueda Selected for 2011 Honor Band of America

MASON, OH (FOX19) - Mason High School juniors Andrew Bass and Christopher Rueda will join other outstanding musicians from across the nation March 16-19 as part of Music for All’s 2011 Honor Band of America. Bass and Rueda were selected from hundreds of applicants from across the country for membership in this prestigious honors ensemble based on recorded auditions and evaluations by leading music educators. "To be selected for membership in this elite national ensemble is a great achievement and honor," said Eric Martin, Music for All President and CEO. "The 2011 Honor Band of America members are ambassadors of America’s music programs, as well as their states, schools, and communities."

Bass is currently first chair in the Mason High School Wind Symphony and a member of the MHS Marching Band, and he participates in the Solo and Ensemble Adjudicated Event.

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MHS Bands to Perform at Carnegie Hall in NYC

Submitted by Mason City Schools on Friday, February 18th, 1:29 pm
MHS Bands to Perform at Carnegie Hall in NYC

MASON, OH (FOX19) - On March 1, 2011, 124 Mason High School students in Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony will head to New York City to participate in The Best of the Midwest concert at Carnegie Hall. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience to perform in the premier hall in the world!" shared MHS Band Director Bob Bass. "It's always been a dream to give our kids this opportunity." The trip, paid for by students and their families and through fundraising efforts, also includes an exchange concert with an award-winning Illinois high school band.

The concert will take place at 8:00 pm on Friday, March 4, 2011, in the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, and will showcase four of middle America's most outstanding student high school ensembles: the William Mason High School Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony, along with the John Hersey High School Concert Band and Symphonic Band from Illinois.

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MI 6th Graders Organize Reading Flash Mob

Submitted by Mason City Schools on Tuesday, February 15th, 10:14 am
MI 6th Graders Organize Reading Flash Mob

MASON, OH (FOX19) - Mason Intermediate's Team Ingenuity kicked off the Mason Schools Foundation Reading Challenge in a manner suited to the theme, We Read...Wii Rock. On February 7 during lunch, these sixth graders organized a flash mob that emphasized the importance of reading, while showing everyone that they know how to rock!

Team Ingenuity teachers Chris Anderson, Sandy Gemmel, Jill Moberly, Holly Popplewell, and Leslie Smith saw a reading-themed flash mob on YouTube and decided this would be a perfect way to kick off the school's Reading Challenge. Using the song, "I Gotta Keep Reading," set to the tune of "Tonight's Gonna Be a Good Night" by The Black Eyed Peas, Team Ingenuity surprised students in the cafeteria with their flash mob. Students also brought in books to hold during the flash mob that they then donated to a Cincinnati Public School in need of books.

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Mason Kiwanis Honors MHS Students Who Make a Difference

Submitted by Mason City Schools on Friday, February 11th, 1:15 pm
Mason Kiwanis Honors MHS Students Who Make a Difference

MASON, OH (FOX19) - On Tuesday, February 8, 2011, Red Robin was filled with Mason High School students who are making a difference. The Kiwanis of Mason, in cooperation with Mason City Schools, held its triennial "Making a Difference" lunch to honor these students who may not be consistently recognized, but who have shown leadership and academic excellence.

"Making a Difference" rewards students who show initiative and resolve by improving their class performance through outstanding attitude and effort. Students who serve as role models to others by displaying persistence, fortitude, and courtesy are chosen for this award.

The Kiwanians treated students to lunch at Red Robin, and the Kiwanis Club presented each student with $10.

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Love for Reading Generates High Bids at Auction

Submitted by Mason City Schools on Friday, February 11th, 1:11 pm
Love for Reading Generates High Bids at Auction

MASON, OH (FOX19) - For Mason Heights second graders in Michelle Byrd's class, January 28 was worth the wait! Students have been logging their reading time since August in anticipation of Byrd's famous Reading for Dollars Auction.

What started seventeen years ago when she was a fourth grade teacher at Western Row has "grown by leaps and bounds," said Byrd. The Auction has evolved, from the number of items up for bidding to the number of volunteers required to pull it off, which means there is now "a lot of behind the scenes work involved," shared Byrd. She has former students come back to help and now has a Reading for Dollars Auction committee, made up of parents who solicit businesses for donations and facilitate the year-round project. "I couldn't do this without parent support," said Byrd.

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Mason teacher resigns and is to be released from jail

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011, 12:11pm
Mason teacher resigns and is to be released from jail

MASON, OH (FOX19) - The Mason teacher accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with five students will be released on her own recognizance and has resigned from her teaching position.

Stacy Schuler, 32, is charged with 16 counts of sexual battery and three counts related to providing alcohol to underage teens.   

Schuler has another court appearance scheduled for Wednesday.   

Schuler faces up to 81 years in prison if she's found guilty.

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Mason Schools Foundation to kick-off reading challenge

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Friday, February 4th, 2011, 11:57am
Mason Schools Foundation to kick-off reading challenge

 

MASON, OH (FOX19) - The Mason Schools Foundation is making sure that students are up for a reading challenge. In a partnership with Mason elementary schools, the foundation hopes to raise money while gaining more readers. Mason Heights Elementary will host a kick-off assembly on Friday, February 4. Students can begin tracking their reading and securing sponsors. Students will be eligible for prizes and rewards, and Snoopy will visit Mason Heights, Western Row, and Mason Intermediate schools.

Students who raise $50 dollars or more will win a "VIP Experience" a Wii lunch party with teachers and principals.

The Reading Challenge concludes on Friday, February 18 with a "Rock Star" band at Mason Intermediate throughout all lunch periods.

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