Sarah Miller was honored on April 25, 2012 at the 23rd Annual Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Award Program. The Franklin B Walter All- Scholastic Award was established in 1989 by Ohio's County Superintendents to recognize outstanding student achievement.  One senior from each of Ohio's eighty-eight counties is chosen to receive this annual honor.  Sarah, a National Merit Finalist, was selected to represent Erie County.

Four students were recognized at the September 12, 2011 Board of Education Meeting for their outstanding achievement on the spring Ohio Achievement Assessments (OAA).  A passing score on this test is 400.  Elizabeth Boissoneault, Kathryn Garza, Sydney Smith and Willem Wade scored 500+ on one or more of the OAA subtests: Math, Reading, Science and Social Studies. 

At the November Board of Education Meeting, Christopher Lilly was presented with a certificate honoring his achievement for being named a "Commended Student" in the National Merit Scholarship Program by placing among the top five percent in the nation.  More than 1.5 million students participated in the 2011 competition by taking the PSAT.  This is a tremendous honor for Christopher and Sandusky City Schools.

Five Sandusky High School students were recognized by the Board of Education for scoring 500+ on the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) during the 2009/10 School Year.  Congratulations to the following students on this tremendous achievement.
Allison Bankieris
Andreana Johnson
Emily Krause
Sarah Miller
Celeste Voight

Columbus, OH) – eTech Ohio and the Ohio Department of Education recently announced the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Title II-D Competitive Grant, Round 2 recipients for school years 2009 and 2010 which included Adams Junior High School. This professional development grant emphasizes improving student achievement to build technology-rich learning environments. It will assist schools that are ready and willing to embrace a change that is required in today’s 21st century classrooms. This competitive grant will provide approximately $225,000 to Sandusky City Schools for training and equipment. This is the third competitive grant Sandusky has gardnered in 2010.  Adams Junior High School's team consisting of Principal Sheldon Smith, Melissa Phillips, Coach, Lee Bach, Mathematices, Traci Harris, Social Studies, Ellen Higgenbotham, Reading, and Heather Loomis, Intervention Specialist.

(Columbus, OH) – eTech Ohio and the Ohio Department of Education recently announced the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Title II-D Competitive Grant recipients for school years 2009 and 2010 which included Sandusky High and Osborne Elementary School. This grant focuses primarily on professional development and student learning to build technology-rich learning environments. It will assist schools that are ready and willing to embrace a change that is required in today’s 21st century classrooms. This competitive grant will provide approximately $498,000 to Sandusky City Schools for training and equipment. Teachers will become facilitators and co-learners and create technology-enabled learning environments in which students will meet or exceed the state academic content standards and develop 21st century skills.

Sandusky High School's team consisting of Principal Dan Poggiali, Assistant Principal Vicki Slaughter, Justin King, Andrea Andrysick, Melissa Chaney, Jennifer Friend, and Abigail Meinzer, along with Osborne Elementary School's Principal Rebecca Muratori, Jeanne Scott, Linda Marks, Matthew Martin, Lorna Robbins and Toby Notestine, recently attended a grant kick off meeting in Columbus, Ohio. David Warlick, educator and international speaker, inspired the recipients with his talk on Leading Education into a New Century: Telling the New Story and Rebooting the Basics. The event also provided an opportunity for the teams to strategize and network.

 

Under the leadership of their teacher, Mr. Dan Langdon, three SHS students became the "Champions" at the eTech STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Challenge Robotics Competition in Columbus, Ohio.  Kyle Ramsey, Anthony Simmons and David Bupe comprised this first place team. Their team, along with 9 other high school teams, was challenged to design and create a robot utilizing the parts and pieces provided in their Vex Robotics System kits. The robot had to be capable of moving balls to their opponent's side of the court. Points were earned and accumulated based on the number and size of balls transferred.  For one minute, the robot had to be programmed to do this task independently. Additionally, the team had to remotely control the robot in several rounds of 3 minute head-to-head competitions against their opponents' robots. Our SHS team chalked up 138 points to win the 2010 competition!

Congratulations to Sandusky's Dining Services Department. under the direction of Mr. Tom Freitas, for earning its fifth consecutive "Stellar Award for Best Nutritional Practices" from the Ohio Department of Education.  Schools are judged for the award based on their efforts and accomplishments in the following categories: type of meal service provided for students, quality of meals served, including purchasing and preparation practices that reflect the national Dietary Guidelines for Americans; availability of healthy choices in a la carte and vending items; continuing education and training opportunities for food service staff; efforts made to provide a pleasant eating environment for students; and the implementation of nutrition education, marketing programs and activities that target students, staff, parents and the community.

Sandusky High freshman, Taylor Vargo won the Division I 100 Yard Breaststroke event at Branin Natatorium in Canton on Saturday, February 27, 2010.  Taylor won the event with a time of 1:04:61.  She also ranked 15th in the 200 Yard Freestyle with a time of 1:55:31. 

Taylor is Sandusky High's first ever female swim champion! 

Tom Freitas, our Dining Services Supervisor, and his staff earned the Buckeye Best Healthy Schools Bronze Award by the Ohio Department of Health.  Honored are schools that demonstrate a commitment to the health and wellness of their students and staff.  Their latest innovation is the "farm to school" program, which provides fresh local produce to students.
 
Athletic Director Susan Sackett received the Horizon Award from the NW Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administration Association.  Her professionalism and involvement in making a positive impact on her school and conference in her first two years as AD made a big impression on the Association.  Congratulations to both of these fine individuals.  We are so pleased they are part of our Team at Sandusky City Schools.