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Awards & Recognition

2010 Division I State Swim Champion

Sandusky High freshman, Taylor Vargo won the Division I 100 Yard Breaststroke event at Branin Natatorim in Canton on Saturday, February 27, 2010. Taylor won the event with a time of 1:04:61. She also ranked 15th in the 200 Yard Freestyle with a time of 1:55:31.

Taylor is Sandusky High's first ever female swim champion!

Dining Services Earns 3rd "Stellar Award"

Congratulations to Sandusky's Dining Services Department. under the direction of Mr. Tom Freitas, for earning its third consecutive "Stellar Award for Best Nutritional Practices" from the Ohio Department of Education. Schools are judged for the award based on their efforts and accomplishments in the following categories: type of meal service provided for students, quality of meals served, including purchasing and preparation practices that reflect the national Dietary Guidelines for Americans; availability of healthy choices in a la carte and vending items; continuing education and training opportunities for food service staff; efforts made to provide a pleasant eating environment for students; and the implementation of nutrition education, marketing programs and activities that target students, staff, parents and the community.

2010 Ohio STEM Champions

Under the leadership of their teacher, Mr. Dan Langdon, three SHS students became the "Champions" at the eTech STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Challenge Robotics Competition in Columbus, Ohio. Kyle Ramsey, Anthony Simmons and David Bupe comprised this first place team. Their team, along with 9 other high school teams, was challenged to design and create a robot utilizing the parts and pieces provided in their Vex Robotics System kits. The robot had to be capable of moving balls to their opponent's side of the court. Points were earned and accumulated based on the number and size of balls transferred. For one minute, the robot had to be programmed to do this task independently. Additionally, the team had to remotely control the robot in several rounds of 3 minute head-to-head competitions against their opponents' robots. Our SHS team chalked up 138 points to win the 2010 competition!

Sandusky High and Osborne Elementary Receive Grants

(Columbus, OH) – eTech Ohio and the Ohio Department of Education recently announced the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Title II-D Competitive Grant recipients for school years 2009 and 2010 which included Sandusky High and Osborne Elementary School. This grant focuses primarily on professional development and student learning to build technology-rich learning environments. It will assist schools that are ready and willing to embrace a change that is required in today’s 21st century classrooms. This competitive grant will provide approximately $498,000 to Sandusky City Schools for training and equipment. Teachers will become facilitators and co-learners and create technology-enabled learning environments in which students will meet or exceed the state academic content standards and develop 21st century skills.

Sandusky High School's team consisting of Principal Dan Poggiali, Assistant Principal Vicki Slaughter, Justin King, Andrea Andrysick, Melissa Chaney, Jennifer Friend, and Abigail Meinzer, along with Osborne Elementary School's Principal Rebecca Muratori, Jeanne Scott, Linda Marks, Matthew Martin, Lorna Robbins and Toby Notestine, recently attended a grant kick off meeting in Columbus, Ohio. David Warlick, educator and international speaker, inspired the recipients with his talk on Leading Education into a New Century: Telling the New Story and Rebooting the Basics. The event also provided an opportunity for the teams to strategize and network.

National Merit Commended Student

Nolan Murray, SHS Senior, has been named a Commended Student in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program. Approximately 34,000 commended Scholars throughout the nation have been recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Each placed in the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2010 competition. Sandusky City Schools offers its congratulations Nolan for his scholastic achievement!

Nine AP Scholars at SHS

The College Board has recognized nine Sandusky High School students for their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement exams. SHS offers six AP courses.

Matthew Zoelner qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on five of these exams.

Aaron Hixson and Michael Gutierrez both qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or high on four or more of these exams.

An additional six students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by earning a grade of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams. Honorees are Alyssa Berger, Paul Bupe, Brock Sennish, Megan Sims and Travis Steinemann, along with August (Gus) Everson. Gus is currently a senior at SHS and is pictured above. The other AP scholars are 2009 graduates of SHS who are continuing their education at the college level.

Photo by Brian Cooper, SHS Student Photographer

Staff Members Recognized

Tom Freitas, our Dining Services Supervisor, and his staff earned the Buckeye Best Healthy Schools Bronze Award by the Ohio Department of Health. Honored are schools that demonstrate a commitment to the health and wellness of their students and staff. Their latest innovation is the "farm to school" program, which provides fresh local produce to students.

Athletic Director Susan Sackett received the Horizon Award from the NW Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administration Association. Her professionalism and involvement in making a positive impact on her school and conference in her first two years as AD made a big impression on the Association. Congratulations to both of these fine individuals. We are so pleased they are part of our Team at Sandusky City Schools.

Young Leader Traveled to Nation's Capital

Taylor Hill, a student at Adams Junior High School, attended the People to People World Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C., September 7-12, 2009. She studied leadership and explored some of the United States' most prominent monuments and institutions, from Capitol Hill to the Smithsonian Institution, and from Gettysburg National Military Park to the International Spy Museum. Hill examined the characteristics of American leadership during times of national challenge and prosperity. Forum delegates participated in small-group discussions and exercises to experience first-hand how successful leaders develop strategies, make decisions, build consensus, and foster change. Hill was nominated and accepted for the honor based on outstanding scholastic merit, civic involvement and leadership potential.

The program is coordinated by People to People Leadership Programs to fulfill the vision President Dwight D. Eisenhower had for fostering world citizenship when he founded People to People during his presidency in 1956. For additional information please visit www.wlfleaders.org .

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