Ironton City Schools - News 1998-1999

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Ironton High School Class Officers
2003 - 2008

Freshman Class (Class or 2007)
President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lovell Medcalf
Vice President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chelsea Cleary
Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ashley Spencer
Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Matt Jones
A.S.B. Girl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Krista Markel
A.S.B Boy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Seth Christian
Homecoming Attendant. . . . . . . . . .Lindsay Mooney

Advisor Ms. Lux

Sophomore (Class of 2006)
President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amanda Harper
Vice President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michael Phillips
Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cassie Mountain
Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Julie Bellville
A.S.B.Girl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ashley Barnes
A.S.B. Boy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brigham Waginger
Homecoming Attendant. . . . . . . . . . .Lissa Hensley & Eden Runyon

Advisors: Miss Cleary and Mr. Lutz

Junior Class (Class of 2005)
President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marcus Williams
Vice President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patrick Kouns
Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Talia Howard
Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ali Markins & Bethany McWhorter
A.S.B. Girl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andrea Rudmann
A.B.S. Boy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andrew Walker
Homecoming Attendant. . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea Rudmann

Advisor: Mrs. Billing

Senior Class (Class of 2004
President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marland Turner
Vice President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nick Collins
Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bethany Rowe
Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Molly Bowen
A.S.B. Girl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Allison Payne
A.S.B.Boy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anthony Rice
Homecoming Queen. . . . . . . . . . . . . Cassie Brown
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kaycie Culbertson
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nicole Heighton

Advisors: Mrs. Near

STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS (2004)
President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Meghan O'Brien
Vice President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jessica Larzo
Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fhara Markel
Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Megan Filkins

July 10, 2003

Ironton principal named

By Teresa Moore/The Ironton Tribune

Ironton High School has a new principal, and if the confines of his new job assignment look a bit familiar to Joe Rowe, who can blame him? Rowe graduated from IHS in 1986. Rowe, a health teacher in the Dawson-Bryant system for the last four years, will take the seat left vacant when former principal Dean Nance became school superintendent.

Rowe graduated from Ashland University in 1990. He was a member of the Ashland University football team. He received his masters degree from the University of Dayton Ś in 1993 where he was a graduate teaching assistant and graduate football coach. He taught in the Mansfield City Schools from 1993 to 1998 before taking the job at Dawson-Bryant High School..

"He is very dedicated to continuing the tradition of academic/athletic and extra-curricular excellence at Ironton High School," Nance said in a prepared statement released Wednesday afternoon. "The community of Ironton is very fortunate to have Mr. Joe Rowe as Principal of Ironton High School. He possesses the personal and professional qualities necessary to lead Ironton High into the future. His enthusiasm, work ethic and dedication are unmatched. His desire to see the children of our system succeed is very evident."

Rowe said he was humbled by his selection. "This is the position that I have been preparing for throughout my professional career. I consider this the most prestigious position in the state. This is enabling me to give back to the very system that provided me the foundation of my quality education. I am able to return home and give back to the community of Ironton."

Rowe and his wife, the former Krissy Modic, have two children, Chase, 4, and Peighton, 2.

April 29, 2003
Nance to lead Ironton district

By Teresa Moore/The Ironton Tribune

A familiar face will take a new place at the head of the table at Ironton Board of Education meetings.

By a 4-1 vote, the school board last night decided to hire Ironton High School Principal Dean Nance as the new superintendent to replace outgoing superintendent Stephen Kingery, who resigned in February. Nance received a two-year contract.

Board president Teresa Parker said Nance was one nine candidates who submitted resumes for consideration, and one of three candidates interviewed for the position. She declined to name the other two candidates.

"They were all three stellar candidates, all very well qualified for the position," Parker said. "The board deliberated numerous hours; we could not have gone wrong (with any of them)." Parker said Nance's work at the high school and as chairman of the system's five-year strategic planning committee worked in his favor.

"I'm proud of the opportunity to work with such a good school system," Nance said after the meeting. "I hope to continue the strides made in the recent past. I want to make the Ironton City School system into the best it can be."

Nance, 36, said his immediate focus will be on learning more about the system's finances and working to bring the district into line with the "No Child Left Behind" act.

Nance is a 1984 graduate of Green Township High School. He received his master's degree in education administration from Ohio University in 1989. He worked in school systems in Columbus and Bellville, at the Ohio Youth Center in Franklin Furnace and at Green High School before coming to Ironton High School two years ago.

The lone vote against Nance's hiring came from board member Kathy McGinnis. McGinnis said her no vote was not a vote against Nance, but a vote in favor of another candidate that she believed was more qualified and more experienced.

"I intend to support Mr. Nance, and work with him. I hope he brings to the superintendent's positions that same enthusiasm he has shown as a high school principal," McGinnis said.

"But I had to vote my conscience. We had another candidate who had experience with curriculum development, grant writing and finance; she had experience on every teaching level, and she has state contacts. We need those state contacts. This candidate also had a lot of experience in dealing with federal programs.

"Again, my vote had nothing to do with Mr. Nance. I wasn't against him; I simply favored another candidate."

Parker said the move to hire a new principal for the high school should begin within a month.

Things To Do At I.H.S.

Key Club – The key club is back. They’re ready to start a great year under the direction of Mrs. Terri Belcher. The officers for the 1998-99 school year are as follows:

President – Abby Kleinman, Vice President – Alisa Philabaun, Secretary – Anne Whaley, and Treasurer – Laura Payne.

The key club has many activities on the agenda for this year. On October 11^th, the officers will venture to Columbus for a statewide key club conference. There, the officers will obtain new ideas and leadership skills to improve the club. In mid-October, the annual canned food drive will take place. All of the food received will go to the local food pantries of Ironton. "With the food received, we hope to help many of the less fortunate in our community," said treasurer Laura Payne.

Another annual event that benefits the needy is the Christmas party. At this function, Key Club members provide dinner and gifts for the children. "This is an opportunity to work hands-on with the community and see the effects," said President, Abby Kleinman. Vice President, Alisa Philabaun agrees, "It’s a great experience to see how happy the little kids are.

The Key Club is an excellent organization that does many neat things for the community. The officers hope to get a lot out of the state conference. Also, with a new advisor come many new ideas. Please support the Key Club this year!

Math Club – The math club for the 1998-99 school year has already begun. Our new math club officers are as follows:

President – Todd Terkhorn, Vice President – Daniel Price, Secretary - Sarah Smith, Treasurer – Bethany Herman.

This year’s dues are $5. We have about 50 members and have created a list of tutors. We have several fundraising events planned and also some other special activities for the rest of the year.

There will be tutoring for October proficiency; Christmas Raffle, and Clean up for "Make a Difference Day"which will be on October 24^th.

Drama Department - Musical "Camelot"

Try outs – December 7-11^th. All students at Ironton High School can try out for this musical production.

Play Dates:

March 16, 17, 18^th – Student Performances

March 19, 20, 21^st – Public Performances.

INFOhio Electronic Resources for Social Studies

A special set of magazine and newspaper articles related to various social studies topics is now available at Ironton Middle School, Ironton Junior High School and Ironton High School through INFOhio, a statewide cooperative school library and information network for Ohio’s K-12 schools. The new electronic database is free to all public, private and community schools and is available in the school library, classrooms, computer labs, offices and from homes through computers that are capable of using the Internet’s World Wide Web.

More than 120 periodicals are part of INFOhio’s new resource, provided by UMI of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Popular periodicals are included such as Time, Time for Kids, Newsweek and National Geographic. In addition, more scholarly resources such as Journal of Women’s History, Journal of American Ethnic History and American Anthropologist are also included. The articles provide material in progressively detailed formats: citation, abstract, ASCII full-text, page image and Text+Graphics. These articles can be delivered immediately and directly to the desktop, printed locally or faxed or emailed to another location.

Theresa M. Fredericka, Executive Director of INFOhio, has worked for several months to bring this resource to all Ohio schools. "INFOhio is pleased that funds were made available by the Ohio General Assembly so INFOhio and the Data Acquisition Sites of the Ohio Education Computer Network can provide this resource to Ohio’s schools free for the 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 school years. The database will provide current and historical information on Ohio government and other social studies courses for the purpose of enhancing social studies instruction and supporting student research projects." Fredericka also says that, "INFOhio’s goal is to obtain funding to provide similar resources for other subjects, helping to improve instruction to Ohio’s elementary and secondary students."

The Ironton City Schools receive INFOhio services through its membership in the South Central Ohio Computer Association (SCOCA), a Data Acquisition Site (DASite) of the Ohio Education Computer Network. DASites make a range of computer services available to member schools including the distribution of educationally useful information from a central point to individual school buildings. By effective management of existing resources, a wealth of information services has been made available to Ohio students, teachers and administrators.

INFOhio’s mission is to use technology to advance curriculum and the instruction of information literacy to Ohio’s learners and educators by providing greater access to resources. In addition to the new social studies electronic resource, INFOhio also provides automation software for school libraries and special resource collections, a union catalog of holdings and discounts on several electronic resources. By making INFOhio available to its students and staff, the Ironton City School District has taken an important step in ensuring information literacy for its students.

For more information about INFOhio, visit INFOhio’s Web site at www.infohio.org, or contact Theresa M. Fredericka, Executive Director, 1320 Arthur E. Adams Drive, First Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43221-3495 or call (216) 221-5021.

For over sixty years, UMI has served as a global leader in archiving and distributing value-added information to researchers in libraries and schools worldwide. A deep and growing archive of periodicals, journals, newspapers, dissertations and other sources of information is available online through ProQuest Direct, on CD-ROM, microfilm, print and other media. ProQuest Direct was recently made a part of the Smithsonian Institute’s Permanent Research Collection on Information Technology Innovation, housed at the National Museum of American History. More information about UMI is available on the Internet at www.umi.com.

Spanish Club – Mrs. Deutsch

There will be a Holiday Banquet in December for Spanish Club members and their families. Club members will bring Spanish and Mexican dishes that they have prepared. For our service project, all members will bring in cans of food for Thanksgiving baskets, which will be delivered to deserving families.

Our winter activities being planned are: An ice skating trip to the ice arena in Huntington, WVA, followed by a meal at Rio Grande Restaurant, and a ski trip.

IMS Library Automates with INFOhio

Electronic information resources are now being provided to students at Ironton Middle School through INFOhio. This is a statewide cooperative school library and information network providing Ohio Schools with library automation, a union catalog of school library/ media center resources and electronic databases chosen for their usefulness in elementary and secondary education.

INFOhio provides several benefits to students and faculty. One benefit is an easy, quick, and thorough method of searching the library catalog. This allows students and faculty better access to the right materials. The computerized catalog also gives users more information about individual book titles than was available before, enabling curriculum support for varied
learning styles and topics. Inventory and circulation capabilities of the software (MultiLIS from DRA Information, Inc.) give the school better control of its valuable collection of materials and equipment.

Access to the statewide INFOhio Union Catalog assists students and teachers widening their search for information, suggests titles for local purchase, and allows the local librarian to build an electronic card catalog for the local collection. INFOhio also negotiates discounts with electronic resource vendors on behalf of participating schools; current offers for online and stand-alone products include: EBSCO, Electric Library,
HANNAH Online, InfoTrac SearchBank, OCLC FirstSearch, SIRS, and UMI ProQuest Direct.

The Ironton City School District receives INFOhio services through its membership in the South Central Ohio Computer Association, a Data Acquisition Site of the Ohio Educational Computer Network (OECN). Data Acquisition Sites make a range of computer services available to member schools. Originally intended to collect pupil and financial information from
local school districts to a central point, and then pass data on to the State Department of Education, OECN services have been expanded to distribute educationally useful information from a central point to individual school buildings. Effective management of existing resources has made a wealth of information services available to Ohio students, teachers, and administrators.

INFOhio's mission is to use technology to advance curriculum and the instruction of information literacy to Ohio's learners and educators by providing greater access to resources. By making INFOhio available to its students and staff, Ironton Middle School has taken an important step in ensuring information literacy for its students. School librarian Mrs. Lana Moore has worked on this project for over four years and is excited about it coming to fruition. Students may now search for books and information much like is done at Briggs Public Library. Students are being instructed on how to do a search in this new format and are finding it fun and fairly easy. The INFOhio catalog shows students what books the Ironton Middle School library has by subject heading, title, author, or person as a
subject. When doing a search it lists all the titles found and tells them if each book is available or loaned out and when to expect the book back in the library. Mrs. Moore is now able to tell a student very quickly what book they have previously checked out if the student has forgotten. Another feature allows her to produce overdue lists daily or weekly. Lists are posted in each classroom to remind students to return a book so that they may check out a different book when their reading class comes to the library.