Featured Seniors
Lindsey Itnyre
By Chase Cuteralli
Lindsey Marie Itnyre is the daughter of Brandy and Ron Itnyre.
She has been dancing at Patty Beery’s Energy Arts for fifteen years, participated in competition cheer and varsity gymnastics for all of high school and performed as a varsity cheerleader for the past three years.
She said after nearly completing her educational career at Marysville High School, she’ll be thankful for all of the teachers and the opportunities given to her by Marysville High School.
Following graduation, she will dearly miss all of her friends and the activities she is involved in. She plans to attend college and study business management and finance.
Madalyn Watts
By Chase Cuteralli
Madalyn Watts is the daughter of Jim and Jennifer Watts.
Co-captain of the swim team and a participant in Marysville High School’s mentoring program, she is also a member of student council.
In her free time, she enjoys participating in NC4K, attending sports events and cheering on the Monarchs at football games and going out with and supporting her friends, as well as watching movies. She fondly remembers having fun with her best friends and making new friends in school.
When she graduates, she said she’ll miss making memories she’ll never forget and being able to see her friends all of the time.
She plans to attend The Ohio State University to major in biology. Furthering her education, she would like to study to become a dental hygienist.
She said she appreciates her parents for always supporting her and helping her through the journey of high school.
Choral program prepares for concerts, performances for 2019
By Megan Melish
After a successful concert on December 14th, the Marysville High School choral program is looking forward to another musical year in 2019.
Some members of the choir plan to compete in the solo and ensemble contest in February, with location and time to be announced soon. Those students will get the opportunity to display their abilities against students from other schools.
March 7 marks the next chance to see the full chorus perform at Marysville High School. The auditioned choirs, Symphonic and Women’s Select, will also compete in early March.
In the past, the choir has done well in the competition.
College, career pathways afforded to high school business students
By Isabelle Shroyer
Marysville High School’s (MHS) business and technology department continues to help students graduate with more than 30 college credits and internship opportunities.
MHS teachers Dawn Burns and Linda Gordon and Ohio Hi-Point instructor Bailey Penhorwood are college-credentialed to instruct a variety of business and technology classes that can lead to many benefits for any student willing to take the college courses.
There are a variety of Columbus State Community College classes students MHS students can take in the business and technology department. Those who wish to learn more about these classes may visit the school’s website and look at this year’s course description book.
These college credit plus (CCP) classes have been offered since 2011. Several colleges and companies have partnered with the school to provide opportunities to students, such as Columbus State Community College.
For a student to obtain college credit, they must complete the intent form, meet the admission requirement —qualifying for accuplacer scores, ACT/SAT scores and GPA — and complete the college’s application by a deadline.
Students participating in CCP classes are subject to the specific institution’s course drop policy and procedures. Students may be charged the cost of tuition if they fail the course or drop after the college’s deadline.
CCP courses have the same course content and student expectations as a general college course on a college campus.
Another way to show career and college readiness, students may earn a series of administrative business certificates with bonus credentials within each pathway in addition to their high school diploma. The certificates indicate the students have committed to acquiring a strong foundation in accounting/finance, business management and/or computer technology.
Students may qualify and receive more than one business certificate. Community service hours are documented on a form provided by the Business and Technology Department. Grade point averages for all business and computer courses must be 3.5 or higher to receive a Business Technology Certificate.
Earning any certificate is beneficial when submitting a college application and entering the workforce.
One may find more information about those certificates on the MHS website in the guidance department section in the 2018-2019 course description book or by contacting Burns or Gordon.
Students learn culture, practice language in Spain
By Maya Badhwar
Last spring, a few Spanish students were able to make the journey across the Atlantic Ocean to the city of Segovia, Spain.
The exchange trip allows students to have a real-life opportunity to practice the skills they learn in Spanish class and apply it in the real world every two years. To go on the trip, students must be enrolled in the Spanish 3 class or higher, and have good grades. They are also required to be a student at Marysville High School (MHS) or the Early College High School (ECHS).
The trips began in 2002. Students who attend the trips spend the majority of their time living with host families and trying to assimilate to the culture. The students get to know what the culture is like as an insider, rather than as a tourist.
Next spring, the foreign language department at MHS and ECHS will be preparing for next year’s trip to Segovia.
MHS uses state grant to open opportunities with coffee shop
By Chase Cutarelli
Most students at Marysville High School are now accustomed to a coffee shop in the center of the building.
However, few probably realize where it came from and the purpose behind it.
Last school year, the Marysville school district applied for the “Innovative Strategies for Developing College and Career Readiness for Students with Disabilities” grant from the Ohio Department of Education. For the second year in a row, the school district received it.
“[It was] intended to help promote secondary transition services and post-school outcomes for students in need of specific vocational training,” MHS intervention specialist Jennifer Wing said. “Marysville Schools used the second portion of this grant to help obtain materials for vocational training to provide ways to help assess vocational skills.”
With this mission, the special education department decided to improve the environment at the school. The new climate included the addition of a coffee shop that gave new responsibilities to students with special needs.
“We began asking around to see if others liked this idea,” Wing said. “Once the interest was established, we decided we needed to find a way to make this happen.”
The student council and senior classes from 2014 through 2018 have donated to the cause. Along with the coffee shop, a lounge area has been constructed, giving students “a place to go” that doesn’t have “that typical school feel,” Wing said.
“We also wanted kids to have a comfortable space to study and do group work,” she said.
The coffee shop and lounge have successfully affected not only students in need of vocational opportunities but also everyone who calls MHS their home.