Month: February 2017

Awakening Minds visits LBES classroom

On February 7, 2017 Awakening Minds made a return visit to Mrs. Hamilton’s classroom.  This time Miss Megan, our art instructor, helped us paint a beautiful Valentine’s Night sky.  The children are always so proud of their artwork, even naming each painted piece that they create.  This experience has been enlightening and exciting for the children and teachers involved.  We are so grateful to Awakening Minds for providing this wonderful therapeutic art experience for the children.  Mr. Burkett, Mr. Horstman, and Mrs. Smith have all had the opportunity to visit during these amazing art sessions.  A huge thank you to Awakening Minds and Miss Megan who provide this terrific experience for the students.

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LBHS and LBMS Honor Roll

Congratulations to all students who made the honor roll for the second quarter!

Seniors 4.0 Grade Point Average
Klaire Alge
Sydney Barton
Jackson Bishop
Samantha Borgerson
Hanna Brown
Sydney Brown
Sydni Colchagoff
Jennifer Fleck
Ethan Frankart
Taylor Garlock
Laura Harper
Viktoria Harter
Jensen Hiegel
Kyle Hohman
Meghan Hyre
Clayton Lenhart
Josilyn Lieb
Gabrielle Lyon
Avonlea Miller
Madelyn Miller
Sophia Norden
SENIORS contíd
Amanda Puthoff
Leah Recker
Taylor Roeder
Remington Rosenberger
Maggie Rucki
Maria Streacker
Olivia Stuck
Gabriel Trautman
Makenzie Van Den Eynde

Seniors 3.2 Grade Point Average
Deanna Aguado
Cody Bachorik
Meghan Bartel
Shelby Baumlein
Schelby Beach
Emily Best
Andrew Blackburn
Allen Bracy
Nickolas Burner
James Chandler
Zarina Dillon
Matthew Dunn
Neal Evans
Heidi Fox
Tyler George
Jordan Gottschalk
Alysia Gutierrez
Caisey Hardy-Fowler
Kitsommad Kaedaeng
Brynn Kinsinger
Sarah Knight
Sydney Lasiter
Elliott Logsdon
Brendan Miller
Brea Minnich
SENIORS contíd
Jacob Nichols
Brooke Peplinski
Melody Proehl
Kaytlynn Smelcer
Tyler Smith
Nicolas Spieker
Wyatt Young

Juniors 4.0 Grade Point Average
Emileigh Allen
Asa Baird
Lindsey Bishop
Olivia Christiansen
Jordan Clagg
Kaitlyn Clouse
AJ Dobbins
Jenna Flick
Tonya Frankart
Carson Garlock
Emma Grubinski
Abigail Heldman
Griffin Hohman
Megann Hohman
Conner Johannigman
Jessica LaFontaine
Alexa Lenhart
Lydia Mattingly
Hannah Otley
Kaylee Puthoff
Clarissa Ramirez
Emma Swisher
Katelin Veenstra

Juniors 3.2 Grade Point Average
Preston August
Eliza Brisbin
Gannon Darrach
Tyler Dillon
Christopher Dole
Kacey Durliat
Cierra Espinoza
Tyler Gioffredo
Conor Greer
Mason Greer
Corrine Groves
Hannah Holley
Zoe King
Erin Lay
Sydney Lease
Amaya Mars
Adrienne Masterlasco
Sydney McMonigal
Mackenzie Murphy
Robert Musselman
Rafael Naranjo Garcia
Lexi Ostrander
Sydney Plesec
William Poling
Owen Rath
Justin Risner
Ellory Schroeder
Kathryn Smith
Alice Thomas
Grant Vermilya

Sophomores 4.0 Grade Point Average
Noah Aschemeier
Eleanor Bishop
Alyson Carpenter
Gina DeMarsh
Mitchell Estep
Chelsey Hartley
Kathryn Hooper
Taylor Johannigman
Sophie Johnson
Logan Kizer
Brandon Maas
Lucas Mattingly
Chloe Miller
Kaelyn Payment
Paige Peplinski
Abby Reynolds
Savanah Richards
Keith Sansalone
Cameron Schroeder
Brooke Slezak
Kristen Streacker
Luke Sunderman
Molly Walker
Trent Ward
Chloe Wright

Sophomores 3.2 Grade Point Average
Dalton Alexander
Drew Broerman
Madison Brown
Camden Courtney
Kobi Cupp
Emma Fannin
Megan Fisher
Diego Flores
Elijah Freed
Hannah Gazette
Tara Gleason
Elise Heidlebaugh
Jenna Lease
Grant Lentz
Katelyn Lewis
Arissa Looney
Nicolas Petrella
Ashley Puthoff
Jacob Reindel
Grace Schlumbohm
Adriana Stewart
Eve Stump
Maya Trautman
Grant Umbs
Chelsea Weadock

Freshman 4.0 Grade Point Average
Brian Ajala
Reanna Baxter
Julia Bell
Jonathon Cade
Cody Collert
Sydney Crossman
Michael Erdeljac
Abigail Hatch
Chloe Kin
Callie Kisseberth
Michael Kotey
Luke McDonald
Audrey Murphy
Emma Otley
Madeline Parmelee
Dalton Reiter
Alissa Rhodes
Rebecca Wilkins

Freshman 3.2 Grade Point Average
Bryce Ajala
Avery Ayers
Madalyn Barker
Braydon Beucler
Timothy Borgerson
Benjamin Boutwell
Lauren Clifford
Savannah Crossman
Katelyn DePuy
Raegan Doolittle
Caitlin Elseser
Collin Gaerke
Joseph Grubinski
Philip Hubbuch
Abygail Kettels
Lily Kintner
Veronica Kitchen
Adelei Kolan
Seth Lasiter
Ayden Makowski
Alfredo Maldonado
Ashley Miller
Tesla Moneer
Mickalla Myers
Austin Newell
Alexis Ponx
Derek Puthoff
Wysteria Quiroga
Brianna Reeves
Kevin Rickle
Jordan Roeder
Mallory Schloemp
Schylar Shepherd
Gabrielle Smith
FRESHMEN contíd
Sydnie Starr
Alexis Sutherland
Izaak Sutton-Parker
Zachary Tinman
Mia Trevino
Mattie Vermilya
Skylea Vucco
Jenee Webb
Taylor Young

Eighth Grade All A Honor Roll
JASON ALFORD
SOPHIE ASCHEMEIER
LOGAN CUPP
NATHANIEL DIRE
ELIZABETH EBERHARD
KADEN EBERT
KYLIE EVANS
TARYN GREEN
ALLISON HOOPER
LAUREN KERN
NOAH LYON
GREG MUSSELMAN
JOSH REINDEL
ALEXIS RICKENBACHER
JADA SIEBENECK
BENJAMIN SPIESS
BRAYDEN TODD
TAYLOR WARD

Eighth Grade All A/B Honor Roll
CALEB AUKERMAN
JAYDELYN BAILEY
HAILEY BALICKI
GAVIN BEACH
TAYLOR BECK
JOSEPHINA BOUAPHAKEO
CORALETHA BRICKMAN
LUKE BROERMAN
HUNTER BURKETT
IZZY BURMAN
COLE BUSCH
CONNOR CLAGG
NOAH COFFMAN
MARCUS CRIBLEZ
ROBBIE CROSSMAN
ALEXANDER DILLON
LINCOLN EBERT
MAYRA GARCIA-ROLON
TRINITY GASSER
MORGAN GIBSON
KYLIE GIOFFREDO
RACE GORRELL
BRYAN HAAS
GABE HARDY-FOWLER
LUKA HEILMAN
MARY HOLLEY
AUSTIN KERN
CHLOE KERN
STEVEN KINTNER
DAVID MACE
RUBY MAITRAN
EVAN MCMONIGAL
ALEXIS NAGY
ELI NICHOLS
AARON PAYMENT
KEATON RATH
DANIKA RENTZ
MAYA RICKLE
MOSES ROMERO
DYLAN SCHIMMOELLER
BROOKE SCHROEDER
CODY SHULAW
MIA SIFERD
JACK SLEZAK
LAUREN SMITH
AMBER STEVENS
HANAH THOMPSON
CASSIE WARNER
SPENCER WOLFORD
KYLER WRIGHT

Seventh Grade All A Honor Roll
OLIVIA BODIE
CHASE COLLERT
KELSEY CONKRIGHT
ZANE DAVIS
SYDNEY ELSESER
JOSEPH GERKEN
IZZY GRANGER
SPENCER HUBBUCH
ZACH RICKENBACHER

Seventh Grade All A/B Honor Roll
AMELIA ALTMAN
ABBY AYERS
CLARA BAKER
ALANA BIRKEMEIER
ABIGAIL BORGERSON
CONNOR BOYD
BROOKLYNN BROWN
TOBY COLLERT
COLLIN CRAIG
JENNA DAJCZAK
BRENNAN DARRACH
BROOKE DEETER
KAITLIN FLORES
SAUL FLORES
SHILOH FOLTZ
BRANDON GAERKE
KENDRA GARDINE
MARISSA GREEN
AUSTIN HANNI-WELLS
JOSHUA HAPNER
CHLOE HEIDLEBAUGH
LEXIS HEIDLEBAUGH
OWEN HENDRICKS
ABIGAIL HOHMAN
ADELINE KERN
WALLY KINTNER
CARSON KISSEBERTH
ALEXIS KRAMB
EASTON KURTZ
ALIVIA LANAGAN
SAVANNAH LEASE
CADEN LEMONS
KEN MAITRAN
BRICE MCDANIEL
SHELBY MODD
TREY MOSER
BRETT OGBORN
KILEE PERKINS
JACOB PRESSEL
PEYTAN RENTZ
LOGAN RICKER
OLIVIA RICKLE
AUDREY RISNER
JORDAN SNIDER
ANDREW THOMAS
JALEN TITUS
BEN TRAUTMAN
MASON TUTTLE
ADYSON WILCOX

Sixth Grade All A Honor Roll
REGAN ALEXANDER
ETHAN BAUER
KADEN BOUTWELL
R.J. COLDREN
TIMOTHY FOLK
LILLIAN FRAKES
LUCY GABLE
DAMON GASSER
GAVIN GILLIG
JENNA GREEN
RAYLEIGHA HARVEY
HAILEY HOCHSTETTLER
RILEY IRWIN
EMMA KERN
KARMEN MAKOWSKI
ALLY MICHAEL
DEVIN MONTALBINE
KAYLEN NIESE
ALLYSON REITER
SABLE SIEBENECK
CLAIRE SPIESS
JADA TODD

Sixth Grade All A/B Honor Roll
OLIVIA ABBOTT
JOANNA ALNAQEEB
OLIVIA CARMEAN
KELSEY CHIOW
CALEB COLLERT
JONATHAN COOK
CONNER CRIBLEZ
DAVID DEVINCENTIS
CASON DOOLITTLE
CHLOE DORN
KAITLYN EYINK
LIAM FAGAN
LOGAN FLICK
KIMBERLY GAGLE
RODRIGO GARCIA-GUZMAN
KAMERON GARLOCK
LINCOLN GARLOCK
ALEXUS GRILLIOT
NOAH HEILMAN
VAEDA HEIZMAN
HANNAH HISS
EMILY KALTENBACH
GRACIE KERN
BRADLEY KISSEBERTH
JENNALYNN KISSEBERTH
SADIE LINCOLN
BRADY MABE
ELYDIA MARS
JULIANA MCGRAIN
JOSHUA MILLER
CONNER NIESE
BROOKLYN OLMSTEAD
TREVOR OTLEY
ERICA PATTERSON
BRYCE PUTHOFF
IAN RATH
KYLIE RECKER
JACQUELYN REECE
ISABELLA RICKLE
GABRIELLA ROMERO
BRYCE SERIN
OLIVIA STEED
HALEIGH STEWART
ALANA SUBRAMANIAM
ISAAC TEDERS
LUKE TEDERS
KENDRA TERRY
ALEXIS THACKER
BETHANY TODD
BRAYDEN WAGES

Students Have Fun at the Middle School Dance

On Saturday, January 28, that the middle school student council held a middle school dance. It was a Hawaiian theme. The students also participated in a limbo dance and enjoyed getting photos with their friends in the photo booth. We had an excellent turnout.

Mark Kowalski Selected as New Superintendent for LB Schools

The Liberty-Benton Local School District Board of Education will take action during the next regularly scheduled meeting on February 20, 2017 at 6:00 pm, in the High School Library to employ Mr. Mark Kowalski as Superintendent of schools, for the 2017 – 2018 school year.  A small reception with Mr. Kowalski will immediately follow the meeting.  Mr. Kowalski, who will be awarded a three-year contract, is currently the Director of Operations for the Harrison Hills City School District.  He will replace Larry Cook, who is serving as Interim Superintendent of Liberty-Benton through July 31, 2017.

The Board of Education has been conducting a search which began in October, 2016.  The board received assistance in the process from K-12 Business Consulting.  After developing a superintendent profile that was based on information provided by parents, teachers, administrators, support staff, senior citizens/major stake holders and students, the board reviewed twenty-one (21) highly qualified individuals.  Interviews with eight semi-finalists were conducted by the board and a community committee on January 24 and January 25, 2017.   Four finalists returned for second interviews with the board on February 1 and February 4, 2017.  After the interviews the board negotiated a contract with one of the finalists.

Mr. Kowalski has served as the Director of Operations for the Harrison Hills City Schools for the past three and a half years.  His experience in the Harrison Hills City School District includes Elementary School Principal, Middle School Principal, High School Assistant Principal/Athletic Director and High School Principal.   He taught high school learning disabled students (social studies) in Coshocton City Schools for four years.  He also taught social studies in Newcomerstown Exempted Village Schools, Chillicothe City Schools and Morgan Local School District and has athletic coaching experience in basketball, golf, football, baseball and track.

He led Harrison Central High School to an Excellent Rating on the Local Report Card in 2012 as High School Principal. While at Harrison Central High School he collaborated to open a school for at-risk youth called Harrison Central Opportunity School to help students graduate and be successful in life.

Mr. Kowalski is a 1986 graduate of Buckeye West High School in Mount Pleasant, Ohio. He received his Master’s degree from Ashland University in educational administration in 2015 and his Bachelor’s degree in social studies education in 1990 from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  In addition to his superintendent license, Mr. Kowalski holds a school business manager license and a vocational education license.

Board President, A.J. Granger spoke for the board and stated, “We believe Mark has the expertise to work with the board, the staff, the students and the community to establish an exemplary vision and direction for our future.”

 Mr. Kowalski and his wife, Lisa, currently reside in Cadiz, Ohio and have been married for 25 years.  They have a son, Austin, who is a sophomore at Kent State University.

LBHS Students of the Month – December

MDO_1433_1[1]Senior Josilyn Lieb is a member of National Honor Society and choir, and her favorite subject is history. She enjoys taking violin lessons at Ohio Northern University, and she is looking forward to graduation. Her personal goals are to make the most out of her remaining months of high school and view them with a pos itive outlook. Josilyn is the daughter of Rodney Lieb.

 

Junior Alexa Lenhart enjoys spending time with family and friends, baking, and MDO_1425_1[1]babysitting, and her favorite class is anatomy with Mr. McRedmond. She is active in football cheerleading, basketball, track, student council, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and National Honor Society. She is looking forward to going to college and  pursuing a career she enjoys! Her personal goals are to graduate from college and start a family. Alexa is the daughter of Matt and Missy Lenhart.

 

Sophomore ChlMDO_1419_1[1]oe Miller is active in volleyball and track, and she enjoys hunting, fishing, and being with friends. Her favorite classes are Spanish and geometry, and she is looking forward to summer break. Her personal goals are to graduate successfully from high school and share the light of Jesus. Chloe is the daughter of Steph and Scott Miller.

 

Freshman Abbey Hatch is active in soccer, basketball, choir, Fermatta the Blue, and student counMDO_1413_1[1]cil, and her favorite subject is math. She enjoys attending church youth group and spending time with friends and family. She is looking forward to continuing to represent the Eagles on the soccer field and basketball court. Her personal goal is to have a successful academic and athletic career at Liberty-Benton High School. Abbey is the daughter of Rob and Arika Hatch.

LBHS Staff Member of the Month – December

cmarzec.jpgMr. Chad Marzec is in his first year of teaching at Liberty-Benton High School after teaching the past two years in Toledo at St. John’s Jesuit. Chad earned his bachelor’s degree in systems engineering from the United States Military Academy and his teaching licensure from the University of Findlay.

Chad lives in the district with his wife, Alisa, and they have three children: Jack (5), Kate (4), and Emily (1). They are looking forward to the birth of their fourth child in June. Chad enjoys spending time with his family, working out, running, swimming, wrestling, and doing anything outdoors.

Chad enjoys the challenge of molding and mentoring each student. His focus daily is caring for the whole student; not just academically, but also physically and emotionally. His overall goal is to help each student become a better person and a better version of themselves.