Messenger

OL. XXIV, No. 3 MAY 2018

PRING ISSUE

Smyrna Board of

Education

Mrs. Kristi Lloyd

President

Rev. Scot McClymont

Vice President

Mrs. Vetra Evans-Gunter

Mrs. Christine Malec

Mrs. Katy O’Connell

Mr. Patrik Williams

xecutive Secretary

Mrs. Deborah D. Judy

ssistant Secretary

INSIDE LOOK

Clayton Elementary 2

North Smyrna Elementary 3

Smyrna Elementary 4

Sunnyside Elementary 5

JBM Intermediate 6

Clayton Intermediate 7

Smyrna Middle 10

Smyrna High 11

Alumni News 16

Legal Notices 13-15

FFA News 12-16

I Love Smyrna S.D. Day 8 & 9

From the Superintendent’s Desk...

Spring Message from Patrik D. Williams

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en la siguiente dirección y

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Smyrna School District 2019 Teacher of the Year

Smyrna Messenger Article, May 2018

It has been a loooooong, snowy, icy, and cold winter. We are so excited to welcome

spring and the many outdoor activities. Of course, during the winter over 6,000 of

us celebrated our 20th “I Love Smyrna School District Day” on February 24, and we

losed our program by honoring our student essay writers who shared their mes-

ages about Compassion, our District Core Value of the Year. We also recognized

Mrs. Deborah Wicks, our 2018 Role Model of Compassion, for her unwavering ded-

ication to our community. The day was filled with student performances, displays

and activities of all kinds, as well as nearly 200 tables, representing our wonderfully

supportive local churches, businesses and community organizations.

As the winter months wore on, the snow fell, the water froze, and the wind blew.

e endured a variety of weather-related delays and closures, as families huddled

around the warm glow of their cell phones, awaiting word on our schools. I am

specially grateful for the patience and understanding of our entire community, as

e all recognize that when the school schedule changes, our families’ lives are

immediately impacted. Should you have an opportunity this spring to enjoy the

warm weather outside and allow the memory of those dark, cold mornings to fade for another year, I encourage you

and your entire family to consider taking a breakfast picnic one morning, all of you. Together. Without your cell

phones or any electronics. We have many scenic areas to enjoy in the Smyrna-Clayton area, and should you find

the time one Saturday morning to take it all in with your family, I recommend a tasty breakfast under a shady tree.

You might consider homemade blueberry muffins. Tart Maine blueberries are my favorite, those smaller ones, and

they are available year-round in the freezer section. Perfect for baking. Fresh Jersey berries are also delicious and

release a much sweeter taste, and they are available now. June is blueberry season in Delaware, so those might

be the best of all! Be sure to use a no-stick muffin pan and fill them 2/3-full with homemade batter using your favorite

recipe. Don’t use paper cups. Just pour straight into the pan. Nothing worse than having to peel paper off a muffin,

unless it’s peeling paper off an ice cream cone. Bake those soon-to-be-scrumptious muffins until they are brown

and their tops crest. Then, enjoy as they are or slather them with your favorite topping. Take along some local fruit

on your family picnic and stay hydrated with fresh juice or water. When you enjoy with your family a homemade

meal, one that you created yourselves, together, you’ll discover a joy being with one another, one that you may not

often experience.

Finally, as happens each spring with many of our families who have a senior in their midst, commencement plans

begin in earnest. The Class of 2018 will graduate on Saturday, June 2, 2018, at 10AM on the Charles V. Williams

Athletic Field. There are 376 seniors in this, the 134th class to earn a Smyrna High School diploma. To celebrate

their accomplishments, the following schedule of events is in place: Annual Athletic Awards Ceremony, Tuesday,

May 29, from 6:30–9PM; Baccalaureate at the Centennial United Methodist Church on Wednesday, May 30, from

7–8PM; and Senior Awards on Thursday, May 31, from 6:30–8:30PM. Congratulations to the kind and compassion-

ate Class of 2018, and to each graduate individually. This is a special group for me, personally, as I have spent

many hours with some of you on trips, family celebrations and other memorable events over the years. I have

shared happy occasions and somber moments with many of you. I simply cannot believe that you have all grown

into young men and women who make all of us so proud of the adults you have become. You have taught us, even

as we have taught you, and from you we have learned how to be accepting of differences, tolerant of diversity, giving

of self, and dedicated to meaningful and productive change in our world. I am honored to count you as my very first

graduating class in my first year as your superintendent, and I will be forever touched by your spirit. We will certainly

miss your presence, but we know that you all have a great adventure ahead of you. May you enjoy peace in your

lives and remember that you will always have respite here at home.

IS T

eacher of the Year, M

rs. Virgina H

oye

ginia

Hoye

has

wor

ked

the

Smyr

School

Distr

ict

since

2001;

however,

her

path

teaching

was

some

what of a detour.

he originally studied accounting, and worked in financial management for many

years. One day, she realized that she was working in a position that was not ful

illing, and made her a bit unhappy. Her wonderful husband encouraged her to quit

and

she spent two years volunteering at her children's school, Smyrna Elementary.

got to see firsthand how much of an impact a wonderful teacher can have on

a child. She loves this school district and only wanted to work in education if she

could work in Smyrna.

Mrs. Hoye got her wish and started in Kindergarten as a para-professional for a

child with special needs. She then worked at Clayton Elementary for four

years,helping children who struggled in reading. It was then that she decided to

return to school to obtain her Master’s Degree in Elementary Education. She start-

ed teaching fifth grade in 2007 and has done so ever since. She found her passion

and loves to come to work every day!

When not at school, Mrs. Hoye enjoys spending time with her husband, Shawn, and their two adult children,

Patrick and Sarah. Some of her favorite things to do are boating, beaching, gardening, and reading. She also

has two furry babies that she adores!

MYRNA MESSENGER SPRING 2018

Page 2

CLAYTON

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

atherine Wood,

Principal

Michael Daws,

Assoc. Principal

Clayton Elementary Kindergarten

had a busy winter. In February, we

elebrated our 100th day by com-

pleting many activities in our class-

room where we counted to 100 by

ne, five and ten. We also attended

he show “Skippyjon Jones Snow

What” at the Playhouse on Rodney

Square. Our Kindergarten classes

celebrated Valentine’s Day by

xchanging cards and showing

riendship and compassion.

We have a few fun trips planned for

May. We will be attending the farm

t Middletown High School, learning

about horseshoe crabs and shore

birds at the Milford Nature Center

and taking a walking tour around

layton to visit our community

elpers.

It is hard to

believe there are

only a few weeks

of Kindergarten

left. The children

have been prac-

ticing songs for

graduation on

June 7 at 9:00am.

asses

lay

Elem

ent

ary

are

bac

rom

Spring

Vac

ion

and

ready

inis

off

ear

rong!

are

ill

ork

ing

hard

hrough

our

reading

and

eries

udent

’

rit

ing

has

ploded

and

hey

lov

hare

heir

opinions

rit

inf

orm

ional

report

and

pos

ional

ories

are

get

ing

ready

plore

liv

organis

ienc

and

are

look

ing

ard

reat

ing

oodland

and

res

habit

in our c

las

room

We w

ill be c

reat

ing

aquariums

house

female

and

male

guppies,

pond

snails,

Elodea,

and

Cabomba

plants.

will

also

creating

terrariums

house millipedes, pill bugs, tree seedlings,

and moss. The students always have so

much

fun

playing

with

the

millipedes

before

putting

them

their

habitats!

Our final field trip of the school year is to

Killen’s

Pond

State

Park

participate

the

“My Life at the Pond” program. During this

program,

students

will

use

dip-nets

and

their

hands to capture pond organisms. They will

also get to meet Killen’s Pond‘s live reptiles

and

amphibians

person.

Finally,

they

will

get

explore

the

pond

habitat

while

hiking

the Pondside Trail. We always look forward

ending

our

school

year

with

this

field

trip!

Miss Ashley is Clayton Teacher of the Year:

Congratulations to Miss Ashley Stuart

or being selected as Clayton

Elementary School’s Teacher of the

Year for the 2018-2019 school year.

Miss Stuart was born and raised in New

astle County, Delaware. She graduat-

d from Padua Academy in 2002. After

graduation she attended Wilmington

niversity in pursuit of her educational

degree. Miss Stuart has over eleven

years of experience in education. She holds a Bachelor’s degree

in Middle Level Education and a Master’s Degree in School

Counseling from Wilmington University.

he began her career as a special education math teacher,

working with high school age students developing and improving

their math skills. During the past eight years, she has served

Clayton Elementary School working in both third and fourth grade

classrooms. She previously held a position as a PTO officer for

hree years. During that time, She organized dances, school

fundraisers, and a spring festival.

When she is not serving the children of Clayton Elementary

School, Miss Stuart enjoys photography, traveling, and being with

riends and loved ones. Miss Stuart is an outstanding educator

and Clayton Elementary is proud to have her as part of the staff.

CES Second Graders

On May 15, under the direction of Mrs. Leslie Carlson, second graders at Clayton

Elementary School rocked the stage with a delightful performance of the musical,

“

The Sky is Falling” by Virginia Kolk Pedulla. Mrs. Carlson and the students worked

tremendously hard on the production. They practiced for weeks, which was evident

n their performance. Students captivated the audience with every aspect of the

performance which included playing instruments, dancing, singing, acting, and

narrating. The classes took turns in the spotlight on various musical instruments.

Mrs. Gerni’s class played the xylophones for “See the Little Bunny Rabbit”. The

xylophones for “Chook Chook” were played by Mrs. Williams’s class. Mrs.

Woodin’s class played xylophones for “All Day Long”. Ms. Boyko’s class played

unpitched percussion instruments for “Flutter Butterfly Poem”. The drums were

played for “We’re Off to Tell the King” by Mrs. Kleinot’s class. Beautiful scenery

was created by our talented art teacher, Mrs. Monica DeHart. The musical was a

huge success!

OLLIN’ Through Third Grade

This year our third graders had the opportunity to visit the Dover

Skating Rink for a fun-filled STEM field trip. Students were able

to learn how science, technology, engineering, and math play a

part in recreational activities like roller skating. First, students

learned how to use their fingers to calculate their resting heart

rates by measuring their pulse. After that, they ran in place to get

their blood flowing. Then they found their working heart rate and

calculated the difference. Next, was a lesson on keeping our

bodies healthy in another way besides exercise, making good

food choices. Students took a look at what they ate for breakfast

and figured out whether they made great, good, or poor decisions

that morning. This led to a discussion about what changes could

be made in the future to give our body the proper nutrition in order

to fuel it for the day. Finally, it was time for the fun! The students

laced up and were ready to roll! We had a great time whizzing

around the rink and using our balance to help keep us upright…

well, some of us at least! Although this was the first time skating

for many of our students, they tried hard and did their best. Some

of our more seasoned skaters were able to help when needed

too. All in all, the day was really skate-tacular!!!! A huge shout out

is deserved by Mrs. Shanklin for organizing this trip for our kid-

dos. We truly appreciate her efforts in making this trip possible!

“Sprouting” with the

Delaware Farm Bureau

After the snow melted, the Delaware

Farm Bureau Mobile Agriculture

Ed uc atio n

M o b i l e

Classroom

Lab resched-

uled its visit

for fourth

graders at Clayton Elementary School as

part of their studies in Reading and

Science. “The Ag

Lab is a traveling

classroom that

serves to educate

young people about

farming and agricul-

ture,” said DFB

Foundation Manager

Laura Simpson. “It is

a fun, educational

tool that allows kids to see the different

aspects of agriculture

and try it out for them-

selves.” Students

learned about the wide

variety of careers in

agriculture, how food

went from the farm to

the table, the impor-

tance of healthy eating, the five food

groups, and how farming successes and

failures affected the

economy. Students had

a chance to feel the dif-

ference in the various

types of soil in Delaware

and then planted a

radish seed in a cup to

take home to see what it

was like to grow their own food.

“Make a Splash”

Fourth grade students participated in

the “Make a

Splash” festi-

val, a

D N R E C -

sponsored

event which

“educates

students on

the diversity of estuary life and the

importance of Delaware’s water

resources.” The festival was held at the

St. Jones Reserve, a component of the

Delaware National Estuarine Research

Reserve, and the Division of Historical

& Cultural Affairs’ John Dickinson

Plantation near Dover. “Make a

Splash” provided the students with

hands-on activity stations dedicated to

the historical and current uses of

Delaware’s water resources and also

enriched the Land and Water Science

Unit. At “The Incredible Journey

Station,” students learned how water

moves through the water cycle. At

other stations, students explored

marine debris and micro-plastics, water

pollution and solutions, Delaware’s wet-

lands, mosquitoes, the uses of water in

colonial cooking, water concentration,

historical use of water wheels and

groundwa-

ter, and

many other

activities. At

the end of

the day, stu-

dents were

sworn in as “National Park Service

Junior Rangers.”

Grade Four CES

Clayton Physical Education, By: Lauren Shanklin

This winter, the younger students were busy in the gym working

on golf, jump roping, and parachute. The third and fourth grade

students concentrated on basketball and jump roping. Now the

younger students will be outside once the weather warms up

practicing their throwing and catching skills while the third and

fourth grade students will be learning about volleyball. In May, all

the students will start practicing for Field Day! Let’s hope this

weather warms up soon so we can all get outside!

Back in February, our second through fourth grade students par-

ticipated in our 9th annual Jump Rope for Heart event. Our stu-

dents raised over $5,600 for the American Heart Association!

Caleigh Sweetman was our top fundraiser, raising $470! All the

students did a fabulous job! Thank you to all the community

members who contributed and made our event a huge success.

This spring, we started up a Recycling Club. The whole school

has done a great job remembering to recycle. The students in the

club are responsible for emptying the recycling containers each

day. They have been doing a terrific job! On May 3, our

Recycling Club will be traveling to the New Castle County

Recycling Center to see what happens to the objects we put into

the recycling bin after it leaves our school.

Field Day will be held on Friday, May 18 starting at 8:45am.

Students will be participating in stations in the morning and the 50

yard dash and tug-of-war in the afternoon. The rain date for Field

Day is Monday, May 21. We hope lots of people can come out

and cheer on the students!

Please remember to encourage your child to get out and

exer-

cise this spring and summer. Try to make exercising a fam-

ily habit!!

SMYRNA MESSENGER SPRING 2018 Page 3

NORTH SMYRNA

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

elly Holt,

Principal

Stephanie Smeltzer,

Assoc. Principal

Ms. Mullen, North Smyrna Elementary

eacher of the Year!!

North Smyrna Elementary would like

to congratulate Ms. Mullen on being

named Teacher of the Year! Ms.

Mullen started her teaching career at

North Smyrna Elementary the fall of

014 as a Pre-K teacher. She has

taught in the three and four year old

classrooms. Ms. Mullen always

knew she wanted to be a teacher. As

a little girl she would play school with

her dolls and stuffed animals. Ms.

Mullen studied Early Childhood education at Wilmington

University and is currently in the process of finishing her

aster’s Degree in School Counseling. After she graduat-

ed with her degree in Early Childhood education, she

taught second grade in Capital School District for half a

school year. Ms. Mullen not only works with the Pre-K stu-

dents, she is also a Girl’s on the Run coach. She enjoys

working with the fourth grade girls, inspiring them to be the

est that they can be. She has a nine-year-old son who is

a third grade student here at North Smyrna Elementary.

Ms. Mullen enjoys teaching and feels that teaching is one

of the most rewarding careers, every day she gets to come

to work and make a difference in someone else’s life.

Read Across America Day

Friday, March 2, 2018 was Read Across America Day! This annual cele-

bration honors reading, but specifically the wonderful works of the beloved

author, Dr. Seuss. The Smyrna Middle School Honor Society members

brought enthusiasm and excitement to the students at North Smyrna

Elementary by reading a variety of Dr. Seuss books to every classroom!

heck out our readers!

Garden News!!!

Spring weather is finally here and our garden planting has begun. This

year each grade has a different responsibility in the garden. Kindergarten

and first grade have planted the seeds

and plants. Second grade will clean out

the beds. Third grade will water the gar-

den. Fourth grade will harvest. Kale,

adishes, lettuce, bok choy and spinach

will be our first crops. Summer plans for

the garden are being made having fam-

ilies/volunteers maintain and harvest

throughout the summer. The garden is a

positive learning environment where the

students receive hands on experience in gardening.

First Annual North Smyrna

Elementary Talent Show

North Smyrna

lementary held its

first annual talent

show on Friday, April

27, 2018. We had

twelve students partic-

ipate in the talent

show doing various

acts from singing,

dancing and imper-

sonations. The stu-

dents needed to pre-

pare their perform-

ance, audition and

then perform in front of their peers.

We are very

proud of the

amazing job

they did and

look forward to

next year’s

show.

Law Enforcement Day

Our Smyrna Pride committee coordinated Law Enforcement Day

for our pre-kindergarten through first grade students. We had

representation from Smyrna Police, Clayton Police, and

Delaware State Police. The students enjoyed demonstrations by

the Smyrna Police department K-9 Unit. They did bite and car

search demonstrations. Both Smyrna and Clayton Police

departments did a vehicle demonstration where the students

were able to try on a vest, and turn on the lights and sirens on

the cars. The Delaware State

Police Mounted Patrol Unit

were also here allowing the stu-

dents to pet the horses and ask

questions about them. In addi-

tion to the mounted patrol unit,

the Delaware State Police

Aviation unit brought in a heli-

copter. The students were able

to ask questions and see the different things on the helicopter.

Fourth Grade Puppet Show

One of the highlights of our

fourth grade students is the

“puppet lady”! For the last ten

years, Ms. Joann McMillan, of

Flying Heart Theater has come

to our school for two weeks as

an artist in residence. Each

year Ms. McMillan works with

our fourth graders to complete

research papers. This year

every fourth grade student researched an animal and

made a puppet of that

animal. The puppets are

painted in a rainbow of

colors and kaleidoscope

of designs. At the end of

their two week project

the students performed

in the multi-media puppet

show “the Carnival of

One School One Book

For the second

year North Smyrna

Students have par-

ticipated in the One

School One Book

program where

everyone reads the

same book at the same time. While

reading the book we do special

announcements and run contest for stu-

dents. This

year we

r e a d ,

“Clementine”

and our stu-

dents made

class hats as

the culminating activity showing their

classroom flair and personality.

Animals.” This year’s third graders

are already looking forward to next

year when Ms. Joann returns! As

a culminating activity students put

on a performance for staff and stu-

dents.

SMYRNA MESSENGER SPRING 2018 Page 4

SMYRNA

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

avid Morrison,

Principal

Mikell Reed,

Assoc. Principal

Smyrna Elementary’s Teacher of the Year—Ashley

Johnson

ongratulations to Smyrna Elementary

School’s 2018-2019 Teacher of the Year,

kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Ashley

Johnson! Mrs. Johnson has been teach-

ng for six years and actually was born

nd raised in Smyrna, Delaware. She

knew after graduating from Smyrna High

n 2005 that she wanted to return to

myrna to teach after completing her

Bachelor’s degree. She had spent many

hours in other districts but, she knew that

she wanted to be “home,” in Smyrna. In 2012 she was hired at

Smyrna Elementary, where her love for education began. Mrs.

Johnson stated, “This community is like no other and I knew

from the start that this is where my heart belonged.” She said

hat “she loves that every day is different, every second counts

nd she learns something new every day. It’s the “ah-ha”

moments, laughter, sincerity, and the “unexpected” that keeps

her on her toes, being able to adjust in a moment’s notice,

ccepting and giving hugs, showing forgiveness, giving second

chances, and being a role model.” In closing Mrs. Johnson said

“It is every teacher’s dream to have this opportunity. I am hon-

ored to have been recognized by my colleagues. I appreciate

nd respect all the men and women who teach beside me and

ave noticed all my hard work and dedication.”

eeping it Cool in Kindergarten

The kindergarten team at Smyrna Elementary School

is wrapping up another fun-filled, successful year of

earning. It is always remarkable and rewarding to see

he amount of growth students make during their first

formal year of education. Each year we watch the five

and six year olds from the Smyrna area blossom into

beginning readers and mathematicians. Kindergarten

is truly a magical year for both the teachers and the students.

t SES we enjoy extending our students’ learning beyond the required curriculum by

inding enriching experiences throughout the state of Delaware and taking field trips to

various locations. Each year we take a trip to Citizens’ Hose Fire Company and learn

about how to stay safe if there is a fire or other emergency. During our trips to Fifer’s

Orchard and Coleman’s Tree Farm we learned about local agriculture, which is so

important to our state. Our students were able to experience a theater performance of

The Nutcracker at Delaware State University and enjoyed attending a movie at the

Dover Mall. Through a University of Delaware extension program our kindergarten stu-

dents were able to experience chicks hatching in our classrooms and watch how

quickly chicks grow in a short, week-long time span. Abbott’s Mill Nature Center

encouraged our students to be beach explorers at Slaughter Beach and taught them

about native marine species in Delaware. Our final big trip of the year was to the

Wilmington and Western Railroad where our students got to ride the rails and become

little train conductors which was an amazing experience for all involved.

As the year draws to a close we look forward to our annual Kindergarten Promotion

eremony and trip to Big Oak Park. It is always bittersweet to have our little people

leave us in June, but we will be ready for next year’s kindergarteners in August!

‘Crunch-time’ for SES First

Grade

On April 10, 2018, Smyrna Elementary’s

first grade classes were able to take their

social studies lessons on the road! The

tudents experienced hands-on learning

at the Herr’s Potato Chip factory. Each

class toured the facility, learning about

the process to make the beloved chips

and pretzels. The tour culminated with

hot, fresh chips, right off of the factory

line! Students, and chaperones alike,

unanimously decided that chips should

only be served hot, from now on!

Following the trip, the students had a

picnic lunch at a nearby park.

Fourth Graders Go

Skating

Fourth grade students from

Smyrna Elementary School vis-

ited the Dover Skating Center to

further investigate and explore

their physics activities in the

classroom. On their field trip,

they participated in STEM activ-

ities involving formulas, frac-

tions, and fun. The students

learned about measuring and

calculating the speed of a

skater. They applied their

knowledge of mean, median,

and mode to decide the number

of skates needed and the

amount of skates in each size.

After enjoying the one hour

STEM lesson, they were able to

participate in two hours of skate

time. It was a great field trip for

all!

SES hosts families for

math-fun!

On the evening

of April 24,

S m y r n a

Elementary

f a m i l i e s

enjoyed a fun

filled evening of math activities

at our annual Title I Family Night.

The FREE pirate-themed event

was made possible by Title I

funds. Student buccaneers,

along with their families,

embarked on an adventure play-

ing games from the newly adopt-

ed Bridges in Mathematics cur-

riculum. SES staff shipmates

volunteered to challenge the

mates with different games such

as Pirate Hook Ring Toss, Shark

Toss, Estimation Nation, and

Walk the Plank. Students col-

lected gold doubloons after each

activity and cashed in their treas-

ure at the end of the night for a

pirate prize. A swashbuckling

good time was had by all!

SES’s Recorder Club Plays with

the Delaware Symphony

Orchestra

On May 24,

SES’s fourth

grade Recorder

Club will travel to

Dover High

School to play

with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra.

Approximately, 50 SES Recorder Club stu-

dents will represent our school and perform

t this event. That’s right, perform! The

students will not only see and hear the

orchestra, they will play their recorders

along with the orchestra. The program is

called Carnegie Hall Link Up “The

Orchestra Sings.” Students will play

songs, like Beethoven’s Ode To Joy, New

World Symphony by Dvorak and more.

This is SES’s second year participating

with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra.

SES Supports Ronald McDonald

House

On Saturday April 28, teachers and staff

from Smyrna Elementary went to the

Ronald McDonald House, in Wilmington,

Delaware to cook dinner for 43 families

of sick children. While at the Ronald

McDonald House, Smyrna Elementary

was able to cook a home cooked meal,

which included chicken noodle soup,

chili, and vegetarian chili. All the items

needed to provide a home cooked meal

for the house were donated by the stu-

dents and staff of Smyrna Elementary.

Smyrna Elementary takes great pride in

supporting such a worthy cause. Not only

did Smyrna Elementary cook for the

Ronald McDonald House, but they raised

$2,164.25 during the Ronald McDonald

Share-a-Night in December. Pop tabs

were also turned in to help raise money

for the Ronald McDonald House. Way to

go Smyrna Elementary students, staff,

and teachers!

Smyrna Elementary School

Presents The Lion King (KIDS)

In January, Smyrna Elementary School

Chorus students selected The Lion King

Kids as their Spring Production and by

February they were auditioning and begin-

ning rehearsals. The show will consist of

the famous Lion King characters and an

ensemble. The Lion King Kids tells the

story of the epic adventures of a curious

cub named Simba as he struggles to

accept the responsibilities of adulthood

and his destiny as king. Along the way, the

young lion encounters a colorful cast of

characters including spunky lioness Nala,

charismatic meerkat Timon, and loveable

warthog Pumbaa. To claim his rightful

place on the throne and save his beloved

Pridelands, Simba must find his inner

strength and confront his wicked Uncle

Scar. The Lion King Kids features classic

songs from the 1994 film such as “Hakuna

Matata” and the Academy Award®-winning

“Can You Feel the Love Tonight” as well as

additional songs penned for the Broadway

production. Our second grade students

will be the opening act for the Saturday

show with a medley of songs from the

movie, “SING!” Please mark your calen-

dars for May 10 at 7pm, May 12 at 2pm

and May 18 at 2pm.

SES 3rd Graders Exploring

Numerous Energy Options

The students in third grade at

Smyrna Elementary have been

busy learning all about nonrenew-

able and renewable energy. Dr.

Lu, a physics and pre-engineering

assistant professor at Delaware

State University has been working

with the students during technolo-

gy. Students have been learning

about nonrenewable energies

such as oil, natural gas, coal, and

uranium. Also, renewable ener-

gies such as biomass, geother-

mal, hydropower, solar, and wind.

These third grade students have

also been challenged to go home

to see what type of energy they

have in their home, as well as,

use their math skills. Their math

skills were put to the test once

they knew what type of energy

they had at home. Students had

to see how much money their

family could save by using a

renewable energy at their home.

Next, Dr. Lu worked with the stu-

dents on mechanical and light

energy. The students had the

opportunity to learn about poten-

tial and kinetic energy. The stu-

dents were able to try several

hands on experiments which

included Newton’s cradle, a pock-

et laser, and a light bulb solared

car and fan.

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UNNYSIDE

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

John Camponelli,

Principal

. Patrick Grant,

Assoc. Principal

Sunnyside Elementary Teacher of the Year

– Ms. Emily Fortner

Congratulations to Emily Fortner for

being named Sunnyside Elementary

School’s Teacher of the Year! Emily

has been teaching in the Smyrna

chool District for ten years. She is a

Kindergarten teacher at Sunnyside

Elementary. Emily is a Smyrna alumni,

graduating from Smyrna High School

in 2003. She earned her Bachelor’s

egree at Wesley College in 2007 and continued to Wilmington

University for a Master’s in Elementary School Counseling in

013. Emily resides in Smyrna with her fiancé, Bakeer Soterion

nd their children, Kaydence (nine), Keeryn (seven), and

Kamdyn (one).

Emily says she was inspired to be an educator by the many

exemplary teachers she had during her time as a student in the

myrna School District. Her teachers made learning so much

un, she looked forward to going to school each day. Her goal is

to inspire her young students to love learning as much as she

does! Emily’s love of children and enthusiasm for teaching is

vident. She whole-heartedly believes that student success

happens by first establishing meaningful relationships and

strong connections with her students. She strives to create a

earning environment that promotes a sense of family, self-

value, and positive attitudes. Being a Kindergarten teacher is

not just a job to Emily, it’s her passion! She looks forward to

coming to work each day.

We Can!

he students at

S u n n y s i d e

El em en tar y

School have

been given the

pportunity to

have a musician

visit our school.

uring the next

onth the students learn about the “We

Can” project. On May 17, the

musician/song writer Jesse Ruben will visit

ur school. He will perform songs which

emonstrate the concept of Perseverance

nd the practice of ambition. His message

will help our students believe that if they put

their minds to something, even just a small

omething, anything is possible. The stu-

dents have expressed great ideas of things

they can do such as helping kids to make

new friends, raising money to help animals

find good homes, recycling, helping the

omeless, creating a new charity to help

underprivileged students, raising money for

ancer awareness and cancer research,

donating time/toys to children who are

"bored" in the hospital, and simply saying

something kind to someone every day.

They even

explained

their long-

term goals

such as

becoming

n astro-

naut, a

teacher,

doctors and becoming President of the

United States. The “We Can” program can

help to change our student’s perspectives

on life in a positive way.

All Cracked Up!

Students in first grade at Sunnyside

Elementary School have been partic-

ipating in an Embryology Unit spon-

ored by the University of Delaware.

n this program, the students have

been able to observe the early

stages of a chicken’s life cycle,

watching as chicks hatch from eggs

nd increase in mobility. They

learned the

importance

f keeping

he eggs

warm in the

incubator

nd also

how to care

for these young organisms. This pro-

gram goes hand-in-hand with the

ext Generation Science Standards

rganisms Unit.

Coding and Robotics Club

Through a grant obtained by Edcamp

Leader, The Smyrna School District

was able to offer a six-week, after-

school coding and robotics club for

fourth grade students. The club gave

20 students the opportunity to stay after-school and work with Mr. Malin,

Instructional Technology Specialist for the District, and Mrs. Ryan, in learning cod-

ing and robotics in a variety of ways.

Each student had the opportunity to explore Scratch, a

free coding resource. During their exploration, they were

able to write code to create their own unique stories. In

addition to Scratch, students were able to explore three

different robots. Each robot was programmable in a vari-

ety of ways. Some of the robots required drawing a

sequence of color codes and others used block code. The robots that students

used were Ozobot Bit, Sphero Mini, and Edison. Students loved the freedom to

explore and create their own ideas as well as the ability to share their finished pro-

grams with others.

Kindergarten/4th Grade Buddy Program

Halfway through this school year, our school

began a collaboration with fourth grade and

kindergarten students. Once a month, our

fourth grade friends go in to the kindergarten

classrooms with a designated activity to com-

plete with their buddy. We began in January

with an introduction to each other and a fun

painting activity. February we celebrated Dr.

Seuss’ birthday with

reading the books

together and making ‘oobleck’ (a green

substance in a Dr. Seuss book) out of

water and cornstarch. In April, students

completed a STEM activity with creating

a pollen collector to transfer as much

‘pollen’ (lemonade mix) as they could

from one flower to the other. Finally, we

are wrapping up our fourth grade and

Kindergarten Buddy program with the

older kids helping out with Kite Day in

May. It has been an awesome experience and a great lesson in

demonstrating responsibility, compassion, and qualities of a role

model!

Recycled Art

In art class at Sunnyside Elementary School the students learned the importance

of recycling and they practiced the art of “upcycling” which means turning every

day trash into a work of art. We used materials such as plastic soda bottles,

plastic, egg cartoons, corrugated cardboard, magazines, paper towel rolls, toilet

paper rolls and plastic silverware. The students were inspired by many artists

and enjoyed exploring the idea of turning trash to treasure.

Sunnyside Second Grade Visits Herr’s Potato Chip

Factory!

Sunnyside’s second grade classes

recently took a field trip to the Herr’s

factory. The students were able to

learn a little bit about the history of the

Herr’s company and tour the factory.

The classes were able to see working

machinery and workers making snack products. The students

got a first-hand look at how the factory operates and learned

facts like what makes a great chipping potato, how snack bags

are made, and how tortilla chips get their seasoning. Everyone

loved tasting the hot chips right off the production line!

Sunnyside Elementary Holds Title 1 Family Night

Sunnyside Elementary had Title 1 Family Math/Literacy Night on

Thursday, March 15 from 6–8:00pm. Families were invited to

celebrate reading and math by playing educational games and

activities. The activities included paper-based and technology-

based resources that students can use at home to promote their

learning. Each student left with grade-specific information about

standards (for their parent), a book on their grade level, copies

of the paper-based games, and some prizes. It was all about

having fun and discovering activities that families can participate

in that encourage good, fun learning.

Sunnyside Acts of Kindness

t Sunnyside

lementary

School the

s t u d e n t s

l e a r n e d

about “Acts of Kindness.” During the

month of April we empowered our

students to create a culture of kind-

ness. Classrooms were paired and

they created cards, signs, or gave

treats to their class to spread their

kindness. Teachers and staff also

participated in a pay it forward activi-

ty entitled “Spread Kindness Like

Confetti.” These activities help to

instill the importance of compassion

in our school and community.

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OHN BASSETT MOORE

INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

Elyse Baerga,

Principal

ynthia McNatt,

Assoc. Principal

JBM Teacher of the Year

BM would like to take a moment to congratu-

ate Mrs. Janna McGowan on being selected

s JBM’s Teacher of the Year. We are so

blessed to have such a wonderful team and

proud to have her representing our school.

rs. McGowan is a fifth grade teacher at JBM

Intermediate. She's been teaching reading,

language arts, and social studies there for 13

years! Mrs. McGowan lives locally with her loving husband, two

hildren, and two dogs. She enjoys reading, baking, participat-

ng in church activities, and volunteering in the community. Her

alma maters include the University of Delaware and West

Chester University. Mrs. McGowan was a softball pitcher at the

University of Delaware, but no longer plays the sport. In addition

to her teaching responsibilities, Mrs. McGowan coordinates the

ead Across America program for the school, the Mileage Club

and is a co-sponsor for the Samaritan 365 club. She also served

as an assistant coach for Heart and Sole, participated in Item

luster writing for social studies, and initiated a letter writing

campaign each year for soldiers overseas.

100 Miles and Running Club

100 Miles and Running is an after school pro-

gram for boys to focus on areas of mentoring,

life skills, character building, youth develop-

ment, and physical activity. The group helps

establish or build relationships with peers in

the school working towards a team concept.

The group meets twice a week reporting to the

classroom for discussion before heading to the

school gymnasium for physical activity.

Additionally, two requirements that were not

mandatory, the boys dressed up once a week

to work on their appearance as well as help

staff with work around the building that the club

called community service.

Beautification Service Project

Girls on the Run, Heart & Sole, and The Go

reen Club rolled up their sleeves today to

carry out The Beautification Community

Service Project. Students brought in a variety

f flowers to be planted on the grounds of JBM.

In addition to planting flowers, students were

seen pulling weeds, laying mulch in garden

beds, and picking up trash around the campus.

Winners at Delaware Economics

he Economics Challenge Team, Leila

Sebastian, Autumn Legar, Skylar Hass, and

Brailey Buntin, won the Delaware Economics

competition! They each won $250.00 and will

compete in the regional competition this

month.

On Friday April 6, Anna Nguyen finished in the

op three of the Delaware Geographic Bee held at the University of Delaware! She

was outstanding! Congratulations to these students and their teachers!!

JBM's First Annual Bunny Hop for Hunger

n partnership with Smyrna High School, JBM hosted their

first Bunny Hop for Hunger on March 29, 2018. Our stu-

dents collected $106 and 556 cans, which were donated

to the Smyrna-Clayton Ministerium. In celebration of the

unds and food collected, our students and staff spent a

eautiful

morning out-

side being

active.

During our

Bunny Hop,

c l a s s e s

walked a big

lap around

the JBM campus while stopping at activity stations along

the way. Smyrna High School students along with stu-

dents from our Girls on the Run, Heart and Sole and 100

Miles and Running clubs ran the eight activity stations.

Each station engaged students in a physical activity such

as jumping jacks wall sits, and planks, with one station

being a mini Easter egg hunt that

included donations from Texas

Road House in Camden.

Our students and staff had a mem-

orable morning bonding with their

classmates, learning about hunger

needs, and seeing that physical

activity is fun! Our celebration con-

tinued during lunch with a Rita's water ice treat provided

through a grant from the American Lung Association. We

are grateful to SHS for initiating this event and inviting us

to participate.

MAGIC TO DO

The Drama Club worked very hard over

the last two months, and produced a

most amazing show. "Magic to Do" was

presented Friday, April 27 at 1:30pm for

the school and at 7:00pm for family and

friends! It was a tremendous success!

Our Drama Club, lovingly named The

Frazier Street Players, is filled with

astounding young talent, great singers

and actors, all of whom are hard work-

ers, and dedicated performers!

Smyrna School District Curriculum Office would like to thank Acme Markets (Smyrna, DE), Food Lion

(Smyrna, DE), and Michaels (Dover, DE) for their generous donations to our elementary math program.

As a result of their contributions, our students in K-5 had the opportunity to engage in hands-on math

activities for a more engaging and enriching learning experience. We are incredibly appreciative of

their generosity.

Never underestimate the generosity of our students and their families to come through to meet an iden-

tified need! When sixth grade JBM student, Roarie Glenn-Russum, heard that third grade math was

in need of egg cartons to use as a model for learning fractions she immediately jumped into action.

Roarie and her dad, Shawn Russum, contacted a local farm and arranged for a donation of egg cartons

so that every third grade class in the Smyrna School District

received a class set. We are truly grateful for the donation

arranged by Roarie and her dad.

JBM's 2nd Annual Family Fitness Night

On March 15, all JBM families were invited to attend our free family fitness night, which was hosted

by our Girls on the Run, Heart and Sole, and 100 Miles and Running Teams. Our goal was to help

families find ways to lead healthy lifestyles and to become more active together.

Throughout the night, participants rotated every 15 minutes to stations including CrossFit, Pilates,

Sports Agility, and Boot camp. Community information and resources were also available for interest-

ed families with representatives from the Central YMCA, FCA, and Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge.

Three Palms Petting Zoo even brought a tortoise with them! We would like to thank CrossFit 1865,

Results Personal Training and Fitness, and Smyrna High School female athletes for leading the fit-

ness stations, as well as, our child nutrition staff for organizing snacks.

Hi, my name is

K a t h l e e n

Acevedo, the

students refer to

me as “Mrs. A”.

I grew up in the

Poconos and attended Kutztown

University. I currently reside in Smyrna

with my husband, two children and two

dogs. During my spare time, I enjoy

reading and love going to the beach. I

am excited to be a part of such an awe-

some staff here at JBM.

JBM Spelling Bee

John Bassett Moore Intermediate School held

the 2018 school wide Spelling Bee on Friday,

January 26, 2018 at 1:30pm in the JBM

Auditorium. There were 17 contestants, each

placing first from their homeroom class. After

six rounds, Ian Bangson was named our third

place winner. Alanis Irizarry-Montes and

Sherry Lin faced off in the final round with

Alanis Irizarry-Montes being named JBM's

2018 Spelling Bee Champion!

Alanis went on to

represent JBM at

the State Spelling

Bee on Saturday,

March 3, 2018 at St.

Mark's High School

in Wilmington.

JBM’s Celebrates 11th Annual Read across America Event

During the month of February, the entire school participated in

a reading contest. For the contest, students were asked to

keep track of how many minutes they were reading each day in

chool and at home. For the month of February, JBM students

ecorded a total of 65,281 minutes! The winner of the reading

contest this year was the Red Team who recorded 42,942 min-

utes!

On March 9, JBM held its 11th annual Read across America

vent. From 9:00-9:30 there was a school-wide Drop

Everything and Read (DEAR) time. Throughout the day, over 45

guest readers from the community came to JBM to read to the

students. Guests included businessmen, firemen, high school

tudents, college athletes, policemen, board members, servicemen, readers from

the Institute of the Blind, and more. Each guest was assigned to one of the class-

es at JBM and read a favorite book to the class. What a special treat for our stu-

ents!

A special thank you goes out to all of our guest readers from the community for

donating their time to make our program unique. Thank you all for your efforts!

JBM Superstar

Chase Dove (lennie)

is in fifth grade at

BM. This is his

twelfth show at the

Everett Theater. He

is thrilled to be in this

show with his

friends. His favorite

ole at the Everett

was Charlie Brown

in “ A Charlie Brown Christmas.” You most

recently saw Chase on stage as Mike

Teavee in “Willy Wonka.” Chase hopes you

all enjoy the shows. Favorite book: Diary Of

A Wimpy Kid - The Getaway. Favorite sub-

jects: Art and math.

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CLAYTON

INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

David Paltrineri,

Principal

Heather Moyer,

Assoc. Principal

merican Lung Association

The Smyrna School

District, per the Smyrna

Wellness Policy, is com-

mitted to the optimal

development of every

tudent. Utilizing the

obacco Prevention and

Healthy Lifestyles Mini-

rant from the American

Lung Association, both

Clayton Intermediate

School and John Basset Moore Intermediate School

were able to offer programs throughout the school

ear targeting our students and community mem-

bers with the "Smyrna Eagles Kick Butts" campaign

nd a healthy lifestyle program.

We kick-started our year by riding in the Smyrna-

Clayton Homecoming Parade, with ten student

mbassadors displaying our "No Bacca" message.

Also, sixth-grade classes at both schools had les-

sons on smoking and decision making. In addition,

any classes were given “healthy parties” to illus-

rate healthy eating at celebrations. Another ele-

ment of the healthy lifestyle program, Family Fitness

Night, is a community-wide event at John Bassett

oore in which everyone participates in physical

activities. Furthermore, our message was dissemi-

nated by healthy food choices, prizes with our mes-

sage printed on them, and brochures with our mes-

age and community resources. In further support of

ur "Smyrna Eagles Kick Butts" campaign, during

the Great American Smokeout week we had

pledges from students not to smoke by signing a

anner that was displayed all year. And lastly, “I

ove Smyrna School District” day is always a com-

munity event with over six thousand in attendance.

Our ambassadors were present and played games

to convey our no-smoking message and gave prizes

to all who participated.

To conclude, Clayton Intermediate School’s and

John Basset Moore Intermediate School’s "Smyrna

Eagles Kick Butts" campaign and healthy lifestyle

program will continue next school year on our stu-

dent agenda books for 2018-2019, with our ambas-

sadors being featured on the cover holding the ban-

ner with a no-smoking message.

2018 Dodgeball

ournament

his year Student Council

sponsored its annual

Dodgeball Tournament on

hursday, February 22 at

5pm. There was a total of

4 teams who participated

with 10 or 11 members per

eam. Each team had the

pportunity to play a mini-

mum of two games with

double eliminations. The

victory was won by The All

merican team which con-

sisted of Cole Moyer, Elijah

Eppard, John Connell, CJ

Lloyd, Cam Williams, Dylan

alloway-Phillips, Angel

Salguero, Jaz Whitley,

Hailey McCutchan and

Jessica Brown. Second

place was taken by the team

Blue Fire, and third by The

lackouts! CIS even had a

teacher team that played

ard, but were bested in the

nd by the student teams!

We were grateful for all the

parents, friends and families

that came out to support all

of the players. Each team

played hard and a lot of fun

was had by all!

CIS Basketball Tournament

On March 29, CIS held its third

annual Basketball Tournament.

More than 150 people came to

watch and participate in the

event. Student’s displayed their

skills in front of their family and

friends. In the end, Issac

Balcerak, Cimone Edge, Ryan

Durnall, Colin O’Donovan and

Edward Kautz were able to

defeat every team they faced in

route to perfect 4-0 record and

tournament champions. The fol-

lowing day, they were joined by

members of the Smyrna High

School basketball team and

awarded the chance to play

against the CIS faculty team in

front of the entire school. After

four hard fought quarters, the

student team was once again

able to hold off the faculty to win

for the third straight year.

Congratulations to our champi-

ons!

Geography Day Event

On Monday, April 16, GIS

(Geographic Information

System) professionals that

ork with geography every

day, came to our school to

teach the students lessons

about the world around us.

The volunteers gave our stu-

dents valuable information and

the students loved learning

more about maps, soil, and

everything GIS for the day! We

are very appreciative they

chose to come to our school!

Girls On The Run

Girls on the Run this season has been

a blast at CIS! We are training hard

for our 5K coming up on May 20 and

are preparing our community service

project. We will be hosting a practice

5k at the end of April in preparation for

the big event! This season we have a

total of 15 wonderful girls and three

enthusiastic coaches. In addition to

training for the 5K, the girls are also

learning useful

social and

emotional skills

in the lessons

taught at each

practice. We

can't wait to fin-

ish out the sea-

son strong.

HERO Boys Running Club

CIS is proud to offer HERO Boys running

club this spring. Using running as a back-

drop, boys in fifth grade will develop char-

acter, challenge themselves physically,

and learn to set and achieve goals.

HERO stands for Honor, Endure, Run,

and Overcome. Using these principles as

a guide, participants will learn what it

takes to be a hero, leader, and positive

role model at home and in their communi-

ty. The club meets after school for seven

weeks. Each week, participants learn

from a guest speaker, build their

endurance, and gain confidence in their

abilities. The club culminates with The

Otter Trotter 5K in Townsend.

Welcome Robin Hamburg

Robin Hamburg

has joined the

C l a y t o n

Intermediate

School front

office as the

new financial

s e c r e t a r y.

Robin has

worked in the Smyrna School

District for 19 years. She began

her career in SSD at Smyrna

Elementary School, then moved

to Clayton Elementary School,

and is now at Clayton

Intermediate School. Robin has

been happily married to Richard

for 29 years. They have a suc-

cessful son, Connor, who is 26

years old and works in

Washington, D.C. Robin,

Richard, and Connor are all

proud Smyrna High School

graduates. Robin also has a

cherished pet, Bijou, who is

seven years old and a cat

named Babs. Robin loves to

shop, go to the beach, kayak,

and cook. Robin is dressed for

success every day. She wel-

comes her students with her

beautiful smile and friendly per-

sonality. We are very happy to

have Robin join the staff at CIS.

Compassion Poster Winner

Our district held a Compassion Poster

Contest in the month of January. At our

school, the overall fifth grade winner was

Ava Pierce and the sixth grade winner was

Da’Vontae Lewis. They both received prize

bags for their

hard work. We

are also excited

to announce

that Da’Vontae

Lewis received

third place in

the district! He

was awarded a

medal and certificate for his art piece and

we are very proud of him!

Read Across America

Read Across America took place

on Friday, March 2 at CIS. It was

an exciting day filled with guest

readers from the community and

activities in class. Thank you to

everyone who came in and volun-

teered to read to our students!

Students received prizes with

weekly drawings if they completed

IRC quizzes. Our month long

reading competition ended on

March 29. The top five students in

each class participated in a STEM

Challenge Activity on Friday, April

20.

Spelling Bee

On February

9, we held our

a n n u a l

Spelling Bee.

Eighteen rep-

resentatives,

one from

each homeroom, competed and the

top three spellers from the school were

awarded plaques. In third place was

Sydnee Holt and in second place was

Edric Poquita. Our first place winner,

Katelyn Curtis, represented Clayton

Intermediate School at St. Mark’s High

School for the Delaware State Spelling

Bee that was held on March 3, 2018.

Amazing job to everyone who compet-

ed! We are very proud of you.

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Mamie A. Warren Senior Center

Smyrna Adult Day Services

JBM/SHS Alumni

Thomas’ Accounting & Taxes

Loving Care Nursery School

Smyrna Public Library

Telamon Head Start (Smyrna)

Read Aloud Delaware

Delta Kappa Gamma, Theta Chapter

Duck Creek Historical Society

Smyrna Shade Tree Commission

Provest Realty Association

Smyrna Downtown Renaissance Association

Delaware National Research Reserve (DNREC)

Bullying Prevention/Smyrna Pride

Libraries of Smyrna School District

Clayton Elementary PTO (Snow Cones)

Smyrna/Clayton Moose (also in library) Bike Give Away

U.S. Army Recruiting Center

Veterans United Outreach of Delaware

VFW Ladies Aux., Post 8801

Representative Jeff Spiegelman

28th Republican Committee

Smyrna/Clayton July 4th Assoc.

Smyrna 250th Anniversary Celebration

Miss Utility of Del-Mar-Va

Kee’s Cupcakes

Weichert Realtors – First Class

Smyrna/Clayton Sun Times

North Smyrna Elementary PTO (Duck Pond)

Environmental Outpost/DASEF

Voya Financial

Peak Performance Construction, LLC

Willow Rock Gardens, LLC

County Line 4-H

Child Death Review – Cribs for Kids

Friends of Duck Creek Regional Library

1th & 29th District Democratic Committee

Voter Registration

American Legion Ambulance, Station 64

14th/28th District Democratic Committee

Ahl and O’Connor Orthodontics

American Cancer Society Relay for Life

M & T Bank

Pregnancy Help Center of Kent County, Inc.

Dover Federal Credit Union

Smyrna Music Garden

Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge

Primerica Financial Services

Garrison Lake Golf Club

American Legion Post 14

Citizens’ Hose Company

Clayton Fire Company

Clayton Police Department

Smyrna Police Department

Anytime Fitness

Scruffy to Fluffy

Division of Family Services – Foster Care

Impact Insurance Agency, Inc.

Smyrna Educator’s Association

SES Robotics Club

Delaware Orthodontics

Mary Kay

The Lehane Team at Re/MAX Eagle Realty

Transamerica Agency

Alpine & Rafetto Orthodontics

DKMS – Delete Blood Cancers

Delaware Bushido Academy

S.T.E.M.

PNC Bank

Fearn-Clendaniel Architects, Inc.

State Farm Insurance

Clayton Lions Club

Smyrna/Clayton Rotary Club

Delaware Odyssey of the Mind DELCAPS

Smyrna Opera House

Smyrna/Clayton Boys & Girls Club

Smyrna/Clayton Boys & Girls Club School Sites

Delaware Tech, Terry Campus

Del-One

Down Syndrome Association of Delaware

Smyrna Church of Christ

Paparazzi Jewelry

Great Clips

Smyrna/Clayton Pop Warner

Results PT & Fitness

Premier Physical Therapy

It’s All About You Massage & Bodywork

Christiana Care Rehabilitation Services

Atlantic Apothecary

Flying Dragon Taekwon-Do, LTD

Mental Edge Counseling, LLC

Keller Williams Realty

neXsigns Printing, LLC

Drain Kings, LLC

John’s Well Drilling, Inc.

Pratt Insurance, Inc.

Willis Chevrolet Buick

Smyrna Wesleyan Church

Christ Care Unit Missionary Baptist Church

Piece Together Consignment Boutique

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church/St. Peter’s Preschool

Centennial United Methodist Church

Faith Baptist Church

Kenton United Methodist Church

Smyrna Faith Church of the Nazarene

Powerhouse Ministries, Inc.

Asbury United Methodist Church Youth Group

St. Polycarp Church

Ewell’s St. Paul United Methodist Church

Smyrna Women’s Health

First Presbyterian Church of Smyrna

S/C Ministerium

Trinity Church

Lifehouse Church

Providence Creek Ballet Theater

Highmark Health Options

Holly’s Club of Smyrna

The Children’s Secret Garden

People’s Place, Inc.

Ronald McDonald House

Gift of Life Donor Program

Girl Scout Cookies

Girl Scout Registration

Smyrna/Clayton Little Lass

Smyrna/Clayton Little Lass Registration

National Capital Therapy Dogs

Level Four Insurance Services

Delaware Tee Shirts/Delaware Sign Shop

First State Animal Center SPCA

I Love Smyrna School District Day, February 24, 2018

A s p e c i a l T h a n k Yo u g o e s o u t t o t h e f o l l o w i n g

g r o u p s a n d b u s i n e s s e s f o r t h e i r c o n t i n u e d s u p p o r t :

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MYRNA

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Steven Gott,

Principal

ent Robinson,

Assoc. Principal

SMS Teacher of the Year

ara Turcotte-Leyanna, a seventh grade

English Language Arts teacher at Smyrna

Middle School, is a first generation college

graduate, who completed her Bachelor’s

egree with a 4.0 GPA in 2008 from

elaware State University. While attending

Delaware State University, Mrs. Turcotte-

eyanna was a leader in the education

epartment, serving as a STEP scholar, an

ambassador for the school at the Teacher

Education Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia in 2007,

and as an officer of Kappa Delta Pi Educational Honor Society

and member of Alphi Chi Honor Society. Mrs. Turcotte-Leyanna

obtained employment for the Smyrna School District in 2009,

here she has been employed as an Acceleration Specialist

and a Special Education English Language Arts teacher at the

iddle school level. She is a track and field coach, volunteer

pecial Olympics coach, and learning focused trainer. She

earned her Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from

Wilmington University in 2015, with a 4.0 GPA, while simultane-

ously caring for her mother, who passed away from stage 4 lung

ancer at that time.

Mrs. Turcotte-Leyanna has volunteered as a Girl Scout

Leader since 2005, a volunteer camp counselor at Camp Todd’s

ummer programs since 2009, with several girls from the district

in attendance, and as a Little League softball and baseball

oach from 2006-2013. She enjoys spending time with her hus-

band, children, and dogs, and looks to her father as a role

model for hard work.

SMS Participates in the Bunny

op to End Hunger

n March 29, SMS students in

cooperation with the SMS and SHS

FFA programs participated in the sec-

nd annual Bunny Hop for Hunger.

Hundreds of students and staff par-

ticipated and raised over $1,000 and

over 5,000 canned goods for the

ause. Great Job!

Author Priscilla Cummings Visits

Famous author, Priscilla Cummings vis-

ited SMS and students had the opportunity

o meet with her and learn of her experi-

nces and how she came up with her ideas

or her many books that students here at

SMS love to read, including her new book

Blindsided. Mrs. Cummings was well

received and students were excited to have

met her.

SMS FFA Holds Banquet

On April 26, 2018, the SMS chapter of the Delaware State FFA

held their annual banquet to recognize their members and share

their accomplishments throughout the school year. Students and

families were treated to many yummy deserts and snacks at the

conclusion of the ceremony. The FFA program here at SMS is

the top middle school agriscience program in the state.

SMS Science Field Day

One hundred and twenty students

were selected to participate in the

cience Field Day, which took place

n March 29 during school hours. It

was a fun day filled with activities and

xperiments.

Each group participated in a friend-

ly competition that involved seven dif-

ferent activities, trying to earn the

most points. The event and the

awards assembly was held in the

gymnasium. The field day began at

8:45am and awards assembly started

a 1:00pm, where we announced the

winners of the annual field day.

It was an exciting and educational

day!

SMS Spelling Bee Winner

On February 13,

018, SMS con-

ducted their

annual Spelling

ee. First Place

inner was

Auden Jones (pictured center), Second

lace was Blessing Nyameke (pictured

ight), and Third Place was Elijah Ray (pic-

tured left). Congratulations to these won-

derful students!

SMS Odyssey of the Mind Team

Heads to World Finals

Congratulations to SMS’s Odyssey of the

Mind team who earned a trip to the World

Finals at Iowa State University in Ames,

IA. Be sure to help the students fund their

way to the event and be on the lookout for

fundraisers throughout the community!

SMS Band Performs at the Blue Rocks Game

Following an annual tradition,

the Smyrna Middle School band

performed the national anthem

on April 18 at the Wilmington

Blue Rocks game. Joining

them, were over 500 Smyrna

Middle School students that

earned a reward of attending.

Students had a wonderful extended day of laughter, fun, and refreshments.

SMS Geography Bee Winner

On January 31, 2018, SMS

conducted their annual

Geography Bee. The winner

of the Geography Bee was

Cameron Hood. Pictured is

Cameron with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Hood, teachers here

at SMS.

SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL Continued

Allied Health Pathway Comes Up Big at State Competition

Smyrna High School Allied Health Pathway students competed in the HOSA Future Health Professional State Leadership Conference on March 26-

28 at University of Delaware's STAR Campus. Students prepared all year to compete in events based around the healthcare profession. This is only

the second year for the Smyrna HOSA Chapter for the competition; they were represented by a team of 22 students in comparison to the nine par-

ticipants from the previous year. The Allied Health students competed in various events with a varied level of difficulty. Some of the events were

Researched Persuasive Writing and Speaking, Medical Terminology, Medical Math, Prepared Speaking, Health Career Display, Medical Reading,

and Job Interviewing Skills.

Students competed against other high schools from around the state of Delaware and came out with multiple top ten finishers and a State HOSA

Idol winner. Top ten winners were: Medical Reading: fourth place Alicia Foraker; Medical Math: seventh place Rainna Semenick, ninth place

Joseph Gisoria; Health Career Display: seventh place Ashlyne Fowler and Raegan Sebastianelli; Prepared Speaking: eighth place Sophia Basler,

tenth place Stephanie Melesio.

HOSA IDOL was awarded to Anilu Paneda. Ani was recognized by the Delaware HOSA for her ability to generate excitement about Delaware HOSA

in her community, exceptional leadership skills, and an affinity for community service. Ms. Campanicki, Smyrna HOSA Advisor, shared the following

about Ani. " Ani is a student that possesses a strong commitment and love for her community. She sees every opportunity given as a chance to

learn something new. Ani is a remarkable young woman who will make a true mark of excellence on the healthcare profession in the future."

Allied Health and Smyrna HOSA Future Health Professional is becoming one of the most sought after pathways at Smyrna High School. Students

in this pathway gain knowledge and respect for the healthcare profession, as well as gain skills that will aid in their success as they transition into

the workforce or higher education.

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MYRNA HIGH SCHOOL

Stacy Cook,

Principal

Leon Clarke,

Assoc. Principal

larence Davis

, Assoc. Principal

Marc Deisem,

Assoc. Principal

LaTonya Pierce,

Assoc. Principal

JAY DAVIS SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL 2018-2019

TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Smyrna High School would like to con-

gratulate Mr. Jay Davis, as its 2018-

019 SHS Teacher of The Year. Mr.

avis has taught the Agricultural

Structures and Engineering pathway

program at Smyrna High School for

he past ten years. As a Smyrna High

chool graduate, he hoped to return to

share his knowledge of agricultural sci-

ences through classroom instruction,

ands on learning activities and FFA experiences. Mr. Davis

takes pride in his students, their work and the classroom and

laboratory facilities, where memories are literally built through

practices in woodworking, electrical wiring, plumbing, drafting,

masonry and workplace readiness skills.

r. Davis began his teaching career 22 years ago at the

Caroline Career & Technology Center in Ridgely, Maryland.

here, he started out as a single teacher in an Agriculture pro-

gram that encompassed Business Management, Aquaculture,

Soil & Crop Science, Agricultural Technologies, Animal Science

and Greenhouse Management. Jay was able to build his CTE

area, improve program enrollment and develop curriculum to

create a second teacher position in Plant Science. Through his

program expansion, he was able to engage stakeholders such

as students, parents, business partners, FFA Alumni and com-

munity groups, which also resulted in the school being recog-

nized as a three Star National FFA Chapter.

As an Agricultural Science teacher and FFA Advisor, Mr. Davis

has worn many hats, been an advocate for Career &

Technology Education and has coached many FFA teams and

individuals to State Titles in the areas of: Parliamentary

Procedure, Agricultural Issues and Delaware Agricultural

Products Display. His biggest accomplishment is seeing stu-

dents apply the DRIVE principles of Determination,

Responsibility, Initiative, Vision and Enthusiasm, not only in the

classroom, but also to their college studies and careers in the

real world.

Smyrna High School Educational

Support Professional of the Year

Brenda J Solloway

renda Solloway is an

administrative assistant for

the Smyrna High School

Counseling office. She

brings over 30 years of

ecretarial experience to

he position. That experi-

ence includes 17 years

with the law firm of

chmittinger & Rodriguez and just under 14

years with the Delaware Department of

Correction.

When she joined the school counseling

eam back in July of 2012, her goals were to

reate an inviting, positive environment in

the counseling office as well as organize

and streamline processes within the office to

llow the school counseling team to better

serve our students, families and staff.

Brenda has been married to Ben Solloway,

a Smyrna High alumni, for almost 29 years.

They have a daughter, Samantha, who is

urrently attending the University of

Delaware and a grand-kitty, Freddie

Purcury. She and Ben are looking forward

to retirement when they plan to escape the

elaware winters and spend more time in a

warmer climate.

SHS Jobs for Delaware

raduates Compete in

Business Acumen

Jobs for Delaware Graduates

brings students together from all

ver the state to compete against

ach other in business acumen.

Smyrna juniors and seniors

showed off their budgeting skills,

competed in a Jeopardy-style

ournament, and used their prob-

lem solving skills to find a solution

or an issue in the workplace.

Smyrna High School Choir

Competes in PAC Music

Festival

"The Smyrna High School Choir

ecently traveled to Orlando

lorida to compete in the PAC

usic Festival. This is our yearly

festival to showcase our Choir

and to receive feedback from

renowned directors across the

country. The students walked

away with a first place win with a

SUPERIOR Rating! This is the

highest rating you can receive in

the Festival. We will complete our

performance year with our Spring

Concert, which was held on

Monday, May 7, 2018 at 7pm in

the Smyrna High School

Auditorium. "

SHS 2017-2018 Give Something Back Foundation Scholarship Recipients

Six Smyrna High School students, Robert Oldham, Sean Johnson, Kai Buckson, Skyla Fernandez-

Gonzalez, Jasmine Pennington and Marquaya Bennett

have been selected to receive the Give Something Back

Foundation Scholarship. They are part of a select group of

students in Delaware to be awarded this great opportunity!

This will allow these six students to attend the University of

Delaware upon graduation from SHS and receive a FULL scholarship that will cover tuition, room and

board for four years. The students were required to complete the application process, submit letters

of recommendation, past and present grade reports and be interviewed by a staff member of the

GSBF committee. The students need to maintain high academic standards and display good citizen-

ship in school and in their community. They will be assigned mentors to work with them over the next

three years to help them to meet the expectations of the Give Something Back Scholarship program.

SHS Students Celebrating Math

Congratulations to these Smyrna High win-

ners in the Delaware Council of Teachers of

Mathematics “Math in the Olympics” poster

contest: Honorable Mention—George Class-

Peters and Brendon Donaghue; third place—

Jovannah Tirado-Williams; second place—

Jasmin Jackson; first place—Victoria Lichak.

Ms. Lichak’s poster has also been selected

as a regional winner. It is now a finalist in the

statewide competition, and is on display at

Wilmington University.

Mrs. Sheats’ ninth grade class celebrated Pi

Day on March 14. Students had 3.14 min-

utes to write as many words as they could

that started with ‘pi’. They enjoyed learning

fun facts about Pi (π). Did you know that π is

an irrational number because it continues

without a pattern? The first six digits of π

(314159) appear in order at least six times

among the first 10 million decimal places of

π. The students completed a graphing of cir-

cles activity in which they measured various

circular objects and divided the circumfer-

ence by the diameter to get close to 3.14.

Students were rewarded with a circular snack

for all of their hard work.

SHS Celebrate National College Decision Day

On April 27, 2018, seniors at Smyrna High School cel-

ebrated National Decision Day with a breakfast.

During the breakfast, seniors declared to graduate by

signing the Class of 2018 banner, signed their class

picture – to gift to their advisors, and declared their

post-graduation plans on a red eagle and in a photo

booth. During the festivities, a PowerPoint was dis-

played with everyone’s college, career, military, and

work plans, so

everyone could

congratulate each

other on their

future plans.

Smyrna High School students make

calculated moves at Math League

You may be asking yourself, “What is Math

League? What do they do? The purpose of the

Delaware Secondary School Mathematics

League is to cultivate interest in mathematics

through team competition. There are four levels

of competition – grades seven, eight, nine, and

tenth thru twelfth. Schools are separated into

geographic regions for regional competitions.

Upon completion of the four regional meets, the

top scoring teams and top scoring individuals from

each region are invited to participate in the State

Invitational Meet. The Smyrna High School Math

League is a club that offers students the opportu-

nity to expand their academic knowledge by solv-

ing challenging math problems. Students com-

pete against other schools in their region by

answering math questions. Students answer six

individual questions and then get to work together

on a team question. Mrs. Atkinson and Mrs. Meek

worked with a group of about 15 students that

truly enjoy challenging their brains and advancing

their math skills through problem solving.

The following standings are the results of the four

regional Math League meets held during the

2017-2018 school year: The ninth grade team

(consisting of Joseph Gisiora and Leah Hurns)

placed fifth out of eight teams. There were three

Smyrna teams that competed at the tenth-twelfth

grades level against 15 teams. The Smyrna Red

team (consisting of Dylan Deslongchamp, Romy

Patel, Colin Shalk, Rannah Regino & Adara

Turek) placed eleventh. The Smyrna White team

(consisting of Chris Desir, Denise Duman, Sheila

Gisiora, Katie Rocco & Victoria Lichek) placed

ninth. The Smyrna Eagles team (consisting of

Brendan Callahan, Wesley Carson, Chris Kline,

Max Morissiey & Samuel Mace) placed third.

There were three individuals that placed in the top

10 in their region. Joesph Gisiora tied for third

place out of 24 individuals during the ninth grade

regional competitions. There were 89 individuals

that competed at the tenth-twelfth grade level.

Max Morissiey placed ninth and Samuel Mace

was the top scorer and placed first out of 89 stu-

dents. Being the top scorer is nothing new to

Samuel as he has placed first individually for his

eighth, ninth, tenth and twelfth grade years. He

placed second individually during his eleventh

grade year.

Smyrna High School had two high scoring individ-

uals invited to participate in the State Math

League Invitational Meet on April 10 at the

Modern Maturity Center in Dover. Samuel Mace

and Joseph Gisiora qualified for States by having

one of the three highest scores in their region for

their grade level.

SMYRNA MESSENGER SPRING 2018 Page 12

AUGUST

August 20 New Teacher Orientation

August 21-23 Full Day In-service (All)

August 27 School Open for Students (K-9)

August 28 School Open for Students (10-12)

August 31 School Closed (All)

SEPTEMBER

September 3 Labor Day – School Closed

September 6 Primary Election/ Full Day In-service (All)

September 28 Mid-Marking Point

OCTOBER

October 10 Progress Reports Issued

October 22 Full Day In-service (All)

October 31 End of Marking Period

NOVEMBER

November 6 Election Day

November 12 Veterans’ Day – School Closed

November 14 Report Cards Issued

Nov. 19-20 K-8 Parent Conferences (No School K-8)

Nov. 21 – 23 Thanksgiving – School Closed

DECEMBER

December 7 Mid-Marking Point

December 14 Full Day In-service (All)

December 19 Progress Reports Issued

Dec. 21-Jan.1 Winter Vacation – School Closed

JANUARY

January 2 School Reopens

Jan. 18-23 1/2-day In-service (Grades 9-12) - Exams

January 21 Martin Luther King Day – School Closed

January 24 End of Marking Period

January 25 Full Day In-service (All)

FEBRUARY

February 5 Report Cards Issued

February 18 Presidents’ Day – School Closed

February 22 Full Day In-service (All)

February 28 Mid-Marking Point

MARCH

March 12 Progress Reports Issued

March 29 Full Day In-service (All)

APRIL

April 1 End of Marking Period

April 10 PSAT/SAT Testing (9-11)

(No School for Grade 12)

April 11 Report Cards Issued

Apr. 19–26 Spring Break – School Closed

April 29 School Reopens

MAY

May 8 Mid-Marking Point

May 17 Full Day In-service (All)

May 20 Progress Reports Issued

May 27 Memorial Day – School Closed

May 28 Last Senior Day

JUNE

June 6-10 9-11 Final Exams - ½ Day In-service

June 10 Last Pupil Day

June 13 Last Teacher Day

The calendar is based on legislation requiring students to

attend school 1060 hours (grades K-11), and 1032 hours (grade

12) - with no minimum number of days. The extra hours for stu-

dents can be banked for inclement weather; however, teachers

will have to make up inclement weather days in order to reach

the 188 teacher days required by law. Any inclement weather

days will be made up by staff immediately following the last

teacher day.

Approved by Board of Education, March 28, 2018

myrna School District

2018-19 School Calendar

SMYRNA FFA AWARDED AMERICA’S FARMERS GROW COMMUNITIES GRANT

he Monsanto Corporation is proud to recognize Snow Farms in Smyrna, Delaware for directing a $2,500

grant to the Smyrna FFA Chapter as part of the America’s Farmers Grow Communities program, sponsored

by the Monsanto Fund.

As part of their mission, the Smyrna FFA Chapter will use the funds to support two student interns at Smyrna

igh School over the summer, as they work on projects, maintain facilities and prepare materials for the

Delaware State Fair. A third intern will also be responsible for working with the new Asbury Church Farmers

Market that is being set up in the Town of Smyrna on Glenwood Avenue. “We really appreciate the support

of our local community members, who continue to give back to the AgriScience program at Smyrna High

chool. It not only promotes the importance of what we do in the classroom, but shows that our farmers and

business partners in the Smyrna/Clayton area truly care about the quality of students we are preparing for

college and the workforce.” said, Mr. Keith Shane, Senior AgriScience Teacher & FFA Advisor at Smyrna

High School.

Since the program began in 2010, the Grow Communities program has collaborated with farmers to support

nonprofit organizations important to them in their local communities. The program has given more than $29

million to farming communities since its inception, including more than $3 million in 2018. Each year, farmers

enter for a chance to direct a $2,500 donation to a nonprofit they care about in their community. The organ-

zations reflect the makeup and character of rural America, including emergency response organizations,

schools, youth agriculture programs, food banks and many others.

“Farmers play a pivotal role in rural communities, and through their commitment to the Grow Communities

program, we are able to provide the monetary support these nonprofit organizations need to make an

mpact,” said Al Mitchell, Monsanto Fund president. “We’re proud to play a part in helping these rural com-

munities grow and thrive.”

The America’s Farmers campaign highlights the importance of modern U.S. Agriculture through communi-

cations and community outreach programs that collaborate with farmers to impact rural America. To learn

more, visit America’s Farmers at www.AmericasFarmers.com.

Smyrna School District is going mobile and participating in the Summer Food

Service Program.

The Summer Feeding Program will start on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 and run until Thursday, August 16,

2018. The service days will be Monday through Thursday. Site locations are Smyrna Elementary School,

North Smyrna Elementary School, Smyrna Gardens Apartments and Commerce Square Apartments.

Children 18 years and under will be provided meals at no cost and are the same for all regardless of

race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability, and there will be no dis-

crimination in the course of the meal service.

Site Location/Times:

Smyrna Elementary and North Smyrna Elementary- 12-12:30pm

Smyrna Gardens- 12:45-1:15pm

Commerce Square- 12-12:30pm

Additional information will be made available on our District Website prior to June 12, 2018.

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA,

its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discrimi-

nating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or

activity conducted or funded by USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape,

American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf,

hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally,

program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online

at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in

the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your com-

pleted form or letter to USDA by: mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Civil Rights

1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; fax: (202) 690-7442; or email: [email protected].

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

SMYRNA FFA SHINES AT STATE CONVENTION

e Smyrna High School FFA had a fine showing at the State FFA Spring Awards Program held at Caesar

Rodney High School on Monday, March 26, 2018.

The chapter had ten students receive the State FFA Degree, which is the third level of membership recogni-

ion an FFA member can receive. Recipients included Jessica Bright, Jake Brown, George Class-Peters, Jr.,

Taylor Davis, Guy Doron, Marissa McClenton, Karla Pagan, Aubrey Slack, Justin Stafford, and Ryan

Wheatley. From this distinguished group, Ryan Wheatley was named the State Star Farmer and George

Class-Peters, Jr. was named the State Star in Agricultural Research, with both individuals earning a $300

cash prize and a trip to Springfield, MA in September to compete at the Eastern States Exposition.

The Smyrna FFA had seven students earn $250 State Proficiency Awards and the opportunity to have their

pplications judged for future competition in the fall. Proficiency award winners included:

Cassidy Cook- Agricultural Sales; George Class-Peters, Jr.- Agriscience Research; Ryan Wheatley- Dairy

Production; Dylan Wilson- Diversified Crop Production; Tyler Meixell- Diversified Horticulture; Erica Malloy-

Specialty Animal Production; and Josh Meixell-Turf Grass Management.

Smyrna High School is also proud to have two seniors that were elected to State FFA Officer in the form of

George Class-Peters, Jr. as State Treasurer and Trey Thompson as State Reporter.

Competition Results were as follows:

•

First Place Chapter Code of Conduct Team -Qualify For National Convention in Indianapolis, IN in October:

Aaliyah Street, Brynn Rifino, Kaylee Davis, Megan Keller, Zane Kerr, Gordon Fletcher, and Nick Shane.

• Second Place Parliamentary Procedure Team- Abby Conway, Skylar Campanicki, Taylor Davis, Delaney

Tome, Macie Littleton, and Heather Fletcher.

• Third Place Employment Skills- Kaylee Dulin

• Fourth Place Employment Skills- Marissa McClenton

• Fifth Place Creed Speaking- D'Mario Cooper

• Fifth Place Agricultural Sales Team- Cassidy Niederland, Kendra Mounts, Tanner Wynne, and Chelsea Wix.

• Fifth Place Agricultural Communications Team- Raelyn Wiley, Leeah Christine, and Tessa Smith.

• Sixth Place Floriculture Team- Kathryn Emerson, Jasmine Pennington, Paola Pagan, and Aubrey Slack.

• Eighth Place Dairy Products Team- Ryan Wheatley, Erica Malloy, and Erin Smallwood.

• Ninth Place Extemporaneous Speaking- Keri Knorr.

SHS Students Honored at Regional

Scholastic Art Awards

Smyrna High School art students were honored on

February 10 at the annual, regional Scholastic Art

Awards. Junior, Cathryn Shahan received two Gold

and one Silver Key award. Shahan's painting of a

Smyrna Cross Country runner won the

Congressional Art Award. Her painting will hang at

the House of Representatives for one year. Senior,

Kayla Kuberski also won two golds and an honorable

mention. Kayla was honored as a DFVA Scholarship

winner and an American Vision nominee. She is one

of five Delaware nominees. Sophomores, Sara

Paulish and Danielle Schumacher both received sil-

ver keys. The artwork was on display at the

Delaware State art gallery.

The State of Delaware held their eighth Annual

National Arts Program® Exhibit this year which

included over 220 artworks hung in the Art

Center/Gallery at Delaware State University’s

Campus. Junior, Raina Semenick received second

place in the youth category and sophomore, Sara

Paulish received an honorable mention in the same

category.

The 2018 Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriotic Art

Contest sponsored by the VFW Post 8801 Auxiliary

acknowledged and thanked Danielle Schumacher,

Sara Paulish, and Cathryn Shahan for their participa-

tion in the contest. Locally, Cathryn Shahan was

awarded first place, Sara Paulish was awarded sec-

ond place, and Danielle Schumacher was awarded

third. Additionally, Cathryn Shahan’s painting will be judged at the state level to determine if it will go on to

the national level.

The advanced art students were fortunate and grateful to be invited for a meet and greet at the Biggs

Museum with the artist Michael Izrael Galmer. Mr. Galmer is a

renowned silversmith whose artwork is part of permanent collec-

tions in galleries such as Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American

Art Museum and Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Museum. His

resume includes work for Tiffany’s, Cartier as well as the creator of

the scale model of the Preakness Trophy awarded to the winner of

the second race of the Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes.

Art students Kayla Kuberski, Christian Dimeo and Ariel Immel were

accepted to continue their artistic exploration at the Delaware

College of Art and Design.

SMYRNA MESSENGER SPRING 2018 Page 13

OMMUNITY NOTIFICATION OF SEX OFFENDERS

While community notification of sex offenders is the responsibility of

local law enforcement, the Smyrna School District believes it has an

appropriate role to play in improving community awareness of the

otential threat posed by sex offenders. This includes a responsibility

to educate our students about personal safety and to let you know

when an offender is living in our district or has enrolled in public

school. Each of our schools and the district office has this information

in a binder available for your review.

NOTICE:

Delaware Department of Education

obacco Regulation 877

elaware Department of Education Tobacco Regulation 877 pro-

hibits the use and distribution of tobacco products by all staff, stu-

dents, visitors, and parents in school buildings, on school grounds,

in school leased or owned vehicles and property, and all school affil-

iated functions, on and off school grounds. Tobacco Regulation 877

means a healthier, safer school environment for everyone.

nnual Public Notice of Nondiscrimination

TITLE VII, TITLE IX, and Section 504 Compliance Notification

(As required by the 1979 Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination in Vocational Education Programs (34 CFR Part 100, App. B, IV-0)

myrna School District is

leased to announce that it is

ffering, among other pro-

rams, the following Career

nd Technical Education

athways for the 2018-2019

chool year:

myrna High School

griscience

Courses are offered as part of

four pathway strands:

Animal Science: Animal

Science I, II, III, & IV

Natural Resources: natural

Resources and Environmental

Science I, II, & AP

Plant Science: Plant Science

I, II, & III

Power & Systems: Power &

Tech Systems I, II, III, & IV

Structural Systems:

Structures I, II, & III

usiness

Courses are offered as part of

two pathway strands:

Accounting: Accounting II, III,

& IV

Digital Business

Communications: DBC II, III, &

Administrative Services:

Admin Services II, III, & IV

arketing Management:

arketing Management II, III,

Family and

Consumer Sciences

Courses are offered as part of

wo pathway strands:

Early Childhood Education:

Early Childhood Education I,

II, & III

Family and Community

Services: Family and

Community Services I, II, & III

Jobs for Delaware

Graduates

DG is designed to help stu-

ents reach academic and

areer goals. The four goals

re: Leadership

evelopment, Citizenship or

ommunity Service, Social

wareness, and Career

reparation.

Courses offered are: JDG II,

III, IV

Admission to these programs

is open to all students enrolled

in Smyrna High School.

Enrollment in higher level

courses often requires a pass-

ing grade in lower level cours-

es in the same pathway.

he Smyrna School District

oes not discriminate in

mployment, educational pro-

rams, services or activities

ased on race, color, national

rigin, sex, age, or disability in

ccordance with state and

ederal laws. The District

ffers additional services to

tudents with limited English

anguage skills or with disabil-

ties so that they may benefit

rom these programs. For

dditional information and

ssistance, please contact:

School Admissions-

rograms

tacy Cook

Principal

myrna High School

500 Duck Creek Parkway

Smyrna, DE 19977

302-653-8581

Under the No Child Left

Behind Act a parent has the

right to know the following

information:

The qualifications of the

chool staff providing

instruction to their child.

» Their child's level of

achievement in each state

academic assessment.

» Whether their child has

been assigned to or has

een taught for four or

more consecutive weeks by

a teacher of a core aca-

demic subject who is not

highly qualified.

Upon the parents request the

school is to provide the follow-

ing information:

» Whether the teacher has

met state qualifications and

licensing criteria for the

grade level and subject

areas in which the teacher

provides instruction.

» Whether the teacher is

teaching under emegency

or other provisional status

through which state qualifi-

cation or licensing criteria

have been waived.

» The baccalaureate

degree major of the teacher

and any graduate certifica-

tion or degree held by the

teacher and the field of dis-

cipline of the certification or

degree.

» Whether the child is pro-

vided services by parapro-

fessionals and if so their

qualifications.

The following letter will provide

details on how parents may

easily access information

regarding their child’s

teacher(s).

Dear Parent:

As a parent of a student in the

Smyrna School District you

have the right to know the pro-

fessional qualifications of the

classroom teachers who

instruct your child. Federal law

allows you to ask for certain

information about your child’s

classroom teachers, and

requires us to give you the

information in a timely manner

if you ask for it. Specifically, you

have the right to ask for the fol-

lowing information about each

of your child’s classroom teach-

ers:

» Whether the

Delaware Department

of Education has

licensed or qualified

he teacher for

he grades and sub-

jects he or she teach-

es.

» Whether the

Delaware Department

of Education has decid-

ed that the teacher can

each in a classroom

without being licensed

r qualified under state

regulations because of

special circumstances.

» The teacher’s college

major; whether the

teacher has any

advanced degrees

and, if so, the subject

of the degrees.

» Whether any teach-

ers’ aides or similar

paraprofessionals pro-

vide Title I services to

your child and, if they

do, their qualifications.

A website has been setup

for you to obtain this infor-

mation at:

http://deeds.doe.k12.de.us

You may access this infor-

mation by going to this

website and click

“Parents/General Public”

on the left-hand side of

your computer screen.

Click “Search” for an

employed Delaware pub-

lic / charter school educa-

tor.” Enter the last name

of your child’s teacher and

click “search.” Click the

“profile” link after your

child’s teacher’s name.

You will find the teacher’s

certification under “cre-

dentials” and college

major under “qualifica-

tion.” If you are unable to

obtain the necessary

information, you may call

you child’s principal for

this information, or our

Personnel Office at (302)

653-8585.

A PARENT’S RIGHT TO KNOW

TITLE I NOTIFICATIONS

In the Smyrna School District, the faculty of each Elementary School is

committed to providing a quality education for all students and recognizes

the essential role of Parents and the value of their input. We believe a part-

nership must exist and we strive to promote communication and participa-

tion of Parents in the education of children. To learn about ways that you

can be involved in your child’s education, please visit the Title I portion of

our website and read through the Parent Involvement information. You may

find this information at:

http://www.smyrna.k12.de.us/specialservices/title_1

Dr. Rachael S. Rudinoff

Director of Special Services

Office: 302 653-3135

Fax: 302 653-2766

E-Mail: [email protected]

Smyrna FFA Hosts the Bunny Hop for Hunger 3.0

On Thursday, March 29, 2018, five Smyrna School District Schools took part in the

Smyrna FFA’s Bunny Hop for Hunger 3.0. This event cumulated months of planning and

resulted in the raising of over 5,000 canned good items that were donated to the

Smyrna-Clayton Food Pantry. Each building also hosted a physical activity to help raise

awareness of the issue of hunger in our community. Smyrna FFA Hunger Ambassadors

assisted in these events and worked with our younger students in the district to help

them understand that hunger affects everyone. Clayton Elementary held a hopping

event in which students competed in hopscotch, basketball, and jump rope. JBM

Intermediate School held activity stations in which all of their fifth and sixth graders

rotated through and Smyrna FFA members assisted in the stations. North Elementary

held a walking event to help raise awareness of hunger as did Smyrna High School and

Smyrna Middle School. Almost 4,000 of our district students were able to partake in the

event that will hopefully make them more aware of hunger issues and ultimately helped

to stock our community’s food pantry for months to come. According to Smyrna FFA

Treasurer, George Class-Peters, “The

Bunny Hop is something that Smyrna

FFA is extremely proud of. To be able to

plan this event and pull it off successfully

for the 3rd year is a testament to the

hard work of many individuals at all of

the schools. Our district has once again

stepped up to the challenge and shown

that our community is one of the best in

the state! We hope that all of our schools

are able to partake in next year’s Bunny

Hop for Hunger 4.0.”

SHS Students Honored at

Regional Scholastic Art Awards

SMYRNA MESSENGER SPRING 2018 Page 14

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

(FERPA) affords parents and students over 18

years of age the following rights:

Inspection

You may inspect the student’s education

records within 45 days of the day the District

receives a request for access. You should sub-

mit to the Principal a written request identifying

the record(s) you wish to inspect. The Principal

will notify you of the time and place of inspec-

tion.

Amendment

If you believe education records are inaccurate,

you may request the records be amended.

Such a request must be in writing, and directed

to the Principal. The request must identify the

part of the record you want changed, and spec-

ify why it is inaccurate. If the District denies your

request, the District will notify you of the deci-

sion, advise of the right to a hearing, and pro-

vide the hearing procedures.

Consent

You have the right to consent to disclosures of

personally identifiable information contained in

the student’s education records, except to the

extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure with-

The Smyrna School District (“the District”) may disclose certain information, known as directory

information, in its discretion without consent. Parents, or students eighteen years of age or older,

may refuse to permit the release of any or all directory information. If you do not want directory

information released, you must send written notice annually to the Superintendent of the District (at

the address listed below). Such notice must be received within 30 days of the publication of this

notice. The following student information is directory information: (1) name, (2) address, (3) tele-

phone number, (4) date and place of birth, (5) major field of study, (6) grade level, (7) participation

in officially recognized activities and sports, (8) weight and height of members of athletic teams (9)

dates of attendance, (10) degrees and awards received, (11) the most recent previous education

agency or institution attended by the student and (12) photographs of students in school or school

activities provided the photographs do not reveal information concerning academic placement.

Smyrna School District Superintendent

82 Monrovia Ave.

Smyrna, DE 19977

SMYRNA SCHOOL DISTRICT’S

NOTICE OF FERPA RIGHTS

NOTICE OF RIGHTS UNDER THE PROTECTION OF PUPIL RIGHTS

AMENDMENT (PPRA)

The Protection of Pupil Rights

Amendment affords parents, stu-

dents who are 18 or older, and

emancipated minors the following

rights regarding the District’s con-

uct of surveys, collection and

use of information for marketing

purposes, and certain physical

exams.

Protected Information Surveys

The District is required to obtain

consent permitting your child to

participate in certain school activ-

ities, or you may elect to opt out of

such activities. These activities,

known as protected information

surveys, include a student survey,

analysis, or evaluation concern-

ing one or more of the following:

1. Political affiliations or beliefs

of the student or student’s

parents;

2. Mental or psychological

problems of the student or

student’s family;

3. Sexual behavior or attitudes;

4. Illegal, anti-social, self-

ncriminating, or demeaning

behavior;

5. Critical appraisals of others

with whom respondents

ave close family relation-

ships;

6. Legally recognized privi-

leged relationships, such as

with lawyers, doctors, or

ministers;

7. Religious practices, affilia-

tions, or beliefs of the stu-

dent or parents; or

8. Income, other than as

required by law to determine

program eligibility.

Notice & Opportunity To Opt

Out

At the start of each school year,

the District will notify you of dates

of the following activities, and pro-

vide an opportunity to opt a stu-

dent out of participating in such

activities:

1. Any protected information

survey, regardless of fund-

ing source;

2. Any non-emergency, inva-

sive physical exam or

screening required as a con-

ition of attendance, admin-

istered by the school or its

agent, and not necessary to

protect the immediate health

and safety of a student,

except for hearing, vision, or

scoliosis screenings, or any

physical exam or screening

permitted or required under

ate law; and

3. Activities involving collec-

tion, disclosure, or use of

personal information ob-

tained from students for

marketing, or to sell or oth-

erwise distribute the infor-

DISTRICT DIRECTORY

CLAYTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6

53-8587

Mrs. Katherine Wood Principal

Mr. Michael Daws, Associate Principal

Nurse 653-3147

NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 653-8589

Mrs. Kelly Holt, Principal

Mrs. Stephanie Smeltzer, Associate Principal

Nurse 653-3145

MYRNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

653-8588

Mr. David H. Morrison, Principal

Mr. Mikell Reed, Associate Principal

Nurse 659-6286

SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY 653-2808

Mr. John Camponelli, Principal

Mr. Patrick Grant, Associate Principal

Nurse 653-2760

LAYTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

653-4512

Mr. David Paltrineri, Principal

Mrs. Heather Moyer, Associate Principal

Nurse 659-6401

BM INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

59-6297

Mrs. Elyse Baerga, Principal

Mrs. Cynthia McNatt, Associate Principal

Nurse 659-6280

SMYRNA MIDDLE SCHOOL 653-8584

Mr. Steven Gott, Associate Principal

Mr. Kent Robinson, Associate Prinicpal

Guidance 653-8308

Nurse 653-8823

SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL 653-8581

Mrs. Stacy Cook, Principal

Mr. Leon Clarke, Associate Principal

Mr. Marc Deisem, Associate Principal

Mrs. LaTonya Pierce, Associate Principal

Mr. Clarence Davis, Associate Principal &

Dean of Discipline

Nurse 653-3137

CENTRAL OFFICES 653-8585

Mr. Patrik Williams, Superintendent

Mrs. Deborah D. Judy, Assistant Superintendent

Mrs. June Wicks, Director of Curriculum

Mr. Jerry Gallagher, Director of Finance

Mrs. Angela Socorso, Supervisor Human Resources

CHILD NUTRITION OFFICE 653-3134

Mr. Roger Holt, Supervisor

MAINTENANCE OFFICE 653-3132

Mr. Scott Holmes, Facilities & HVAC

SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE 653-3135

Dr. Rachael Rudinoff, Director

TRANSPORTATION OFFICE 653-3142

Ms. Sharon Almondo, Supervisor

TECHNOLOGY OFFICE 653-2754

Mr. Jody Sweeney, Supervisor

out consent. One exception permits disclosure

without consent to school officials with legiti-

mate educational interests. School officials

include District employees, Board members, a

person or company retained by the District to

perform a special task (such as an attorney,

auditor, medical consultant, or therapist), or a

parent or student serving on a committee or

assisting another school official. A school official

has a legitimate educational interest if the official

needs to review an education record in order to

fulfill his or her professional responsibility.

Upon request, the District will disclose educa-

tion records without consent to officials of anoth-

er district in which a student seeks or intends to

enroll.

Complaint

You may file a complaint with the U.S.

Department of Education concerning alleged

failures by the District to comply with the

requirements of FERPA. The name and

address of the office that administers FERPA

are:

Family Policy Compliance Office

U.S. Department of Education

400 Maryland Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20202-4605

mation to others.

Inspection

You may, upon request, inspect the fol-

lowing:

1. Protected information surveys of

students;

2. Instruments used to collect per-

onal information from students

for marketing, sales, or other dis-

tribution purposes; and

. Instructional materials used as

part of the educational curricu-

lum.

doption of Policy

The District will adopt policies, in con-

ultation with parents, regarding these

rights, as well as arrangements to pro-

tect student privacy in the administra-

tion of protected surveys and the col-

lection, disclosure, or use of personal

information for marketing, sales, or

other distribution purposes. The

District will notify you of these policies

t least annually at the start of each

school year and after any substantive

changes.

Complaint

If you believe your rights have been vio-

lated, you may file a complaint with:

amily Policy Compliance Office

U.S. Department of Education

400 Maryland Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20202-4605

NOTICE CONCERNING DISCLOSURE OF

CERTAIN STUDENT INFORMATION

NOTICE

Each year, Smyrna School District applies for fund-

ing, under IDEA-B P/T (6-12) and IDEA-B 619 P/T

(Preschool), to provide special education services to those

students identified as disabled. The District creates a plan

that includes how to address the needs of students with

disabilities who have been parentally placed in private

schools.

On Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 1pm, you are invited

to review and comment on services to be provided to eli-

gible private school children with disabilities. The meeting

will be held at the Thomas D. Clayton Building, 80

Monrovia Ave., Smyrna. Please contact the Special

Services Director at 302-653-3135 for further questions.

MYRNA MESSENGER SPRING 2018

Page 15

ITLE 14 EDUCATION DELAWARE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

200 Administration and Operations

258 Federal Programs General Complaint Procedures*

.0 Programs Covered by the Complaint Process

his complaint process shall apply to the following programs: Title I Part A Improving Basic

Programs Operated by Local Education Agencies; Title I Part B-1 Reading First; Title I Part

B-2 Early Reading First; Title I Part B-3 William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy

Program; Title I Part C Education of Migratory Children; Title I Part D Prevention and

Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who are Neglected, Delinquent, or at Risk;

itle I Part F Comprehensive School Reform; Title I Part G Advanced Placement; Title II Part

A Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund, Grants to States; Title II Part A-5-

2151(B) School Leadership; Title II Part D 1 and 2 Enhancing Education Through

Technology; Title III Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant

Students; Title IV Part A Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities; Title IV Part B 21st

Century Community Learning Centers;

Title V Part A Innovative Programs and Title V Part B-1 Public Charter Schools.

2 DE Reg. 217 (8/1/98)

7 De Reg. 161 (8/1/03)

2.0 Right to File a Complaint

An organization or an individual may file a complaint regarding an alleged violation of Federal

Program Statutes or regulations by the Delaware Department of Education or the Local

Education Agency. For purposes of this regulation, a Local Education Agency shall also

include charter schools. A written and signed complaint shall be filed with the Delaware

epartment of Education.

2.1 The complaint shall include a statement specifying the alleged violation by the State

Education Agency or a Local Education Agency. Such statement shall include facts and doc-

umentation of the alleged violation.

2.2 The Delaware Department of Education shall investigate the complaint and issue a writ-

en report including findings of fact and a decision to the parties included in the complaint

ithin sixty (60) working days of the receipt of the complaint. An extension of the time limit

may be made by the Delaware Department of Education only if exceptional circumstances

xist with respect to a particular complaint.

2.3 The Delaware Department of Education may conduct an independent onsite investiga-

tion of the complaint, if it is determined that an on site investigation is necessary.

2.4 The complaint shall allege a violation that occurred not more than one (1) year prior to

the date that the complaint is received.

2 DE Reg. 217 (8/1/98)

7 De Reg. 161 (8/1/03)

12 DE Reg. 208 (08/01/08)

3.0 Complaint Made to the Local Education Agency

An organization or an individual is encouraged to file a written, signed complaint with the

Local Education Agency, prior to submission of the complaint to the Delaware Department of

Education, concerning an alleged violation by the Local Education Agency of a Federal

statute or regulation that applies to the Local Education Agency’s program.

3.1 The complaint shall include a statement specifying the alleged violation by the Local

Education Agency. Such statement shall include facts and documentation of the alleged vio-

lation.

3.2 The superintendent or the agency head of the Local Education Agency shall investigate

the complaint and issue a written report including findings of fact and a decision to the parties

involved in the complaint within sixty (60) working days of the receipt of the complaint,

3.3 An appeal of the Local Education Agency decision may be made by the complainant to

the Delaware Department of Education. The appeal shall be in writing and signed by the indi-

vidual or by an individual representative of the organization making the appeal. The

Delaware Department of Education shall resolve the appeal in the same manner as a com-

plaint, as indicated in 2.0.

2 DE Reg. 217 (8/1/98)

7 De Reg. 161 (8/1/03)

12 DE Reg. 208 (08/01/08)

4.0 Review of Final Decision by the U.S. Department of Education

Any party to the complaint has the right to request that the Secretary, U. S. Department of

Education, review the final decision of the Delaware Department of Education. The request

for an appeal of the decision to the Secretary, U. S. Department of Education, shall be made

in writing to the Delaware Department of Education within sixty days of the receipt of the

decision.

2 DE Reg. 217 (8/1/98)

5.0 Complaints and appeals to the Delaware Department of Education shall be

mailed to

the following address:

Secretary of Education

Delaware Department of Education

401 Federal Street Suite 2

Dover, Delaware 19901-3639

*IDEA Part B, as amended, has other specific remedies and procedural safeguards speci-

fied

under Section 615 of the Act to protect students with disabilities. See 14 DE Admin. Code

923 Children with Disabilities Subpart B General Duties and Eligibility of Agencies.

2 DE Reg. 217 (8/1/98)

7 De Reg. 161 (8/1/03)

12 DE Reg. 208 (08/01/08)

The Smyrna School District

does not discriminate in

employment or educational pro-

grams, services or activities

based on race, color, religion,

national origin, sex, age or dis-

ability in accordance with state

and federal laws, as required by

itle VI and VII of the 1964 Civil

Rights Act, Title IX of the 1972

Education Amendments, and

the Federal Occupational

Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Inquiries should be directed to:

myrna School District

Superintendent,

Administrative Office,

82 Monrovia Ave

Smyrna, DE 19977

Phone: (302) 653-8585.

El distrito escolar Smyrna no

discrimina en empleo o pro-

gramas educacionales, servi-

cios o actividades, basados

en raza, color, religion,

nacionalidad, sexo, edad o

disabilidad en conformidad

con las leyes estatales y fed-

erales

It is also the policy of this

District to ensure that curricu-

lum content and instructional

aterials used by our schools

reflect the cultural and racial

diversity found in our country,

and to create an awareness of

the rights, duties, and responsi-

bilities of each individual as a

member of the multicultural,

nonsexist society. Inquiries

about compliance with Title IX,

Title VI, or VII may be directed

to the compliance coordinators

appointed in the district.

COMPLIANCE

COORDINATORS

The following individuals have

been appointed to serve as the

District’s compliance coordina-

tors. These coordinators can be

contacted at the following loca-

tions.

TITLE VII: CIVIL RIGHTS ACT

OF 1974

(Nondiscrimination in employ-

ment practices)

TITLE IX: CIVIL RIGHTS ACT

OF 1972

(Nondiscrimination on the basis

of sex, educational programs)

Compliance Coordinator

Patrik Williams,

Assistant Superintendent

82 Monrovia Ave.

Smyrna, DE 19977

(302) 653-8585

SECTION 504 OF THE REHA-

BILITATION ACT OF 1973

Compliance Coordinator

Dr. Rachael Rudinoff,

Supervisor of Special Services

Special Services Office

22 South Main St.

Smyrna, DE 19977

(302) 653-3135

AMERICANS WITH DISABILI-

TIES ACT (ADA) OF 1982

Compliance Coordinator

Scott Holmes,

Supervisor of Buildings and

Grounds

Thomas D. Clayton School

80 Monrovia Avenue

Smyrna, DE 19977

(302) 653-3132

NON-DISCRIMINATION ON

THE BASIS OF SEX

(Compliance Violation

Grievance Procedure)

Any student or employee of the

Smyrna School District shall

have the right to file a formal

complaint alleging noncompli-

ance with regulations outlined in

Title IX of the Education

mendments of 1972 or in

Level One

– Principal or imme-

diate supervisor (informal)

A student with a complaint of

sex discrimination shall discuss

it with the teacher, counselor, or

principal.

Level Two

– Title IX

Compliance Officer

If the grievance is not resolved

at level one and the student

wishes to pursue the grievance,

he student may formalize the

grievance by filing a complaint

n writing on a Compliance

Violation Form, which can be

obtained from the Title IX com-

pliance officer. The complaint

shall state the nature of the

grievance and the remedy

requested. The filing of the for-

mal written complaint at Level

Two must be within 21 days

from the date of the event giving

rise to the grievance, or from

the date the grievant could rea-

sonably become aware of such

occurrence. The grievant may

request that a meeting about

the complaint be held with the

Title IX compliance officer. A

minor student may be accompa-

nied at that meeting by a parent

or guardian. The Title IX compli-

ance officer shall investigate.

the complaint and attempt to

resolve it. A written report from

the compliance officer about

action taken will be sent to the

grievant with 21 days after

receipt of the complaint.

Level Three

– Superintendent

If the complaint is not resolved

at Level Two, the grievant may

proceed to Level Three by pre-

senting a written appeal to the

Superintendent within 15 days

after the grievant received the

report from the compliance offi-

cer. A decision will be rendered

and conveyed to the grievant by

the Superintendent or his/her

designee within 15 days after

receipt of written appeal.

Level Four

– Other agencies

The grievant may file formal

complaints with the Delaware

Civil Rights Commission or

other agencies available for

mediation or rectification of affir-

mative action grievances, or

may seek private counsel for

complaints alleging discrimina-

tion.

Note: The District appoints com-

pliance coordinators for Title IX,

Title VII and for Section 504 of

the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,

as required by law. These com-

pliance coordinators serve as

grievance officers and are

responsible for the District’s

efforts to comply with nondis-

crimination requirements under

Title IX, Title VII, and Section

504.

ISTRICT NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

ITLE VII, TITLE IX, and Section 504 compliance notification

SMYRNA MESSENGER SPRING 2018 Page 16

Smyrna Eagles Boys Basketball Camp set for June 25-June 28

Smyrna High School will be hosting a basketball camp for boys entering grades third

through eighth on June 25-28 (Monday-Thursday) from 9:00am-3:00pm. The camp

will consist of daily skill development, game strategy and tac-

tics, as well as team basketball principles.

The camp will be coached by the 2018 State Finalist team and

a coaching staff with a five player to one coach ratio. Our

campers will be exposed to four days of basketball fun. For

the camp brochure and more information email

Andrew[email protected].

MYRNA FFA CHAPTER HOSTS 42nd ANNUAL BANQUET

The Smyrna FFA Chapter held its 42nd Annual Parent & Member Banquet on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at

myrna High School. The event was attended by over 217 members and guests to see members and sup-

porters recognized for their hard work and dedication over the past school year.

Chapter members receiving their Chapter FFA Degree, which is the second level of membership for stu-

dents involved at the high school level included Jessica Bergold, Jarrett Billings, Skylar Campanicki, Leah

hristine, Abby Conway, Ashley Daniels, Jayden Dixon, Kaylee Dulin, Andrew Dunn, Claire Fletcher,

Heather Fletcher, Michael Foraker, Jordan Morrison, Hunter Stewart, Logan Strauss, Delaney Tome, Asa

Walker, and Raelyn Wiley.

Eleven Smyrna High School Seniors received a $25 Chapter Proficiency Award for their efforts in main-

aining a work-based project through recordkeeping. These members included: Jenna Anderson- Ag Sales

& Service; Jessica Bright- Equine Management; Taylor Brittingham- Beef Production; Jake Brown-

Landscape Management; Rebecca Calderon- Agricultural Structures; George Class-Peters, Jr.-

Agricultural Research; Alex Gibason- Outdoor Recreation; Keri Knorr- Ag Sales & Service; Erica Malloy-

gricultural Research; Erin Smallwood- Poultry Production; and Ryan Wheatley- Diversified Agricultural

Production.

The chapter officers also recognized staff members for their support through Teacher Appreciation

Awards. SHS Staff members recognized included: Lindsey Alexitch, Marc Deisem, Haley Moyer, Katherine

amirez, Stacy Shirey, and Mario Tiberi. The chapter also presented the Blue & Gold Award to Mrs.

LaTonya Pierce, who serves as Assistant Principal and Career & Technology Education Supervisor at

Smyrna High School. Special recognition also went to Mrs. Kathryn O'Connell, who received her Honorary

Chapter FFA Degree for her support of the Agricultural Education program at Smyrna High School. Mrs.

’Connell was a former FFA member at Smyrna High School as well.

Jarrett Billings received a $50 Award for designing the Chapter T-Shirt, entitled: “Smyrna FFA- Sun Up To

un Down.” Chapter MVP members all received Jarrett’s shirt design and the design was featured on

ward program covers during the school year.

The chapter recognized many students through its Academic Awards presentation. Students receiving this award maintained an 85% average or better in their

AgriScience coursework at Smyrna High School. Recognition went to:

Ag Mechanics I - Sam Allen, Ali Baqi, Justin Barber, Andrew DeBenedictis-Bayne, Sammy Brittingham, Gavin Brobst, Nathan Carter, Robert Coburn, Travis

oleman, D'Mario Cooper, Joseph Cordel, Joshua Cunningham, Gianni Justice, Kimon Haldas, Kelley Moore, Lanaiya Mullen, Aiden Pepeta, Spencer Rosello,

Nahshon Sylvester, Trevor Shelly, and Tessa Smith.

Ag Mechanics II- Layne Bell, Demetrius Buckner, Robert Carey, Sierra DeBenedictis-Bayne, Trevor Dickson,Andrew Dunn, Michael Foraker, Logan Jones, Archie

Roberts, Logan Strauss, Delaney Tome, and Gabe West.

g Mechanics III- Robert Blair, Jaymeir Garnett, Michael Hodgeman, and Colby Todd.

Ag Mechanics IV- Jake Brown, Guy Doron, Jamie Fields, Tristan Friel, William Knight, Roman Kolakowski, and Michael McKeown.

g Structures I- Reed Barrick, Alexander Bernard, Ryan Blair, Ryan Cole, Abby Conway, Andrew Dunn, Gordon Fletcher, Kimon Haldas, Dalton Leager, Cole

Matthews, Nathan McGown, Gavin Porter, Logan Strauss, Brandon Thomas, and Owen Zolper.

Ag Structures II- Dylan Andruzzi, Emily Birney, Justin Boyles, Trevor Burleigh, Skylar Campanicki, Chris Marr, Steven Matarese, Olivia Miller, Cullen Porter, Raegan

Sebastianelli, and Leann Standridge.

g Structures III- Kyle Bassi, Taylor Davis, Alex Gibason, Ron Jackson, and Josh Johnson.

Animal Science I- Wesley Carson, Lindsey Elder, Sean Johnson, Megan Keller, Lily McIntosh, Mikenzie Mitchell, Samantha Muza, Easley Pierson, Sarah Reed,

Brynn Rifino, Nicholas Shane, and Brandon Thomas.

Animal Science II- Jessica Bergold, Leeah Christine, Abby Conway, Claire Fletcher, Autumn Legar, Macie Littleton, Rahsaan Matthews, Delaney Tome, and Raelyn

iley.

Animal Science III- Parker Boots, Jessica Bright, Robbie Carey, Te’Lia Clark, Charlie Dunn, Bray Fedele, Josh Johnson, Kendra Mounts, Cassidy Neiderland, Hillary

Prado, Wade Solloway, Leann Standridge, Chelsea Wix, and Tanner Wynne.

Animal Science IV- Justina Bottomley, Cassidy Cook, Johanna Lindell, Erica Malloy, Erin Smallwood, and Ryan Wheatley.

Environmental Science I- Cameron Bullock, Chloe Castro,Destini Cheek, Sara Coverdale, Alexis Doron, Gordon Fletcher, Aniyah Gill-Black, Symphony Henriquez,

Nhu Ho, Josh Johnson, Owen Keener, Dalton Leager, Chris Myers, Sean Nzams, Robert Oldham, Paola Pagan, Haley Stewart, Aaliyah Street, andLogan

Unterreiner.

Environmental Science II- Jessica Bright, Gavin Brobst, Haimere Murray, Scott Shogan, and Faith Young.

AP Environmental Science- Jessica Bright, Wesley Carson, George Class-Peters, Jr., Cassidy Cook, Keri Knorr, Erica Malloy, Marissa McClenton, Erin Smallwood,

and Ryan Wheatley.

Plant Science I- Dominic Castro, D'Mario Cooper, Payton Dixon, Morgan Donahue, Josh Johnson, Zane Kerr, Dalton Leager, Johnathan Love, Paola Pagan,

Jasmine Pennington, Aimmee Rink, Nicole Seagraves, Hailey Selhorst, and Aaliyah Street.

Plant Science II- Luke Abbott, Justin Barber, Jessica Bergold, Dylan Chi, Ashley Daniels, Steven Matarese, Jackson Reynolds, and Billy Shomper.

Plant Science III- Cassidy Niederland and Jake Serafino.

Plant Science IV- JaiRae Hammond and Karla Pagan.

Sixteen members made the decision to become a chapter officer candidate and they included Skylar Campanicki, Leah Christine, Abby Conway, D’Mario Cooper,

Ashley Daniels, Kaylee Davis, Kaylee Dulin, Zane Kerr, Jordan Morrison, Brynn Rifino, Nick Shane, Aubrey Slack, Tessa Smith, Aaliyah Street, Delaney Tome, and

Raelyn Wiley.

Special Star Awards went to D’Mario Cooper (Star Greenhand) for outstanding accomplishments as a first year FFA member and Skylar Campanicki (Star Chapter

Farmer) for outstanding leadership and academics as a second year member.

Chapter President Ryan Wheatley received the DeKalb Outstanding Agricultural Student Award along with two scholarships, one from the Daniel Reynolds Memorial

and a $1,000 National FFA Organization Scholarship through the Dale Wolf Endowment.

Other senior students receiving $250 chapter scholarships included George Class-Peters, Jr., Kathryn Emerson, Erica Malloy, and Trey Thompson. Trey Thompson,

who also serves as the Delaware FFA State Reporter also received special recognition as Outstanding Senior.

The chapter would like to thank all parents, members, guests and supporters for attending the evening’s celebration.

2018 Chapter FFA Degrees, Second year FFA

Membership Awards for SHS Students

SMYRNA SCHOOL DISTRICT IS GOING MOBILE AND PARTICIPATING IN THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM.

The Summer Feeding Program will start on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 and run until Thursday, August 16, 2018. The service days will be Monday

through Thursday. Site locations are Smyrna Elementary School, North Smyrna Elementary School, Smyrna Gardens Apartments and

Commerce Square Apartments.

Children 18 years and under will be provided meals at no cost and are the same for all regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or dis-

ability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.

Site Location/Times:

Smyrna Elementary and North Smyrna Elementary- 12:00-12:30pm

Smyrna Gardens- 12:45-1:15pm

Commerce Square- 12-12:30pm

Additional information will be made available on our District Website prior to June 12, 2018.