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MonAug13

Last week in West Chester: Menchie’s to open Aug. 17

Posted by akiefaber August 13th, 2012, 11:40 am Post a Comment

To let West Chester and Liberty Township residents catch up with the news that they need to know, WestChesterBuzz.com will list and link to all of last week’s top local stories every Monday.

Menchie’s West Chester location. Photo provided.

Menchie’s to open West Chester location Aug. 17- West Chester will have Greater Cincinnati’s second Menchie’s frozen yogurt location when it opens at 8177 Princeton-Glendale Road next Friday, Aug. 17. Owner and operator Jim Hach announced the grand opening date last Wednesday night.

Local siblings share unique bond – John Johnston of The Cincinnati Enquirer wrote a story last week about a West Chester family with two siblings, who have both recently received heart transplants.

Ohio swine flu cases grow again – Sheila McLaughlin of The Cincinnati Enquirer wrote last Thursday that the Ohio Department of Health reported the number of confirmed H3N2v swine flu cases from the Butler County Fair has risen to 16.

Eric Bauman. Photo provided.

Eric Bauman named principal at Lakota’s Liberty Junior- The Lakota Board of Education approved the appointment of Eric Bauman to principal of Liberty Junior School during a recent school board meeting. Bauman had previously served as an assistant principal at Lakota Plains Junior School and at Lakota East High School.

Liberty Township seeing a rash of vandalism – Sue Kiesewetter reported last week for The Cincinnati Enquirer that a rash of vandalism in parts of Liberty Township has officials working to increase Butler County sheriff’s patrols in targeted areas.

Lakota West senior Annie Bierman verbals to Furman – Lakota West senior Annie Bierman once thought of herself as a soccer player until her father forced her to play volleyball. After eight years of playing soccer, Bierman eventually quit and is now planning to continue her volleyball career in college.

Street name changes near West Chester Hospital – If you are having trouble finding directions to your local doctor’s office, it is likely the office hasn’t moved. But, it could mean, the name of the street of where it is located may have changed. University Court, which surrounds West Chester Hospital, now has two different names.

Lakota West grads play in Bengals preseason game – A pair of Lakota West graduates played in Friday night’s preseason game between the New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. Fullback John Conner started for the Jets, while linebacker Grant Hunter made a tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals in his first NFL game.

Former Lakota East wrestler to compete at Olympics Aug. 12 – Former Lakota East and Princeton wrestler Khetag Pliev wrestled for Team Canada this past Sunday, which was the last day of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Pliev had a unique journey to the Games, where he won his first match before losing to eventual gold-medal winner Jacob Stephen Varner of the United States and then to bronze-medal winner Kurban Kurbanov of Azerbaijan.

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TueAug7

Eric Bauman named principal at Lakota’s Liberty Junior

Posted by akiefaber August 7th, 2012, 9:28 am Post a Comment

The Lakota Board of Education approved the appointment of Eric Bauman to principal of Liberty Junior School during a school board meeting July 16.

Eric Bauman. Photo provided.

Bauman had previously served as an assistant principal at Lakota Plains Junior School and at Lakota East High School. He is replacing Robb Vogelmann, who was hired to be the school district’s new assistant superintendent in June.

Prior to his time in the Lakota school district, Bauman taught science and coached football at Little Miami High School, Loveland High School and Thomas Worthington High School.

In his new role, Bauman will receive a base salary of $91,000 annually for two years.

Bauman has a bachelor’s degree in secondary education from the University of Dayton, a master’s in educational administration from the University of Cincinnati and a master’s in secondary science education from Ohio State University.

Liberty Junior, located at 7055 Dutchland Parkway in Liberty Township, has about 900 pupils in seventh and eighth grades.

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MonJun25

Lakota hires assistant sup and approves open enrollment

Posted by akiefaber June 25th, 2012, 8:29 pm Post a Comment

Robb Vogelmann, who was named the principal at Liberty Junior in 2009, was approved by the Lakota Board of Education as the school district's new assistant superintendent June 25, 2012. Photo taken by Adam Kiefaber.

The Lakota Board of Education approved at its regularly scheduled meeting Monday the hiring of a new assistant superintendent and a new open enrollment policy, which allows children of Lakota employees who don’t live in the school district to attend Lakota schools.

Lakota Superintendent Karen Mantia recommended Robb Vogelmann, who was named principal at Liberty Junior School three years ago, for the district’s open assistant superintendent position.

The board then unanimously approved Vogelmann, who will be Lakota’s only assistant superintendent after Ron Spurlock and Lon Stettler announced their retirements in December.

“The demands of the position will be challenging,” Mantia said. “But Mr. Vogelmann is perfected suited for this difficult role.

“He has a perfect handle on trends in education, a solid understanding of what it takes to run a great school and cares deeply about this community.”

Prior to being principal at Liberty Junior, Vogelmann served as an assistant principal at Lakota East High School since 2002. Prior to that, he was a math teacher at Liberty Junior since 1997.

“I am very grateful to be part of the dynamic leadership of this district,” said Vogelmann, who will earn a base salary $116,000. “I just hope to continue to work hard and keep the tradition of Lakota and the badge of honor that it carries with its name of quality education.

“To be able to represent the district as a whole and be one of the leaders is the biggest accomplishment of my career at this point.”

The decision to fill only one of the assistant superintendent positions was made shortly after voters rejected the third proposed Lakota school tax levy in two years. As a result, the school district has been forced to cut $35 million from its operating budget during the past three school years.

The school board has decided to not seek another levy this November.

Meanwhile, also at Monday’s meeting, the board approved an open enrollment policy.

Lakota officials claim that the district has not had the capacity to accept students who live outside the district because population growth had been so steep for so long.

However, just this past year, enrollment dropped 3 percent as 500 fewer students enrolled into Lakota schools compared to the 2010-2011 school year.

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TueMar22

Liberty Junior School to perform Disney classic

Posted by akiefaber March 22nd, 2011, 10:17 am Post a Comment

Beauty and the Beast crew

Students from Liberty Junior School will perform Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” this week March 24-26 at the Lakota East Freshman Theatre. Each night’s performance will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $6. Purchase of tickets in advance is recommended due to the expectation of the show selling out.

For more information about advanced ticket sales, email beautyandthebeasttickets@hotmail.com. Available tickets will also be sold at the door one hour before each performance.

The Lakota East Freshman Theatre is located at 7630 Bethany Lane in Liberty Township.

(Photo of cast – click for names of performers)

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