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It's Time for a Life Timeout

As I sat down to think of a monthly topic for our newsletter that would be humorous, insightful, informational and endearing, it dawned on me that I had nothing and so I sought inspiration in the time honored tradition of staring out the window until something came to mind. I noticed the beautiful sun shining, birds chirping and the complete lack of snow on the ground (yay!!!) and that’s when it hit me! It is finally getting nice enough to go outside again after the winter that just wouldn’t end.

Right now, our students are stressed about state testing, course recommendations, projects and a whole host of other things going on in their lives as the school year is wrapping up. They are tired and definitely feeling the grind of life lived at 100 mph. What better time for the kids to take a time out with family and spend some quality time together relaxing and enjoying themselves? I urge all of you to call a timeout on life for a few hours this weekend and get together with your kids for a picnic trip to the park, a trip to the local ice cream shop or a family bike ride to somewhere fun. You will be amazed at the regenerative effect this will have on your child! They are way too cool to express it in middle school, but kids really do still like that type of attention and they could use a nice respite amidst all the stress. Seize the day and go have fun with your kids! You won’t regret it and it will do them a world of good!

Due to the recent tragedy in Florida the safety of our students has been in the forefront of all our minds. Rest assured everyone here at Coy is deeply invested in keeping our children safe. Our teachers continue to educate students about safety and situational awareness, our staff has implemented stricter entry procedures, security has improved our practice drills, and our PTO has installed security curtains on all classroom doors. These are only a few of the many ways Coy is working together as a community to ensure our school is a safe place to learn and grow. On March 14th we paused to remember to reach out to those around you who support us every day. It is our strength as a community that will guide us down the path to a better place.

PBIS March Data

• 97% of our students have had no major infractions!

• Last month we reported that 16% of our office referrals were result of skipped detentions. This month we are happy to report that lunch detention skips went down by 5%!

• Class disruptions are down 5% from last month!

• 8th graders are showing that they are the leaders of the school with the fewest number of behavior incidents!

6th grade: Andrew Janko, Isabella Ross-Penegor, Kayli Doom, Grant Stoppel, Owen Ranly, Chloe Otten

7th grade: Wyatt Davis, Bianca Gonzales, Norah Mahoney, Lauren Miller, Riley Freisthler, Kaili Randolph

8th grade: Joe Darrah, Jordyn Harper, Abdullah Nabili, Zach Pierson, Xavier Larson, Logan Szasz

There are multiple instructors at Coy Middle School who will be having new additions to their families in the upcoming months. Erin O’Dell, design lab instructor, has the closest upcoming due date with April 28th. She will be welcoming a baby boy! Katie Rice, intervention specialist, has a due date just two days later on April 30th. Katie Withers, special needs support staff, is due May 18th and is expecting a baby girl while Laurel Mack, 6th grade ELA teacher, is due July 29th. She and her husband will be expecting their fourth and a baby boy. Congratulations to the expecting mothers and welcome little ones!

Beavercreek City Schools is hosting the 1st annual Owen’s Place Family Fun Day. All the proceeds from this donation only event go to Owen’s Place to help them build a Field of Dreams similar to the Joe Nuxhall Miracle Field. For those of you not familiar with Owen’s Place, it is a universally accessible recreation area, designed for individuals of all ages and ability levels. It is the inspiration of Trish Gustafson, whose son, Owen, uses a wheelchair. Owen’s Place is located in Victory Park, which is connected to Rotary Park in Beavercreek.

Family Fun Day is being held on Sunday May 6th from 12-6 at Rotary/Victory Park. There will be entertainment, food trucks, arts and crafts vendors, and family friendly games and activities. Heater from the Dayton Dragon will be there from 1-2 and there will be a special needs baseball game at 2:30. There will be 2 shuttle busses running from the East Parking Lot at Beavercreek High School and handicapped parking will be on site at Victory Park. We invite the Beavercreek Community to come and enjoy this family friendly event.

Hayden demonstrates all of the pillars on a daily basis. One character trait that stands out is how caring Hayden is. He treats everyone with respect. Hayden is always willing to help out his fellow classmates on a daily basis. Hayden always has a smile on his face and a kind, encouraging word to say. Hayden is a true example of showing good character.

Hayden demonstrates responsibility through his dedication to getting good grades while being involved in numerous activities. Haden plays football, wrestles, and is on the swim team. Despite all of his activities, Hayden gets good grades and became part of the National Junior Honor Society this year. Hayden always puts forth full effort in everything he does. Hayden is a shining star at Coy.

Everyday, Rauru always has a smile on his face and is exceptionally kind to his teachers and peers. He will go out of his way to ask how someone is doing or offer to help in any situation. For example, if a student has accidently dropped their belongings, without hesitation, Rauru is the first one there to pick it up for them. Also, if he notices someone working alone, he will ask this person to join his group.

Rauru takes ownership of his learning. He has a great work ethic and never hesitates to ask his teachers for assistance. For example, he takes initiative to contact Mr. Busch to ask math questions and attend review sessions. He has a definitive love of learning, which transcends in all subject matters.

6th Grade - Straight A's

Sophia Adamson, Fatimah Alhamada, Miranda Ammon, McKenzie Ashcraft, Tyler Back, Madison Baker, Katelyn Banner, Trevor Bevelhymer, Nathan Brown, Regan Brown, Claire Budde, Lance Caswell, Ian Champagne, Caitlyn Chen, Laney Conrad, Macy Crawford, Sara Cronin, Andreas Custelcean, Katherine (Kayli) Doom, Claire Eskew, Caleb Fisher, Mica Folk, Eli Gaudette, Lyla Graley, Isabelle Hall-Burns, Daehyun (Daniel) Han, Emily Harris, Kennedy Helton, Whitney Hildebrand, Gavin Hinders, Ashyra Hinton, Jade Howard, Vivian Hsiao, Jacob Jackson, Skylar James, Anna Kuang, Delaney Lauden, Ryan Le, Lillian (Lilli) Leopard, Sullivan (Sully) Locke, Bradey Long, Anna Marchiny, Olivia McComas, Morgan Metzger, Maria Morris, Kathryn (Kate) Oswald, Chloe Otten, Daiva Patrick, Marin Pulver, Jayne Retter, Isabel (Izzy) Romeo, Madison (Madi) Russ, Corinne Schmidt, Asha Schoop, Kaylin Snyder, Madalyn Spaeth, Caylee Tincu, Alan Torres, Keira Vidikan, Thien Vu,, Alivia Walther, Audrey Welch, Ava Whilding, Riley Whitman,, Allison Wolfe, Ruth Yu

6th Grade - All A's and B's

Emily Adams, Hamza Ahmed, Benjamin Allison, Eyad Alsayed, Angel Baez, Jack Bales, Sophia (Sophie) Beekhuizen, Carson Bennett, Nathan (Nate) Borowski, Austin Brandenburg, Shelby Brandenburg, Dudley (Xander) Bravard, Addison Brentford, Sadee Brooks, Brandon Burkett, Emily Burns,, Ella Calhoun, Liam Callaway, Pranav (Pra) Chandra, Hannah Cherry, Ricardo (Ricky) Contreras, Kennadee Corn, Keegan Cornwell, Mason Craig, Calvin Crawford, Madeline Crum, Ross Dawson, Leah Draves, Logan Elkins, Gavin Farrell, Eva Farris, Haley Ferguson, Megan Frieszell, Abigail Garcia, Zachary (Zach) Gerritsen, Jocelyn Glover, Liam Gluck, Logan Grant, Megan Griffin, Luke Grommon, Mitchell Gruber, Parker Guilmain, Isabella Hamilton, Keira Heaton, Gabriel (Gabe) Hendrickson, Katelyn Hess, Ryan (Wayne) Hicks, Elena Hildebrand, Angelina Horn, Shiyan Huang, Isabella (Issy) Huddleston, Jacob Huddleston, Jarrelle Hymes, Maddox Johnson, Robyn Johnson, Pearly-Eliane Katte, Meadow Kelly, Brandon Kennel, Togaa Khebreesh, Elena Kight, Landen Kubalek,, Abigail Learned, James Leishman, Ryan Lewis, Riley Linder, Joseph Madigan, Alexa Magoteaux, Anuja Mangrulkar, Caleb Manning, Hunter McAdow, Alexis McAninch, Alexis Miller, Zahra Munir, Chloe Nuttbrock, Kylie Perez, Taylor Powell, Kolton Quinn, Ashlyn Ream, Ashlynn Rentas, Tristan Riggs, Abigail (Abby) Roberts, Katherine (Kate) Schell, Gabbrielle (Gabby) Sepeck, Alexis Seymour, Parker Shannon, Arabella Shell, Hunter Shelton, Cooper Smith, Noelle Smith, Layla (Reign) Steward, Megan Sutton, Brooke Tallman, Anabel Thao, Howard Towers, Palmer Tucker, Johnathan Van Spall, Tyler Volpp, Lucille Wagenman, Ryland Wamsley, Breton Wayde, Bachir Wazni, Tyler Wilkinson, Vennis (Jay) Williams, Quentin Youngblood, Aidan Zimmerman

7th Grade - Straight A's

Kendall Adams, Skyla Allen, Hiromu Aono, Sierra Bain, Eli Baranowski, Catherine Bell, Raven Bell, Gavin Boyd, Brooke Brennaman, Sarah Brennan, Alynna Brown, Kylie Bulugaris, Peyton Bundy, Bridgette Butler, Alexis (Lexi) Buzzell, Brianna Campos, Adelyn (Addy) Canter, Austin Cheney, Hunter Clay, Jenna Corbell, Carson Cox, Nicky Dang, Joao De Mattos Guerra, Abigail Elshaw, Ian Evans, Parker Gaines, Chloe Gallup, Andrew Gervais, Haleigh (Hayley) Griffin, Amber Gutterman, Liam Hammond, Hadeel Hassanien, Jonathan Heeg, Olivia Hooten, Jason Kang, Simran Kaur, Yeeun Kim, Emma Kuhn, Jade Langley, Kasey Le, Jackie Lin, Katelyn Merrill, Rebecca (Gracie) Noonan, Nicholas Oxner, Taya Pearson, Lola Retter, Riley Ryan, Kailey Scharer, Olivia Schirmer, Lauren Siders, Logan Spaeth, Halee Sparks, Lexi Stokes, Madison Stroyick, Ryan Tallent, Vanessa Toledo, Olivia Vandamme, Jacob Webster, Kaleb Wennerstrom,, Ella Zinter, Zian (Ann) Zuo

7th Grade - All A's and B's

Youness Akdim, Emma Albright, Ty Alexander, Asmaa (MiMi) Aly, Cindy An, Alejandro Arbelaez, Sophia Arntz, Niley Baker, Eric Baller, Kyleigh Bartlett, Lennox Baxter, Mia Beemsterboer, Gavin Beltz, Logan Besecker, Andrew Binkley, Alyssa Bird, Madison Bonbright, Robert Brenner, Adam Brock, Kahloni Brunty, Maya Burchfield, Louis Burkett, Chloe Burnett, Elijah Calhoun, Liam Christopher,, Jamie Confer, Benjamin Coverdale, Evan Dobyns, Joseph Donahue, Lexi Duke, Lilyahna Dyck, Lillian (Lily) Ekhart,, Elijah Evans, Carl Fischer, Taven Flege, Devin Flynn, Ashley Galpin, Trevor Geist, Bianca Gonzales, Emmalynne (Emme) Goodnough, Teria Greggs, Emilie Gunnesmael, Alicia Gunzelmann, Lillian (Lilly) Hall, Sarah Hall, Dustyn Hamman, Lukas (Luke) Haney, David Harbour, Zachary (Zac) Harney, Kaylee Harston, Ava Hein, Lindsey Hoff, Connor Howell, Mackenzie Humble, Mazin Iqbal, EunSeo Jang, Jordan (Lia) Jarnot, Cameron Johnson,, Sarah Khan, Brayden King, Chloe King, William Kirchner, Kyra Kuhl, Sandra Lam, Patience Luebke, Karyss Lykins, Tyler Lynch, Craig Mackey, Norah Mahoney, Mai Martinez, Keenan McGovern, Ciara McLean, Sarah Merkle, Cameron Mink, Fatma Mohamed, Maggie Molter, Madison Moore, Ava Myers, Sriman Nedunuri, Andrew Nguyen, Andrew Ober, Payten O'Halloran, Ashley Ohlemacher, Anthony (AJ) Panboon,, Adeeb Patel, Lekh Patel, Emma Paterchak, Kyndall Perry, Elizabeth Petrosh, Braden Phelps, Aaron Pritchett, Isabelle Procuniar, Alyssa Profeta, Hayden Randolph, Allison (Allie) Reich, Connor Ristich, Cole Roberts, Anna Rogers, Briana Rosenlieb, Darian Rosenlieb, Dillon Rosenlieb, Luis Ruiz, Kaylie Scarberry, Rachel Scharer, Andrew Schneider, Adelynn Schrader, Cameron Shearer, Parker Shurte,, Ava Slaughenhaupt, Kayla Smith, Kyleigh Smith, Luke Smith, Theresa Soine, Autumn Sorenson, Jakob Spencer, Owen Spencer, Dillon Stands, Rachel Stapleton, Aleena Thao, Alex Thomas, Mason Tingley, Leslie Torkornoo, Chloe Trimmer, Catherine Tsueda, Rauni Turner, Alanna Vavao, Ainsley Vogel, Anthony Walker, Isabella (Ella) Walling, Brooke Watson, Aidan Weber, Hannah Whitaker, Jeffrey Whitcomb, Eli Zecchini, Natalie Zeretzke

8th Grade - Straight A's

Abdullah (Abdo) Albaqami, Chloe Audas, Caleb Augustine, Evan Barnett, Seth Booher, Luke Buell, Phoebe Burns, Martina Carrasco Morales, Nicholas Carter, Sophia Chadrick, Joshua Champagne, Mercedes Chan, Logan Connell, Mitchell Cosler, Paige Crawford, Ian Cummings, Grace Dailey, Meredith Dawson, Elyssa Dennery, Meredith Devine, Ethan Egbert, Isaac Fensel,,, David Franklin, Kiyana Gallagher, Aaron Gerritsen, Rachel Greenisen, Alex Hildebrand, Lauren Hinders, Shang (Sunny) Jiang, Erin Johnson, Ravneet Kaur, Cecilia Kennedy, Jeana Kim, Antony Lequang, Madison Long, Alex Mancuso, Sydney Mancuso, Chloee McCartney, Shelby Moore, Taylor Mueller, Nagisa Muise, Erin Newberry, Adelle Ngo, Tyler Nguyen, Ashley Norris, Sarah Ochs, Benjamen O'Keefe, Jennifer Page, Timothy Parson, Aaqila Patel, Pavan Patel, Natalie Paulus, Jenna Pezzot, Aria Prasad, Luke Raters, Katheryne Rice, Alyssa Rich, Lauren Riedel, Xavier Roa, Mariana Ruiz, Arunnganabathy Sankar, Catherine Sayeedi, Joseph (Joey) Schrand, Dillon Skinn, Craig Skouson, Keegan Souhan, Nicholas Staigl, Ashlynn Stamper, Tristan Stevens, Katherine (Katie) Stonecypher, Rauru Takikawa, Shreyas Teegala, Connor Tomlinson, Kayla Van Wert, Catherine (Catie) Vaughn, Sierra Voss, John Wang, Aric Ward, Jarod Ward, Lily Warren, Jamila Whitlock, Jason Xiao, Caojiarui (Jerry) Zhang

8th Grade - All A's and B's

Aiden Adamson, Gabriel Aga, Malik Ali, Allison (Allie) Ander, Ava Anderson, Jasmine Arechiga, Helena Azar, Aubryanna Bailey, Hunde Biyyo, Avery Borowski, Angelina Bradley, Gillian Brentford, Justine Buell, Thomas Bush, Hunter Bussell, Ian Butner, Brendan Callahan, Elise Canter, Luke Champagne, Abigail Cline, Delaney Collins, Hunter Dale, Catherine Davis, Seth DeMartino, Casey Derringer, Brianne (Bri) Dodds, John (Jack) Drayer, Ian Duff, Benjamin (Ben) Duford, Bailey Eberle, James (Dillon) Edge, Abigail Edwards, Jennica Fee, Shourjo Ganguli, Benjamin Grebner, Adelaide Green-Berger, Alexander Hall, Jacob Hann, Solomon Hardamon, William Haskins, Aryanna Hearns, Gillian (Jillian) Hess, Anna Houseknecht, Angela Humphrey, Paige Hurley, Vigna Inturi, Nirwah Iqbal, James Jasinski, Ava Kahlig, Travis Keighley, Joseph Keller, Corbyn Kubalek, Veronica Kustowski, Xavier Larson, Saturn Lester,, Ryan Long, Jacob Macdonald, Tyler Magoteaux,, Courtney Maxwell, Jillian McCauley, Keira McDonough, Andrew (Andy) McKinley, Shelby Metzger, Megan Mills, Ella Morales, Noah Muha, Kylee Mumma, Abdullah Nabili, Madisyn Newport, Shane Ochs, Alejandra (Ale) Pacheco, Vincent Passaro, Ved Patel, Carmen Potman, Danna Rababah, Niththilan Ramanitharan, Kyle Randolph, Julia Rengering, Daniel Rice, Michael Rine, Paige Rockwell, Mitchell Roether, Majella Ruiz, Peyton Seagraves, Anjolina (AJ) Serviss, Rachel Sitler, Rebecca Slilaty, Vanessa Stafford, Aaron Staiger, Laney Staples, Riley Steinbrunner, McKenna Steneman, Skylen Stephens, Chase Stoppel, Steven Swiderski, Matthew (Matt) Taylor, Emmaline (Emma) Terwell, Cooper Tincu, Cannon Tucker, Abigail Vest, Paige Warren, Jordan Wathen, Maxwell (Max) Welch, Aidan Wells, Braden Wennerstrom, Alexander (Alex) Wescott, Rachel Wiese, Aiden Wightman, Julie Williams, Samuel (Sam) Winger, Michael Wynn

Happy April! State testing is well underway at Coy Middle School and across the state. Students and teachers have done a nice job of preparing for and taking the assessments. Testing will continue through April.

On to the topic of registering for classes. Teachers are in the process of making recommendations for ELA and Math for the 2018-2019 school year. They will be notifying students and parents in the next couple weeks of the courses they recommend. If you have any questions about the recommendations made, please contact your child's teacher. Their contact information is listed on the Coy Middle School website under the staff link. Before the end of this school year, students will receive a registration verification sheet that will include the courses for which they are registered. This is not a schedule but a list of courses that they are requesting. Students will be able to pick up their actual schedules sometime the week before school starts in August. Notification that schedules can be picked up will be made via school messenger and on the Coy website.

Last month letters were mailed to the home of all our 6th graders who need immunizations before the beginning of their 7th grade year. If your child is in need of the Tdap and the Meningitis vaccine, please do not wait to contact your child's physician's office for an appointment. Appointments get booked up quickly and school starts early in August. This information is required to be on file at your child's school by the beginning of their 7th grade year. Please contact the clinic with any questions.

Make sure to check your student’s lunch accounts to ensure they have sufficient funds. You can access your student’s lunch account and deposit funds via https://www.spsezpay.com/BCmeals/login.aspx.

Please call Cindy Steeley at 458-2531 if you have any questions.

On Monday April 23rd, Beavercreek City Schools will be hosting our 1st Annual Parent Summit. The Summit will feature keynote speaker Jim Bisenius, Child and Adolescent Therapist and the founder of Bully-Proofing Youth. This event will also provide parents and caregivers a chance to learn about resources available to students and families from local organizations and agencies. The goal of this event is to address topics that are relevant to student education and provide parents tools and resources that can help support students and families. This is a free event. Local agencies and resources will be set up from 5:30-8 in the Beavercreek High School Commons and the keynote speaker will start at 6:00pm in the Beavercreek High School Auditorium.

If you would like more information on the keynote speaker please visit http://bullyproofingyouth.com/index/