A report on our schools’ activities and people for Bay Village residents

New uniforms for Marching Band, RockettesDonations and district funds replace 23-year-old outfits

Salute to our 2012 Bay High School graduates inside.

Inside:

From hats and plumes, to jackets, pants, capes and raincoats, the Bay High Marching Band will be stepping out in style this year, sporting new uniforms designed with the new Rockets logo. The Rockettes drill team is also newly outfitted.

Salute to the Class of • 2012 – awards, facts

Bay High local • scholarships awarded

Calendar of 2012-2013 • school dates

New online gradebook • system will begin this fall

Pay for It will allow • online payments for lunch accounts, fees, ticket purchases

All-day Kindergarten • meets community demand

Modular classrooms • installed at Normandy Elementary

Search for children with • disabilities

Board approves • November ballot issue for facilities upgrades

District prepares for new tests, Common Core Standards, in 2013-14

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Bay High Marching Band members from left: Elizabeth Veres, Becca Moorhead, Sarah Wolf, Danny Murphy and Ryan Grimm.

• The Common Core Stan-dards are the skills and knowledge graduates need to be “college and career ready.”

• The Standards were devel-oped by employers, college leaders and professors, researchers and teachers throughout the U.S.

• The common set of stan-dards goal was driven by state governors.

• The objective of a greater depth of understanding for a narrower range of topics also means a more manage-able number of standards to teach and learn.

• Consistency across schools, districts and states will serve society’s increasing mobility.

• K-12 tests measure whether students are “on track” to meet “college and career ready” at graduation.

• Common learning progres-sion builds higher skills upon skills mastered earlier.

Ohio adopts 46-state Com-mon Core curriculum; deeper, narrower focus to change teaching and learning

Their old uniforms had seen 23 years of service and were beyond repair. The Bay High Band Boosters received $50,000 from the Bay Village Board of Education and then raised the balance of needed funds, about $40,000, for the 147 new band uniforms and 68 Rockettes uniforms.

Some of the uniforms and some of the hats have names of individual donors sewn in, honoring those who covered the cost of the entire item. Additional fundraising included Bay High athletic concession sales and a charity poker event.

The new Rockets logo, designed last year by 2012 Bay High graduate Marek Mutch, is incorporated into the jacket design.

Fans can see the new uniforms at the first home football game (vs. Elyria Catholic) on September 14, or when the band marches down Wolf Road during the October 5th Bay High

HomecomingParade before the Rockets play the Lakewood Rangers.

Bay High Rockettes, from left: Alex Greenberg, Gabbie DehMalo, Roxy Demirjian and Carlie Buettner

We’ll be sharing our progress during this transition through-out the 2012-13 school year.

District now accepting online payments2012-2013academic year

Parents and students used to checking their grades and homework assignments online will be using a new program this year.Pearson PowerSchool will replace ProgressBook as the portal to student

information for parents, students and teachers.The school district educational information technology consortium,

North Coast Council (NCC), is converting to the new student information system. The online gradebook is part of that system and comes to districts at no additional cost.“Being part of the overall student information system, the gradebook

will be completely integrated,” said Bay Village Schools superintendent, Clint Keener. “It really is better than trying to have two different programs work together.”Keener also serves on the board of the North Coast Council, which is

wholly owned by 34 member school districts. NCC provides technical support for fiscal services, student information and human resources data management and reporting that state and federal laws require of districts. In addition, the consortium provides services for school libraries, technology training for school staff members and many other services that individual districts would find challenging to fund on their own.

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New online gradebook introduced this year

Aug 23-24 Staff professional days

Aug 27 First Day School for students

Sept 3 Labor Day - No School

Oct 12 NEOEA Day - No School

Nov 8 Staff professional day - No School

Nov 21, 22, 23 Thanksgiving Break- No School

Dec 24 - Winter Break Jan 2 - No School

Jan 3 School Resumes

Jan 18 Teacher Records Day- No School

Jan 21 Martin Luther King Day- No School

Second semester(starts Jan. 22, 2013)

Feb 18 President’s Day- No School

March 7 Staff professional day-No School

March 29 - Spring Break Apr 5 - No School

Apr 8 School Resumes

May 27 Memorial Day- No School

June 7 Last Day School for Students

June 10 Teacher Work Day

Grading Periods 2012-2013Aug 27 - Oct 30Oct 31 - Jan 17Jan 22 - Mar 27Mar 28 - June 7

Graduation ceremony: June 3

All-day Kindergarten meets community demand

Parents can now add dollars to student accounts to pay for lunches, fees, tickets and field trips with Pay for It, an online program that will accept credit card and checking account payments.Optional features of Pay for It include an alert email when funds are

getting low, monthly statements, the ability to set up recurring payments and the ability to view lunch purchases over a 30-day period.Parents will need a valid email address, their credit card (Visa,

Mastercard or Discover) or checking account information and their child’s six-digit student identification number, which will also be used as their child’s PIN number in the cafeteria line.The fee for this convenience is 4.30% per transaction for credit card

payments, or a flat $1.75 fee when using an electronic check. Parents can find a link to Pay for It on the district website, along with additional information, at:

www.bayvillageschools.com/payforit

Four all-day Kindergarten classes will begin this fall. The extra half-day option will be funded by family-paid tuition.While it appears we may fill the 96 available spaces, no initial appli-

cants were denied entry for lack of an opening.

Bay High continued its long record of high achievement in Advanced Placement (AP) college-level course participation and scores this year.

Number of tests taken: 372Number of students testing: 223Number of subject areas: 11Percent at highest score of 5: 19%Percent passing the tests at a score of 3, 4 or 5: 77%A score of 3 is often the requirement

of colleges and universities accepting college course credit for high school AP classes.

Advanced Placement (AP)scores and participation

Where is the Class of 2012 headed?

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Four-year college/university (142) 78%

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Bay High graduates were offered $10,909,926* in scholarships from colleges and universities.

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The Bay Village City School District is one of the few public districts around where faculty from Kindergarten through Grade 12 don the colors of their college alma maters, march in and attend the high school graduation ceremony.

Imagine the pride students must feel knowing that their teachers, including those who nurtured them back in grade school, come to watch them finish that 13-year journey to walk across the stage and receive their diplomas.

“It shows we care about their total growth and success,” said Barb Woodburn, fourth-grade teacher. “We’re not finished with you when you leave our classroom. Our district is truly a family, and this ceremony is most meaningful for all of us.”

Faculty March

Adrian CollegeBaldwin-Wallace CollegeBowling Green State UniversityBrigham Young UniversityBrock UniversityBrown Aveda InstituteCase Western Reserve Clark UniversityClemson UniversityCleveland State UniversityCollege of WoosterColorado School of MinesCuyahoga County Community CollegeDawson CollegeDePauw UniversityDuquesne UniversityEastern Kentucky UniversityEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityElon University

Fashion Institute of TechnologyFinger Lakes Community CollegeGannon UniversityHeidelberg UniversityHocking Technical Institute Hope CollegeIndiana UniversityIthaca CollegeJohn Carroll UniversityKent State UniversityLake Forest CollegeLorain County Community CollegeLoyola University ChicagoMercyhurst CollegeMiami UniversityMichigan State UniversityMuskingum UniversityNASCAR Technical InstituteOhio Northern

Ohio UniversityPenn State UniversityStudy Abroad - SpainThe Ohio State UniversityUniversity of AkronUniversity of CincinnatiUniversity of DaytonUniversity of MarylandUniversity of Mount UnionUniversity of Nevada Las VegasUniversity of ToledoUniversity of VermontUrsuline CollegeU.S. Coast GuardVirginia TechWake Forest UniversityWaynesburg UniversityYavapai College

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Sailing toward … excellence … distinction … triumph … success!

Wishing the Bay High Class of 2012 a bright and brilliant future!

*Students pictured graduated in the top 10 of their class based on grade point average. Photos by Thomas & Thomas.

Clint Keener, SuperintendentJason Martin, Bay High PrincipalAaron Ereditario, Bay High Asst. PrincipalMatt Spellman, Athletic/Activities Director

Gayatry Jacob-Mosier, PresidentMichael Caputo, Vice President

Amy HuntleyRobert PiccirilliBill Selong

Bay Village Board of Education

The faculty and staffof Bay High School

Leilah Rae AbsiTimothy Gerard Altieri

Elise Constance AronsonThomas Ernest Asbury

Jonathan Michael BarnesJacquelynn Marie BarnewallBrent Lawrence Baumgartner

William James BeamAbigail Frances BenkoAriel Spring Bennett

Ashley Danielle BialikJean Frederick Blain

Sarah Marie Blocksidge

Steven Kyle BreitenbachRachael Elizabeth BroadbentRandall Lee Buffington, Jr.

Evan James CampbellMichaela Ann CampbellAustin Michael Carras

Samuel Aaron ChamberlainMadeleine Sukyong Chang

Lauren Lae ChenKristen Jean Coffin

Brian Edward ComiskeyAndrew McKinley Cooper

Hannah Grace CziryakKathryn Ann Dahlhausen

Jacqueline Christine DaltonDean Michael Dickens

Fabrice DorantesKrystal Adrienne Dudas

Anna EgliteJack Andrew Eifel

Kayla Andrea ElandNicholas Jeffrey Falcone

Robert Edward FiscoJennifer Marshall Fisler

Grace Adele FoerstnerHunter Kirtlund Frye

Nicholas Martin Gall, Jr.Matthew Robert Gallagher

Ryan Daniel GalloJessica Anne Ganyard

Adina GegpriftiRobin Alexander Geiger

Julia Marie GeschkeKathleen Elizabeth GettensScott Woodburn Geuther

Margaret Sammis GoldsberryPaul Francis Gorski

Kayleigh Alicia GraskeyAmy Marie GreiciusMatthew Alan Gulak

Leah Anne-Liang HaasCaroline Dawn HallSean Robert Hanna

Erika Elizabeth Hansen

Michael Alexander HaskettKristin Elizabeth HazlettKathryn Anne Heideloff

Adam Parnell HengstChristopher Wing HenkeKatherine Mary Herrick

Justin Michael Thomas HollandShannon Nicole Huckelberry

Freya Ann HughesKelley Catherine Hyland

Anna Hughes IrvineJessica Marie Johns

Amanda Nicole JohnsonHayley Nicole KalataRyan Charles Kana

Natalie Claire KanderMary Ellen Page Kaucheck

Jaimie Elizabeth KerkaJustin Casey Kestler

Meghan McKensey KevesdyAshley Nicole Kiessling

Kaylee Jordan KishDavid Brian Klein, Jr.Carl John Koster IIIBryan Nicholas Kyle

Amanda Marie LaMereJillian Emma LaRiccia

Taylor Marie Ann LehmannAshley Marie Licciardello

Lauren Nicole Liegl

Sarah Anne LimbacherAndrew Evan Lipperman

Gideon-Patrick Thorpe LoreteBryan Clayton Lowrie

Duncan Thomas MacMillanCameron Philip MacRae

Dominic Edward MarconiBrittan Elizabeth Mariage

Christopher Hunter McArnAudrey Marie McDonaldKaitlyn Diane McFeeleyMichele Ellen McGovernDevon Mercedes Meaney

John Patrick MeehanChristine Marie Megyesi

Matthew Ian MelsterBrandon Scot Michaud

Bianca Rose MiliaJovan Miskovic

Erin Elizabeth MohneyMeghan Elizabeth Mooney-Ryan

Alexander Sean MoorheadBrittany Nicole Morgan

Alex Kevin Bryant MorleyJulia Elizabeth Mosier

Alicia Michelle MurphyCaitlyn Kristene Murton

Marek Xavier MutchLauren Rachel MyersDavid Scott Nainiger

Eric Allen NeesonCody Lee Nelson

Richard Allen Neumann, Jr.Julie Christine Norehad

Nathan Richard NotarberardinoChristian Robert Nye

Jennifer Lynne OsborneScott Michael PailesTyler Walters Parks

Maja Kiran Margaret PetrasMarcus John Pettay

Maureen Michele Piccirilli

Giuliana PuglieseSean Thomas QuinnLuke Michael Reid

Chloe Elisabeth ReinhartAlexander Wilson Repenning

Robert Edwin RisingRachel Ann Ritzenthaler

Raquel Marie SainAziza Salukombo

William White SamilsonCheyenne Dawn Santee

Jacquelyn Marie SartschevJeffrey Scott SaxtonAli Frances Sebold

Nicole Elizabeth SenftGabrielle Elizabeth Shank

Jacqueline Nicole Showalter

Kaleigh Alexis SimaMax Lance Smith

Kaylee Breanne SteckelHannabelle Lee Sterle

Erin Lynn StinardMatthew Donald StoneAmelia Jane Strickler

Angelia Annamarie SzekelyKatrina Lynn Szente

Victoria Ann TarrEthan Charles TashjianElla Suzannah Taylor

Zachary William Taylor

Robert Michael ThiesMarisa Verna Timm

Spencer Rodgers UramAmy Christine UrwinCarolyn Marie ValcoRachel Helen Vick

Mitchell Lorenz VollCody Joseph Wagner

Kelli Marie WalshMargaret Ruth WardMelissa Ellen Ware

Meredith Ann WargoEmily Alice White

Jillian Christine WhiteAlexa Anna Wiebusch

Elizabeth Jane WilliamsAlex Charles WilsonClaire Lorene WilsonReid Daniel Wilson

The Bay High School Class of 2012

Chelsea Nicole WoodworthBrian Timothy Woos

Sebastian Andrew WozniakAnastasia Demis YoungAbraham Lucas Zbornik

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Community Scholarships and Bay High School AwardsCOMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIPSAFS/Haessler: Sam Colleran Amy Mihaljevic Memorial: Erin Mohey & Claire WilsonBay Alumni Foundation: Matthew Meister & Jennifer OsborneBay Bike & Skae Park: Dominic MarconiBay Class of 1966: Lauren MyersBay Historical Society: ShannonHuckelberryBay League of Women Voters:Alex Moorhead & Sia YoungBay Men’s Club: Caroline Hall, Shannon Huckelberry, Jaimie Kerka & Kaitlyn McFeeleyBay Rotary Club: Hayley KalataBay Teachers Association: Carolyn ValcoBay Village Democratic Club:Andrew Cooper & Sia YoungBay Village PTA: Tim Altieri, Jessica Ganyard, Erika Hansen, Jessica Johns, Kaitlyn McFeeley, Julia Mosier, Maureen Piccirilli, Carolyn Valco & Claire WilsonBay Village Women’s Club & Foundation: Brent Baumgartner, Madeleine Chang, Adina Gegprifti, Caroline Hall, Kaitlyn McFeeley, Claire Wilson & Sia Young Bradley Bay Nursing: Meghan KevesdyCoca-Cola: Lauren Liegl & Chris McArnEleanor Kellam: Amy GreiciusJeannine C. Rickson: Lauren MyersJohn T. Cahoon, Jr.: Jaime Kerka, Erin Mohney & Jennifer OsborneKey Club Distinguished Service Scholarship: Victoria TarrKiwanis Club of Bay Village: MichaelaCampbell, Margaret Goldsberry, Duncan MacMillan & Brittan Mariage Kiwanis Department Awards: Mary Ellen Kaucheck & Jennifer Osborne (English), Bobby Fisco (Music), Marcus Pettay (Technical), William Samilson (Business) and Alexa Wiebusch & Victoria Tarr (Drama)Kiwanis Inspirational Scholarship:Sean HannaLisa Huhndorff Memorial: Alex MoorheadMedical Mutual: Jaimie KerkaMegellan: Mary Ellen KaucheckMark Ule Memorial: Adina GegpriftiNicholas Charles Rauser Memorial: Jillian White & Tim AltieriRonald C. Hutson Memorial: Victoria TarrTim Todd Scholarship: Adam HengstThomas & Thomas: Alex MoorheadVera Wuebkner Fanta Memorial: Lauren ChenVillage Foundation: Caroline Hall & Julia MosierWest Shore Chamber of Commerce: Erika Hansen

SPECIAL AWARDS2011-12 National Merit Commended Students: Matthew Gallagher, Julia Geschke & Freya HughesHugh O’Brien Award: Heather Bingaman, Emma Grubaugh & Emma JarviPhi Beta Kappa Award: Lauren Chen

DEPARTMENT AWARDSMATH:Outstanding Senior in Mathematics:Lauren MyersSCIENCE:Bausch & Lomb Science Award: Campbell SlattonRensselaer Mathematics & Science Award: Chris BrajdicCleveland Technical Society’s Honor Jr. Program: Sarah WhiteMichaelson-Morley Award (Case Club of Cleveland): Ryan GrimmOutstanding Senior in Science: Adina GegpriftiSOCIAL STUDIES:Paul Brandt Award: Shannon HuckelberryVOCAL MUSIC:National School Choral Award: Rachel VickORCHESTRA:National School Orchestra Award:Madeleine Chang & David NainigerOMEA Winners: Madeleine Change (cello) & Ashley DeYong (violin)Orchestra Leadership Award: Lauren MyersJAZZ:Louis Armstrong Jazz Award:Andy Lipperman & Bobby FiscoWoody Herman Award:Shannon Huckelberry & Brent BaumgartnerBAND:John Phillip Sousa Band Award:Robie Rising & Bobby FiscoPatrick Gilmore Award: Julia GeschkeOutstanding Senior in Music Award:Bobby FiscoDRAMA:Golden Bit Award: Marcus PettayBest Thespian Award: Alxa Wiebusch & Tori TarrFAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES:Family & Consumer Sciences Award:Giuliana PuglieseLANGUAGE ARTS:Outstanding Senior in English:Hannah Cziryak & Shannon HuckelberryBrown University Book Award:Daniel HuntleyPrinceton Book Award: Ben NortzSmith Book Award: Anisha VenkataramanWilliams Book Award: Jackson BrothersYale Book Award: Meghan OlsonFOREIGN LANGUAGE:Outstanding Foreign Language Student:Shannon Huckelberry

ART:Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award: Marek MutchOutstanding Artistic Dedication Award:Julie NorehadOutstanding Artistic Growth Award:Cameron MeakinBUSINESS:Outstanding Senior in Business: William SamilsonTECHNOLOGY:Outstanding Senior in Technology: Jeff SaxtonSENIOR ATHLETIC AWARDS:Most Valuable Player: Claire WilsonNelson Narks Award: Nathan NotarberardinoOHSAA Awards: Marek Mutch & Lauren ChenArchie Griffin Sportsmanship Award: Rachel Vick & Evan CampbellJUNIOR AWARDS:Buckeye Girls State: Ellie Faile (Campbell Slatton-Alternate)Buckeye Boys State: Jacob Peters (Benjamin Nortz-Alternate)Rotary Leadership Award: Campbell Slatton & Daniel HuntleyOutstanding Junior Humanitarian:Sarah Melenick & Maxwell LambOUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARDS:Outstanding Leadership Awards:Madeleine Chang & Christopher McArnOutstanding Citizenship Awards:Sia Young & Alex MoorheadOutstanding Service Awards: Erin Mohney & Duncan MacMillanSPECIAL RECOGNITION:Look Up to Cleveland: Rannie DongPrincipal’s Inspirational Award: Nick Gull & Nicole SenftRachel’s Challenge Leadership Award:Michele McGovern, Victoria Hamilton, Elisabeth RudgeRachel’s Challenge SpiritAward: Shaley Stearns, Arnecka Venkataraman, Elizabeth HughesYPF Fellowship Award: Erin MohneyYPF Laurie Wilder Award: Katie McFeeley

Note: This list does not include college and university scholarships and may not include all awards students have earned. The Class of 2012 was offered more than $10 million in college and university scholarships, including renewable amounts up to four years.

Board approves 1.96 mill bond issue request November ballot issue asks for dollars to upgrade building infrastructure

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Search for children with disabilitiesEarly detection and services help children reach potential The Bay Village City School Dis-trict seeks to identify, locate and evaluate all children from birth to age 21 who may have a disability.Disabilities include conditions like

hearing impairments, speech or lan-guage impairments, specific learn-ing disabilities, emotionally dis-turbed, multiple disabilities, mental retardation, autism, traumatic brain injury, and other health and physical impairments.Anyone who knows of a Bay

Village child who may have a disability and may need special education and related services can call 440-617-7300. District officials will talk with the parents to determine if an evaluation is necessary.

Modular classroom addition at Normandy School adds space

A comprehensive upgrade of school building infrastructure – systems like boilers, electrical, and ventilation replace-ments – is covered in a bond issue request approved by the Bay Village Board of Education for placement on the November 6 ballot.If passed, the bond issue will raise $16.8 million, with the

bonds paid back over a 25-year period. The millage rate will be about 1.96 mills, costing homeowners approxi-mately $5 per month, or $60 annually, for every $100,000 of home valuation.Various dollar amounts and borrowing timelines were

discussed by board members prior to their final decision. The goal was to keep the dollar request as low as possible while providing the upgrades that would keep the district’s buildings in good service for years to come.The district annually spends operating funds on a consis-

tent cycle for replacement of roofing, windows, pavement, and other building features that experience wear and tear on a regular basis.

However, boilers, wiring, plumbing and ventilation systems represent exceptionally large investments when replacements become necessary. These large projects cannot be so easily completed on an incremental and rotating cycle.“I believe this plan is the best for our community,” said

Keener. “We do not see huge increases in enrollment, as our city is fully developed. The plan adds some space, but it mainly upgrades the mechanical systems so that the buildings will be safe, comfortable and useful for the next couple decades and more.”Detailed information about the plans for building up-

grades can be found on the district’s website at:

An online bond issue cost calculator, where residents can enter their own indi-vidual property valuation, can also be found at this web address.

www.bayvillageschools.com/BondIssueOr scan QR code:

The brick enclosing the modular ad-dition will closely match existing building brick.

Four additional classrooms will be available at Normandy Elementary this fall thanks to a modern, modular addition that cost the district about one-third of what a similar addition using traditional construction would cost.A new full-day kindergarten option helped drive the need for more space, and

modular construction was an excellent and cost-effective alternative (cost was about $95/square foot once furnished, versus an estimated $195/square foot for traditional construction of the 4,000 square foot structure).The addition is directly attached to the west end of Normandy Elementary so that

students need not go outside the building to enter. Four second-grade classes have been assigned to the space for the coming school year. District officials are hopeful that the rooms will be ready on the first day of

school, but a back-up plan is in place in case there is a brief delay.Find answers to frequently asked questions and follow the construction progress

at: www.bayvillageschools.com/modulars

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Welcome BackSchool begins for students on

Monday, August 27.Starting and ending times by school are as follows:

Bay High School7:50 a.m. - 3:11 p.m.

Bay Middle School7:45 a.m. - 2:55 p.m.

Westerly Elementary8:05 a.m. - 2:10 p.m.

Normandy Elementary8:35 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.Kindergarten a.m.8:35 a.m. - 11 a.m.Kindergarten p.m.12:05 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

School supply lists (K-8) are on our website:

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