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School Board Recognitions

February 28, 2017, 11:29 am
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Many outstanding students were recognized at the Owen J. Roberts Board of School Directors Regular Business Meeting on Monday, February 27, 2017. 
Congratulations to the following students for qualifying to compete in the Chester County Spelling Bee:
 •​Sarah Ewing, East Vincent Elementary School
•Kaelyn Grosser, North Coventry Elementary School
•Jane Hummel, West Vincent Elementary School
•Anna Lignelli, OJR Middle School
•Matthew Mulholland, French Creek Elementary School​

Congratulations to the following students for advancing to the Chester County Science Research Competition:

East Coventry Elementary       Aidan BurrellNicole Seraphin
    Advisor: Mary Rita Bonner       Andrew CharshaEmily Stanislaw
        Matthew DiCarloTimmy Thompson
        Brendan EsterlyEthan Thomson
        Cameron HanrattyMaggie Walker
        Veer KakarMorgan Williams
        Reese LittlewoodZoey Zimmer
        Aiden Pierce 

East Vincent ElementaryAlex ArpSarah Ewing
  Advisors:  Ann Marie BarlowSimone BollingerAlex Hickman
                and Megan KraftBrooke CanoReilly Koitzsch
Lily CockerhamMichael Kuhl
Kendall CunninghamEvan McLaughlin
Charles DavisAman Pothakamury
Kristen DavisLaura Read
Andrew DybiczChance Weaver


French Creek Elementary		Jake AmbrosioSam Hornak
  Advisor:  Amy HessLucy CerimeleGeorgia Horosky
Sophia CerimeleGrace Lewiski
Nick CerimelePayton Lion
Marley DanielssonDysen Neill
Luke DecederLiam Roberts
Ryan DeckerEmma Valbert
Gabe Della PennaMelia Wittlinger
Stephen Hernandez

North Coventry ElementaryLauren BodorTalan Nguyen
  Advisors:  Kellie Bean andKieran CoyneMegan Reynolds
                Nick ZurgaEliana CrewNatalie Spencer
Travis DhuyCharlotte Wilkes
Iain LevineErin Wittendorf

West Vincent ElementaryNana BaaBraeden Mathews
   Advisor:  Erin Flexner andLilly BlatzSabrina Nichols
                Ashley HinemanCooper BryanJack Payne
Lauren CallaZacc Rittman
Hitesh DavuluriAlayna Rodner
Zachary DonaghyTanner Williams
Hannah HarmanosErik Zarkowski
Owen Lake

Middle SchoolWilliam CanoKendra Melniczek
  Advisor:  Mark HoferBlake FisherKeegan Milne
Gavin GeistGracyn Smith
Grayson KurthMichelle Surine
Sean MathewsZoszia Zabrenski
Chelsea McNeff

High School                                Jonathan Arditi
    Advisors: Mark Hofer and
      Laura George

In addition, two retirements were acknowledged, Ms. Janice Houck and Mr. Barry Boettlin. Mr. Boettlin and his wife were in attendance and a resolution was read officially declaring that the 28th of February, 2017, was Barry Boettlin Day.

Dr. Christian congratulates Mr. Boettlin

Mr. Kleinfelter wishes Mr. Boettlin well

Mr. Frees passes along the best wishes from the school board


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Best Buddies Invites Talk with Respect

March 1, 2017, 5:56 am
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Take the Pledge

 The High School Best Buddies organization would like to share that today is the national Spread the Word to End the “R” Word day!
Best Buddies informs that this day is about spreading the awareness to end the use of the word “Retarded”.  This word can be very detrimental and hurtful to people with disabilities.  President Obama signed Rosa’s Law in 2010 changing the use of the word “mental retardation” to “intellectual disability”. 
https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2010/10/05/obama-signs-rosas-law/10547/

This word is still heard throughout the nation, community, school hallways, and playgrounds.  With your pledge to stand up for others in need, we can disintegrate the use of the “R” word to nothing.  The next time you hear someone use the word “Retarded” in a derogatory sense, be sure to say something…say anything!  Making the person aware that their choice of words can be cruel to some people and hopefully they will change their vocabulary in the future is just the first step.  Take the pledge online!
http://www.r-word.org/

While this is only one day that we promote awareness for people with disabilities, we should also stand up for others who may be viewed as “different”.  OJRSD prides themselves on being sensitive to ALL students and their families, no matter what the family dynamics or abilities or difference a person may be going through.
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Groundbreaking News

March 1, 2017, 8:57 am
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The new site is adjacent to the original school

Third grade students take part in groundbreaking

Thank you to the community for supporting public education

These students hope to enter grade 5 in the brand new school building
Owen J. Roberts School District officially broke ground on the new East Coventry Elementary School on Monday, February 27.

Check out the photos in today's Pottstown Mercury

GROUNDBREAKING EVENT TEAM
Superintendent of Schools
Michael L. Christian, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent
Kathryn L. Soeder, Ed.D.
Chief Financial Officer
Jaclin B. Krumrine, CPA, MBA
Elementary School Principal
Todd Oswald, M.Ed.
Director of Facilities
Dennis T. Rozak
Assistant Director of Facilities
Mike Shelgren

BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
President William A. Kleinfelter
Vice-President Douglas K. Hughes, Buildings & Grounds Committee Chair Melissa C. Booth, Kristina J. Barcus, James B. Frees, II, Lisa A. Huzzard, William S. LaCoff, Heather A. McCreary, and Pamela Clouser Wolfe

SPECIAL THANK YOU
We would like to thank the following for all their assistance with the East Coventry Elementary School’s Groundbreaking Ceremony:
East Coventry PTA - Reception Refreshments
SMJ Contracting, Inc. - Hardhats & Shovels
Owen J. Roberts Agriculture Department - Centerpiece
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Vote TODAY for Middle School Manufacturing Video

March 2, 2017, 7:50 am
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Pennsylvania middle school students took on a challenge this year to study manufacturing. Vote today for Owen J. Roberts Middle School, who make a case for the USSC Group's place in making manufacturing cool.

Voting closes on 3/4/17! Voting is easy! Vote here:
http://dreamitdoitpa.com/contests/2017-chester-delaware-contest/

The video below compiles the work of Chester County students:


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Students Move to International DECA Competition

March 2, 2017, 11:17 am
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Owen J. Roberts DECA participated in the Pennsylvania DECA State Competition/Conference from February 22-24 along with 2,600 other public and private school students.  Students placing in the top 4 in their event will be moving on to the next level of competition in Anaheim, California to compete against 18,000 students from across the United States, Canada, and many other foreign countries.
DECA is the only international student organization operating through schools to attract young people to careers in marketing, merchandising, management, and entrepreneurship. 

Congratulations to the following students on this outstanding accomplishment:

Moving on to ICDC in Anaheim….Olivia Harmanos and Heidi Joyce, 2nd place in Business Operations Research; Courtney Thomson, 3rd place in Business Operations Research; Jackson Braun, 1st place in Sports and Entertainment Marketing; Jillian Dracup, 4th place in Financial Operations Research; Jennifer Weston, 2nd place in Financial Operations Research; Claudia Schneider, 2nd place in Entrepreneurship Business Growth; Mia Flavin and Sarah Tabatabaei, 1st place in Advertising Campaign; Emily Stoner and Emily Haverstick, 2nd place in Buying and Merchandising Operations Research; Jonathan Arditi, 3rd place in Business Financial Series; Dan Duffy and Liam Conway, 4th place in International Business Plan; Matt Lewis and Austin Koury, 1stplace in International Business Plan; Julia Brennan and Madeline Zarkoski, 3rd place in Fashion Promotion Plan; Katie Kerlin, 2nd place in Fashion Promotion Plan; Lucas Gray, 4thplace in Quick Serve Restaurant Management; Laura Brigandi, 4thplace in Hospitality and Tourism Selling; Holden Smith, 3rdplace in Sports and Entertainment Promotion Plan.

Finalists (Top 6):Owen Gift, Business Service Marketing; Max Murphy, Marketing Communications; Caitlin McGee, Entrepreneurship StartUp Business Plan; Aaron Jeong, Restaurant and Food Service Management; Kyle Surette, Quick Serve Restaurant Management; Linus Blatz, Hotel Lodging Management; Michael Dietrich and Graham Pugh, Sports and Entertainment Promotion Plan
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Six Wrestlers Medal at Regionals

March 8, 2017, 6:34 am
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     This past weekend the HS Wrestling team competed in the Southeast Regional Wrestling Tournament at Souderton HS.  The Wildcats finished 3rd in the 64 team field.  The Wildcats medaled six wrestlers in the tournament and tied a school record with five wrestlers qualifying for the PIAA state championships.  The place winners were:
o    Nick Duliakas (1st place)
o   Ryan Resnick (2ndplace)
o   Luke Resnick (3rd place)
o   Dan Mancini (3rdplace)
o   Cole Meredith (5thplace)
o   Antonio Petrucelli (6th place)
-          The qualifiers will move on to the Giant Center in Hershey to try and earn a state medal this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. If you want to follow the action please click on the link provided: http://www.piaa.org/sports/championship_details.aspx?sport=wrestling&ind=1


Last week, wrestling head coach, Steve DeRafelo, was named The Liberty Division Coach of the Year for the Pioneer Athletic Conference.  The coaching staff works tirelessly with our student-athletes and this honor is well deserved.

Go Wildcats!

Thanks,

Mr. Ralph C. Bretz, M.Ed., M.S.A.
Director of Athletics 7-12/Student Activities 9-12
Owen J Roberts School District

@ojrathletics
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Alice in Wonderland

March 8, 2017, 6:47 am
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This past weekend, East Coventry Elementary School students performed Alice in Wonderland Jr. The musical featured updated songs from Disney's animated motion picture. The show offered plenty of roles including three Cheshire Cats and a chorus of kids. Students in grades 1 through 6 participated. There were many Middle and High School students who came back to mentor the younger ones.

Cast photo
Performance photos by Susan Wilkinson-Wood





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There's No Place Like French Creek

March 8, 2017, 7:29 am
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French Creek Elementary Students performed a young performers' edition of The Wizard of Oz! this past weekend. French Creek has maintained an active parent group who orchestrate great experiences for young performers who, in turn, dazzle audiences. In this classic tale, a girl from Kansas dreams of a life "over the rainbow" only to learn there really is "no place like home", and certainly "no place like French Creek".









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Coding Team Takes First

March 9, 2017, 6:31 am
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Congratulations to Owen J. Roberts' Coding Crew (Computer Science Club, Ms.
Gloria Razga Houseman, advisor,) on the Expert team’s first place finish in Lower Merion High School’s second annual codeLM ( programming competition).  During the competition, students worked in groups of 3 to solve up to 10 challenging programming problems.  OJR’s teams consisted of:


Expert:
    Ahmed Alveed
    Andrew Kwiatkowski
    Joe Taylor

Advanced: 
   Henry Chronowski
   Quentin Heise
   Hrithik Sangani

Intermediate:
   Sam Coroniti
   Justin Schwenk

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Middle School Night of the Arts

March 10, 2017, 12:31 pm
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Cinderella, Prince Charming and Cast Visit Schools

March 13, 2017, 12:09 pm
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Owen J. Roberts elementary students at all five schools had a treat on Friday, March 10, 2017, when Prince Charming, Cinderella, and the entire cast danced their way into auditoriums singing, "No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true."

Don't Miss the Musical! March 16-19, 2017
 
For tickets, visit www.ojrmusical.com
 
 





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Author Josh Berk Visits MS

March 13, 2017, 12:25 pm
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Thank you, Mr. Josh Berk, for sharing writing expertise.

Students talked about murder mystery detective icon, Sherlock Holmes.

Students generated ideas about traits of an interesting detective.


Josh Berk, author of teen novels, visited Owen J. Roberts Middle School on Friday, March 10. Mr. Berk addressed the entire 7th and 8th grades, and also engaged small groups of students in a Mystery writing workshop.
He broke down important elements in writing in the mystery genre. He reminded students that the first way to get good at writing in a certain genre is to READ extensively in that genre. He talked about plot, characters and using descriptive phrases. Students practiced writing character descriptions from photos he displayed. The students brainstormed and worked together to sketch out the beginning of a mystery novel. Below is the early etching of a group-authored teen murder mystery hatched out by an eager collection of seventh graders in a relatively short amount of time:



I was sitting in the hard chair Mr. Fiers makes everyone suffer in when they’re in big trouble. My aching butt, however, was the least of my concerns. I hadn’t slept in 72 hours. I felt like I was losing my mind. I couldn’t even tell what was real anymore and everything felt terrifying to me. I was afraid of long words, moths, the dark, music, fuzzy animals, and even time itself.
The second hand ticking on the wall clock sounded like a booming bass drum. I really wanted to get out of here. Mr. Fiers came into the room. Just me and him. Just me, him, and his fuzzy black beard which looked like a rat hugging his chin.
“Is there something you want to tell me, maggot?” he said. There was. There were a lot of things I wanted to tell him. But I was smart enough to keep my mouth shut.
“No sir,” I said.
“It’s Mr. NoSir to you, maggot,” he said. He was definitely getting angry. And who could blame him? I knew as well as he did that all the paper clips and shoelaces were disappearing from school. And, if the rumors were correct, that included Mr. Fiers’ personal prized paper clip. That could ruin anyone’s day…
 


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Congratulations Odyssey of the Mind Teams

March 15, 2017, 6:09 am
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The Odyssey of the Mind regional competition was held March 11th at Millersville University.  This year the Owen J. Roberts School District sent 12 teams to the competition. 

Of those 12 competing teams, 8 will move on to the Pennsylvania State Finals based on a first or second place finish at the regional tournament.

Congratulations to the teams from:
·        East Coventry Elementary 1st place.
·        French Creek Elementary 1st place.
·        East Vincent Elementary 1st place.
·        Owen J. Roberts Middle School - sent 4 teams to the contest and earned one first, a second place finish, and two third place trophies.
·        Our high school sent three teams to competition, all three high school teams took first place honors in their division.

Additionally, our West Vincent Elementary team finished in third place and our North Coventry students in fourth place.

Congratulations to all of our students, we wish you well at the next level of competition! 
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Eating Healthy can be FUN!

March 17, 2017, 12:56 pm
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Chefs2School at French Creek on Monday

Some students were a bit skeptical, but there were many converts

French Creek gives smoothies a thumbs up!

Not sure....

A French Creek spinach lover!

Cranking out smooooothies at French Creek

March is National Nutrition Month and Owen J. Roberts students celebrated the joys of making healthy choices in different ways. The annual Go for the Greens celebration put a spotlight on spinach and gave those who buy lunches extra opportunities to try spinach prepared in different ways--chickpeas and Spinach, Seasoned Spinach and Spinach Salad were all featured.


North Coventry role models love spinach smoothies

Popeye demonstrates at North Coventry

NC smoothie lover

NC--May we have more???????????????

LaSalle nutrition graduate students help Food Service Director Heather Bonner with smoothie sampling at NC
The celebration at all elementary schools included free Spinach Smoothie Tasting.
The Owen J. Roberts Wellness Council partnered with Chartwell’s Chef 2 School program to bring spinach smoothies to over 2800 elementary students. Popeye visited to flex muscles with the students. Students took home the recipe so they could make the healthy smoothie at home.
West Vincent students loved their smoothies and friends!

Enthusiastic at WV

LaSalle interns oversee the WV smoothie demonstsration

These WV students were BRAVE!

WV photo bomb
 
On St. Patrick's Day, students at East Vincent flexed their spinach smoothie muscles


Dr. Bell explains the ingredients to a group of grade 6 helpers

It was difficult to keep up with the green smoothie demand at East Vincent

Good health role models, EV!

Parents really pitched in to help at all schools this week! Thank you!!!

 At East Coventry and French Creek Elementary Schools, students enjoyed an entertaining and magical way to learn about the importance of nutrition. The Magic of Nutrition featuring magician and registered dietician, Todd Kupper.  
East Coventry will have a snow day make up for smoothies, but did enjoy the Magic of Nutrition

How did he do that????

EC students think, "this is getting good!"

Parents, please know, EC students made a pledge to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables

A magic wand fit for EC!
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Power Up Smoothie Recipe

March 20, 2017, 7:54 am
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As part of the 9th annual Go for the Greens celebration, all elementary students were able to try spinach smoothies...enjoy one yourself, the recipe is below! The program is funded by the Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation, is organized by the Owen J. Roberts Wellness Council, and is executed by Chartwells with the help of many volunteers.



Power Up Smoothie


1 medium ripe banana.
1 cup of fresh, canned, or frozen pineapple
2 large handfuls of fresh spinach (washed)
4-6 ice cubes, use less if frozen fruit is used
1 cup 100% orange juice

In a blender, combine banana, pineapple, spinach and ice cubes. Puree until smooth. (We made this smoothie sweeter by using orange juice, but to cut the sweetness you can use water.)


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Wildcats Place 2 Wrestlers in State Semi's

March 20, 2017, 9:34 am
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The High School Wrestling team competed in the PIAA State Wrestling Tournament the weekend of March 10-12, at the Giant Center in Hershey.  The following wrestlers won a match at the tournament: Cole Meredith, Luke Resnick, and Dan Mancini. Nick Duliakas made the semi-finals before placing 6th.  Ryan Resnick defeated the number #2 ranked wrestler in the nation on his way to the semi-finals and ultimately placing 5th. This was the first time the Wildcats placed two wrestlers in the semi-finals at the state tournament.
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New Records Set in Swimming

March 20, 2017, 9:37 am
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Congratulations to the following athletes for their outstanding performance at the PIAA District One Swimming competition held at LaSalle University.

Lilia Crew
Jennifer Dinnocenti
Laurel Fink
Madison Gadzicki
Morgan Hansen
Alexa Luecke
Meredith Mutter
Mikayla Niness
Logan Baker
Ryan Bowker
Simon Crew
Dan DiMarino
Ryan King
Jordan Roach
Matt Snyder

At the district meet and throughout the course of the season, these athletes combined to produce twenty Top-10 Times in school history in their respective events, and two new team records.

Congratulations to Morgan Hansen on her 4th place finish in the 100 Butterfly and for setting the new team record in the 200 Individual Medley. Morgan qualified for the PIAA State Championship meet in both of these events…. and congratulations to Meredith Mutter for setting the new team record in the 100 Breaststroke.

Great job to everyone who competed at the District meet, and congratulations again to the girls’ and boys’ teams for their undefeated seasons.
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PMEA 7/8 String Fest

March 21, 2017, 5:56 am
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Middle School students who attended the PMEA 7/8 String Fest On Thursday 16, March 2017 at the Upper Dublin Performing Arts Center with Director Martin Prescod. 


The five Middle School students participated were:

Joshua, DiMarino
Ava Esterly
Ava Lasmanis
Kyle Sullivan
Shubh Vir
 

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EV Lion Cubs Send Warmth, Love to Manor

March 21, 2017, 7:10 am
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For Valentine's Day, the East Vincent LION CUBS made Valentines and fleece blankets for residents at Manatawny Manor, according to advisor Amanda Orr, who shared the photographs. Students crafted the blanket edges with a hand-tied fringe look.  

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Excellence Recognized at Board Meeting

March 21, 2017, 9:03 am
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At the Owen J. Roberts Board of School Directors Regular Business Meeting on Monday, March 20, 2017, many students were recognized for excellence.



Members of the High School Wrestling Team were congratulated for winning the Pioneer Athletic Conference (PAC) Championship:
Alejandro Acosta, Jacob McLeod, Nicholas Duliakas, William Meredith, David Forrest Antonio Petrucelli, Griffin Gerber, Luke Resnick, Dan Mancini, Ryan Resnick, Patrick McCutchen, Erin Shanahan, Tyler McCutchen, Jason Zollers.

Gratitude was also extended to head coach Steve DeRafelo (The Liberty Division Coach of the Year for the Pioneer Athletic Conference) and Assistant Coach Mike Brilla for their dedication to the wrestling team.
Congratulations were extended to members of the High School Girls Swimming & Diving Team for having an undefeated season and winning the Pioneer Athletic Conference (PAC) Championship:
Kira Alderman, Brianna Kerley, Haley Cargo, Quinn Kratz, Lilia Crew, Lillian Kull, Katherine Dietrich, Alexis Little, Jennifer Dinnocenti, Giannina Marie Flamiano, Laurel Fink, Riley Moran,
Madison Gadzicki, Meredith Mutter, Grace Girard, Mikayla Niness, Ella Greenholt, Alexa Rae Luecke, Morgan Hansen, Veronica Roach, Riley Hansen, Helena VanNatter, and Emily Hughes
Congratulations were extended to the members of the High School Boys Swimming & Diving Team for an undefeated season and for winning the Pioneer Athletic Conference (PAC) Championship:
Ryan Alderman, Adam Gorrell, Jonathan Arditi, Jackson Keating, Logan Baker, Ryan King, Charles Blackledge, Robin Mailum, Ryan Bowker, Carter Niness, Simon Crew, Matthew Rantz, Daniel DiMarino, Jordan Roach, Aidan Dunn, Jack Savant, Hayden Fink, Matthew Snyder, Anthony Fiorito, Stephen Waskiw, Maxwell Gallagher, Jordon Zakarevicz, Daniel Gerhart.

Gratitude was extended to head coach Kevin Bott and Assistant Coaches Rebekah Elliot and Lindsey Stauffenberg for their dedication to the boys and girls swimming and diving teams.

A few of the talented music students
In addition to athletics, many talented musicians were also recognized. High School Orchestra students were congratulated for qualifying for the PMEA District 12 Orchestra Festival:
Daniel DiMarino - violin *
Emma Flinchbaugh - flute *
Daniel Horning - trumpet *
Madeleine Simmons - cello *
*Qualified for PMEA Region 6 Orchestra

Gratitude was extended to Mr. Martin Prescod for his dedication to the orchestra students.

Congratulations were extended to the following High School Band students for qualifying for the PMEA District 12 Band Festival:
David Bicer - trombone
Melinda Burns - bass clarinet
Emma Flinchbaugh - flute *
Daniel Horning - trumpet *
*Qualified for PMEA Region 6 Band

Mr. Todd Mengel was recognized for his dedication to the band students.

Congratulations were extended to the following High School Choral students for qualifying for the PMEA District 12 Choir Festival:
Daniel DiMarino - Bass 1 * **
Rebecca Emery - Tenor 1 * **
Alena Feldman - Soprano 2
Madison Frederick - Alto 1 *
Maxwell Gallagher - Tenor 1 *
Lucas Gray - Bass 1 *
Cheyenne Hails - Soprano 2 *
Michael Maher - Tenor 1 * **
Robin Mailum - Tenor 1 *
Cassandra Marks - Alto 1 *
Emily Reitz - Soprano 2
Jordan Roach - Bass 1
Kaiden Roberts - Alto 1
*Qualified for PMEA Region 6 Chorus
** Qualified for PMEA All-State Chorus
Congratulations were also given to Daniel DiMarino - Violin 1 and Conrad Sager - Bass 1 for qualifying to participate in the NAfME All-Eastern Honors Ensemble.

Ms. Sheila McIntyre was acknowledged for her dedication to the choral students.


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