{"id":109951,"date":"2018-11-28T08:23:38","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T13:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=109951"},"modified":"2018-11-29T00:46:17","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T05:46:17","slug":"lview-bd-hears-about-d-c-trip-hires-maintenance-super","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2018\/11\/28\/lview-bd-hears-about-d-c-trip-hires-maintenance-super\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincolnview board hears about D.C. trip"},"content":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/<\/strong>independent writer<\/em><\/p>\n

Three Lincolnview sixth-graders who took a recent trip to Washington, D.C., shared their experiences with the Lincolnview Local Board of Education on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Lincolnview students Abby Dixon, Maddie Gerdeman and Sylvia Longstreth talk to board members about the sixth grade trip to Washington, D.C.<\/strong> Scott Truxell\/Van Wert independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sylvia Longstreth, Maddie Gerdeman, and Abby Dixon, along with other classmates, saw various monuments and memorials, the Library of Congress, Ford\u2019s Theatre, the U.S. Supreme Court building, Mount Vernon, and took a U.S. Capitol tour. The group also took part in a solemn moment at Arlington National Cemetery.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a chance to do the laying of the wreath, and it was cool to watch the soldiers change guard,\u201d Gerdeman told the board.<\/p>\n

The group also made a stop at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the way home, and sixth-grade teacher Chad Kraner said he was pleased with the trip.<\/p>\n

\u201cOverall, it was a great trip,\u201d Kraner said. \u201cMany good memories were made and every year so many new places are available to see at Washington, D.C.”<\/p>\n

Superintendent Jeff Snyder also made the trip and he echoed Kraner\u2019s thoughts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat a learning experience,\u201d Snyder said of the trip. \u201cIt\u2019s an emotional roller coaster for some of the things you do.\u201d<\/p>\n

During his report to the board, Snyder thanked the Lincolnview community for renewing the district\u2019s five-year, permanent improvement levy earlier this month.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t thank them enough for supporting our school district and having the trust with the school board and the direction they\u2019re leading us,\u201d Snyder said. \u201cSince 1974, that levy has passed and it\u2019s good to see it pass again.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe money, besides using it for buildings and grounds, will go for school safety upgrades and buses,\u201d Snyder added.<\/p>\n

Snyder also noted that new security and safety enhancements are planned for December and January.<\/p>\n

Elementary Principal Nita Meyer and Junior High\/High School Principal Brad Mendenhall said the recent Veterans Day program was a complete success, as was the school\u2019s annual Thanksgiving feast. It was noted that Cooper Farms donated food for the feast.<\/p>\n

Meyer also said she received good news from the Ohio Improvement Process.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe received a letter that we\u2019ve now moved up to \u2018independent school status\u2019, so we are no longer in a watch, and we\u2019re super excited about it,\u201d Meyer said. \u201cWe\u2019re not going to stop doing what we\u2019ve been doing, we\u2019re still going to keep pushing on.\u201d<\/p>\n

In other business, the board honored the state boys\u2019 and girls\u2019 cross country teams, along with board member Eric Germann, who was named to the Ohio School Boards Association 2018 All-Ohio School Board.<\/p>\n

In addition, the board approved a trip for Germann to attend the National School Board Association Equity Symposium and Advocacy Institute in Washington, D.C., January 26-29.<\/p>\n

Board members approved the fiscal five-year forecast and hired Jason Maples as the district\u2019s new maintenance supervisor\/transportation coordinator, Christie Wendel and Marla Kemler as co-senior class advisors, and Jarred Sawyer as junior high wrestling coach.<\/p>\n

The board also approved a list of unpaid volunteer assistant coaches for the winter sports season, including Kailey Denman, junior high and high school cheerleading; Neil Korte and Tyla Mason, boys’ and girls’ club bowling; Steve Bollenbacher, junior high boys\u2019 basketball; Caden Ringwald, freshman basketball; and Angie Williamson and Torrey Walker, junior high girls\u2019 basketball.<\/p>\n

The next meeting of the Lincolnview Local Board of Education will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 19, in the Neubrecht Lecture Hall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent writer Three Lincolnview sixth-graders who took a recent trip to Washington, D.C., shared their experiences with the Lincolnview Local Board of Education on Tuesday. Sylvia Longstreth, Maddie Gerdeman, and Abby Dixon, along with other classmates, saw various monuments and memorials, the Library of Congress, Ford\u2019s Theatre, the U.S. Supreme Court building, Mount Vernon, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-31 10:18:10","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109951\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}