Sycamore Community Schools
February 2019
Master Facility Planning

WATCH: Master Facility Planning
- "A Current Look at Our Facilities"
- "Phase I: Facilities Assessment and Phase II: Community Engagement"

Sycamore Students Bring Home 165 Scholastic Art Awards
Sycamore Community Schools students just won more 2019 Regional Scholastic Art awards than any other district in the Greater Cincinnati area.
Sycamore High School and Junior High students received 165 awards during this year's regional competition. That's 10% of the recognition given out by the prestigious competition.
See a list of the winners and learn more about what's next for the winning work.
Students Advance in Overture AwardsEight Sycamore students have advanced to the semifinals of the Cincinnati Arts Overture Awards. The Overture Awards Competition is the area’s largest solo arts competition and offers awards in six artistic disciplines: creative writing, dance, instrumental music, theatre, visual art, and vocal music. Learn more. | SHS Senior Named Coca-Cola Scholar Regional Finalist | Robotics and LEGO League Teams Head To State Two Sycamore teams won awards at the FIRST LEGO League Ohio Championship. Several FIRST Tech Challenge teams from the junior high and high school are also state-bound. Learn more. |
Students Advance in Overture Awards
Eight Sycamore students have advanced to the semifinals of the Cincinnati Arts Overture Awards.
The Overture Awards Competition is the area’s largest solo arts competition and offers awards in six artistic disciplines: creative writing, dance, instrumental music, theatre, visual art, and vocal music. Learn more.
SHS Senior Named Coca-Cola Scholar Regional Finalist
Robotics and LEGO League Teams Head To State
Students Participate in OMEA Honors Orchestra
Sycamore Adds To School-Based Therapy Team
Our partnership with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to provide mental health services to our students is well underway. We are pleased to announce that as of February, each of our four elementary buildings is being served by a licensed therapist on campus:
Jamie Wiener at Symmes Elementary
Lauren Greene at Blue Ash Elementary
Karen Celesti at Montgomery Elementary and Maple Dale Elementary
We are also pleased to welcome Nicole Snyder who will begin serving students at E.H. Greene Intermediate beginning in March. The district and CCHMC continue to interview potential candidates to fulfill our promise to have licensed therapists in each of our seven schools. In the meantime, if there is an immediate need for care in one of our two remaining buildings, our school-based therapy team will work to support that student.
Last year, the district worked with MindPeace, a local organization that serves to align mental health partners, as well as establish the infrastructure and processes for children's mental health solutions between schools and local agencies. Through an extensive evaluation process, Sycamore Community Schools chose Cincinnati Children's Hospital as their partner. CCHMC provides independently licensed therapists in addition to a clinical psychologist to serve students with significant mental health challenges.
Click here for more information on the services provided and how you can access care for your child.
Drug Prevention

African American Children's Illustrators Exhibit
The "Telling a People's Story" exhibit from the Miami University Art Museum will travel to each of the district's seven schools between now and April 5. The public will have the opportunity to experience the exhibit for free during an Open House on February 6 from 4:00-7:00 p.m.at District Office. Click here to learn more about this amazing exhibit.

Sycamore High Student Council Donates to SPCA
Student Council is collecting canned or bagged dog or cat food during the month of February. Collection boxes have been set up in the front office at Sycamore High School. All brands are accepted, even opened bags of food.


Sycamore Vocal Boosters Present 2019 Cabaret
Saturday, Feb. 9th, 7pm
7400 Cornell Road
Montgomery, OH
The Cabaret features members of the HS Choral Program as soloists and in small ensembles in a coffeehouse atmosphere, singing jazz standards, musical theatre, folk, classical and foreign language pieces. Tickets $10 Advance | $12 Door. Click here for tickets. Limited seating available. Proceeds benefit the Sycamore High School Choral Program and Sycamore Vocal Boosters.

Winter Social

Celebrate Excellence Educator of the Year Nominations
Parent Portal Service Fee
To offset the cost of credit card transactions, a $1.00 service fee will be charged for each debit/credit card payment made via Parent Portal beginning February 1, 2019. Contact Beth Weber at weberb@sycamoreschools.org with questions.

Master of Multiplication
Check out these masters of multiplication! Students at Montgomery Elementary completed 100 facts in five minutes to earn a sign for their yard for a week. Be on the lookout for Math Whizs in your neighborhood!
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