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  • Board moves to place 6.95 mills on the March 2020 ballot

    Board moves to place 6.95 mills on the March 2020 ballot

    Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland Board of Education met on Tuesday, December 17 and unanimously passed a resolution to place an operating levy of 6.95 mills on the March 2020 ballot. The deadline to file the resolution with the Hamilton County Board of Elections is today, December 18.

    Neither Board Superintendent Amy Crouse or Treasurer/CFO Kevin Hawley wanted to speak to Loveland Magazine after the meeting, so details of the implications of the levy are sketchy. Neither Crouse or Hawley would discuss the budget cuts they are proposing or the amount the levy would provide the District. However, Crouse did say last week in a press release, “Approximately $2.7 million dollars of budget cuts will be made in conjunction with the levy. They will include a combination of reductions in the instructional cycle budget (textbooks, etc.), staff, and contracted services, among others.”

    Last week’s press release also said:

    The 6.95 millage levy translates into approximately $20/month ($243 annually) per $100,000 of appraised home value as determined by the county auditor.

    Below is a LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video of the 14-minute meeting.

    In the interview below Dale Friemoth, a member of the

    Loveland Voice on Facebook: “Voter Oversight, Involvement, Concern for Education.”

    District Ad Hoc Advisory committee that was appointed to discuss how the District should move forward after the defeat of a combined operating and bond issue that was on the November ballot discusses the Board’s vote. He talked about the new levy and also about a new community organization that has formed, Loveland Voice. Friemoth said they will meet soon to discuss their actions going forward. One thing he stressed is that he feels that the Board must take purchasing the Grailville land off the table at their next meeting if they want voter support for the new levy.

    Below is the Resolution that was to be delivered to the Hamilton County Board of Elections today.

  • More than 40 VEX Robotics Teams Ready to compete at Loveland High School on December 21

    More than 40 VEX Robotics Teams Ready to compete at Loveland High School on December 21

    Students in the VEX Robotics Program at Loveland High School started working on their current robots last summer and will continue to refine them throughout the 2019-20 competition season.

     

    Loveland, Ohio – It may be just a few days before Christmas, but teams from Loveland High School (LHS) and Loveland Middle School (LMS) will be competing with more than 40 other teams from across the region in the VEX Robotics Competition at LHS on December 21, officially kicking off their tournament season. The seven Loveland teams have been hard at work preparing for the 2019-2020 season.

    “This game has many challenging aspects, including robot design, programming, and game strategy,” said LHS Robotics Coordinator Amy Stewart.

    In the competition, teams of students will use their own designed and built robots to compete against other teams in a game-based engineering challenge. This year’s VEX Robotics game, “Tower Takeover,” is played on a 12’x12’ square field with the object of attaining a higher score than the opposing alliance by placing cubes in towers or scoring cubes in goals.

    “This game has many challenging aspects, including robot design, programming, and game strategy,” said LHS Robotics Coordinator Amy Stewart.

    The matches on December 21 start at 9:45 AM and the event concludes with an awards ceremony around 4 PM.

    The competition is open to the public and free of charge.

    The competition tests the students’ knowledge of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) concepts, inspiring them to bring their best problem-solving skills to the table while simultaneously building on teamwork, leadership, and communication skills for life. Tournaments are held throughout the year at the regional, state and national levels, with an eye toward the VEX Robotics World Championship, which is held annually in April.

    The matches on December 21 start at 9:45 AM and the event concludes with an awards ceremony around 4 PM.

    The competition is open to the public and free of charge.

    To learn more about this year’s competition game, visit vexrobotics.com.

    For more information about programs available to students at Loveland, visit Loveland Robotics at lovelandrobotics.wixsite.com.


  • School Board meets Tuesday for March levy vote

    School Board meets Tuesday for March levy vote

    Board members, Michele Pettit, Ned Portune, Eileen Washburn, President Art Jarvis, and Vice President Kathryn Lorenz

    Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland City School District has called a special meeting for Tuesday, December 17. This meeting will be held to consider a “resolution to proceed” in order to place a March operating levy on the ballot.

    The Board will also go into executive session to discuss employment matters.

    The 6 PM meeting is in the Loveland Intermediate and Middle School’s Media Center at 757 S. Lebanon Road.

     

    Treasurer Resolutions
    Approve a resolution declaring intent to proceed with election on the question of an additional tax in excess of the 10 mill limitation and certifying the same to the board of elections per ORC 5705.21.

     

    The Board of Education met on Tuesday, December 10, and passed a resolution of necessity to place an operating levy of 6.95 mills on the March 2020 ballot. The decision was five weeks after a failed combined operating and permanent improvement/bond issue on November 5.

    According to a press release issued by the Distric, the 6.95 millage levy translates into approximately $20/month ($243 annually) per $100,000 of appraised home value as determined by the county auditor. The board is to have the millage amount certified by the county auditor and intends to pass a resolution to proceed on December 17. The deadline to submit ballot language to the county boards of elections is December 18.

  • Loveland High School’s Winter Sports Teams Kick the Season off right with Multiple Victories-Part 2

    Loveland High School’s Winter Sports Teams Kick the Season off right with Multiple Victories-Part 2

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – The holidays are here and so is Loveland High School’s winter sports season! Thus far LHS’s winter athletics have begun their season with a bang so what better way to showcase these talented Tiger coaches and student-athletes then to bring to you part 2 of the Loveland sports 411!

    Men’s Wrestling

    The Men’s Wrestling team started off their season with a dual victory at Sycamore on December 5th, winning 49 to 25. The Tigers won 9 out of the 14 matches! Check out the moments captured from the big win at Sycamore below!

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    The Tiger Wrestlers will be in action again on Thursday against Harrison at home.

    Men’s and Women’s Swimming/Diving

    The Men’s and Women’s Swim and Dive team kicked off their season at Sycamore on December 3rd and December 7th for the Sycamore High School Invitational. The Tigers had both impressive dives and freestyles! Nami Cannon took first place in the 100 Butterfly and the Women’s dive team consisting of Sydney Keil, Shelby Cline, Kali Egan, and Morgan Eversole also collected some very impressive results!

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    The Men’s Swim and Dive team also produced some impressive results at Sycamore! Some of the Tiger top performers were Jackson Farrell who swam in the 500 Freestyle and the Men’s 200-yard medley team which consisted of Carle, Jenkins, Ferrill, and Bacanurchi. Below are some of the moments captured at Sycamore!

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    The Men’s and Women’s Swim/Dive Team competed at Walnut Hills on Tuesday, December 10th, in which we will bring you the results when we receive them, and will be swimming back into action on Tuesday, December 17th at New Richmond at 4 PM.

    Men’s Bowling

    The Loveland Men’s Bowling Team has been bowling away the competition, improving their record to 4-1 in the ECC and 5-1 overall! The Tigers are currently in 2nd place in the ECC. On Tuesday, December 3rd the Tigers took on Kings at Mason Bowl grabbing a win with a score of 2480 to 2307. Below are Loveland’s stats from the competition.

    Loveland
    REGULAR GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
    Anthony Jerdack 192 191 383 191.5
    Jeffrey Scott 168 198 366 183.0
    Matthew Rychlik 162 199 361 180.5
    Alton French 188 188 188.0
    Ben Westley 176 176 176.0
    Sub Bowler 1 149 149 149.0
    Joey Kapszukiewicz 144 144 144.0
    REGULAR GAMES TOTAL 854 913 1767 883.5
    BAKER GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
    179 184 159 191 713 178.3
    TOTALS PINS
    2480

     

    The Men’s Tiger’s Bowling Team faced Kings again on Wednesday, December 4th at Crossgate Lanes. The Tiger’s bowled their hearts out but unfortunately lost 2571 to 2538. Loveland competed again on Wednesday, December 11th bouncing back with a big win against Walnut Hills, 2463 to 1851. Below are the results from the Tiger’s win against Walnut Hills as well as some action shots!

    Loveland
    REGULAR GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
    Sherron Peacock 203 205 408 204.0
    Matthew Rychlik 175 213 388 194.0
    Anthony Jerdack 190 197 387 193.5
    Alton French 148 208 356 178.0
    Jeffrey Scott 170 170 170.0
    Joey Kapszukiewicz 139 139 139.0
    REGULAR GAMES TOTAL 855 993 1848 924.0
    BAKER GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
    174 161 139 141 615 153.8
    TOTALS PINS
    2463

     

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    The Men’s Bowling team will compete again today against Walnut Hills at 3:30 PM at Stone Lanes and on Sunday for the Holiday Classic at Western Bowl.

    Women’s Bowling

    The Loveland Women’s Bowling are dominating the ECC holding the 1st place spot with a 5-0 record in the ECC and a 6-0 record overall! On December 3rd and 4th, the Tigers grabbed two wins against Kings with a score of 1929 to 1869 on Tuesday and 2054 to 1811 on Wednesday. Below are the impressive stats from the 2 games against Kings.

    DEC. 3rd Results 

    Loveland
    REGULAR GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
    Yanni Kahrs 190 171 361 180.5
    Grady Pettit 159 163 322 161.0
    Ashley George 102 133 235 117.5
    Ashley Gilker 175 175 175.0
    Substitute 1 90 67 157 78.5
    Sydney Bodenstein 101 101 101.0
    REGULAR GAMES TOTAL 642 709 1351 675.5
    BAKER GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
      128 188 151 111 578 144.5
    TOTALS PINS  
      1929  

    DEC. 4th Results

    Loveland
    REGULAR GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
    Grady Pettit 205 167 372 186.0
    Yanni Kahrs 149 163 312 156.0
    Ashley Gilker 150 132 282 141.0
    Ashley George 155 127 282 141.0
    Annelise Dartnell 112 112 112.0
    Avery Banasik 105 105 105.0
    REGULAR GAMES TOTAL 771 694 1465 732.5
    BAKER GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
      163 106 172 148 589 147.3
    TOTALS PINS  
      2054  

     

    The Loveland Women’s Bowling Team grabbed another win against Walnut Hills yesterday at Crossgate Lanes, with a score of 1833 to 1504. Below are the results as well as some photos from the competition!

    Loveland
    REGULAR GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
    Grady Pettit 149 150 299 149.5
    Ashley George 147 146 293 146.5
    Ashley Gilker 159 159 159.0
    Yanni Kahrs 159 159 159.0
    Substitute 1 120 120 120.0
    Annelise Dartnell 118 118 118.0
    Substitute 2 109 109 109.0
    Avery Banasik 95 95 95.0
    REGULAR GAMES TOTAL 643 709 1352 676.0
    BAKER GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
    122 127 111 121 481 120.3
    TOTALS PINS
    1833

     

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    The Tigers are in 2nd place in the ECC for “team average,” holding a solid 700.5, and Tiger bowler Grady Pettit is in 3rd place in the ECC for her individual average, which is a 170.4. The Loveland Women’s Bowling team will compete again today against Walnut Hills at 3:30 PM at Madison Bowl and on Saturday at 9 AM at Western Bowl for the Holiday Classic.

    Academic Team

    The Loveland High School Academic Team has also had a great start to their season improving their record in the ECC to 3-1! On Wednesday, December 4th the Tigers competed at Walnut Hills where they gained both a win and a loss. The Academic Team won 81 to 68 in the first game and lost 77 to 69 in the second game. The Tigers competed again on Wednesday, December 11th at Turpin and achieved two big wins! Loveland won 82 to 51 in the first game and 77 to 57 in the second game. The Academic Team will compete again in the new year on January 8th against Milford at 4 PM.

    And that wraps up your Loveland Sports 411 With me, Cassie Mattia!

  • Three Loveland Schools Recognized with Achievement Awards by Ohio Superintendent and State Board of Education

    Three Loveland Schools Recognized with Achievement Awards by Ohio Superintendent and State Board of Education

    State Board of Education and Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction Paolo DeMaria (Image ODE)

    Columbus, Ohio – The State Board of Education and Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction Paolo DeMaria announced this week the recognition of schools across the state for achieving high performance, outstanding progress and momentum for students – and among them are Loveland High School (LHS), Loveland Elementary School (LES) and the Loveland Early Childhood Center (LECC).

    Loveland High School earned the “Momentum Award” for the third consecutive year in recognition of exceeding expectations in student growth. In order to be recognized, schools must earn straight A’s on all value-added measures on the report card and must have at least two value-added subgroups of students, which include gifted, lowest 20% in achievement, and students with disabilities. Value-added measures use student achievement over time in English Language Arts and Math to measure the gain in learning from year to year.

    Loveland Elementary School earned the “Overall A Award” for receiving an “A” as a school on the report card. The overall letter grade is calculated by using results in the six components that make up the state report card: Achievement, Progress, Gap Closing, Improving At-Risk K-3 Readers, Graduation Rate and Prepared for Success.

    Loveland Early Childhood Center earned the “All A Award” for receiving A grades on the applicable Ohio School Report Card measures. Only 50 schools and four school districts across the state were recognized for this achievement in 2019.

    “I’m incredibly proud of our educational leaders and staff across the district who embrace the mindset of continuous improvement,” said Loveland City School District Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse. “They have done a remarkable job putting goals into action for the benefit of student achievement and academic momentum at Loveland Schools.”

    State Board of Education President Laura Kohler issued a statement in a press release issued by the Ohio Department of Education:

    “The students, teachers, administrators and staff honored today are shining examples to peers and colleagues around Ohio. We are so proud of these award recipients and the effort they put into learning, leading and growing every day. We are both encouraged and challenged by the example of excellence they are setting.”


  • [Breaking] School Board votes to put 6.95 mills on March ballot

    [Breaking] School Board votes to put 6.95 mills on March ballot

    Loveland, Ohio – A Press Release issued by the Loveland City School District tonight reads:

    Loveland Board of Education Passes Resolution of Necessity for Operating Levy in March 2020

    The Loveland City School District Board of Education met on Tuesday, December 10, and passed a resolution of necessity to place an operating levy of 6.95 mills on the March 2020 ballot. The decision comes five weeks after a failed combined operating and permanent improvement/bond issue on November 5.

    “We have sought the feedback of our community through an ad hoc advisory committee to determine the feasibility of a March ballot issue,” said Board President Art Jarvis. “We are tremendously grateful for the commitment shown by these individuals to step up, assist us and provide the community input needed for this decision. After collaboration and conversations with concerned community members, parents, staff and administration about the implications of both a March and a November 2020 operating levy, we, as a board, feel that it is in the best interest of the district to give the community the opportunity to vote in March.”

    Approximately $2.7 million dollars of budget cuts will be made in conjunction with the levy. According to Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse, they will include a combination of reductions in the instructional cycle budget (textbooks, etc.), staff, and contracted services, among others.

    “When implementing cuts in our budget, our priority is to protect our students and the growth, achievement and academic momentum gained over the past several years,” said Dr. Crouse.

    If the March levy fails, additional cuts will need to be made in order for the district to go back on the ballot in November 2020.

    Operating levies fund the school district’s day-to-day expenses, including the salary and benefits of staff, which at Loveland make up approximately 83 percent of operating expenditures. Loveland Schools receive about 32 percent of its budget revenue from the state, an amount that remains relatively flat from year to year. The majority of the budget, nearly 60 percent, must be generated locally – mainly through property taxes. This locally-generated source of funding is also flat due to Ohio House Bill 920, which prevents schools from collecting additional revenue as home values increase over time.

    In addition to voting for a March levy, the board discussed the intention to look into options for increasing transparency and community involvement, for example through a model of community advisory groups, one of which would focus specifically on school funding issues and advocacy at the state level.

    “We will continue to work with our community on creative solutions for increasing income and reducing expenditures,” said Dr. Crouse. “Our school facility needs as presented earlier this year still remain and will eventually need to be addressed, but the board will not be placing any levy on the ballot for facilities in November.”

    The 6.95 millage levy translates into approximately $20/month ($243 annually) per $100,000 of appraised home value as determined by the county auditor. The board will have the millage amount certified by the county auditor and intends to pass a resolution to proceed on December 17. The deadline to submit ballot language to the county boards of elections is December 18.

     

  • Loveland High School’s Winter Sports Teams Kick the Season off right with Multiple Victories-Part 1

    Loveland High School’s Winter Sports Teams Kick the Season off right with Multiple Victories-Part 1

    Senior Kate Garry against Kings on December 4

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – Following quite a successful Fall sports season, Loveland High School Athletics has officially started their Winter sports season and the victories are already rolling in! At the conclusion of the Fall sports season, Loveland High School Athletics still held the top spot for the ECC All-Sports Trophy with a total of 62 points. With all of LHS’s Fall sports successes, it’s safe to say the entire Loveland sports community is more than excited to watch the Winter sports teams grab some wins! Loveland Magazine readers gather around for Part 1 of this week’s Loveland Sports 411 with Cassie Mattia!

    Men’s Basketball

    This week the Men’s Basketball team kicked off their season at Aiken on Tuesday. Although the Tigers lost 58 to 53, they battled for the win until the very end! Ian Cox played quite the game racking up 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists. Many Tigers contributed to the season opener such as Alec Soth, who added 13 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Brenton Foust, who scored 9 points and grabbed 3 rebounds, and Aaron Krabacher, who had 9 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists.

    Below are some action shots from the game provided by Loveland Athletics!

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    The Men’s Basketball Team collected a big win against Anderson at home on Friday! The entire Tiger team fought hard for their first ECC win, with a score of 46 to 34. Loveland’s Collin Hedgepeth had 11 points and 3 rebounds, Brenton Foust collected 16 points and 3 assists, and Aaron Krabacher added 8 points to the final score.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B5wNdPOAdHq/?igshid=yn2jzchi76vh

    Loveland Men’s Basketball Team will be back in action on Tuesday at 7:30 PM at Kings and then again on Friday at Walnut Hills at 7:30 PM.

    Women’s Basketball

    The Loveland Tiger’s Women’s Basketball Team had quite a successful week grabbing 2 big ECC wins! On Wednesday the Tiger’s took on Kings at home winning 57 to 22, and on Saturday gained another win at home against Walnut Hills, 78 to 67. With the Tigers, two ECC wins this week that puts them at 3-0 in the ECC and 3-1 overall making the Tigers 2nd in the ECC. Several of the Tigers were recognized for their accomplishments this week! Below are some of the accolades the Women’s Team collected!

    The Women’s Basketball Team put up some impressive stats at both the Kings and Walnut Hills games! Jenna Batsch had 16 points and 8 steals against Kings while Jillian Hayes added 13 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, and 4 steals and Tess Broermann had 12 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 steals. The Tiger’s didn’t stop their impressive stats there, they also put up some great numbers against Walnut Hills including Jillian Hayes putting up her 1,000th point! Hayes put up 27 points and 10 rebounds while her teammate Kate Garry put up 21 points, 5 of those baskets coming from the 3 point line, and her other teammate Tess Broermann put up 12 points and 5 steals. Below are some of the captured moments from the Kings game and Jillian Hayes’s big “1,000th” point moment!

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    The Loveland Women’s Basketball Team will play again on Wednesday at Turpin at 7:30 PM and then again at Milford Saturday at 2 PM.

    Stay tuned for Part 2 of the Loveland sports 411 with Cassie Mattia!

  • School Board to discuss the potential of a March levy Tuesday evening

    School Board to discuss the potential of a March levy Tuesday evening

    Loveland, Ohio – Below is the agenda for Tuesday’s Loveland Board of Education’s Work Session scheduled for 6 PM at the LMS/LIS Media Center.

    The Administration has said that if the recommendation is to put an operating levy on the ballot in March, the board will need to pass an initial resolution of necessity on December 10, have it certified by the county auditor, and pass a second resolution to proceed on December 17. The content of the ballot issue must be submitted to the board of elections no later than December 18.

    1. Opening Items
    1.1 Adoption of Board Agenda

    2. Discussion Topics
    2.1 First Reading Policy 5460 – Graduation Requirements

    2.2 Open Checkbook Update

    2.3 Discuss the potential of a March levy which may include the passage of the first of two resolutions for the March ballot

    3. Superintendent Resolutions
    3.1 Approve course adoptions for 2020-2021

    4. Treasurer Resolutions
    4.1 Approve disposal of inventory

    5. Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources
    5.1 Resignations and employment of certified, classified, homebound, substitute and supplemental positions for the 2019-2020 school year

    5.2 Motion to approve travel for our athletic teams, performance groups or individuals will be staying overnight at an event.

    6. Meeting Closing
    6.1 Adjournment

  • [Video] Grailville? YES or NO

    [Video] Grailville? YES or NO

    Loveland, Ohio – On December 3 the Loveland Board of Education met with their ad hoc advisory committee to discuss how the District should move forward after the defeat of a combined operating and bond issue that was on the November ballot. This is Part 1 of the meeting where the fate of the option to purchase 110 acres at Grailville was discussed.

    Grail U.S. Executive Director Terrie Pucket was at this meeting to discuss their stance on the contract they have signed with the District.

    The Administration also brought in their consultant to discuss land and building options.

    To view the slides used for the discussion go HERE.

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    BACKGROUND

    To bone up, here is the Option to Purchase Grailville Contract and the Appraisal of the land the District received.

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  • Loveland School Inclement weather information for 2019-20

    Loveland School Inclement weather information for 2019-20

    Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland City School District operates on a two-hour delay schedule for weather-related delays. This means all buildings will begin classes on a two-hour delay from regular start times, and all buses will run on a two-hour delay to pick up students.

    On weather delay days, Loveland Early Childhood Center (LECC) will enact the following schedule:

    • Preschool and AM Kindergarten = 11:10-12:50
    • Preschool and PM Kindergarten = 2:10-3:50
    • All Day Kindergarten & First grade = 11:10-3:50

    Breakfast will not be served in any of the buildings on days with a delayed start.

    Families will be notified about weather-related delays and closings through the district’s alert notification system, the district website, and on the district’s Facebook (Loveland City Schools) and Twitter (@lovelandtigers). Traditional media outlets will also run listings of school delays and closings.