09-04-2025

Seniors Zach and Drew join Mr. Wastier to kick off student visits this year. Pictured with Kim Halley and Pres. Rob
Superintendent for Teays Valley, Kyle Wolfe spoke today. Pictured with Kim Halley and Pres. Rob

09/04/2025

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Sept. 11th: Circleville Superintendent Kim Halley and Communications Director Darci Valentine

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Presiding:  President Rob Radcliff

Prayer: Brenna Gibson

Piano: Ellery Elick

Song Leader: Ian filling in for Taylor – “Clementine” & “Rotary Will Go Round the World”

Guest – Jean brought in son, Steve, from NJ ; Austin Brooks from YMCA with Heidi

Students of week! – CHS Steve Wastier introduced Drew Hoskins and Zach Bell

Club Announcements:  

  1. Bonus Community Kitchen – Monday, September 8th, 4-5:30pm 
  2. Canned Goods still being collected for community cupboards
  3. Club has currently collected $2,390 from members for the “Gift of Hope” boxes! That will be added to our club’s donation. Details for the box assembly week after Pumpkin Show at Pic-Ross still in works.
  4. Pumpkin show schedule is out – please contact Daryl or Rob to sign up…really, give them a call – this is our biggest fundraising effort of the year and we need YOU! (And your friends/neighbors/partner)
  5. Honor Flight – Gary Baker (PDG) is on Sept. 25th flight; Charlie goes Nov 6th; Jim Rogers was bumped to May 2026.
  6. Socktober! Is starting again and Taylor Gibson is leading the charge. WINTER SOCKS please. More details to come.

SAA: Tom Kitchen 

  • Winners and losers for Ohio college football programs – Div 1 only
  • First college football game was 1869 – which two teams? Rutgers vs Princeton 
  • Who was “Father of American Football”? Walter Camp
  • 1902 – first post season college football game – Rose Bowl
  • 1987 ESPN’s College GameDay debuted, since 2003 only one college flag as appeared on all sets since – Washington State (what?!)
  • Which bowl game mascot was eaten by a team mascot? Pop Tart Bowl

Scholarship Drawing:  This weeks winner is Tom Duvall (I think) $20 – Big Bean is growing to $1046

Program: Teays Valley Superintendent – Kyle Wolfe with Teays Valley trivia

  • Square miles for Teays – 154
  • Athletic league – OCC Buckeye 
  • UC defensive end, now defensive line coach at UC – Walt Stewart – grad of Teays Valley
  • 4 elementary schools – Ashville, Scioto, South Bloomfield, Walnut; 2 middle schools (East & West); 1 high school
  • Largest employer in Pickaway County – Teays Valley School District – 625 employees
  • Which river valley reaching from Pickaway county into West Virginia gives the school its name? Teays River
  • 4,806 students enrolled in Teays Valley school district (175 students away from having more students than Circleville + Logan Elm + Westfall combined)
  • In last 10 years have add 900 students. Projection is 1200-1700 students in next 10 years. 260 students just since May.
  • 40 full time bus drivers; 7 full time van drivers; covering 80 routes which is 652,784 miles in a school year
  • 2 mental health specialists and 2 case managers who work with the students and families
  • TV digital academy created in 2014 – last year, 67 full time students
  • 13 college courses offered at the high school
  • 60 English learner students
  • FAA or Ag Ed is largest pathway for high school students; Informational Technology also large pathway
  • Special ed students are 25% now. Over 1,000 students have an IEP or need other services

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The Presidential charity is Soldiers Monumental Society – caring for the graves of our service men and women