Celebrations and Congratulations!

March 2023

A Message from Your Superintendent

Dear LHSD families,

It's hard to believe that we are in the fourth and final nine weeks of the school year. Spring is always filled with a lot of fun and excitement and is an important time to stay focused on classroom lessons and assignments to finish the year strong. State testing is just a few weeks away, and students will be receiving information from their school building soon. I am confident in Chieftain Nation and applaud our students and staff for their incredibly hard work preparing together.

We have several items to share in the below newsletter. We recognize one of our middle school teachers for being awarded the Logan-Hocking School District Coalition of Rural & Appalachian Schools Middle School Teacher of the Year, essay contest winners, youth art accomplishments, acts of kindness and special assemblies. We hope you enjoy reading a few of the wonderful things that have been happening in our buildings.

Sincerely,

Monte Bainter, Superintendent

Logan-Hocking Schools

(740) 385-8517

Congratulations, Cassi Putman!

Congratulations to Cassi Putman for being awarded the Logan-Hocking School District Coalition of Rural & Appalachian Schools Middle School Teacher of the Year.

Pictured (from left to right): Jessica Voltolini, ODE Chief of Staff, Carrie Cook-Porter, Director of Pupil Personnel, Cassi Putman, Monte Bainter, Superintendent, and John Patterson, Former Representative and Co-Author of Fair School Funding Plan

Essay Contest Winners

The Valley of Columbus 32 Degree Masons recently held their annual "What My Family Means to Me" essay contest, which invited 5th graders in the Valley’s 25 counties to participate. They were honored at a banquet at the Olde Dutch Restaurant and read their essays to the group.

Congratulations to LHSD's winners!

1st place: Emilee Michel
Runner Up: Carter Tinkham

Youth Art Month & Art Show Participants

March is Youth Art Month (YAM). In celebration, the Logan-Hocking Middle School recently announced state art show winners. This year, the state shows will be held on March 11 at the King Arts Complex.

The 2023 YAM winners are Katelynn Krannitz (6th), Addison Horn (8th), and Isaac McMichael (6th). The 2023 Young People’s Art Exhibition (YPAE) winners are Brylee Beatty (5th), Alivia Geil (8th), and Isabella Lundy (7th).

In addition, Mrs. Suzanne Oldham has several students with artwork in the Annual Statehouse Exhibition, which will be held April 1 - 27. The students are: Wyatt Kessler (5th), Aubrey Mundy (6th), Annamary Foster (6th), and Dylan King (6th). The Statehouse Exhibition will be held at the Ohio Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square in Columbus, Ohio.

Our district celebrated Kindness Week in February, which was a great opportunity to focus on our school year themes of kindness and respect. And, Friday, Feb. 17 was Random Acts of Kindness Day. Here are a few examples of kindness on display in our school buildings!

Elementary Schools

There were countless acts of kindness in our elementary schools, including "dress your best" and "why you matter" activities; fundraising for local shelters, food pantries, clothing cupboards and the humane society; along with many kindness lessons and projects. These themes have been in the works all year long as part of classroom learnings, but kindness week made for some extra special celebrations!

Middle School

Students and staff made a special effort to "Catch Students Being Kind." Students names were entered and 20 names were drawn to win a prize. Pictured are the winners.

In addition, a bulletin board was decorated with words of kindness from students and staff to one another. Staff handed out kindness grams to students and the school celebrated with a pep assembly.

The LHMS Cheerleading squad packed food boxes at the Southeast Ohio Foodbank. The Cheerleaders packed 500 food boxes during their volunteer time to feed 500 Senior Citizens in southeast Ohio. They took great pride in their work, exhibited good problem solving skills, displayed awesome teamwork, and had FUN in the process!

High School

The high school celebrated activities and kindness challenges, with a special emphasis on "being kind to yourself" for the week. Students learned about two "stop-and-pause" strategies, along with a coping card to help work through challenging situations.

Distracted Driving Awareness

Members of the FCCLA chapter, Miranda Kelly and Paige Fuller, with help from Officer Campbell and state troopers from the Athens post, organized activities and an assembly to bring awareness to the dangers of distracted driving.

LOGAN HOCKING SCHOOL DISTRICT