Piqua Superintendent Rick Hanes thanked the staff of the Miami County Educational Service Center (ESC) for their quick and professional action during an accidental situation involving Piqua students on the bike path above Fountain Park while on a field trip on Friday, April 30th. The staff is employed by the Miami County ESC towork with the Piqua multiple disability students.
“These staff and students acted quickly and compassionately to ensure that all students were safe,” stated Hanes. “I am pleased that they followed the correct protocol and acted appropriately to ensure the safety of all students.”
A class of students was on a field trip to the park with the full permission of their parents.
While looking at a turtle, one of the students’ wheelchairs slipped down a steep embankment and into the shallow water below. The trail at that section did not have a fence or railing. Several teachers and aides attempted to quickly assist the students and proceeded to go into the water.
Safety officials were promptly called and assisted as necessary and all involved were transported to the hospital.
“We will continue to work with the Miami County ESC to assess the situation to see how we might use this situation to improve upon the service we provide to our students,” stated Hanes. “In the meantime, I am very proud of the compassion, dedication and quick action shown by the ESC staff and our students. They are more than a class, they are a team, and it showed by how they handled this situation.”
“These staff and students acted quickly and compassionately to ensure that all students were safe,” stated Hanes. “I am pleased that they followed the correct protocol and acted appropriately to ensure the safety of all students.”
A class of students was on a field trip to the park with the full permission of their parents.
While looking at a turtle, one of the students’ wheelchairs slipped down a steep embankment and into the shallow water below. The trail at that section did not have a fence or railing. Several teachers and aides attempted to quickly assist the students and proceeded to go into the water.
Safety officials were promptly called and assisted as necessary and all involved were transported to the hospital.
“We will continue to work with the Miami County ESC to assess the situation to see how we might use this situation to improve upon the service we provide to our students,” stated Hanes. “In the meantime, I am very proud of the compassion, dedication and quick action shown by the ESC staff and our students. They are more than a class, they are a team, and it showed by how they handled this situation.”
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Brown Publishing Company and Brown Media Holdings Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to a report by the Associated Press.
The Cincinnati-based media companies own daily and weekly newspapers in Ohio, New York, Texas, South Carolina, Illinois, Iowa, Colorado, Utah, Arizona and Wyoming. The bankruptcy filing was made Friday in U.S. Bankrupcty Court for the Eastern District of New York.
An unnamed “stalking horse” bidder will assume most of Brown’s liabilities, according to the report.
The company runs more than a dozen Dayton-area daily and weekly papers including the Fairborn Daily Herald, the Kettering-Oakwood Times, the Piqua Daily Call, the Skywriter at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Troy Daily News. Brown Publishing purchased both the Troy and Piqua papers from Pulitzer Publishing back in the 1990's, and made national headlines back in 2008 by reducing publication on Tuesdays, citing a decline in revenue.
As of Monday night, there was no comment from Brown Publishing, nor any statement found on their website.
The Cincinnati-based media companies own daily and weekly newspapers in Ohio, New York, Texas, South Carolina, Illinois, Iowa, Colorado, Utah, Arizona and Wyoming. The bankruptcy filing was made Friday in U.S. Bankrupcty Court for the Eastern District of New York.
An unnamed “stalking horse” bidder will assume most of Brown’s liabilities, according to the report.
The company runs more than a dozen Dayton-area daily and weekly papers including the Fairborn Daily Herald, the Kettering-Oakwood Times, the Piqua Daily Call, the Skywriter at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Troy Daily News. Brown Publishing purchased both the Troy and Piqua papers from Pulitzer Publishing back in the 1990's, and made national headlines back in 2008 by reducing publication on Tuesdays, citing a decline in revenue.
As of Monday night, there was no comment from Brown Publishing, nor any statement found on their website.
Piqua City Schools Newsbrief For April 27 04/27/2010
Piqua City Schools “NewsBrief” For April 27, 2010
Piqua Junior High School will be presenting "Seussical, Jr." on Thursday, April 29th at 7:00 p.m. in the PJHS Commons. Reserved seat tickets are $5 and are on sale in the PJHS Library. Tickets will also be on sale the night of the show. Come see “The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, the Grinch” and many, many more wonderful characters from the imagination of Dr. Seuss!
Piqua High School Career Based Intervention students participated in the Area Knowledge Bowl competition on April 21st at Sidney High School. Piqua CBI students placed 3rd and 4th against competing teams from the Sidney and Troy CBI programs. Those participating were as follows: Mary Anders, Desiree Beard, Dilan Beard, Jasmine Betts, Jessica Fisher, Nick Gates, Tasha Goings, Kirstin Mehaffey, Haleigh Poling, Austin Tilton, Shane Foster, Felicia Hennon, Dustin Shackelford, Danny Melton, Kayla Hole.
High Street first grade students spent the morning of April 23rd at Covington Elementary with their pen pals. Students enjoyed games, crafts, reading and snacks with their friends they have been communicating with throughout the school year. Thank you to the Piqua Education Foundation who funded this event through an educational grant.
New School Vaccination Requirements for Students Entering 7th Grade Prior to starting the 7th grade, students must have a Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis) vaccine. This is a new requirement for the 2010/2011 school year. Parents will be required to show proof that their son/daughter has received a recent Tdap vaccine, or received a tetanus shot in the last five (5) years. The Miami County Health District is working closely with your Superintendent, Principals, and School Nurse at Wilder, Washington and Bennett to offer Tdap vaccines at your schools to all students entering 7th grade next year. The vaccine is completely free only if you get it at school. If you want your student to receive the Tdap vaccine at school, you must complete the registration form that will be sent home with your student and return it to school before the day of the clinic. The vaccine will be offered at each Intermediate building as follows:
WASHINGTON May 10th 9:00 am
BENNETT May 10th 12:45 pm
WILDER May 11th 9:00 am
Watch for your informational packet and registration form coming home soon!!! Extra packets and forms can be picked up in each building’s office. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Keri Liette at your child’s school or by email at liettek@piqua.org.
If you would like a copy of the “NewsBrief” sent directly to your home or office, you may register at www.piqua.org or email hardmans@piqua.org.
Piqua Junior High School will be presenting "Seussical, Jr." on Thursday, April 29th at 7:00 p.m. in the PJHS Commons. Reserved seat tickets are $5 and are on sale in the PJHS Library. Tickets will also be on sale the night of the show. Come see “The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, the Grinch” and many, many more wonderful characters from the imagination of Dr. Seuss!
Piqua High School Career Based Intervention students participated in the Area Knowledge Bowl competition on April 21st at Sidney High School. Piqua CBI students placed 3rd and 4th against competing teams from the Sidney and Troy CBI programs. Those participating were as follows: Mary Anders, Desiree Beard, Dilan Beard, Jasmine Betts, Jessica Fisher, Nick Gates, Tasha Goings, Kirstin Mehaffey, Haleigh Poling, Austin Tilton, Shane Foster, Felicia Hennon, Dustin Shackelford, Danny Melton, Kayla Hole.
High Street first grade students spent the morning of April 23rd at Covington Elementary with their pen pals. Students enjoyed games, crafts, reading and snacks with their friends they have been communicating with throughout the school year. Thank you to the Piqua Education Foundation who funded this event through an educational grant.
New School Vaccination Requirements for Students Entering 7th Grade Prior to starting the 7th grade, students must have a Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis) vaccine. This is a new requirement for the 2010/2011 school year. Parents will be required to show proof that their son/daughter has received a recent Tdap vaccine, or received a tetanus shot in the last five (5) years. The Miami County Health District is working closely with your Superintendent, Principals, and School Nurse at Wilder, Washington and Bennett to offer Tdap vaccines at your schools to all students entering 7th grade next year. The vaccine is completely free only if you get it at school. If you want your student to receive the Tdap vaccine at school, you must complete the registration form that will be sent home with your student and return it to school before the day of the clinic. The vaccine will be offered at each Intermediate building as follows:
WASHINGTON May 10th 9:00 am
BENNETT May 10th 12:45 pm
WILDER May 11th 9:00 am
Watch for your informational packet and registration form coming home soon!!! Extra packets and forms can be picked up in each building’s office. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Keri Liette at your child’s school or by email at liettek@piqua.org.
If you would like a copy of the “NewsBrief” sent directly to your home or office, you may register at www.piqua.org or email hardmans@piqua.org.
