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  • A new face and fresh look for the Loveland Drug Task Force

    A new face and fresh look for the Loveland Drug Task Force

    By Johnnie Kanoza

    Johnnie Kanoza is the program coordinator for LEAAD

    Hello Tiger Family! 

    My name is Johnnie Kanoza, and I am the new Loveland City School District program coordinator for Loveland Educating Against Alcohol & Drugs, or – as we like to call it – LEAAD. This group, formally known as the Loveland Drug Task Force is in a transitional pilot year, but with the same commitment to stand – school and community – united as one to bring positive impact to our students.  

    United as one to bring positive impact to our students.

    I have a true passion for health and wellness, with more than 10 years of professional experience in personal training and health coaching; in addition to my exciting new role with LEAAD, I am also the owner of Empowher Fitness Studio, focusing on women’s health. 

    From youth obesity to eating disorders, from alcohol consumption to drug use – addiction can present itself in many ways. As parents, we also have seen how social media has influenced behaviors and perceptions – one being a strong desire for instant gratification.

    In Loveland, with LEAAD – we are looking for opportunities to educate both parents and students to inspire the desire for true change.

    In Loveland, with LEAAD – we are looking for opportunities to educate both parents and students to inspire the desire for true change; this involves a different level of connection. If we can start this process when the need arises it can change the life direction for our students in a positive way. The key is to create habits today that will set a solid foundation and build confidence in better decision making.  

    I am a wife and a stepmom to three beautiful adult children. I have experienced first-hand the concerns of many unknowns that come with raising great adults. Through this and our personal journey together I developed a desire to help impact more young adult lives.    

    This opportunity gives me the ability to do just that. 

    I look forward to you joining us as we make our community stronger, together!  For more information on how you can help LEAAD this change, email me at kanozajo@lovelandschools.org.

    Johnnie Kanoza is the program coordinator for LEAAD

     

  • You are invited: 2017-18 State of Schools EVENT

    You are invited: 2017-18 State of Schools EVENT

    Student-led and parent-engaging… the Loveland City School District hosts a State of Schools EVENT open house like never before! Mark your calendar for Thursday, Feb. 22…

    Loveland, Ohio – Student-led and parent-engaging… the Loveland City School District hosts a State of Schools EVENT open house like never before. Mark your calendar for Thursday, Feb. 22…

    Think GIANT open house with students as your tour guides.

    “This event is 100 percent student driven – we want our parents to hear directly from our kiddos what they are learning and why,” said Loveland Interim Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse. “We are thrilled to put our talented students in the spotlight!”

    The State of Schools open house will take place 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at Loveland High School.

    The Tiger Family is invited to visit one-on-one with students at all grade levels who are actively engaged in learning around the three core district goals of Growth, Innovation and Care, listen to student-musicians, tour a student-art gallery, meet and greet our Loveland student-athletes and– you will even be able to purchase Tiger spirit wear.

    Take Home Tano Consumer Meal Market

      Take Home Tano is about fresh, wholesome food for the frenzied family!

  • [POLL] How is the Round-a-Bout at Fields-Ertel Road and Columbia Road (Lebanon Road)?

    [POLL] How is the Round-a-Bout at Fields-Ertel Road and Columbia Road (Lebanon Road)?

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  • Loveland Treasurer/CFO Brett Griffith to take retirement for medical reasons

    Loveland Treasurer/CFO Brett Griffith to take retirement for medical reasons

    Loveland Board of Education selects

    Terrah Floyd as

    Interim Treasurer

    Loveland, Ohio – Through a formal letter to the Loveland Board of Education, Loveland Treasurer/CFO Brett Griffith announced during the Thursday, Jan. 11, Board Organizational Meeting that he will be retiring through the School Employees Retirement System of Ohio for medical reasons. His departure is effective beginning Friday, Jan. 12.

    Brett Griffith

    “It has been my privilege to serve the students, staff and the Loveland Board of Education in the capacity of treasurer and chief financial officer the past 10 years,” said Griffith. “During this tenure our office has managed in a fiscally conservative manner while never losing focus on providing for excellent academic opportunities for our students; I sincerely thank all of our Loveland community for their continued support of our important mission to prepare students for tomorrow, today. I know I’m leaving the district poised for continued growth.”

    “Mr. Griffith is a consummate professional who has done an excellent job managing our district finances so that funds are focused on enhancing the experience for our students while maintaining fiscal health, and his services have been greatly appreciated,” said newly elected Loveland Board of Education President Art Jarvis.

    Terrah Floyd (LinkedIn)

    “We sincerely thank Mr. Griffith for his service to the district, and we wish him all the best,” said Loveland Interim Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse. “He has been a valuable member of our Tiger Family, and he will be missed.”

    Griffith joined the Loveland City School District in 2008 as treasurer/CFO. The Board of Education named Terrah Floyd as interim treasurer until a search can be conducted to find and name a permanent replacement; in addition to assisting the Loveland City School District as needed, Floyd currently works as the treasurer/CFO of the Springboro School District where she has served since 2013.

  • Stepping out of our comfort zone

    Stepping out of our comfort zone

    By David Knapp,

     “There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.” – Brené Brown

    At the Loveland City School District, our educators hold the growth and development of our students higher than anything else. We empathize with the needs of our students, our families and our community to do all that we can to ensure that we reach and grow every single one of our students. This is no small task, and to pull this off on a daily basis, it truly takes a village and also requires a little bit of magic. Not magic in the sense of the way of the Jedi or the stuff that happens at Hogwarts, but in the magic of stepping outside of our comfort zone from time to time to take on a new challenge. As we adapt to and embrace the changing needs of our students, innovation is the process that continues to allow us to do this. And true innovation requires failure… and grit.

    She told me she had failed – many, many times. But she never gave up.

    Our students “get it” – and, in my position, I have the amazing opportunity to learn from them daily. One young Innovation Lab student at Loveland High School recently stood out to me – she was exploring and learning the world of digital art creation. Working through intricate software programs, pen and stylus combinations, and a multitude of barriers to her success, I was in awe of the complex challenges that this student had taken on to fuel her creative passions.

    She told me she had failed – many, many times. But she never gave up. Her diligence led to works of art that she proudly showcased in a digital portfolio during our chat. Her resilience, laser-focus on her passions and her ability to step out of her comfort zone (on a consistent basis, I might add) allowed her to reach new heights. Pretty impressive stuff.

    So – how do we, as educators, help students like her? We step outside of our own comfort levels to make some magic.

    So – how do we, as educators, help students like her? We step outside of our own comfort levels to make some magic.

    It is with great excitement that we announce the Innovative Classroom Grants for the 2017-18 school year. Continuing with the momentum started last year that awarded 11 grants across the Loveland City School District, and with the purpose of positively impacting student growth and achievement, we couldn’t be more excited to give all of our teachers this unique funding and professional learning opportunity. This year, our teachers will be encouraged to partner with students to create innovative solutions that focus on student-centered learning. We will also be working with our partners at the Xavier University Center for Innovation to support us in the ideation and refinement of these ideas through the process of design thinking.

    We cannot wait to see what Loveland teachers come up with this year to promote #TigerInnovation!

    David Knapp is the Director of Technology & Innovation for the Loveland City School District knappda@lovelandschools.org

    Keep an eye out this year for a special series of district stories (www.lovelandschools.org) that feature several of our 2016-17 Innovative Instructional Grant winners, and we look forward to sharing the results of this year’s applicants with you this winter.

    Your partner in innovation,

    David Knapp

    Start the New Year Right

  • [Photo Albums] Tiger Women and Men win varsity doubleheader over Knights

    [Photo Albums] Tiger Women and Men win varsity doubleheader over Knights

    Women now 7-0

    by Todd Robinson,

    Loveland, Ohio – In a rare Loveland basketball varsity doubleheader, the squads for both the women’s and men’s teams took on neighboring rival Kings at Tiger Court on Friday night. In front of an energetic and spirited near-capacity crowd, the Tiger roundballers didn’t disappoint. Both teams delighted a raucous Tiger Nation with exciting victories. The atmosphere with Loveland’s friendly rival was electric, as the floor-to-ceiling Tiger student section sported their ugly Christmas sweaters, the Kings student section was large and loud, the Tiger Pep Band was rocking, Tiger alumni were out in force, and the State Championship women’s soccer team was inducted into the Loveland Tiger Hall of Fame at halftime of the men’s game.

    State Championship women’s soccer team was inducted into the Loveland Tiger Hall of Fame at halftime of the men’s game.

    In the opening game, Loveland’s Coach Parker has the undefeated women playing an exciting full court game. Rotating his squad through 32 minutes of relentless defensive pressure, the Tigers wore down the Knights en route to a 50-36 victory. After taking a 26-18 lead to the halftime locker room, the Tigers sported a 15-5 third quarter run to fuel their win against a scrappy Kings team. The Loveland victory avenged a 2017 series sweep by the Knights. Tiger Kate Garry was honored as the NovaCare Player of the Game. The Lady Tigers remain undefeated at 7-0 (5-0 ECC) and travel to St. Ursula on Tuesday evening.

    In the second half of the twin bill, the Tigers men’s team extended their winning streak over the Knights to three games over two years with a hard fought 52-44 victory. With two starters out with injuries, the Tigers got off to a rocky start.  Loveland started with 5 consecutive turnovers and didn’t get their first shot up until over three minutes into the game. Kings leveraged 7 total first quarter Tiger turnovers to jump out to an 11-5 lead after the opening stanza.

    Three consecutive treys to start the second quarter, the first by Alec Soth, and the next two by Matt Toigo energized the Tigers and the crowd. The Tigers outscored the Knights 23-9 in the second quarter, giving Loveland a 28-20 halftime lead.

    After senior Brady McCluskey opened the third quarter with a three and extended the Tiger lead to 11, the Knights fought their way back into the game. Despite junior Gabe Rubio’s six straight points in the middle of the quarter, the Knights closed their deficit to two points, 39-37, at the end of three quarters.

    A Knight trey to open the fourth quarter gave Kings a 40-39 lead, their first since the second quarter, but a Toigo field goal put the Tigers back on top, a lead they would not relinquish the rest of the way. However, the Knights made it interesting down the stretch. A Knights bucket with 52 seconds left cut the Tiger lead to 46-44. With fouls to give, Kings fouled on three consecutive plays. On the fourth out of bounds play, the Tigers called a quick time out under frantic Knights defensive pressure as both sides scrambled for the basketball. Coming out of the timeout, Kings fouled Alec Soth. Now in the bonus, Soth calmly knocked down two free throws. A Tiger steal lead to two McCluskey free throws. And two more free throws with 7 seconds remaining closed out the game for the Tigers, with the final score 52-44.

    The Tigers were led by senior Brady McCluskey with 17 points. Sophomore Alec Soth kicked in 10 points and 6 rebounds. Matt Toigo scored 10 points. Brady McCluskey was awarded the NovaCare Player of the Game. 

    The Men improved their record to 3-2 (2-1 ECC) and host Little Miami on Tuesday evening.

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    MENS Basketball – Game Statistics

     
    Friday, December 15, 2017
     

    44
    Kings
        1 2 3 4 T  
      KNG 11 9 17 7 44  
      LVL 5 23 11 13 52  

    52

    		  
    Loveland
    Kings
    PLAYERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    Jack McHugh 1-6 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 5 2
    Treshawn Fisher 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
    Briton Longwell 5-12 0-3 1-1 2 1 3 2 4 0 2 3 11
    Gabe Hicks 3-5 0-1 1-2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 7
    PJ Marchal 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
    Riley Bush 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
    Jake Peters 3-6 3-6 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 9
    Jack Hussey 5-14 2-5 1-5 1 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 13
    TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
      18-46 5-15 3-8 6 6 12 6 7 1 7 18 44
      39.1% 33.3% 37.5%  
    Loveland
    PLAYERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    Alec Soth 3-3 1-1 3-3 3 3 6 1 0 0 2 4 10
    Matt Toigo 4-6 2-3 0-2 2 2 4 0 1 0 1 3 10
    Tripp Willis 0-4 0-1 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 3 1
    Brenton Foust 2-7 0-2 0-1 0 2 2 4 1 0 1 2 4
    Sean McElveen 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
    Brady McCluskey 4-7 2-3 7-9 0 4 4 1 1 1 3 1 17
    Gabe Rubio 3-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 6
    Ian Cox 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 1 1 1 2 0 4
    Parker Carrigan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Jeffrey Main 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
      18-34 5-10 11-17 8 19 27 8 4 4 13 15 52
      52.9% 50.0% 64.7%  

     

    Women’s Stats not available.

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  • What is Loveland School Holiday Schedule?

    What is Loveland School Holiday Schedule?

     

    Wards Corner Chiropractic & Sports Rehab

    Loveland chiropractor Douglas Portmann, DC at Wards Corner Chiropractic & Sports Rehab is one of the best chiropractors in the Loveland area.
  • Tiger Men and Women host Kings on Friday night

    Tiger Men and Women host Kings on Friday night

    by Todd Robinson,

    Loveland, Ohio – The Milford Eagles descended on Tiger Court Tuesday, December 12, looking to avenge last year’s series sweep by the Loveland men’s basketball team. The Tigers fought hard, taking a three point lead into the fourth quarter, but ultimately fell to the unbeaten Eagles 57-52.

    Loveland Women remain undefeated on a six-game run.

    In front of a large Tiger Nation student body on jersey/ESPN night, Coach Reis went deep into his bench in the first half, rotating 11 players to maintain relentless defensive pressure on the Eagles. Milford took a slim 25-22 advantage into the halftime locker room.

    Coming out of the break, the Eagle made an obvious adjustment, trying to speed up their transition game to beat the Tigers’ defensive pressure, but behind a 15-9 third quarter run fueled by Jalen Greiser and Matt Toigo, the Tigers took a 37-34 lead into the final stanza.

    After three lead changes in the first 3 minutes of the last quarter, the Eagles took the lead for good and held off the scrappy Tigers down the stretch.

    Jalen Greiser and Matt Toigo lead the Tigers with 20 and 15 points respectively. Brenton Foust dished out 6 assists and hit his first varsity trey.

    The loss evened Loveland’s record at 1-1 (2-2).

    Season Results
    DEC. 2017 OPPONENT RESULT RECORD
    Fri. 1 Harrison W 61 – 56       1 – 0 (0 – 0)
    Tue. 5 Mason L 66 – 31       1 – 1 (0 – 0)
    Fri. 8 at Turpin W 52 – 28       2 – 1 (1 – 0)
    Tue. 12 Milford L 57 – 52       2 – 2 (1 – 1)

     

    Next up, the Tigers host Kings on Friday night as the Loveland girl’s squad takes on the Knights at 6 PM with the boys to follow at 8 PM. The Kings men are currently last in ECC standings with a 0-2 – 0-3 record.

    Tuesday, December 12, 2017
     

    57
    Milford
        1 2 3 4 T  
      MIL 10 15 9 23 57  
      LVL 6 16 15 15 52  

    52

    		  
    Loveland
    Milford
    STARTERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    Nathan Gallimore 3-8 2-5 0-0 1 5 6 2 0 0 0 2 8
    Steven Huxell 3-7 1-2 5-7 1 4 5 4 1 0 4 2 12
    Caleb Farrell 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2
    Jake Ayler 4-9 1-3 5-7 0 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 14
    Connor Foster 4-5 0-0 0-2 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 8
    BENCH FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    AJ Dickerson 2-3 0-1 4-6 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 8
    Brady Sluder 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
    Hunter Pollitt 2-3 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
    Jack Liles 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
      19-40 4-14 15-24 5 13 18 10 6 0 10 11 57
      47.5% 28.6% 62.5%  

     

    Standings  
      CONFERENCE OVERALL
    TEAMS W-L PCT PF PA W-L PCT PF PA STRK
    Milford 2 – 0 1.000 53.0 45.5 4 – 0 1.000 56.3 44.8 W4
    Walnut Hills 2 – 0 1.000 56.0 49.5 3 – 0 1.000 62.0 54.7 W3
    West Clermont 1 – 1 .500 59.0 52.5 2 – 1 .667 55.0 45.3 W1
    Loveland 1 – 1 .500 52.0 42.5 2 – 2 .500 49.0 51.8 L1
    Withrow 1 – 1 .500 47.5 47.5 1 – 2 .333 48.0 53.0 L1
    Anderson 1 – 1 .500 41.5 43.0 1 – 3 .250 40.8 50.8 W1
    Turpin 0 – 2 .000 37.0 56.5 1 – 4 .200 41.2 54.4 L4
    Kings 0 – 2 .000 39.5 48.5 0 – 3 .000 42.0 51.0 L3

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  • Please take our Bump Stock Poll

    Please take our Bump Stock Poll

    What Is a Bump Stock and How Does It Work? – The New York Times

     

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    What Is a Bump Stock and How Does It Work? – The New York Times

  • I think it was ridiculous to silence the train whistles

    I think it was ridiculous to silence the train whistles

    by Lynn Van,

    It was quarter to ten tonite, when what did I hear……..a train whistle in Loveland! I think it was ridiculous to silence the train whistles because they are for the safety of all going through Loveland. I moved here to be near the train as it went through the little city, I now call home.

    I hope the new council will turn things around.

    Several years ago I attended a meeting about silencing the whistles. The council had a truck brought in with some whistles for the people to hear. Nothing more was done until the train crossings silenced the whistles altogether. Now everyone you ask blames it on the former council!

    I don’t know the laws about train crossings but wait until something happens and who will take the blame? I hope the new council will turn things around and bring the whistles back!

    A very concerned citizen.