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February 9, 2012

The Tippecanoe High School Gymnasium To Be –

“The Pat Wampler Gymnasium!” Pat Wampler will be recognized for her service and support of the Tipp City EVSD by

naming the high school gym the “Pat Wampler Gymnasium”. We certainly hope that the

entire community will come out and help us thank Pat Wampler for all that she has done

for our students, schools, and community! The first 1,000 people in the gym will receive

a special commemorative spirit towel to wave and show your support for Pat Wampler

and our Red Devils!!!

Murray and Wharton Honored for Competing at State! Fall sports participants Lindsey Murray and Sam

Wharton were recognized during halftime at the

February 3rd

Boys Varsity Basketball game for

competing at the State level. Murray placed 10th

at the Girls State Golf tournament and Wharton

was the State Runner Up at the Boys Cross-

Country Meet. Congratulations for a great

performance!

Wray in Hall of Fame! High School Principal, Chuck Wray, and former Tippecanoe Wrestling

Coach was inducted into the Greater Miami Valley Wrestling Association

Hall of Fame at the GMVWA Holiday Tournament in December at the

Nutter Center. Mr. Wray was honored during halftime at the Feb. 3rd

Boys

Varsity Basketball game for his accomplishments.

Mr. Shomper Donates Goofy Challenge Check!

Athletic Director, Matt Shomper raised money for the Tippecanoe Athletic Boosters by

running the Goofy Marathon in January. He raised $2300 by running 42.4 miles! Mr.

Shomper presented the check during halftime at the February 3rd

Boys Varsity Basketball

game.

Niswonger to Play Soccer at

Cincinnati State! Tippecanoe Athletics and Tippecanoe Boys Soccer

are very proud to announce the college signing of

senior Logan Niswonger. Logan signed his letter of

intent, Saturday, February 4th, 2012 to continue his

soccer career at Cincinnati State in Cincinnati.

Congratulations Logan!

Wee Devil Cheerleaders Wowed the Crowd!

The Tippecanoe High School Cheerleaders

hosted the Lil Devil Cheerleading Event for

ages 4 to 6th

grade. Sixty-five Wee Devil

cheerleaders performed during halftime at the

February 3rd

Boys Varsity Basketball game.

For more photos click here: http://tippcityschools.smugmug.com/Other/Wee-Devils-Cheerleaders-2012/21356120_pfqKj3#!i=1701152894&k=hrfqHJV

Brushing and Flossing Taught at Nevin Coppock!

Dental hygienists from Dr. Volcke’s Dental office in Vandalia came to Nevin Coppock Elementary and talked to

the first graders about brushing, flossing and healthy food choices.

For more photos click here: http://tippcityschools.smugmug.com/Other/Nevin-Coppock-Dental-Check-

up/21358220_ZfZdjm#!i=1701341301&k=gC2m5NR

Nevin Coppock hosts January Ringmaster Breakfast!

Each month, Nevin Coppock teachers choose two students who are giving their Best Performance every day!

They base that on Reliability, Responsibility, and Respect. Those students are treated to breakfast from the

Ringmaster (Mr. Brownlee). In addition to breakfast, they receive a certificate and a necklace. For more photos

click here:

http://tippcityschools.smugmug.com/Other/Nevin-Coppock-

January/21387324_wjNM4n#!i=1703954847&k=xJgGdGZ

Alex King Advances to Regionals L.T. Ball 4

th grader, Alex King made the most free throws last weekend at the Knight of

Columbus District Free Throw Contest in Troy! The next step in the competition is the

Regional Contest at Lehman Catholic in Sidney.

It was a BLAST!!!....The BLIZZARD BLAST!

Last Saturday night was the annual Blizzard Blast at L.T. Ball.

Many father/ daughter and mother/sons came to enjoy an evening

together dancing. For photos of the dance click here:

http://tippcityschools.smugmug.com/Other/Blizzard-Blast-

2012/21354917_vPmnWL#!i=1701035941&k=kCcN4kH

High School Students Help with Math Counts!

Math Counts has

been made

possible by the

generous Tipp

Foundation and

the Tipp

Educational

Endowment grant

money received to

pilot this math

tutoring program. The program targets LT Ball students, nominated by classroom teachers, who would benefit

from additional math support. Tutoring is provided by Math Honors students from Tippecanoe High School. The

program meets 2 days a week for an hour after school. The tutor/student ratio is ½, one tutor working with 2

students. The program design concentrates on the application of math concepts in the real world in addition to

drill/skill work.

For more photos click here: http://tippcityschools.smugmug.com/Other/Math-Counts-LT-

Ball/21312300_SRXh3X#!i=1697167154&k=bmn3SPz

TMS Power-of-the-Pen Teams Advance to Regional

Tournament!

On Saturday, February 4, the 7th and 8

th

grade Power-of-the-Pen teams competed in

their district tournament at Botkins Local

Schools. Power of the Pen is a competitive

writing team that attends tournaments and is

judged on their creativity and uniqueness of

writing.

The 8th grade team placed 1

st out of 18

schools! Out of about 100 writers for the 8th

grade, Alisha Bhaqwat received 1st place,

Jesse Hemmelgarn received 3rd

place, Paige

Phillips received 4h place, Emily Doll placed

5th, and Emily Gootzeit placed 14

th. Alisha

Bhaqwat also received the award “Best of Round” on two of the three prompts she wrote.

For the 7th grade team, Mary Kate Lee received 11

th place. Those that placed within the top 15 are guaranteed to

go on to the Regional Tournament being held on Saturday, March 10th at Sidney Middle School. About half of the

writers that competed on Saturday will go on to the Regional Tournament. Those results will be sent out soon.

The 7th grade Power-of-the-Pen team is coached by Amy Armentrout, and the 8

th grade team is coached by

Bridget Hughes.

Tippecanoe Middle School Free

Throwers won AGAIN!

Sam Kronour, Sammie Rowland, Aaron Hughes and

Connor Case won the District Free Throw Contest and

will advance to the Regional Free Throw Contest at

Lehman Catholic in Sidney. Contestants had to get the

most out of 15 free throws.

TIPPECANOE MIDDLE SCHOOL

PRINCIPAL’S LIST

Second Quarter – 1/23/12 GRADE 6

Colton Barhorst, Payton Bonifas, Tasha Bruner, Taylor Buchanan, Alissa Buynak, Ethan Campbell, Zachary Carner, Kaylee

Cornelison, Makenzie Dietz, Justin Everette, Laura Fink, Elizabeth Freshour, Kara Goffinet, Evan Hill, Claire Hinkle, Emily

Hodge, Taylor Hudson, Samuel Jensen, Kristine Kreusch, Jonathon Landes, Lauren Lester, Zachary Losey, Allison Mader,

Raegan McElhose, Marie Mitchell, Victoria Nordquist, Andrew Rademachir, Ian Ramsay, Joshua Riebe, Hailee Varvel,

Abigail Walker, Lauren Weimer, Connor Woltz, and Lauren Wyant.

GRADE 7

Zachary Bonifas, Kayla Bruns, Brooke Cyphers, Zachary Dix, Tristan Empson, Adam Grieshop, Alyssa Hallauer, Nathan

Hamberg, Samuel Hart, Rebekah Hartman, Claire Heatherly, Ashleigh Hood, Britton Hoskins, Aaron Hughes, Sydney Ignet,

Meghan Kauffmann, Joseph Keller, Nicole Lange, Victoria Livesay, Harley Morris, Nikita Parks, Jennifer Peele, Taylor

Prall, Kelly Rhoades, Cade Rogers, Amanda Sauls, Olivia Shirley, Emma Smith, Austin Subler, Alexander Taylor, Wade

Timmer, Abigail Walker, and Faith Walker.

GRADE 8

Timmy Andrews, Evan Arnett, Maria Baldasare, Lucas Becker, Holly Bernhold, Alisha Bhagwat, Brandon Bischoff, Brittany

Bowerman, Spencer Brackman, Kevyn Bridgett, Adam Buynak, Cameron Cahill, Samantha Chaney, Thomas Chaney,

Allison Chitwood, Carly Clodfelter, Emily Doll, Emily Duff, Logan Ferrell, Joseph Flora, Riku Fukada, Emily Gootzeit,

Gavan Griesmeyer, Ashley Hamberg, Jessica Hemmelgarn, Joseph Hodge, Mary Jensen, Joshua May, Jacob Niswonger,

Baylee Norman, Jack Peura, Paige Phillips, Mitchell Poynter, Laura Rosselit, Samantha Rowland, Nathaniel Schall, Carly

Scinto, Eric Seeman, Nathan Shirley, Dylan Shomper, Ryan Tackett, Kara Trimbach, Dylan Wackler, Jacob Walland, and

Cassidy Wasson. TIPPECANOE MIDDLE SCHOOL

HONOR ROLL

Second Quarter – 1/23/12 GRADE 6

Cameron Abrams, Chelsea Avner, Cole Ballard, Clayton Barhorst, Ria Bhagwat, Dylan Blair, Caleb Blake, Noah Bledsoe,

Jesse Bowman, Connor Case, Frank Catrone, Hannah Chaplin, Samantha Clark, Seth Clayton, Paul Couch, Andrew

Debrosse, Kyle Demers, Olivia Dunn, Markus Evans, Sara Freyre, Marissa Garber, Matthew Garber, Alannah Gernon, Cade

Gingerich, Cole Group, Allison Hackenberger, Brendan Hadden, Daniel Hagen, Jordan Jones, Caran Kronour, Kristin Landis,

Alea Leganik, Kaili Lewis, Madeleine Loges, Samantha Mains, Camryn McClurg, Mason McClurg, Miles McClurg, Sophia

McDowell, Charles Miller, Jessica Miller, Sarah Miller, Katelyn Mullins, Leah Murphy, Elizabeth Noone, Alexis Polansky,

Connor Post, Ethan Puthoff, Addisyn Richardson, Izayah Rife, Margaret Riggle, Matthew Rindler, Alexander Rittenhouse,

Natalie Seeman, Caroline Senseman, Caiden Smith, Makayla Smith, Molly Spitzer, Nickolas Stefanidis, Calissa Stewart,

Lydia Stueve, Ashlie Thomas, Lydia Thumser, Allie Wasson, Samuel Weatherly, Mackenzie Weaver, Joshua Wildermuth,

and Blake Wogoman.

GRADE 7

Jack Armentrout, Arielle Arnett, Lauren Beagle, Troy Bolanger, Kaycie Brant, Laken Brown, Matthew Bruce, Dannielle

Carter, Bryce Curtis, Austin Duling, Colin Durcan, Christopher Evans, Enya Gernon, Madeline Gibler, Holly Green, Lydia

Guevara, Austin Haas, Abigail Halsey, Lauren Handley, Madelyn Hebb, Luke Heinl, Madison Honeycutt, Cassandra Hurd,

Benjamin Jans, Rachel Jenkins, Taylor Jobe, Savanah Kennedy, Jaime Kice, Wilfried Kirchner, Cheryl Konicki, Ryan

Koogler, Sophia Kremer, Courtney Kruger, Alonna Lumpkin, Hannah Lyons, Mckayla Mangen, Cameron McIntosh, Angelo

Mihalyo, Ryan Miller, Tiffanie Mizer, Taylor Raypole, Neil Reed, Kennedy Reeder, Austin Rench, Nathan Rimkus, Adam

Rindler, Richard Robbins, Cameron Schuller, Ashley Shepherd, Sarah Sheranko, Bekah Shininger, Caitlyn Smith, Shannon

Smith, Brandon Spears, Alexa Spiller, Trevor Staggs, Michael Stearns, Alyssa Stewart, Kaitlyn Stocker, McKenna Stocker,

Sierra Sutton, Victoria Taylor, Maya Vyas, Emily Walker, Caroline Weiler, Autumn Weldon, Quenten Williams, Carsyn

Woltz, Chloe Woodworth, Stephanie Yahle, and Taylor Yeager.

GRADE 8

Haley Altic, Daniel Ash, Alexis Blair, Hayley Bloomer, Alexis Brame, Jordan Brown, Phillip Bullard, Austin Byram, Noah

Carlson, Dylan Clapper, Sara Collins, Taylor Conley, Aubrey Cox, Tori Cox, Alyssa Crusey, Garon Cruz, Chloe Culpepper,

Christopher Davidson, Alexandra Davis, Lydia Etchison, Mitchel Fischer, Jasmine Fletcher, Christopher Garber, Hannah

Goodall, Michael Gross, Jacob Hanselman, Alysha Harmer, Joseph Janosik, Anna Klepinger, Aaron Koogler, Ashley

Kreusch, Casey Kronour, Travis Lafferty, Parker Leonard, Noah Lingg, Hannah Lowe, Zachary Mace, Jordan McMahan,

Alexandria Merrick, Victoria Merrick, Cameron Netherton, Jordan Niswonger, Riley Powers, Jakob Prall, Ashton Randall,

Spencer Ranft, Amanda Rawlins, Rachel Rusk, Catherine Sayre, Tabitha Sexton, Jordan Sherrill, Peyton Smith, Quin Smith,

Laurel Spangler, John Stallard, Jacob Stillwagon, Nickolas Stine, Gregory Stockdale, Alyssa Street, Megan Stum, Amber

Tarzinski, Joseph Tesch, Harley Thomas, Arie Thumser, Catherine Timmons, Mikenna Varvel, Abigail Vogelmeier, Kelsey

Wertz, Zachariah Wildermuth, Payton Wilks, Samantha Williams, Jordan Wise, Emily Wolfe, and Bennett Yunker.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF OUR RED DEVIL TEAMS!!!!!

Varsity Athletic Events:

Fri. Feb. 10 Boys Basketball vs Kenton Ridge @ 7:30 pm

SWIMMING – Boys swimming will be at Trotwood for the Division II Sectional Meet.

Swimming starts at 6:30.

BOWLING – Boys and girls bowling will be at Northridge Lanes in Springfield for the

CBC Championships. Bowling starts at 5:00.

Friday, February 10 Boys Basketball vs. Kenton Ridge: Senior Night festivities will be immediately following the JV game. We will honor our seniors and their parents

in Boys’ Basketball, Cheerleading, Devilaires and Winter Percussion. Come early to help us honor our seniors and

their parents.

Halftime entertainment will feature performances by our cheerleaders and our Devilaires. We will also be

recognizing Pat Wampler for her service and support of the Tipp City EVSD by naming the High School gym the

“Pat Wampler Gymnasium”. We certainly hope that the entire community will come out and help us thank Pat

Wampler for all that she has done for our students, schools, and community! The first 1,000 people in the gym

will receive a special commemorative spirit towel to wave and show your support for Pat Wampler and our Red

Devils!!!

Saturday, February 11: SWIMMING – Girls swimming will be at Trotwood for the Division II Sectional Meet. Swimming starts at 3:30.

WRESTLING – Wrestling will be at Bellefontaine for the CBC Championships. Wrestling starts at 10:00.

GIRLS BASKETBALL – Girls BB will be hosting a tripleheader. 9

th at 11:00 vs. Beavercreek; JV at 1:00 vs.

Stebbins; and Varsity at 2:30 vs. Stebbins. We will be honoring our girls’ basketball seniors and their parents

immediately following the JV game. We will recognize Senior Ellise Sharpe during the senior ceremony for

scoring her 1,000th career point vs. Tecumseh on Saturday, January 14

th. During the game, you can witness senior

Morgan Miller score her 1,000th career varsity point. After last night’s 21 points against Greenon, Morgan is

currently sitting on 999 career points. Finally, with a win, our girls will lock up the CBC Championship and we

will celebrate that accomplishment with them after their victory!!

BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT TICKETS:

Don’t forget that girls and boys basketball tournament time is also presale tournament ticket time. Boys and girls

basketball presale tickets are a HUGE BENEFIT TO OUR STUDENTS as 50% of all presale basketball

tournament ticket revenue gets returned to Tippecanoe Athletics. Please support our students by purchasing

your tournament tickets in advance. Girls’ Basketball tournament tickets will be available this weekend at our

two home basketball games. The boys’ tournament draw is this Sunday. Boys and Girls Basketball tournament

tickets will be in Clark’s Compounding starting Monday from 9:00 to 5:00 Monday – Friday. Presale Tickets are

$6.00 for everyone and again, $3.00 from every ticket will come back to THS. Tickets at the gate are $7.00 and

NONE of the gate revenue gets returned to THS so please save yourself a buck per ticket and HELP OUR

STUDENTS by purchasing your tournament tickets in advance at Clark’s.

Here is the girls’ basketball tournament schedule – brackets are available online at www.swdab.org :

Wed. Feb. 15 @ 7:30 vs. Northeastern AT XENIA HS

Tues. Feb. 21 @ 6:00 vs. Graham AT XENIA HS

Sat. Feb. 25 @ 12:30 – SECTIONAL FINAL AT XENIA HS

Fri. Mar. 2 @ 7:00 – DISTRICT FINAL AT MASON HS

Again, the boys’ tournament draw is Sunday. Look for brackets on the SW District website – www. swdab.org

UVMC Center for Sports Medicine Sportsmetrics™ Knee Injury Reduction Program Survey The UVMC Center for Sports Medicine would like your feedback regarding the Sportsmetrics™ Knee Injury

Reduction Program to be able to best meet the needs of the female athletes at Tippecanoe Schools. If you are the

parent of a 7th – 12

th grade female athlete, please complete the online survey at the following link,

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DDVYB6L. The Sportsmetrics™ program is a comprehensive training

program specially designed for female athletes. It has been scientifically proven to reduce knee injuries and

improve performance for sports that involve pivoting, cutting, or jumping, such as soccer, basketball, and

volleyball. Throughout the year, the UVMC Center for Sports Medicine offers free Sportsmetrics™ screenings to

determine the risk for serious knee injury. In the summer, the six week Sportsmetrics™ training program is

offered to reduce female athletes’ risk for knee injury. If you have any questions about the Sportsmetrics™

program or would like to schedule a free screening, please contact the UVMC Center for Sports Medicine at (937)

667-2614.

Tipp Wrestlers Traveled to Columbus! Last Friday, the middle school and high school wrestlers went

to Columbus to watch Ohio State beat Michigan. After the dual

the boys were permitted to go onto the mat!

Healthy Start Wellness Challenge! Tipp City School teachers and staff have started another Wellness Challenge! As part of the EPC

(Educational Purchasing Council) – Alere Wellness group, the District participates in health

programs to promote healthy habits. This quarter everyone is challenged to eat a healthy

breakfast and get seven hours of

sleep. Some of the buildings are

adding other elements to the

challenge such as “Walk It Off

Wednesday” and “Five Minute

Walk”. It’s a fun way to

promote good health and save

on health insurance premiums.

MERCHANDISE AT THE BOOSTER FAN STORE LOCATED

INSIDE CLARK’S COMPOUNDING!

Take a look at the new items which includes baseball, softball, track T-shirts, sweatshirts and new styles

of women’s shirts, new styles of men’s shirts, shorts, sweatpants, jackets, and hats! Visit Clark’s

Compounding Monday through Friday from 9:00 to 5:00 and support your students with your Booster

Fan Store purchases.

WINTER ITEMS ARE NOW ON SALE AT FINAL HOME BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME! The remaining “winter items” will be sold at the game. Discounts will be at least 40% off the original price.

Basketball t-shirts, fleece jackets, jackets, long sleeve t-shirts, winter hats, and more are now on sale at

the remaining home boys’ basketball games. You can also stop in the High School Athletic Office

during school hours to pick out your sale items.

Former members of the Ohio State Football team are coming to Tippecanoe High School to

take on the Tipp City Area All - Stars on Saturday, March 3rd

@ 7pm in the THS gymnasium!

Tickets are $5 each and can be purchased from all Tipp City Schools, Clark’s Compounding

and any high school baseball player. Tickets will be sold at the door for $7 so save yourself

$2 and purchase yours in advance. Proceeds will go to support the Tippecanoe High School

Baseball Program. Anyone interested in playing in the game contact: Bruce Cahill, 937-667-

8454

Lasting Memory for Your Graduate Are you looking for a unique gift idea for your graduate? Well, look no further!

The Tippecanoe Educational Endowment (TEE) offers personalized Brick Pavers that are placed

at the front entrance of the Tippecanoe High School. The Brick Paver is a great way to honor your

graduate and it can be a permanent reminder of the hard work and lasting memories that your

student has put in to being a part of their graduating class at Tippecanoe High School. For more

information, please visit the TEE at http://www.tippcityschools.com/Page/155 or call Kari Prall at

669-6308.

Tipp Monroe Community Services are offering the below classes.

ACT Test Preparation Emphasis is placed on timing, test makeup, questions to avoid, creative guessing, reading

techniques, and frequent errors in English. Students must buy the latest edition of Cracking the

ACT.

Instructor: Dr. Gene Wade.

Location:Broadway Elementary School, 223 W. Broadway, Tipp City

Cost: $40 resident and non-resident

Day/time: Mon. - Thurs., April 9-12, 6-7:30 pm; YE-02

Mon.-Thurs., June 4-7, 6-7:30 pm; YE-03

Creative Writing – Let’s Learn Together - Grades 6-12 Creative writing is more than just putting words together. It is writing that uses the imagination. A good writer

plans and develops characters, selects words and plans a storyline. Learn to unlock your creative writing muse in

two easy lessons.

Instructor: Rebecca Woodward,

Location: Tipp Monroe Community Services Building, 3 E. Main St., Tipp City

Cost: $15 resident, $17 non-resident

Day/time: Wed., Mar. 14 & 21; 6:30 – 7:30 pm; YE-07

The FRIENDS

OF THE TIPP CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY

SAVE THE DATE

SPRING BOOK SALE

March 31, 2011

Get ready for an exciting week of reading at Nevin Coppock!

Monday

Feb. 27

Tuesday

Feb. 28

Wednesday

Feb. 29

Thursday

March 1

Friday

March 2

Officer

Rittenhouse is our

guest reader!

Dads are invited

to come to NC and

read with your

child 9:00-9:20.

Moms are invited

to come to NC and

read with your

child 9:00-9:20.

A visit from

author Courtnee

Morris and

illustrator

Rick Mack.

The Cat in the

Hat visits NC to

read to us!

Thursday, March 1st…illustrator Rick Mack!

Rick Mack is Tippecanoe High School’s very own Industrial Technology and

Ceramics teacher!

This is a story about a little girl with a big problem. Chloee has lost her shoes and

doesn’t know where they are. Follow her through her journey as she searches

everywhere inside and out of the house while trying not to lose her cool. This book is

fun and exciting and teaches us what steps to take when we feel….well, lost. (Book cost

is $15) For more information visit the website www.reedsreadings.com

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If you would like to purchase your own copy of Chloee McGue has lost her

shoes.... please make checks payable to Rick Mack and return this form with your payment

to your child’s teacher by Friday, February 10.

Student’s Name ____________________________ Teacher _____________________

# of Books ______________________ Total$_______________________

Autograph the book to: _______________________________________

Tipp City Exempted Village Schools’ website: www.tippcityschools.com is full of important

information please go there often to stay updated on the district and your child’s schools’ happenings.

For athletic results go to www.cbcsportsonline.com.

Tippecanoe High School athletic schedules: are available at

www.highschoolsports.net/school/Tippecanoe-High-School-Tipp-City-OH/

Tippecanoe Middle School athletic schedules: are available at

www.highschoolsports.net/school/Tippecanoe-Middle-School-Tipp-City-OH/

KIT-TV is now streaming the Board of Education Meetings and other Tipp City School activities on line.

To view go to: www.kittv.org.

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