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Monday, March 16, 2009
Local student wins regional Invention Convention
A Northwestern Elementary third-grader took home first place in the regional Invention Convention competition at Wright State University over the weekend.
Allie Lowe invented a water bottle heater to keep her two rabbits’ water bottles from freezing during the winter.
She won the grand prize of a $2,500 college scholarship, said Jerrie West, promotions manager for Just Think, Inc., the non-profit organization that sponsors Invention Convention. Invention Convention challenges students to create a new product to fill a need.
We had several Clark County students advance to the regional competition.
West told me that we had a few students place at the competition. I’m waiting on a list of those students. See Wednesday’s paper for more.
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Who’s looking for a new superintendent?
Which district is looking for a new superintendent?
Well, the answer seems to be just about everybody.
Graham Superintendent Jim Zerkle has announced an intention to retire this year, making the Champaign County school district the 5th in the area to launch a superintendent search.
Springfield board members meet tonight to discuss semi-finalists to interview to fill their opening.
Southeastern is looking for a permanent superintendent after John Abdella decided to retire last December.
West-Liberty Salem is looking for someone to replace retiring schools’ chief Linda Sparks.
And Mechanicsburg will launch a search to replace Mike Nutter who has taken a position with Green schools.
We also have Clark-Shawnee looking for a replacement for long-time schools treasurer Julie Turner, who will retire in June.
Spring is the busiest season in education hiring as districts firm up their plans for the next school year. I wouldn’t be surprised if we see a couple more searches pop up before the end of it.
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Northeastern seeks community input
Northeastern schools will host two sessions in coming weeks for community members to find out more information about a proposal to build new schools.
Thursday, March 19, and Monday, March 23, district officials will meet with community members to discuss the proposed partnership between the state and local citizens to fund new buildings, according to district’s Web site.
Through the Ohio Schools Facilities Commission, the state will fund 41 percent of a building project if the community agrees to fund 59 percent.
District officials have said they expect to go to voters on the November 2009 ballot.
The meetings will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at Kenton Ridge, and 7 p.m. Monday, March 23rd at Northeastern High School.
Look for more in Wednesday’s News-Sun.
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