HAPPY NEW YEAR
The New Year looks bright for our school district as students and staff
return to school on Monday, January 6.
We look forward to a year that will focus on improving our methods of
instruction, opening our new elementary school and continuing with facility
improvements for Sailorway Middle and Vermilion High School. On behalf of our entire staff I wish you a
happy and healthy new year.
WATCH OUR CONSTRUCTION ON FACEBOOK
Just a reminder that residents who are on Facebook can view frequent
photo updates on the progress of our new facility. When logged in to Facebook, users can search
for “The New Vermilion Elementary School” and “like” the page to view updates
and photos as they are posted. We also
maintain a Facility Project Blog where minutes of the progress meetings are
posted. The Blog can be accessed from
the home page of our website, www.vermilionschools.org . You will find the blog link on the right side
of the page. As always, please feel free
to call or email me if you have questions or comments about this project.
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT
The spotlight this month is on Vermilion Elementary School speech
pathologist Jessica Fahr, Grade 5 grade math teacher Ken Ryan at
Sailorway Middle School and Leo Club advisors Kellie Pancost and Patricia Renaud at Vermilion
High School.
Jessica Fahr was chosen because
she makes a positive impact on VES in her role as the Speech/Language
Pathologist. Students who work with Mrs. Fahr are eager to participate in
their exercises because she makes it fun as she engages them in activities that
help to improve their speech and language skills. Mrs. Fahr encourages students
to chart their own progress so that they take ownership of their learning.
She works collegially with the whole staff and assists all of the
teachers in helping kids to be successful in the classroom. Mrs. Fahr is
extremely dependable and professional in her position at VES. We are grateful that Mrs. Fahr is here to
provide positive speech and language training for our students.
Mr. Ken Ryan was chosen this month because he does a great job of making
math fun for our kids. Mr. Ryan’s students genuinely look forward to being in
class because of his creativity and his quirky personality. Mr. Ryan grew
up in Strongsville and began his teaching career in the Cleveland Public
Schools, where he served for 10 years.
After being downsized in Cleveland, he was offered a job and came to Vermilion
in 2012. Mr. Ryan is a huge sports fan (Cleveland
Browns, Michigan Wolverines) and shares that enthusiasm with his students.
We were very fortunate that he was able to join our staff.
Leo
Club advisors Mrs. Patricia Renaud and Mrs. Kelli Pancost are both outstanding
teachers who have taken on the responsibility of leading the Leo Club, which is the
junior division of Vermilion’s Lions Club. Mrs. Renaud and Mrs. Pancost have been planning creative and
innovative activities with club this year.
They are responsible for helping to choose the Lions Club Student of the
Month and recently organized our annual Cookie and Craft night with Santa Claus. Mrs. Renaud is new to Vermilion High School,
but not new to the area. Before coming to
VHS she taught in Cleveland and has owned a tutoring company for the past six
years. She joined our staff this year as an intervention specialist in the
special education department. As a child
Mrs. Renaud spent her summers in Vermilion and was excited for the opportunity
to return here to teach. Mrs. Pancost has
been teaching for a total of 16 years.
She began her career in Houston, Texas, and came to Vermilion in 2003 as
an English/Language Arts teacher. For
many years she taught the Publications class and served as advisor for the VHS
yearbook. This is the first year that
Mrs. Pancost and Mrs. Renaud have been involved with Leo Club.
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