Mock Crash & Trial

With prom just days away, on Thursday, May 3rd, Anthony Wayne High School juniors and seniors were reminded about the serious consequences of  drinking and driving in a "Mock Crash" event complete with crashed vehicles, bloodied students, and parents stricken with grief.

Anthony Wayne High School partnered with A.W. area fire and rescue departments, along with AWAKE, to provide students with a Mock Crash simulation. The simulation not only included what happens at the scene of an accident but what happens after an accident.  Local professionals from all aspects of the community participated in this simulation that involved the "mock" fatality of a student.

Emily Black Receives BASF Scholarship

At the annual Community Affairs Program at BASF on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, Anthony Wayne Senior Emily Black was awarded the BASF Science Student Scholarship.  This annual scholarship, sponsored by BASF, is awarded to a graduating senior at Anthony Wayne High School who is majoring in areas covering: science, environment, health, and safety.  

Emily was also presented proclamations acknowledging her accomplishments from State Senator Mark Wagoner and State Representative Barbara Sears.

Congratulations Emily!

Pre-participation Athletic Physicals

Pre-participation physicals will be offered for Anthony Wayne students entering grades 7 -12 for the 2012/13 school year.

DATES:        Monday, May 14, 2012
                      Thursday, May 172012
TIME:            6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
LOCATION: St. Luke's Hospital Physical Therapy Clinic
                      900 Waterville-Monclova Rd., Suite C
                      At the corner of Waterville-Monclova Road and RT. 64
COST:          $10 payable by cash/check to AWHS
                      All money collected is used for training supplies.

​PLEASE NOTE:  ALL FORMS MUST BE COMPLETELY FILLED OUT AND SIGNED BY THE ATHLETE AND PARENTS PRIOR TO THE PHYSICAL - NO EXCEPTIONS.

• Blank physical forms may be picked by from the athletic off, training room, or downloaded HERE
• No make-ups will be allowed; however, you may come either night if you are not available at your scheduled date/time.
• Girls are asked to wear sports bras under appropriate attire for the physical exam portion of their physical.
• Copies of the completed physical forms will be available upon request as no camp physicals or work permits will be completed.

2012 I Make A Difference

The 23rd Annual I Make a Difference Awards Breakfast was held at The Toledo Club on April 27th. Educators from Anthony Wayne, Maumee City, Oregon City, Ottawa Hills, Perrysburg, Rossford, Springfield, Sylvania and Washington Local School Districts were honored by the valedictorian and salutatorian from each district. Each scholar selected the teacher who made a difference in their life. Some chose elementary teachers, others high school, but the theme was the same - someone who cared and went beyond the expectations of the classroom.

The following are Anthony Wayne's scholars and the teacher that "Made a Difference" in their lives

           Click HERE to read what Clayton Rice    Click HERE to read what Kelly Shaffer  Click HERE to read what Olivia Donald
                    wrote about Mrs. LeSage                   wrote about Mr. Shiverdecker                wrote about Mrs. McCulalsky

Anthony Wayne Art Show & Chicken BBQ

It is time to think spring and mark your calendar for the annual Chicken BBQ and Art Show! The date for this year's event is Saturday, May 12th, 2012 from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM and will be held at the Anthony Wayne High School on Finzel Road. Bring your family and friends and enjoy a wonderful meal along with great music and art created by students in grades K - 12.

Both eat-in and carryout meals are available and will include 1/2 chicken, baked potato, green beans, roll and dessert. The Anthony Wayne concert bands (grades 5-12) plus the Junior High and High School jazz bands will perform throughout the day for this community event. Please come support our students and all of their hard work this year.

2012 Band Performance Schedule

2:30 PM JH Jazz Band 4:30 PM Freshman Band
3:00 PM HS Jazz Band 5:00 PM 6th Grade Band
3:30 PM 7th Grade Band 5:30 PM Concert Band
4:00 PM 8th Grade Band 6:00 PM 5th Grade Band
6:30 PM Symphonic Band

AW Senior Maren Madigan Selected as April Artist of the Month

Maren Madigan, an art student at Anthony Wayne High School, has been selected as the April Artist of the Month!  A collection of Maren's work is currently on display at the Silver Lining Gallery.  In her artist statement, Maren shares, "When I was little, I was surrounded by art.  My grandmother owns a local ceramics shop and I have spent most of the Saturdays in my life there.  My mother would show me how to doodle roses and make rainy days into creative afternoons."  Currently a senior, Maren plans to attend college and earn a degree in Art History.

Varsity Athletes Read to Primary Students for Right to Read Week

Forty varsity athletes in grades 10 and 11 visited Monclova, Whitehouse and Waterville primary schools on Wednesday, April 3rd.  The students helped Monclova and Waterville celebrate Right to Read Week by reading stories to the students.  At Whitehouse, the high school athletes read to small groups of students in first and second grades.  They also talked abut their sports and answered questions from the students on what it is like to be a high school student.

FTMS Student Sarah Pohlman-Beshuk Recognized at AW School Board Meeting

At the April 24th Board of Education meeting Anthony Wayne Superintendent Jim Fritz presented Sarah Pohlman- Beshuk, a sixth grader at Fallen Timbers Middle School with a proclamation from Ohio Governor John Kasich as the 2012 Northwest Ohio Spelling Bee Runner-Up.

 

FTMS Students Once Again Have Family Stories Published

For the sixth consecutive year, fifth graders at FT will be honored by The Grannie Annie Family Story Celebration with publication of their historical family stories.  Participating students write a story from their family history, based on information they gather by interviewing an older relative.  Authors are also invited to submit illustrations with their stories.  After stories  for publication have been selected, additional illustrations are solicited from students in the St. Louis area.

​Authors from FT who will have their stories published in Grannie Annie, Vol 7, to be released in May are Nolan Bishop, "My Mom and the Birch-Tree Bridge"; Alli Hanna, "Touched by a Saint"; Blaine Instone, "Who Tricked Whom?"; Jane Robertson, My Mother, the Bear"; and Brock T. Wertzbaugher, "Don't Drive the Truck!"  These stories--plus three others by Fallen Timbers students--will be published on the Grannie Annie website.  The additional students whose stories will be published on the website are Hayden T. Evans, "Washed Away"; Robert Nicely, "Blizzard of '78 in a Small Town"; and Jordan Pack, "A Day to Remember."

HS Students Artwork Selected for 2012 Black Swamp Art Festival

Recently High School Cyber Arts students worked  on t-shirt designs for the 2012 Black Swamp Arts Festival Youth Arts. Two winners were from Mrs. Murphy's Cyber Arts class.  Dana Gill, senior, won the design for the actual t-shirt for Youth Arts and Nikki Lubinski, senior, won the design for a placement children will color as part of an activity.  Nikki is still revising her design to fit a horizontal format for the placement.  Look for their designs at this year's festival in September!  Attached are the winning designs.

    Dana Gill's Winning T-Shirt Design                                         Nikki Lubinski's Winning Design

HS Choir Students Selected for All-National Honor Ensemble

Anthony Wayne High School is proud to announce that two of our students auditioned and were selected to participate in the All-National Honor Ensemble for the Mixed Choir division. Congratulations go to both Miss Lydia George and Miss Katelyn Hutchinson. The Honor Ensemble will perform at The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington D.C. on Sunday June 24th, 2012. Only five high school students from Ohio were chosen. The students will spend three days rehearsing with renowned conductors from all over the United States before the concert. Unfortunately, Katelyn is unable to attend, but congratulations to both girls on representing Anthony Wayne High School and their teacher, Mrs. Amy Gelsone in such a positive way.