Cardinal School District is thrilled to be able to share that two of its high school students were recognized as Raymond A. Horn Outstanding Students for the 2017-18 school year.
Student And Educator Awards
Cardinal School District is thrilled to be able to share that two of its high school students were recognized as Raymond A. Horn Outstanding Students for the 2017-18 school year. The award is given to a student in each district every year for his or her remarkable performance. Nicolas C. and Sam L. were the recipients.
Sam was nominated by her teachers at Auburn Career Center. They say she is a hard working student, earning a 4.0 every quarter since starting her teaching professions pathways. Sam even wrote her own children’s book and presented it to preschoolers at Lakeland Community College. Teachers say her compassion and determination will help her with any challenge thrown her way.
Nic is one of Cardinal’s Geauga County ESC Job Program members and takes great pride in his work at the cafe at the high school. In addition to gaining important employment skills, he has mastered using his energetic personality to bring smiles to everyone he comes across. He is also very involved in Special Olympics and the Great Geauga County Fair.
JES intervention specialist Lila Nappier has received the Franklin B. Walter Outstanding Educator Award. The award is given out to those who provide outstanding educational care to students with disabilities. Lila’s nominator says she is one of the hardest working intervention specialists in the district. She is organized, efficient, well-versed on her students’ needs and always does her job with pride.
More Track Records Broken
Eighth-grader Lorelei H. has set new school records this year in track. She set the long jump record at 14 feet, 8 inches and broke the 200 hurdles record twice – the first time on April 20 with a time of 32.4 seconds, and then she broke it again at a following meet with a time of 31.38. The original hurdles record was set in 2001. Lorelei was also named Field Event MVP at the Lew Spence Invitational on May 5.
Students Learn About Plants
In the last month of school, kindergartners in Mrs. Ashley Derecskey’s class learned all about flowers, focusing on plant parts and the life cycle. With the help of their teacher, students created some fantastic pictures of plants and their parts. To top off the lesson, students planted nasturtium seeds and watched the plant life cycle phases develop in their classroom.
Gravitational Pull
First-grade students in Mrs. Wells’ class participated in an experiment led by Cardinal’s favorite science guy, Mr. Z. Students had to set up two golf balls – one that was an actual golf ball and one that was a hollowed out version – on a ramp and then release them. They did this four to five times and recorded the distance that each ball traveled each time. At the end of the experiment, students reviewed their results and discovered that the golf ball that was heavier traveled farther and faster, which essentially means that the force of gravity was pulling harder on it.
