Hicksville Schools

Weekly Update 12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgyQo_uuneQ

Congratulations to MAKAYLA and TIFFANY! Tiffany placed 32nd, and Makayla placed 44th at today’s STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEET! Way to go, ladies. We are so proud of you! Congrats to the girls and the coaches!

Congratulations to Mrs. Zachrich’s “smart cookies” for the first quarter. They received an 85% or higher on their test.

Here are our ACES shout-outs for this week: Mrs. Laney has the following shout-outs: *A shout-out to Brandon Hamilton for helping Mrs. Strubing while she was absent. Thanks for always having a smile and a positive attitude, Brandon. *A shout-out to Alli Steury for being such a great leader in yearbook class. Alli is very helpful to all her peers and helps keep the class running smoothly. She volunteers to help during her study hall to complete any tasks she sees that needs done. Thanks for being her right hand, Alli! *A shout-out to the JV Academic Team, who went undefeated in regular season play, and placed second in the Williams County League Tournament on Tuesday. Great job, Team! *A shout-out to Mrs. Hoffman! She is a great help for our students on a daily basis, and she is a great friend, as well. She is always there with a smile and does her very best to help in any way she can. Thanks for making research projects a much less stressful process! Mrs. Geiger would like to give a shout-out to Josiah Ankney for finding German Christmas cookies at the store and bringing them in to share with the class. Your thoughtfulness and generosity were much appreciated. Mrs. Geiger would also like to give a chocolatey thank you to Alpatha Coleman for bringing her snacks. :) Mrs. Blue would like to give a shout-out to Becca Foss for taking time out of her day to clean up the Supervised Study kitchen area. She washed the dirty dishes and wiped down the counters. We really appreciate that she loves to help out around the school!! Tina McCain and Eric Bassett would like to give a SHOUT-OUT to ALL individuals who helped tear down the Commons/Gym and for ALL who helped reset it. THANK YOU!!! Mr. Kohlmeier has the following shout-outs: *A shout-out to Mr. Slattery, Mr. Hunter and Mrs. Coffman for organizing two meaningful Veteran’s Day ceremonies today. A lot of extra hours go into planning an event like this and your hard work and extra hours on this project is appreciated. *A shout-out to all students involved in today’s assembly. You represented our school superbly. A special shout-out to the Aces Bands and Choirs for their work preparing and performing in appreciation of our veterans today. Mr. Hunter has the following shout-outs: *A shout-out to all of our student council members, band, choir, color guard and all of the students who helped in today’s assembly. Great job, Aces!!! *A shout-out to our Veterans for all of their service and sacrifice. We truly appreciate all that you do! *A shout-out to Brant Langham for the muffin the other morning. It was AMAZING. Thank you! Mr. Freese would like to give a shout-out to Lynae Poling for always being so helpful, and such a polite and caring student. All you do is much appreciated. Thanks!! Mrs. Liddell would like to give a huge shout-out to Tyler Nunez for helping her grade today! It helped more than you will ever know. Mrs. Karacson would like to give a shout-out to Mr. Olsen, Mr. Kohlmeier, and all of the band and choir members who played/sang at the Veteran’s Day Assembly. You all did a great job. Mrs. Leon would like to give a shout-out to Sophie Clark and Reagen Denning for brightening her morning by helping her get caught up on a project. Also, a shout-out to Hunter White for helping a student make a pie chart on the computer. Mrs. Gerken has the following shout-outs: *A shout-out to Tiffany Chiappetta and Makayla Sullivan. Good luck at the state cross country meet! We are very proud of you! *A shout-out to Mrs. Amber Zachrich for helping her on Tuesday when she had to stay home with a sick child. Thanks for running copies off for her sub. You’re the best! *A shout-out to her Drama 1 class for being amazing and putting so much effort into your upcoming “Masked Ball” mystery project. It’s going to be awesome! *A shout-out to everyone who planned and participated in the Veteran’s Day assembly today. Great work! Thank you to her class officers for serving as greeters and speakers. Mr. Gahagan has the following shout-outs: *A shout-out to Aubrey LaFave for using her Homebase time to hang up posters for the upcoming Poetry Out Loud competition. He appreciates you being so helpful! *A shout-out to Mrs. Hoffman for making the time to work with students who are being on their senior project research papers. Our students are so lucky to have you as their librarian and an extra source for help! *A shout-out to Makayla Sullivan and Tiffany Chiappetta for making it to the State CC Meet. We know that you’ll do great, and all of the Aces are rooting you on! Your hard work and diligence has paid off - enjoy yourselves. Great job this week ACES. Have a great weekend and keep making a difference.

Marching Band Banquet

Congratulations to the Academic Team for finishing as the runners up in the Williams County Academic League JV Tourney!

HHS Students: Please consider participating in the second annual HHS Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest! See Mr. Gahagan or Mrs. Gerken for more information. Deadline is Monday, November 16, 2018.

Weekly Update 11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPRYrRcOqAM

Middle School students pledging to be drug and alcohol free. Red Ribbon Week celebrations.

Here are our ACES shout-outs for the week: Mrs. Pierman would like to give a shout-out to Zane Tryznka. He knows all about Essentials 15 & 20 and practiced them this week when he was kind enough to come back into the kitchen and tell her that she forgot to charge him for a cookie. How Awesome! Thank you, Zane!!! Mrs. Pierman would also like to give a shout-out to Mrs. Savage for being a Cooker on Wednesday and stepping in and helping serve lunch!!! Mr. Gaghan would like to give shout-out to Emma Osterman for helping him carry the large Elf the Musical set pieces to Mr. Olsen’s room this week. It was very thoughtful of you to ask if he needed help. Thank you for being kind and helpful. Mrs. Hoffman has the following shout-outs: *A shout-out and thank you to the three students from Mrs. Stuckey’s class who helped her clean up the pen/pencil spill in the LMC. You are so thoughtful. *A shout-out and thank you to Mrs. A Zachrich, Ms. Rees, and Mrs. Gerken and their students for displaying their class projects in the LMC. Thank you for brightening up the LMC just a bit more! *A shout-out and thank you to Mr. Foster for bringing Mrs. Clinker and Mrs. Hoffman cans of pop this week. That was so kind of you! Mrs. Brown would like to give a shout-out to Mrs. Sweet and Mrs. Leon for organizing the Veteran’s Food Collection! Thank you to everyone who donated items!!!! Mrs. Geiger would like to give a shout-out to Samantha Klima for picking up after other people. Thank you, Samantha. She would also like to give shout-outs to Mrs. Leon, Mrs. Liddell, Mr. Gahagan and Mr. Stevenson for helping her come up with creative ideas for Foreign Language Club. Mrs. Geiger would also like to give a delicious thank you to Mrs. Leon’s 4th period class for sharing their food. :) Mrs. Leon would like to give shout-outs to Owen Grimes, Holly Bennett and Tory Rafferty for always helping clean up on cooking days. Your help saver her time. Thank you!! Mrs. Bostelman would like to give a shout-out to Mrs. Holly Kobee for supplying a delicious breakfast for the volleyball girls. Your kindness is greatly appreciated. Mrs. Chamberlain would like to give a shout-out to Mrs. Sweet and her 8th grade Teen Decision class for their work on the Red Ribbon Week Videos. Thank you!! Coach Eric Bassett would like to give a shout-out to Micah Schroeder. She was voted in by the coaches in the Northwest District to the Second Team All-District Golf. She also received a Certificate of Recognition (for Academic Excellence) by the Ohio High School Golf Coaches Association, and and Academic All Ohio Award. Congratulations Michael!! Have a great weekend ACES and keep making a difference!

The Keynote Speaker, Ted Wiese, was awesome!

Student leaders are looking sharp and are ready for the NWO Student Leadership Conference at Defiance College!

Taking reservations through tomorrow for our upcoming Veterans’ Day program on Friday, November 9, 8:30 AM-10:00 AM. Call 419-542-7475 to reserve a spot.

Fun at our first Hicksville Science Club event!

HMS students had an AWESOME day at BGSU for the Women in STEM event!

Weekly Update 10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OziMvhwliCQ

Aces 🏈 wins 29-26 vs Wayne Trace

Aces 🏈 leads Wayne Trace 23 - 18 End of 3rd

Aces 🏈 leads Wayne Trace 15 - 6 Halftime

Aces 🏈 vs Wayne Trace 8 - 0 End of 1st Q