Girls Basketball Makes Final Four!

Today at Cridersville, a pep rally was held to cheer our Lady Redskins on to victory. Our girls have made it to the final four in the state! They play on Friday, March 20 in Columbus. Mr. Searcy, our guidance counselor, wore traditional redskin attire and helped to get our students excited. The team came to our school and we hopefully, cheered them on to keep them in the spirit of winning.

No matter what happens Friday, our Lady Redskins should BE PROUD.

It was also St. Patrick's Day today and some of our staff wore green mixed in with all of the red for the team. Go Redskins and Happy St. Patrick's Day!

new school

If you haven't driven by the new school site lately, you really should. You can see walls! It has been amazing to see what has happened to the place we will soon call home. It went from a field to what you see below. Be sure to check out our school's homepage to see the addition Mrs. Jackson made to the site. She lost her shoes in the mud getting some incredible photos. Thanks, Mrs. Jackson!

Valentine Parties

Homerooms celebrated Valentine's Day with parties on February 13th. I find it amazing how many creative valentine boxes I find every year!! Below are some of my favorites and even one amazing cookie that served two purposes: the craft project and the treat.

Thanks to so many parents and relatives of Cridersville kids who help out at our parties. The kids really look forward to the parties and your time and donations mean the world to them!

Green Team Assembly

The elementary schools reward students that stay on green all month with different activities. Sometimes students get an extra recess, maybe a movie and sometimes they get to attend an entire assembly in their honor. Centennial Elementary School held a Green Team Assembly on Friday, February 6. This month they invited Cridersville Elementary School's Jump Rope Club to show off some of their jump rope tricks for the kids at Centennial. Mrs. Black and Mrs. Hilty chose some of the kids who know most of the tricks very well.

A big thanks to Mr. Newland and Centennial Elementary!

February Skating Party

The PTO sponsored the February skating party at Edgewood Skate Arena on Monday, February 9. The PTO began to sponsor skating parties a long time ago and at one time, our students went to the Dixie Roller Arena on Dixie Highway. Many middle school students return and go skating with their younger siblings who still attend Cridersville. Thank you to parents who volunteer to ride the bus! Thanks also to those parents who drive their kids to the skate arena and help our students putting on and taking off their skates.

January Board Meeting

The January Board of Education Meeting was held at Cridersville on Tuesday, January 27. A few students were recognized by their nominating teachers. Lauren Snider receives her awards from Board Member Pat Gibson.

Below, Mrs. Doll shares the reasons why she chose Eva Williams to receive the recognition.

Another student, Jessica Converse, receives her award from nominating teacher, Mrs. Rees.

Two long time volunteers were also recognized. Ms. Irene Cole and Ms. Deb Stroh were honored for their long time commitment and time they spend volunteering at our school. Miss Cole works with Ms. Schlenker in a kindergarten room and Ms. Stroh works with Ms. Bailey's second grade class.

Congratulations and thank you to everyone!

coming along nicely

Remember when the site was just a grass field?

It now has a fence up to keep curious onlookers out of the area and safe.

The photo below was taken from the entrance to Otterbein. I chatted with one of the workers out there tending to the fence...I asked him how it was working out there in this cold weather. His simple response was this: "It is really cold." I sort of laughed and said to him: "Well, on behalf of the Cridersville School Community, we want to say thanks! This was once just a field and soon it will be the home of our new school." I was excited when talking about it and he may have thought I was a bit crazy for being out there in the frigid temps to take photos, but sometimes I just can't help myself.

If you haven't been down Reichelderfer Road lately, take a drive down there. And if you happen to be close enough to one of the many construction workers, please be sure to let them know that we appreciate their work.

Have a happy day!

oh no!

Today felt very cold again. This past week almost felt at times like a heat wave of sorts. I was in Wapak this morning and saw this on the high school sign. Thank goodness it wasn't THIS cold!!

back to school

Welcome to 2009!

On Friday, January 9, students enjoyed their Holiday Parties that were supposed to be on the last day of school before the break. Since school was cancelled due to snow, so were the parties. The kids at Cridersville had fun playing bingo, playing hot potato, listening to stories from the left and right (hi, Mrs. Doll's class!) and so much more.

The PTO would like to thank parents for donating their time and talents for the students at Cridersville. We wouldn't be able to do it without you!

pie in your face

The PTO likes to reward hard work....not only do students earn rewards from our fundraising company but they also earn rewards from the PTO. The students selling at least 30 items went to Pizza Hut in Wapak in a limo! They each enjoyed lunch and a ride in a limousine, too.

When we returned to school, a prize assembly was held in the gym. Students selling at least 20 items participated in a hacky sack game. But the icing on the cake, oh, eh hum, PIE, was when the top seller from each grade creamed a staff member in the face with a pie.

Holiday Sports Spectacular!

Three years ago, the PTO was a bit short on funds. We had always brought in a special assembly for the kids to enjoy right before the holiday break. We still wanted to do something for the kids but we just did not have the money to do it. After some brainstorming, we asked our Physical Education teacher, Mrs. Black, to help us with something for the kids during their phys ed time. Holiday Sports Spectacular was born! Mrs. Black transformed our gym into a winter wonderland. She created a snowbank fit for snowball fights, a hockey game, toboggan riding and cross country skiing. With the help of yarn balls, a six sided hockey rink, scooters and buddy walkers, our wonderland arrived. Students enjoy it each year the last week of school before holiday break. Here are some of photos....