On Saturday, March 19, Logan Elm's FFA chapter held our annual community breakfast and served approximately 80 members of the community. The members enjoyed preparing and serving breakfast for the community.

On Saturday March 26th, the chapter's livestock, equine, and poultry teams will be competing in the State contest at the Ohio State Fairgrounds.

Recently, Logan Elm FFA Chapter received a silver rating from National Chapter Application.

Kendra Strawser from the American Association of University Women organization visited second graders at Laurelville recently. She is part of the Reading is Fundamental program that distributes 3 books a year to second graders throughout the district. This program is funded by a grant from South Central Power Company and other individuals. This wonderful program allows students to take home a book of their choice to read at no cost to families. Thank you Kendra and all of the RIF volunteers for your efforts!

Congratulations to the members of the Logan Elm High School Concert Band!  The band performed at the OMEA District Band Adjudicated Event on Saturday, March 5th, at Miami Trace High School. For their outstanding and musical performance, the band received a Superior rating from every judge. Some of the comments from the adjudicators included: "I am really impressed with your preparation and attention to detail!!" "Your performance was quite good and worthy of the top rating" "I LOVED your dynamics! THANK YOU!!" "What a nice looking group on stage!"

This performance and rating qualify the band to perform in the OMEA STATE Band Adjudicated Event in late April. This is the 28th time in the last 35 years the band has qualified to perform at OMEA State Finals for Concert Band.  The band was one of only 2 concert bands to receive "straight superior" ratings at the Miami Trace site.

The Middle School and High School Choirs are currently preparing music for their upcoming concert on May 12th, at 7:15 PM in the McDowell Middle School Auditorium. The concert will include music from Encanto, Tangled, The Greatest Showman, Hamilton, and more. We hope to see you there!

Salt Creek 5th grader, Juliette Jackson, won the RPHF Solid Waste District Poster contest. She was presented with a trophy depicting her design and a $25 gift card by Lauren Haubeil (Grooms) of the RPHF Solid Waste District, which sponsored the contest.

       

All 5th graders in each county represented by the Solid Waste District were allowed to participate in the contest. Juliette won in Pickaway County and her entry will be on the Route 23 billboard south of DuPont for the month of April.  

5th graders learned about recycling and how recycling saves energy. They also participated in classroom discussions about litter prevention, reusing material, as well as rethinking what they buy in order to prepare for this contest. This year, billboard design was added to the instruction so students would understand their message needed to be read quickly as vehicles drive by. Juliette’s entry combined all the lessons and proved to be a winner! Congratulations!

Lauren Haubeil (Grooms) of the RPHF Solid Waste District said, “Juliette’s artwork is beautifully drawn with just enough detail to show off her artistic skills but was still able to give a clear picture & message. While there are lots of great drawings to choose from, it boils down to picking one that can be easily viewed while driving on the highway. I hope this contest sparks conversation about Earth day, litter prevention and recycling in the classroom. It may be a fun project for students to participate in, but it is also a foot in the door to the topic that needs to be discussed to adults and youth.”