March 2023

Celebrating 10 Years Hornet Strong!

There's a special birthday this week... Our elementary school facility turns 10!  We are celebrating here at Cory-Rawson with a special birthday treat at lunch Wednesday, a banner and decorations, and pictures of our current high school students in their classrooms from when we made the move in 2013.  Thanks to our community for this investment in our schools!

Bus Driveway Reminder

All parents/guardians, visitors, and students should use the County Road 26 entrance to campus and not the bus driveway off of County Road 313 between 7am and 4pm on school days.  There is limited visibility around the bus garage and we want to ensure safety in this area.  Thank you for your cooperation.

Upcoming Dates to Note

• Wednesday, March 22:  Kindergarten Screening - for more information click here

• Friday, March 24:  Preschool Screening - for more information click here

• Friday, March 24:  End of third quarter

• Thursday, April 6 and Friday, April 7:  Easter break - No classes

Support the Fighting Hornets CMC Bowling for Kids team!

We've stacked an all-star team to represent Cory-Rawson at Children's Mentoring Connection's Bowling for Kids fundraiser! Your generosity benefits kids here in Hancock County... donate today to our team! #HornetStrong https://www.bowlathon.net/manage/event/cmc-bowling-for-kids-2023/donation/create

District Wellness Plan Review Scheduled

Every three years, the district is required to review its wellness policy.  The policy is available here.  Any questions or input can be directed to Mr. Clark.

Kindergarten Screening taking place March 22

Kindergarten Screening will be held on Wednesday, March 22nd at Cory-Rawson Elementary School.

The following items will be required that day for registration purposes:

1. Child's Birth Certificate. This must be the certificate issued by the County Health Department. Hospital Record of Birth is not an acceptable document.
2. Social Security Card
3. Current Immunization Record
4. Any court documents that pertain to the child. This includes custody paperwork, adoption documents, etc.
5. If this is an Open Enrollment registration, the additional Open Enrollment paperwork must also be completed and returned to the Superintendent's office. This registration, along with the Kindergarten Screening, does not guarantee Open Enrollment acceptance.

On Kindergarten registration and screening day, parents will have a short informational meeting and opportunity to complete Kindergarten signup through FinalForms (Chromebooks Provided) while students are screened by CRES staff.  To register and schedule your screening, please complete this form.

If you have questions regarding any part of the Kindergarten Registration process, please contact Susan Lambert at lambert@cory-rawson.org or by telephone at (419) 963-7017 option 1.

Preschool Registration Information for 2023-24

Peer model students in the Cory-Rawson Preschool unit serve as role models for the children in our program who have special needs in the area of communication, hearing, vision, social- emotional skills, cognitive skills, motor skills and adaptive behavior skills. If you have any developmental concerns regarding your child please contact the Preschool Supervisor, Donna Losiewicz, at the Hancock Educational Service Center at 419-422-7525 ext. 208.

Children who are at least 3 or 4 years of age by August 1 of the 2023-2024 school year will be screened to determine age appropriate levels of social, physical, and language development prior to enrollment.

Preschool registration for the screening is during the month of February. Parents who are interested in registering their child for preschool will need to come to the elementary office and fill out a registration form, or complete the registration form on the Cory-Rawson webpage. Parents should not call the school office to register.

The preschool screening will be held on March 24 at Cory-Rawson. The preschool teacher, Marianne Brinkman, will call each person on the list to make an appointment for the screening.

Enrollment in the preschool classroom is limited to 7 peer model students per class. In the event more students apply then slots available, the peer models will be selected based on age of students (students who will attend kindergarten the following year will be considered first), screening observation, and the use of random selection (lottery style).

There are 2 sessions for CR preschool. Classes meet Monday through Thursday. The morning class is in session from 7:50 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. The afternoon class is in session from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.. Parents may select a class preference, but there is not a guarantee that parents will be provided their first choice.

The HCESC will be operating a preschool class at the Blanchard Valley Center (Sandusky Street in Findlay) next school year. Children will attend preschool 2 full days (either Monday and Wednesday, or Tuesday and Thursday). Each county school will be assigned specific days. The approximate preschool hours will be from 7:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The preschool tuition will be the same as the other ESC preschool programs.

When filling out the registration form, please check if you are interested in CR preschool or Blanchard Valley preschool.

If you have any questions feel free to contact Mrs. Brinkman (preschool teacher) at brinkman@cory-rawson.org or 419-963-7017 ext. 3011.

Music Boosters Collecting Community Market Receipts

As an ongoing fundraiser, the Cory-Rawson Music Boosters are collecting receipts from Community Market.  Please turn them in to Mrs. Davis or Mrs. Glenn.  We thank you in advance for your support!

February 2023

Saddle Up and Read!

Saddle Up and Read is the theme of 2023 Right to Read Week (March 3-10).  

Literacy night will be held on Wednesday, March 8 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Pizza, chips, cookies and a beverage will be provided to those who RSVP.  RSVP to Jenni Wilson (wilson@cory-rawson.org). The Hancock County Public Library will provide games and have a library card sign up. 

The book fair will be open in the library beginning Saturday March 4th from 9-12 and each day throughout the week until 4 p.m. and on Literacy night until 6:30 p.m. Proceeds from the book fair support our school library. 

Right to Read week will feature guest readers throughout the week, an afternoon movie, reading rewards for students, a coloring contest and student dress up days. They are as follows: 

• Monday: Read a Shirt Day
• Tuesday: Hats off for Reading! Wear your favorite hat
• Wednesday: Boot Scootin Boogie Day, Wear your favorite boots
• Thursday: Wild about Reading Day, Wear any animal print or animal shirt
• Friday: Toy Story Day, Dress like Woody or Jessie from Toy Story

Our school cafeteria will feature a western themed menu for the week.

Dates to Remember

Monday, February 20:  President's Day/Inservice Day - no classes for students

Wednesday, March 22:  Kindergarten Screening - for more information click here

Friday, March 24:  Preschool Screening - for more information click here

Athletics Updates

OHSAA Winter Sports Tournament Information: Boys and girls basketball and wrestling will begin OHSAA Tournament action in the coming days/weeks. The girls basketball team earned the #4 seed in the Van Wert district and will play the winner of #5 Ottville and #6 Miller City on Feb. 18, 2023 at 7:30 PM at Van Wert High School. The boys basketball team earned the #8 seed in the Elida district and will play #9 Continental on Feb. 22, 2023 at Bluffton University at 7:30 PM. Wrestling begins sectional action on February 25, 2023 at Van Buren High School at 10 AM. All tickets for all OHSAA events must be purchased online at ohsaa.org/tickets

Newest Head Coaches: Please welcome our newest head coaches as we enter the spring athletic seasons. Chad Sons (baseball), Mariah Diller (softball) and Mike and Brenda Terrian (track & field) take over their programs for the first time this spring. We are glad to have each of them at Cory-Rawson!

Spring Sports: Spring sports officially get underway on February 20, 2023. Spring coaches will begin sending out practice schedules and game/meet schedules for student-athletes. If you're interested in participating in a spring sport this year, please contact Mr. Scott at scott@cory-rawson.org

January 2023

Kindergarten Screening taking place March 22

Kindergarten Screening will be held on Wednesday, March 22nd at Cory-Rawson Elementary School.

The following items will be required that day for registration purposes:

1. Child's Birth Certificate. This must be the certificate issued by the County Health Department. Hospital Record of Birth is not an acceptable document.
2. Social Security Card
3. Current Immunization Record
4. Any court documents that pertain to the child. This includes custody paperwork, adoption documents, etc.
5. If this is an Open Enrollment registration, the additional Open Enrollment paperwork must also be completed and returned to the Superintendent's office. This registration, along with the Kindergarten Screening, does not guarantee Open Enrollment acceptance.

On Kindergarten registration and screening day, parents will have a short informational meeting and opportunity to complete Kindergarten signup through FinalForms (Chromebooks Provided) while students are screened by CRES staff.  To register and schedule your screening, please complete this form.

If you have questions regarding any part of the Kindergarten Registration process, please contact Susan Lambert at lambert@cory-rawson.org or by telephone at (419) 963-7017 option 1.

Preschool Registration Information for 2023-24

Peer model students in the Cory-Rawson Preschool unit serve as role models for the children in our program who have special needs in the area of communication, hearing, vision, social- emotional skills, cognitive skills, motor skills and adaptive behavior skills. If you have any developmental concerns regarding your child please contact the Preschool Supervisor, Donna Losiewicz, at the Hancock Educational Service Center at 419-422-7525 ext. 208.

Children who are at least 3 or 4 years of age by August 1 of the 2023-2024  school year will be screened to determine age appropriate levels of social, physical, and language development prior to enrollment. 

Preschool registration for the screening is during the month of February. Parents who are interested in registering their child for preschool will need to come to the elementary office and fill out a registration form, or complete the registration form on the Cory-Rawson webpage. Parents should not call the school office to register.

The preschool screening will be held on March 24  at Cory-Rawson. The preschool teacher, Marianne Brinkman, will call each person on the list to make an appointment for the screening. 

Enrollment in the preschool classroom is limited to 7 peer model students per class. In the event more students apply then slots available, the peer models will be selected based on age of students (students who will attend kindergarten the following year will be considered first), screening observation, and the use of random selection (lottery style). 

There are 2 sessions for CR  preschool. Classes meet Monday through Thursday. The morning class is in session from 7:50 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. The afternoon class is in session from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.. Parents may select a class preference, but there is not a guarantee that parents will be provided their first choice. 

The HCESC will be operating a preschool class at the Blanchard Valley Center (Sandusky Street in Findlay) next school year. Children will attend preschool 2 full days (either Monday and Wednesday, or Tuesday and Thursday).  Each county school will be assigned specific days. The approximate preschool hours will be from 7:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  The preschool tuition will be the same as the other ESC preschool programs.

When filling out the registration form, please check if you are interested in CR preschool or Blanchard Valley preschool. 

 If you have any questions feel free to contact Mrs. Brinkman (preschool teacher) at brinkman@cory-rawson.org or 419-963-7017 ext. 3011. 

CRHS Boy Scout Seeking Your Support!

 

Greetings to all Cory-Rawson community members. My name is Carson Skulina and I am a junior in the class of 2023 at Cory-Rawson High School. I am also a Boy Scout of Arlington troop 318 and am seeking funding for my Eagle Scout project for Cory-Rawson Local Schools. I have received approval to construct a Gaga Ball Pit to be used by Cory-Rawson students. The structure will replace the balance beam on the west side of the fenced playground.

The structure will include 6 walls each 30 inches in height, a gate and cutout entry point for easy entry and safety. An easy-to-follow rules sign and silicon covers for the top of the boards will also be included. For the bracket set and raw materials it will cost just over $1,400 to construct a quality pit that will last for many years to come.

To accomplish this goal I am seeking the support of the community. Eagle Scout projects are funded by community support and I am asking you to help me reach my goal and get this project started.

Donations can be turned in to the elementary office or Dr. Hilty. Checks should be in an envelope made out to Cory-Rawson Local schools marked “Eagle Scout Donation” on the front.

All donations given to the project will be collected by Cory Rawson Local Schools and then given to the Scout to manage the project. Any excess proceeds will be maintained by Cory- Rawson Local Schools

2023-2024 School Calendar Approved

At their January meeting, the Board of Education approved the 2023-2024 school calendar, which can be found here.

Dates to Remember

• Monday 1/30/23:  Digital Empowerment for Parents/Guardians, 6-8pm in the Community Room (no students, please)
• Monday 2/20/23:  Presidents Day - No School for Students

December 2022

Our winter break starts Monday, December 19, 2022 and we return to school on Monday, January 2, 2023.  We wish all of our families happy holidays... Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

2023-2024 School Calendar Draft Posted

A draft of the 2023-2024 school calendar is posted here.  By law, the district must post the calendar for public input prior to approval by the Board of Education.  Contact Mr. Clark with any questions or suggestions.  The calendar is scheduled to be approved at the January 12, 2023 Board of Education meeting.

Parents & Guardians:  Mark Your Calendar!

Digital Empowerment Project coming to Cory-Rawson

Cory-Rawson Local Schools is hosting Captain Scott Frank, internet safety expert and former ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children task force) investigator, on Monday, January 30, 2023.  Mr. Frank will talk with 6-12 grade students and staff during the day and will address parents and guardians that evening at 6:00pm. For the evening presentation, Mr. Frank asks that no children attend. 

Upcoming Dates to Note

• Friday, January 13, 2023 - End of 2nd Quarter/1st Semester
• Monday, January 16, 2023 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No School)

Seeking Host Families for Exchange Students

ASSE International seeks families to host exchange students.  If you're interested in hosting a foreign exchange student for a time period between 3 months to one school year, check out potential students here or contact our local representative Sherry Hintz at 419-274-9176 or virgoFox02@gmail.com 

Senior Class 'Smoked Pork' Dinner   

The CRHS Class of 2023 is holding a Smoked Pork Dinner prior to the boys basketball game versus Liberty-Benton.  It will be held Friday, January 6, 2023, 4-6pm in the Elementary Cafe.  Tickets are $10 each from members of the senior class.

Hornettes Elementary Cheer

The Hornettes Elementary Cheer Camp will take place January 10, 12, 17, and 19 with a performance at the January 20 CRHS basketball game.  Watch for the flyer coming home soon.  

Junior Class Hog Raffle

Junior Class is selling Hog Raffle tickets.  $5 each. 2 winners will be drawn February 4th.  Each will receive 1/2 a processed  hog.  Donated by Hassan Farms.

Music Boosters' Chipotle Fundraiser - January 7

November 2022

Happy Thanksgiving Hornet Nation!

I had a great time earlier this week talking with some of our first graders, asking them what they are thankful for.  The video of our conversations is below.

Our Thanksgiving break is Wednesday 11/23/22 through Friday 11/25/22. Wishes to all of our families for a Thanksgiving full of blessings.  

Donations made to Family & Consumer Science Lab

Over the last month, two different donations of appliances were made to the Family and Consumer Science lab.  Thanks to Whirlpool for providing two new refrigerators and to the Bacon family for their donation of an electric range.  These additions and replacements will help provide more opportunities to our foods and "adulting" classes!

Enjoy the Sounds of the Season!

Our students, Mrs. Glenn and Mrs. Davis invite you to enjoy the sounds of the season at our upcoming performances:

• K-4 Holiday Concert - Tuesday 12/6/22 at 6pm
• 5-8 Band & 6-8 Choir Holiday Concert - Wednesday 12/7/22 at 7:30pm
• HS Band & Choir Holiday Concert - Tuesday 12/13/22 at 7:30pm

Christmas Movie Night planned

The Jenera Revitalization Organization is hosting a Christmas Movie Night Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 6:00pm at the Community Building.  Hot dogs, popcorn and water will be available as well as Christmas movies on the big screen and possibly a visit from from Santa!

 

Athletics News

Fall Athletics Wrap Up

The fall athletics season officially came to a conclusion earlier this month and our athletics programs had plenty to be proud of. Altogether, our varsity teams had 18 all-conference honorees, one academic all-conference honoree, six all-district award winners and Coach Mark Schwemer was named the Div. III Public School Coach of the Year for girls soccer. Both the boys and girls soccer teams picked up victories in this year’s OHSAA Tournament. Boys soccer won the Sectional Championship before falling in the district semifinals and girls soccer advanced to the Sectional Championship against #1-seeded Bluffton. Grant Welte was just three positions shy of qualifying for the regional meet in cross country.

All-Conference Honorees

Cross Country
Grant Welte - 2nd Team All-BVC

Volleyball

Brooke Shepherd - Honorable Mention All-BVC 

Morgan McVetta - Honorable Mention All-BVC 

Girls Soccer 

Brynn Reese - 1st Team All-NCOSA 

Madison Bixler - 2nd Team All-NCOSA 

Paige McVetta - 2nd Team All-NCOSA 

Lanie Kempf - Honorable Mention All-NCOSA 

Allison Stuckey - Honorable Mention All-NCOSA 

Boys Soccer 

Michael Bixler - 1st Team All-NCOSA 

Keegan Puthoff - 2nd Team All-NCOSA 

Wilson Garmatter - 2nd Team All-NCOSA 

Grant Wilson - Honorable Mention All-NCOSA 

Carson Skulina - Honorable Mention All-NCOSA 

Football 

Cale Parkins - 3rd Team All-BVC (Defensive Line) 

Quinn Reinhart - 3rd Team All-BVC (Offensive Line) 

Eric Davis - Honorable Mention All-BVC, Academic All-BVC 

Jared Thompson - Honorable Mention All-BVC 

Preston Stumpp - Honorable Mention All-BVC 

Hunter Niese - Honorable Mention All-BVC

New Way To View School Events

If you're interested in finding out what school events are happening at Cory-Rawson, you can find those events on our schools homepage. Simply visit https://www.cory-rawson.org/ and scroll down to "Events." From there, you can click "See All Events" to see the upcoming events for our district.

Winter Sports Information

The winter sports season officially kicks off November 18 as the girls basketball program tips off their season at the Bluffton Holiday Tournament. As a reminder, tickets can be purchased both online (https://www.cory-rawson.org/page/athletics) and at the gate for all of our home events this season! All high school events are $7 for adults and $5 for students, while junior high events are $4 for everyone.

Athletic Ticket Help

The athletic department is still seeking help for ticket sales at sporting events this winter. If interested, please contact Mr. Scott at scott@cory-rawson.org.

October 2022

 

Gathering as a school community this brisk, but sunny October morning, the dedication of Mrs. Wagner's Reading Tree was a special way to wrap up this memorial project.  We appreciate the generosity of so many students, staff, and community members in the creation of this special outdoor learning space to remember Mrs. Wagner, a teacher here at Cory-Rawson who lost her battle with breast cancer in 2021.

We've had a few questions about the school Veteran's Day program.  This has traditionally been done on a biennial basis here at Cory-Rawson.  As it stands, we will continue this every-other year, but also recognize the impact the event has for both our students and staff and our community veterans.  We will certainly celebrate Veteran's Day as individual classrooms on these "off years".  Look for more information in the fall of 2023, the next time we'll have a schoolwide program.

Parent-teacher conferences will be here before we know it!  The connection of home and school is essential to student achievement.  Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled for the evenings of November 15 and 16.  Look for emails from each of our buildings for more details soon.

In our hearts, the Green and Gold,

Jay Clark, Superintendent

September 2022

2022-2023 Cory-Rawson Local Schools Staff

We have so much to celebrate at Cory-Rawson as we begin the 2022-2023 school year! 

Summer provided the opportunity to complete important facilities updates and repairs.  Our teaching and administrative staff focused on growth as we participated in professional development over the summer months.  We had a record number of elementary students participate in our summer academy to explore creative writing, world cultures, and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics) while high school students earned a total of 16 credits during the secondary summer program.  Two of our teachers are semifinalists for the Findlay Rotary Club's Golden Apple Award; for the fifth year, our Girls Soccer team was awarded a United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award; four CRHS students were selected to participate in Hancock Youth Leadership; a large number of students (and alumni) were successful in their efforts at the county fair including junior fair king Jacob Miles, Lamb and Wool Queen Megan Inbody and Goat Princess McKenna Huber; and, we proudly dedicated our weight room to memorialize Dominic Francis.

Arriving in your mailbox soon is The Voice, which provides our 2021-22 annual report highlighting progress on our strategic plan.  Working together with our community, our district made great progress and we look forward to even bigger wins over the next year.  It's a great time to be a Hornet!

Jay Clark, Superintendent

2022 Homecoming Court

Senior court members and kindergarteners

Freshman, sophomore, and junior court members

  

Freshmen - Katelyn Duffman and Dakota Peckham
Sophomores - Morgan McVetta and Preston Stump
Juniors - Lanie Kempf and Tobey Wittenmyer
Seniors - Makayla Gillfillan, Paige McVetta, Brynn Reese, Michael Bixler, Eric Davis, Tedo Jgushia
Kindergartners - Mackenzi Nonnamaker and Darren Greer

Student Picture Day September 27

Our PK-12 picture day is set for 9/27/22.  To place orders, visit https://orders.langephotographics.com/ordering/access . The elementary code is 6FLM8DYT and the high school code is 9RHTQWSL.

Reading Tree Dedication Set

Thank you so much to all that have contributed to Mrs. Wagner's Reading Tree. Your support in Mrs. Wagner's memory means so much to her family, friends, students and coworkers. The Reading Tree is almost complete!
The community is invited to the school on Friday, October 14th at 9:00 am when we will be dedicating this area to Mrs. Wagner's memory. Our staff and students will gather outside around the tree which is located behind the elementary wing, across from the playground on the west side of the school. After the dedication staff and students will be taking turns throughout the day reading around the tree to honor Mrs. Wagner's love of reading.

CRES Collecting Tabs and Caps

Thank you for your past and continued support of our recycling projects. Beverage can tabs and plastic bottle caps can be sent to school with students at any time. Beverage can tabs can be taken to Mrs. Wilson's classroom and bottle caps can be placed in the black container outside of the elementary office. Our tabs benefit Ronald McDonald House and the caps go to a local 4H group to make into benches.

Below is bottle cap information...
ACCEPTED CAPS: Small caps from food grade containers, household items. Snap-on (butter tub, coffee can, yogurt lids), small twist-off (medicine, drink bottle, milk caps), large twist (detergent caps), spout (squirt condiment caps), flip top (ketchup caps etc.)
NOT ACCEPTABLE CAPS: Any cap with metal pumps with metal spring inside - as on lotions, fast-food drink caps, lids or caps over 8" in diameter, or medical supplies

If you have questions please contact Becky Warren (warren@cory-rawson.org).

CRHS 2022-23 Class Officers 

• Freshmen
• President - Hank Walters
• Vice-President - Jaylyn Patterson 
• Secretary - Ava Price 
• Treasurer - Alex Aukerman 
• Sophomores
• President - Morgan McVetta
• Vice-President - Preston Stumpp
• Secretary - Danielle Mason
• Treasurer - Lorelai Yannelli
• Juniors 
• President - Makayla Oman 
• Vice President - Emma Garver 
• Secretary - Olivia Bacon 
• Treasurer - Hunter Foust 
• Seniors 
• President -Madelyn Duffman
• Vice-President - Brynn Reese
• Secretary - Marah Price
• Treasurer - Eric Davis

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SOS News

Kroger Rewards: You can now help out Cory-Rawson SOS by enrolling your Kroger card in a free program that gives a percentage of the money you have spent at Kroger back to a nonprofit organization that has signed up with them. Everyone can have their card attached to one organization which you can change at any time. To help your local school just go online to Kroger.com, sign in or create a new account, click on community reward, and search for either Cory-Rawson SOS or put in fg739 and select it. Thank you in advance for all who take the time to sign up! Your free donations will be going toward things like school supplies for the elementary along with school dances and mother and father events with their kids.

Amazon Smile: “Please consider signing up for Amazon smile and selecting Cory-Rawson as your donation of choice! Thank you in advance for all who take the time to sign up! Your free donations will be going toward things like school supplies for the elementary along with school dances and mother and father events for students. https://smile.amazon.com/ch/81-3652727