CCSD Video updates for Oct. 6th

CHS Students pose with the new CTV News desk built by Mr. Hughes and his students.

Check out the links below for the latest video updates from Circleville City Schools!

CTV News: Season 2 Ep. 3

Watch the latest from our CHS student created CTV News team broadcast from their new CTV NEws desk created by Mr. Hughes’ woods class. The Tiger Media Arts class brings you the latest on Tiger Athletics, a CHS Marching Band spotlight, hollywood gossip, and more!

CES Principal Update

Check out Mrs. Bullock, Mrs. Sims, and Mr. Harris as they bring you the latest from Circleville Elementary School including: Student of the Month honorees, the Little Miss Pumpkin Show winner, bus safety reminders, and information on the Homecoming CHS Alumni Association Hot Air Balloon and CES Police Car ride raffles!

Circleville City School District receives $25,000 donation from Hummel and Plum Insurance

Circleville City Schools – On Monday, October 2nd, the Circleville City School District received a $25,000 donation from the Hummel and Plum Insurance Agency to be put to use for improvements to the campus’ baseball complex.

The generous contribution from the insurance firm will specifically be put to use for student initiatives related to the baseball complex such as upgrades to the backstop, bullpen/mounds, and batting cages.

Pictured left-to-right: Jason Eitel, Drexel Poling, Brian Bigam, Jonathan Davis, and Andy Cupp

“We are extremely humbled by the amazing community partners we have, Hummel and Plum being the latest example, willing to donate specifically to expanded opportunities for our students,” Superintendent Jonathan Davis said.

A Circleville City Schools community partner, Hummel and Plum Insurance Agency, inc. has been a staple of the Circleville-area community since its founding in 1904. Today, Hummel and Plum has offices in Circleville, Ashville, Mount Sterling, and Chillicothe and partners with five diverse, Ohio-based providers to accommodate the needs of their customer base at competitive rates.

The organization is slated to be recognized for their contribution at the upcoming October 11th meeting of the Board of Education.

Food for thought: A sit-down with Food Services Director Suzie Gerhardt

 

Suzie Gerhardt is in her 15th year in food services at Circleville City Schoosls. 

On any given day on campus, Food Services Director Suzie Gerhardt and her kitchen staff can be found prepping meals for over 2,200 Circleville City School District (CCSD) students and staff.

Gerhardt, in her 15^th year with the district in nutrition, spearheads a variety of course offerings that foster living a nutrition-based lifestyle among students and staff made up of healthy eating habits. For the food services department, this type of outreach – extended through food, smiles, and conversation – starts when the students arrive each day.

“When students come into our buildings we are the first [staff members] they see as they come in for breakfast,” said Gerhardt. “We provide them the necessary ‘brain fuel’ by providing them a nutritious meal to start the day to get them off on the right foot in the classrooms.”

During the first two weeks of school (August 16-August 31), kitchen staff saw an increase in school lunch counts district wide compared to that of a year ago – averaging approximately 1,600 meals per day. District meal offerings come in many forms. From breakfast and lunch offerings to salad bars, snacks for the Tiger Claw Café, and after school and kindergarten/preschool programs, healthy options and choices are the driving force behind the upswing in per day totals.

In ensuring that each individual meal is nutritious in value, a careful eye to detail must be had to adhere to state and federal guidelines in providing such options.

“We have to evaluate the menu choices to make sure we are compliant per the USDA guidelines,” said Gerhardt. “I have to make sure the average for the week is met for calories, saturated fats, sodium, as well as daily requirements. We have to have a certain amount of protein as well as grain-outs-equivalents, vegetables, beans and lagoons, fruits, and milk – each building with different guidelines for nutrition.”

In addition to daily breakfasts, lunches, and snacks, Circleville City School District food services also extends to the after school programs, summer school program, and the Pickaway County Educational Service Center’s ‘Pathways to Success’ program.

 

What food is to our district – for staff and students alike – is a conversation starter at the district dinner table. Food serves as the means for a mental break from school for conversations about weekend plans, upcoming sporting events, and familial bonding.

During any of the three CCSD lunch periods that is exactly what you will find – food and lighthearted conversation. Thanks to Gerhardt and her dedicated staff, they serve as the facilitators of such nutrition-based, social memories.