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Stadium ProjectWhat to Expect

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Stadium ProjectWhat to Expect

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CVHS’s 56th

CommencementA Look Ahead

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CVHS’s 56th

CommencementA Look Ahead

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This is what CV science looks like:

Cold, soggy weather could not put a damper

on the annual CVHS biology field study trip

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16. Work is expected to continue throughout the summer. The refurbished stadium is scheduled to be ready for the start of competitions

STADIUM CONSTRUCTION IN JUNE?

for fall sports teams.To date the Buckskin Boosters

“Sound Mind, Sound Body, Sound Future” Capital Campaign has raised more than $1 million toward what

Board considering proposals, will decide May 19

When students return to school in the fall, they will see

immediate changes to the high school stadium complex. After the school board meeting on May 19, we will know what those changes are going to be.

The board will vote Monday on renovations to the existing structures, including safety upgrades to the home and visitor bleachers, a new press box and concession stand, new

lights and a synthetic turf field. An additional option would add an access road between the high school and middle school.

If the board approves the project, construction could begin as early as June

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Stadium Construction Schedule*Ground Breaking June 16

Limited Access to Witmer Annex lot June - August

Project Complete August

Football vs. Ephrata Friday, Aug. 29

Access Road Construction (if approved) October

*Tentative

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could be a $3�1 million project�The board has raised the money

through tax-deductible contributions, in-kind gifts, sponsorship agreements and a variety of fundraising events� In conjunction with possible ground breaking in June, the campaign will launch a “Phase II” push for leadership gifts that will continue to offset the use of taxpayer dollars for the project�

“We have heard from many potential donors who are waiting to see what the final project will look like before making their pledge,” honorary campaign chairman Jere Brown, CV class of ’70, says� “We are anxious to learn the board’s direction and reinvigorate this campaign�”

Additional fundraisers to support the campaign are planned as well� Up next is the second-annual Yard Sale @ CV, which is scheduled for Saturday, June 14 on the grounds of CVHS� It costs $10 to rent space and $5 for a table� All proceeds

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benefit the campaign� The Buckskin Boosters community gifts committee is also working on a possible craft sale and the third-annual “Back to School Night” with the Barnstormers for the fall�

Upcoming FundraisersEVENT DATESecond-Annual Yard Sale @ CV Saturday, June 14

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Five outstanding Conestoga Valley graduates are becoming part

of an elite group of “Distinguished Alumni” of the school district�

Doug Cody, Class of 1978, Jay F. Custer, ’72, Gina M. Jaeger, ’77, Jeffry D. Lohr, ’70, and Allen B. Uyeda, ’67, were inducted May 2 at Conestoga Valley Middle School� Prior to the ceremony, alumni participated in the middle school’s annual career day program, sharing their career experiences and advice with students�

CV distinguished alumni are chosen by a committee of current and retired CV administrators, faculty and staff� This year’s inductees have all reached

involved in community service�“These five alumni truly exemplify

leadership positions in their careers or made significant contributions to their profession� Additionally, all have strong character and have been

FIVE NAMED CV ‘DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI’Recognized for professional success, outstanding achievement

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CV’s 2014 Distinguished Alumni (from left): Mr. William Uyeda (accepting on Allen’s behalf), Dr. Jay F. Custer, Mr. Jeffry D. Lohr, Capt. Gina M. Jaeger and Mr. Doug Cody.

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Conestoga Valley’s motto: Character, Community, Commitment,” said CV superintendent Dr� Gerald Huesken�

�Doug Cody is partner in The Cody Law Firm, where he focuses his practice in the area of criminal law� Cody earned a law degree from Temple University and an undergraduate degree from Susquehanna University� He has also been a teacher, coach and youth sports organizer, including many years in Conestoga Valley swimming, soccer and basketball� He has also been honored by Crispus Attucks with a Community Service Award for his work as an officer at the community center�

�Dr. Jay F. Custer is director of the University of Delaware’s Center for Archeological Research� One of the region’s leading archeologists, Custer has worked on more than 1,500 sites across four states� He is the author of five books and has received awards from the Society

for Pennsylvania Archeology, Archeological Society of Delaware and the Federal Highway Administration� He also volunteers with various historic and Native American groups on cultural preservation projects�

�Capt. Gina M. Jaeger recently concluded a distinguished career in the U�S� Navy, where she rose to the rank of captain� Now CEO of the Girls Scouts of California’s Central Coast, she previously served as assistant deputy chief of staff at the Naval Bureau of Medicine and Surgery in Washington, D�C�, and the senior health care policy analyst for the Office of the Secretary of the Navy� She holds a B�S� from Bloomsburg University and MBA from Golden Gate University�

� Jeffry D. Lohr, has been an award-winning furniture maker, woodworker and teacher for 35 years� He studied industrial arts at Millersville University and fine arts at West Chester University� Lohr taught the woodworking program at Norristown Area High School for 13 years before devoting his career to studio

furniture work� With his wife, Lohr founded the Moringa Community, which trains people in Ghana, West Africa, in agriculture, woodworking and other life skills�

�Allen B. Uyeda has excelled for many years in finance, engineering and insurance, now president/CEO of the First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd�, the oldest and largest insurance company in the state� He graduated from Princeton University with a degree in electrical engineering and later earned an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania� He is on the board of First Hawaiian Bank and a member of the Hawaii Business Roundtable among other civic organizations�

CV launched its distinguished alumni program during the 2007-08 school year with the celebration of the school district’s 50th anniversary�

CVSD is currently taking nominations for 2014-2015 distinguished alumni (link below)� The deadline for nominations is May 30, 2014.

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COMMUNITY SERVANTSHats off to the CV softball team, which raised more than $1,000 for the family of teammate Joanie Miller, who recently lost her father to cancer� Her mom, Jessica, threw out a ceremonial first pitch�

Fritz fourth-graders raised

$200 for Two Seconds or Less, an organization that fights hunger in Africa through agriculture�

CV’s National Honor Society organized a blood drive in April that is credited with saving up to 120 lives in

our local communities, according to the Central PA Blood Bank�

IN THE SPOTLIGHTFor the second year in a row, U�S� News & World Report named CV High School one of America’s “Best High

Schools.” CV ranked in the top 25 percent in PA and

top 15 percent nationwide� Buckskin Pride, indeed!

Commendations to Thomas Fowler and Naomi Hess for being named finalists in the

National Merit Scholarship Program� They are two of just 15,000 students nationwide selected for this honor�

Congratulations to senior Shannon Wurts whose work was recognized among the top

entries in the Alcohol Awareness Poster Contest sponsored by the PA Liquor Control Board this month�

Seventeen CV students were among this year’s winners at the North Museum’s Science & Engineering Fair, including first place awards for sophomore Jenna Lile (physics and astronomy), junior Joan Miller (medicine and health science) and junior Megan Henderson (behavioral science)�

Congratulations to CV’s Indoor Percussion Ensemble and Color Guard, which both repeated as division champs in the Keystone Indoor Drill Association State Championships� The groups went on to compete in the world championships in Dayton, Ohio�

Senior Malia Dickson, who was the top overall scorer at the Lancaster-Lebanon safe-driving contest in April� CV’s

CV art students exhibited works selected by their teachers at The Community Room gallery, opening on First Friday in May. The exhibit runs through May 16.

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Sophomore Ben Cutler is the new president of the Pennsylvania Technology Students Association after

winning a vote of student members at the organization’s conference in Seven Springs. He will lead six other officers on membership, philanthropy communications and even planning. CV students earned four first place awards in competition at the state

conference.

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team of Dickson, Matthew Latschar and Tessa Boppel Didyoung was the top-scoring team in the competition, as well�

Artwork by Sarah Longenecker will be on display in Washington, D�C�, for a year after she captured first place in an exhibit at the Main Street Art Gallery at Garden Spot Village�

LEARNING HIGHLIGHTSStudents from Lancaster Bible College presented a series of workshops on simple machines for Fritz fourth-graders� The program was funded by a grant from the CV Education Foundation�

Tom Thelen, a nationally-recognized speaker and author, visited with

Leola fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders to talk with students about bullying and his book, “Victimproof�” Tom’s upbeat message was how to overcome the victim mindset and “be the change” that helps others�

Veterans from the Lancaster chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America shared their service experiences with CVHS history students studying the war�

EXCEPTIONAL EMPLOYEESCommendations to business education teacher Tom Hillen and his students for helping CVHS achieve among the 100 Best W!SE High Schools Teaching Personal

Finance in the country�

Congratulations to CV science/technology

supervisor Dan Daneker, who received the North Museum Science & Engineering Fair’s Science Educator Award, which includes a $1,000 grant to CV programs�

SPORTS ROUND-UPCongratulations to Natalie Waltz, who was one of four students in the county to receive the Scholar Athlete Award from the Lancaster Chapter of the PIAA Basketball Officials�

Senior Chance Post set two Lancaster-Lebanon League meet records at the championships on May 10, in the 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles. His times in both event are also best in the state this season!

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Brownstown third-graders visited Harrisburg on April 24, seeing the State Museum of PA and the Capitol Building, where they toured the House and Senate chambers with Rep. Keith

Greiner.

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CHARACTER COMMUNITY COMMITMENT

Some 350 Conestoga Valley High School

students will receive their diplomas at the school’s 56th commencement on Thursday, June 5 at Calvary Church on Landis Valley Road� The ceremony will begin at 7 p�m�

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CV’s 2014 Commencement Speakers, from left: David

Kandole, Brooke Mead, class president Malia Dickson and

Tessa Boppel Didyoung.

As part of the ceremony, four seniors will address their class� Three, Tessa Boppel Didyoung , David Kandole and Brooke Mead, auditioned and were selected by a committee of faculty and administrators� Class of 2014 president Malia Dickson will also speak�

“We usually select two students to speak at graduation, but the committee felt we needed to add one” after listening to the auditions, principal Michael Thornton says� “This year, the speeches really came from the heart� We were very moved by them�”

Kandole’s speech, titled “The Greatness Within You,” is a personal one, drawing on his own story to inspire his classmates to find the strength to succeed by looking inward�

“I want to talk about overcoming fears, like I have,” he says� “And dreaming, thinking bigger� Our world needs us to think bigger, not just be average�”

Brooke Mead plans to reflect on the quote attributed to Aristotle, “the whole is greater than the sum of the parts�”

“I’m comparing high school to a symphony orchestra,” says Mead, an accomplished musician who has twice played in national orchestra ensembles during her time at CV� “There is so much diversity here, so many different social groups� But when we come together, that’s when we accomplish great things�”

Tessa Boppel Didyoung’s speech is entitled “Time is Of the Essence,” and urges classmates to make the time they have� She wants to highlight all of the time her classmates put into activities like athletics, music and other activities�

A lot of people see the final product, but not all the time we put into those activities,” she says� “Being young, people often told us that we are ‘wasting’ our time, but some of those are our best memories�”

In delivering the Class President’s Address, Dickson will share the collective career

goals and postsecondary plans for members of the class of 2013 as well as present the class gift� She will also have an opportunity to add her own remarks, which she plans to focus on kindness and response to adversity�

Students say they feel well-prepared for life after high school�

“CV offers so many opportunities that college also has to offer,” Mead says� “Being involved in music, I had so many opportunities that I would not have had at a school that did not have as strong of an arts program�”

“I don’t think people realize how blessed we are to be at a school like” Conestoga Valley, Kandole says� He attended CV for several years, moved to a school and North Carolina and returned for his senior year� “Here, you can tell that the teachers want to be here, that teaching is what they want to do, and they want to help you succeed�”

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CVEF AWARDS $25,000 IN GRANTSNearly $25,000 in

innovative academic resources and programs are coming to students in the Conestoga Valley School District thanks to the Conestoga Valley Education Foundation�

CVEF is an independent, non-profit organization committed to enhancing CV schools by funding innovative programs and classroom strategies� Since its inception, CVEF has provided more than $600,000 in grants to teachers, administrators and students� Grant awards are announced in the fall and spring�

“The support CVEF provides to teachers and students has never been more important,” said foundation president Sheryl Oswald� “In these challenging economic times, we are thankful we can enhance the educational programs at Conestoga Valley�”

CVEF receives funding through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC), which credits businesses up to 90 percent of their donations (while funds last) and local fundraising initiatives such as

the annual CVEF Golf Classic and CVEF Derby Day�

CVEF announced awards to:

± Odyssey of the Mind. Funding to expand an international, creative problem-solving program that involves students from Kindergarten through college� Funding will expand the program to three teams involving students from third- through sixth-grade�

± Special Education Transformation. Funding for a variety of interactive and innovative technologies for a special education classroom at CV Middle School� The grant will work in concert with district initiatives to introduce touch-sensor projectors, dry erase tables and classroom response systems�

± Computerized Embroidery. A grant to bring industry-standard, computerized

embroidery technology into technology classes at CV High School� Students will bring graphic and apparel designs to life in conjunction with the department’s automatic digital textile printer, also funded by CVEF�

± One-Button Studio. A grant to transform the Smoketown Elementary TV studio into a multi-purpose facility that could also be used by staff and students to create personal and class-directed video productions—all at the push of a button� The initiative aims to transform the traditional classroom presentation model into video productions�

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Technology education teacher Nick Hower, right, operates an industry-standard automatic digital textile printer, funded by CVEF in 2007. The digital embroidery machine will enhance the courses involved in design and apparel merchandising.

SPORTS PHYSICALSThe PIAA requires all student-athletes

to have a sports physical every year, completed on or after June 1�

Sports physicals for the 2014-2015 school year will be held on Thursday, June 5, from 6 to 9 p�m� in Rill Gymnasium at Conestoga Valley High School� Afternoon appointments are available for students attending graduation; contact Jessica Hess at jessica_hess@conestogavalley�org or 397-5231, ext� 2307 to schedule an appointment� June 5 is the only day that sports physicals will be held at the school�

Learn more at www.CVBuckskins.org

ANNUAL TITLE I MEETINGCV welcomes family input when

planning the district’s Title I program� The annual Title I parents meeting will be held on Thursday, May 15 at 6:30 p�m� in the District Office board Room at 2110 Horseshoe Road� We welcome your suggestions regarding the ways in which we spend our Title I funds�

Although the funding is tied to family income, CV’s program provides reading and math support to all students who are academically in need of these services�

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CV PROM PICTURES!Check out Conestoga Valley students

dressed to impress at the annual HS Prom on May 10� LancasterOnline was there to catch the promgoers as they entered the “Starlit Gardens” at the Eden Resort� Click on the link below to view them all!

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CUSTOMER SERVICEIf you come in

contact with a CV employee with superb customer service skills, you are encouraged to fill out a CV CARES Customer Service Recognition Card, available in all CVSD buildings and on the district website�

Each nominee receives a small token of appreciation�

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LAST DAY OF

SCHOOL IS

FRIDAY, JUNE 6!

(HALF DAY)

The CV Virtual Academy, a leader in local cyber education, is now accepting applications for the fall semester�

CVVA students utilize CV’s Blended Schools online system and have the opportunity to meet face-to-face with local CV teachers� This flexible solution enables self-paced student learning in a 24/7 learning environment for students in grades K-12�

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VIRTUAL ACADEMY

The board meets the 3rd Monday of every month in the Lloyd S� Greiner Board Room at the Harry W� Wirth Administration Center�

CV School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability in employment or provision of services.

Charles R� Maines

Michael G� Talley

Idette B� GroffMerle W� Esh,Vice President

Craig Esbenshade,Secretary

Todd D� Shertzer,Treasurer

Dr� Gerald G� Huesken,Superintendent

Daryl StoltzfusJohn R� Smucker,President

Elizabeth Ulrich

CONESTOGA VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD 2014-2015

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