Oley Valley School District
Digital Newsletter - March 2021
GOOSEBERRY PARK
One School, One Book at OVES
The Oley Valley Elementary School is embarking on a schoolwide book journey, One School, One Book throughout the month of March. A program created by the Read to Them organization, One School, One Book, provides the opportunity for schools and families to share an authentic reading experience. For the second year, the school community is reading the same book for one month, both at home and in the classroom. Students were provided a copy of renowned author Cynthia Rylant’s, Gooseberry Park, by the Oley Valley Community Education Foundation. Each night families are reading aloud a chapter from the book, and classrooms are following up by exploring each chapter the next day in class. In addition to reading the story together, the community is participating in various activities surrounding Gooseberry Park throughout the month. Classrooms each week are answering story questions duringTrivia Tuesday, participating in book discussions, and completing weekly activities all while building a school mural of the book. Since the book shares a tale of lovable furry animals and their unique story of friendship, the third week of the book study is dedicated to collecting donations for the Animal Rescue League of Berks County. As the elementary school participates in this shared reading experience, please check out the Oley Valley One School, One Book Website for tons of tools, resources, and updates on how the journey is progressing each week!
https://sites.google.com/ovsdpa.org/ovesoneschoolonebook/home
Hannah Shirk
Oley Valley Elementary School
Reading Team Intern
BCIU STUDENT ARTWORK SHOWCASE
An artwork created by Aaron Grim (11th grade) has been selected for inclusion at Berks County Intermediate Unit’s Student Artwork Showcase. This year’s showcase theme was “Keeping Connected” and challenged students to respond in their artmaking to the essential question, “In these extraordinary times, how do you keep connected?” Aaron, along with other student artists from across the county, will be honored at a reception scheduled for January. His work is shown above. Artworks from high schools across Berks County are featured annually in the Berks County Intermediate Unit’s Board Room, for a full calendar year. Tasked with responding to a thematic prompt, each school submits a work that they deem best fits their school community’s embodiment of the identified theme. BCIU Student Artwork Showcase
SCHOLASTIC ART SHOW
It's that time of year again for the Scholastic Art Show in the East Central Pennsylvania Region. The East Central Pennsylvania Scholastic Art Awards, showcases student work from the surrounding area, and is one of the most prestigious visual arts competitions in our area. They provide regional awards and scholarships totaling over $3,500; recognizing and rewarding student excellence in the visual arts. A handful of our high school students entered work this year, and two were selected to be showcased, both receiving Honorable Mentions. Senior Benno Weidner was recognized for his ceramic work, and sophomore Kendall Harwell for her graphite drawing. Their work will be on display at Kutztown University's Marlin and Regina Miller Gallery, located in the Sharadin Arts Building at Kutztown University. The show will run from March 6th to March 21st, and is free and open to the public. The gallery hours are Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm, Saturdays 12 to 4pm, and Sunday 2 to 4 pm. Congratulations Benno and Kendall on winning these prestigious awards!
CONGRATULATIONS ON MAKING THE HONOR ROLL. YOU ROCK!
Distinguished Honors- 2nd Quarter
Grade 12
Camille Bertin
Paul Bonargo
Amy Chen
Brynn Donoff
Bridget Higgins Haas
Dylan Kelly
Matthew Knowles
Wesley Martin
Parker Sarge
Myrra Small
Matthew Stahl
Bryan Wagner
Zain Wegman
Grade 11
Kelsey Biehn
Samantha Field
Kristina Kauffman
Gretchen Kimmel
Freya Oesterle
Madison Robb
Grade 10
Joelle Glick
Allison Hassler
Bethany Hauck
Grade 9
Cheyenne Endy
Faith Meals
Lorelei Obst
Emily Seidel
Molly Shueman
David Turchi
Taylor Vaccaro
Mahlon Weidner
High Honors - 2nd Quarter
Grade 12
AshlanEve Fetter
Leif Freed
Taylor Grim
Grace Good
Aidan Hussar
Makenzie Kramer
Daniel Lefko
Ethan Liskey
Stacia Musser
Grace Prout
Drew Rubendall
Jackson Smith
Samantha Vaccaro
Autumn Wolf
Grade 11
Abigail Angelisanti
Rian Daniels
Graham Gernerd
Hannah Gollwitzer
Aaron Grim
Ava Lottig
Luke Macdonald
Natalie Muir
Alexis Ott
Samuel Repko
Kendall Rohrbach
Lydia Simchick
Corbin Teeters
Andrew Truong
Grade 10
Jacob Bolig
Mary Carl
Kyra Dragan
Makayla Geist
Alexandra Lopez
Samantha Malone
Isaiah Meals
Siera Pekuri
Carli Ronco
Laila Rothermel
Chase Rubendall
Isaiah Salen
Abigail Thompson
Olivia Thompson
Wyatt Ulsh
Tetje Williamson
Jeron Zimmerman
Grade 9
Alizarin Capeland
Erin Day
Kaylee DeLong
Vincent Dick
Charlie Donoff
Nathan Firek
Victoria Grim
Lauren Habakus
Jessica Howard
Sean Hoffman
Ethan Johnson
Robert Kowalski
Dana Messner
Brooks Muir
Zachary Reinert
Hunter Schlegel
Morgan Snyder
Sophia Touti
Jonathan Turchi
Joshua Wagner
Ryanne Wheeler
Alvia Witt
Mia Woodard
Honors - 2nd Quarter
Grade 12
Claudia Field
Jonathan Fleck
Jason Gauby
William Jackson
Morgan Hillegas
Asa Lackey
Carly McCulley
Kylie Mossie
Elaine Mortimer
Addison Muir
Grade 11
Alice Bogia
Kaziah Cullen
Andrew McMullen
Kailyn Moyer
Abigail Reinert
Kylie Sanders
Thomas Stauffer
Julie Weidman
Anthony Witt
Cameron Rittwage
RayJeana Shultz
Kelsey Wyatt
Grade 10
Kirstin Batchelder
Jayna Bitler
Rylee Eck
Dean Fisher
Kendall Harwell
Lillian Hetrick
Meghan Higgins-Haas
Ayden Kunkel
Claire Robertson
Jacob Touti
Ty Wamsher
Grade 9
Paige Beaston
Elin Bogia
Bode Brewer
Kenneth Derr
Griffen Freed
John Groves
Spencer Haines
Noah Kelly
Alexis Keppel
Adrienne Kline
Enyer Llovera
Mya Malizia
Lily McCulley
Jaela Mulholland
Arabella Reinert
Colin Remmel
Allison Riley
Molly Rothenberger
Olivia Scatamacchia
Carter Smith
Katelyn Weaver
Jack Wilkinson
Agriculture Education News
Agriculture Education News: Boer goat breeders Mrs. Joyce Walters and her daughter Leah share 3 of their newborn kid goats with the Vet Tech and Advanced Animal Science Classes. The students learned basic goat breeding management and care and had the opportunity to bottle feed and hold the week-old baby goats.
Let me know if you need more.
Oley Valley Community Education Foundation presents its second community outreach event: Tax Planning with Herbein's Senior Manager, Stacy Weller. This online event will take place on March 30th at 7 PM and will feature topics to improve your financial health.
Join us for this 30-minute presentation with Stacy Weller, Senior Manager at Herbein + Company, followed by a question and answer session. Pre-registration is required and is available here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZcudu...
OVCEF would like to thank Herbein + Company for their many years of support.
A little bit about our presenter:
Stacy A. Weller, CPA began with Herbein + Company as an intern and became a full-time employee in 2005. Stacy is currently a Senior Manager in Herbein’s Tax Department.
Stacy is responsible for managing multiple individual and corporate client tax engagements. She services numerous industries including manufacturing, professional services, and investors. She specializes in individual tax planning, compliance, and tax minimization strategies for small to mid-size Herbein clients.
Stacy’s professional focus includes estate, trust, gift planning, and compliance for high net worth individuals. She works closely with attorneys and other professionals in the area of estate and trust. Stacy’s favorite aspect of her job is working daily with clients.
“There’s something special about working one on one with a client to really learn about their goals and ambitions – maybe its regarding what they want to leave behind as their legacy, or helping as they plan for retirement with their family – helping them along the way from start to finish really makes my work satisfying.”
Stacy enjoys spending time with her family including her husband, son, and daughter. She loves fishing and dreams of returning to Alaska again. She enjoys vacationing, baseball games, being outside, and spending time with family and friends.
Thanks to the generous donations from our local and extended community members an Education Grant was provided by the Oley Valley Community Education Foundation to ensure that every family in the OVES is able to read Gooseberry Park by Cynthia Rylant. This beautiful story is about an unlikely relationship between a dog, a bat and a squirrel. It shows a bond between friends is powerful. As the story comes to life, we know this will strengthen both listening and reading habits in all our OVES students.
Pictured here are brother and sister, Aldon and Adelaide Rettew, reading together. Aldon is in Mrs. Wert's 2nd-grade classroom and Adelaide is in Mrs. Hirschtritt's 1st-grade classroom.
"When the school models the habit of regularly reading together as a family, you create a strong foundation for literacy in each child's life." -Read to Them
To learn more about the Education Grants provided by the OVCEF, please visit our website at www.OleyValleyCEF.com
Please join us for the 9th Annual Zackon 5K Run & Walk. This year's event will include virtual and in-person race & walk options.
The virtual race takes place at your convenience between March 15 - April 10th.
Our in-person event will take place on April 10th in the scenic Oley Valley. Registration opens at 8 AM and the race begins at 9 AM. All are welcome and we encourage runners and walkers to enjoy this outside, family-friendly event.
More details and links to register for both virtual or in-person events can be found below.
https://www.pretzelcitysports.com/online-registration/
Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you there.
CALENDAR FOR MARCH - APRIL 2021
3/29/21 – SCHOOL IN SESSION – SNOW MAKE UP DAY
3/30/21 – SCHOOL IN SESSION – SNOW MAKE UP DAY
3/31/21 – SCHOOL IN SESSION – SNOW MAKE UP DAY
4/1/21 – SCHOOL CLOSED
4/2/21 – SCHOOL CLOSED
4/5/21 – SCHOOL CLOSED FOR STUDENTS – FACULTY IN-SERVICE DAY
4/14/21 – SCHOOL BOARD COMBINED COMMITTEE MEETING 7:00 PM
4/21/21 – SCHOOL BOARD MEETING 7:00 PM
Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness
For families and students who may experience homelessness, information on the McKinney-Vento Act is available on the on the Oley Valley School District Website or see below.
OVSD Homeless Liaison and Unaccompanied Youth Contact:
Mia K. Pietsch, M.Ed
Director of Student Services
Oley Valley School District
17 Jefferson Street Oley, PA 19547
610. 987.4100 ext. 1187 or ext. 1188
Please Visit the Sites below for information:
Oley Valley School District Board of Directors
David R. Pollock Jr., President
Robert A. Heckman, Vice President
Dawn Zackon, Treasurer
Eric Clemmer, Member
Nancy Jackson, Member
Darrell L. Markley, Ed.D., Member
Mary Lou Parry, Member
Ralph Richard, Member
Stuart Salen, Member
John M. Stott, Esquire, Board Solicitor
Maria H. Jones, Board Secretary, non-member
Oley Valley School District
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