The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 37, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 September 1983 — Page 11
School news
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GET READY TO READ — The Syracuse PTO will present its annual Book Fair on Thursday. Oct. 6. in the elementary school gymnasium from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The public is welcome to attend. Pictured here from left to right are Carol Swartzendruber and Jane Tuttle, Book Fair committee chairman. The children are left to right, Mathew Norris and Cathy Summerlot. Mrs. Stephen Arnold, who assisted on the committee was not present for the photo.
Open house planned
Wawasee High School will be holding an open house on Monday, October 10 at 7 p.m. The emphasis this year is on helping parents become better acquainted with the staff and program available to their students.
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Lost week to register for PSAT
Juniors and parents are reminded that this is the last week to register far the October 18 PSAT testing. Students should register in the Guidance Office by September 30. Junior and seniors and parents are encouraged to attend one of the following College Fairs this Fall if student is planning to attend a four-year college. Wabash County Fair-Man-chester College - October 4, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Elkhart Memorial HS - October 11,6:45-9:15 p.m. Goshen High School - November 15,7:00-9:00 p.m. During the school year, college representatives will be visiting the high school. Parents are always welcome to attend these small group information sessions. The following are now scheduled for September and October. September 28- State, 10:00 29- 9:00 Life elsewhere? Five chemical components found in the genes of all living creatures have been discovered in a meteorite, bolstering the odds that life exists elsewhere in the universe, Dr. Cyril Ponnamperuma of the University of Maryland, said recently.
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NO SINKHOLES HERE — A panoramic view of the new Syracuse school playground just after a rain reveals no water holes. Among the new pieces to be added to the resurfaced area are the
PTO Book Fair Oct. 6 The Syracuse PTO will present its animal Book Fair on Thursday, Oct. 6, in the Syracuse Elementary school gymnasium from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Book Fair is held in conjunction with the elementary and junior high open house for parents and friends of students. The public is invited to attend. An excellent selection of books will be featured for the entire family at this year’s Book Fair. Mrs. Thomas M. Tuttle is chairman and Mrs. Stephen O. Arnold is assistant. No different The new wife in the neighborhood said that her husband was an efficiency expert. “If we women did what he does in his work.’’ she explained, “they’d call it nagging.” — Sentinel, Orlando.
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NEW HORIZONS — The children at the Syracuse school certainly have a new concept of play as they climb on the New Horizon. All of the new equipment has an emphasis on climbing and thus works to strengthen the upper body muscles. Also pictured here to the left of the New Horizon are the smaller pieces of equipment which have been moved into a group to make play more fun.
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A SOGGY SITUATION — A year ago after a rain this was the appearance of the Syracuse Elementary School playground. Today the water problem has been corrected and new safer equipment has been installed.
Playground renovation makes happy faces
By CATHY BRILL Syracuse Elementary School is nearing the final stages on its playground renovation after over one year’s work. The project was initiated some time ago by John Naab, principal of Syracuse Elementary, and Trenna Titus, an active PTO member. They determined there was a need for the playground alteration and went to work. The improvement project was taken up by the PTO as a special project. That meant that it was an item needing separate funding, not a regular budget item. A committee for the playground project was established with Trenna Titus and Arlene Burke as cochairwomen. Other members of the committee were Janice Mort and Nancee Feaster. The PTO group headed by the committee decided to raise funds by having a fish fry. At this time it was mutually decided to determine what exactly was needed for the project. “We decided we needed to do some homework. We knew what some of our problems were, but not all of them,” related Mr. Naab. ' The committee and Mr. Nabb began talking with physical education teachers and other teachers, as well, to determine what type of playground facility was needed. They discovered that the children were strong in the lower body, but weak in their upper body development. It was also determined that a sandbox area was needed for students to play with their trucks, thus eliminating the existing problem of the large holes the students had been digging in the play area. Mrs. Titus then called in a playground jobber from Clarksville, who represented several playground equipment companies and happened to be on a national committee for playground safety. “He turned out to be an excellent resource person.” Mrs. Titus recalled. “We wanted the playground to be an extension of the classroom because of physical fitness, plus there’s a lot being done with right-left coordination for reading skills,” said Mrs. Titus. “Perceptual abilities,” added Mr. Naab. We wanted it to fit together to serve a purpose for the kids and wanted to start with what we already had, they related. The jobber helped them to regroup some of the smaller existing equipment in a circular area, which would make it more appealing to the children who can now play on it in a group. He also helped them find the unsafe existing equipment and eliminate it.
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New Horizon; the Moon Climber; the spiral slide; the Timber Fitness Center, located just beyond the swings; and the Physical Fitness Center; a nine station obstacle course enjoyed by the older elementary and junior high students.
After the fish fry the group found that more funding would be needed for the project. It was taken before the school board represented by the sound reasons that had been determined for the project undertaking. The school board okayed the plan and after studying resources, allocated what funding it could. It was determined at this point that site work would be a necessary part of the project because of the rain and water related problems that were being experienced in the existing paly area. “369 yards of fill dirt or 61 dump truck loads, 72 yards of peat gravel or 12 dump truck loads were brought in,” informed Mr. Naab. The peat gravel would act as a natural draining system to allow water to flow away and it would also cushion any falls and give the playground an overall good appearance. After the orders placed with the jobber came in the PTO members and other volunteers got organized. They picked up the equipment, put together major and minor sub-assemblies of the equipment and began refurbishing the existing equipment. With some, minor details still in the works, the group hopes to complete the project yet this fall. Everyone seems to have found it a rewarding and interesting project. “What started out as an elementary playground renovation has turned into being kind of a total activity center because the junior high is using it as a fitness classroom,” stated Mr. Naab. “It’s a vehicle that has brought together parents, teachers, PTO and administration and really shown what we
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can do when we attack a problem cooperatively.” The gleem in the eyes of the children has been apparent when talking to them about their new playground. It not only has become a fun new area for play, but it has also become something for the children to take pride in. Mr. Naab has been very pleased with the care and respect they have been exercising with their new equipment. Mrs. Butler’s first graders all related that they have a favorite activity on the playground, but like everything. They are very excited about the new equipment because according to the students there is just more to do. Two of Mrs. Stookey’s third graders, as well, expressed the same ideas. The teachers are happier too. Carol Koble, who teaches the fifth grade at Syracuse, says, “I found that recess duty is, well as Mr. Mark was saying, we could almost sit in a lawn chair and have recess duty, because the fighting has been eliminated. They’re really all finding something that fits their level and they're doing it and I and I think that's the purpose of it.” Linda Stookey, who teaches the third grade, and Mrs. Butler, who teaches the Syracuse first graders, made similar comments about the new play area making recess duty easier. The playground project appears to have been an all around success. It has brought faculty, students and parents closer together, made recess duty easier for teachers and begun increasing the upper body strength of the children. Perhaps more importantly though, it has improved the quality of school life and made many happy faces.
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