Welcome to Tippecanoe High School! Home of the Red Devils 615 E. Kessler-Cowlesville Road Tipp City, Ohio 45371

Principal Chris Zink  (937) 667-8448 School Secretary Marilynn Rowe (937) 667-8448 Counseling Secretary Tracey Gaier  (937) 667-6419 Assistant Principal Amy Epperson  (937) 667-8448   Attendance Secretary Becky Petro  (937) 669-6362 Fax (937) 667-0912          Athletic Director Kregg Creamer  (937) 669-6364   Athletic Office Lisa Copley  (937) 669-6363

Thank you for visiting. We are proud of our school.

Tippecanoe High School is an outstanding place to learn! Tippecanoe High School was named one of the top high schools in the country by US News & World Report. Tipp City students consistently rank among the top in the Miami Valley area in state assessments and college entrance exams. 

THS offers a rigorous program of studies, including accelerated and Advanced Placement courses. We are also partnered with Franklin University, Sinclair and the University of Cincinnati through Sinclair so that our students can earn college credit while taking classes right here at our building taught by our teachers! Our graduates consistently tell us they were well-prepared for college as a result of their education here. Our music program features a marching band, concert band and jazz band, a symphonic choir, and a concert choir.

Students at Tippecanoe have an opportunity to choose from a wide variety of co-curricular and extracurricular activities. We have a strong Academic Team that has been an Ohio and National standout for several years and compete throughout the Midwest. We have a local chapter of National Honor Society, a student senate, and clubs that cater to specific interests, such as Chess Club, Drama Club, Outdoor Club and more. Our theater productions are an outstanding showcase for our talented students.

Our athletic teams compete in the Miami Valley League. We offer ten varsity sports for men and women, plus cheerleading.

The high school also is affiliated with the Miami Valley Career Technology Center, which offers 47 vocational programs and Tech Prep courses of study as an alternative to the general and college preparatory education programs. For more information you may link directly to their site from our website's home page. 

While we are proud of the attributes we can list on paper, we are even prouder of that intangible quality called spirit. You can feel it in the classrooms and hallways, see it on the playing fields, and hear it from our student musicians. Our students and our staff are proud of the tradition of excellence in Tipp City Schools. Spirit abounds at Tippecanoe High School and throughout the school district.

Go Red Devils!

Chris Zink
Principal

#empower #together

 TIPPECANOE HIGH SCHOOL

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Graduation Live-Stream

Tippecanoe High School's 144th Annual Commencement Exercises will be Live-Streamed! A huge thank you to the Movement Church for providing this service to us and our families! You do not need to have Facebook to watch the livestream.  You must be on a computer and not a phone.

Facebook: @themovement937

www.Facebook.com/themovement937

We will go live 10 minutes before the start of the graduation.

All school fees must be paid in full in order to walk at graduation.  See Ms. Rowe in the main office if you have any questions.

If you took a Sinclair CCP class you need to request your transcript and send it to the college you are attending in the fall.  The steps can be found here: https://www.sinclair.edu/services/welcome-center/registration-and-student-records/student-records/transcripts/

COUNSELING

CCP Students - Turn your CCP books into Mrs. Gaier ASAP.

MISCELLANEOUS

All Chromebooks must be returned this week.  Bring them to Room 109 (or the Library if 109 is not staffed) before leaving the high school on your last day OR before or after your last exam. Please clean out and vacuum the case. Make sure your colored name label is on the case and the charger and strap are in the pockets. 

Also, please check lost and found in the Commons during lunch for any lost or missing items before you leave

All Chromebooks must be returned this week.  Bring them to Room 109 (or the Library if 109 is not staffed) before leaving the high school before or after your last exam. Please clean out and vacuum the case. Make sure your colored name label is on the case and the charger and strap are in the pockets. 

Tipp Monroe Community Services is looking for part time employees for our Summer Camp Program. The program will begin the week of June 14 – July 30. Hours are Monday – Friday, 9 am – 12 noon. Applications are available to print at www.tmcomservices.org or at our office at 3 E. Main Street, Tipp City. Office hours are 8 am – 5 pm. Applications are due in the office by Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Must be 16 to apply. Call 937-667-8631 for more information.

Lunch On Us (Summer Lunch Program) June 7 th - August 13 th , 2021

(Closed on Monday, July 5 th )

Free Lunch for all Tipp City & Monroe Township children will be available this summer at the following locations for Drop Off:

Tipp City United Methodist Church, 8 W. Main St., Monday – Friday, 11:30 am–12:30 pm (Pick up only)

Watch for the “Lunch On Us” signs on the Red or White marked van at these drop off locations. The times listed below are approximate. Please be patient, wear a mask, and remember social distancing.

Meadow Drive off of Ginghamsburg Frederick Road (11:00am)

Tweed Woods Park located on Sequoia Court between Larch Street & Banyon Tree Way (11:15am)

Elas Court off of Woodlawn (11:25am)

Comanche Lane & Cheyenne Place near corner (11:40am)

Miles Ave and Tippecanoe (11:50am)

Bellview Court (12 noon)

Hathaway Park (12:15pm)

Call Tipp Monroe Community Services at 937-667-8631 (Mon–Fri, 8 am- 5 pm) for further information.

Thank you to Thrivent Financial, Matt Buehrer, Tipp City United Methodist Church, Tipp City Area Community Foundation, Needy Basket, area businesses, organizations, local churches and residents.

Visit us at www.tmcomservices.org

The K12 & Tejas Art Gallery and Studios in downtown Dayton has graciously donated several gift certificates for Tipp Students to a free Summer Art Camp for one week this summer!  Each Tipp student is allowed one entry ONLY.  This drawing is open to students in all Tipp City Schools and must be eligible to attend a full week of classes.  Please submit your name, phone number and grade to the following email:  lspears@tippcity.k12.oh.us  Please submit your entry by Monday 5/24 at 4PM. Questions?  Please contact Mrs. Spears at the High School Library or email her at lspears@tippcity.k12.oh.us

K12 & TEJAS provides hands-on art making experiences with a focus on personal creative development.  During the school year, on-site classes are the bread-and-butter for K12 Gallery  and include K through 2nd Grade, 3rd-5th Grade, 6th-8th Grade, 9th-12th Grade and Adult Saturday Art Classes, Teen Artist-in-Training and Advanced Placement (AP) Studio Art Classes, Homeschool Art Classes, and Summer Art Camps.  These studio classes are led by local professional teaching artists who specialize in the media being taught and cover the gambit of visual art mediums.

Our Covid protocols will remain in place until the end of the year. Here's a message from the Governor that was sent out as an update: 

Dear Education Leader,

Thank you for your hard work this year to provide safe and healthy in-person educational opportunities to Ohio’s students. As you may have seen, the Centers for Disease Control recently revised their recommendations around mask guidance for individuals who are fully vaccinated. While Ohio will be amending its health orders to comply with this new CDC guidance, in order to maintain consistency and model safe behavior for Ohio’s students, these changes do not affect the existing order requiring the use of facial coverings and other health protocols in our schools. With limited numbers of students vaccinated, it is important that we continue these safety measures through the end of the current school year. I appreciate the efforts that you have undertaken locally to protect students and I look forward to continuing to work together for Ohio’s kids.

Thank you,

Governor Mike DeWine

IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR 

All Tipp City School students must have documentation of required immunizations or hand written exemption (based on conscience, including religious convictions, or medical conditions with doctor’s signature) on file yearly on or prior to the first day of school. Please submit documentation as soon as possible. 

Exclusion dates for the 2020-2021-(ORC-3313.671) Students cannot attend school or participate in athletics/extra- curricular activities if proper immunization documentation is not on file (14 calendar days once school starts).

Grades 1-12,   September 2nd, 2021

Kindergarten   September 7th, 2021

Students are excluded from school starting on the above dates if proper documentation is not received.

All students who will be entering 12^th grade for the 2021-2022 school year will be required to have the meningococcal vaccine. (If the 1^st meningitis vaccine was received before 16 years of age a second vaccine is required or if the student is 15 years old or younger in the 12^th grade, only 1 dose is required) This requirement will be enforced progressively as it was adopted in 2016-2017.

Dad Joke of the Day

Dad Joke of the Day:  Did you hear about the new pen that can write underwater? It can write other words too. Be the reason someone smiles today!  #empower #together Go Red Devils!

Quote of the Week

“Life is beautiful not because of the things we see or the things we do. Life is beautiful because of the people we meet."  -Simon Sinek

If you would like to be added to (delete from) our morning announcements via email please send a message to Ms. Rowe at MARowe@tippcity.k12.oh.us.

Curriculum Night 2021

THS Program of Studies 2021-22

Virtual Curriculum Night Flyer

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are holding our Curriculum Night virtually this year.  In addition to the Tippecanoe High School Program of Studies (linked above), we have provided numerous resources to help students and parents with the scheduling process for the 2021-22 school year.  Below we have provided several presentations for you to review at your convenience. At the end of many of the presentations, there is a link to a Google Form for you to submit questions you have regarding that topic.  The Virtual Curriculum Night Flyer above provides additional information about these resources. Additionally on February 4th at 6:30 pm, a live Zoom session with representatives from the University of Cincinnati was held to discuss the incredibly valuable Early Information Technology (IT) program offered at THS.  Information can be found below.   If you have additional questions, please contact your student's school counselor.  

Informational presentations for you to view at your convenience:

These can be viewed or downloaded on a laptop or mobile device.  Many of the presentations include links to videos and/or a link to a Google Form for you to send us any questions you may have.  Unfortunately these presentations will likely not work on a chromebook; however, links to Google Slide presenatations that can be accessed on a chromebook have been provided to students on their Class of 2022, 2023, and 2024 Google Classrooms.  

Departments Showcase

Advanced Placement

Preparing for Freshman Year: Class of 2025

Graduation Requirements & Pathways: Class of 2023 & Beyond

College Credit Plus: What You Need to Know

Understanding Your PSAT/NMSQT Scores & AP Potential

Thank you to all of those who joined us for the Zoom session to learn more about the Early IT partnership Tippecanoe HS has with Sinclair and UC.  If you have questions about this awesome opportunity, click here to ask us and we will respond as soon as possible.  

 Click here to access Ms. Calhoun's slide presentation from the UCIT Zoom session.  

Below is additional information from Ms. Calhoun. 

School of Information Technology at University of Cincinnati, will be hosting its annual IT Expo virtually on Tuesday April 13, 2021 from 9am-1pm.  

The IT Expo is a major celebration and showcase of innovation in Information Technology!  Students will have the opportunity to see IT projects by: the senior class of the BSIT program, MSIT program, and applied research centers and industry.  In addition, this event allows attendees the opportunities to network with top IT professionals and faculty as well.  If you are interested in attending this virtual event, please contact your school counselor by March 15th.  

IT Expo is similarly a great place for high school students to get experience in presenting an IT project.  Students and/or teams interested in submitting a project as part of our High School Competition, please see the attached flyer for details.  Deadline to submit a project proposal is Saturday, March 13^th.   See your school counselor for additional information.  

UC Cost:  The tuition and fees for the 2021-2022 school year have not been determined yet.  In the meantime, please do check Cincinnati Tuition Guarantee Website for more information and FAQ sheet. 

 Co-op: Students in the BSIT program are required to complete five co-op terms and alternate between full-time work experience and full-time classes. Students may co-op locally, nationally or internationally.   On average students earn about $56,000 after graduation. 

Accelerated Master’s Programs:   School of Information Technology (SoIT)  offers an accelerated program for undergraduate students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology program (BSIT). This program allows students to earn a dynamic master’s degree while completing a Bachelor of Information Technology degree.  For more information about IT Accelerated Programs, the UC websites or contact the Assistant Director of Graduate Programs Lauren Kirgis at lauren.kirgis@uc.edu.

• IT Accelerated BSIT and Masters of IT
• IT Accelerated BSIT and Masters of Instructional Design and Technology
• IT Accelerated BSIT and Masters of Business Administration
• IT Accelerated BSIT and Masters of Health Informatics
• IT Accelerated BSIT and Masters of Criminal Justice

"Submit a Tip" to Tipp City Schools

Tipp City Schools is now using SafeSchools Alert, a tip reporting service that allows students, staff, and parents to submit safety concerns to our administration by web, email, phone or text.  Report bullying, safety issues, a general tip or just send some kudos for a staff or student member for a job well done.  Together, using SafeSchools Alert, we can make our district a safer place to work and learn! Learn more..