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Two Olentangy Shanahan Middle School (OSMS) students and teacher Frank Wilcox appeared at the Olentangy Board of Education meeting on December 8. The students discussed their Build-a-Bag program, which supplied Thanksgiving dinners for dozens of local families in need. Students filled grocery bags with non-perishable items like boxes of stuffing and cans of sweet potatoes. They also added gift cards to purchase perishable items like turkey, pie and rolls. Students collected enough food items to fill more than 100 bags and have some left over to help families during winter break.

From left to right: sixth-grade student Heather A., seventh-grade student Cerina R. and teacher Frank Wilcox.

The halls of Wyandot Run Elementary School (WRES) are filled with music this week. Second-grade students are taking part in singing recitals, third-grade students are showing off their keyboard skills and fourth-grade students are performing songs on the recorder. Participating in these events helps the children gain confidence, celebrate their musical knowledge and supports several indicators in the elementary music curriculum.

Students at Olentangy Liberty Middle School (OLMS) are making the holidays a little brighter for families in need by collecting food and toys. The pictures below show the large amount of food collected and some of the students who helped select the toys purchased with cash donations.

Scioto Ridge Elementary School (SRES) has just completed a successful clothing drive for local families in need. Student council organized the drive, which collected mittens, hats, gloves, coats and other cold-weather essentials for People in Need (PIN).

Fifth-grade members of the SRES student council with some of the items collected during their clothing drive.

Teachers and administrators from five Olentangy Schools accepted the 2010 SOAR from Battelle for Kids in November. The awards were given to just 19 schools in the state of Ohio and recognize academic progress in multiple grade levels and subjects during the 2009-10 school year.

Congratulations to the students and staff members of Olentangy High School (OHS), Olentangy Liberty High School (OLHS), Olentangy Orange High School (OOHS), Olentangy Shanahan Middle School (OSMS) and Johnnycake Corners Elementary School (JCES)!

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Olentangy Liberty High School

Olentangy Orange High School

Olentangy Shanahan Middle School

Johnnycake Corners Elementary School

Second-grade students at Liberty Tree Elementary School (LTES) collected leftover Halloween candy to create sweet treats for the residents of Rebecca’s Place, a community program for women experiencing a housing crisis. The students incorporated several mathematical lessons as they weighed and sorted the candy into approximately 200 individual treat bags, which were distributed during Thanksgiving dinner.