Friday, March 16 at 7 pm
Saturday, March 17 at 7 pm  (Dinner theater at 5:30)
Sunday, March 18 at 2 pm

We will also hold a special dinner before the show on Saturday evening.  This dinner will include an exclusive pre-show performance as well as a “meet-and-greet” with all your favorite ”Peanuts” characters!  The meal will consist of Chicken Milano with red pepper pesto, redskin mashed potatoes, green bean almondine, dinner rolls, beverages, and desserts.  Dinner theater tickets must be pre-ordered by noon on Friday, March 9.

Tickets for the performances are $4 for students/children and $6 for adults.  The dinner theater tickets are $15 each (flat rate) and include admission to the show afterward.

Show tickets are reserved seating only and dinner theater tickets are general admission.

Tickets may be purchased through Justy Moodespaugh in the Athletic Department Office or by calling her at 419-562-7721 ext. 1034.  (Show tickets will also be sold at the door.)

I hope you will all come to support the 4th-12th grade students who have worked so hard on this musical!  They’re very enthusiastic and I know they will appreciate the support from their teachers past and present!  If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me by calling 419-562-7721 ext. 4019 or emailing me at nfrench@bucyrusschools.org.

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The Bucyrus Preschool students and staff would like to thank you for another wonderful school year.  Although the 2011-2012 school year is not yet complete, we are in the planning stages for the upcoming year.  Throughout the month of February, applications and other communications regarding enrollment for the 2012-2013 school year will be sent home with our current students.  Throughout the month of March, applications for enrollment will be available for distribution or pick-up by any additional interested parents and families.

Bucyrus City Preschool has three-year-old and four-year-old units.  Each unit runs on split sessions, resulting in both a.m. and p.m. classes.  Our a.m. session begins at 8:15 and runs until 11:15 am, with an optional lunch running from 11:15-11:40 am. Our p.m. session’s optional lunch begins at 11:45 and runs until 12:15 pm with classes scheduled directly after, from 12:15-3:10 pm.  Parents may request a specific session (a.m. / p.m.) during the enrollment process; however, requests will be honored on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Tuition is determined on a sliding scale based on parental house-hold income and the number of family members residing within the residence.  Preschool tuition is $110 per month and is collected at the beginning of each month.  If you would like to learn more about our preschool, please visit our district website.

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Name:   Allie Hawkins

Hobbies:  Spending time with friends & family, watching TV, and playing sports

My Favorite Color:  Blue

Best Season on the Calendar:   Summer

Favorite Restaurant:  Outback Steakhouse

Pack your lunch or buy:  Pack

Ideal vacation spot:  Hawaii

Favorite Movie:  Just Go With It

First website I check daily:  Facebook

Best TV channel:  Food Network

Better to shop online or at the mall:  Online

Last song downloaded:  We Found Love by Rhianna

Last book read:  The Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult

Blackberry or IPhone:   IPhone

Favorite College Team:   Ohio State Buckeyes!!

LeBron OK or not OK:   Not OK

Advice to a freshman:  Enjoy your time & work hard in high school—it goes so fast.   Make sure to make positive memories!

Best thing about BHS:   The staff & learning environment

Plans after high school:  Attend college and major in Elementary Education

Name:   Sarah Davis

Hobbies:  Running, watching TV, & reading (rare)

My Favorite Color:  Purple

Best Season on the Calendar:   Summer

Favorite Restaurant:  O’Charlies

Pack your lunch or buy:  Buy

Ideal vacation spot:  Hawaii

Favorite Movie:  Behind Enemy Lines

First website I check daily:  Facebook

Best TV channel:  Disney J

Better to shop online or at the mall:  Mall

Last song downloaded:  Don’t Want This Night to End by Luke Bryan

Last book read:  House Rules

Blackberry or IPhone:   IPhone

Favorite College Team:   Ohio State Buckeyes

LeBron OK or not OK:   OK

Advice to a freshman:  Don’t take any class lightly & always do your best

Best thing about BHS:   Being involved in sports & my friends

Plans after high school:  Go to college for athletic training, as well as, become a physical therapy assistant

Name:   Nate Jackson

Hobbies:  Call of Duty, watching movies, & working out

My Favorite Color:  Red

Best Season on the Calendar:   Summer

Favorite Restaurant:  Golden Coral

Pack your lunch or buy:  Buy

Ideal vacation spot:  Santa Barbara, California

Favorite Movie:  Fast Five

First website I check daily:  Facebook

Best TV channel:  ESPN

Better to shop online or at the mall:  Online

Last song downloaded:  International Love

Last book read:  1984

Blackberry or IPhone:   IPhone

Favorite College Team:   Ohio State Buckeyes

LeBron OK or not OK:   OK

Advice to a freshman:  Be yourself and don’t let peer pressure change you

Best thing about BHS:   Mrs. Hamm

Plans after high school:  Blanchard Valley Academy of Massage Therapy

Name:   Kori Armour

Hobbies:  Volleyball, Band, Dance, Teen Institute, Eating

My Favorite Colors:  Orange, Green, Yellow

Best Season on the Calendar:   Summer

Favorite Restaurant:  Bob Evans

Pack your lunch or buy:  Buy

Ideal vacation spot:  Bahamas

Favorite Movie:  The Guardian

First website I check daily:  Facebook & Twitter

Best TV channel:  TLC

Better to shop online or at the mall:  At the mall

Last song downloaded:  5 O’clock in the Morning by T-Pain

Last book read:  Anthem by Ayn Rand

Blackberry or IPhone:   IPhone

Favorite College Team:   Ohio State

LeBron OK or not OK:   OK

Advice to a freshman:  Take chances

Best thing about BHS:   The teachers & the band

Plans after high school:  Major in Athletic Training at Ashland University

Name:   Spencer Davidson

Hobbies:   Engineering & Robotics

My Color:   Blue

Best Season on the Calendar:   Summer

Favorite Restaurant:  Bakers

Pack your lunch or buy:  Buy

Ideal vacation spot:  Florida

Favorite Movie:  The Walking Dead

First website I check daily:  EnglishBanana.com

Best TV channel:  Syfy

Better to shop online or at the mall:  Online

Last song downloaded:  Stereo Heartbeats

Last book read:  1984

Blackberry or IPhone:   IPhone

Favorite College Team:   Ohio State

LeBron OK or not OK:   OK

Advice to a freshman:  Don’t step out of line

Best thing about BHS:  Academics provided

Plans after high school:  College to study Biomedical Engineering

Good luck to all our seniors! For a complete list of athletic events visit our website.

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On December 13, 2011, the Ohio State Board of Education unanimously voted to adopt an indicator for gifted performance accountability on the Local Report Card.  The indicator will include measures that will be used in district rankings and measures that are important to observe.

The components to be included in the gifted indicator for district ranking are:

1. Percentage of students who have been identified as gifted
2. Percentage of students receiving gifted services
3. The academic performance of identified gifted students in mathematics and reading on statewide tests (OAA and OGT)

Additional measures, to be reported but not used for district ranking, will include thoughtful and useful elements to assist districts in the support of their gifted students.  The complete gifted performance indicator will not be fully implemented until the 2014-2015 school year.  However, as early as the 2012-2013 school year, districts will be able to download the basic data information of the numbers and performance of identified gifted students on the state math and reading assessments.

Bucyrus City Schools strives to provide a continuum of gifted services spanning our PK-12 grades.  At the elementary, Ms. Carissa Wiedle and Ms. Traci Wetterau serve as Gifted Intervention Specialists.  Honors courses are available to students in grades 6-8 and high school students are encouraged to enroll in PSEO, Dual Enrollment, and AP classes.  Additionally, early entrance and grade level or content area acceleration are services provided to gifted identified students.

To learn more about gifted services in Bucyrus City Schools, visit the website .  The District provides two brochures of information for parents; District Policy For the Identification Of Services For Students Who Are Gifted and Assessment Instruments Used for Gifted Identification.

Further questions may be addressed to Sandra Shields, Gifted Coordinator, at 419-563-3125 or you may contact her at sshields@bucyrusschools.org.

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Keeping in mind forecasting is not 100% accurate, use of quantitative data helps in taking the next forecasting steps based on solid assumptions. The easiest forecasted data is based on stable historical data. Unfortunately, the data over recent years is anything but stable.

The illustration included here for your review tracks the most recent historical performance of Net Operating proceeds. This is the State-based revenue minus the State required deductions to the district revenue stream. As you can see, the trend from 2007 through 2012 is volatile. This information provides a clear illustration of the difficulty in projecting the amount of funding the district will have in subsequent years to operate the district. The current trend identified is a steady pattern of loss after the State Fiscal Stabilization Funding was lost.

As additional financial trend information is developed, the community will be informed through the District website and community meetings. Our next anticipated Community meeting will be held Monday, February 27, 2012 at 7 pm in the Little Theater of the Bucyrus Secondary Building. This meeting will address all current financial trends and small group discussions will be held to discuss financial issues facing Bucyrus City School District.

For more information regarding the financial information listed above, contact Dawn Jacobs at 419-562-4045 or email djacobs@bucyrusschools.org.

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The first is Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) assessment. It is used to assess the reading readiness skills of every student in grades K-2. It provides a look at how well your child is hearing the individual sounds in language and understanding how our English language works. Reading success depends on the ability to take words apart and put them back together. DIBELS also gives us an idea of whether your child needs extra help in developing particular skills in order to be fully ready to read. The students are monitored throughout the year to chart progress.

The second assessment is used to determine exactly where a student is in their actual reading development. Called the Developmental Reading Assessment, second edition (DRA2), it is administered two to three times per year in grades K-8 (depending on the grade level). This assessment requires your child to read a story or a portion of a story aloud to their teacher. The teacher completes a Running Record to check for reading comfort, speed, and to see how well your child is able to figure out unfamiliar words. The student then answers questions about the story, either verbally or in writing, depending on the reading level. This determines each student’s independent reading level (where they can read without help) and results are shared with parents/students in order to track growth and to determine whether the student is reading below, at, or above grade level.

The third assessment given is the Curriculum Based Measurement Math Assessment (CBM). It is a three part test covering Numbers/Operations, Geometry, & Measurement, given three times each year on a computer. Each part has 16 questions and the results are used to keep you informed of your child’s general progress in math. Scores are reported in percentages with the total math score in National Percentile (NP). The NP can best be explained as the percentage of students in the nation who scored lower than your child did on that particular assessment. So, a NP of 75% means that 75% of the students taking the test nationally scored lower than your child.

If you have further questions or concerns about any of these assessments, please feel free to contact Deb Hoover at 419-562-4045 ext. 3250.

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Hi, my name is Lorie Pennington, and I’m the Food Service Director at Bucyrus City Schools. I’ve been working with the school for the past eight years through Sodexo Education Services. Sodexo partners with schools to provide healthy and nutritious meals for your students.

Throughout the year I’m responsible for the Bucyrus Backpack Program, the Summer Food Service Program, the After-school Snack Program, along with the day-to-day lunch and breakfast operations at both the elementary and secondary buildings.

My goal through this blog is to provide you with up-to-date information regarding changes to the National School Lunch Program through the USDA. I encourage you to check back often as several changes are expected to come our way over the coming months.

To learn more about any of the programs listed above or to volunteer, contact me at 419-562-5355 or email me at foodservice@bucyrusschools.org.

Be sure to check out our Food Service page on the website.

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In this month’s edition of Redmen Time, superintendent Kevin Kimmel discusses changes to the Bucyrus City Schools Board of Education and the recognizes members, past and present, for their dedicated service to the district.

For questions or concerns regarding the information above, contact Mr. Kimmel at the Lincoln Administrative Center at 419-562-4045.

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The Bucyrus Athletic Boosters Club holds its regular meetings on the second Monday of the month at 7:00pm. We are looking for help from community members who may not be able to attend our meetings but are willing to participate the with club. We want to form committees for our major fundraisers. We would like to have 5 to 7 people in a committee. Our fundraisers are Membership, Reverse Raffle, Mulch sale and Drive 1 for your school. We want participants to meet, organize and bring ideas to the monthly meetings leading into the fundraisers. Our organizations fundraisers help with equipment and uniform needs that all our teams may need throughout the year. If anyone is interested please come to our next meeting February 13 at 7:00pm in the Secondary School Library.

For questions regarding the Athletic Booster Club, contact Barry at bherschl@columbus.rr.com or visit our website.

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In November, BSS hosted a community forum to discuss campus wear and a large audience of parents, community members, staff and students turned out to be a part of the discussion. The forum was very successful in getting feedback from parents and community members. A majority of the parents and community members expressed opposition to Campus Wear. The over-arching message from the evening was that the Secondary building needs to focus on the enforcement of the dress code regardless of the specific dress code policy. This theme will serve as a guiding principal in all future decisions regarding the dress code. For additional information, check out the district website to see the results from the Community forum questions and additional video coverage of the event.

On January 9, the Dress Code subcommittee reconvened to discuss the community forum. In order to gain feedback from a wider cross-section of parents, the dress code subcommittee developed a five question survey that will be sent home with students. Information gathered from the survey will be used to determine the need for an additional community forum and specific changes that need to be made to the dress code. Survey results will be posted online along with details about any upcoming community forums.

Continuing the dialogue about this topic and other issues that impact students and families is an important facet to the work of the secondary building administration. I encourage parents and students to complete the survey, get involved in community forums and district committees such as the Student Life committee, and contact an administrator with questions and concerns.

I can be contacted at 419 562-7721 or mhenderson@bucyrusschools.org.

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