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GHS Musicians Perform at Versailles High High School For the Musical "Peter Pan"

On April 24, 25, and 26, several GHS musicians and directors, played in the pit orchestra for Versailles High School's musical "Peter Pan". Our musicians joined other adult musicians and two VHS students to comprise an orchestra of eighteen members strong (which is a rather large pit orchestra). The group, along with the VHS cast, performed for four sold out shows, receiving many accolades from those in attendance and on stage. The total production of Peter Pan included 52 student actor/singers in addition to the pit. Over 100 individuals took part in making this production a success, which included Peter Pan and the Darling children flying! Our GHS student musicians were excited to take part in this unique and exciting experience and really enjoyed the bond created with the VHS students. The musical director was Robin Brown, who has taught fourth grade in Versailles for 35 successful years. Mr. McKibben was thrilled at how outstanding our GHS musicians and the entire orchestra played and loved directing such a well supported and outstanding production!

Members of the Peter Pan Orchestra from GHS were: Row 1: Sarah Herzog (violin) Alex Lance (trumpet); Row 2: Francesca Masso-Rivetti (violin), Cylas Conway(violin), Jeff Wirrig (percussion), Jennifer Murray (cello); Row 3: Mr. Moore (trumpet), Brett Clark (Instrumental Music Booster Treasurer/Bass), and Mr. McKibben (Music Director for the Show). Not pictured is Nicole Manges (violin)

1st Graders Perform Spring Musical

Greenville Junior High Band Students Attend Solo and Ensemble Contest

On Saturday, April 12, 2014, members of the Greenville Junior High School Band attended the Ohio Music Education Association’s District XI Solo and Ensemble Contest.   All students participated on a volunteer basis and did extremely well.   The students were adjudicated on a rating scale from 1 to 5 in which 1 is the highest rating.   Overall the students returned to G.J.H.S. earning 14 “I” ratings and 7 “2” ratings.  

The following soloists received a “1” rating:     Aubrianna Shields, Chloie Graves, Max Onkst, Madison Baker, Jordan Miller, Shelby Herrmann, Lauren Dull, Shawna Osborne, and Brandon Kolb.

Ensembles receiving a “1” rating were :8^th Grade Brass Trio, 7^th Grade Saxophone Trio, 8^th Grade Woodwind Trio, 7^th Grade Flute Quartet, 7^th/8^th grade snare drum trio.    

The following soloists receiving a “2” rating were:  Anna Manges, Tyler Clark, Aaron Buchy, Mariah Nicholas, and Garrett Hartle.   Ensemble receiving a “2” rating were:  8^th grade woodwind quartet, 7^th grade trumpet trio.

The Greenville Junior High Bands are under the direction of Mr. Brian McKibben with the assistance of Mrs. Kat McNew- Anderson

CT - MED TECH

President Dani Marker expresses “opportunities are endless in Medical Tech Prep!” Four weeks out of our senior year, every student has the chance to job shadow in almost every desired career. Our instructor, Emily Powers, has done her absolute best to have us experience four different areas whether they are in the medical field or not. One could find us exploring any career from the hospital setting, to the police station, to a veterinarian’s office. This helps us figure out which occupations we may want to pursue or maybe even a job that do not suit us as well as another could. These rotations are very significant to us as individuals, especially when we all came into this program with little idea of what we wanted to do after graduation. Vice president, Shelby Cassity states, “coming into Med Tech my junior year I was never one to like the blood and guts, now that I have gone through rotations I have realized that being a critical care nurse is my calling”. Powers has created professional relationships with area healthcare workers to provide them with quality opportunities.  Powers adds, “The purpose of the rotations is for students to explore careers they are interested in, hopefully these experiences lead them to make a decision about their future”.  Now, after our exposure, we are all leaving with more experience, confidence, and a plan to start the next chapter of our lives.

Masso- Rivetti Selected

Francesca (Cella) Masso-Rivetti has been selected by The Ohio Academy of Science to exhibit at State Science Day on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at The Ohio State University.

FFA Members Participate in Public Speaking

Thomas Shaw , Victoria Nadar, Jack Garland and Hannah Grisez  represented Greenville FFA in the Public Speaking Contests that was held on January 30^th, 2014.  They each spoke at the District 5 Sub-district Public Speaking Contest held recently at Tri-Village High School.  Garland and Grisez participated in the Creed Contest while  Shaw participated in the Extemporaneous Speaking Contest and Nadar participated in the beginning prepared speaking contest.

The Extemporaneous Speech Contest consists of researching and writing a 5 to 7 minute speech on an agricultural topic in 30 minutes. The contest is designed to stimulate the interest of the FFA member in agriculture and leadership by giving them an opportunity to speak before an audience. Shaw placed 2^nd in this sub district contest and went on to the district 5 finals where he placed 1^st in the district. He then progressed to the state semifinals where participated in the final 4 where he then  placed 3^rd in the State of Ohio. 

The Creed Contest consists of a student memorizing the five paragraphs of the FFA Creed and presenting it to a panel of judges.  This contest is designed to develop leadership and the ability to appear before a group by freshmen students as they become members of the FFA.  He then answers three minutes worth of questions over his presentation.  They are evaluated on his presentation, memorization, and response to the questions. Jack Garland received a gold rating and was 4^th in the sub district contest. Hannah Grisez placed 1^st in the sub district and placed 2^nd in the district where she then went on to the state semifinals placing her 8^th in her division.

Beginning prepared speaking is a contest made for members to practice their memorization skills. Members write their own speech on an agricultural topic and then present in to a panel of judges where they are then quizzed and questioned over their knowledge of the topic. Victoria Nadar placed 1^st in the sub district contest which progressed her into the district contest where she then received 3^rd place.

Congratulations to all members involved in the public speaking contest! 

 

 

 

 

 



CT Students of the Month

“Where Kids Matter and Success Happens”

Greenville Career Tech Center, in order to honor outstanding accomplishments and leadership in Career Tech Education, is proud to announce the latest honorees for Career Tech Student of the Month.  Kelsey Brandenburg, member of Hospitality and Tourism, Michelle Mead, member of Careers with Children, and Patrick Garber, member of Agri-Business, received a plaque to honor their selection, a gift certificate from Maid-Rite Sandwich Shoppe, and a preferred parking spot for a month by the Career Tech Center.

Kelsey Brandenburg is the spirit of Hospitality and Tourism.  She always has a smile and positive attitude, good leadership skills, and is the first to volunteer.  Michelle Mead is always researching new ideas to help our pre-school students learn.  She goes the extra mile and is a positive influence to everyone around her. 
Patrick Garber has served as the FFA President this past year.  He is a member of National Honor Society and has worked hard to help organize multiple FFA activities.

Congratulations to Stephanie, Michelle, and Patrick for being recognized as the Career Tech Students of the Month.  Special Thanks to Maid-Rite Sandwich Shoppe for providing gift certificates and their continued support of Career Tech Education.

East School- Jump Rope for Heart

Students at East school participated in Jump Rope for Heart. I can be a heart hero!!

 

 

Auto Tech Team Presents 2014 Project

The GHS auto tech team presents at the annual auto tech banquet last Thursday evening at the Greenville Elks.

Second Adult STNA Course at the Darke County Workforce Center a Success!

The Darke County Workforce Center recently graduated 20 students from their January/February 2014 STNA Program.  In addition to Program Coordinator, Emily Powers, and Primary Instructor Stephanie Lind, two additional instructors were added to help make the expansion of the program a success.  Melissa Wright and Heather Bankson joined the Career Tech Team in an effort to both expand the program and provide personalized and quality instruction.  As part of the program, the Darke County Workforce Center, hosted a recruitment night in allowing students to connect with local health care company providers and line up interviews. 

The cost of the course is $575.00 and classes run Monday-Thursday from 3:30-8:30 PM. Those interested in a future course offering can target an April 25, 2014 by contacting Emily Powers via email at epowers@greenville.k12.oh.us or Career Tech Director David Peltz at dpeltz@greenville.k12.oh.us or by phone at 937-548-4188.  The STNA Program at the Darke County Workforce Center is a combined regional workforce effort involving Partnering for Progress and the Darke County Workforce Center at Greenville CTECH. 

Lights, Film, Action

The junior and senior Interactive Media (IMTV) students in the Career Tech Center at Greenville Senior High School have been applying their skills to real projects through partnerships with local community clients.

One of IMTV’s highlight projects is the production of a promotional show for the Light Foundation’s Darke County Annual Turkey Hunt.  IMTV senior, Jake Synder and junior, Isaak Clevenger teamed up with GHS IMTV alumni, Alex Stewart to film, edit and produce the show. This is the third year in a row that IMTV has partnered with the Light Foundation. This show will be aired in all of the Darke County Schools, on Greenville’s Public Access Television Channel 5 and the Light Foundation’s website.

This year IMTV has also been in transition of taking ownership of the former GPAT (Greenville Public Access Television), now the new Channel 5, WAVE.  The students have been very busy in creating logos, templates, message board postings and programming for Channel 5.  The students have been video recording the Greenville City Council Meetings, Board of Education Meetings, GHS sports and other community events such as the MainStreet Greenville, Holiday Horse Parade. IMTV is looking forward to upgrading programming for the citizens of Greenville and Darke County.

Interactive Media is a creative, business oriented approach to graphics arts, computer animation, audio/video techniques, photography and web design. Students learn to use advanced multimedia techniques to create, organize, manage, and present digital information in a variety of media forms.  Upon successfully completion of this course, students will be proficient in using industry standard software and hardware, efficiently managing and presenting information, comfortably presenting projects to small groups as well as planning, designing and creating multimedia projects successfully in both team and individual environments. 

For more information about the program or if you have a client project for IMTV, please contact Mrs. Lori Hoover at (937) 548-4188, ext. 840 or Mr. David Peltz CT Director at (937) 548-4188, ext. 847.

GHS Engineering Program Presents Skills for the Future

GREENVILLE, OH – The Engineering program at Greenville Senior High School already has presented interesting learning experiences this year and has much more in store for its members. The class of 2014 just finished up metrology with their final exam recently. Students acquired skills in methods of measurement, using tools such a micrometer, vernier caliper, depth mic, and many more. The class received college credit through labs and test from Edison Community College.   

The seniors are currently working on their Senior Capstone Projects. The students are nearing the completion of 12 years of education. Combining their knowledge and skills, students are to develop the idea of a “green” energy source. The students are expected to develop a product or process of some kind, displaying their knowledge and research. Projects being displayed include a water vortex, a hydro- electric dam, a solar hydro-electric RC car, and the gasifier. Students are also expected to provide a lengthy research paper and portfolio. A formal presentation is then given to a panel composed of teachers, community leaders and peers.

The program stays busy and often ventures beyond campus. Future field trips are set to include the local YMCA for a safety inspection, as well as the Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton. Students also pack a bus full and head north to the Detroit Auto Show later in the school year. A community service project is also in the works for both seniors and juniors.

For more information about the Engineering program, contact instructor Chris Sykes at Greenville High School. 

By Ethan Clark

Senior Class Reporter  

             

 

Greenville FFA Participates in County Soil Contests

Greenville FFA Participates in County Soil Contests

 The Darke County FFA Soils Contest was held recently just north of Versailles.  The soil contest consists of a written test, a Soil Survey test, and three pits to evaluate. The team, consisting of up to eight students, grades the soil pit based upon the guidelines provided on the scoring card.  The team is given approximately fifteen minutes at each of the three pits to determine various soil characteristics.  Then based on what characteristics were found, management practice recommendations are made.

The Rural Soil Judging team looked at the slope, soil texture, air and water movement, depth of topsoil and subsoil in each of the pits. Then the team members chose conservation practice to recommend in order utilizing that type of ground in a farming situation correctly.

The Urban Soils team looked at slope, landform, flood hazards, soil stability, soil texture of the surface and subsoil, depth to seasonal high water table, and depth to bedrock.  They used these characteristics in determining use limitations for buildings with basement; septic tank absorption fields, driveways and local roads, and lawns, gardens, and landscaping.  Based upon what was found, members then chose some recommended management practices for each of these areas.




Rural Soils Participants          

Several Greenville FFA teams competed in the Darke County Soils contest where the Urban team took 1^st, 2^nd, 3rd, and 4^th places and the Rural team took 5^th and 6^th places

High scorers for the Greenville FFA in the Urban Contest included Andrew Clark, Kevin Brenner, Alex Yohey, and Seth Monnin. In the Rural Soils Contest, the high scorers were David Shultz, Ivy Berger, Christian Jennings, and Christian Kimmel.



Urban Soils Participants

Those who were on the Urban Soils Team were Seth Monnin, Kevin Brenner, Clayton McGlothin, Alex Yohey, Connor Garber, Steve Dakin, Tyler Pitman, Jaymie Phillips, Jenna LeMaster, Matt Freshour, Karri Stickley, Josh Magoto, Kyle Conklin, and Andrew Clark. Those judging on the Rural Soils Team included Lydia Schafer, Ivy Berger, Stephanie Monnin, Elizabeth Bernhard, Seth Gessler, Zach Garland, Christian Kimmel, Christian Jennings, Levi Boehringer, and David Shultz.

 

FFA Holds Annual Safety Awareness Days

Greenville High School students shared their knowledge about food production and safety with first-graders on Thursday, Oct. 10^th, during the FFA’s Annual Safety Awareness Day at the Darke County Fairgrounds.

“We host this annual event because it’s a learning experience for both our high school students and our school district’s first-graders,” said John Guttadore, agricultural teacher and FFA adviser.

 First-graders from Greenville City Schools and St. Mary’s first-graders attended the event at the fairgrounds. The high school students set up many learning stations at the fairgrounds.

“It’s an urban education day,” said Patrick Garber, FFA President, “They get to taste cheese made from the cow, taste apple butter and apple cider, eat popcorn, roast marshmallows, taste honey, and learn how certain situations are dangerous.”  He also said that as the children boarded the buses to return to school, they received a few reminders of their trip to Safety Awareness Days.  They included pencils, coloring pages, safety brochures, apples, and pumpkins.

Many of the stations are focused on safety – such as bicycle safety, fire safety, lawn mower safety, and first aid. Other stations focus on various aspects of agriculture. Students also learned about products made from milk, corn, soybeans, honey and apples, as well as the products that go into making a cheeseburger. They petted farm animals, sat on a tractor, roasted marshmallows, and painted pumpkins.

“Most students today do not live on farms,” Guttadore said. “Days like these give students an opportunity to learn about where their food comes from.”          

Members of the Greenville FFA provided and served lunch for the children. They sat on bales of straw on an almost perfect weather day to enjoy their noontime lunch of ham sandwiches, apple, cookies, and water.

This program has been a tradition for the FFA for many years and each year we try to add something new and different. This year we added a station dealing with Lawn mowers and how to keep safe when in the presence of one. “Safety Awareness Days is a unique opportunity for the younger students to experience agriculture for a day, and learn about being safe in a way they can understand,” stated Guttadore.

We would also like to thank the Greenville Township Fire department and their sidekicks Rage and Walker, Darke Co. YMCA, Spirit Medical Transport, Greenville High Schools Careers with Children program, Darke Co. Senior Fair board, Greenville Street Department, Mrs. Shellenbarger’s hospitalities class at the high school, Mrs. Denise McDade for help with the lunch products, Schlecty Family Farms, Jim and Luann Mann, and all the Alumni, Parents and Members who made this day possible. All of the donations, time, and effort made this great day possible. Thanks again.

FFA Observes Farm Safety Week in Greenville

Several hundred thousand dollars worth of tractors rolled into Greenville High School during Farm Safety Week—ten pieces of agricultural equipment in all.  Their investment—to promote safety on the farm, both today and in the future.

The annual TractorCade, which is held to close up National Farm Safety Week, begins a week of safety activities for members of the Greenville FFA Chapter.  “Our purpose is to promote farm safety on and off the farm,” said Greenville FFA Vice President Thomas Shaw . “We are hoping by recognizing this week and promoting safety, we can help to reduce accidents during this busy harvest season.”

National Farm Safety Week is more than showing off tractors to friends and neighbors as members show parade tractors in front of Greenville High School.  It is planting the seed of safety into the minds of the community

 

“This is the FFA’s way of promoting safety in a positive way,” Shaw said. “I enjoy seeing all the tractors, of course, but it really says something when you see this many kids come together and want to promote safety.”

 

Shaw said the need to practice safety, while sharing the roads with farm implements and motorized vehicles, is a year round practice motorists need to remember. “National Farm Safety Week is just that –a week. Safety should be practiced year round though,” he said.

As a promotional feature, students wore T-shirts, which observed the special week and highlighted its meaning.  Students will wear their shirts throughout the year, which will remind individuals of the real meaning of Farm Safety Week—safety for the year.

Girls CC Runners Prepare Pasta Meal for the Boys CC Team

Kristen Karns, Jacob Butsch, Calen Bruner, Bailey Hartle, Caleb Oda, Tanner Herrmann, Jacob Hounshell, James Conway, and Cheyenne Beam at a Pasta Party. Cheyenne and Kristen, members of the girls cross country team, prepared a homecooked meal for the boys who are all members of the Regional qualifying Cross Country team. The team runs this Saturday at Troy High School at 3:00 p.m. for an opportunity to go to State!

Career Tech Students of the Month

Greenville Career Tech Center, in order to honor outstanding accomplishments and leadership in Career Tech Education, is proud to announce the recognition of the September 2013 students of the month.  Dylan Blinn, senior member of Supply Chain Management, and Jake Snyder, senior member of IMTV, received a plaque to honor their selection, a gift certificate from Maid-Rite Sandwich Shoppe, and a preferred parking spot for a month by the Career Tech Center.



Pictured from left to right: Dylan Blinn and Jake Snyder

Dylan Blinn, senior representative of Supply Chain Management taught by Dara Buchy has competed for Region 3 BPA Officer, was chosen to participate in a Marketing and Management Conference by the Darke County Visitors Bureau, and was selected to edit the current Darke County Visitor’s Bureau Brochure.

Jake Snyder, senior representative of IMTV taught by Lori Hover, has helped to facilitate the transition of Channel 5 to the Greenville Career Tech Center, and worked above and beyond the school day to make sure deadlines are met and projects are filmed to show on Channel 5.

Congratulations to Dylan and Jake for being recognized as the September 2013 Students of the month.  Special Thanks to Maid-Rite Sandwich Shoppe for providing gift certificates and their continued support of Career Tech Education.