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Originally published May 18, 2007 Newark schools prepare for closures By JENNIFER NESBITT Advocate Reporter NEWARK — A handful of Newark schools ending their final school year are getting ready to celebrate their histories before they prepare for their new homes next year. West Main and Central intermediate schools will close at the end of this year as Newark implements its redistricting plan, which does not call for the use of the fifth- and sixth-grade buildings. The schools will have a joint open house Monday for alumni and students to say goodbye. Conrad and Kettering elementary schools will close at the end of this year, and students and staff will move into the new Carson and Hillview elementary schools. They, too, will have open houses this month during which alumni, parents and students can tour the buildings.
To say goodbye to its name and mascot, the school will host the Last Bulldog Bash on Monday. During the ice cream social, alumni and students are asked to wear their bulldog gear and bring any Roosevelt memorabilia they have. Like Roosevelt, North Elementary isn’t closing at the end of this year, but when it opens next year, it will house Legend Elementary until that school opens in the middle of the school year. With redistricting, North students will be spread among Carson, Hillview, Legend and Cherry Valley elementary schools. The school will have an End of an Era celebration next week, with a cookout, children’s activities, a performance by the 4-H band and a performance of a new North Elementary song by students. Principal Ellen Cooper said the guest of honor during the celebration will be Carl Snider, who has lived near the school for more than 50 years. Cooper said Snider has been an active part of the neighborhood for many years. “We’re delighted to honor Carl Snider,” Cooper said. Because North Elementary is such a central part of that community, Cooper said she expects a big turnout for the event. “With the school being in place for 79 years, we have a lot of second- and third-generation students attending now,” Cooper said. “We’ve invited people to put down towels and blankets, and we anticipate a lot of people enjoying hot dogs and music.” Cooper said holding closing celebrations gives schools the opportunity to close on a positive note and continue the building traditions, which she said North plans to do by taking memorabilia to the new schools and by placing commemorative benches at Legend and Hillview elementaries. “We want to end this with a celebration, rather than mourning,” Cooper said. “We feel pretty strong about keeping the traditions going, even as we move into the new schools.” Jennifer Nesbitt can be reached at (740) 328-8547 or jnesbitt@newarkadvocate.com. May 25, 2007 Groundbreaking to kick off Wilson MS renovation project Newark City Schools will celebrate the beginning of the Wilson Middle School renovation project with a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, May 29 at 1:30 p.m. at 805 West Church Street.
The Wilson building will be closed during the 2007 – 2008 school year to accommodate construction crews. During that time Wilson students will use the current Roosevelt Middle School building. Roosevelt is closing at the end of this school year. Many of its students are moving on to the newly constructed Liberty Middle School on Evans Boulevard. The $7 million project is part of a $135 million campaign that will replace or renovate nearly every school in the Newark City School district. After an offer from the Ohio School Facilities Commission to cover 51% of the cost, voters approved a bond issue in November of 2004 to cover to pay for the rest of the project. |
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Article published Jun 16, 2007 New Newark school seeking leaders By JENNIFER NESBITT Advocate Reporter NEWARK — As Lincoln Middle School becomes Heritage Middle School at the beginning of next school year, the building will become a melting pot for students and teachers from a variety of schools. Heritage didn’t wait to get started in blending its new population. With students from Central Intermediate and Ben Franklin, Conrad and Kettering elementaries, as well as 13 teachers from other buildings, the school is holding a Summer Leadership Academy to train students to lead their peers through the transition. “They’re just coming from so many schools,” said sixth-grade math teacher Peggy Dunlap, who’s leading the academy with sixth-grade language arts teacher Stefanie Brown.
Principal Les Richards said the goal is for the student leaders to take what they learn during the summer academy and teach it to their peers once the school year begins. The students listened to guest speakers C. Daniel DeLawder, Park National Corp. chairman and chief executive officer, and Newark Mayor Bruce Bain last week. This week, they’ll visit The Works and hear from speakers there. The students will give presentations on quality tools, school spirit and fundraising at 8 a.m. June 28 at the school. Teachers, families and the public are all invited to hear students speak. Brown said a big push for the academy is creating a new image for the new school. “We’re trying to change the image of Lincoln,” Brown said. “We’re really trying to look at the positives.” Part of that was getting the students to talk about what they wanted to see within their own school, Dunlap said. “We’ve talked to the kids about what they want to change,” Dunlap said. “What are things that you think is important for the school? What things can we do to make the adjustment easier?” Once school starts, Brown said the hope is that more students will join the Leadership Club, which will continue to meet on a regular basis. To create the club, Richards took nominations for members from teachers, guidance counselors and principals. So far, Brown said the academy and future club has been a success, with the diverse group of students from different grades and different schools befriending people they didn’t know before. “We’ve got sports people; we’ve got music people; we’ve got academically gifted people. We have quite a variety here,” Brown said. “They’re friends already.” Former Lincoln student Tyler Kuhnes, a seventh grader, said he joined the club to have something different to do. He said he’s already enjoyed meeting new people, and he’s excited to have new classmates in the fall. “I think it will be cool to have new people,” Kuhnes said. “We’ll have more friends, more competition in the gym.” Emily Myers, who’s also a former Lincoln student going into seventh grade, said she has some friends coming to Heritage from Central Intermediate and can’t wait to meet more. “I’m excited to see who comes,” Myers said. |
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