The Miamisburg City School District April Student of the Month is Bauer Elementary School second grade student Hank Ewing. He was nominated by his teacher Linda Wells. Mrs. Wells said "The three aspects of PBIS: Respectfulness, Responsibleness, and Readiness to learn that are embraced by Miamisburg City Schools are well represented by my student Hank Ewing. He is an exemplar of the qualities that our district and school include as part of our Viking Values. We take great pride in making a difference in our students’ lives and the achievements that they make academically. However, we also find gratification in the well rounded individuals that each student inspires to be. As educators, we know that the innate characteristics of a human beings' core character comes from within. Hank Ewing is one such boy. Hank is a young student that comes to school each day as an example of true Viking excellence in all three areas of our PBIS goals. He first, is respectful of our school, teachers, staff, and his peers. He treats the building and all of his classmates as though they are his home and family. He also amazingly acknowledges teachers and school staff as important and appreciated. Secondly, Hank is responsible. He goes out of his way to be helpful, often seen picking paper up from the floors, asking if anything needs to be done in the classroom or if there’s something that he could do “just to make my job easier.” Hank most often makes the best choices possible to make our school a better place to be. Finally, Hank is an excellent student. He is always on task and working diligently, no matter the task. He often helps his peers if they are struggling with a concept or question. He’s quick to volunteer his help if he sees that I’m helping another at that moment. He is consistently ready to learn. It is because of the reasons stated that I nominate Hank Ewing as Miamisburg’s Student of the Month."

Congratulations to Hank and all of our other April Student of the Month Building Representatives, which can be viewed to the right.

Twenty-five Miamisburg High School senior artists are pleased to have the opportunity, in conjunction with the Art Education Department at the University of Dayton, to showcase their work outside of the traditional classroom space. The seniors reflected on their past four years at MHS and chose works that depict their artistic journeys in a variety of medias and subject matter. The senior artists have shown great strength in the visual arts throughout their high school careers and have taken numerous art classes throughout their four years. Many of these artists are continuing their journey in the arts as they graduate in May 2019 and start college in the fall.

The senior students in advanced art will be showcasing their work this Friday, May 3rd, at the Index Gallery which is located within the Front St. Galleries in downtown Dayton. The students titled their show, Journey, because they wanted to visually showcase their journey from freshman to senior year. The Index Gallery is a part of First Fridays and Third Sundays which is a great family activity.

Dates: The show will be open:

• May 3rd from 6-9pm (First Friday event)
• May 19th from 11- 4pm (Third Sunday event)
• Any other times will be scheduled by appointment only.

Where: We are pleased to partner with the art education department from the University of Dayton!

• The show will be located at UD’s Index Gallery which is located at 1001 E. 2nd St. Door B-C (second floor), Dayton, OH 45402
• Parking: is fluid and is dependent upon the crowd size for both events. Parking lot near the building may have available spots. There are several businesses and parking lots close by.

Other Fun Items:

• The Index Gallery is a major part of the Dayton art scene. The gallery will be open during monthly First Friday event in downtown Dayton. This is very exciting because the entire art scene of the Dayton area will be viewing your student’s art!
• The gallery will also be open during Third Sundays which is another monthly event in Dayton. There are over 100 local artisans and food trucks that are set up right outside the gallery. This is a wonderful event for the whole family!! This will also bring in more people to look at your student’s art. This could be a great activity for those family members who are in town for graduation.

Miamisburg City Schools and the MCS Parent Advisory Council present Parent University, a series of free workshops focused on engaging with our community regarding a variety of topics of interest. Click here to view the attached flyer regarding the upcoming session on Digital Safety to be held on April 23 in the Miamisburg High School Lecture Hall.

Congratulations to our Destination Imagination Teams on their amazing performances at the State Competition this past weekend! The Miamisburg Middle School Team placed 6th in the state, and the Miamisburg High School Team placed 4th in the Improvisational Challenge, 2nd in the Service Learning Challenge, and 1st in the Technical Challenge, qualifying for Global Competition in all three challenges! These teams have definitely continued Miamisburg’s tradition of excellence.