From the Superintendent With the Thanksgiving Break a little more than a week away, this would be a good time to pause for just a moment and think of all the things you might be thankful for. As a school district, we have countless reasons to be thankful this fall. The school year has gotten off to a very positive start this year and with the addition of new programs and activities students are experiencing a great deal of success. In addition we continue to be thankful for parents and residents of the district for their continued support and encouragement. We are thankful for staff members across the district that not only get our students to and from school safely, but also spend as much time as needed with our students to ensure their success. It is not uncommon to see staff members here in the buildings long after the school day has ended or here on the weekends working with students or getting ready for the upcoming week. In addition to the many positives on campus, we are all thankful that this country has such great men and women in the military. We are thankful they are doing their jobs to keep this country safe. We should always be thankful for our families. While letting others know that you are thankful is important, the most effective way to show your gratitude is to continue “paying it forward”. As the poem bellow describes those that participate in acts of kindness get much more in return. We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving break. You Only Get to Keep What you Give Away It’s a universal law: You have to give before you can receive. You must plant your seeds, before you reap the harvest. The more you sow, the more you’ll reap. In giving to others, You’ll find yourself receiving more in return. Source Unknown Miami East Local Schools November 22, 2019
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From the Superintendent
With the Thanksgiving Break a little more than a week away, this would be a good time
to pause for just a moment and think of all the things you might be thankful for. As a school
district, we have countless reasons to be thankful this fall. The school year has gotten off to a
very positive start this year and with the addition of new programs and activities students are
experiencing a great deal of success. In addition we continue to be thankful for parents and
residents of the district for their continued support and encouragement. We are thankful for staff
members across the district that not only get our students to and from school safely, but also
spend as much time as needed with our students to ensure their success. It is not uncommon to
see staff members here in the buildings long after the school day has ended or here on the
weekends working with students or getting ready for the upcoming week.
In addition to the many positives on campus, we are all thankful that this country has
such great men and women in the military. We are thankful they are doing their jobs to keep this
country safe. We should always be thankful for our families.
While letting others know that you are thankful is important, the most effective way to
show your gratitude is to continue “paying it forward”. As the poem bellow describes those that
participate in acts of kindness get much more in return. We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable
Thanksgiving break.
You Only Get to Keep
What you Give Away
It’s a universal law:
You have to give before you can receive.
You must plant your seeds,
before you reap the harvest.
The more you sow, the more you’ll reap.
In giving to others,
You’ll find yourself receiving more in return.
Source Unknown
Miami East Local Schools November 22, 2019
Thanksgiving Holiday
There will be NO SCHOOL at Miami East on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
November 27-29 in honor of the Thanksgiving Holiday. School will resume on Monday,
December 2nd.
32nd Annual Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner
Miami East Local Schools will hold its 32nd
Annual Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner,
Monday, December 9th at 5:30 p.m. at the Miami East High School Cafeteria. Please park in the
back of the building and enter through the back door. To be eligible to attend, you must be 60
years of age or older and live in the Miami East School District.
For reservations, please call 335-7070, extension 3001, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:00
p.m. The deadline for reservations is November 29, 2019.
Calendar Survey
The Miami East School District will soon begin the process of creating a two-year calendar for
the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school year(s). Prior to starting the calendar process the Miami
East School District will be surveying staff and parents soliciting interests in the school calendar.
A school calendar shall be recommended to the Board by the Superintendent no later than the
March meeting.
Miami County Fair August 14-20, 2020 August 13-19, 2021 The Calendar survey will be found on the front page of the Miami East Website.
Food Science and Technology Team Competes
Recently the Miami East-MVCTC FFA Food Science and Technology Team competed in
the District 5 Contests hosted by Covington High School. Food Science and Technology Contest contestants included Elizabeth Bair, Natalie Bair,
Erin Baker, Arielle Barnes, Ethin Bendickson, Adam Bensman, Makayla Brittain, Anna
Broerman, Libby Carpenter, Carter Gilbert, Luke Gilliland, Justin Hawkins, Savannah Holzen,
Kearsten Kirby, Morgan Nosker, Paige Pence, Meadow Powers, Rylee Puthoff, Jimmy Sutherly,
Leann Vernon, Isabella Waite, Seth Wells, and Lauren Wright. Miami East students placed 4th out of 42 teams. The highest placing team consisted
of Justin Hawkins, Rylee Puthoff, Isabella Waite, and Anna Broerman. Justin Hawkins was the
highest placing individual from Miami East.
During the contest the team members were asked to complete a product development
scenario in which they calculated the nutritional facts for a new food product and design a new
package. Also they completed an aroma identification section, responded to customer inquiry
scenarios, identified sanitation errors in the food industry and common equipment used in a food
production facility, and completed a taste sensory test and flavor identification. Congratulations Respectfully Submitted, Emma Sutherly, Miami East-MVCTC FFA
Chapter Reporter
The Veteran’s Day Breakfast was a very big hit!
Miami East High School hosted a Veterans Day Breakfast on November 8th for all
Veterans and Active Military. Thanks to all who attended!
On behalf of the entire Miami East School District we would like to thank all of our
servicemen/women for their dedication to our country. Every day we should
remember the sacrifices that are being made on our behalf, so that we can remain
free and safe from those who would wish to do us harm. We thank you now and
always.
We think of what it means to be free and what it takes to maintain that freedom.
We thank you for your service, your dedication, and the sacrifice you and your
families have made on behalf of us, our country, and for Freedom.
Thanks to Mr. Unger, the Junior High Blue Crew Students, the High School
cafeteria Staff, and students across the District for their time and effort in
hosting this popular event!!
A Family in Need for Christmas?
Christmas is always a favorite time of year for many. For many families in the area,
Christmas does not come with the same fond memories and blessings. Miami East
continues the tradition of paying it forward. If you know of a family that could use
assistance during the Holidays please reach out and contact Dr. Rappold.
Bus Drivers Needed
Looking for a job that coincides with your son/daughter’s school schedule??? Bus
Drivers are a perfect job that will always coincide with your children’s school schedule! Do you
want to be a Bus Driver? Fill out an application today in the Miami East Board Office.
We always need conscientious and safe minded drivers.
A Note from your Miami East Education Foundation . . .
December 3 will be an extra-good day to donate to your Miami East Education Foundation
(MEEF). On this one day, from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m., The Troy Foundation (TTF) will match your
donation—our district will receive twice as much as you give! TTF will match any donation
from $5 - $250.
To take advantage of this opportunity, please hand-deliver your check to the Bravo Room at
Hobart Arena, Tuesday, December 3, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., the earlier the better. MEEF
representatives will be waiting to greet you!
The $100,000 The Troy Foundation is providing will be allocated on a first-come, first-served
basis, and many other local charitable organizations will be participating in this event. Please
help your Miami East Education Foundation take advantage of this generous offer.
Include the following Information on your check:
Any amount, $5 - $250 (Check can be for over $250 but only $250 will be matched.)
Payable to The Troy Foundation
Write on for/memo line: MEEF/Matching Gift
Girls on the Run Baby Blanket Drive
The Miami East Elementary Girls on the Run team would like to thank our Miami East
Community for their support of their service project. The 32 girls on the team selected their
service project this year and they wanted to collect baby blankets for an area hospital. The girls
set a goal of 75 to 100 blankets to donate to Upper Valley Medical Center Maternity Unit. The
girls fell a little short of their goal coming in at a total of 58 blankets. Through our community
support the girls were able to collect 18 plush baby blankets and 40 receiving baby blankets to be
donated to Upper Valley Medical Center Maternity Unit. Once again on behalf of the Miami East
Girls on the Run program we would like to thank you for your support.
Thank you,
Coach Woodward
2019 All-Cross County Conference Football Team
The following 9 Miami East Viking Football players were honored by being selected for
the 2019 All-Cross County Conference Football Team: Brad Wittenmyer -1st team defensive
back, Tyler Kirby – 1st team punter, Austin Francis – 1st team linebacker and 1st team running
back, Hunter Gross- 1st team offensive line, Nick LeValley – 2nd team running back, Jayden
Skeebey-2nd team defensive line, Aaron Lawrence – special mention, Dylan Williams – special
mention, and Daniel McCourt – special mention. Congratulation Vikings!
A lost ring was found on the track. If you lost a ring.. and believe this may
be yours please contact Mrs. Linda Deaton.
Member Receives FFA Jacket from Sponsor
Recently, Beck’s Superior Hybrids of Atlanta, Indiana donated an FFA jacket to a member of the
Miami East-MVCTC FFA Chapter. The jacket was made available through a special project of
the Ohio FFA Foundation. The Blue Jackets Program was founded to help new FFA members
earn their first FFA jacket. Participating FFA members pledge to meet the Blue Jacket Program
requirements and the jackets will be awarded to them.
Requirements of the Blue Jacket Program include attending two FFA events, completion of 10
hours of community service, submission of satisfactory plans for a Supervised Agricultural
Experience Program, service on an FFA Program of Activities committee, completion of a high
school agricultural education course, and attendance at 80% of the FFA chapter meetings.
Additionally, the members selected agree to maintain a positive and cooperative attitude. This
year there were 600 applicants statewide and 179 FFA jackets awarded.
Selected from Miami East-MVCTC FFA was Sumsaar Thapa. Sumsaar is a first year FFA
member at Miami East High School. She has attended numerous FFA activities including FFA
Meetings, the National FFA Convention and is preparing for the Novice Parliamentary
Procedures Career Development Event. Sumsaar is the daughter of Nisha Panday and Sanjeev
Thapa of Troy.
ONE CALL NOW
The Miami East School District will periodically utilize the One Call Now system to
relay information to parents. The alerts will be sent to your home phone number.
If you would like to switch your home phone number to a cell number instead…simply
Substitute Custodian Have you ever thought about being a substitute custodian? We are currently looking for substitute custodians that can be available on an as needed basis. If interested in becoming a custodian please send an email to Dr. Rappold @[email protected] or call at 937-335-7505
The Alumni Hall of Fame applications are currently available in the Board office. Each
year nominations for the Miami East Alumni Hall of Fame are sought from employees of the
district, alumni, and community members. Nominations should be sent to the Superintendent’s
office. Committee members who are selected by the superintendent will meet and review the
nominated candidates in March. The deadline for nominations is January 31, 2020.
The following criteria are used for selection of alumni candidates for Induction:
A. Outstanding achievement in vocational pursuits
B. Outstanding contributions in community and/or government affairs.
C. Meritorious recognition for some action taken or provided.
D. Significant philanthropic involvement.
BEWARE OF SCHOLARSHIP SCAMS
A good rule of thumb is “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!” All sources for
scholarship information are available at no cost. A Service that charges a fee is only doing the
same thing and finding out the same information that you can – for free.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Miami East Local Schools will hold its 32nd Annual Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner, Monday, December 9, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. at the Miami East High School Cafeteria. Please park in the back of the building and enter through the back door (Door #12). To be eligible to attend, you must be 60 years of age or older and live in the Miami East School District. For reservations, please call 335-7070, extension 3001, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Deadline for reservations is November 30, 2019.
Marching Band Concert
The Marching Band held their year-end concert. This was another great year by the
Marching Band! The Band Booster group continues to do a great job supporting these students!
Congratulations MEHS Academic Team who were Division Champions. MEHS won 4 of our 5 matches this past weekend.
Recently several members of the Miami East-MVCTC FFA Chapter competed in the District 5 FFA Job Interview Career Development Event held at Marion Local High School. The Job Interview Contest consists of designing a resume and cover letter, completing a job application, performing an interview, and composing a typed follow-up thank you note. Kearsten Kirby competed in the Division 4 (senior year) interview competition. She placed 8th in the district. There were 28 participants. Rylee Puthoff competed in the Division 3 (junior year) interview competition. She placed 4th in the district. There were 22 participants. Gretchen Stevens competed in the Division 2 (sophomore year) contest and placed 7th in the district. There were 25 participants. Isaac Beal competed in the Division 1 (freshman year) contest and placed 4th in the district. There were 21 participants.
Pioneer Electric
After nearly a decade, Pioneer Electric is bringing our Youth Tour back to area students. We are thrilled to once again offer this trip and hope you will help us spread the word and encourage your students to apply. Just make sure they are the son or daughter of a Pioneer member!
This all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C., is for one or two high school sophomores or juniors. It’s a week-long trip that gives high school students the opportunity to use leadership skills in addition to meeting with their congressional leaders at the U.S. Capitol, learning more about the cooperative business model, making new friends from across the state and country. They’ll also get to see many of the famous Washington, D.C., sites. Additional information and the application can be found at: https://www.pioneerec.com/its-back-youth-
tour-returns-pioneer-electric If you have any questions about the Youth Tour program please do not hesitate to reach out.
11-4-2019
2019-2020 Basketball Events
Friday, November 29 Urbana University "Knight of Give-a-ways
Saturday, December 7 Toys For Tots (Both Girls and Boys Games)
Saturday, December 14th Troy Pop Rocks (Halftime Varsity Game)
Tuesday, January 7th Riverside of Miami County (playing at halftime Res & Var
