Olentangy Local Schools hosted a delegation of educators from Hong Kong last week. Sponsored by the International Alliance for Invitational Education (IAIE), the visiting educators met with Olentangy Administrators and visited several Olentangy buildings to observe.
Most of Olentangy’s elementary, middle and high schools are celebrating Red Ribbon Week from October 23 through October 31st. The National Red Ribbon campaign helps students recognize the power of prevention. At Olentangy elementary buildings, students are encouraged to dress silly to accentuate the positives of being drug-free. Shown here are Cheshire Elementary School students in hats, as they are “putting a lid on drugs”.
Liberty Tree Elementary School teacher Erin Budic was honored by the Red Cross recently at a luncheon at the New Albany Country Club. Budic is among the top volunteers in the nation in raising awareness of the importance of giving blood. Red Cross official Jennifer Clark is shown giving Budic the 2011 Biomedical Achievement Award and the 2011 Harlan E. Jones Outstanding Volunteer Award. According to Clark, Budic’s innovative marketing made sure that every child and parent in the school district heard about the Red Cross and the importance of blood donation.
The entire Olentangy community is invited to a public forum on Monday, November 14 from 7 until 9 p.m. in the auditorium at Olentangy High School, 675 Lewis Center Road. Those in attendance will hear short presentations on the state of the Olentangy Local School District both financially and academically. Local lawmakers, including Representative Andrew Brenner, Senator Kris Jordan and County Auditor George Kaitsa will also be in attendance to share issues they find important to the community. The final hour of the event will be reserved for questions from community members.
Firefighters from the Orange Township Fire Department visited Oak Creek Elementary School (OCES) kindergarten students on Monday, October 10. The firefighters discussed fire safety with the students and demonstrated their fire truck. The visit helped to enforce fire safety lessons and the social studies curriculum benchmark of understanding that rules and authority figures are meant to promote security and safety in the home, school and community.
OCES kindergartners pose with Orange Township firefighters.
All community members are invited to attend a Parent Programs Team (PPT) forum regarding the types of messages we send our children on Wednesday, November 2 from 7 until 8:30 p.m. at Olentangy Liberty High School (OLHS), 3584 Home Road in Powell. Dr. Jim Taylor will discuss his book, “Your Children are Listening,” and the nine messages he believes are essential for children to hear from their parents. Dr. Taylor will also talk about the different ways to communicate these messages and what type of roadblocks often get in the way. Dr. Taylor is internationally recognized for his work in the psychology of performance in sports, business and parenting. He has written 12 books and published more than 600 articles. He draws on his education in psychology and on his real-life experience as a husband and father of two. Click here for more information on PPT.
Olentangy Orange Middle School (OOMS) teacher Nancy Poliseno has been selected as the president of the Board of Trustees of the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE), formerly the National Middle School Association. AMLE is a global non-profit association that works to provide quality resources, programs and services to those who work with children ages 10 through 15. AMLE has more than 22,000 members in 45 countries.
OOMS teacher Nancy Poliseno
Students and staff members at Olentangy Orange Middle School (OOMS) took a stand against bullying and cyberbullying today by taking part in the third annual National Blue T-shirt Day, which is sponsored by the group stompoutbullying.org and the ABC Family Channel.
OOMS takes part in National Blue Shirt Day