SLSD 1st Semester/2nd Quarter Accomplishments:

*The Harrison Elementary MOVE IT! club ran/walked over 600 miles after school during the first semester.  
*The Junior School Cheerleaders placed 1st in their competition in Dayton on Jan. 14.
*Harrison Junior School 8th grade students, Jenn Galligan & Jeff Grieser, we selected for the OMEA District 14 Honors Band.
*Art work from Harrison High juniors Meghann Hubbard and Samantha Scott are displayed for the month of December at the Bi-annual "Selections " Tri- State high school art show at Mt St. Joe's " Studio San Giuseppe"  art gallery.
*-- Meghann Hubbard wins a $2,000 scholarship award for her art drawing at the" Selections" show at Mt. St. Joe. Her work was recognized by the Fine arts staff at the Mount.
*-- Four Harrison High  Art students compete at the Design Charrette competition in December @  Mt St. Joe. against 125 tri-state High school students. Saranda Posey , Alyssa Crone, Meghann Hubbard, and Lindsey Draffen compete.
* Lindsey and Meghann's group win 1st PLACE at the Competition!!
*Miamitown had four students go to the state competition for the PTA Reflections:  Jackie Watkins, Liberty Cavanaugh, Ariana Burton, and Zoe Roddenberry.
*Football Honors
All-Ohio
1st Team Wide Receiver - Kyle Nowlin (1st back to back All-Ohio in Harrison history)
Special Mention Linebacker - Jake Tarvin
All City
1st Team Wide Receiver - Kyle Nowlin
1st Team Linebacker - Jake Tarvin
1st Team Defensive Line - Truman Gutapfel
2nd Team Quarterback - Marcus Woelfel
2nd Team Running back - Jake Tarvin
Cincinnati Enquirer Fall All-Star Team
1st Team Quarterback - Marcus Woelfel
1st Team All-Purpose - Kyle Nowlin
1st Team Linebacker - Jake Tarvin
Honorable-Mention - Truman Gutapfel

*-- Three fine art students from the High School win honorable mention at the Regional Scholastic Arts Competition!! Juniors: Samantha Scott and Alyssa Crone win for their portraits and Kaitlyn Meyer for her Ceramic Sculpture!  Ceremonies to recognize Their work will be in February and their work will be on display on display at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center.
*The Harrison Show Choir was invited to perform with the Southern Gateway Chorus and toured several senior centers during our Harrison Holiday Outreach Tour.
*Photo I students & Junior School artists held a show of their works *Capture Resist* at The Coffee Peddlar
*PTA Reflections winners in visual arts & photography.  1st place winners are traveling to the state competition. High School students  Tina Wu, Macie Alf and Tegan Irwin, Eric Acra  and Shelby Klotter all placed.
*Harrison Junior School and the Hubert Company teamed up to help over 40 families for the holiday season with food, clothing, & toys.
*Jenna Wallin won the Harrison Junior School spelling bee.
*Harrison Junior School MH program and TAG program volunteered at Matthew 25 Ministries
 *The SLSD  celebrated our growing Special Olympics program at a Pep Assembly at the High School.
*HJS art department had 3 pieces of student artwork selected for the state of Ohio Youth Art Month art exhibit.
* At Whitewater Valley Elementary, Noah Kathmans was the Geography Bee winner, Brendan Edwards was the Spelling Bee winner (2nd year in a row) and 11 Fifth grade girls completed the Girls On The Run Program with a 5K Race on Nov. 19th.
WVE Recognized 185 students at our Remke biggs second quarter perfect attendance breakfast.
* Members of the Diamond Oaks JROTC from Harrison HS participated in their first Color Guard competition on 17 December 2011. The All-Harrison team brought back the Third Place Trophy, the Forth Place team had a Harrison cadet filling out a position. Great first showing.

*Crosby Spelling Bee Champion – Sydney Neckel (5th grade)
Crosby Americanism Award – Katelyn Wade (6th grade)
Crosby DARE Graduation – Forty-Six Sixth Grade Students Graduated from D.A.R.E.
Crosby Students collected over 1,300 non-perishable items for the Mayor’s Fund
Crosby Fourth Grade Students hosted over 100 guests for Grandparent’s Day
*The Harrison Cheer Stars won first place at the Harvest Festival Cheer competition at Fairfield High School.
*Harrison Elementary's Cats Kids News published their 30th issue. 30 students participate in reporting and writing this 50+ article paper.
*Miamitown hosted an art show for 18 students.  70 people attended the art show
*Winner of the Miamitown Spelling Bee was Brianna Bailey.