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OSD NewsParker,oneof thedrummers.“We’restilllearningtomarchand playtogether,so allwe can do is go out thereand give it everything we’vegot.”Coach Bill Estes congratulates his team on its performance despite the 36-6 loss.As the band marched offthe field to a standing ovation,freshman flutist MacyMcClain smiled broadly andwaved to the crowd.“I’ve been to football games,cheered with the cheerleadersat wrestling meets andsang for people before, butI’ve never done anythingquite like this,” McClainsaid.Dr. John Balk, the school’s assistant superintendent, provided plenty of supportwhen the Spartans played their first football game in 44 years.At the conclusion of thegame, the Spartans gatheredin the south end zoneand watched as Estes deliveredan emotional speechthat drew several rounds ofapplause.“I’m very proud of my boys,and I told them it was abig honor to coach themin this game, regardless ofthe result,” said Estes, whoplayed high school footballat the Alabama School forthe Deaf and also is theathletics director and girlsbasketball coach at OSD.“We’ve still got a long wayto go, but I’m not doing thisfor the money or the wins.I’m doing this because theboys wanted to play footballand they deserve thisopportunity.”After a 44-year absence, itappears as if OSD footballis here to stay.“The boys have been askingme if we can have a footballteam for a long time ...and I (eventually) said yesbecause I know that footballis king in Ohio and this isthe sport they really wantedto play the most,” OSDsuperintendent Edward CorbettJr. said. “The planningfor our team began aroundFebruary, and we’re still finishinggetting some (detailsworked out), but it’sbeen a rewardingexperience and weare committed tothis for the future.“Football is importantto any schoolprogram becauseit teaches the boysabout the rigors ofplaying a team sportand the importanceofteamwork, and itteaches the girlsabout havingschool spirit andunity.”Those at thegame knowexactly what Corbettmeans.Light The Night Walk2005By Nancy BooneAs the sun set on October1, red and whitelights began to dot OhioState University’s BeekmanPark. As many as 3,500people of all ageslined the track for Light TheNight Walk 2005, The Leukemia& LymphomaSociety’s nationwide eveningwalk to build awarenessof blood cancersand raise funds for cures.Walkers carried illuminatedballoons–whitefor survivors and red forsupporters–to celebrate andcommemorate livestouched by cancer.For the second year in arow, OSD staff and familymembers participatedin this fun and worthwhileevent. The 2005 teamconsisted of Jen Behary(a lymphoma survivor),Nancy Boone and daughtersLaura and Sarah, JenniCole, Mary Ellen Cox andhusband Ron, Lynn Krisko,and Jan Rond. Togetherour team raised nearly$600 for the Leukemia andLymphoma Society, largelydue to the generosity of ourOSD community. Along withthe funds raised by otherJan Rond, Jennifer Behary, Nancy Boone, Jenni Cole, LynnKrisko, and Ron and Mary Ellen Cox went out for night walk toraise cancer awareness.PAGE 6 THE OHIO CHRONICLE FALL, 2005
walkers, our contributionwill support the Society’smission: cure leukemia, lymphoma,Hodgkin’s disease,and myeloma; and improvethe quality of life of patientsand their families.In addition, this year’s donationswill also help rebuildblood cancer treatmentcenters and patient supportservices impacted by HurricaneKatrina.You can find more informationabout the Leukemiaand Lymphoma Societyand the Light the Night Walkat www.lls.org. We inviteyou to donate to or evenparticipate with our walkteam in 2006!New Kids on the BlockBy Barb StahlOSD started out the2005-2006 school yearwith many new faces to ourcampus. We are excited tohave these new studentsand hope each and everyone of them has a very successfulschool year. Hereis an introduction to each ofthem by age and grade.In our elementary department,we have eight newstudents. In our kindergartenclass, we have threenew students. All threestudents transitioned fromthe Alice Cogswell preschoolprogram at OSD.David Pixley is five yearsold and is from Columbus,Ohio. He lives with hisparents, Alex and TraceyPixley. Jerrick Pothorskiis five years old and livesin Columbus, Ohio, withhis parents, Brian andMania Pothorski. He alsohas a sister, Anya, whoattends the Alice Cogswellpreschool program. MarysiaYork is six years oldand lives in Bellville, Ohio.Marysia’s mom is MaryYork, and Marysia has twosisters.Also in our elementarydepartment are Spezio Harmountand KeShawn Lott,who are both in the secondgrade. Spezio is from Deerfield,Ohio, and lives withhis mother, Bea Harmount,and two other brothers,Enrico and Franco, whoboth attend OSD. KeShawnis from Westerville, Ohio,and lives with his mother,Lawanda Lott. He has anew baby brother!Zachary Steele comes toOSD from Mentor, Ohio,and lives with his aunt,Teena Rolain. He is in fourthgrade. Infifth gradeare newstudentsMonetAlexanderand JacobThornton.Monetliveswith hermother,KindaAs follows from front row to back left to right: Monet Alexander, JacobThornton, KeShawn Lott, Megan Haviland, Duane Davis, Marte Henderson,Joe DeFalco, Nathan Cottrell, Amanda Nicklis, Amy Bachtel, Ashley Fambro,Grace Gorton, Bianica Smith.As follows left to right: Marysia York, Zachary Steele, Jerrick Pothorski,and Spezio Harmount.Alexander,inColumbus,Ohio. Jacob justmoved to Grove City, Ohio,with his parents, Christianand Shelly Thornton, andhis sister, Hillary.In middle school, OSDhas three new studentsand one returning student.Ashley Fambro joined OSDfrom Dayton, Ohio, whereshe lives with her mother,Dionne Strickland. She is inthe seventh grade. GraceGorton is our returningstudent. She left OSD lastyear but has returned thisfall. Grace is from RockyRiver, Ohio, and lives withher parents, Lynn and PaulGorton. She is in the eighthgrade. Amanda Nicklis livesin Glenford, Ohio, with hermother, Florence Hendrixon.She is in the seventh grade.DaMario Rall is in the sixthgrade and lives in Bedford,Ohio, with his mother, MieshawnSingleton.We have several new highschool students this year.Freshmen at OSD are AmyBachtel, Megan Haviland,Marte Henderson, RichardRodgers, and BianicaSmith. Amy lives in Columbus,Ohio, with her parents,Tom and Mary Bachtel. Shehas one brother. Amy’s parentsare employed at OSD.Megan Haviland lives inCanton, Ohio, with her parents,Janet and LawrenceHaviland. Marte HendersonFall 2005FALL, 2005 THE OHIO CHRONICLE PAGE 7
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