Partnership News
This is a publication of the School Business Advisory Council
and the Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools
Volume 13, 2010-11
Clark Hall - Building Our Students’ Future
By Mark White
Superintendent
T
he Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools have entered an
exciting era with the building of Clark Hall. The addition
of this building will provide
relief to a serious issue that
has troubled Lincoln High
School (LHS) for many years—
A NEED FOR MORE SPACE!
Many may not realize that LHS
is serving more students than
the building was built to accom-
modate. Administrators continually seek creative ways to
schedule classes and to move
students through the building,
but each time the bell rings to
change periods, almost 2,400
students enter the hallways to
walk to their next class. Stairwells and key intersections
become clogged as lines of students literally come to a halt
awaiting their turn to go up or
down the crowded stairs, or
through busy intersections.
See Clark Hall, Page 2
Creekside Murals - A Work of Art
By Sharon Iseringhausen
Art Teacher, Lincoln Elementary
W
hile on a trip, I saw the
entrance to a city
graced with beautiful
banners depicting young artists’
work. Upon my return, I
approached the City of Gahanna to ask if our students could
work on a similar project. Mike
Musser of the Department of
Parks and Recreation offered
an alternative project at Creekside: two 76’ walls under the
bridge painted completely
white. Would our students be interested in creating artwork to
adorn them? White walls?
Artists? Of course!
Enlisting the help of fellow G-J
Schools’ art teachers, we established our goals: make the project safe and exciting; complete
it in a timely fashion; utilize only
Rendering of Lincoln High Schoolʼs new Clark Hall by Bird Houk Collaborative architects. A study by the Ohio School Facilities Commission confirmed district concerns: the high school could use an
additional 80,000 square feet of space to meet the needs of its current
enrollment. Go to www.gahannaschools.org for updates on Clark Hall
construction progress.
donated money; create a new
landmark; establish a continuing relationship with the City;
and represent the best of the
visual arts in Gahanna.
Every art teacher ran their
school project independently to
depict the theme, “Gahanna.
Live. Work. Play.” Using nonwoven, primed cloth panels (6’
by 8’), we selected student art
concepts and transferred the
designs to the panels—then the
painting ensued.
Each school created a beautiful
mural reflecting life in the
Gahanna community. The students were excited and honored to participate, and the
City was very supportive. Donations from the Gahanna Jefferson Education Foundation,
Gahanna Parks and Recreation
School and City officials attended a Dedication Celebration at the
Creekside Waterfall where Gahanna-Jefferson students were acknowledged as creative artists depicting their own unique view of
Gahanna. Pictured is the Lincoln Elementary mural.
Foundation, Gahanna Area Kiwanis, Group Benefits Agency, Inc., and several individuals helped us
complete the murals and their installation. We invite
community members to take an opportunity
to view the murals under the Creekside Bridge!
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Clark Hall - Building Our Students’ Future
Continued from Page 1
The building has been
functioning at full capacity
for the past five years.
During the 2010-2011
school year, over 150 students will attend classes in
portable buildings behind
LHS and in buildings
leased across the street because there are no
available rooms in the high
school. A recent study
by the Ohio School Facilities Commission confirmed
district concerns: LHS could
use an additional 80,000
square feet of space to
meet the needs of its current enrollment.
The overcrowding affects
students daily, and they
realize it! The number-one
LHS student complaint has
nothing to do with homework, testing, teachers,
drugs, gangs, violence or
other
problems
often
found in high schools; it is
that the halls are too
crowded. This crowding
leads to higher levels of
stress, tension between students, and to students
being late for class. Students are not as productive
in classes because of what
they endure in the halls.
There have been discussions for years about how
to solve this problem. Students, staff, parents and
the community are committed to being a “onehigh-school town,” not
splitting the district by
adding a second high
school. Every school in
our district is a blue-andgold school, and the
community wants to keep it
that way. Additionally,
the cost of building a new
high school – estimated at
$80 million – is not something our district was financially prepared to do.
However, there was no
room on the current LHS
site for another building
nor area to expand. Then,
the old Kroger site became
available for purchase.
The site was unique: it was
the only empty site
adjacent to the campus
and the only site on which
another building could be
built. If the district passed
on this opportunity, it
may never get another
chance to acquire land
adjacent to LHS, and the
school would continue
to be overcrowded for
decades to come.
Not
surprisingly,
an
international corporation
also wanted to purchase
the
site.
As
one
of the most desirable intersections in Gahanna, developers have watched the
site for years waiting for it
to become available. This
competition drove the
price beyond the tax assessor’s value, and the
district knew it would have
to pay a “premium” to secure the property.
The district weighed its
options and took decisive
action to purchase the
land for its students. With
a very low amount of
debt, the district moved
quickly to secure the land
before others. In addition,
the
district’s
strong
Congratulations to the eighth group of Alumni Hall of Fame recipients recognized for their achievements and exemplary service. Pictured (L-R) are Rosemary Fisher Hensley (1953), an oncology nurse; Vic Wolfe (1971), an
independent insurance agent; and Dr. Madeline Osborne Partlow (1975),
director of teaching and learning for the New Albany School District.
financial rating allowed
for low interest rates
for borrowing. Money was
set aside last winter, and
by law can only be used
for the construction of
Clark Hall.
The innovative plans of
the three-story building
and the rest of the site will
provide revenue streams
for the district to recoup up
to half of its total costs,
which ---- including land acquisition ---- are about a
fourth of the cost of building a new high school.
Ground was broken in
May, and the building
will open in the fall of
2011, providing learning
space for many decades
into the future. Programming will be innovative and
world-class. Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical
Schools
recently
announced it will have
a satellite campus in
half of the first floor,
and the other half could
soon be leased by a
higher education institution. The second and third
floors will be made up of
classrooms for LHS students, and these classrooms will be unique in
design and use.
The district is proud that
so many students want
to attend Lincoln High
School. These students deserve to have room to
move, work and learn.
Because of Clark Hall, LHS
students will have this, and
they will be better prepared to enter the world of
work, college and beyond.
2010-2011
GAHANNA-JEFFERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Awards of Excellence and Achievement!
U.S. MARINES AWARD
Meghan McGuff
ROBERT C. BYRD HONORS
SCHOLARSHIPS
Karina Anam, Aaron Gyde
SCIENCE ACADEMY AWARDS
Ji Hoon Chun, Megan
Jashinski, Russell Kittel,
Chase Starrett
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
EDUCATION FOUNDATION
SCHOLARSHIP
Kirsten Frissora
PAT DENARDO MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Kirsten Frissora
NATIONAL FORENSIC LEAGUE
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN AWARD
Aaron Gyde
COGGINS FAMILY
SCHOLARSHIP
Thomas Gregory
GAHANNA ROTARY CLUB
SCHOLARSHIPS
Miranda Hritz, Edmund Smallwood
GAHANNA AREA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE SCHOLARSHIP
Leah Polster
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY PTO
SCHOLARSHIP
Steven Chrobak
ROYAL MANOR ELEMENTARY PTA
SCHOLARSHIP
Carissa Strauss
CHARLOTTE SECREST SCHOLARSHIP
Diego Perez
GATE PROGRAM LOUISE BAEHR
SCHOLARSHIP
Mackenzie Hanna
GAHANNA-JEFFERSON BUS
DRIVER LOCAL 249 SCHOLARSHIP
Miranda Hritz
VIRGINIA W. SWIFT
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Puja Patel
TUTORING CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
Brett Hollenbach
EASTON COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
Miranda Hritz, Leah Polster
REPUBLIC WASTE SERVICE
SCHOLARSHIP
Jennifer Demjanenko
DAN NELSON SCHOLARSHIP
Stavroula Soulas
GAHANNA AREA FUND
SCHOLARSHIPS
Shahmeer Azmat, Bethany Rush
DR. JOSEPH HUTTA MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Miranda Hritz
HOGGY’S SCHOLARSHIP
Edmund Smallwood
GAHANNA-JEFFERSON
EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
SCHOLARSHIPS
Anne Meuser, Lori Remaker
KIWANIS SCHOLARSHIPS
Breauna Nooks, Puja Patel,
Caitlin Roberts
JESS HOWARD ELECTRIC
SCHOLARSHIP
Jonathan Grooms
OHIO BUILDERS EXCHANGE
SCHOLARSHIP
Wesley Delp
HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY PTA
SCHOLARSHIP
Jade Overstreet
VOCAL MUSIC BOOSTERS
SCHOLARSHIPS
Thomas Gregory, Emily Harmon,
Alyson Monagan, Benjamin Stine
DON EARL SCHOLARSHIP
Emily Harmon
JOSEPH E. RHODES
RENAISSANCE SCHOLARSHIPS
Jonathan Grooms, Benjamin
Monico
OCÉ SCHOLARSHIP
Megan Jashinski
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE PRIDE
AWARDS
Mackenzie Hanna, Leah Polster
EASTERN KIWANIS SCHOLARSHIP
Brandon Mularski
GAHANNA-JEFFERSON
GRADUATE PROFILE
SCHOLARSHIP
Puja Patel
GAHANNA-JEFFERSON BOARD
OF EDUCATION/
SUPERINTENDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
Jared Brooks, Miranda Hritz,
Robert Roll
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
SCHOLARSHIP
Brett Hollenbach
NATIONAL MERIT FINALIST
AWARDS
Shahmeer Azmat, Ajda Gokcen,
Aaron Gyde, Megan Jashinski,
Sai Pranav Uppati
NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
FINALIST AWARDS
Akram Faqih, Lindsay Newburn
AGONIS SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
SCHOLARSHIP
Ryan Grimme
COLUMBUS DISPATCH
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARDS
Edmund Smallwood, Kassy
Thomas
BYRON PRUSHING AWARD
Samuel Bott
THOMAS MOEHRING
SCHOLARSHIP
Justin McDowell
OHSAA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
SCHOLARSHIPS
Bryan Hairston, Meghan McGuff
ELLIS EVANS SCHOLARSHIPS
Meghan McGuff, Robert Roll
OHSAA ARCHIE GRIFFIN
NEWARK CITY SCHOOLS TEACHER SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Lauren Arnett, Jonathan Grooms
ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP
Jonathon McMasters
PRESENTING THE 2010 LHS VALEDICTORIANS!
Photo Credit: Studio 187 Photography
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2010-2011
Class of 2010 Scholarships and Grants
Delivering Outstanding Academics
Marissa Agostinelli
Karina Anam
Lauren Arnett
Shahmeer Azmat
Kameron Bamforth
Alexander Barber
Emily Barnett
Nona Beaver
Cathlene Beck
Elexus Blake
Austin Blaney
Benjamin Bokor
Destiny Booker
Samuel Bott
William Brandberg
Meredith Brim
Jared Brooks
Ayanna Brown
Margaret Brown
Charles Bryant, Jr.
Brianna Cain
Noah Capriotti
Carla Castillo
Danielle Cavendish
Steven Chandler
Tyler Chandler
Steven Chrobak
Ji Hoon Chun
Alyssa Clancy
Clayton Crosby
Andrea Crouch
Earl Cunningham
Rachel DeBonis
Wesley Delp
Jennifer
Demjanenko
Nicholas Earl
Brittany Ebert
Katherine Emoff
Kent State University Scholarship
University of Dayton, President’s
Scholarship; Case Western Reserve
University, President’s Scholarship;
AEP Scholarship; Robert C. Byrd
Honors Scholarship
Miami University Scholarship;
OHSAA Archie Griffin Sportsmanship
Award
National Merit Finalist Award;
Gahanna Area Fund Scholarship
DeVry University Scholarship
DeVry University Scholarship
Indiana University, Alumni Scholarship
Ohio State University-Newark
Scholarship
Ohio State University Scholarship
Virginia Tech Scholarship
University of Toledo, Scholar Award
Ohio State University, Athletic
Scholarship
Ohio State University-Newark
Scholarship
Duquesne University ScholarshipFull Tuition; Byron Prushing Award
Virginia Commonwealth University,
Athletic Scholarship
Case Western Reserve University
Scholarship; Elon University,
Presidential Scholarship; Miami
University Scholarship; Ithaca College
Scholaship; University of Akron
Scholarship
Otterbein College, Music Scholarship;
Gahanna-Jefferson Board of Education/Superintendent Scholarship
University of Toledo Scholarship
Columbus College of Art & Design
Scholarship-Full Tuition
Northwestern University Scholarship;
Indiana University Scholarship-Full
Tuition; Ohio University Scholarship-Full
Tuition; Kent State University
Scholarship-Full Tuition
Xavier University Grant
Cleveland State University Scholarship
Damas Latinas Organization
Scholarship
Boston University Scholarship
Ohio State University, Engineering
Scholarship; University of Cincinnati
Scholarship
Ohio State University Scholarship
Ohio State University ScholarshipFull Tuition; Lincoln Elementary PTO
Scholarship
Ohio State University Scholarship;
Science Academy Award
Florida Southern College Scholarship
Bowling Green State University
Scholarship
University of Toledo ScholarshipFull Tuition
Joliet Junior College Scholarship
Capital University, Presidential
Scholarship
Kent State University Scholarship;
Ohio Builders Exchange Scholarship
Saint Francis University, Academic
Recognition & Athletic Scholarships;
Republic Waste Service Scholarship
Otterbein College, Legacy Award
Ohio State University, Trustee’s
Scholarship
University of Kentucky, Provost
Scholarship; John Bryan Scholarship;
Ohio State University, Trustee’s
Scholarship; Indiana University,
Academic Recognition Scholarship
Elias Eteshola
Akram Faqih
Samantha Farley
Samantha Ferguson
Samantha Finkel
Daniel Fisher
Jared Friedman
Kirsten Frissora
Emily Gardner
Daniel Geary
Kevin Geary
Michael Gellner
Vincent Giuliani
Ajda Gokcen
Thomas Gregory
Ryan Grimme
Jonathan Grooms
Chelsea Gross
Ethan Guinty
Aaron Gyde
Bryan Hairston
Mackenzie Hanna
Emily Harmon
Kelsey Hawk
Mariam Henry
William Heriot
Jennifer Hielkema
Emma Hinckley
Ashley Hines
Tyler Hinkle
Timothy Hodson
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Scholarship
National Achievement Finalist Award
Bowling Green State University
Scholarship
Ohio Dominican University
Scholarship
Ohio Dominican University
Scholarship
Ohio State University, Trustee’s
Scholarship
Ohio State University, Maximus
Scholarship; Tulane University,
Presidential Scholar Award; Case
Western Reserve University, Trustee’s
Scholarship; Denison University,
Trustee’s Scholarship; Brandeis
University, Trustee’s Scholarship
Defiance College Scholarship;
Christopher Columbus Education
Foundation Scholarship; Pat
Denardo Memorial Scholarship
Columbus State Community College
Scholarship-Full Tuition; Otterbein
College, President’s Scholar Award
University of Toledo, Academic
Scholarship
Terry Theis Bowling Scholarship
Miami University Scholarship
Miami University, Merit Scholarship
National Merit Finalist Award
Ohio University Scholarship-Full
Tuition; Coggins Family Scholarship;
Vocal Music Boosters Scholarship
Agonis Scholar Athlete Scholarship
Jess Howard Electric Scholarship;
Joseph E. Rhodes Renaissance
Scholarship; OHSAA Archie Griffin
Sportsmanship Award
Ohio State University, Women in
Engineering Scholarship & Grant;
Scholarshippoints.com Zoompanel
Scholarship
New York University Scholarship
Harvard University Scholarship-Full
Tuition; National Merit Finalist
Award; Robert C. Byrd Honors
Scholarship; National Forensic
League Academic All-American
Award
OHSAA Scholar-Athlete Scholarship
GATE Program Scholarship;
Editor-in-Chief of the Pride Award
Vocal Music Boosters Scholarship;
Don Earl Scholarship
Columbus State Community College
Scholarship
Ohio State University-Newark
Scholarship
University of Florida, Athletic
Scholarship
Hope College Scholarship
Case Western Reserve University
Scholarship; Ohio State University,
Maximus & Alumni Scholarships;
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnatus
Scholarship
Grand Canyon University, Music
Scholarship & Theatre & Academic
Awards; Otterbein College,
Academic Award
University of Toledo, Rocket
Scholarship
University of Toledo, Rocket
Scholarship
Brett Hollenbach
University of Miami, Dickinson
Scholarship; Tutoring Club Scholarship;
National Honor Society Scholarship
Courtney Horn
Denison University, Battelle Scholarship
Emily Horn
Ohio Dominican University Scholarship
Justin Houssami
Columbus State Community College
Scholarship-Full Tuition
Katherine Howell Ohio University Scholarship
Miranda Hritz
Ohio DECA Scholarship; Ohio State
University Scholarship; Gahanna Rotary
Club Scholarship; Dr. Joseph Hutta
Memorial Scholarship; Bus Driver Local
249 Scholarship; Easton Community
Foundation Scholarship; GahannaJefferson Board of Education/
Superintendent Scholarship
Melinda Hunkler Bowling Green State University
Scholarship; University of Cincinnati
Scholarship
Ugomma Ihejirika Bowling Green State University
Scholarship
Robert Ivancic
Ohio State University Scholarship
Amanda Jacobs
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Scholarship
Sarah Jadwin
Ohio State University Scholarship;
Interscholastic Equestrian Association,
Region 2 & Zone 5 Scholarships
Megan Jashinski Miami University, Harrison Scholarship;
Ohio State University, Distinguished Merit
& Alumni Scholarships; National Merit
Accenture Scholarship; Alcatel-Lucent
Scholarship; Science Academy Award;
Océ Scholarship; National Merit Finalist
Award
Kelsey Johnson
Ohio Dominican University Scholarship
Michael Jones
Ohio University Scholarship
Marcus King
Ashland University Scholarship
Blaire Kingsley
University of Arizona Scholarship
Russell Kittel
Science Academy Award
Erica Kohr
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Scholarship
Lauren Konik
Columbus State Community College
Scholarship
Jason Lai
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Scholarship; University of Findlay
Scholarship
Alexandria Lamar Columbus State Community College, Tech
Prep Award
Ruth Larick
Ohio University Grant; Ohio Dominican
University Scholarship; University of
Kentucky Scholarship
Erin Law
Ohio State University, Trustee’s
Scholarship
Kayla Ledbetter
Miami University Scholarship
Erica Lee
Culinary Institute of America Scholarship
Michelle Lee
Pratt Institute Scholarship; Parsons
College, Presidential Scholarship; School
of the Art Institute of Chicago, Presidential
Merit
Sean LeFever
Ohio State University Scholarship;
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnatus
Scholarship
Abby Leithart
Wright State University, Dance
Scholarship
Kelli Lennox
Notre Dame College Scholarship
Adam Lichtcsien
Ohio State University, Trustee’s
Scholarship; Eckerd College, Trustee’s
Academic Achievement Scholarship;
Indiana University, Recognition
Scholarship; University of Cincinnati,
Cincinnatus Scholarship
Sean Lipps
Ohio Dominican University Scholarship
Jessica Lisek
Bowling Green State University
Scholarship
Andrew Majerus Ohio University Scholarship
Robert Mason
Ohio State University, Music Scholarship
& Grant
2010-2011
Erin McDavid
Justin McDowell
Jenee McElroy
Meghan McGuff
Jonathan McMasters
Molly McNulty
Anne Meuser
Christopher Miggo
Stephen Mitchell
Alyson Monagan
Benjamin Monico
Darien Moody
Clayton Moore
Caleb Moreland
Brandon Mularski
Korissa Nesser
Lindsay Newburn
Andrea Nicholas
Anders Nilsen
Breauna Nooks
John Nungesser
Martin Nyenty-Arrey
Jillian O’Donnell
Jade Overstreet
Sarah Pagliaro
Puja Patel
Diego Perez
David Phelps
Leah Polster
Cody Popelas
Alece Powery
Alissa Prior
Justin Prusz
Sara Reidler
Lori Remaker
Robert Reynolds
Kyle Richards
Morgan Roach
Caitlin Roberts
Robert Roll
Kathryn Roslovic
Taylor Ross
University of Findlay Scholarship
Wittenberg University Scholarship;
Thomas Moehring Scholarship
University of Cincinnati Scholarship
Miami University Scholarship; U.S.
Marines Award; OHSAA
Scholar-Athlete Scholarship;
Ellis Evans Scholarship
Newark Teacher Association
Scholarship
Wittenberg University Scholarship
Miami University Scholarship;
Burton Reed Scholarship; GJEA
Scholarship
Bowling Green State University
Scholarship
University of Toledo Scholarship
Miami University Scholarship;
Vocal Music Boosters Scholarship
Joseph E. Rhodes Renaissance
Scholarship
Marshall University ScholarshipFull Tuition
Ohio Northern University Scholarship
DeVry University Scholarship
Ohio Dominican University Scholarship;
Eastern Kiwanis Scholarship
Ohio State University Scholarship;
VFW Voice of Democracy Scholarship
National Achievement Finalist Award
Lee University Scholarship
Luther College Scholarship; Otterbein
College, Music Scholarship &
Presidential Award; Miami University,
Music Scholarship; Valparaiso
University, Academic Excellence
Scholarship
Kiwanis Scholarship
Ohio State University, Provost
Scholarship
Capital University Scholarship-Full Tuition
Otterbein College, Legacy & Essay
Scholarships & Grant
Ohio State University, Scarlet & Gray
Scholarship; High Point Elementary PTA
Scholarship
Columbus College of Art & Design
Scholarship-Full Tuition
Kiwanis Scholarship; Virginia Swift
Scholarship; Gahanna-Jefferson
Graduate Profile Scholarship
University of Cincinnati Scholarship;
Charlotte Secrest Scholarship
Capital University Scholarship;
Columbus State Community College,
Partnership Award
Denison University, Battelle Scholarship;
Gahanna Area Chamber of Commerce
Scholarship; Easton Community
Foundation Scholarship; Editor-in-Chief
of the Pride Award
Ohio University Scholarship
Muskingum University Scholarship
Case Western Reserve University
Scholarship
Miami University Scholarship
Ashland University Scholarship
Kent State University Scholarship;
John Allen Memorial Scholarship;
GJEA Scholarship
Wittenberg University, Music
Scholarship
Bowling Green State University
Scholarship
Miami University Scholarship
Ohio University Scholarship-Full Tuition;
Kiwanis Scholarship
Ohio Northern University, Presidential
Scholars; Gahanna-Jefferson Board of
Education/Superintendent Scholarship;
Ellis Evans Scholarship
Ohio State University Scholarship
Miami University Scholarship
GAHANNA-JEFFERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Amber Roush
Bethany Rush
Samantha Sanford
Jacob Sargent
Devin Saunders
Chelsea Savage
Timothy Schiefer
Haley Schmitt
Edward Schnell
Shannon Schobelock
Cooper Sevell
Lauren Shea
Benjamin Sinai-Schembri
Phillip Slater
Kari Smalley
Edmund Smallwood
Emily Smith
Stavroula Soulas
Chase Starrett
Sara Steinhausser
Benjamin Stine
Carissa Strauss
Bradley Tarbutton
McKenna Teague
Kassy Thomas
Nicholas Troutman
Shannon Tylka
Sai Pranav Uppati
Donald Van Meter
Samantha Vandergriff
Herman Washington IV
Kyle Wetherill
Taylor Wirth
Benjamin Witkoff
Sean Youngkin
Valerie Yuenger
University of Toledo, Rocket Scholar Award
Olivet Nazarene University Scholarship;
Gahanna Area Fund Scholarship
Bradford School Scholarship
Columbus State Community College, Tech
Prep & Partnership Awards
Notre Dame College, Athletic Scholarship
Miami University, Bridges Scholarship
Ohio State University Scholarship
Cleveland State University Scholarship-Full
Tuition
Ohio State University Scholarship
Urbana University Scholarship
Columbus College of Art & Design
Scholarship
Columbus College of Art & Design
Scholarship; Art Academy of Cincinnati,
Portfolio Award
University of Toledo Scholarship
University of Akron Scholarship
Anderson University Scholarship
Vanderbilt University Scholarship;
Gahanna Rotary Club Scholarship;
Columbus Dispatch Scholar-Athlete Award;
Hoggy’s Scholarship
Ohio State University Scholarship
Dan Nelson Scholarship
Science Academy Award
Ohio University Lancaster Scholarship-Full
Tuition
Otterbein College Scholarship;
Vocal Music Boosters Scholarship
Xavier University Scholarship;
Royal Manor Elementary PTA Scholarship
St. Norbert College, John F. Kennedy
Scholarship
University of Cincinnati Scholarship
University of Dayton Scholarship-Full Tuition;
Columbus Dispatch Scholar-Athlete Award
Ohio Wesleyan University Scholarship
Purdue University Scholarship
Ohio State University Scholarship; National
Merit Finalist Award
Columbus State Community College, Tech
Prep Award
Kent State University Scholarship
University of Michigan Scholarship-Full
Tuition
Columbus College of Art & Design
Scholarship
Otterbein College Scholarship
Ohio Wesleyan University Scholarship;
University of Cincinnati Scholarship
Miami University Scholarship
Ohio State University, Maximus
Scholarship
GRAND TOTAL OFFERED
$9,071,000+
Aaron Gyde and Ryan
Grimme were selected as the
2010 Hall of Fame honorees
for their outstanding
academic achievement, and
inspirational leadership and
service.
Congratulations!
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2010-2011
Celebrate Excellence in the District!
•The Lincoln High School (LHS)
Class of 2010 had 26 percent of
the class receive an honors diploma, five National Merit scholarship
finalists, three commended students, two National Achievement
recipients, 27 valedictorians, and
was offered over $9 million in higher education scholarships.
•The LHS Athletic Department had
a record-setting year winning nine
conference OCC Championships
(the most in the history of the
school), seven District Championships, three Regional Championships, two Regional Runner-ups,
the 2009 Boys Soccer State Championship and competed as one of
the State Final Four Basketball
teams. As well, 13 athletes signed
grant and aid scholarships to compete at the Division I level and
seven signed at the Division II level.
•Blacklick Elementary will debut
the Pennies for Peace campaign in
2010-11. The goal is to raise donations, with the support of the school
and G-J communities, to help assist
the Central Asian Institute in building school houses in Pakistan and
Afghanistan.
•Chapelfield Elementary hosted
COSI On Wheels’ “It’s Simply
Chemistry” to help students’ understanding of science. Hands-on stations had students writing secret
messages using ultraviolet ink and
a black light, identifying unmarked
powders by testing their reactions
to water, vinegar and iodine, and
comparing mass and volume of
solids and liquids using scientific
tools.
•The Goshen Lane Elementary annual Art Action was spectacular this
year with 70 student works up for
sale. Approximately $600 was
raised at the event, and will be
used to professionally mat and
frame a piece of art from each
grade level for the school’s permanent collection.
•The 18th annual High Point Elementary Reading Night “Sharing
the Magic of Books” was filled to
capacity with over 400 students
and their parents. Staff members
role-played characters from eight
age-appropriate books to students
grouped by grade level—this is a
favorite evening for the High Point
community.
•Jefferson Elementary began the
ECOS (Environmental Commitment
to Our School) club to teach energy and cost-saving tips to students
and staff. The school observed and
applied energy usage, recycled
milk cartons, and planted donated
flowering crabapple trees and
white pines—all part of the ECOS
club’s education and impact on students.
•“Spring into Math” at Lincoln Elementary engaged all students in
using mental math to complete answers to problems without assistance from a calculator or pen and
paper. One example had students
referring to each other by mathematical names, whereby they computed equations such as “4+6−8
=__” to refer to their fellow student
as “2.”
•Royal Manor Elementary students
were the recipients of the Memorial’s Clubhouse Kids Golf Tour—an
interactive golf education program.
Professionals from Murfield Village
Golf Club (sponsors of The Memorial Tournament) taught fundamentals, etiquette and the innate values
of golf through the school’s physical education classes.
•Middle School East hosted 52 Indonesian college/university faculty
delegates through a program at
The Ohio State University. The educators were interested in learning
more about American schools’ curriculum, plans for innovative instruction and incorporating technology,
how learning is structured for students, and how to recruit and retain quality teachers.
•Eighth-graders in Middle School
South consumer science classes
conducted a “Cookies of the
Month” project as a result of studying world hunger. The concern
prompted 160 students to take part
in “making a difference” in their
own community by baking 3,750
cookies to sell to teachers in the
building. All proceeds from the
yearlong project were donated to
Gahanna Residents In Need.
•The Lion’s P.A.W. (Positive Actions @ West) Breakfast program at
Middle School West was based on
the GJPS Graduate Profile. The
program outlines five qualities from
the profile. Teachers nominated students monthly who exhibited these
qualities to be recognized at a special breakfast. The five qualities
are: a responsible community
leader; a collaborative team
leader; a comprehensive problem
solver; an effective communicator;
and a proficient technology user.
Directing Instrumental Excellence
By Kelly Shellhammer
Instrumental Music Teacher and Jazz Band
Director
T
he Lincoln High School
(LHS) bands have been
under the direction of Jeff
Shellhammer for the past 25
years. Jeff led the three LHS
concert bands to an unprecedented 57 superior ratings at
State-level Ohio Music Education Association Adjudicated
Events, and performances at
numerous OMEA professional conferences and in the
1992 MidWest International
Band Clinic in Chicago—an
accomplishment comparable
to being selected to perform
in the Rose Bowl Parade. The Golden Lions Marching
Band, under Jeff's leadership,
brought outstanding bands to
our high school stadium from
Ohio State, Ohio University,
Indiana, Purdue, Penn State,
Cincinnati, Miami and Bowling Green to share performances for the Gahanna
community.
lished the Shellhammer Commission Fund. This permanent
fund will be used to pay for
expenses incurred in the commissioning and premiering of
new music for the GahannaJefferson Instrumental Music
He lists as his single greatest program. Jeff’s dedication to
accomplishment: “The ability making music with Gahanna’s
to have kept the LHS band students has impacted stuprogram, as built and estab- dents, staff, faculty and comlished by Robert F. Kessler, in munity members alike, and his
a ‘proper perspective’ of serv- legacy
will
linger
in
ice to community and student the Lincoln High School stadimembership in which music- um, auditorium and band
making is the priority.” Jeff’s room, as well as the hearts
direction of the graduation of many LHS graduates. Jeff
band at the high school’s cer- wishes
to
thank
the
emony on June 5th marked Gahanna Band Staff, the
the end of his 35-year career. hard-working students, the
community and GahannaIn honor of his retirement, the Jefferson Administration for
Gahanna Lincoln Instrumental making
it
possible
to
Music Boosters has estab- continue
to
build
and
maintain
a
program
commonly viewed as one
of the best in the state of Ohio
and nation. Go Lions!
In 2000, Instrumental Music Director
Jeff Shellhammer (pictured with the Lincoln High School Golden Lions Marching
Band) began a three-year rotation of
out-of-state performances to Washington, D.C., Chicago and New York City.
Shellhammer was selected as OMEA
Ohio Music Educator of the Year in
2006, and was inducted into the Edgewood High School Hall of Fame and the
Fremont Ross Music Hall of Fame.
2010-2011
GAHANNA-JEFFERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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The Power of Partnerships (Did You Know…)
Parents, teachers, community members and Jefferson Township firefighters
worked together doubling the size of
Blacklick Elementary’s play area. Additions included a Web Climber, large
boulders for climbing, a new swing set,
as well as several trees. Students are
having great fun thanks to the Blacklick
PTO Pride Partner organization and
donated monies from C.V. Perry
Builders, developer of the Stepping
Stone community.
Alliance Data partnered with
Chapelfield Elementary to help with the
“Lunch Bunch” math enrichment program and classroom tutoring. The
school’s Lion’s Club House was supported by Gahanna Bridges, who assisted students with after-school
homework and team-building activities.
The local Tim Hortons, working with
its corporate foundation, sponsored
seven Goshen Lane Elementary students to attend the Tim Horton Children’s Camp in Tatamagouche, Nova
Scotia, Canada. Students had the opportunity to learn important life skills
and independence on this exciting
camp adventure.
High Point Elementary collaborated
with local businesses to adopt over 25
families providing holiday gifts, meals,
toiletries and more. This wonderful annual initiative is in cooperation with Gahanna Residents In Need.
The Gahanna Parks and Recreation
Safe Routes to Schools project was coordinated with Jefferson Elementary’s
Safe Routes program to encourage students and families to walk or bike to
school to promote safety, health, wellness, exercise and pollution prevention.
Many took part in this state and national initiative to support “active”
transportation.
The “Hearts for Heroes” campaign
conducted at Lincoln Elementary collected and sent 47 boxes of supplies to
Captain Jeff Carson and his military
unit serving in Afghanistan. Students
and families donated a wide variety of
supplies including candy, magazines,
DVDs, music CDs, coffee, gum, powdered Gatorade and more!
Good Samaritan Church expanded
their partnership with Royal Manor Elementary. Volunteers provided school
supplies and holiday support. Church
members served as Wednesday night
academic tutors and as daily afterschool Homework Club support.
Thirteen local businesses stepped up
and volunteered to man a booth at
Middle School East’s Health Fair. Business participants included: Sara McIntosh, M.D., Center for Injury Research,
Gahanna Police Department, Huntington National Bank, James T. Hutta,
D.D.S., Gahanna Jazzercise, Massage
Envy, Next Level Fitness, Otterbein College, Poison Control Center, Pregnancy
Decision Help Center, YMCA and Yoga
4 Me.
Middle School South held the Zone
Reading Fair and annual Taste of South
Night that featured and displayed students’ independent reading projects,
which helped develop 21st century
skills for learning. Parents, children,
teachers and the community attended
to view the projects and taste donated
samples of participating restaurants’
“best fare.” Thank you to: Mykonos
Taverna, Chipotle, Rotelli, Max &
Erma’s, J. Gumbo’s Cajun Joint, Rita’s
Italian Ice, Olive Garden, Jordan’s
Deli, Gahanna Pizza Plus, Westerville
Dream Dinners, Chick-fil-A and Caribou
Coffee.
Middle School West (MSW) young
readers were assisted by Barnes &
Noble Booksellers through the school’s
community liaison, Kathy Burd. Burd
collaborated to find books of high interest and leveled abilities for MSW students as part of the school’s literacy
initiatives.
The Lincoln High School (LHS) Environmental Science classes partnered
with The School of Environment and
Natural Resources at The Ohio State
University in educational research to
identify knowledge gaps pertaining to
stream and watershed water quality
and health. As well, Mount Carmel
Health collaborated with the LHS Micro
Biology class to coordinate speakers
pertaining to relevant research.
A generous donation by the Jefferson Elementary PTO and the Gahanna
Jefferson Education Foundation enabled the purchase of a Yamaha Clavinova digital piano for an after-school Composerʼs Club. With this new instrument, Jeffersonʼs music teacher, Leslie Twigg, takes students through
a full musical composition experience including writing music, using notation software, and experimenting with the Clarinova to explore instrumental
sounds and mixing capabilities. On the final day, students burn their own
CD of music composed by the group.
Wesley Delp and Alex Hengstebeck, students in the Eastland-Fairfield Architecture & Construction Management (A&CM) program housed at Lincoln
High School (LHS), are pictured with A&CM teacher Jeff Gilger and Peter
S. Macrae, program advisor and president of TRIAD Architects. LHS students Delp and Hengstebeck along with Kody Curran, Tim Hodson and
Mike Jones were awarded $600 Stonehenge Scholarships for their architecture presentations.
“Having participated in the Eastland-Fairfield Architecture &
Construction Management Program as a mentor, then as a member of the Senior Project Jury and as a founding member of the
Advisory Committee, I can attest to the extraordinary preparation the students in the program receive for future careers in a
variety of fields beyond architecture and construction management. Students are also matriculating into engineering, industrial
design, interior design, city and regional planning, and landscape architecture just to name a few.”
“The program features a strong studio environment where students are encouraged to work in teams as well as to develop individual skill sets through field research, programming,
charrettes, physical modeling and multi-media presentations. A
state-of-the-art lab presents students with real world project experience from conceptual 3D sketch modeling to the development
of virtual built environments. Every year the quality of the design
work continues to astound the professional design community,
and most importantly, the college and university selection committees. Congratulations to the faculty and students for another
successful school year.”
–Peter S. Macrae, AIA, TRIAD Architects, President
The “Excellence” and “Did You Know”
bulleted points are just a small sampling of the remarkable
activities happening in the district.
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SCHOOL BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL
2010-2011
2010 Celebration - Funds A Need
By Dale Foor
Coordinator, Community Services
T
he middle school science
program was a big winner
at our 2010 Celebration of
Excellence. A sellout crowd of
450 guests provided generous
support
generating
over
$91,000 for the Gahanna Jefferson Education Foundation
(GJEF). While the funds will be
used to finance a broad range
of programs, the new Fund A
Need auction raised over
$21,000 to purchase microscopes for the middle schools.
The new equipment will provide state-of-the-art technology
and excellent flexibility to enhance the program.
Overall,
GJEF
funded
$38,558 for new grants in
May and has allocated an additional $35,000 for the fall
2010 distribution.
With the support of individual
donors through our Annual
Campaign, GJEF was also
able to finance several other
programs this past year including $22,000 for a laptop
classroom at the high school,
$8,000 for a new kiln and art
display boards, and $2,500
for research materials for the
debate team.
GJEF is very grateful for the
generous support provided
over the past six years for our
Celebration of Excellence,
which has now generated
over $520,000.
Along with the proceeds from
our Annual Campaign, totaling in at over $100,000 the
past two years, we have been
able to move forward with our
mission to “Promote Excellence.”
Please visit the GJEF Web site
at www.gjef.org to learn more
about how GJEF has been
able to enhance the educational opportunities for our students.
TOGETHER WE RAISED $91,000 TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE! The 2010 Celebration
offered over 500 live and silent auction items and an excellent selection of food provided
by area businesses and restaurants.
Thank you to the 20 corporate table sponsors, and very special thanks to our event sponsors and special guests pictured above (L-R): Dale Foor, GJEF President; Dodie Thomas,
Kroger; Reggie Thomas, Huntington National Bank; Angie Gottron, Auction Chair; Yolanda
Harris, Celebrity Emcee; Congressman Pat Tiberi; Lew Griffin, Lew Griffin Insurance; Gary
James, Dynalab, Inc. (Photo Credit: Studio 187 Photography)
Thanks Newsletter Patrons
The printing and distribution of this newsletter was
made possible by the following sponsors:
Benchmark Bank
Dynalab, Inc.
Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical
Schools
Gahanna Area Realty Association
Gahanna Jefferson Education
Foundation
Gahanna Kiwanis
Gahanna Lions Club
Keller Williams Realty, Theo & Jim
Bradshaw
Keller Williams Realty, Cindy Mackin
Heartland Bank
Huntington Banks
The Kroger Company
Lew Griffin Insurance
Mark & Jan Ross
Michelle & Alicia Mackin
M/I Homes
Montgomery & Associates
Mount Carmel Hospital
Nationwide Insurance
Re/Max Consultant Group, Marty &
Matt Ackermann & Mara Ackermann
Klopfer
Shepherd Church of the Nazarene
Signature Control
The Stonehenge Company
Telhio Credit Union
School Business Advisory Members
Middle School South science teacher Kristy Mishler joins Fred Donelson, Lincoln High School
Science Department Chair, as he demonstrates the lighted Scope-on-a-Rope at the Celebration of Excellence.
A Fund A Need science lab was set up to provide information regarding the microscopes and
to answer questions about the districtʼs science programs. GJEF was thrilled with the $21,000
donated by generous guests to purchase the new microscopes. An additional $3,000 in private donations funded a state-of-the-art telescope for Lincoln High School.
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Ben Babcanec, Heartland Bank
Rick Conover, Gahanna Chamber
Tresa Durkin, Eastland-Fairfield Career Center
Garen Eggleston, The Kroger Company
Jerry Frengou, Limited Brands
Steven Friedman, Kimberly Realty Auction
Advisors
Mike Fritz, Deloitte-Touche
Joe Gottron, Cardinal Health
Dewitt Harrell, Columbus Metropolitan
Library
Tom Hof, Columbus Zoo
Chris Hurtubise, COSI
Bob Keidan, Financial Planning – Chairman
Kim Kessler, American Red Cross
Kelly Law, CITI
Lt. Gary Lewis, Ohio Highway Patrol
Alysia Madison, Nationwide Insurance
Rob Matney, Real Living HER
Beverly Metcalf, Metcalf Design & Printing
Dwight Montgomery, Montgomery &
Associates
Dennis Murphy, Gahanna Police
Department
Kai Nilsen, Peace Lutheran Church
Sandi Takach, Mount Carmel Hospital
Jeff Rice, OSU-Fisher College of Business
Jan Ross, DSW Shoes, Inc.
Brett Rozanczyk, Wendyʼs
Michael Childs, Huntington National Bank
Carol Von Clausburg, Allstate Insurance
Charley Wise, G-J Schools Board Member
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