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The Loveland Board of Education recognized 23 students for creating a culture of kindness through the My Voice, My Choice campaign during the April 17 Business Meeting.
Loveland, Ohio – On Tuesday, April 17 the Loveland City School Board saluted 23 students by formally recognizing them during their Business Meeting. It was for their “exemplary effort in helping create a culture of kindness as part of the district-wide My Voice, My Choice campaign.” Board members presented each student with a certificate and shirt, and thanked them for being leaders among their peers.
“We are so proud of these students for stepping up to be leaders in and around their school,” said Loveland Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse. “The My Voice, My Choice campaign is a meaningful program our district uses to help our Tigers grow socially and emotionally as they transition from building to building. It is part of our strategic plan to ensure Tiger Care for all of our students, which is one of our big three district goals, and we are proud to celebrate this moment of much deserved recognition with our Board of Education.”
Students recognized during the ceremony included (listed by building):
Zavier Charles
Dylan Jones
Jack O’Donnell
Iris Rich-Greatorex
Hannah Gruber
Quinton Merritts
Lucas Patterson
Ava Pursley
Emily Mix
Brendon Salm
Julianna Westerman
Delaney Bair
Rylee Burnett
Maggie Reis
Presley Beller
Ellie Boni
Elle Brinkman
Reagan Brunett
Emma Clark
Logan Colletta
Ben David
Garret Gillespie
Brianna Wright
7th Grade:Social Studies: Paul Le Gouellec
Math: Courtney Keyser
Science: Srinivas Sankaranarayanan
English: Kate Krabacher
Social Studies: Tommy Pruett
Math: Laura Crowley
Science: Jessica Gibbins
English: Paula Alarcon
Phys Ed/Health: Makayla Cornelius
Foreign Language: Amanda Zuch
Fine Arts: Alex Kirby
Music: Andrew Waple
Nine teacher-designed and student-inspired projects awarded to advance the goals of #TigerInnovation #TigerGrowth and #TigerCare across the district
Loveland, Ohio – From the establishment of an Innovation Lab at Loveland Primary School (LPS) to encourage educational risk taking to the creation of Virtual Reality Environments at Loveland Middle School (LMS) to help students with special needs – the Loveland City School District is excited to announce the district will help fund nine projects for the 2018-19 school year as part of the annual Innovative Classroom Grant program. The selection of winners was presented to the Loveland Board of Education during the April 17 Board Business Meeting.
“With this next iteration of the Innovative Classroom Grant, we have learned so much about what innovation truly means and looks like across our classrooms,” said Loveland Director of Technology and Innovation David Knapp. “Innovation is not about things. It’s about embracing the perspective of our students to think about teaching and learning differently.
“We could not be more excited to see the growth and development of these teacher-generated and student-inspired ideas that resulted from this year’s grant opportunity. As we plan and eventually implement these new ideas that will impact so many of our students immediately, we are also piloting experiences that could impact our students for years to come in thinking about the next phase of our Loveland classrooms and learning experiences.”
The district established Innovative Classroom Grants during the 2016-17 school year to fund innovative teacher ideas that would enhance the district’s three key goals of providing Tiger academic Growth, Innovation and Care. In the program’s debut year, the district funded 11 projects, including flexible learning spaces, MakerSpace and digital microscopes. This year, projects will continue to impact Tigers at all age levels, with continued focus on Growth, Innovation and Care.
“Loveland Middle School plans to design a space with social and emotional learning supports for our students who struggle with anxiety and anger,” said LMS Counselor Kim Shafer – who was part of a winning grant team. “We will have tools and programs to help our students take a minute away from class to reset emotionally – with the goal to rejoin the class. This will be a powerful way for the district to provide Tiger Care.”
“Our grant idea was inspired by watching our students at Loveland Primary School work with MakerSpace – which was part of the grant selection last year,” said Innovative Instructional Coach Traci Stubenrauch – who was a part of a winning grant team. “Our hope for the LPS Innovation Lab is that it will be a place for students and teachers to be able to take educational risks, try new things, collaborate, share and give each other feedback.”
“This is an important investment to continue to make as we develop a world-class student experience for our Tigers that is unlike any other,” said Loveland Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse. “This opportunity puts our rock star educators in a position to game-change the traditional classroom for their students. We appreciate the support of our Board of Education as we take opportunities like these to enhance our core business – preparing students for tomorrow, today – in unique ways.”
Loveland Primary School
LPS Innovation Lab – Cristin Kiefer and Traci Stubenrauch
Loveland Elementary School
iPods for Personalized Learning – Heidi Weber
Loveland Intermediate School
Team Model for Flexible Learning – Kelly Coldiron and John Waple
Flexible Space for Collaborative Learning – Natasha Young
Loveland Middle School
Virtual Reality Environments – Rachael Angel
Social and Emotional Learning Supports – Lauren Cripe, Kim Shafer and Anita Winning
Student Designed Flexible Learning Space – Chloe Jackson
Digital Art Creation – Kacey Watkins
Loveland High School
Gamified Flexible Learning Space – Chris Herbert
7th Grade:Social Studies: Sage Bushstone
Science: Kylie Poe
English: Paul Hocker
Social Studies: Carter Jerome
Math: Jack Dowling & Maggie Norris
Science: Yanni Kahrs
English: Nick Williams
Phys Ed/Health: Kyra Manske
Foreign Language: Madison Conatser
Fine Arts: Jeremiah Lachenman
Music: Jon Muir
Louise Jordan, 8th Grade Math and Trisha Pitcher, 8th Grade ELA
7th Grade:
Miami Township Police Chief Sue Madsen, Loveland Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse, and Loveland Police Chief Sean Rahe presenting at the Right Under Your Nose 2.0 event.
By Johnnie Kanoza,
Great success.
That’s the way participants of the Loveland Educating Against Alcohol & Drugs (LEAAD) Right Under Your Nose (RUYN) 2.0 event described the Sunday, March 11, informational session at Prince of Peace Church. Attended by Loveland parents and members of the surrounding communities, the event was designed as an educational opportunity for adults only, uncoveringthe hidden dangers that students face on a daily basis, including: substance abuse, violence, juvenile crime, technology, and risky behaviors.
The evening was kicked off by hearing a powerful, joint message from Loveland Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse, Loveland Police Chief Sean Rahe and Miami Township Police Chief Sue Madsen expressing their commitment of locking arms to make our communities safer as we face the drug epidemic through promoting awareness.
RUYN 2.0 educated us on several ways as parents we can help guide and lead our children. In these rapidly changing times where technology has become a key mode of communication, it is important to equip parents with information about what their students have access to. LEAAD Executive Committee Member and Loveland Middle School Assistant Principal Jayson Bruce did an outstanding job on sharing insight about different apps and aspects of social media, coaching parents that conversations with children around the potential dangers of technology and social media are as important as conversations around the dangers of drugs and alcohol.
Loveland School Resource Officer Fred Barnes shared his knowledge on drug paraphernalia and use, along with telltale signs to look for in the bedrooms of our children. The “mock bedroom” display was a great way to bring his message together. Officer Barnes reminded us all the power of simply talking to our children, and even more importantly, always listening and knowing they are looking for guidance.
Speaker Beth Renner shared a powerful, personal story of loss as she talked about her son Zack, who lost his life to addiction. It was a poignant message filled with courage and her hope to impact one life as she continues to share her story.
As the program coordinator of LEAAD, I want to offer a special and sincere thank you to Loveland’s Prince of Peace Church for allowing us to host our event in their beautiful facility, and to all of the community resources that made this such a great evening.
Johnnie Kanoza is the Program Coordinator for Loveland Educating Against Alcohol & Drugs
As we move forward into spring, LEAAD’s mission is to continue leading, educating and promoting awareness about alcohol and drug abuse throughout the Loveland community. We are dedicated to providing the resources and tools to help keep our schools, neighborhoods and surrounding communities safe. Our hope is through events like this we will activate our community to take action, join together and stand united as one.
More details on the event will be located on our LEAAD Facebook page, along with other events we will be participating in.
Our work is just getting started. There are many great things in the works for next school year. Stay tuned!
7th Grade:Social Studies: Courtney Haneline
Science: Kendall Hubbell
Math: Louise Vermeil
English: Peyton Chronister
Social Studies: Jack Jewel
Science: Gavyn Caney
Math: Nicole Stocks
English: Sara ViseHolman
Phys Ed/Health: Avery Finley
Foreign Language: Gracie Dillon
Fine Arts: Mason Olesko
Music: Nathan Schuler
Staff: Toni Lindblade, 8th Grade Language Arts
Start Talking! lunch a way to open communication to help students
Members of Loveland Educating Against Alcohol and Drugs (LEAAD) met with the Stephen Caraway from the Governor’s Office Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018 to learn about Start Talking! – an initiative to give parents, guardians, educators, business, and community leaders the tools to start the conversation with Ohio’s youth about the importance of living healthy, drug-free lives.
Loveland, Ohio – Tuesday, Feb. 13, inside the Loveland Middle School Media Center, it was a lunch date with a purpose – help all Ohio students make good choices. At the table with Loveland Educating Against Alcohol and Drugs (LEAAD) – the office of the Ohio Governor – and on the agenda for both groups was a focused conversation on the “Start Talking!” program, an initiative to give parents, guardians, educators, business, and community leaders the tools to start the conversation with Ohio’s youth about the importance of living healthy, drug-free lives.
“Through LEAAD, Loveland has been a leader in spearheading these – many times – difficult conversations as we work to get in front of the drug epidemic that has impacted so many people in our state,” said Loveland Interim Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse. “We were happy to host the Governor’s regional liaison, Stephen Caraway, as he works to get the message out about the Start Talking! program. This was a healthy exchange of ideas and best practices, and we are certain the conversation will continue.”
“Governor Kasich’s work to fight drug abuse and addiction began even before he took office, and over the last seven years, Ohio has put in place one of the nation’s most aggressive and comprehensive approaches to fighting opiate addiction and drug overdoses,” said Stephen Caraway, regional liaison to the Governor. “Ohio continues to provide tools and resources to local communities to help combat addiction and drug abuse and it is imperative that communities collaborate with those on the frontlines of this battle and put the resources to work in neighborhoods. The Governor’s Regional office appreciated the opportunity to hear about the important work of the LEAAD organization, and we encourage anyone to contact our office if they would like to have someone from Start Talking! give a presentation.
“The evil we’re fighting continues to take on a changing face, making it essential that communities have a determined, community-based sense of commitment and a shared purpose to make progress. We’re thankful for the work you are doing in your community.”
LEAAD presented Right Under Your Nose Sunday, March 11, at Prince of Peace Church. Designed as an educational opportunity for adults only, Right Under Your Nose uncovers the hidden dangers that students face on a daily basis, including: substance abuse, violence, juvenile crime, technology, and risky behaviors.
7th Grade:
7th Grade:Social Studies: Ally Ginder
Science: Skylar Lundeen
Math: Niyah Smolenski
English: Colin Papp
Social Studies: Dave Nash
Science: Caleb Medeiros
Math: Livvy Walters
English: Ella Girard
Foreign Language: Ben Svitkovich
Fine Arts: Ethan Astifan
Music: Julia Bayliff
Cindy Hensley (Intervention Specialist)