Chardon Science Olympiad News
Congratulations to students who participated in the Mentor Science Olympiad Invitational on Feb. 11. Chardon’s C Division team representing grades 9-12 took a fourth place trophy. Awards in individual events are as follows:
Division B (6-9th grade): sixth place – Bottle Rockets, Paige Yamamoto and Ethan Fuerst; seventh place – Meteorology: Owen Vokoun and Noah Munoz; and eighth place – Rocks and Minerals: Owen Vokoun and Ethan Fuerst.
Division C (9-12th grade): second place – Materials Science: Nick Schragal and Richie Waini and Remote Sensing: Nick Schragal and Colby Williams; third place – Astronomy: Nick Schragal and Heather Humbert and Disease Detectives: Arman Bayat and Richie Wainio; fourth place – Helicopters: John Meleski and Alex Schragal, Robot Arm: Connor Fuerst and Alex Schragal, Rocks and Minerals: Asher Vokoun and Colby Williams and Towers: Emily Stern and Heather Humbert; fifth place – Chem Lab: Nick Schragal and Richie Waini and Electric Vehicle: Connor Fuerst and Alex Schragal; sixth place – Dynamic Planet: Asher Vokoun and Colby Williams, Game On: Drew and Colby Williams, Helicopters: Drew Williams and Heather Humbert and Towers: Connor Fuerst and Halle Crtalic; seventh place – Disease Detectives: Rachel Yates and Liam Kerry, Place Ecology: Nick Schragal and Emily Munoz and Place Wind Power: Arman Bayat and Nick Schragal; and eighth place – Wind Power: Connor Fuerst and Halle Crtalic.
Intradistrict Enrollment
Parents interested in having their children attend a Chardon elementary school other than their home elementary school may apply for intradistrict open enrollment. The district is accepting applications through Feb. 24.
Requests will be acted upon (approved or denied) during March with parental acceptance of transfer on or before April 3. By April 24, any applicant that has been notified of acceptance must complete the registration process. If grade, building and program capacities have not been exceeded, enrollment privileges may be extended by the superintendent until capacity has been met.
To register online, visit the district homepage, click on the District tab on the main menu and select Intradistrict Enrollment.
Taste of Chardon
Maple PTO’s third annual Taste of Chardon is set for March 11 at 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Banquet Room. Tickets are $30 per person, $55 per couple and $185 for a table of eight.
The event will feature CK’s Steakhouse, Square Bistro, Winking Lizard, Joey’s Italian Grill, Redhawk Grille, The Smith Restaurant, Warren’s Spirited Kitchen, D is for Delicious Cookies, Buckeye Chocolate Cafe, Sweet Grace Anna’s Bakery, Juiced Smoothie Bar, Franco’s Pizza, Qdoba, Chardon BrewWorks, Cleats, Guy’s Pizza, Starbucks, Chipotle and Dave’s Cosmic Subs.
Tastings courtesy of area restaurants, open bar with beer, wine and soft drinks and an assortment of mixed drinks will be available for purchase. Entertainment includes: DJ Paul Hagan, virtual reality and arcade games courtesy of Scene 75 Entertainment Center, live art student auction with auctioneer Dan O’Reilly, raffle for $200 scratch off lotto tickets courtesy Middlefield Bank, silent auction, Chinese auction and more.
For more event information, ticket questions or to donate items for the silent auction or Chinese auction, contact Michelle Primc at shellprimc@gmail.com. Proceeds benefit Maple Elementary School.
Check out Taste of Chardon on Facebook and Instagram for event and donation updates.
Crater Simulations
Students in Becky Mele’s fifth-grade science classes are studying craters, which they learned are formed by the impact of meteors. The students used shallow aluminum pans filled with sand and dropped different sized balls from varying heights to see if they could simulate how craters are formed and thereby predict their size and shape.
CMS Robotics Club
Members of Chardon Middle School’s Robotics Club have been busy learning about light sensors, which enable a robot to detect light, making it easier for it to operate autonomously. The club members, working in teams, have been learning to program their robots to react when a certain amount of light was detected.
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Students in Becky Mele’s fifth-grade science perform an experiment to study craters.
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Chardon Middle School Robotics Club members program a light sensor to detect light intensity.
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On Feb. 14, America’s 16th president came to life and spent the day with Munson students and staff. Thanks to actor Richard Waddingham with Mobile Ed Productions and the generosity of the Munson PTO, President Abraham Lincoln shared the story of his life, from his humble origins in the backwoods of Kentucky through his trying years in the White House.
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Dimples, a miniature Ronald McDonald House therapy horse, recently visited students at Maple School, where the students are collecting ring tabs as a fundraiser for the organization.