Bataan Intermediate: Mason Limestahl, Jasmin Jones, Silas Kleinhans, Lysette Auvil, Patrick Huskey, Jasmine Borton, Marlena McCree, Olivia Eickert, Katerina Fillmore, Averie Webb, Claire Snyder, Hannah Cross, Tristan Boling, Haylie Sewell, Brennan Gill, Hannah Moore, Cassidy Sloan, Brycetyn Hedden, Hannah Witte, Michael Baxter.

they are adding Pre School and 6th grade.

St. Boniface is currently accepting registrations for 3 and 4 year old pre-school students. The Little Crusaders Pre School will operate Monday through Friday mornings, with flexible options for part-time enrollment. Contact Millie or Linda at 419-898-1340 for registration information, or to schedule a tour of our facility. References from current enrolled students’ parents are also available.

St. Boniface is also currently accepting registrations for students in the K-6 grades for the 2013/2014 school year.

St. Boniface serves and welcomes students of all religions, racial ethnic and income backgrounds.

District and an opportunity to ensure parents that their children are developing age-appropriate skills. The evaluation will assess hearing, vision, motor skills, concept development and communication skills.  

Parents of children ages 3-5 can contact the Port Clinton City Schools Student Services Office at 419-734-1748 in order to make an appointment. The screening will take place between April 22 and 25 with appointments beginning at 8:30 a.m. Screening will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church, 135 Adams Street, Port Clinton.

For children ages 0-2, contact the Ottawa County Help Me Grow / Early Intervention Program at 567-262-3141 to schedule an appointment. This screening will take place on April 25 beginning at 1 p.m. and will be held at the Port Clinton City Schools Student Services Office (located within the High School), 821 S. Jefferson Street, in Port Clinton, Ohio.

All appointments must be made by April 17. This event is sponsored by Port Clinton City Schools, North Point Educational Service Center, and the Ottawa County Board of Developmental Disabilities.

Port Clinton High School will offer two periods of Chinese I, as well as some introductory classes to grade 8 students at Port Clinton Middle School. Chinese is considered a level 4 language, which means it is one of the most difficult languages to learn. It not only requires the student to learn how to speak the language but to also learn a new set of characters (printed language). 

Mr. Gary Steyer, PCHS Principal stated, “After soliciting input from the High School staff, Board of Education, and parents, it was determined that we needed to offer another foreign language for our students. It was further recommended that the foreign language should be Chinese. As you would imagine, we are extremely excited about this opportunity for our students.”

Even though course registration has been completed for the 2013-14 school year, students interested in taking Chinese may still register by contacting the Port Clinton High School Guidance Office. The school district will offer cultural opportunities in conjunction with this program for the community. Dates and times of those events will be announced next school year.

Now it’s game time. 

The rivalry is between grades; the contest is a “Nickel Competition”; and the cause is a great one. Everyone in the school has been in some way affected by cancer. All money brought in during the week long “Nickel Competition” will be donated to helping those with this cancer.  

The nickel competition works like this:  all students have been asked to do small jobs and chores at home to earn change to donate. Each class has a canister in the school gym to collect the change. The class that collects the most money wins the contest. The catch is that nickels are money taken away (not added to) classes total, so it is advantageous to put your nickels into the canister of another class. Then, on Wednesday, nickels and pennies were considered “bad” and taken away from the classroom totals. 

There are two ways to win this race. The class with the highest total (after the coin subtractions) wins a pizza party, and the class with the most over-all money raised will also win a pizza lunch. In the end, everyone is a winner.

The year commences with Class President Elections: Michael steals Corey’s election speech, and when he uses his ideas and promises the girls a kiss for a vote, he becomes President, with Tiffany as his Vice-president. Corey is left looking on despairingly.

During the year, several new students arrive at the school—Mel and Kim Easton, played by Kassie Finneran and Courtney Trent, (the all-singing, all-dancing twin cheerleaders), and Eileen Reagan, played by Cheyenne Meek, whose life becomes a nightmare when Michael and his gang start to send her fake love letters.

Will Eileen ever make new friends at William Ocean High School? Will Tiffany ever see the evil side of Michael? Meanwhile the teachers are having issues of their own. Mr. Cocker, played by Matthew Fillmore, after being in a relationship for two years with the apparently conservative English teacher, Miss Sheena Brannigan, played by Kirstin Winke, confiscates an old edition of Penthouse from a student, only to discover that his girlfriend is the centerfold. How will he cope? Will their relationship be able to survive this hurdle?

Throw in a Star Wars dream sequence, high-energy dance routines, the obligatory 80’s party scene, copious amounts of blue eye-shadow, twenty cans of hairspray, as well as some of the most popular songs ever written, and the result is a musical that will delight and amuse an audience of any age. 

Other cast members include Haley Klima, who plays Cyndi Gibson, one of Tiffany’s best friends; Allison Gilleland and Kiya Brown, who play Laura Wilde and Debbie Fox, friends of Eileen; and Kayla Armendariz, Aileen Blankenship, Gina Buono, Ericka Castillo, Rachel Chapman, Tiffany Colston, Jon Emmons, Alyssa Jobe, Halee Jones, Marisa Oftedal, Miranda Rawlins, Libby Showalter, Natalie Stitak, Alex Suter, Leah Warner, and Deborah Young, who comprise the Ensemble.

Back to the 80’s is directed by Paul Anderson, who is assisted by Eric Watts, musical director; Karsha Schermbeck, choreographer; Bobby Goode, set construction; Beth Jadwisiak, costumes; and Allyn and Carol Riznikove, technical consultants. Tickets will go on sale Friday, April 5, for $8 in the High School office, or they may be purchased at the PAC box office the nights of the show.

Krieger and the DECA students instructed fifth graders on basic investment vocabulary, stock market basics and how the exchanges work.  The students are learning how to analyze current events that affect the economy and investments. In addition, the fifth grade students are learning about career opportunities within the financial sector, ranging from financial planners to stockbrokers.

In the stock market contest the students are competing against 115 teams from across the area, grades five through twelve.  Each team starts with a hypothetical $40,000 to invest in four stock picks from U.S. exchanges. The teams are trying to earn the most money they can from their start up money.

A has generated a great deal of pride.

her fundraiser. 

St. Boniface Catholic School, famous for fish frys and chicken BBQ is taking it to the web with a crowdfunding campaign. “The Little School That Could” is launching the St. Boniface S.A.F.E. Playground Project on Indigogo.com. S.A.F.E. stands for Safe, Accessible Fun for Everyone, and is the catchphrase for a project that includes a fence around the current playground and a new swing for students with physical disabilities.

The website Indiegogo.com defines crowdfunding as the pooling of small contributions of funds from a group of people for the purpose of making something larger happen. Rather than a one-time event to raise money, word of an ongoing project is spread through email, texting, Twitter, Facebook and other forms of social media. A campaign usually lasts over a month, and in that time people interested in supporting the project can donate various amounts of money and receive thank you gifts, or “perks” for their support. The project has its own page on Indiegogo.com where those interested in following the campaign can check in to get updates and see how close it is to reaching its funding goal. 

St. Boniface has been slowly but steadily improving its playground. Quinton Babcock, an alumnus, earned his Eagle Scout badge by securing a grant for a new play structure to replace a well-worn jungle gym. New shock-absorbing foundation was laid down last summer, and parent volunteers freshened up the swings and monkey bars with a colorful coat of paint. 

But a first grader with cerebral palsy has outgrown a swing provided by her parents, and this fall a new class of preschoolers will be joining the school.

“With opening a preschool this fall, we really need a fence around the playground. Younger children just aren't always aware of the dangers of traffic, and they really are safer in an enclosed area where they can be more closely supervised,” said Jillian Drill, president of the School Advisory Council. 

"We welcome everyone here at St. Boniface,” said principal Milagros Greggila. “We have students of other faiths, students with IEPS, children with physical challenges. We want them all to be safe, feel welcome and have fun. That's why we need to upgrade our playground.”

The faculty and staff of St. Boniface recognize the support they have received from both the parish and surrounding community. “We truly appreciate the prayers and contributions we’ve been given by our parishioners, parents, and the people in this entire area,” continued principal Greggila. “And we certainly welcome any further help. But we also recognize that there are others who have not heard of us who would like to support faith-based education. Crowdfunding is a way to reach out, to extend the opportunity to make a difference to many other generous, caring people. And we really do have some neat ‘perks’ made by our students,” she added.

The St. Boniface S.A.F.E. Playground Project will launch on Indiegogo.com on April 22. If interested in donating or following the campaign, go to Indiegogo.com and search by the title St. Boniface S.A.F.E playground Project.

St. Boniface Catholic School serves students in grades K-6 of all religions, racial, ethnic and income backgrounds. For information on the curriculum, admissions policies and registration contact the school office at (419) 898-1340 or visit the website at www.ourstb.com.

Principals’ List

Grade 12: Sydney Adkins, Karlie Busby, Brittany Carstensen, Christian Cash, Joey Fick, Lexi Fodor, Trey Gluth, Katie Holloway, Brandon Rosiar, Aaron Smith, Kirstin Winke.

Grade 11: Kelly Althaus, Tiffany Colston, Noah Cross, Hunter Frye, Shelby Gerwin, Jeffrey Griffin, Hannah Kneisley, Cheyenne Meek, Jimmy Olsen, Lance Taylor, Christopher Weaver, Amber Wuersig.

Grade 10: Alyssa Araguz, Emily Ashley, Eryn Binder, Gabe DeFreitas, Michael Lay, Shane Meek, Kathryn Mueller, McKenzie Stine, Chelsea Vollmer, Hannah Weaver.

Grade 9: Ellis Adolph, Sydney Alexander, Joshua Brown, Gina Buono, Katelyn Chapman, Maddison Cole, Carter Frye, Olivia Heckerd, Logan Hepp, Katelyn Koebel, Seth Monk, Trevor Monk, Collin Rider, Noah Smith, Danielle Stager, Taylor Steyer, Alana Sutherland, Spencer Wadsworth, Abigail Waite. 

High Honors

Grade 12: Perrin Adkins, Isaac Akins, Madison Ambrozy, Lauren Balduf, Sean Black, Blake Calvert, Ian Chandler, Rachel Chapman, Alex Doman, Matthew Fillmore, Alexa Haskin, Collin Henning, Lacy Hepp, Karl Kopchak, Alison Lawson, Laura Masimore, Sam Miller, Mercede Mominee, Hannah Mowel, Jason Mueller, Rachel Nehls, Marshall Parker, Abbi Pitts, Landon Porter, Khelci Radloff, Kevin Rarden, Allison Strong, Amber Waite, Amber Willoughby.

Grade 11: Zach Baugh, Ericka Castillo, Santana Diliberto, Morgan Donahue, Leah Evans, Alayne Herevia, Halee Jones, Cameron King, Morgan McGlothlin, Eryn Nason, Jennifer Salazar, Hanah Sarty, Maranda Schultz, Darryl Trent, Kayla Wheeler.

Grade 10: Andrew Cline, Tarryn Edgefield, Ty Gallogly, Zach Kokinda, Nicholas Reineck, Carter Rumball, Allison Schroeder, Alyson Shaler, Samantha Stroupe, John Ross Vallance.

Grade 9: Lydia Bacon, Ashtyn Baney, Cheyenne Eppse, Kassie Finneran, Caitlin Gresh, Miranda Herevia, Jessica Hofacker, Ashley Householder, Steven Kast, Haley Klima, Michael Leone, Baileigh Limestahl, Sierra Magi, Joseph Miller, Alyssa Peto, Maranda Santoya, Natalie Stitak, Alex Suter, Kasey Swander, Courtney Trent, Bethany Urban, Megan Vallance, Adam Wells.

Honors

Grade 12: Makayla Anderson, Jason Bailey, Jesse Banks, Caitlin Behrens, Courtney Coleman, Katie Edwards, Erin Farkas, Donovan Guerra, Amanda Hall, Jessica Johnson, Michael Kirkpatrick, Kaitlyn Mahler, Ross Meek, Chris Overfield, Kyle Radloff, Cody Reiman, Adam Robinson, Breanna Robinson, Kaitlin Walters, Hunter Yarbrough.

Grade 11: Dominique Araguz, Kayla Armendariz, Alicia Bacak, Abigail Barker, Andrew Batterton, Kyle Brown, Paige Culver, Molly Haberman, Logan Harnisch, Joseph Kurtz, Ian Campbell, Peter Ladd, Jovi Lombardy, Anderson Martin, Ryan Norgard, Meghan O’Neal, Logan Pratt, Brock Rider, Tiffany Street, Tayler Wadsworth, Dylan Webb, David Wilburn, Kayla Woods, Emma Young, Elise Zeitzheim, Claire Zielinski.

Grade 10: Abby Baugh, Aileen Blankenship, Kiya Brown, Cameron Carlson, Haley Crawford, Dokate’ Cromley,  Allessandria Dracka, Dennis Elias, Jesse Escobedo, Payton Evans, Ashley Gill, Allison Gilleland, Rose Hayden, Benjamin Heminger, Toni Jones, Jordan Kleinhans, Cal Laurel, Aaron Lockhart, Summer Magi, Kassidy Mahler, Lisa Niceswanger, Alec Ochs, Shelby Radloff, Victoria Reiman, Kelsey Salyer, Collin Salyers, David Saunders, Katlyn Sheppard, Ashlynn Slauterbeck, Gracey Stewart, Katelyn Webb, Emily Zibert, Alysia Zoeller.

Grade 9: Michael Adkins, Kori Armendariz, Tristan Auxter, Cydney Bass, Allison Kline, Ciara Crawford, Marissa Day, Kelsey Dietrich, Nicholas Finley, Drew Fodor, Jasmine Garcia, Christopher Haghiri, Adrianna Hall, Morgan Hazzard, Joshua Ingram, Alyssa Kessler, Ebony Kleinhans, Morrisa Mallory, Kayla Matthews, Macey Meacham, Andrea Mitchell, Brandon Moore, Melanie Payne, Bradley Rich, Tia Rogers, Stone Scott, Aaron Shaler, Emily Shaw, Kaylee Vollmer, Trenton Williams.

Merit

Grade 12: Robert Beck, Stephen Behrens, Brooks Calvert, Jacob Carrisales, Alexis Crowl, Caleb Cuevas, Kayla Davis, Travis Hensley, Breahana Hernandez, Lana Jeffers, Victoria Koebel, Jessica Lorensen, Kyle Lucas, Amanda Malave, Zachary McCleary, Max Mercurio, Andrew Moore, Robert Peterman, Jr., Tyler Scott, Eliza Sebring, Taylor Teague, Timothy Vance, Kyle Wilkins, Mary Margaret Young, Collin Yurista.

Grade 11: Madison Baxter, Devin Beaver, Aaron Bogard, Chudney Daniels, Jonathon Emmons, Shannon Gardner-Pumphrey, Nathaniel Haghiri, Kayleigh Householder, Jessica Jernigan, Shelby Klima, Nikita Kolstov, Austin Krupp, Dakota LaBret, Brock Moore, Leandro Papa, Amanda Pollard, Jake Prosser, Jared Prosser, Kody Ratliff, Jacob Reed, Marc-Anthony Rogers, Nicole Rogers, Samantha Schroeder, Jeffrey Sedilko, Emily Shupe, Bree Slauterbeck, Zachary Smith, Kyle Wagner, Kristen Wood.

Grade 10: Cole Araguz, Jordan Carrisales, Samantha Ditchman, Michael Elmes, Nikolaus Fontana, Kennedy Gulas, Marcus Hogan, Preston Keck, David Kessler, Jaden Kleinhans, David Leone, Keegan Lowe, Tristen Mallory, Kyler McCord, Teri Metcalf, Allison Petersen, Elizabeth Ratliff, Morgan Reynolds, Raven Rogers, Elizabeth Showalter, Beatrice Stanziano, Sabrina Webster, lauren Wheeler, Zachary Young, Taylor Zink.

Grade 9: Ryan Alexander, Ashton Barton, Marissa Carstensen, David Crowl, Avery Dackermann, Joshua Fisher, Scott Grimm, Rachelle Hofacker, Kaylee Lemon, Jewel Lewis, Kelcie McCord, Kayli Millhouse, Ben Mueller, Heidi Murray, Tytan Rumball, Nathan Stubbelfield, Aubree Thomas, Eric Wheeler, Matthew Winke, Reilly Wittman, Abigail Wuersig.

or a table for 10 for $200. Adult beverages and sodas will be available. 

The evening includes a dinner of chicken and /or ham, green beans, cheesy potatoes, rolls and butter and the famous St. Boniface apple pie. There will be a live DJ, silent auctions, live auctions of hand made treasures by each class,  raffles, a $500 Gas for Cash Bonanza drawing and a chance to be a contestant on “Let’s Make a Deal”. To reserve tickets contact Sandy at 419-732-1728 or email sheschel@hotmail.com.

St. Boniface Catholic School serves students in grades K-5 of all religions, racial, ethnic and income backgrounds. For information on the curriculum, admissions policies and registration contact the school office at 419-898-1340 or visit the website at www.ourstb.com.

1 teacher Ms. Stephanie Myers worked with PCHS Guidance Counselor Rick Dominick to organize the program. The PCHS students are taking Post Secondary Educational Options Courses (college credit courses) at PCHS and have available time on Thursdays. Ms. Meyer said, “The PCHS students are an excellent resource because they do such a wonderful job in a first grade classroom. It's great to have a set of helping hands.” The first graders practice sight words, play games, and read stories with their high school helpers. The students enjoy the program, when one student was asked how she felt about the high school helpers she said, "It's fun!  I like it!" Ms. Meyer added, “Overall I think this has been a wonderful experience for everyone involved.”  

See photo album at the Port Clinton City School District Facebook page or www.pccsd.net.

Jane Drusbacky’s class spent a spring day taking a step back in time.  The class was given the opportunity to visit the Island and better understand its history and its story. 

The fifth graders began the day at the Johnson’s Island Cemetery where they learned about some of the Confederate soldiers, such as William Peel, through the reading of diaries and letters.  According to Hannah and Elena they were able to explore the cemetery and learned about the different patterns of the grave stones.

The students spent a great deal of time at the Johnson’s Island Prisoner of War Depot. They learned about the dead lines, the fifteen foot boundary wall and the hobbies of the prisoners. Prisoners spent their days carving rubber into jewelry and writing letters to their families. The fifth graders were then taken to block eight of the Prisoner of War Depot to do some excavating of their own. Several members of the class found field specimens. Cooper Stine found a bottle finish, Sam Walker found an unfinished arrowhead, Hannah Paeth found a PPK (a projectile point knife), and Elena Kessler found a piece of a decorative pickle jar. At the end of the day, the class totaled their artifacts at 236. Brick, bone, nails, glass and pieces of pottery contributed to this total.