MUSKETEER NEWS – FEBRUARY2016 http://jennings.noacsc.org SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER APPRECIATION MONTH Thank you to all current and past Board Members of Jennings Local School District. Our current members include Karl Schimmoeller, Cliff Wieging, Tim Fitzpatrick, Eva Von Sossan and Molly Hoersten. Special recognition to Aaron Ricker who finished his final term this past December serving six years. REPORT CARDS Report cards were sent home on Friday, January 22nd for grades K12. Starting with Third Quarter, the HS grade cards will not be printed unless a parent or guardian request a paper copy. Students earning D’s and F’s will receive a paper copy in the mail. A copy of the student’s Report Card will still be available through ProgressBook under the link “Report Cards”. PUTNAM COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Fort Jennings High School will be hosting the Putnam County Science Fair on February 6th. Jennings Local will have 20 students represented at the County Science Fair. JENNINGS LOCAL BLOOD DRIVE National Honor Society will be hosting their local blood drive on Wednesday, March 16th from noon until 6:00 pm in the auxiliary gym. Appointments will be made as well as walk-ins are welcomed. KINDERGARTEN SCREENING Screening for the potential Kindergarten students will be held in the auxiliary gymnasium on Thursday, March 17th from 8:00 am until 3:00 pm. Parents of potential students will be contacted by the Elementary School Office to set up their appointment time.

STATE TESTING

State testing for grades 3-12 will occur during April 3 – April 22.

ELEMENTARY FUNDRAISERS Unfortunately we will no longer be accepting ink cartridges and cell phones for recycling. The program the school was using has been

cancelled. That being said, we are still participating in the Box Tops for Education, Campbell's Soup Labels, and Chief receipts programs. In fact, we were just able to deposit $618.50 into the Elementary Activities Fund from Box Top collections. Thank you so much for collecting those for the benefit of our kids. PUTNAM COUNTY LIBRARY TEEN READ WEEK STORY STARTER CONTEST WINNERS Students in Putnam County had the opportunity to participate in a story starter contest sponsored by the Putnam County District Library. Prizes were awarded for the top stories in grades 6-8 and 912. Fort Jennings High School had two winners this year. Emilee Calvelage, 7th grade, placed 1st in her age group, and Lexi Hoersten, 9th grade, placed 1st in her age group. Congratulations to both of them! MAGAZINE SALES – COLLEGE TUITION CREDITS

Great American Magazine Sales netted our students selling magazines $54,000 in tuition credits to be used at participating colleges! Seven students earned $2,500 and 31 earned $1,000! More details/explanation to come along with individual certificates and instructions for each student. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTIONS Fort Jennings Chapter of National Honor Society inducted 8 new members this year during their ceremony on December 3, 2015. Jennings Local would like to commend the following students on being inducted into the Local NHS Chapter: Trevor Neidert, Quinton Neidert, Abby Von Sossan, Griffin Morman, Hailey Young, Michael Fields, Erin Eickholt, and Troy Ricker. OUTDOOR HABITAT PLOTS On Saturday, October 10th, Fort Jennings High School began the establishment of another outdoor educational habitat area. Mr.

Jostpille and the Environmental Science class are taking the lead on this project. The first stage was the planting of 200 evergreen trees and approximately 800 feet of split rail fence. The second stage will take place in the spring and will consist of a half acre pollinator plot along with three additional plots of various seed mixes. This area will be another outdoor educational lab that will be open to all students in the district. This area was funded by a Lowe’s $5,000 grant awarded to Mr. Jostpille and a local Black Swamp Pheasants Forever Pollinator grant of $2,000. Thanks to the FJ Lions Club, Black Swamp Chapter of Pheasants Forever, FJ Volunteer Fire Dept and all volunteers in the planting of the trees and installing of the fence. JUNIOR HIGH STEM Aluminum foil, plastic bears, a tub of water, and a little scientific reasoning has all the makings of a STEM project this year at Fort Jennings High School. Most of the 7th and 8th graders at Fort Jennings are taking a STEM class (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) as part of the curriculum. The class is taught by Jeff Jostpille and recently they were working on a project called Bears in a Boat. It involved using knowledge of surface area, weight, balance, and architecture to build a boat with a 6” by 6” piece of foil that would float the most plastic bears. Each group of 4 students in the 40 student class was asked to design a boat with the small piece of foil. They could use nothing else but could fold it any way they desired. A plastic tub of water was used as the lake and they needed to pile as many plastic bear figures into the boat as possible before it sank. They had several trials to practice their designs before the competition began. The winning group

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT FJHS Athletic Department is looking for individuals who would be interested in running the game clock for Varsity and JV basketball games as well as spring field prep. If interested, please call the High School, Todd Hoehn at 419-286-2238 or email [email protected] . FORT JENNINGS POST PROM FUNDRAISER Prom Dress & First Communion Suit & Dress Sale & Vendor Extravaganza: If you need to buy or sell a prom dress, 1st Communion suit or dress come to the Fellowship Hall at St. Joseph’s Church on th Sunday, Feb. 7 . Drop off your item from 11:30 am-1:00 pm (must be clean and on a hanger) and shop from 2:00-4:00. You pay $10 per prom dress and $5 per First Communion dress or suit to put on the sale. This money goes to the Ft. Jennings Post Prom and is non-refundable. You decide the price to put on your item. Plan to arrive between 4:00-5:00 to claim your money or unsold item. Any items not claimed by 5:00 will be donated to the local Thrift Store. This is a cash only sale, no checks will be accepted. There will be a variety of vendor booths for you to browse and shop at during your visit. If you are not interested in a dress or suit, please feel free to come and shop with our area vendors. Scrip-Gift Card Orders: Order gift cards to buy and use for your weekly grocery shopping trips, gas fill ups, or just to go out and eat! We earn a percentage from each gift card sold. Orders with payment are due Fri.

Jan. 22 to Missy Wieging or in the school offices. Gift cards will be in th the week of Jan. 25 . Order forms are on FJ school website. Click on District, then click on Jr Class Post Prom Fundraiser. Mark your calendar as future monthly orders will be taken from Feb. 8-19, Mar. 718, Apr. 11-22 and May 9-20. Proceeds benefit FJ Post Prom. TV/Cash Raffle: Tickets are still available for a chance to win a 43” LG TV with second prize of $100 from the FJ Post Prom committee. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20 and can be purchased at some of the boys’ basketball games or by contacting Marianne in the elementary office. th Drawing is Feb. 13 at the boys basketball game and winner does not need to be present to win. Schwan’s Cares Fundraiser: NEW CAMPAIGN #: 25166 – Visit: Schwans-Cares.com. Enter campaign ID 25166 in search box in upper right hand corner. Click to open-Click: Shop to Give. Select buy now or shop now. Start Shopping! OR order by phone: 1-855-870-7208: campaign # 25166. Thanks for supporting the FJ Post Prom. DRINKING WATER NOTICE Our water system was in violation of the maximum contaminant level (MCL) for TTHM when monitoring under Stage 1 for the Disinfectant Byproducts rules ended. The average level of TTHM over the four quarters of 2014 was 0.085 milligrams per liter (MG/L). The standard for TTHM is 0.080 MG/L. Stage 2 rules require us to meet the MCL for TTHM’s at each location sampled and is calculated over a 4 quarter time frame. Therefore, we will not know if the system is in violation or any corrective measures made were effective until th after 4 quarter of 2015 samples are collected and analyzed. What should I do? You do not need to use alternative (e.g., bottled) water supply. However, if you have specific health concerns, consult your doctor. What does this mean? The levels detected do not pose an immediate risk to your health. However, some people who drink water containing Trihalomethanes in excess of the MCL over many years may experience problems with their liver, kidneys, or central nervous systems, and may have an increased risk of getting cancer. What is being done? Steps were taken to overhaul our water system in December 2015 to reduce TTHM formation and the water system is currently meeting the TTHM standard based on samples collected. The first test in January has been taken and all levels are significantly lower. Additional steps are being taken to reduce TTHM levels. H2O Technologies, Bill Newsome, PO Box 585, Marion OH, Phone: 740-3894587

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had 64 bears in their boat before it sank! The students then made boats out of parchment paper, waxed paper, and a larger (8” by 8”) piece of foil. During the several weeks of the project, the students were also instructed by math teacher Kevin Horstman and guidance counselor Mindy Losh on how to use their class data to make a box and whisker plot. They worked several days on plotting the class results, making several of the box and whisker plots to turn in for a grade. They also were required to create a lab report after each activity which included a hypothesis, procedure, data, and conclusion set up like a small science fair project that reinforces the scientific method they are learning in science classes. Increasing the surface area of the boat by using the 8” by 8” foil square increased the amount of bears held to 158! The winning team consisted of Nathan Sealts, Sydnie Siebeneck, Noah Wittler, and Blake Schram.