Xenia Community Schools News

Xenia High School FFA Students Head to Columbus and Participate in State School Convention
Xenia Music Teacher Performs With Cavalier Drum and Bugle Corp at Championship
Warner Middle School ‘lunch ladies’ Work Together to Create All-American Menu for Veterans Day
Xenia High School Teacher Pat Marrinan, Awarded Ten-Year National Board Certification Renewal
Xenia Educational Endowment Fund Makes Plan for Xenia Alumni Association

Xenia High School FFA students head to Columbus and participate in state school convention

Xenia High School (XHS) FFA students recently traveled to Columbus to participate in a student trade show at the Capital Conference for the Ohio School Board Association. Demonstrating the 'streamulator' and the effects of soil erosion on the land, students visited with hundreds of school administrators, board members and other education professionals during the trade show.  The Student Trade Show features top programs from schools throughout the state.

XHS vocational agriculture teacher and FFA advisor Matt Smith, far left, looks over the display with FFA students Justin Rader, Steve Kelleher, Candace Pritchard and Michelle King. 
 

XCS Supt. Jeff Lewis, Ed.D., third from left, talks to FFA students Michelle King, Justin Rader, Candace Pritchard and Steve Kelleher.
 

Xenia music teacher performs with Cavalier Drum and Bugle Corp at championship

Tecumseh and Shawnee elementary school general music teacher Don Avery recently performed with the Cavalier Drum and Bugle Corps Alumni Corps at the Drum Corps International World Championships.

The alumni corps members represented all 60 years of the corps history. Don played snare drum in the Cavaliers in 1979 and was also selected to play snare drum in the alumni corps. The corps repertoire included “Sing, Sing, Sing” from 1957 & 1982 and “Bully” from 1967, as well as many other past Cavalier favorites from the 50’s right up to the new millennium. The Cavaliers are from Rosemont, Illinois. 

Warner Middle School ‘lunch ladies’ work together to create All-American menu for Veterans Day

Wearing their red, white and blue apparel, the ‘lunch ladies’ of Warner Middle School recently created special menus featuring All-American favorites in honor of Veterans Day.  Entrees served to students ranged from the All-American Hot Dog, Patriotic Rounds, Red American Apples and Blue Ribbon Milk.  Serving both breakfast and lunch, the team includes, left to right, Kathy Thorne, Cindy Cox, Beth Owens, Robin Garman, Karen Fadely, Manager Dixie DeBorde, Debbie Johnson and Victoria Howard.
 

Xenia High School Teacher Pat Marrinan, awarded ten-year National Board Certification renewal

Xenia High School (XHS) history teacher Pat Marrinan has been awarded a ten-year National Board Certification renewal from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). Marrinan is among only two percent of educators across the nation achieving national board certification.

Similar to board-certified physicians and accountants, teachers who achieve National Board Certification meet rigorous standards through intensive study, expert evaluation, self-assessment and peer reviews. Marrinan was first certified in 2000 with his current recertification valid from 2010 to 2020. He has spent the last 28 years as a teacher with the past 23 years with Xenia Community Schools.  Marrinan has served as a soccer coach for 26 years and has served as a XHS department chair. He helped establish the AP program and serves as an AP grader.

Since his initial certification, he has helped mentor teachers and National Board candidates. Marrinan currently teaches AP US history and manages the Teaching American History Grant for Greene County schools.

He received his undergraduate degree in history/education (summa*censored*laude) and graduate degree in theology from the University of Dayton.

Xenia Educational Endowment Fund makes plan for Xenia alumni association

The Xenia Educational Endowment Fund (XEEF) is currently working to create a Xenia Alumni Association open to all graduates of Xenia High School.

The intent is to establish a data base of graduates to enhance communication with the class members and stay in contact with Xenia s schools, says Xenia Community Schools Supt. Jeffrey K. Lewis, Ed.D.

XEEF and XCS are currently identifying key class contacts that would have information regarding each class's members.

Submit the key graduate's name(s), contact information and graduating class year to Dr. Lewis @ jelewis@xenia.k12.oh.us