Quick News

April 21 2011

No School Tomorrow Friday April 22nd

ndash Good Friday

Change of Venue - The April Board of Education meeting will be in room 109 the High

School on Monday April 25th

700 pm

Tippecanoe Class of 2011 Valedictorians and Salutatorians

Tippecanoe High School is proud to announce

the valedictorians and salutatorians for 2011

The four valedictorians have tied for the

highest class rank based on their grades The

two salutatorians have earned the second-

highest class rank

Sharing valedictorian honors are Andrew

Abboud son of Dr Fayez and Maria Abboud

Haylie Boehringer daughter of Rick and

Jacque Boehringer Taylor Browning daughter

of Mark and Kim Browning and Melanie Chin

daughter of Art and Carol Chin

The salutatorians are Breanna Stucke daughter of Mike and Melissa Stucke and Trisha

Makley daughter of Jeff and Elizabeth Makley

Abboud will attend the University of Pittsburgh where he will be majoring in

Molecular BiologyBioinformaticsPre-Medicine Boehringer will attend Wright State

University majoring in Psychology Browning will be studying at the University of Toledo majoring in Chemical

Engineering with an Environmental Focus Chin will be attending The College of Wooster and majoring in

Neuroscience

Stucke will be attending Wright State University majoring in Physical Therapy and Makley will be majoring in

Biology and English at Xavier University

Katie Landwehr signs to Michigan State University

Tippecanoe Athletics and Tippecanoe Cross County and

Track are very proud to announce the college signing of

senior Katie Landwehr Katie signed her letter of intent to

run cross country and track (indoor and outdoor)

Wednesday April 20 2011with Michigan State University

2011 Top Scholars

Wednesday evening was

the 45th Annual Top

Scholar Banquet This

prestigious event honors

the top ten percent of the

sophomore junior and

senior classes

Jan Bishop THS retiring

Literature teacher was

the eveningrsquos guest

speaker

The banquet is

sponsored by the

American Legion

Auxiliary Community

Minded Women Ohio

Eastern Star Tipp City

VFW Auxiliary Parents

Who Care Soroptomist

of Tipp City Tipp

Monroe Optimists Tipp

City Rotary and the Tippecanoe Athletic Department

Congratulations to all the Top Scholars for their outstanding achievement Tippecanoe High School and the

Tipp City Community are proud of these fine young men and women and wish them well for future success

Taylor Rudy to Cheer for OSU

Congratulations to Taylor Rudy for being selected to be an OSU

Footballbasketball cheerleader for the 2011-2012 season

Tippecanoe High Schoolrsquos HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS

WITHOUT REALLY TRYING was a SUCCESS

The audiences were

wowed this past

weekend by the cast

and crew of ldquoHow to

Succeedrsquo

Congratulations on

three great

performances

The Tippecanoe Educational Endowment Dinner Theatre took place on April 16

th at Tippecanoe High School Over 100 patrons

attended and enjoyed a fabulous evening full of entertainment The

evening included live music from student pianist Kristen Wolters

Megan Wolfe and Alex Daniel photo opportunities from student

photographers Morgan Beagle and Kaitlyn Folk chances to win

fabulous raffles enjoyment of a delicious dinner catered by Francorsquos

Ristorante Italiano and a scrumptious gourmet cupcake dessert by

Sweet by Kristy The Teacher of the Year was celebratedndash Frank

Goldsberry and everyone enjoyed a fabulous performance of ldquoHow to

Succeed in Business without Really Tryingrdquo The Tippecanoe

Educational Endowment wants to sincerely thank everyone that

supported this event 100 of all profits stay right here in Tipp Schools

and are used to provide Grants to our schools teachers and students

If you are interested in learning more about how you can become

involved in future TEE events please contact Kari Prall

at 937-669-6308 or kpralltippcityk12ohus

Tippecanoe High Schoolrsquos HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS

WITHOUT REALLY TRYING was a SUCCESS

The audiences were

wowed this past

weekend by the cast

and crew of ldquoHow to

Succeedrsquo

Congratulations on

three great

performances

The Tippecanoe Educational Endowment Dinner Theatre took place on April 16

th at Tippecanoe High School Over 100 patrons

attended and enjoyed a fabulous evening full of entertainment The

evening included live music from student pianist Kristen Wolters

Megan Wolfe and Alex Daniel photo opportunities from student

photographers Morgan Beagle and Kaitlyn Folk chances to win

fabulous raffles enjoyment of a delicious dinner catered by Francorsquos

Ristorante Italiano and a scrumptious gourmet cupcake dessert by

Sweet by Kristy The Teacher of the Year was celebratedndash Frank

Goldsberry and everyone enjoyed a fabulous performance of ldquoHow to

Succeed in Business without Really Tryingrdquo The Tippecanoe

Educational Endowment wants to sincerely thank everyone that

supported this event 100 of all profits stay right here in Tipp Schools

and are used to provide Grants to our schools teachers and students

If you are interested in learning more about how you can become

involved in future TEE events please contact Kari Prall

at 937-669-6308 or kpralltippcityk12ohus

THS Student Athletes wins Allstate Insurance Good Hands Award

Congratulations to the Tippecanoe High School athletes

Tyler Heinl Craig Koehler Kacey Locker and CC

Alvarez for winning the Allstate Insurance Good Hands

Award Jeff Lowe from J Lowe Allstate Insurance

Agency in Huber Heights presented the awards Thursday

April 21 2011

Alisha Bhagwat wins the Power of the Pen ldquoBest of

Roundrdquo

Congratulations to Alisha Bhagwat for winning the Power of the Pen ldquoBest of Roundrdquo

award at the Regional Tournament level Best of Round means that this writing was selected

as the top one for the seventh grade in the entire tournament for one round of three however

Alisha was chosen for two of three Alisha was announced at the tournament for one of the

Best of Round selections and the additional selection was made by the Power of the Pen

state director She read all of the top papers and decided to select Alisha as an additional

winner No others from any school were selected for an additional award Great job Alisha

Mason Madness Mason Royse a student at L T Ball has Muscular Dystrophy He and his

family have several fund raisers for the MDA every year Mason and his

family participate in the Labor Day telethon and donated the funds that

were raised for that year For the last several years Mason has made the

largest single family donation

One way Mason and his family generate money is collecting aluminum

pop cans and this year LT Ball kicked off ldquoMason Madnessrdquo a contest

between classes to see which could bring in the most cans The classes

collected 15420 cans (484 pounds) in 4 weeks $35800 dollars to give to

MDA

Thank You everyone who has brought in cans forrdquo Mason Madnessrdquo A

new contest started last week so please keep on collecting cans for

Mason and MDA

COSI ON WHEELS came to

Nevin Coppock

Thanks to the PTC Nevin Coppock students

experienced The Incredible Human Machine They

examined the importance of the nervous system

exploring how food fuels the human body and identified

that exercise keeps the body strong It was a fun

learning experience for all the students

Nevin Coppock Grandparentrsquos Lunch

This week was Grandparentrsquos week at Nevin Coppock Elementary Grandparents ate lunch with their grandchild

then was invited to the Book Fair It was a fun time for both the children and grandparents The High School Symphonic band played for the LT Ball students

Fourth graders at L T Ball will soon be thinking about being in the band Mr Parks brought over the Symphonic

band to demonstrate to the students what they can be a part of in High School

Broadway students to earn a limo ride

Broadway Elementary students sold Cookie Dough Each

student was given a sales goal to earn a trip to Golden Corral

in a Limousine Pictured are the students that were treated to

a VIP ride to lunch

Gay Harrod visits Broadway

Students listened intently as Gay Harrod grandmother of Amelia and

Eliza Zweizig (students at Broadway) explained and read her

childrenrsquos book Harrod has published two childrenrsquos books (The Jar

of Jam and Angel in Her Pocket) Her grandchildren have been used

as models for the watercolor illustrations in these books She read her

latest book and answered questions about the writing and publishing

process

Orchestra and You by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra

Volunteerrsquos from The

Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra visited

Broadway and Nevin Coppock Elementary

and presented ldquoOrchestra and Yourdquo

Students were given a virtual tour of the

backstage of the Schuster Center Every

section of the orchestra was presented and

students were given the opportunity to

ldquopretendrdquo they were playing each

instrument

Slots still open for the 2011 StageCrafters Summer Theatre Camp Itrsquos not too late to register for the 2011 StageCrafters Summer Theatre Camp There are

approximately 5 slots left for session one (June 13-25) and over 40 slots remaining for session

two (July 5-17) Registration is still done online at

httpwwwtippcityschoolscomstagecrafters

Also if there any families who participated but may not be able to afford to send their child to

camp this year with the price increase please contact Jim Sagona for the scholarship

application Thanks to the generous support of the Tipp Foundation funds have been set aside

to help subsidize the camp registration costs for children with a financial need We donrsquot want

to stop any aspiring actoractress from having their time in the spotlight

Parents are encouraged to register for the second session at this point Given its current smaller size it will be a

great opportunity for some children who might otherwise not have the chance to get even bigger opportunities

Nevin Coppock Grandparentrsquos Lunch

This week was Grandparentrsquos week at Nevin Coppock Elementary Grandparents ate lunch with their grandchild

then was invited to the Book Fair It was a fun time for both the children and grandparents The High School Symphonic band played for the LT Ball students

Fourth graders at L T Ball will soon be thinking about being in the band Mr Parks brought over the Symphonic

band to demonstrate to the students what they can be a part of in High School

Broadway students to earn a limo ride

Broadway Elementary students sold Cookie Dough Each

student was given a sales goal to earn a trip to Golden Corral

in a Limousine Pictured are the students that were treated to

a VIP ride to lunch

Gay Harrod visits Broadway

Students listened intently as Gay Harrod grandmother of Amelia and

Eliza Zweizig (students at Broadway) explained and read her

childrenrsquos book Harrod has published two childrenrsquos books (The Jar

of Jam and Angel in Her Pocket) Her grandchildren have been used

as models for the watercolor illustrations in these books She read her

latest book and answered questions about the writing and publishing

process

Orchestra and You by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra

Volunteerrsquos from The

Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra visited

Broadway and Nevin Coppock Elementary

and presented ldquoOrchestra and Yourdquo

Students were given a virtual tour of the

backstage of the Schuster Center Every

section of the orchestra was presented and

students were given the opportunity to

ldquopretendrdquo they were playing each

instrument

Slots still open for the 2011 StageCrafters Summer Theatre Camp Itrsquos not too late to register for the 2011 StageCrafters Summer Theatre Camp There are

approximately 5 slots left for session one (June 13-25) and over 40 slots remaining for session

two (July 5-17) Registration is still done online at

httpwwwtippcityschoolscomstagecrafters

Also if there any families who participated but may not be able to afford to send their child to

camp this year with the price increase please contact Jim Sagona for the scholarship

application Thanks to the generous support of the Tipp Foundation funds have been set aside

to help subsidize the camp registration costs for children with a financial need We donrsquot want

to stop any aspiring actoractress from having their time in the spotlight

Parents are encouraged to register for the second session at this point Given its current smaller size it will be a

great opportunity for some children who might otherwise not have the chance to get even bigger opportunities

Gay Harrod visits Broadway

Students listened intently as Gay Harrod grandmother of Amelia and

Eliza Zweizig (students at Broadway) explained and read her

childrenrsquos book Harrod has published two childrenrsquos books (The Jar

of Jam and Angel in Her Pocket) Her grandchildren have been used

as models for the watercolor illustrations in these books She read her

latest book and answered questions about the writing and publishing

process

Orchestra and You by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra

Volunteerrsquos from The

Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra visited

Broadway and Nevin Coppock Elementary

and presented ldquoOrchestra and Yourdquo

Students were given a virtual tour of the

backstage of the Schuster Center Every

section of the orchestra was presented and

students were given the opportunity to

ldquopretendrdquo they were playing each

instrument

Slots still open for the 2011 StageCrafters Summer Theatre Camp Itrsquos not too late to register for the 2011 StageCrafters Summer Theatre Camp There are

approximately 5 slots left for session one (June 13-25) and over 40 slots remaining for session

two (July 5-17) Registration is still done online at

httpwwwtippcityschoolscomstagecrafters

Also if there any families who participated but may not be able to afford to send their child to

camp this year with the price increase please contact Jim Sagona for the scholarship

application Thanks to the generous support of the Tipp Foundation funds have been set aside

to help subsidize the camp registration costs for children with a financial need We donrsquot want

to stop any aspiring actoractress from having their time in the spotlight

Parents are encouraged to register for the second session at this point Given its current smaller size it will be a

great opportunity for some children who might otherwise not have the chance to get even bigger opportunities

For athletic results go to wwwcbcsportsonlinecom Tippecanoe High School athletic schedules are available at

wwwhighschoolsportsnetschoolTippecanoe-High-School-Tipp-City-OH

Tippecanoe Middle School athletic schedules are available at

wwwhighschoolsportsnetschoolTippecanoe-Middle-School-Tipp-City-OH

Tipp City Exempted Village Schoolsrsquo website wwwtippcityschoolscom is full

of important information please go there often to stay updated on the district and your

childrsquos schoolsrsquo happenings

The Tippecanoe High School Baseball Team will once again play at Fifth Third

Field this season The game vs Northwestern is scheduled for Fri 422 at 430 so please come cheer on the

Red Devils In order to play the team must sell lawn seat tickets ($700 each) to future Dragonrsquos

games This would make a great family outing or group outing so please see a High School Baseball Player

or Coach Cahill for tickets To access the order form and more information go

to wwwTIPPECANOEBASEBALLcom

The Broadway Elementary School Annual FUN Fair is Friday April 29th

from 5 to 9 pm

The PALS sponsored event will feature a Moonwalk 20-foot Titanic Slide Football Toss Hair Painting

Coke Toss Duck Pond and Cake Walk New this year is the Dunk Tank Broadwayrsquos principal Mr Gingerich

will take the plunge along with some other familiar faces

In addition to fun games and activities there will be 30 themed Basket Raffles Just like other years food will

be available Kitchen Meals will be pizza or a hot dog a drink and a choice of two sides for just $4 The

kitchen closes at 8 pm Want Carnival food it will be there cotton candy nachos and hot pretzels

Admission is FREE Most games and food items will be 1-2 tickets with tickets costing 50 cents each All

events will be indoors so plan on attending rain or shine

The Junior Class of Tippecanoe High School will be hosting the 2011 Junior-Senior Prom on Saturday

April 30th from 730pm ndash 1100pm at the Kettering Tower Lobby in Dayton Ohio This unique venue will be

transformed into an Athenian Escape making the students feel like theyrsquove entered into ancient Greece

Private parking is provided within the Kettering Tower parking garage (directions will be given at the time of

ticket purchase and are also available in the office) Tickets will be on sale in the office before and after

school for CTC students and in the cafeteria during lunch time for all other students

At least 10 PARENT CHAPERONES are required in order to hold the dance If you are interested in

chaperoning or if you have any questions feel free to contact Denise Moore (dmooretippcityk12ohus) or

Alexis Dedrick (adedricktippcityk12ohus) for more information

Alcohol is the number one drug problem among youth As prom and graduation seasons near students and

parents can benefit by having the following information which is supported by the Ohio Department of

Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (ODADAS) The attached links address not only the statistics behind

underage drinking but provides parents with research-based facts and information on the health and safety

risks as well as the legal aspects of allowing teens to consume alcohol Parents Know The Facts (English amp

Spanish) Legal Health amp Safety Issues Parent Party Tips (English amp Spanish)

Congressman Boehner will be hosting an information night for students their parents and high school

counselors to discover the educational and career opportunities available at the US Military Service

Academies The information service academy night will be held to allow high school students within the 8th

Congressional District of Ohio to discuss and learn the requirements and procedures for seeking a nomination

to the academies The information night will be at the following time and location Thursday April 28 2011

from 600-730pm The Crystal Room 845 West Market Street Troy Ohio 45373

Representatives from the Naval Academy Military Academy Merchant Marine Academy Coast Guard and

Air Force Academy will be in attendance to answer questions during the night

Water Tower Construction - The city has started construction on the water tower and there are many trucks

utilizing Success Circle and the High School driveway The gate has been opened for the driveway between

the front and back parking lots The gate will remain open at least during school hours Drivers may want to

count on this gate access as an entrance to the back parking lot until further notice

KIT-TV is now streaming the Board of Education Meetings and other Tipp City School activities on line To

view go to httpkittvpegcentralcom

To unsubscribe to Quick News please send an email with ldquounsubscriberdquo in the subject line to

sbrownleetippcityk12ohus

FRIDAY MAY 13TH 2011 500 pm

AT HOWELL FIELD TIPP CITY OH

-$12 with T-shirt if postmarked by 42511

-Race day entry is $12 no shirt or refund

-Packet pick-up 415-445 PM at Howell Field

-Proceeds benefit the Miami County Relay For Life

-Results will be posted wwwalliancerunningcom

The accurate 5K course will begin near

Howell Field and travel through nearby

neighborhoods and finish on the Howell

Field track

Top malefemale runner

Top 3 in the following age groups 10

and under 11-14 15-19 20-29 30-39

40-49 50-59 60-69

Send entry to Byron Kimmel 1716 Curry Branch Dr Tipp City OH 45371

Checks (tax-deductible) should be made payable to American Cancer Society

Name___________________________________________Age______(on 51011) Birthdate

____________ Sex M F

Address_________________________________________ City_____________________

State_____

Zip________________ Phone______________________ Shirt Size (Adult) S M L XL

Email Address________________________________________ Runner ___ Walker ___ Wheelchair ___

For more info

wwwalliancerunningcomtippcelebrateflifehtm