Little Miami E-News

Scoop, there it is!

LMHS students and staff give the NEW Graeter's Skyline Spice Ice Cream a try!

Congratulations to all our young Panthers who competed in the Spelling Bee's at the elementary and primary schools.

LMES Winner: Skyler Carr

LMPR Winner: Emmabelle Hu

The Project Excellence Committee of the Area Progress Council of Warren County, Inc. seeks to recognize and honor excellent teachers within the public schools in Warren County.

We ask your assistance in identifying exceptional educators who demonstrate excellence in instruction or innovative teachers who have pioneered a teaching method. The educator must hold a current teaching certificate and work for the public school system.

Learn More about the characteristics of an excellent teacher.

Download the Project Excellence Nomination Form

4th-grade students have been working on a mini research unit in their media classes focusing on our National Park system. Students enjoyed a picture book read aloud together to learn about the history of our parks, and have then been using a variety of types of media to learn about parks that are interesting to them. Students worked with magazine articles, nonfiction texts, websites and a multimedia slide deck to gather information.

For their efforts, students have been provided with a voucher for a FREE pass to our National Parks and lands via the "Every Kid Outdoors" program. The vouchers (an $85 value!) were sent home with students as they wrap up their work this week and families should keep an eye out for them to come home. For more information families can visit https://everykidoutdoors.gov/index.htm to help plan their next adventures.

The entire 4th grade participated in a school wide Rube Goldberg Cereal Box experiment this week! Each class created a section of the experiment and using the scientific method created methods that would make the boxes fall like one long chain of Dominoes.

This challenge required teamwork not only within the classroom but also from classroom to classroom. In addition to this being a fantastic learning experience, all of the boxes of cereal used for this experiment are being donated to Joshua’s Place, the Little Miami Food Bank and the Kings Food Bank.

Way to go Panthers! 💚💛 Thank you, Mrs. Horton, for heading this amazing project up!

Congratulations to Grayer Williams and Ana Aguiar for being nominated to represent Little Miami at the West Point Society of Cincinnati Leadership Conference. They were selected by a staff vote as top juniors with ethical leadership skills. Both students will attend a seminar, have six follow-up meetings to practice ethical leadership, and be eligible for a scholarship.

Little Miami had the incredible opportunity to host the District Power of the Pen Tournament. Our own Erin Dipzinski did an amazing job organizing and running the tournament!

Thank you to all of our LM students, students and coaches from 21 other schools and all the volunteers for participating in this one-of-a-kind writing event.

40% of the students who competed at the LM event Saturday will advance to the regional tournament held at Cincinnati Country Day on Saturday, February 22.

For more on The Power of the Pen and the Southwest Region:

https://www.powerofthepen.org/

https://www.powerofthepen.org/Southwest-Region

On Wednesday, the Little Miami Academic Team swept Winton Woods 80-16 & 80-26! Additionally, the JV team was victorious, winning by a score of 75-37. This keeps the varsity team undefeated in the ECC with a 12-0 record and 55-6 in all competitions this season; the JV Team is now 6-0 in ECC play. Great job Panthers!

Steve Brady, from OSU's 4-H Leadership Program visited the Service Learning and Leadership classes at LMMS and conducted a leadership workshop with the students.

The LMHS Career Experiences class traveled to the Cincinnati Police Department District Three Headquarters, where students learned about careers in 911 dispatch, police, and fire departments. Our students took the trip alongside students from Kings, Loveland and Mason.

Gabrielle Witherspoon graduated from Little Miami and the Warren County Career Center in 2019. Equipped with her cosmetology license, Gabrielle wasted no time gaining hands-on experience in the industry. Through these experiences, Gabrielle discovered her true niche, special FX makeup, prosthetics, props and set pieces!

Knowing she needed proper training, Gabrielle attended the Vocational Academy of Makeup and Prosthetics in Orlando, FL and immediately started building industry connections. Those connections led her to LF Studios in Cincinnati where she worked on multiple projects, including many props/set pieces for Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Disney World!

Currently, Gabrielle is working for Universal Studios in Orlando as a Figure Finisher for the soon-to-open Epic Universe! @lmcareerexperiences

Fourth and First grade reading buddies

Little Miami High School Resource Officer, Shane Brandenburg

February 3rd-7th: School Counselor Appreciation Week

February 5th: National Signing Day

February 6th: ECC PTO Meeting at 6 PM

February 7th: ECC Creating Joy Drawing Event at 6 PM

February 14th: ECC Classroom Valentine's Day Parties

February 17th: NO SCHOOL - Presidents' Day

February 20th:

• LMMS Dodgeball Tournament
• LMHS Freshman Orientation 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
• LMHS Parent Teacher Conferences 3:30 PM to 7:00 PM
• LMPR Spring Conferences 4:30 PM to 8:30 PM

February 25th: Board of Education Meeting, 7 PM

February 26th: ECC Parent Teacher Conferences 4:30-8:00

March 6th: ECC Parent Teacher Conferences 4:30-8:00

As part of our commitment to effective communication with our families, we are excited to announce that we now have three dedicated phone lines available for families who speak Uzbek, Russian, or Spanish. By calling these numbers, families will first be connected to an interpreter before being routed to the district office and the appropriate building.

More information can be found at the links below:

English

Uzbek

Russian

Spanish

LMECC

LMPR

LMES

LMMS

LMHS

Since Fiscal Year (FY)15 to our most recently completed school year, FY24, the district has seen an average increase of 162 students per year (3.38%). This has resulted in an increase of 1,456 students over this time period to a total enrollment of 5,765 (FY24).

Despite the significant student growth LM has seen over the years, we have strategically stretched out the funds generated from the passage of the 2011 Emergency Levy of $10.6 million for more than thirteen years! These funds represent approximately 18% of LM’s total operating budget and are vital to the district’s financial health. We are so thankful to the community for investing in the future of our students!

With careful planning and monitoring of the district’s increasing growth in enrollment, the Board and LM administration will continue to provide the best opportunities available to our students in the most economical ways possible.

Register Online:

To register online, you will need to provide the following.

• Ohio driver’s license or Ohio identification card number
• Name
• Date of Birth
• Address
• Last four digits of your Social Security number

Registration Deadlines:

You must register or update your voter registration no later than 30 days prior to an election. Upcoming voter registration deadlines:

• April 7, 2025 for the May 6, 2025 Primary and Special Election
• July 7, 2025 for the August 5, 2025 Special Election
• October 6, 2025 for the November 4, 2025 General Election

DID YOU KNOW? By the age of three, a child’s brain is already 80% developed, and, by the time a child enters kindergarten, they must already know thousands of words in order to succeed in the classroom. Reading aloud to a child and giving them access to books is the best way to ensure they are prepared to enter kindergarten.

The Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library wants to start a new chapter in early childhood literacy throughout Ohio by providing families with books. With the goal of preparing students entering Kindergarten for success in the classroom, the Imagination Library program will send a customized book to your child each month from birth until age five. Sign up is easy and FREE! Give your Panther the gift of reading & enroll today.

Learn more about the Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library and its partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

View a Book List

You are not alone. Do you need help now?

Text the keyword “4hope” to 741 741 to be connected to a trained Crisis Counselor within 5 minutes.

Any person may need help in coping with a stressful situation. Reach out by text to communicate with someone trained to listen and respond in a method that is private, secure and confidential.

The Crisis Text Line is a free, confidential service available 24/7 via text on mobile devices. Data usage while texting Crisis Text Line is free and the number will not appear on a phone bill with the mobile service carrier. People of all ages can use Crisis Text Line.

For more information about the Crisis Text Line and for supporting resources, please visit the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services website.

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