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www.airportschools.com June 2016

Lane Corne is the

Valedictorian of

the Class of 2016.

Lane is the NHS

President, Interact

Club President,

Captain of Varsity

Football, Bowling

and Track and Mr.

Airport. He plans

on attending the

University of

Kentucky where

he will pursue a

degree in Materi-

als Engineering.

Lane is the son of

Christopher and

Danielle Corne of

Newport.

Madalyn

Kopmanis is the

Salutatorian of the

Class of 2016.

Madalyn partici-

pated in Varsity

Volleyball and

Varsity Track and

Field. She is a

member of Nation-

al Honor Society,

Class Treasurer

and Spanish Club

Vice President.

She will study

communications

and English at the

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.

Madalyn is the daughter of Mike and Ellen

Kopmanis of Monroe.

2016 AIRPORT HIGH SCHOOL TOP GRADUATES

Lane Corne

Madalyn Kopmanis

Nathan Bouws

Miranda Umin

Zachary Fallon Austin Patterson

Nicole Constante

Mia Morse

Lauren Rae

Hannah Breitner

CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!

SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE…

SUCCESSFUL FUTURE

“Whew, we did it!” This is a popular statement for this time of the year. Proud graduates all

around the country breathe a collective sigh as they walk across the stage and receive a well-

earned diploma. We swell with pride at Airport for all of our graduating seniors and the work

they have done for the last 13 years. They have fulfilled the requirements and now get the prize.

But wait…As proud as we are, we also have hope.

I know it is a little cliché, but this is not the end but hopefully the start of something great for each

and every graduate. Our focus at Airport is not just to help our students earn a diploma but, as

you have heard before, be “career and college ready.” That popular statement sounds nothing like

an end but more like a beginning of something special.

Our seniors recently participated in “Decision Day” at the high school. This exciting assembly is

where all our seniors declare what they will be doing after they graduate from Airport. Listen to

these statistics. Of the 176 graduating seniors, 160 of them are enrolled in a post-secondary

school or the armed services. Seven of these students are going directly into their career that they

received training in during high school in their career and technical classes. It certainly sounds

like they are “career and college ready” to me. In fact, these statistics lead me to believe our kids

fully understand that graduation is not the end but a necessary start to a successful future.

We often feature our successful graduates in our newsletter. It is awesome to see all the different

pathways these young adults take. We share our excitement on graduation day, but to see former

Jets succeeding in life with the knowledge and guidance provided to them by parents and Airport

staff really makes us proud. So as our 2016 graduates soar into the future, let’s enjoy watching

them succeed and helping us make our community the best it can be.

Sincerely,

John J. Krimmel, IV, Superintendent

Board of Education

President James M. Geiermann

Vice President

Margaret A.

Hoffman

Secretary

Gina H. Baker

Treasurer

Paul A. Miller

Trustees

Allen J. Burger

Janice Doederlein

Will F. Lang

Upcoming

Board of

Education Meetings

7:00PM

June 27

July 11

August 8 & 22

Wagar Middle

School

Media Center

VIRTUAL EDUCATION As the 2015-16 school year comes to a close, it is a good time to reflect on the success many of our students

have had this past year. It is with great pride that we acknowledge our anticipated 23 graduates for the 15-16

school year. Our students have joined our virtual program due to a variety of different needs, all building

individual academic plans that meet the needs of each student. Our graduates are planning on attending a

variety of higher education institutions in the fall and we are thankful for the time they shared as part of our

school district. As we close the 2015-

16 school year it is an excellent time

to start evaluating the pathway for

next year. If you have a student who

is looking to identify an alternative

method of education, a home school

student, or a student who is looking to

move at their individual pace I en-

courage you to call our direc-

tor Jason Mensing at 734-869-7282 to

discuss the many options available for

students at Airport Community

Schools.

Submitted by Alicia Drozdowski,

Airport Virtual Academy Mentor

Teacher PAGE 2

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

LEADER OF THE YEAR

Airport Alumi Class of 2012, Kyle Sims recently received the

Leader of the Year award from Michigan State University.

"Tonight I am humbled. I am honored to have been chosen by

Michigan State University as the Leader of the Year out of

some 50,000 students. I have truly loved every moment of

serving as a student leader in the campus and surrounding

communities during my time here - a leadership journey that

started within my fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha.

Every struggle, challenge, obstacle, and success has allowed

me to grow into someone I am proud of. Though it is great to

be recognized with an award for distinguished leadership, I

want to thank the people that I've had the opportunity to work

alongside the most. My time at MSU has been unforgettable

and I'm thankful for having the privilege of crossing paths with

truly inspiring people that have helped me, challenged me,

pushed me, encouraged me, and taught me. In advancing

through different leadership positions I've learned that every-

one has the capacity to be a leader, and everyone is a leader in

some way. I'm honored to receive this recognition." Kyle Sims

Submitted by Chris Lukosavich, Airport High School Principal

PAGE 3

KYLE SIMS

NCE MECHATRONICS PROGRAM

COMPLETES FIRST YEAR Students in the NCE Mechatronics Program have been busy working on

their end of the year class projects. There are several different interesting

projects that students have been working on. One of the first projects is a

car battery charging station. This station uses a small AC motor to run a car

alternator to charge a car battery. This project used skills and knowledge

the students learned while studying about motors, electrical wiring, and

safety modules.

Another project involves use of the Raspberry Pi, a type of small single

board computer. This small computer project involved loading an operating system, use

of AutoCAD to design a computer housing, and attaching various I/O devices and periph-

erals.

A third project involves the building of a CNC router mill. This is an automated machine

that will carve out a predetermined shape or pattern in a work piece. This project makes

major use of computer and digital technology, complex pro-

grams to design and fabricate the work piece, specialized

electrical motors, detailed electrical wiring, and mechanical

fabrication techniques to build and assemble the mechanism.

There are several other interesting projects as well. One

student made a Bluetooth enabled speaker system. Another

student made a speaker cabinet made from scavenged com-

puter speakers. Students are having fun and learning career

useful skills in Mechatronics class. If you are interested in

taking Mechatronics talk to your high school counselor.

Submitted by Matthew Furtney, NCE Supervisor

AIRPORT ALUMNI SOAR

GO JETS!

2016 AIRPORT HIGH SCHOOL

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

Jose Arroyos Alins Blue and Gold Award

Shanna Ball Blue and Gold Award

Presidential Silver Award

Gabrielle Beaubien Blue and Gold Award

Sherry's Academy of Dance R. Blaha Memorial Scholarship

Western Michigan University Legacy Scholarship

AEA Sharon Rubin Memorial Scholarship

VFW Voice of Democracy Scholarship

Michael Bergmooser Lourdes University Dean Scholarship

Lake Erie College Leadership Scholarship

Lake Erie College Learning Communities Scholarship

Emily Bindus Blue and Gold Award


Oakland University Talented Scholar Award

Oakland University Geographic Region Award

Tyler Blackmon Andrew Gibson Memorial Scholarship

Forest Blakeman Blue and Gold Award

Presidential Gold Award

Nathan Bouws Blue and Gold Award


Robert Wohlgamuth Memorial Scholarship

Kent State Founders, Trustee, Presidents and Honors Scholar-

ships

Kent State University Award

Lawrence Tech Supplemental Achievement Scholarship

Lawrence Tech Presidential Scholarship

Airport Community Schools Scholarship

Hannah Breitner Blue and Gold Award


Anne Marie Jones Scholarship

Bowling Green Freshman Academic Scholarship

Bowling Green Success Scholarship


Principal’s Award for Outstanding Student

Arthur Bobcean Funeral Home Scholarship

Austin Britton Blue and Gold Award


U of M Dearborn National Science Foundation Scholarship

U of M Dearborn Metropolitan Scholarship

Matthew Cassady Blue and Gold Award


Angela Clegg Blue and Gold Award


Mary and Pat Kehoe Scholarship

Elizabeth Cociuba Blue and Gold Award


Bryce Cole Blue and Gold Award


Nicole Constante Blue and Gold Award


Western Michigan Academic Opportunity Award

Western Michigan Academic Excellence Scholarship

Western Michigan Deans Scholarship


Lane Corne Blue and Gold Award


Thomas and Rosella Day Scholarship

Nicholas Clemens Scholarship

University of Kentucky Presidential Non-Resident Scholar-

ship

Charles and Virginia Whitten Scholarship


Jared Cousino Blue and Gold Award


Western Michigan University Deans Scholarship


Sierra Davis Blue and Gold Award


Ash Township Firefighter’s Association Scholarship

Jenna Diekman Blue and Gold Award


Megan Duscheck Blue and Gold Award


Alyssa Dushane Blue and Gold Award


MCCC Trustee Merit Scholarship

Alex Eby Blue and Gold Award


Jacob Fahnestock Blue and Gold Award



Zachary Fallon Blue and Gold Award


University of Michigan Dearborn Scholarship

Emily Fields Blue and Gold Award


Joshua Gannon Blue and Gold Award



Ryan Gasparovich Blue and Gold Award


Cameron Gaynier Blue and Gold Award


Travis Geiman Blue and Gold Award


Kateryna Hunchenko Blue and Gold Award

Devon Iverson Blue and Gold Award


Ally Jacobs Military Order of Purple Heart

VA Voluntary Service James H. Parke Memorial Youth

Scholarship

VFW Voice of Democracy Award

Rihana Julien Blue and Gold Award


Monroe County Community College Presidential Scholarship


Ash Township Firefighter’s Association Scholarship

Kyle Kernyo Blue and Gold Award


McKayla Kleinert MCCC Trustee Merit Scholarship

Madalyn Kopmanis Blue and Gold Award


ACS Community Foundation Scholarship

Society of Women Engineers Certificate of Merit


Carleton Rotary William Witt Scholarship

Spanish Award

Sharon Kovacs Blue and Gold Award


Sierra Langton Blue and Gold Award


Autumn Lewis Blue and Gold Award


Kristen Litton Blue and Gold Award


AEA Sharon Rubin Memorial Scholarship

Faith Lowhorn College for Creative Studies Scholarship

Nikolaos Mantas Blue and Gold Award


Jonathan Marian Blue and Gold Award


Alicia Martin Airport Community Schools Scholarship

Eastern Michigan University Emerald Scholarship

Grand Valley State University Legacy Scholarship


Paula Martin Carleton Rotary Scholarship


Gabrielle Martinez Blue and Gold Award


Taya McClellan Blue and Gold Award


Leah McDonald Blue and Gold Award


Specs Howard Broadcast Media Scholarship

Mia Morse Blue and Gold Award

Presidential Gold Award Huron River Yellow Jackets

Competitive Cheer Coaches Association of Michigan

Oakland University Distinguished Scholar Award



Lindsey Mowery Blue and Gold Award



Erin Murphy Blue and Gold Award


Austin Patterson Blue and Gold Award



Principal’s Award for Outstanding Student

Lauren Rae Blue and Gold Award


University of Toledo Honors Award

University of Toledo OSFA Departmental Scholarship

Haliegh Roberts Blue and Gold Award


Adrian College Trustee Scholarship

Adrian College Academic Departmental Scholarship

Seth Sarnowski Blue and Gold Award


Devin Stults Blue and Gold Award


Jordan Stumpmier Blue and Gold Award


University of Michigan Hail Scholarship

Sarah Swiercz Blue and Gold Award


Olivet College Board of Trustee Scholarship

Olivet College Global Citizen Honors Merit Scholarship

Adrian College Academic Departmental Scholarship

Adrian College Trustee Scholarship

Lourdes University Presidential Scholarship

University of Toledo Honors Award

Madonna University Felican Scholarship

MCCCC Trustee Merit Scholarship


Miranda Umin Blue and Gold Award


McKayla Vella Ferris State Merit Grant

Justin Vine Oakland University Geographic Region Award

Ashley Walczybock Blue and Gold Award


Kelly Loving Memorial Scholarship

Thomas O. McCormick Memorial Scholarship

Carolyn Sharron Memorial Scholarship

Taylor Wells Thrift Shop Association Scholarship

Derek Woodley Blue and Gold Award


CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL

GRADUATES AND TO THEIR

FUTURE ACCOMPLISHMENTS!

3RD GRADE MICHIGAN PRODUCT RESEARCH PROJECTS!

PAGE 6

ACADEMIC ALL STARS The 29th annual Academic All Star Dinner

sponsored by the Monroe County Education

Association, MEA-NEA was held April 20, 2016

at LaRoy’s Hall in LaSalle. Airport Community

Schools, along with 9 other Monroe County

schools, presented awards to the best and bright-

est in the county. Students were chosen for their

academic excellence as well as their service to

the community. It was my great honor and pleas-

ure to present this year’s awards to:

9th Grade - Keith Feldpausch: Keith earned

this award for his academic accomplishments

which include a GPA of 4.17 and Advanced

Placement courses at Airport High School.

In addition, he is a member of cross country

and track, as well as a past treasurer of the

National Junior Honor Society. Keith serves

his community and family by helping out with his 4 siblings, assisting with math homework, attending church, and working on a

dairy farm. Keith was joined at the banquet by his parents, Terry and Jeanne, his siblings, Nolan, Ben, Sara, and Chloe.

10th Grade - Louis Orleans: Louis earned this award for his academic accomplishments which include a GPA of 4.22. In addition

he participates in JV Football, Track & Field throwing the Shot Put and Discus, SADD Club’s Student Council Representative,

Spanish Club President, and Interact Club. He serves his community by helping out with the Airport Mobile Food Pantry, serves at

Christ the King Church, as well as tutors middle school students in Math and Spanish. Louis is intrigued by the brain and how it

works; planning to study Neurology post high school. He was joined at the banquet by his parents Louis and Elizabeth and his

brother, Ethan.

11th Grade - Teagan DeWeese: Teagan earned this award for her academic excellence achieving a GPA of 4.1. She is a member

of the National Honor Society, a cheerleader, a member of the Track & Field team, the Flag Corps, as well as the Junior Class

President. She serves her community by coaching for the DJFL Junior Cheer Program and is a member of the Interact Club. She

was joined at the banquet by her parents Shaundra and Dennis.

The Airport Education Association (AEA) along with the entire faculty and staff of Airport Community Schools congratulate these

outstanding students for their high achievement. You are well poised on the runway for take-off from our JET community. We know

you will make us very proud. Submitted by Debra Miller, Wagar Middle School Social Studies Teacher

These projects are a fun way for students to learn about Michigan products, and how these products and

companies benefit us and our state! Great job to all of the 3rd grade students at Sterling Elementary!

Submitted by Mrs. Makowski, Sterling Teacher

UPWARD BOUND NEWS - STUDENT LEADERSHIP SUMMIT In April, eight students from the Monroe County Community College Upward Bound Program at Airport High School (along with

eight students from Monroe High School Upward Bound) attended the 2016 Student Leadership Summit. This is an annual student

leadership conference hosted by Michigan College Access Programs & Personnel (MI-CAPP).

This year the conference was held at the Causeway Bay Hotel and Conference Center in Lansing, Michigan. The theme of the con-

ference was “Building Brighter Futures” and more than 300 students from all over Michigan attended. Students had the opportunity

to attend several breakout sessions on various topics including “Financial Aid Jeopardy,” “Leading the Field: Creating Your Own

Brand,” “College Life: The Real Deal,” “Shades of Gray: The Ethics of Leadership,” and many, many more!

In addition to the many breakout sessions there were great motivational guest speakers, including author DeAndre Carter and

Upward Bound alumnus and Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, Alfonso Salais, Jr. On Saturday night,

after a full day of speakers and conference sessions, the students enjoyed a scholarship awards banquet and a dance. Airport seniors,

Lauren Rae and Jordan Stumpmier, were selected to serve as student ambassadors during the conference and were acknowledged as

Outstanding Student Leader Award winners. Submitted by Charles Friedline, Academic Skills Coordinator

EL CINCO DE MAYO The Spanish Classes and Wagar Spanish Club

celebrated “el Cinco de mayo” with class fiestas

and a piñata after school.

Students prepared traditional Mexican dishes and

brought them in to share with their classmates.

Contrary to popular belief, Cinco de mayo is not

Mexico’s Independ-

ence Day. Instead, it

commemorates the

Mexican army’s

victory over the

powerful French

army at the Battle of

Puebla on May 5,

1862.

Submitted by Amy

Longton, Spanish

Teacher

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REGULAR SCHOOL

BOARD ELECTION

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Airport Community Schools conducts school board

elections in November of even-numbered years.

This November, three board seats with 6-year terms

will be on the ballot. Additionally, one seat with a

4-year term will be voted upon. This seat was vacat-

ed and filled with an appointee in June 2015.

Anyone wishing to run for a school board position,

must file an affidavit of identity and nominating

petitions by 4:00PM on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 with

the Monroe County

Clerk’s office. Nominat-

ing petitions are available

at the clerk’s office.

Any questions, please

call the Superintendent’s

office - 734-654-2414.

THANK YOU

AUSTIN! On behalf of the entire

Airport Athletic Depart-

ment, we’d like to recog-

nize senior student

athlete, Austin Patterson,

for organizing the won-

derful 5K color run/walk

that was held on the

Airport campus, May 1st.

Over 500 people turned

out for the event, a great

depiction of why our

community is such a special place and one I’m extremely proud to

be a part of. We are all very proud of you, Austin!

Submitted by Tim Duffy, District Athletic Director

COLLEGE SIGNING Congratulations to the following Airport student-athletes

who’ve recently signed college letters of intent to continue their

education and athletic careers at the collegiate level.

Submitted by Tim Duffy, District Athletic

Director PAGE 9

ATHLETIC BOOSTERS 150 CLUB MAY WINNERS $250 - Annette Lawson

$25 - Henry Schafer

$25 - Norm Haines

$25 - Cheryl Pinter

$25 - Rod Wickenheiser

$25 - Bill & Jan Bondy

The first meeting for the 2016/2017 school year will be August 2

and then August 23 at the concession stand. Enjoy the summer!

READING

MOUNTAIN At the beginning of the year, a

personal challenge Mr. and Mrs.

Taranto gave students was to

reach the top of Reading Moun-

tain. The top of Reading Moun-

tain is equivalent to reading

3,000 pages! Students read a

book, reported on it and logged

their pages. Bryce

achieved his goal

and was the first in

the class to reach to

top of the mountain.

His reward was to

proudly wear the

championship belt

all day. On Bryce’s

heels and reaching

the top next was

Joselynn.

Congratulations!

JUNE WINNERS $250 - Shelle Lieto

$25 - Kerry Guiliano

$25 - Gerald & Michelle Frey

$25 - Jay & Kim Close

$25 - Tammy Kernyo

Mike Bergmooser: Lake Erie College - Wrestling

Colin McFarland: Lourdes University - Wrestling

Anthony Riopelle: Northern Michigan University/

Olympic Training Site - Wrestling

SHEEP EYE DISSECTION The third graders at Ritter dissected sheep eyes on Thursday,

May 12th. Doctors and staff from Donahue Eyecare in Monroe

came to lead the students in finding all the different parts of the

eyes, which are incredibly similar to those of humans. The stu-

dents had a great time and learned so much from these experts!

Special thanks goes to Tasha Nichols for her help in organizing

this experience, as well as to Dr. James Hardie and Dr. Holly

Hardie for their kid-friendly explanations of each part of the eye.

This was a memorable experience!

PART MATH,

PART SCIENCE,

WHOLE LOT OF FUN! On Thursday April 21st, the staff at Ritter Elementary put on a

Math, Science and Engineering Night for their students and fami-

lies. The event was led by 2nd Grade Teacher, Mrs. Carri Dyl, and

the Math/Science Committee at Ritter. This was an amazing suc-

cess as the guest list for the evening was almost 150! It was not a

surprise based on what they had in store for everyone who attended.

The evening began with The Imagination Station from Toledo, Ohio and their

amazing experiments. The students were not only amazed at all of the spectacu-

lar experiments the Imagination Station demonstrated, but they learned a great

deal too. From the effects some chemicals have on liquid, to liquid nitrogen and

its power to quickly freeze water and finally the gymnasium was filled with

clouds without even opening a window! This may have been a hard act to fol-

low, but it was worth the challenge.

The final half of the evening was focused on workstations that the students

signed up for. They consisted of “Makey, Makey,” “Potato Olympics,” “Tallest

Cup Challenge” and “Newspaper 3D Construction.” These events were all a

smash and focused on not only being creative with circuits and newspapers, but

problem solving too. How high can you stack your cups without the structure

collapsing? How high should your ramp be and at what incline should it lie on

for your potato to roll the furthest? No need for the students at Ritter to ask those questions because they experimented all night to

find the answer. Overall, the staff at Ritter could not have been happier with the success of this year’s event and the sky is the limit

for next year!

Submitted by Joe Toranto, Ritter Teacher

Submitted by Sarah Mancos, Ritter Teacher

AIRPORT’S ROLLERGIRL Mrs. Mandy Marut, Fifth Grade Teacher and a blocker of the Floral City Roller

Girls, recently gave a presentation to Mrs. Spear’s and Ms. Seibert’s fifth grade

classes at Wagar Middle School. She highlighted the importance of

teamwork, determination, and physical fitness not only in sports but

also in life. She has been playing roller derby for over 3 years

now. The students were shocked at the weight (and cost) of real roll-

er derby skates as well as the commitment it takes to be a real team

player. The presentation was given as a culminating activity to a

book study the fifth graders did on Victoria Jamieson’s graphic novel

Rollergirl.

Submitted by Mrs. Seibert, Wagar Middle School Teacher

PAGE 10

COMMITTED TO

HEALTH In September, Fred W. Ritter

Elementary made a commit-

ment to health. We teamed up

with the United Dairy Industry

of Michigan and launched our

Fuel Up To Play 60 Ramp up

for Recess initiative. Our Stu-

dent Leadership Team was

formed and got to work right

away. The FUTP 60 team has

held multiple food samplings

to introduce students to new

foods that they may not have tried before. We’ve also introduced new physical fitness activities leading by example in our goal of at

least 60 minutes of physical activity daily.

Two of our student leaders have taken their role to the next level. Breanna Mulvin and Sarah Weimer initiated a walking club that

they insisted much reach all grades and not be limited to just their 4th grade class. They’ve also created and held lunchtime fitness

contests including a push up contest where our winner did an amazing 61 push-ups in a row! They have taken a lead role in all of

the food samplings and physical fitness activities. They worked tirelessly logging their activities onto their FUTP60 dashboard and

thus were awarded the title of FUTP60 Student Ambassadors. Once awarded this status they were eligible to apply for an opportunity

for a leadership event. After answering essay questions about their commitment to health and fitness they were selected to attend the

Michigan Student Ambassador Summit at Ford Field on May 10th, 2016.

At the Student Ambassador Summit Breanna and Sarah participated in Core Skills Training to Boost Leadership Skills: an interac-

tive activity that boosts leadership and strengthens character skills; a Training Camp Press Conference: where they learned to

vocalize key messages for our healthy initiatives; and participated in the field drills with the Detroit Lion’s coaches and youth

coaches. They even got to meet the legendary Jason Hanson, the all-time leading scorer for the Lions. According to Sarah, “my

favorite part was when they did the speeches and they taught us lessons.” It was a great day full of opportunity and excitement!

Hopefully Breanna and Sarah will continue their commitment to health and well-being and being leaders in this field throughout

middle and high school. Breanna even has some advice for all the future Fuel Up to Play 60 ambassadors, “make sure when you get

to 4th grade and you want to go to Ford Field you sign up for the student ambassadors program and join FUEL up to PLAY 60!”

Additionally, Fred W. Ritter Elementary has made great strides creating the healthy school environments that help students learn and

was awarded a School Wellness Award - Silver division. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration

with the Michigan Department of Education, United Dairy Industry of Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Action for

Healthy Kids, and Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan is congratulating these schools in a recognition ceremony Thursday, May 19 th in

the rotunda of the Capitol Building in Lansing. Now, let’s get moving! Submitted by Jessica Taranto, Ritter Teacher

MCISD QUIZ BOWL Mr. DeNardis’ 7/8 class from Wagar Middle School competed in an annual

MCISD quiz bowl tournament. The tournament is a mental completion that is

comprised of all other ISD middle school classes that wish to participate.

This year, there was a total of 12 classes competing against each other. Mr.

DeNardis’ class took first place for the north region of the county. We made it

to the final round against Ida Middle School and Monroe Middle School but

we lost on a tie

breaker question.

The students are

very proud of

themselves for

working very

hard as a team.

Way to go!

Submitted by

Mr. Denardis,

Wagar Teacher

SMELL THE FLOWERS Airport High

School Botany

Class planted

flowers in the

planter outside

the gym lobby.

The flowers

were donated

by Moose &

Squirrel Green-

house in

Carleton.

Submitted by

Courtney Post,

Student

PAGE 11

GRANDPARENTS’ TEA Eyler Elementary students celebrated their grandparents at the Grand-

parents Tea event on Friday, May 6th. Mrs. Wernette, the music teacher,

worked with the students on two fun musical selections to sing and

perform for their grandparents. Ms. Dennis, the art teacher, helped the

children create beautiful table runners and decorations for the gym.

They were beautiful!

The gym was prepared with the decorations and the students performed

their musical selections. At the conclusion of the performance the

students then enjoyed a snack and beverage with the special person that

they invited to the event. The tea was a huge success as we had more

grandparents than ever show up to enjoy the show. Great job to all who

participated and helped with this event to make it a wonderful day. PAGE 12

EYLER SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS

LISTENING TO MY HEART In late April, the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum hosted a full

day Science and Literacy Experience Day during school hours

for all Eyler students. Students spent an hour in the gym cy-

cling through different stations where students would engage in

a science experiment and then have the opportunity to think like

a scientist and record their experiment results in their very own

science journal. Some of the experiments were focused on stu-

dents using a stethoscope to record and compare their heart rate

during rest times and times of intense exercise, creating an ex-

ploding solution, and even learning how seeds are scattered

about the earth! Students had a great time during this unique

learning experiment!

Submitted by Jesse Spicer, Eyler Science Committee Chair

Eyler had multiple winners for this year’s Science Fair and we are

so proud of them and of all those who participated in this year’s

event!

Brenna Baker, in Ms. Mooney’s 2nd grade class, took 1st place

and received a 1st place trophy and a Meijer gift card, Morgan

Presnell, in Mrs. Rios’ 1st grade class, took 2nd place, and Aiden

Presnell, from Ms. Mooney’s class received an Honorable

Mention (4th place) for the 1st and 2nd grade category. Also for

kindergarten, Jayne Dobbertin, in Mrs. Krzyston’s class took an

Honorable Mention.

We especially want to thank the Science Committee for putting in

the time and paperwork to participate at the county level because

it is a lot of work!!

LIFE CYCLE LEARNING Mrs. Rios’ class at Eyler has been becoming experts on Life Cycles. The students spent a

month learning about butterfly, frog, and chicken life cycles and animal habitats. As part of

their learning, the students hatched 20 baby chicks with the help of an incubator purchased

by the PTO. Families were able to watch the chicks hatching from home via a LIVE stream

that was broadcasted directly from the classroom. They also have been watching tadpoles

grow in the class aquarium. Finally, the students watched painted lady caterpillars go

through their life cycle and emerge from their chrysalides as butterflies! The kids loved

releasing them into nature. The class has loved learning about and watching the life cycles

first hand.

Submitted by Mrs. Rios, Eyler Teacher

DISTRICT LIBRARY NEWS During March, the district librar-

ies coordinated the visit of the

Michigan Attorney General’s

OK2SAY program throughout the

district. For more information

about this dynamic program please visit:

http://www.michigan.gov/ok2say/

The Wagar Media Club has enjoyed publishing its school news-

paper. Airport High School Student, Leah McDonald, came to

work with the club on March 12th. Leah is enrolled in a DCTC

class on video editing. She was able to help the students with the

Final Cut Pro program that we have access to for the club.

As part of the Monroe County One Book One

Community program, the Airport High School

Page Turners Book Club participated in the first

ever virtual book discussion with Monroe High

School students. The discussion revolved

around the partner novel, The Berlin Boxing

Club by Robert Sharenow. The MCISD Tech-

nology Department helped get us connected.

The students said that they enjoyed conversing

with students from another school that had a

fresh perspective. It was a success and next year

we will try to expand our discussion to include

Bedford Public Schools.

Airport Community Schools was honored to have once again

been selected to participate in the Michigan Notable Books

Author’s Tour. Airport collaborated in this effort with the

Carleton Branch Library. Michigan Notable Author, Patricia

Majher, visited the ACS district, at Airport High School, for a

presentation on her award winning book, Great Girls in Michigan

History. Majher is the editor of Michigan History magazine and

was the former assistant director of the Michigan Women’s

Historical Center and Hall of Fame. Prior to Great Girls, Majher

authored Ladies of the Lights: Michigan Women in the U.S.

Lighthouse Service.

Submitted by Lisa Brakel, District Media Specialist

STUDENT REGISTRATION (GRADES K-8)

The District Operations Office is open during the summer

months from 7:30AM to 2:30PM to register students grades

Kindergarten through 8. The office is located in Room 111 at

the Wagar Middle School building. If you have questions

regarding registration, please call 734-869-7210.

Registrations must be completed by a parent of the student.

If not the parent, appropriate guardianship papers must be

presented.

Items needed for registrations are:

Parent Driver’s License or State Photo ID

Student’s Original Birth Certificate

Student’s Immunization Record

Proof of Residency: Parent/Guardian must provide (2)

proofs of residency. Two different utility bills, mortgage

information, rental/lease agreement, property tax bill or

voter’s registration are acceptable documents. Cell phone

bills and bank statements are not acceptable proofs of

residency.

If parent/guardian is not the homeowner and is living with

an Airport Community Schools resident for reasons other

than for educational purposes, you are required to complete

and have notarized a residency affidavit. The affidavit can

be obtained from the district’s Operations Office located at

Wagar Middle School. Both the resident and the enrolling

parent/legal guardian must be present before a notary with

proper identification. The person owning/leasing the

property is then responsible for proving district residency.

Hearing & Vision Screening (kindergarten only)

Last report card (grades 5-8 only)

(GRADES 9-12)

Airport High School requires all of the same items for registra-

tion as for K-8. In addition, new registers need to come to the

main office and bring their most recent transcript. If you have

any questions regarding high school registration, please call

734-654-4075.

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Patricia Majher, Michigan Notable Author, Lisa

Brakel, ACS District Librarian and David Ross,

Community Librarian, Carleton Branch Library

Support our library fundraiser by

recycling your ink cartridges with us.

Collection receptacles may be found

in the secondary libraries.

MOBILE FOOD PANTRY Mobile Food Pantries are being held June 18th, July 16th, and

August 13th behind Wagar Middle School at 11270 Grafton

Road, Carleton, Michigan.

Free food package to the first 200 households each date.

There is no need to preregister for this

event. In order to receive food, a parent

or guardian must be present, children

must attend a Monroe County School

District School, and be eligible for the

Federal Food Subsidy Program or be a

Family in Transition.

Any questions can be directed to Gina

Russell at Eyler Elementary at 734-654-

2121 or [email protected]

http://www.michigan.gov/ok2say/

mailto:[email protected]

CARLETON BRANCH 1444 Kent Street, Carleton, MI

48117

Telephone: 743-654-2180

TODDLER TIME Mondays, 6:00PM

These lively programs are designed to advance pre-reading skills including

listening and comprehension. Creativity is encouraged with fun and simple

art experiences that help develop fine motor skills.

ABC YOGA Mondays, 10:30AM This incorporates fun yoga moves that are designed around the ABCs. Come

with your toddler or preschooler to get some good, relaxing stretching in.

TECH HELP FORUM Thursdays, June 2 & July 7, 2:00PM

Bring your own tablet, e-reader, cell phone or laptop to this two-hour session

to get help and share information.

SAVVY COOK BOOKERS Fridays, June 3 & July 8, 12:00NOON

Calling all cooks and readers. Join us at our Favorable Fantastic Fridays

Cookbook Book Club. Sept - Beans, Oct - Holiday Favorites

NORTH COUNTY BOOK CLUB 7-8PM June 27—The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith

July 25—The Martian by Andy Weir

Guided discussion. Copies are available at the library. New members are

always welcome.

TINY TINKERERS Thursdays, June 9 & July 14, 6:00PM

This is a casual playgroup for toddlers who are interested in building things.

Legos, Duplo blocks, and magnets are just a few of the materials we will

work with.

SUPERHERO DADS AND CANVAS Saturday, June 18, 10:00AM

Join us and create a canvas inspired by a superhero father figure in your life.

Craft will require painting and an adult to help.

SUMMER NAIL ART Saturday, June 18, 1:300PM

This program will introduce various nail art techniques demonstrating differ-

ent summer design themes including picnics, the beach, and 4th of July fire-

works.

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT, Friday, June 24, 7:00PM

Come watch “The Good Dinosaur” as it asks the question: what if the aster-

oid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely, and giant

dinosaurs never became extinct?

ON YOUR MARK, GET SET...READ!, Tuesdays, 10:00AM

June 14-Come kickoff our Summer

Reading Program with an outdoor

obstacle course.

June 21-Join us for a kids bookcamp.

Alie Miller will keep your little

minions strong and energized.

June 28-Come exercise your art skills

with Nick Furlong! We will be paint-

ing a theme on canvas.

July 5-Exercise your mind by playing

“I Spy.” We’ll make homemade binoc-

ulars and venture outside.

July 12 - As a family, it is important to eat healthy, energy sustain-

ing snacks. This program will teach you how to read nutritional

labels as well as how to make delicious, healthy snacks.

July 19 - The chocolate Olympics are here! Olympians will be par-

ticipating in a number of activities, all centered around chocolate.

NEWPORT BRANCH 8120 N. Dixie Hwy, Newport,

MI 48166

Telephone: 734-586-2117

LIBRARY BOOK CLUB Tuesday, 6:30PM June 7-The Call of the Wild by

Jack London

July 12-Gumption by Nick Offerman

All meetings are open to all readers.

HISTORICAL FICTION CLUB THURSDAYS, 6:30PM June 2 - The Passing Bells by Philip Rock

July 7 - The Kasmir Shawl by Rosie Thomas

TECH HELP FORUM Wednesday, June 15 & July 20, 4:00PM

Bring your own tablet, e-reader, cell phone or laptop

to this two-hour session to get help and share infor-

mation.

FAMILY STORYTIME Mondays, 10:00AM

Story time for children of all ages. Stories, fun and

engaging activities will help to aid in reading readi-

ness.

ON YOUR MARK, GET SET...READ!

Thursdays, 10:00AM June 16 - Welcome to the 2016 Opening Ceremo-

ny of the Library Games.

June 23 - Welcome to The Happy Games. Your

team will use a hula hoop and a hot potato.

June 30 - It is the Spaghetti Games. Spaghetti is

not just for dinner.

Check out the July activities on the calendar:

www.monroe.lib.mi.us

HOURS:

Monday & Thursday 12 noon-8 p.m.

Tuesday & Wednesday 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

Friday & Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

SOUTH ROCKWOOD BRANCH LIBRARY 12776 Dixie Hwy,

S. Rockwood, MI

Telephone: 734-379-3333

MONROE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM

Please register for all events.

All branches closed on July 4 Independence Day

KRAFTY CRAFTERS Thursdays, June 2 & 16,

July 7 & 21, 6:00PM

Join us with your kraft projects: knitting, embroidery,

or quilting. We can enjoy being krafty together.

TECH HELP FORUM June 16 & July 21, 2:00PM

Bring your own tablet, e-reader, cell phone or laptop

to this two-hour session to get help and share

information.

HOURS: Monday 10 AM-1 PM

Tuesday 1 PM-6 PM

Wednesday 1 PM-8 PM Thursday 2 PM-6 PM

Friday 1 PM-5 PM

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HOURS: Monday 12PM-6PM

Tuesday 10AM-8 PM

Wednesday 10AM-6 PM Thursday 12 PM-8 PM

Friday 10AM-5 PM

Saturday 10AM-2PM

WALK FOR

WISHES On Saturday, May 7th,

the Airport Jets partici-

pated in the Walk for

Wishes at the Detroit

Zoo to help grant wishes to Michigan children with life-threatening illnesses. We

had 127 people sign up to walk with us, and our team raised $1,039.00 at last

count (donations are still being tallied). Staff, students, and families attended

from every school in the district. It was a day full of fun and there were warm

hearts all around. Thanks for helping make wishes come true! We’ll see you

there next year!

Submitted by Sarah Mancos, Ritter Teacher

STERLING PTO

Hello Sterling families! I would like to say that our

carnival was a huge success! Thank you to Stacy

Nunn, Michelle Bell, Trisha Gekle, and everyone else

who made this event FUN for our Sterling families.

The Science Alive assembly took place in April. K-4

classrooms were able to enjoy a hands-on experience

with different animals and learn about each one. For

Earth Day, we sent home flower seeds with all Ster-

ling students. Hopefully your children were able to

watch these seeds transform into pretty flowers.

Our Buffalo Wild Wings fundraiser had a great turn

out! The kids enjoyed getting their faces painted while

supporting our PTO. May 2-6 was staff appreciation

week which included our principal, secretaries, and

teachers. PTO provided a summer themed luncheon

for everyone to enjoy! The BOGO Book Fair also took

place this same week. This is one our best fairs since

everyone loves to get something for free.

As our school year comes to an end, I would like to

thank everyone who has helped with Sterling’s PTO in

one way or another. PTO provides many great things

for our children such as assemblies through out the

year, field trips for all grade levels, trick or treating,

and Secret Santa, just to name a few things. Positions

are available on the PTO board or if you would like to

chair/co-chair events please email us for more details

at [email protected]. Any and all help is

needed to keep these great opportunities available for

our children! We hope you have a safe and fun sum-

mer vacation! See you in September.

Submitted by Julie Boitnott, President

EYLER PTO What a fantastic year! Our hard-working volunteers successfully put on a

Mom 2 Mom Sale, Trunk or Treat, Cookies and Canvas, 3 Scholastic book

fairs, Santa’s Shop, 3 movie nights, a carnival, book bingo, and a book run!

Our Eyler families donated to provide a Christmas for needy families,

helped out a Ritter family battling cancer, and sent several of our classes on

field trips. We also sponsored a visit from Paws and Ann Arbor Hands on

Museum. We are so proud of our school and the volunteers that make all

these events possible!

This school year will finish off with field day on Monday, June 13th. This

will be a fun event filled with water games, sports, and bounce houses all

made possible by the hard work of Mr. Bezeau and the PTO. Thank you

Mr. Bezeau for this amazing day!

For the 2016-2017 school year we can look forward to 3 more book fairs,

Santa’s Shop, no-charge and free popcorn movie nights, carnival, and

many other community oriented events. Thank you Eyler families for your

support!

We would also like to wish the McKelvey family good luck in their move!

Thank you for all your help – you will be missed!

Our 2016-2017 officers will be:

President – Natalie Bogedain,

Vice President – Kristen Lafleur,

Treasurer – Sarah Parker

Secretary – Nichole McMahan. Welcome officers!

Have a safe and fun-filled summer!

Submitted by Lauren Tilley, President

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Postal Customer

Airport Community Schools

11270 Grafton Road

Carleton, MI 48117

Editor: Gayle Lambrix 734-654-2414

Central Office

Administrators

Superintendent John J Krimmel IV

734-654-2414

Chief Financial Officer

Brenda Pyle 734-654-3420

Director of Operations

Dan Fahnestock

734-869-7210

Director of Technology Aaron Gurgul

734-654-3000

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION Cow Town Robotics had a great season in 2016. We finished as a finalist at both the Livonia and Woodhaven Competitions.

Earning enough qualifying points, we advanced to the State Competition where we finished 15th out of a 103 teams. With a strong

performance at the state level, we advanced to the World Championship in St Louis where 640 teams from around the world came to

compete. After a couple very difficult qualifying matches, we ended up ranked 27th in the Archimedes division. During the alliance

selection process, we were picked by the #1 Alliance consisting of teams, 1501 THRUST (Huntington, Indiana), 1986 Team Titani-

um (Lee’s Summit, Missouri), and 4828 RoboEagles (Raleigh, North Carolina). Our Alliance performed well together and won the

Archimedes division. After winning Archimedes, we advanced to the Einstein field to compete with the 7 other division winning

alliances. Ultimately, we were eliminated in the Quarterfinal round on Einstein, but competed very well. Based upon ranking points

found at www.thebluealliance.com, we finished ranked 25th in the World. We want to thank our sponsors Ford, DADARA,

Resources Unlimited, Newport Internal Medicine, Flex N Gate, and Diamond Alternatives. We also want to thank all of the

community members who helped fund our trip to the World Championship.

Submitted by Ami Jorgensen, Coach/Advisor

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