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THE FLYER

SYCAMORE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Student Written Newsletter

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8th Grade Tours High School on Jan. 15!

High School Staff and Students will give 8th graders tours and an overview of what Sycamore High School will be like. Sycamore Junior High will be transporting 8th grade students to the High School and 8th grade teachers will be chaperoning this event.

Happy Holidays from the Staff at SJH!

Have a safe and happy break!

Student of the Week!

This week's Students of the Week are:

Nathan Gibson

Nominated by: Mrs. Jarvis

Nathan Gibson is a dedicated learner and strives to do his very best! He consistently performs well in all of his classes, actively seeks understanding of difficult concepts and consistently participates in classroom activities and discussions. He works diligently to maintain an A average in his course load and goes above and beyond spending many hours to get his work done correctly! Nathan demonstrates a positive attitude with a wonderfully contagious smile. He is extremely polite and considerate of others; and proactively contributes to our school as he shares his knowledge and helps others. Nathan is one of the main video announcements contributors as well as one of the go-to and behind the scenes guy for our SJHS News Crew. He is always working to produce the best live video broadcasts possible as well as a 21st Century Learner extraordinaire! Nathan’s love for learning and passion for creativeness challenges him, and others that work with him, to higher levels of learning. Other comments received about Nathan are:

Nathan is a good student!”

-“Nathan does wonderful work!”

-“Nathan is respectful, willing and able to participate. He is ready for class, always on time and always with assignments.”

-“Nathan did a lot of work to promote our Aviator Flight Fest 2015 this year!

Nathan Gibson genuinely exemplifies strong characteristics of what it takes to earn the recognition of “Student of the Week”. He is truly a wonderful asset to our school and community! Thanks Nathan for all that you do and congratulations!

Maria Hill

Nominated by: Mrs. Jenkins

Maria Hill was an immediate choice for the nomination for 7th grade Student of the Week.  Maria always gives her best effort given any task.  She works hard daily, even if the task seems difficult or overwhelming.  Maria and always gets the job done!  Maria works cooperatively with others and has a positive attitude.  Many other Junior High members had great things to say about Maria’s model student behaviors.  Those comments included:-“Works very hard and is a good role model for students around her. “-“Good choice!  She works hard, asks questions, has a desire to do well, helps others, is working on her social skills to be a good person, smiles a lot, respectful to staff.”  -“She has clearly been giving her best and it shows!”Overall, all of Maria’s teachers that she was an awesome choice!  We’ve all enjoyed having Maria this year and getting to know her! Keep up the good work!

Athletes of the Week!

This week's Student Athlete of the Week is:

Max Keller

Max Keller is this year's 7th Grade Green Boy's Basketball Athlete of the Week. Max always comes to practice on time and prepared to work. He has a great personality and attitude. He works hard on all facets of the game and is not afraid to gain additional understanding when necessary. Though his stature is small, he approaches the game like a big man and takes on all comers regardless of size. He hustles on both sides of the ball and pays close attention to detail. Max continues to improve his skills and has been impressive of late on his quick hitting 7 10 ft. jumper in the lane. I look forward to Max's continued growth and development as the season progresses and wish him the very best in his career in basketball and other endeavors.
-Coach Brown

Ava Jackson

The 2015-16 7th Grade Green team Athlete of the Week is Ava Jackson. Through tryouts, practices and the short season, Ava has shown the desire to become a better basketball player by her effort and by being extremely coachable. She constantly looks to improve by executing the things the coaches are teaching that day. Ava doesn't take short cutsand serves as an example to the other players on how to do the drills and how to run the plays. Ava is the type of player every coach wants on their team, and that every successful team needs, a leader by example and a person who wants to improve. Ava is also a great teammate, and makes everyone around her a better player by her actions. I look for Ava to continue to improve, and climb the basketball ladder, a superior athlete, the sky is the limit for Ava. Congratulations!
-Coach McDonald

Winter Spirit Week! December 14-18!

This Week In Sports!

Announcements December 14-18

• Club/Activity Picture Day is Wednesday, January 6th in the New Gym. Check with your sponsor for your group time.. Group pictures can be purchased for $12. Only students who make a payment will receive pictures. Check out the Navigator Blog for all the details.
• Order forms will be distributed to students during Aviator bell on Monday, Jan 4th​. Extra order forms will be available in the lobby.
• Sycamore Ice Hockey would like to invite you to.
• Skate with the Aves  December 29 6-8 pm  Free Ice skating only $5 skate rental. At Sports plus.
• Congratulations to the Swimming and Diving Team for sweeping both of their meets this past weekend.
• On Friday, we beat Fairfield 96-51.  1st place finishers were: Jozy Allen in diving, Alex Hewitt in 25 fly and 50 free, Declan Skinner in 25 free, Will Rinehart in 25 Breaststroke, Keegan Veraldo in 100 IM and 100 breaststroke, Michelle Mosko in 50 fly, Maddie Humphrey in 50 back, and George Vlady in 50 breaststroke. 
• On Saturday, we competed in a tri-meet, beating both the defending League Champions, Mariemont, 237-210 and Little Miami 254-153.  1st place finishers were:  Camryn Mather in diving, 200 medley relay of Maddie Humphrey, Sophie Campbell, Michelle Mosko, and Alex Hewitt.  Keegan Veraldo in both the 100 & 200 freestyles, Ben Berke in the 25 freestyle, Alex Hewitt in the 25 backstroke, 
• Kyle Goodpaster in the 25 breaststroke, Declan Skinner in the 50 freestyle, Michelle Mosko in the 50 backstroke and 100 butterfly, George Vlady in the 100 backstroke, and the 200 medley relay of Veraldo, Humphrey, Megan Moreno, and Vlady.
• The Aves take on Kings this Friday and Princeton on Saturday.  Good luck Aves Swimmers and Divers!!!
• Congratulations to the wrestling team for finishing 2nd place at their own Sycamore Duals.  The team had several individual placers:
• Receiving Individual 2nd place medals - Lucas Pletz, Izumi Harney, Luke Gabbard, Javi Jasper, David Gutierrez, Ronnie Washington, and James Wilkerson.
• Receiving Individual 1st place medals - Cameron Kennedy and Russell Roaden.
• There will be a student council meeting this Thursday from 3:15 - 5:30ish. Students are reminded to have their field trip forms.  
• Three junior high students were involved in FIRST LEGO League, a science/robotics program, and competed in tournaments this past weekend. See http://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/fll for more details. All three of the students were on teams that won awards and will move on to the next level of competition. 
• The students are:
• - Arushi Sharma, member of Brick Geniuses, won Robot Performance Award
• - Manny Mehta, member of Omegabots, won Championship Trophy Award
• - Ashna Prakash, member of Brick Girls, won Robot Strategy & Innovation Award, Robot Performance Award and Runner Up for the Elimination Round
• Get ready for some multi-colored minty goodness in the form of a candy cane. Which you can get in the cafeteria for just a dollar. You can also write a note to go with your candy cane that student council will deliver on Friday the 18th. 
• The 7th Grade Lady Aves Gold basketball team finished off the first half of their season with a resounding 28 - 11 victory over Lakota Hopewell.
• After a sluggish 1st half, the Lady Aves came out strong in the third quarter scoring 12 points and holding Hopewell scoreless. Emma David had a season high 12 points scoring 8 in the decisive 3rd quarter. Allie Fehr (Fair) also tossed in a season high 12 points. Everyone contributed on the defensive end and effectively executed a smothering full-court press. 
• All 7th and 8th grade students who receive straight A's for 2nd quarter will receive TWO FREE Reds tickets for next season.  So be sure to complete your homework and study each night to achieve straight A's for 2nd quarter, and get rewarded with TWO FREE REDS TICKETS!

Character Word of the Week!

Joyfulness:

It's the inner sense of having peace and happiness.

Challenge:

Be thankful for the opportunities that come your way!

Save the Date for the High School Forum!

8th Grade Transition Series

Both parents and students are encouraged to attend

Great gifts for your favorite Aviator(s)

Still shopping for the holidays?  Stop by the AVES Hangar to pick up some spiritwear and novelties.  These make great stocking stuffers, teacher gifts and/or a special treat for yourself.  The AVES Hangar is located in the commons of the high school.  For more information about the AVES Hangar like us on Facebook  and follow us on Twitter.  Questions?  Email us at sycamorebookstore@gmail.com

The store is open the following times through Friday 12/18:

SCHOOL HOURS:
Thursday 12/10 – Tuesday 12/15
6:50am-7:20am
11:30am-12:40pm

Wednesday 12/16 – Friday 12/18
6:50am-7:20am ONLY

SPECIAL HOLIDAY HOURS:
Thursday 12/10:  6pm-8pm
Tuesday 12/15:  6pm-8pm
Thursday 12/17: 11:00am – 1:00pm

Cyber Bullying Presentation

In November the PTO hosted Steven Smith from Cincinnati Bell as he presented information on cyber bullying and social media in today's world. We had a great turnout, but also heard from other parents who were interested in an evening presentation on this topic. A survey was sent out in the SJH blog to gauge this interest, and according to the results, we feel it would be beneficial to have Mr. Smith return for an evening presentation.

So, please mark your calendars for Thursday, January 14 at 7pm in the Junior High Auditorium to attend this very important presentation.

A Note From The Assistant Principals...

Parents,
Today we conducted a “fly by” for dress code violations.  Students that were in violation of the dress code were asked to report to the cafeteria to meet with administrators.  

We addressed 28 students for dress code violations

• Violations included wearing leggings and bags that violated our policy of no backpacks/bags
• 7 students were seen for not having a case on their device
• 3 students were sent to us with bags holding their PE clothing.  We did some troubleshooting with them regarding this

Parents, we ask for your support in requiring your student to do the following:

• School issued chromebooks are required to have the green plastic protective case.  If your child has lost or broken his/hers a replacement can be purchased from the school for $20
• Devices may only be carried in a device sleeve, not a laptop bag or briefcase type bag.  The sleeve can have a cross body strap.  If you would like to purchase an approved device sleeve, you can do so at the Junior High School.
• Students are permitted to wear leggings ONLY when the shirt they wear covers both the back and front of the leggings.  The shirt must be long enough to cover the student’s rear end and should remain equally as long in the front. 

Students that have repeated violations will be assigned school consequences.  We thank you for your assistance in keeping our school safe.

Announcements Dec. 7-11, 2015

• These students please go to the media center right now and take your chromebook with you.
• Abla Kudatsi
• Richard Pabst
• Bryce Cippold
• Andrew Teegarden
• Grant Hineline
• Disha Patel
• Tamyra Griffen
• Tanner Harris
• Krishawn Greenlee
• Partner's club today after school until 4:00pm
• Showtime 2016!  Don't forget that there will be an information meeting on MONDAY right after school until 3:45 in the choir room (room 105).  All information will be presented then.  Please arrange to have transportation right at 3:45.  Do NOT miss out on this opportunity!  See Mrs. Stein or Mr. Callahan if you have any questions.
• Congratulations again to the wrestling team. They continue to improve and dominate. Last night they beat a tough Lakota West team 35-43 and white oak 85-6. Keep up the good work!
• No Morning Homework Club next Tuesday, Dec. 15!!
• Reminder for Newspaper Club.  Our next meeting is this Thursday from 3:15-5.
• SPIRIT WEEK: 12/14 – 12/18! Please participate!

Students of the Week!

This week's Students of the Week are:

Cullen O'Shea

Nominated by: Mrs. Huffman

Cullen was chosen as this week's student of the week because of his overall awesome attitude! He is a hardworking young man who truly exemplifies what students here at Sycamore Junior High should strive to be like! His teachers say that he is caring, fun and has a great sense of humor. He is very polite to adults and students as well! Cullen is a conscientious student who strives to do his best and it shows in both his daily work and grades. 
All of his teachers agree that Cullen is a wonderful young man who is a perfect representative of the type of student that make Sycamore Junior High a wonderful place to be. 
Congratulations to Cullen O’Shea, this week's 8th grade student of the week

Shubhra Mishra

Nominated by: Mrs. George

This week’s student of the week is Shubhra Mishra.  Shubhra is a new student who arrived from India a little over a month ago.  What a terrific student!  She has transitioned to Sycamore Junior High so well. School is very much a priority for her.  She is disciplined, hard working, and constantly striving for excellence.  She shows significant interest in science and enthusiastically participates in class.  She always has her work completed and shows considerable effort in all she does. Her other teachers strongly support her selection as student of the week, making comments like, “She goes the extra mile to make sure she hands in quality work.  She daily demonstrates high level thinking. She has a strong  work ethic and commitment to her education.  She is a good artist, considerate and responsible.  She is often helping other students and is very humble when receiving praise.”  
She is a wonderful addition to our school, and a great role model to her peers.  These reasons are why Shubhra Mishra is this week’s seventh grade student of the week.

Character Word of the Week!

Courtesy: 

 Being sensitive to other's feelings and wants.

Challenge:

Make it a habit to compliment others.

This Week In Sports

Student Bullying Survey

Sycamore Junior High works very hard to create a positive and safe learning environment for every student.  We are asking all of our students, on December 11, to take a short survey during their Aviator Bell.  This survey will consist of a few questions that will provide useful feedback for our Building Climate Committee to target areas of growth for our school.  We are asking that every child completes this survey.

Thank you!

Order Your Yearbook Today for $30 (the price goes UP to $35 on Dec 4, 2015!)

You will be receiving an order form through the mail from Jostens to purchase your 2016 yearbook.  Yearbooks are $30 plus 6.5% sales tax during the first segment of the Yearbook sale, after Friday, December 4th the price will increase to $35.  The only way to guarantee your copy of the yearbook is to place an order with Jostens by mail, online or by phone.  Please do not send money to school.  We will not be ordering extra yearbooks this year so don’t miss out!  If you do not receive a mailing from Jostens within the next week, please check at the Welcome Desk for copies of the yearbook order form.  If you have any questions please e-mail Mrs. Melissa Speelman (speelmanm@sycamoreschools.org).  Thank you!

Ordering Information:
Our School ID:   34671
Order Online:  www.jostensyearbooks.com
Order by phone:  1-877-767-5217