Cardinal Middle School sent eighth-graders Emily C., Grace G. and John K. to Columbus on Jan. 14 to participate in the Future City Competition...
Future City Competition
Cardinal Middle School sent eighth-graders Emily C., Grace G. and John K. to Columbus on Jan. 14 to participate in the Future City Competition – Ohio Region. It was the culminating event of weeks and months of work from a group of students in grades six through eight in Mr. Spence’s Future City class.
During the second grading period, students created a virtual city and 3D model. They also crafted a research essay and a seven minute presentation to highlight their work. These are the items the students presented at the competition.
Mr. Shaun Spence says, “The presentation team performed well, leaving a strong impression with some of the judges – they represented Cardinal proudly.”
Congratulations to the team and all of the Future City students at CMS for their hard work and dedication. A special thank you as well to Cardinal graduate Michael Hickox (‘09) and Claire Zurbuch for volunteering their time to support the students.
Rotary Club Donates Dictionaries
All third-graders now have brand new dictionaries to utilize in the classroom thanks to the Rotary Club of Burton-Middlefield. On Jan.19, members of the Rotary visited the third-grade classes to hand out the dictionaries and show students how to use them, pointing out important resources within the dictionary such as weights and measurements, the 50 states and the list of presidents. They also talked a little bit about what Rotary Club does in local communities.
The dictionary donation is something the club does every year for third graders at Cardinal as well as Newbury, Berkshire and St. Helen’s schools. Thank you, Rotary members for providing a wonderful resource for the students.
Players Of The Week
Congratulations to Cardinal High School junior Robbie M. on being named a Ward’s Lawn Care & Landscape Co. Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 8. Robbie’s 40 points with 29 rebounds and five steals in two games helped secure the distinction for him.
Coach Jon Cummins says, “Robbie carried us in the win against Fairport with his willingness to crash the boards all night. He had nine offensive rebounds and eight defensive boards. I’ve been challenging him in practice to be more aggressive on the offensive glass and he responded very well.”
Senior girls basketball player Dawn S. also landed on the list for the week ending Jan. 15. Dawn scored 12 points, was 100 percent from the free throw line and had three steals in the team’s win over rival Berkshire.
Coach Luke Kruse says, “Dawn played the game of her career in the biggest game of her career. She had two ‘and ones’ at key moments in the game to give us the momentum and also had several timely steals on defense. Her 12 points were a career high.”
The second high school athlete to make the list on Jan. 15 was freshman wrestler Mike L. He recorded five points to win the Berkshire Tournament.
Coach Jeff Zeigler says, “Michael put together an outstanding day with five pins. We see it as coaches what he is capable of. It’s a lot of things, it’s mental with him and a confidence thing and getting him to wrestle a full six minutes, he likes to coast, and he didn’t today. He was aggressive the whole day, all day, every match and got five pins. It was a great day for him.”
Congratulations, Robbie, Dawn and Mike.
Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten registration for the 2017-18 school year will be held Feb. 16 and 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the intermediate school gymnasium. Children must be 5 years of age on or before July 31 in order to enroll in kindergarten for the 2017-18 school year.
Enrollment packets can be downloaded from the district’s website: cardinalschools.org or picked up in the Jordak, CIS or board offices.
Incomplete enrollment information and documentation will result in the enrollment not being accepted. In order to enroll, one must have all forms completed and all required, original documentation.
Call the CIS office at 440-632-0261 ext. 3000 to schedule an appointment for registration. Vision and hearing screenings, teacher screenings and a busing consult will also be done at the time of registration.
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From left, Emily C., John K., Grace G., advisor Shaun Spence and volunteer Michael Hickox stand with the team’s model at the Future City Competition in Columbus Jan. 14.
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Cardinal Intermediate School third-graders explore their new dictionaries, which were gifts from the Burton-Middlefield Rotary Club.
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A member of the Burton-Middlefield Rotary Club passes out dictionaries to third-graders at Cardinal Intermediate School. The group donates the resource book to students each year.
