All School Picture Day

Picture Day

All school picture day is scheduled for Wednesday, August 27, 2014.  Order packets were given to all students last week. If you did not receive an order packet, please visit mylifetouch.com  to place your order. Also, you may send a check with your son or daughter to purchase pictures tomorrow with additional order envelops available at school.

Important Order Information:

Discount Code: 10FORANY

Picture Day ID: KR504090Y0

Welcome Back

Welcome Back Students

Its great to see everyone excited to be back for the start of the 2014-15 school year. Many new faces have been added to the Wynford community. Please make the following new staff members feel welcomed.

Brian Shupp replaces Jim Sebring as our districts bus mechanic. Bryan previously worked for the city of Shelby, serving as a mechanic for the city's fleet of vehicles. He is a Wynford graduate and a current resident of the district.

Jordan Oliver will teacher high school social studies. He is a Wynford graduate and earned his Bachelor's degree from Bowling Green State University.

Joe Staab graduated this past spring from Heidelberg College and will begin his educational career at Wynford teaching high school and junior high math and science.

Erin Duffy taught at Mansfield St. Peter's last year and will assume the high school art position.

Carla Colon is a first year teacher who brings a wealth of experience in foreign language instruction as Wynford's new Spanish teacher.

Mark DeLaney will teach high school physical education and serve as the boys head basketball coach. He previously taught and coached at Marion Local and Fredericktown High Schools.

Matt Safford comes to Wynford with 15 years of music education experience, most recently in the Huron Local School District. He will be the vocal musical instructor for our district.

Bobby Davis recently graduated from Heidelberg College and will work as our junior high social studies teacher.

Erin Emser a recent Bowling Green State University graduate will teach high school English.
Lets have a great year and Go Royals!

Students Waiting on Board Approval for England Trip

Wynford Plans Trip to London, England for the Year 2016

By: Michaela Lloyd, “Royal Times” 

Wynford’s English department is planning a once-in-a-lifetime oversea trip for the junior and senior classes of 2016. The plan is to travel to London, England for a nine day adventure, exploring several of England’s greatest tourist attractions: Big Ben, Windsor Castle, Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Stonehenge, and even the Crown Jewels! The trip will be run through the company CHA, renowned for their specialization in educational tours for schools. This nine day excursion comes at the price of $3,749, but keep in mind the more money raised from fundraising, the smaller the price tag will be. Included in the price would be round trip airfare, seven nights in three and four star hotels (days one and nine are counted as departure days), a full-time CHA tour guide, breakfast and dinner every day, private motor-coach transportation, and guided sightseeing tours of the locations listed above (as well as some other additional places). Adults can also chaperone for the trip for an additional $342. More information, and fundraising progress will be disclosed as the trip draws closer, for any additional information contact Mr. O’ Brien. Wynford’s students are eager for the opportunity to travel across the Atlantic Ocean to the foreign land of England and learn about the historical sights and locations they will be able to view, in person, during this unique once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Alumni Activities

Wynford Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Alumni Follies 

By: Michaela Lloyd, “Royal Times”

The 50th Anniversary Royal Follies took place Sunday, March 16 in the high school auditorium. It was put together delightfully by Heidi Kauffman, who also hosted it alongside Mark Light. The Wynford Jazz Band began the performance, which then led into a comedy skit starring Nikki Miller and Cherrie Wilson. Next, Dr. Sean Teets sang the song, “Come Ready and See Me”, drawing much applause from the crowd. Then the Wynford twirlers came out onto the stage and did a wonderful twirling routine that kept the audience captivated. The next talented performer, James Buck, sang the classic song, “Danny Boy”. The Royal Singers came out and sang, followed by an amazing saxophone solo performance by Dave Miller. The alumni Royal Singers came onto the stage and sang, “When I’m Sixty-Four”, then passed the floor onto the Wynford Jazz Band who performed, “Watermelon Man”. The next musical performance was by Wendy Main who entertained the ears of the numerous people that attended with the song, “Hard Hearted Hannah”. The next act was a musical skit starring Steve Garberick, several girls and a special audience guest, Michael Crall. Following was a great performance by Liz Brown who sang, “Jewel Song”, providing a tough act to follow for the next performance by the cast who sang the “Wynford Fight Song”. Afterwards a harmonious piano solo of Beethoven’s “Adiago” from Moonlight Sonata by Lional Reinhard soothed the audience. The next performance was a skit called, “Preacher and the Bear”, starring Wendy Main and Cherrie Wilson. After the skit an entertaining performance of, “Henhouse 5+ Too”, made everyone laugh. The line of adults making loud chicken noises seemed to tickle the audience to the point of laughter. After this entertaining skit, Kathy Grochowalski and several of her teacher friends got on stage to tell of the many adventurous jobs they would do if they had not become a teacher. Next, the Royal Singers performed a song and encouraged cast members of past Wynford productions to stand up. Afterwards Cherrie Wilson read a touching letter from a father to a child in the armed forces called, Father’s Prayer. The alumni came out and sang, “What’s More American?”, for a final performance before the curtain call. Special thanks is due to Patricia Neff, pianist; director of the alumni singers, Dr. Sean Teets; director of the Wynford Royal Singers, Mark Heydinger; director of the Wynford Jazz Band, Carl Copeland; and the Wynford students who were in charge of lighting and sound. This smooth running show met the expectations of each and every person who attended and left the audience with nothing but good things to say. Wynford’s 50th Anniversary Follies were a huge success, and a great way to celebrate Wynford High School’s long history.

Girls Varsity Basketball

Wynford's Tourney Trail Comes to an End

By: Todd Enders, "Royal Times"

The Wynford Royals (19-7) held the game in touch for three quarters, but fall to the Africentric Lady Nubians (23-3), 52-32, in the Regional Semi-Final contest. The Lady Nubians averaged 77 points per game this season and were held well below their average with a similar game plan as last seasons contest, shorten the game. "A deliberate offensive and defensive game plan was crucial for us to be able to compete late in the game", Coach Amy-Taylor Sheldon said. Numerous times during the second half of the game Africentric stood at half-court dribbling as the Lady Royals stayed put in their 2-3 zone running time off the clock. "Wynford is so well coached, deliberate, and patient." Head coach William McKinney said. "This is one team that we play and have to think about slowing down the game".
Wynford's students and fans came out in full force to support the Royals, and the excitement could be felt early. Using patience and controlling the tempo of the game, the Royals were able to keep the Lady Nubians high powered offense in touch; trailing 14-9 at the end of quarter one. 
The second quarter looked as if the Royals game plan was having an effect on Africentric's offense, but Wynford could only manage to get within three points of the the Lady Nubian's two different times during the second quarter. The first on Brenna Quinn's two point field goal, cutting the lead to 14-11, forcing Africentric to take an early timeout with 7:19 remaining in the second. The second was Beth Delong's baseline three cutting the lead to three again, 17-14. Unfortunately, Africentric's pressure defense forced the Royals to commit some costly turnovers before halftime. A seven point run increased the Lady Nubians lead to 10, 24-14 at halftime. 

The second half played into the Royals game plan as the Lady Nubians began stalling. After Wynford forced a couple of turnovers using a trapping defense, the sharp shooting of Meghan Harrer and Wynford's great team defense kept the Royals within winning distance. Harrer hit two big threes during the third cutting the Nubian's lead to five, the closest the Royals would get during the third quarter, 28-23. "During the stretch, a couple of key turnovers and missed shots eliminate two or three key possessions for us", Coach Taylor-Sheldon said. "In this type of game it makes a big deal". The third quarter was the only quarter that the Royals outscored Africentric, 9-7, but the Nubian's held on to a 31-23 lead at the end of the third quarter with a big three at its end. 
The Lady Nubian's numerous offensive weapons were just to much for the Lady Royals during the fourth quarter. Giving up a steal to start the fourth quarter increased Africentric's lead to 10. They would not look back from here continuing to increase their lead. Coach Taylor-Sheldon was happy with the teams performance this year. "We came a long way this season in our mental and physical toughness, didn't back down from anyone and accomplished all of goals this season".
The Royals were lead by seniors Quinn and Harrer in scoring with 12 and 9 points, respectfully. Africentric was lead in scoring by Sierra Harley with 17 points. Africentric advances to the regional finals taking on Archbold, Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

Wynford Junior High and High School Band

March is Music in Our Schools Month

By: Emilee Hoover, “Royal Times”

On Monday, March 3, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. the Wynford Junior High and High School Bands performed for parents, family, friends, and music enthusiasts. The junior high band performed first playing “Ancient Airs and Fanfares” by Robert E. Foster, “Entrance of the Tall Ships” by James Swearingen, and “The Happy Band Rag” by Arthur Pryor arrangement by John Kinyon. Junior high band members, Eleni Smock, Victoria Hoerig and Seth Karcher, were recognized as members of the 2014 Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) District 2 Honor Band. The high school band performed “March and Procession of Bacchus” by Leo Delibes arrangement by M. Williams, “Anthem for the Winds and Percussion” by Claude T. Smith (OEMA Large Ensemble Class C requirement), “Joy Revisited” by Frank Ticheli, and “Nicaea”. The first three songs performed by the Wynford High School Band were required OMEA contest program selections. During the performance, Aryn Copeland, Caleb Rettig, Dakota Frazier, Michaela Wagner, Jarrod Jones, and Conner Hickman were recognized as OEMA Solo and Ensemble Contest Award Winners. The Wynford Junior High and High School Bands performed outstandingly, and the high school band would like to remind everyone that they will be performing at District 2 OEMA Large Ensemble Adjudicated Event on Friday, March 7th, 5:00 p.m, at Oak Harbor Middle School Auditorium.

Future Chef Competition

Avery Langenderfer Wins First Future Chef

By: Todd Enders, "Royal Times"

Wynford's new food service company, Sedeko, held its first annual "Future Chef" competition for the elementary students. Caleb Duty, Wynford Food Service Director, was finally able to make the event happen after two cancellations due to our lovely winter weather this year. Competitors in the event were Zane Burns, 4th grade, Emma White, 4th grade, Tori Carman, 6th grade, Avery Langenderfer, 4th grade, and Dylan Jones, 4th grade. All future chefs had a recipe of their choice to prepare, and all the ingredients were provided by Sedeko. Each chef was given a quick tour of the elementary kitchen and shown their work space in which they were going to prepare their dish for the judges. After the tour of the kitchen, all the chefs came out of the cooler with their ingredients. They had one hour and forty-five minutes to prepare three different presentations, a display of the finished product, a sample plate for judges, and a platter for the audience to taste. As the dishes were finished, each chef went in front of the judges; Tami Baumberger, Family Consumer Science Teacher at Shelby High School, Maria Stuckman, Bucyrus Elementary Social Worker, and Mary Meadows, Assistant Food Service Director at Bucyrus High School. The judges asked each chef a series of

questions related to the chef's recipe, and they were graded on a score sheet based upon a point system. Lori Pennington, Bucyrus Food Service Director, along with Duty, tallied up the score sheets when the competition came to an end. Avery Langenderfer prevailed as the winner with his "Royal Mojo Chicken Wrap." Burns created an excellent early morning "Breakfast Tortilla Wrap," while White created a very attractive " 'Crabby' Turkey Salad Croissant." Carman created a nice summer time "B.L.T. Salsa Wrap," and Jones prepared a healthy "Chicken Panini." A special thanks goes out to the the three Sedeko staff members that helped with the event, Chris Stahl, Donna Hamilton, and Pam Hoffman. This event is scheduled to be an annual event for Wynford. "Being the first year for the event, it went well." Duty said. "But I have some changes that I would like to implement in future competitions." This was a great experience for our young chefs. We are excited to see our participant numbers increase and what delicious creations our students prepare in the future.