Mason and Kings Schools News and Issues

Mason Achievers

By Danielle Wilson | Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 02:40 PM

Mason City Schools has some achievers to be proud of this week:

Mason High School senior Sara Coyle was named Kiwanis Club of Mason’s November Student of the Month. The school’s National Honor Society Advisor Barb Shuba nominated Coyle because of her “outstanding leadership in chairing the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Fundraiser,” a press release read.

“Sara took an activity that we had dabbled in and she embraced and quadrupled what we had raised before. More important than the $2,500 she raised, however, was the awareness that she raised,” said Shuba.

Coyle plans to major in Accounting at either Indiana University, Miami University, the Ohio State University, or University of Kentucky.

She received a $100 savings bond, and certificate from the organization for her achievements.

Three more Mason teachers were recently certified by the state board of education. The teachers join the ranks of a group of more than 25 teachers recognized in a September school board meeting.

The high achievers are: English teachers Emily Pate at Mason Middle School and Kurt Dinan and Patricia George at Mason High.

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There’s more to cheerleading than cheer-leading

By Danielle Wilson | Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 12:39 PM

Mason Middle School cheerleaders are busy beavers! The ladies are collecting coats and outerwear, helping a local woman’s efforts to deliver coats, toys and other items to the less fortunate of Cincinnati.

Since 1990, Gail Conner and her family have given more than 17,000 toys to local children, along with coats and warm winter gear.

Do you know someone who’s doing good deeds in schools this holiday season?

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Student video challenge info

By Danielle Wilson | Friday, December 5, 2008, 03:12 PM

As promised, I’m back with the link to vote for a video produced by Kings High School students Alex Goshorn and Sam Cox.

The two are in the top six for the 2nd Annual Pontiac Performance Challenge. The 30-second commercial is one of more than 40 from four schools that entered the contest.

The kids could win $10,000 for the school’s theatre and video departments.

Among the six finalists is Lebanon and Edgewood high schools. Voters can cast ballots once a day. The contest ends at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7.

Visit www.wlwt.com/sponsors/13990704/detail.html to view or vote for the video.

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Kids eat technology for breakfast

By Danielle Wilson | Thursday, December 4, 2008, 04:20 PM

Kids these days eat tech tools like bacon and eggs.

Some kids at Kings High School recently earned the school over $1,000 by creating the winning one-minute video in the 2008 Fox19 Student Video Challenge. And the students were in the process of learning a video editing program while creating the winning video. Read the story in the Dec. 4 Little Miami/Kings edition The Pulse-Journal.

The KHS digital media arts class is involved in another student video challenge, according to the school’s Web page. (I’ll post a link to the challenge as soon as I find it.)

It seems like kids are born with a computer mouse in hand. Many of today’s high school students easily use social networking sites to post videos, blogs and photos of them and their friends.

Read more after the jump.

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Mason masterpieces at Xavier

By Danielle Wilson | Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 01:03 PM

Xavier University will display the artwork of the following Mason High School students: Jessica Brown, Tyler Fewell, Glorimar Garcia, Rebecca Kroeger, Whitney McCoy, Sam Mink, Friederike Mueller, Ossian Mendoza, Sara Olson, Alyssa Ross, Meg Roussos, Seth Simmons and Danni Wu.

Xavier selects less than 100 works for exhibition each year. They will be showcased through Dec. 5.

A Nov. 21 artists reception will feature prizes from Xavier faculty and an award from Xavier University’s student art club, The Society of Visual Arts.

The opening of displays is 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 21 at Xavier University’s Cohen Building, next to the Cintas Center.

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MND Pep Rally

By Danielle Wilson | Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 12:18 PM

Mount Notre Dame High School has a message for the community:

Please join us Thursday, October 30 at 1:35 p.m. in Mount Notre Dame’s gymnasium as the MND community sends off the Division I varsity field hockey team to the Final Four State Competition this weekend! The semi-final game is at 2:30 p.m. in Columbus on Friday, October 31.

The Cougars (12-4-3) will battle Shaker Heights’ Hathaway Brown (15-2-1), at Upper Arlington High School, 1650 Ridgeview Road.

Reserve your spot at the assembly by calling Jenn Sennett at (513) 821-3044, extension 164 or jsennett@mndhs.org.

Game Schedule Friday, October 31 - 2:30 p.m. Semi-final Game 2 MNDHS vs. Hathaway Brown School

Saturday, November 4 1:00 p.m. Championship Game vs. either Thomas Worthington or Gahanna Columbus Academy

Admission is $8 per person, per day.

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College money talk in Mason

By Danielle Wilson | Friday, October 24, 2008, 04:59 PM

Don’t wait to create your student’s college funding plan. That’s the message Mason High School’s guidance office will give parents at a financial planning workshop.

College Finance and Scholarship Night take place 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 28, in the Mason High School Auditorium, 6100 Mason-Montgomery Road.

According to the guidance department, the presentation will help parents:

• Learn the real cost of a college degree.
• Determine your family’s financial aid eligibility.
• Learn how to avoid excessive debts while sending your child to college.
• Avoid thinking it’s too late to develop a plan.

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