School NewsHaysville Unified School District 261

September 2015Issue 1

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HMS Yearbook Program Receives AwardJostens, the leading producer of

yearbooks and student-created con-tent, announced that Haysville Middle School’s yearbook program has been named a 2015 Jostens’ National Year-book Program of Excellence.

The National Yearbook Program of Excellence recognizes engaging year-books that reflect a broad representa-tion of the student body while helping students develop 21st century skills such as communication, collaboration, and information and communication technologies (ICT) literacy.

Nancy Williams, HMS yearbook sponsor/advisor, said:

“This group started out at a distinct disadvantage. The previous year’s year-book had not been finished, and the 2015 book had not been as yet started when I was handed the program six weeks after the start of the year. The staff was committed to completing the book, marketing and selling the book, and trying to include all the students at the middle school in the book more than once. They not only met all dead-lines, but completed them early. We had to order more books at the end of the year because we sold out of the ones we ordered at the beginning of the school year. It was a crazy roller coast-er ride as a sponsor, but I wouldn’t have traded that experience for anything. I hope these kids learned just what they can accomplish even when all the odds are stacked against them.”

Jostens’ National Yearbook Pro-gram of Excellence Awards are pre-sented twice a year, in the spring and

Fall 2015 Homecoming candidates have been named for Campus High School’s Homecoming football game scheduled for Friday, October 2 against Salina Central High School. The game starts at 7 p.m. at Colt Stadium and the King and Queen will be named at halftime. Candidates are: (Front Row) Ashley Dodge; Hope Bohannon; Amanda Zavala; Naomi Agnew, Bobbie Call and Brooke Roberson. (Back Row) Connor Patter-son; Jonathan Greenlee; Greg Bentley, Jonathan Fleming; Grant Murphy and Colby Leeper.

Campus High School Homecoming Candidates

Haysville Middle School students that were on the 2015

staff are: (left to right) Madison Rockhill, Amanda

Hatfield, Emily Andrews,and Justin Winter.

Not Pictured: Maria Gonzales

Students at Campus High School that couldn't be in the

photo but were on staff last year: Editors Emily Curry and

Jayla Sporleder, Chelsey Titus, Jordan Campbell, Jacob Gal-

legos, Joey Luce, Alexis Weiss and Mariah Starks.

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District Names Seven New Administrators

Haysville USD 261 is announcing new administrative appointments for the 2015 – 2016 school year.

Angie Estell, Director of Special Education

Angie Estell is the new Director of Special Education replacing Becky Ce-zar who retired.

Estell came to Haysville USD 261 in 2004 to be a School Psychologist at Campus High School and Rex and Oatville Elementary Schools. In 2007, she was named the Assistant Director of Special Education, a position she held until assuming the duties as Di-rector of Special Education.

Estell has earned the following de-grees from Pittsburg State University: Specialist in Education, School Psy-chology; Master of Science, General Psychology and Bachelor of Science Justice Studies with a minor in Soci-ology. She has School Leadership Li-censure from Baker University and District Leadership Licensure from Wichita State University. Estell is cur-rently working on a Doctoral Degree in Education from Southwestern College.

“As I start my twelfth year in Haysville schools, I am delighted to be in the position as Director of Special Education,” Estell said. “The amount of passion and determination that not only special education staff, but all staff, infuse into instructing and sup-porting all students in our community is unimaginable. As a leader within

the district, I hope to continue to em-power, encourage, and inspire the staff to lead our students to excellence.”

Dr. Donna Ferguson, PrincipalFreeman Elementary School

Dr. Donna Ferguson has been named Principal of Freeman Elemen-tary School replacing Andi Williams who is now Superintendent South Bar-ber USD 255.

She comes to Haysville from Her-ington USD 487 where she served as Elementary Principal and Title I Direc-tor. Prior to that, she served as a Read-ing Specialist, Instructional Coach and Sixth Grade Language Arts Teacher at Wichita USD 259. Dr. Ferguson also taught in Plano, Texas and Blue Valley, Kansas.

Dr. Ferguson earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education and Doctor-al Degree in Education from Wichita State University, her Master of Arts De-gree in School Leadership from Baker University and her District Leadership Licensure at Friends University.

“I am excited about the opportu-nity to work in Haysville USD 261 as the Freeman Elementary Principal,” Dr. Ferguson said. "I am simply me…I have a passion for kids, a desire to serve our school and community and a will-ingness to be a life-long learner! This is going to be a great year at Freeman Elementary School and I am looking forward to serving you and your chil-dren.”

Josh Godwin, Director of Transportation

Josh Godwin was appointed as the new Director of Transportation re-placing B.J. Knudson who is now the District’s Executive Director of Opera-tions.

Before accepting the position, Godwin worked from 2006 - 2008 at Haysville Middle School and Cam-pus High School teaching computers, physical education and physical train-ing. He also coached basketball and football. He moved to Haysville West Middle School when it opened in 2008 serving as a Physical Training teacher and he was Head of the Electives De-partment. Godwin served as Head Football Coach, Head Boys Basket-ball Coach (2008 – 2009), Head Ten-nis Coach (2009 – 2011) and Assistant Track Coach (2013 – 2015).

He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education K – 12 at Wichita State University and a Master of Science Degree in School Leader-ship from Baker University.

“Every day I have an awesome op-portunity to do what I love to do. I’m able to build relationships, grow as a professional and have a blast doing it,” Godwin said.

Charla Heddin, Assistant Director of Special Education

Haysville USD 261 is announcing the appointment Charla Heddin as the

Angie Estell

Dr. Donna Ferguson

Charla Heddin

Josh Godwin

B. J.Knudson

BruceLolling

JenniferReed

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new Assistant Director of Special Edu-cation.

Heddin was Special Education Dis-trict Coordinator at Emporia Public Schools for the last four years. During her career, she has been a Special Edu-cation Teacher in the Sedgwick Coun-ty Cooperative, Harvey County Co-operative, Reno County Cooperative, Tri-County Cooperative and Marion County Cooperative.

Heddin was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Special Educa-tion and a Master of Education in Be-havior Disorders from Emporia State University. She has a Master of Educa-tion in Educational Leadership from Pittsburg State University. She will earn her Doctor of Education in Education-al Leadership in 2016 from Wichita State University

“I am delighted to be working in an environment where people are hap-py to be at work and where working doesn’t feel like a JOB,” Heddin said. “The Haysville Public Schools staff are just wonderful, so friendly.”

B.J. Knudson, Executive Director of Operations

B.J. Knudson has been appointed as Executive Director of Operations replacing Galen Davis who retired. Before accepting the new position, Knudson was the District’s Director of Transportation from 2011 to 2015 and he will remain the Energy Man-ager.

Knudson started his career in the District in 2001 when he hired as a para-educator in the I.D.E.A. room at Haysville Middle School. In 2002, he was hired as the Special Education teacher at HMS where he worked until he moved into the Director of Trans-portation position.

Knudson has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Secondary Education with

an emphasis in Social Sciences from Kansas State University and a Mas-ter’s Degree in Special Education from Wichita State University. He earned a Master of Science Degree in School Leadership from Baker University.

“I feel fortunate for the opportunity for advancement within USD 261. I have worn many hats throughout my 15 years and am excited to fulfill the capacity of Executive Director of Op-erations,” Knudson explained.Bruce Lolling, Campus High School

Assistant Principal.Bruce Lolling is the new Assistant

Principal at Campus High School re-placing Tracey Repp who retired.

Lolling was a Social Science Teach-er at Campus High School from 2005 – 2014. He accepted the position of Assistant Principal at Augusta Mid-dle School for the 2014 – 2015 school year. He was a Social Science teacher at Hutchinson High School 1995 – 1998 and McPherson High School 1998 – 2005.

Lolling earned a Bachelor of Sci-ence Degree in History from McPher-son College, Master of Arts in Ameri-can History from Emporia State and a Master of Science in School Leadership from Baker University.

“I am excited to be back in the Haysville School District as an Assis-tant Principal at Campus High School,” Lolling noted. “I learned a tremen-dous amount in my year away and am looking forward to applying my new knowledge alongside some long-stand-ing colleagues as well as many fresh faces. I am pleased with the improve-ments that have been approved in the recent bond election and am eager to see them come to fruition. I am happy that I have been given the opportunity to return to the building and district that I consider to be home.”

Jennifer Reed, K- 12 Curriculum and Assessment Coordinator

Jennifer Reed is the new K- 12 Cur-riculum and Assessment Coordinator replacing Pat Yorgensen who retired.

Reed was a Learning Facilitator, Ti-tle I Teacher and Fourth Grade Teacher at Nelson Elementary School 2002 – 2013. She accepted a job at Derby Hills Elementary School as Principal for the 2013 – 2014 school year. She returned to Haysville Public Schools in 2014 as a Learning Facilitator at Ruth Clark El-ementary School.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts De-gree in Elementary Education from Wichita State University, a Master of Arts Degree in Education: Emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction from Bak-er University and a Master of Science Degree in School Leadership from Baker University.

"I am beyond excited to start my new position,” Reed said. “It has always been a dream of mine to work with curriculum at the district level and to be given the chance to do so in such an extraordinary district as Haysville, is icing on the cake. Haysville USD 261 is such an innovative district and I am privileged to have the opportunity to contribute!"

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SPARK Program NowEnrolling Students

The Haysville SPARK program is now enrolling for the current 2015 - 2016 school year. The pro-gram is open to any incoming 6th, 7th and 8th grade students.

SPARK assists students with homework and tutoring as well as offering many fun activities. The cost is $100 for the entire school year. (Payment plans available.)

For more information, call Jenn Call at 680-5196 or Linda Long 554-2251, ext. 1409.

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Employee Injured Last Month Making Progress

From Dr. Mike Maurer, HMS PrincipalJulie Dombo has Heart! If you ever

saw the movie, The Replacements, (2000, Warner Bros.) when Coach Jimmy Mc-Ginty is asked “What will it take to come from behind and win?” he states, “Heart. It takes Heart!” his replacement quarterback, Shane Falco who had just been dumped due to the regular NFL players return, sees this on television and makes a triumphant return, leading the replacement players to a miraculous victory. Falco had Heart! Julie has this same passion, Heart, for the children she served at Haysville Middle School.

Julie and I came to Haysville Middle School together in 1996. I knew right away she had the same passion for the children served as I. As one would sit and watch her interact with the children, it was very obvi-ous that she had a passion, not a job. Julie wore many hats in her tenure at HMS; par-ent to children that needed one, friend to those that just needed an ear to listen, con-fidant to those with troubled lives, and go-between for those who needed to have the difficult conversations with their real par-ents about pieces of their lives that many did not know or understand.

Julie would teach the children she

served, a good way of life through the ac-tions she demonstrated every day. Julie loved these children, and the staff, as if they were her own family. At her retire-ment party, she stated that for many years she had been the loyal wife to her husband John and lived away from the rest of her family in Illinois. She had a deep desire to return to the family farm, with John, and be with her family. Family was very impor-tant to her, to me as well, and probably one of the biggest reasons she and I worked so well together.

I believe with all my Heart that Julie saved the lives of the other two individuals that happened to be in that AT&T store on August 11, and probably the lives of many more had the offender not be apprehend-ed. I know she has saved lives of children she got to work with here at HMS. AS I said in the beginning, Julie Dombo has Heart!

Morgan Sherman, HMS student from 2010 - 2013 and Campus High School

SophomoreI have a couple of memories I would

like to share with you about Mrs. Dombo.First I just want to start off by saying

how amazing a person she is. All three years that I attended Haysville Middle School, I was close to Mrs. Dombo. My sixth grade year I wasn't very social and I visited her office quite often for various reasons, but my seventh grade year I started making friends and I always got to go into her of-fice and play with all of her silly toys and we would just talk.

My eighth grade year was by far one of the best years I had ever had. Mrs. Dom-bo had a huge part of that. I was a Natu-ral Helper and a counselors aid my eighth grade year, so I continued to become with very close to Mrs. Dombo and Judy Hollis, Mrs. Dombo’s secretary.

Being a part of Natural Helpers allowed me to miss school to work on projects that would involve being in the counseling of-fice. Needless to say I spent a lot of time in there. There would be many times I would just go into her office and we would just talk about life.

For as long as I can remember I have wanted to be a counselor, so anytime I was

in the counseling office I would always be able to see what went on, but I also got to see how much hard work went into being the counselor. I also got to see how much Mrs. Dombo cared for others.

She always put others needs first and set her own needs aside. I think my entire eighth grade year she was probably only gone two or three days. She always came to school with a smile of her face ready to help anyone that needed it.

One thing I will never forget was dur-ing every passing period she would stand in the hallway and talk to everyone as they went from class to class. Being a leader and being there for anyone and everyone was very important to Mrs. Dombo and she al-ways tried to enforce that when we would talk. She always told me to stand for what I believe in and be a leader and to always do the right thing. I can’t even begin to imagine how much pain she is feeling right now, or how much pain her family is feel-ing having to go through this with her. I'm

Haysville USD 261 employee Julie Dombo was injured during a robbery of the AT&T Store in Derby on August 11.

Julie was a counselor at Haysville Mid-dle School from 1993 to 2014 when she re-tired. She recently returned to the District as a part-time employee.

The outpouring of prayers and sympa-thy have been greatly appreciated by the family. District schools collected get well cards from staff to send to the hospital. On Labor Day, Haysville Middle School hosted a blood drive by the American Red Cross to honor Julie with many of her friends from the District volunteering to work or donating blood.

Julie’s loved working with students in the HMS Counseling Office and as Spon-sor for the Natural Helpers.

Please read the tributes from HMS Principal Dr. Mike Maurer and several for-mer HMS students.

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so thankful that I got the opportunity to know Julie Dombo. I will continue to pray for you Mrs. Dombo and your family. I love you!!!

Kali Maynor, HMS student from 2005 - 2008 and Para-Educator at

Nelson Elementary SchoolMrs. Julie Dombo has greatly changed

and influenced hundreds of lives, mine included. Since I have known her, she has ALWAYS been a great leader and a posi-tive light and continuous friend. My year as a seventh grader was very difficult for me. I struggled with relationships within my family because I had divorced parents. Mrs. Dombo was such a tremendous help to me during that time. She let me vent as much as I needed and gave me the best advice I could use to make the changes I wanted to see in my relationships at home.

I knew at a young age I wanted to be a leader so when I reached eighth grade at Haysville Middle School, I knew being part of the Natural Helper program was the an-swer. There is where I really developed my best and strongest character traits that set me up for greater opportunities and I give a lot of the credit to Mrs. Dombo.

I continued to stay in leadership pro-grams throughout high school as well. Mrs. Dombo and I kept in touch and she continued to encourage me and all things in my life. She even took the time to send me a graduation card after high school and praised me for my hard work and comple-tion of my first college degree.

What I love most about her is that she still tells me how proud of me she is. It's such a dear feeling to know that someone is paying attention to the moments in your life and go out of their way to commend you for your hard work.

I know I thanked her before for all that she has done for me and the great influence she has had in my life. For people like Mrs. Dombo, you really cannot express it well enough, especially when you must remem-ber that you're only one person of many she's helped.

She's dedicated her life and time to helping many people and based on the amount of friends, family and strangers

out there that have shown their support by donating money for her recovery, send-ing best wishes and prayers amongst other things it's safe to say that Mrs. Dombo defi-nitely found her calling in life.

It amazes me her strength as she con-tinues to fight for her life. She is making great progress in her recovery and now I can say I am proud of her. I am continually praying for her and her family. May God's divine power give them and Mrs. Dombo strength as the days pass.

Cooper Clark, HMS student from 2005 - 2006 and currently is a teacher at

Haysville Middle SchoolAll I can really say about Julie is that she

is one of the first people that identified me as a "leader" in the school setting. I mean, growing up as Ruth Clark's grandson, at least in this community, comes with a lot of expectations, but I never tried to use that; I wanted to make my own mark.

At HMS, I kind of flew in under the ra-dar, but Julie, along with the other counsel-ors, told me I could be a "Natural Helper". Which, in a way, planted the seeds for my future goals to become a teacher.

Krystle Strelow, HMS student from 2000 - 2003 currently is a teacher at

Haysville Middle SchoolIt has been a long time since I have had

any interactions with Mrs. Dombo, but there is one thing that always stands out in my mind about her. You always knew what you were going to get.

Mrs. Dombo is the kind of lady that you know she loves you, but you also know you are going to hear the truth. She was always REAL, and as an adult, I have so much re-spect for that kind of outlook on life.

I remember her being very involved and present during my time at HMS. She always cared that we were having a good day, and helped us work through tough times that we were facing. When we had our "this is the end of the world" moments, she never made us feel like we were just young kids, but always validated us and helped us maneuver through with class and tact. At that age and time, we didn't know what we had in her as a counselor, but as adults, we cherish those moments when she taught us life's lessons. For this reason, she will never know the magnitude of her impact.

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Julie Dombo gives Marion Renner from Haysville Community Out-reach a fundraiser check from the Natural Helpers.

Above, Julie Dombo with former HMS counselor Ron Reynolds. Be-low, Julie as a cheerleader during an Assessment Rally in April 2011.

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The very first graduating class of In-ternational Baccalaureate (IB) students wrapped up their two years of hard work last May and received exam re-sults this summer.

The IB students earned over $700,000 in college scholarship of-fers and were admitted to many of the country’s most selective schools. Stu-dents received admission offers to the following schools just to name a few:Emory University (GA); Grinnell Col-lege (IA); St. Olaf College (MN); Sarah Lawrence College (NY); New College of Florida (FL); Cornell College (IA);William Jewell College (MO); Tulsa University (OK); Savannah College of Art and Design (GA); Clark Univer-sity (MA); Austin College (TX); Drury University (MO); Drake University (IA); Eckerd College (FL); Washing-ton and Lee University (VA); Bradley University (IL); Franklin and Marshall University (PA); Creighton University (NE); University of Puget Sound (WA); and University of Arkansas (AR)

Students are attending the following universities this fall: Clark University; Sarah Lawrence College; Emory Uni-versity; Savannah College of Art and Design; Eckerd College in St. Peters-burg, FL; Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO; Armstrong Atlan-tic State University in Savannah, GA; Emporia State University in Emporia, KS; Newman University in Wichita, KS; Friends University in Wichita, KS; Wichita State University in Wichita, KS; University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS; and Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS

The International Baccalaureate curriculum is highly regarded as the most rigorous high school program available in the United States and is recognized by colleges and universi-ties as such. The program provides the skills needed to perform at high levels

IB Students Receive Scholarship Offers

in college or in the workforce, and IB graduates experience a tremendous amount of success at the post-second-ary level completing degree require-ments earlier and in greater numbers than non-IB students. Research on the post-secondary success of IB students can be found at www. Ibo.org.

Campus High School is proud to be one of only 867 high schools in the US offering this incredible program. If you have any questions about the IB program, or would like further infor-mation, please contact IB coordinator Joe Sailors at 554-2236 or jsailors@usd261.com.

During Group 4 Symposium last February, International Baccalaureat stu-dents (from left) Leah Rymer, Rachel Lacalle, and Trisha Patel displayed their project examing how different genres of music affect blood pressure. The symposium gives students the opportunity to display their Group 4 projects completed during the junior year. The project is a science experi-ment designed to give students from different science courses the oppor-tunity to work together using knowledge from both disciplines. Leah was enrolled in Chemistry and Rachel and Trisha are in the Sport, Exercise and Health Science class. Their experiments are conducted and completed entirely outside of class and scored as part of their internal assessment grade for IB.

In October, Campus High School will be again selling selected men’s, women’s and children’s apparel and gear at a discounted price. An an-nouncement will be sent out to parent’s email listed on PowerSchool. Also a notice will be posted on the district website and on Facebook.

Campus High School To Sell Under Armour in October

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Haysville Community Out-reach is a non-profit organization founded in 1996 to serve families in the Haysville School District dur-ing the holiday season. Residents of Haysville USD 261 who qualify can apply for Thanksgiving and Christ-mas assistance.

This year, applications for as-sistance will be taken on Saturday, October 3 and Saturday, October 10, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the West Haysville Baptist Church, 141 N. La-mar in Haysville.

Applications for Christmas only will be taken on Saturday, Novem-ber 14 from 1 to 3 p.m. THESE ARE THE ONLY DATES APPLICA-TIONS WILL BE TAKEN.

Salvation Army income guide-lines will be used to determine eligi-bility. Applicants must bring proof of identification and the following: social security card for each mem-ber living in the household; proof of income for the last 60 days for each adult member of the household (2 months of payroll check, SRS/Social Security statement, medical cards, copies of unemployment checks, etc.); proof of address (current driv-ers license or utility bill mailed in the last 30 days). If reason for ap-plication is recent loss of work, bring proof of expenditures, gas, electric, water, car payment, mortgage, etc.

Thanksgiving baskets will be dis-tributed on Saturday, November 14 from 9 to 11 a.m. Christmas distri-bution will be Saturday, December 12 from 9 to 11 a.m.

OutreachAcceptingApplications

New Haysville Middle School Math teacher Krystle Strelow didn’t have to learn her way around HMS when she reported for her first day on the job. She attended HMS when she was a stu-dent in the district.

Strelow thought she would start the school year off with a hands-on activity to teach her ‘ratios & proportions’ unit to seventh grade students.

“Prior to the project we had dis-cussed enlarging and shrinking ratios in order to make things proportional,” Strelow noted. “We talked about SO many careers that might involve this kind of work such as engineering, drafting, designing, artist, production and so many more.”

To make the lesson fun, Strelow asked her students to bring in the wrapper from their favorite candy and draw a centimeter grid over the top.

“Next I gave each student legal sized paper and asked them to enlarge their

Former HMS Student Now A Teacher

candy wrappers to that sized paper making sure everything was propor-tional,” she said.

Strelow’s creative use of an everyday item made the lesson meaningful for her students.

HMS Math Teacher Krystle Strelow displays the enlarged version of the candy wrappers made by her stu-dents.

Seneca Bowl owner Derek Frazier (back row left) was recently at Oatville Elementary School to present a check for $1,000 to Oat-ville Principal Shane Dent (back row right). Dent indicated the grant money would be used to benefit the physical education classes. Oatville had been selected as one of 50 winners in the 2015 Bowl-ing to School Grant Program through Kids Bowl Free. Oatville was selected as a winner out of approximately 15,000 school nominated.

Oatville Elementary Wins $1,000 Grant

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District News BriefsCHS Advanced Theatre Students Present Play On October 10 & 11

The School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, or military status, in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities. Any person having inquiries concerning Haysville Public School's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), or Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), may contact the Assistant Superintendent for Personnel, Dr. Michael Clagg, 1745 W. Grand, Haysville, KS 67060, 554-2200.

Haysville USD 261 Non-Discrimination Policy

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on Twitter, Facebook and our News Blog. Follow us to get news about the District.

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Campus High School Advanced Theatre will present “The Orphan Train” on October 10 at 7 p.m. and October 11 at 2 p.m.

Tickets will be $5 at the door. Doors will open one hour before performance and the Mane Stage Maniacs will be performing a short improv show approximately 30 minutes before curtain.

The play tells the story of nine orphans on an “orphan train” that left New York City on May 28, 1914. The train travels to Midwestern towns in search of homes, any homes, anywhere for the orphaned and unwanted children.

There’s Mary, Evie, spunky Pegeen, Annie and Little Lucy, a quiet one. Other orphans include Frank (who later becomes Frankie, a small girl), Raymond, Lucky and Danny the song-and-dance boy. And there are the men and women hoping for children. The lonesome whistle wails as the train chugs between encounters of anxiety, laughter, wistfulness, rejection and acceptance. Eight stories unfold, each a mem-orable surprise.

(Top photo) CHS Colts player Tyler Godwin read to Isi-ah Morris, 4th grade. (Bottom photo) Demetrius Schley, a junior on the Colts Football Team, listens as Saddie Amaya, 3rd grade read The Cat In The Hat by Dr. Seuss.

Five to ten Campus High School football players and cheerleaders are going to Rex Elementary School every Fri-day to help Rex students with their reading skills.

Colts Assistant Coach Darral Garner has been pleased with the way the program is working.

“We are planning to introduce the idea to other sports to get it to continue through the year,” Garner said. “I would also like to expand it to other elementary schools. I think it is extremely valuable to both high school and elementary school students. I have heard nothing but positive feedback from both groups. Let me know if you have any other ques-tions.”

Campus Colts Help Rex Students With Reading

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District News Briefs

Hayville USD 261 recognized employees with Service Awards at the District’s Annual Inservice held on August 7 at Campus High School.

FIVE YEARSSavannah Bazil, Amanda Brazill, Korina Claar, Michael

Cox, Joann Crouse-Burns, Candy Currie, Herbert Dan-durand, Heather Daniel, Amber Dougan, Jonathan Dravis, Kevin Emerson, Linda England, Andrea Hill, Michael Hill, Marita Holton, Lillian Hunter, Chantel Johnson, Zachary Kliewer, Kimberly Lowry, Christopher Mason, Kayla Nel-son, Lyndsay Ohmie, Erika Richardson, Jenifer Streif, Debra Vance

TEN YEARSJennifer Arellano, Rosie Engelbrecht, Micah Friesen,

Scott Griffitt, Cynthia Haskell, Evelyn Hathaway, Russell Herman, Sally Holliday, Wanda Ingram, Lori Jackson, John Krider, Bruce Lolling, Bret Long, Michele Mackey, Jennifer Mason, Donna Mayfield, Tami Meek, Jonathan Melugin, Regina Miller, Frances Morgan, Mary Parker, Brenda Riffee, Laura Rowley, Cathy Sanderson, Keith Schmanke, Jennifer Schroeder, Jamie Seeney, Sean Seeney, Crystal Smith, Jason Soupene, Kimberly Thompson, Rebecca Warkins, Windy Wellner, Susan Wolf, Pamela Yockey, Terri Zehr

15 YEARSCatherine Branum, Nancy Cain, Bryan Clasen, Marcia

Craft, Cindy Creekmore, Samantha Glover, Denise Goe-bel, Judy Hollis, Myra Jacobs, Sonya Kostner, Misty Long, Helen McLean, Tammy Pennington, Chris Pinaire, Michelle Powers, Randy Pretzer, Ronda Robinson, Rebecca Rogers, Joseph Schermuly, Charles Schofield, Michelle Steen, Jill Ward, Debbie Wood

20 YEARSCindy Dickerson, Mary Gregory, Marguerite Hutchens,

Lori Kanaga, Cheryl McConnell, Susan Mieske, Karen Mor-phew, Deacon New, Robert Pounds, Crysta Snow, Labrenda Swain

25 YEARSDon Gamble, Gina Lee, Linda Sexton, Star Smith, Paula

Voigt30 YEARSDavid Balsters and William Wycoff35 YEARSKimberly Hall, Steve Miller, James Stenholm, Jetta Wil-

liams

District Honors Employees

You are your child’s first and best teacher! Parents As Teachers is a nationally recognized program which has been in the Haysville School District since 1993. Recent re-search has shown that the experiences you give your child in years from birth to three are critical for success later on in school and in life!

To learn more about what Parents As Teachers has to offer, visit our website at www.usd261.com/pat or call the office at 554-2303.

Tri-City Pancake FeedTri-City Day School is hosting its Fourth Annual Pan-

cake Feed at the Fall Festival on Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October 18 from 7 to 11:30 a.m.

The cost is $5.50 per person for all you can eat pancakes and 2 sausages, orange juice, milk or coffee. Each additional sausage is 75 cents.

Tri-City staff will be serving breakfast in the Lions Club Shelter at Riggs Park.

After breakfast, you can purchase raffle tickets on bas-kets and gifts. All proceeds benefit students at Tri-City Day School.

Campus High School’s International Baccalaureate Pro-gram students are sponsoring the Cystic Fibrosis 5K Color Run on Saturday, October 3 at 9 a.m. at - CHS.

The cost to participate is $30 until September 28 and $40 after September 28th/day of run T-shirts are included - but shirts/sizes are not guaranteed after the September 28.

Money must be paid & turned in with application (Make checks payable to Campus High School.)

For more information or questions email - CFColor-Run5k@gmail.com.

IB Program Color Stampede

2015 Future Cheer ClinicCampus High School Varsity Cheerleaders will be host-

ing their annual Future Cheer Clinic on Wednesday and Thursday, October 7 and 8 from 6 - 7 p.m.

Clinic fee of $20 includes a t-shirt. The clinic is open to students in Pre-K to 6th Grade.

Girls will be instructed by CHS Varsity Cheerleaders and the Clinic will be held at Campus High School GYM #1.

Performance will be Friday, October 9 at the Campus High School Football Game starting at 7 p.m.

For more information, call Pam Burkett—554-2240.

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Take advantage of a FREE workshop at the Learning Center. Workshops are open to ALL USD 261 employees, Board of Education members, and substitute staff.

If you are needing to relicense soon or would like to move over on the pay scale, all of the classes are available for graduate credit through Baker University (2 full day work-shops = 1 graduate credit = $75).

Check out our website at - http://usd261.com/wordpress/the-learning-center. Our Calendar of Events and workshop brochures are available there.

Please visit the link above, click on the workshop you are interested in, and click the “Register” button! You can also email Dartha at dlewis@usd261.com to register if you prefer. All activities are on the My Learning Plan district catalog if you would like to take them for re-licensure points. Enroll-ing in an activity through My Learning Plan does not regis-ter you for the workshop.

*= Graduate Credit Available! Workshop times are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.

District News BriefsClasses At The Learning Center

*Microsoft Word 2013 – September 30 (8 a.m.-noon)*Advanced Mimio Training – October 1

*Facilitation Tools & Tips: “Be A Creative Trainer” – October 7*CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)/AED (Automatic Exter-

nal Defibrillator) Certification – October 14 (12-3 p.m.)*Elementary Mini Science Lessons – October 27

*Microsoft Publisher 2013 – October 28 (8 a.m.-noon)*Office 365 Part 1 – November 4 (8:30-11:30 a.m.)*Office 365 Part 2 – November 4 (12:30-3:30 p.m.)*Time & Productivity Management – November 5

*The Flipped Classroom – November 12*Dinah Zike Foldables – November 17

*PowerPoint Part 1 – December 2 (8:30-11:30 a.m.)*PowerPoint Part 2 – December 2 (12:30-3:30 p.m.)

*Teaching Math With Manipulatives – January 14, 2016*Teachers Pay Teachers Level 2 – January 19, 2016

*Classroom Cooking – January 20, 2016*Crucial Conversations – January 26, 2016

*Addictions And The Family – January 27, 2016 (8:30-11:30 a.m.) *Symbaloo – January 28, 2016 (8:30-11:30 a.m.)

*OneNote – February 3, 2016*Remind 101 Communication Tool – February 24, 2016 (8:30-

11:30 a.m.)*Windows 10 – March 2, 2016

*Interactive Notebooks In A Math Classroom – March 24, 2016*Twitter For Education – April 13, 2016

*Picaboo In The Classroom – June 15, 2016*HUDL – July 7, 2016

*Bal-A-Vis-X Levels 1 & 2 – July 26 & 27, 2016 (8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.)

The annual Haysville West Middle School 8th Grade trip to Washington, D.C. is scheduled for May 31-June 4, 2016. HWMS is still taking enrollment and for more information Don Gamble at dgamble@usd261.com or 554-2370 ext. 1506.

“Our first day is spent touring the original James-town Settlement and the recreations of the Indian vil-lage and fort at Jamestown,” Gamble said. “The fol-lowing morning we spend at Colonial Williamsburg, a town a mile long that has been preserved and filled with historical actors making the town seem like it is the late 1700’s.”

After the tour of Jamestown, the group will leave for the District of Columbia area and spend the remain-ing three days seeing all of the Washington, DC monu-ments, memorials and museums.

“Its 5 days and 4 nights of go, go, go and the kids are exhausted when they get home but they have created the memories of a lifetime,” Gamble said.

Haysville USD 261 students were recognized by the own-ers of the local Baskin-Robbins for their ability to make award-winning milkshakes. Haysville Middle School student Lilliana Easterby, a 6th grader at Haysville Mid-dle School, won first place and Phillip Markum, an 8th grader at Tri-City Day School, took second place.

HWMS Trip Scheduled for 2016

CHS 2016 Project Graduation is hosting a fundraiser Pancake Feed & Silent Auction serving Chris Cakes at the HMS Cafeteria

on October 3 from 9 a.m. to NoonCost: $7 a plate for all you can eat

pancakes & sausage

Project Graduation Pancake Feed

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District News BriefsWelcome New Classified Staff

Administration BuildingSomthara Choup

TransportationWilliam Alvis, Sherry Bradford, Karla Dieffenbacher, Kaci Donham, and Stanley Weir

Campus High SchoolDaphne Betzen, Jim Burkett, Hollie Cope, Shaunda Gott, Cori Hamm, Sara Jolliff, Kaitlyn Loffland, Cody Martin, Robert Phillips, Alicia Sanchez, and Jacqueline Solis

Freeman Elementary SchoolMylain Anthis, Chelsea Frazier, Erica Osborne, and Annie Roth

Haysville High SchoolLaura L. Israel

Haysville Middle SchoolShannon Commons, Shelli R. Lanphier, and Rachel Vasques

Haysville West Middle SchoolTeresa Davis and Shaila Zaman

Oatville Elementary SchoolRachel Barkley, Kathleen Garrison, Sophia Hernandez, and Andrea Horning

Prairie Elementary SchoolCrystal Arrington, Amy McCoskey, Stacey Storlie, Kel-ly Williams, and Stephanie Young

Rex Elementary SchoolNora Cepdea Steven G. Dezotell, Holly Easterby, Ash-ley Germes, Jene’ Menzies, Joni Smith, Marisol Umana, and Diane Whalen

Ruth Clark Elementary SchoolLucille Hughey, Autumn Kirkpatrick-Coleman, Kelly M. Stamps, and Vada Valeska

Tri-City Day SchoolTracy L. Martin and William Neugent

Somthara (Som) Choup, a 2015 graduate of Campus High School, was hired as a PC Technician in the Dis-trict’s IT Department. In this position, he will be in all of our buildings for various task such as troubleshooting and repairing computer systems. Please welcome all of our new classified staff.

in fall for yearbooks delivered during the school year. The Award was presented to the Haysville Middle School

yearbook program for achieving the defined criteria in each of three following categories: creating an inclusive yearbook, generating school engagement, and successfully managing the yearbook creation process.

“Yearbooks connect students’ hearts and minds to the school story, school year experiences, and the community to memorialize moments that matter. Jostens is proud to recognize yearbook staffs and advisers who create engaging yearbooks that tell the story of their school communities,” said Murad Velani, chief operating officer, Jostens.

The Haysville Middle School yearbook program received a plaque to display in the yearbook area and a banner to dis-play in school so the entire school community will be aware of the outstanding achievement.

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Haysville USD 261 uses SchoolMessenger as its parent no-tification system. It is vital parents/guardians list current email address and telephone number so we can share important in-formation with you. Parent contact information may be updat-ed in PowerSchool or by personnel at our individual schools.

Please Update Contact Information

Administration BuildingCharla Heddin, Assistant Director, Special Education

Campus High SchoolSusan Caywood, Math; Jacob Ditton, Special Educa-tion; Patricia Johnson, Science; Bruce Lolling, Asstis-tant Principal; Darrin May, Math; Amy McCormack, Language Arts; Kimberly McWilliams, Chemistry; Barbara Petik, Psychologist; Michael Richter, Social Studies; Terri Shurtleff, Language Arts; and Kendra Stuever, Spanish

Freeman Elementary SchoolDonna Ferguson, Principal

Haysville High SchoolDiane Gross, Math

Haysville Middle SchoolAnna Calven, Special Education; Cassandra Boucher, FACS; Shari Brown, Special Education; Cooper Clark, Science; Kathy Gann, Special Education; Vanessa Jaba-ra, Reading; Alecia Smith, Science; and Krystle Strelow, Math

Haysville West Middle SchoolNancy Reece, Media Specialist; Somer Schmidt, Health; Pamela Schrader, Reading; and Alana Whitney, Span-ish

Nelson Elementary SchoolKaitlin Buck, 3rd Grade; Crystal Means, Counselor;

and Julie Richert, Vocal MusicOatville Elementary School

Corinne Dunn, 3rd Grade; Sara Johnson, 2nd Grade; and Amy Stanley, 4th Grade

Prairie Elementary SchoolLorielle Slates, Kindergarten

Rex Elementary SchoolBrylee Beiswanger, 3rd Grade; and Tammy Fleming, Early Childhood; and Larry Shepherd, 3rd Grade

Ruth Clark Elementary SchoolHeidi Mead, 2nd Grade

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District News BriefsWelcome New Certified Staff

Photo 1

Photo 2 Photo 3

Photo 4During Certified Staff Orientation, new staff members are treated to lunch and introduced to administrators from all the building. At the end of the lunch, a draw-ing is held for plants that decorated each table. Pho-to 1: Attending the lunch were Julie Richert, Brylee Beiswanger, Kaitlin Buck and Amy Stanley. Plant win-ners were: Jacob Ditton (Plant 2); Barbara Petik (Photo 3) and Cooper Clark (Photo 4).