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Recently Steva Hoops, was a special guest artist at McDowell. She presented techniques to the afternoon seventh grade art classes and worked with students to create a hand-made card using scrap booking tools and materials. Mrs. Hoops, Creative Memories consultant from Circleville who can be reached at: http://www.mycmsite.com/sites/stevahoops. Hoops is pictured with art students and their cards (from left to right) Caymen Bryant, Sam Kincade and Justin Boldoser

McDowell is  proud to announce the school winners of the Ohio Youth Art Month (YAM) Design a Flag Competition.  Eighth grade artist Jackie Richardson's graphic design was chosen to compete in the state YAM Flag contest sponsored by the Ohio Art Education Association.  Her work will compete in the graphic design category of the contest.   Hugh Carstensen, a seventh grader will represent McDowell at the state level in the flag design category.  

Pictured are:  Carstensen and Richardson. 

Six students from George McDowell Exchange School in the Logan Elm School District have been accepted to be published in the coffee table book "Celebrating Art Fall 2011"  

Eighth grade artist Madison Allen, had her colored pencil drawing My American Rainforest accepted in this juried competition.  Jackie Richardson, also an eighth grader had her mixed media piece titled Egyptian Princess accepted.  Eighth grader Geric Martin had his colored pencil drawing The Green Machine accepted.  Euphraties, a watercolor painting by seventh grader Rachel Agosta was accepted.  Seventh grader Emma Olson had her watercolor painting titled The Lone Cold Tree accepted.  Jake Rhymer, a seventh grader had his watercolor painting Fruity Still Life accepted.  CelebratingArt.com works with schools and teachers in motivating young artists and recording and preserving art.  The full color hardbound book will bring together the best of today’s student artists and does not publish every piece of art work submitted to the competition.

Pictured are: row one: Olson, Agosta, Rhymer; row two: Martin, Allen, Richardson

The Board of Education at their regular meeting held December 12, 2011 voted unanimously (5-0) to restructure our elementary schools effective for the 2012-13 school year. This decision was reached after deliberating for 15 months and holding 12 parent meetings this fall to help select the best option to save $400,000 annually, address declining elementary enrollment and continue providing an “Excellent with Distinction” education. We are grateful to all of the parents and staff who voiced their opinions and helped the Board make the following decision:

            Intermediate School - Salt Creek – Grades 5-6

            Elementary Schools -  Laurelville – Grades Pre K-4

                                             Pickaway – Grades K-4

                                             Washington – Grades K-4

Students assigned to grades K-4 who would have attended Salt Creek will be divided among the three elementary schools.

Many of the details of the restructuring will be planned in the next few months. When issues are identified, studied and solved, we will post information on the district and school websites as well as send newsletter updates home with the students. These issues include but are not limited to: elementary attendance boundaries, school starting and ending times, busing schedules, staff assignments and program changes.