Trotwood-Madison students present at conference
Trotwood-Madison Middle School students Ieasean Bryant, Jesse Foley, and Tremain Zackary presented how the concept of flipped learning is used in their STEM class at the Ohio School Boards Conference in November. Their presentation was part of the Student Achievement Fair, a component of the annual conference held in Columbus. The students explained how at times it can be beneficial to watch their teacher’s video lecture more than once if needed to learn a concept. Flipped learning allows more class time to be spent working with their teacher, Amanda Grear, on how to apply the concepts learned; in this case writing computer code to program the robot they brought to Columbus as part of their demonstration. High school students Brooke Foster, Jalen Shaw, and Alexis Veal also presented how dual enrollment programs at the high school are helping to prepare students to be college students in the future.
District opens up high school to promote health and fitness
Trotwood citizens over the age of 18 are invited to take part in the Adult Swim and Fitness program being held at Trotwood-Madison High School. The Olympic sized swimming pool, fitness center and indoor walking track are open Monday through Thursday evenings, from 6 to 8 p.m. The pool has fully certified life guards on duty during the open swim, as well as locker rooms with showers. The walking track and fitness center are monitored by a recreation supervisor for the convenience of the residents. The program is open to members of the Trotwood community with valid identification. If you have any questions, contact Marlon Howard or Susan Lopez in 937-854-3050.
TMCS supports CHAMP initiative
Trotwood-Madison City Schools, in partnership with the City of Trotwood, is in its second year working together to provided after-school meals to children ages 5 to 18. The National League of Cities’ CHAMP (Combating Hunger through Afterschool Meals Program) initiative works to connect sponsoring agencies with federal programming that supports serving hot and nutritious meals to children after school hours. The school district, serving as the sponsor for the program, prepares and delivers over 100 meals daily to three different sites within the city limits. The district, along with key government officials in the city and the Trotwood satellite branch of the YMCA, worked to identify the sites and provide activity programming, as well as the meals to the children in attendance. If you are interested in getting more information about the program or the current feeding sites, contact Jim Putman, food service supervisor at 937-854-3050.
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