The Miamisburg District December Student of the Month is Mia Wineberg. She was nominated by Miamisburg Middle School Team 3 teachers and Counselor Monique Hobbs. They said "Congratulations to Mia Wineberg on being selected as the December Student of the Month for Miamisburg Middle School! Mia goes above and beyond in demonstrating our PBIS values of Respect, Responsibility and Safety.

Mia's teachers describe her as an outstanding young lady who lives her life in and out of the classroom with character and honor. They have personally seen how caring Mia is with her family. She is kind and helpful to her parents and her brother. Mia goes out of her way to help fellow students and teachers as well.

She enjoys being involved with several school and community groups. She is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, MUSE machine, student council and choir. Outside of school, Mia plays soccer for Metro FC, select basketball for Miamisburg, and belongs to the Southbrook Church student group.

Due to her many interests and busy schedule, she has learned how to manage her time effectively to earn excellent grades. Mia's schoolwork is a priority for her and she always completes her assignments before other activities. She may even put a creative spin on a school project to make learning more fun. Recently, she blended her love of performing arts with a science assignment. She wrote a script and involved the whole family in a skit for an assignment about States of Matter.

Mia comes from a family of educators, so it is no surprise that she has aspirations of becoming a social studies teacher. She fell in love with the subject in elementary school when she was learning about geography and history. Congratulations Mia!"

Other building Student of the Month representatives can be viewed at right. Congratulations to all of our Student of the Month students!

During this year's Rose Bowl parade, Miamisburg High School/Miamisburg Middle School Choir Director Caitlin Coulson will be among band directors from all over the country forming the Band Directors Marching Band. This is the first ever Rose Parade entry consisting of both a float and a marching band, as well as the first known marching band in which all members are band directors. The band will be composed of approximately 300 band directors from across the country and will pay tribute to the exceptional instruction, character development and inspiration provided by music educators everywhere. The Michael D. Sewell Memorial Foundation, based in Pickerington, Ohio, is spearheading this effort. The Foundation was created to recognize and carry on the work of the late Pickerington band director Mike Sewell, who dedicated his life to the music programs in Pickerington and the Columbus/Central Ohio area for more than 38 years. Caitlin marched in the Marching 110 at Ohio University with Mike's daughter, Lea. She was made aware of this opportunity and applied to march way back at the end of 2019, and was accepted to march snare drum! The Miamisburg School District is very excited and honored that Cailin will be representing us in this historic event.

On December 9th, Jane Chance Elementary School and Maddux-Lang Primary School PTA held a Holiday Light event. The PTA Holiday shop was open for student shoppers and all students attending received a craft from the PTA. All of those who attended received Holiday themed cookies, donated from We Love Cookies, and hot chocolate.

All students received crayons, colored pencils and/or markers from a generous $600 donation from The Beard Mob, Ohio Chapter, and Worthington Industry out of West Chester! One of their members recently passed, Patrick White, who wanted to help children of all ages become interested in art. In his honor, The Ohio Beard Mob and Worthington Industries donated 108 boxes of colored pencils,111 boxes of colored markers and more than 400 boxes of crayons.

Thank you to the many volunteers at the event, even Rudolph!

The Miamisburg District November Student of the Month is Lucie Hissein. She was nominated by Mound Elementary School third grade teacher Kim Bargdill. She said "Lucie is a student who takes all of our Mound Gopher expectations to heart and exemplifies them daily. She is "Respectful, Responsible, and Ready to Learn" each and every school day. Lucie knows how to laugh and have fun while at Mound, but she also knows when it is time to be serious. She is respectful to her classmates as well as the adults in our building. Lucie can always be found helping to clean our classroom at the end of the day before dismissal. She is not asked to do this; she just takes on that responsibility in order to have pride in her surroundings.

Most of all, Lucie is a wonderful example of our PBIS expectation "Ready to Learn." Daily, Lucie sets challenging goals for herself for Xtra Math, a fact fluency activity. When she meets those goals she sets her sights even higher. Not everything comes easily for Lucie, but she keeps a positive attitude and possesses a strong desire to succeed. She works hard and perseveres. She faces challenges head on and does what she needs to do to overcome the obstacles. She often prefers to work independently rather than with a partner so she can figure things out on her own and not have a classmate just give her the answer. She will ask for help when she is truly stuck on something. She will put in extra time to ensure she understands. She will do whatever it takes to meet her goals. I am proud of Lucie and everything she has accomplished so far this year. I know she will continue to reach for the stars!"

Other building Student of the Month representatives can be viewed at right. Congratulations to all of our Student of the Month students!