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Many thanks to OCCS newsletter editor Xiaohui Zeng, 2012 March issue of OCCS Newsletter (中文学校2012年3月号通讯) is now published.

All issues of newsletter can be found on OCCS Newsletters.

Dear Parents/Teachers/Volunteers,

The historical election of OCCS Board of Trustees has completed today on May 6, 2012. Here are the election results reported from the 2012 Election Committee. There are a totally of 236 ballots cast with 2 invalid ballots due to having more than 11 candidates chosen.

1. The following six candidates are elected to OCCS board of trustees to serve a four-year term:

• 许琳 Xu, Lin
• 孙燕 Sun, Yan
• 林峰 Lin, Feng
• 邵艾萍 Shao, Aiping
• 丘红 Qiu, Hong
• 周岚岚 Zhou, Lanlan

2. The following five candidates are elected to OCCS board of trustees to serve a two-year term:

• 吴晓音 Wu, Xiaoyin
• 徐登科 Xu, Dengke Max
• 钟明灯 Zhong, Mingdeng
• 范易伟 Fan, Yiwei
• 李敏儒 Li, Minru

3. Below are the election results in order of number of votes.

Candidate	#Votes
许琳 Xu, Lin	169
孙燕 Sun, Yan	137
林峰 Lin, Feng	129
邵艾萍 Shao, Aiping	124
丘红 Qiu, Hong	123
周岚岚 Zhou, Lanlan	111
吴晓音 Wu, Xiaoyin	107
徐登科 Xu, Dengke Max	106
钟明灯 Zhong, Mingdeng	104
范易伟 Fan, Yiwei	99
李敏儒 Li, Minru	82
霍学文 Huo, Xuewen	80
曾晓晖 Zeng, Xiaohui	72
陈希有 Chen, Xiyou	64
袁琼Yuan, Qiong	58
郭永平Guo, Yongping	57
何采菊He, Helen	54 (tie)
李卫东Li, Weidong	54 (tie)
李国庆 Li, Guoqing	51

We would like to thank all who participated in and helped with today's election, especially the OCCS 2012 Election Committee (选举委员会): Lan Bloch (迟兰); Hongtao Jia (贾洪涛); Sijin Liu (刘思进); Yanlin Liu (刘衍莉); Hongbo Li (李洪波); Henry Yan (阎恒); Kan Zhao (赵侃), Maoning Jin (金茂宁), Jason Ma (马京升)

The ballots and the voter information have been sealed in two boxes and retained separately by Hongbo Li and by Henry Yan. The ballots and the voter information will be destroyed after the last day of school on 6/3.

Congratulations!

OCCS Parents Committee, May 6, 2012

Dear All,

Please support OCCS by enrolling in Kroger Community Reward Program.

When shopping at Kroger and scanning your Kroger Plus Card, you will not only enjoy getting the promotion price, but also you will support OCCS because Kroger will donate to OCCS as a result of your purchase.

Please re-enroll or enroll the program to ensure that Ohio Contemporary Chinese School will be receiving your KROGER Community Rewards Dollars. Please note that you need to re-enroll after April 1st every year to continue your support. Many thanks to those who participated in the past.

To enroll or re-enroll, please visit http://www.kroger.com/mykroger/016/community/Pages/community_rewards.aspx , choose "enroll" or "re-enroll", sign in to your Kroger Plus Account, and sign up to donate to OCCS (ID#83789).

Please remember to save your changes and watch the bottom of your Krogers receipts to see your dollars go to and support OCCS.

Thank you for re/enrolling in Kroger Community Reward Program to continue your support of OCCS!

Thanks, Lin Xu, Principal of OCCS

Dear OCCS Parents, Teachers, Volunteers:

1. The OCCS new bylaws have been approved by a majority of 78% on April-15-2012, above the 2/3 (67%) requirement.

The details of the counts of votes:
Approve: 107 (78%)
Reject: 30 (22%)
Invalid: 4

Thank you all for participating in the important event.
Thank you all for your contribution of ideas and time in drafting the bylaws.
We also thank those who helped counting the votes at 4pm today.
Thank you all for your support to our OCCS.

2. The new bylaws will govern the upcoming election. The target date of election will be May 6, 2012. An Election Committee will be formed to handle the upcoming election. If anyone who is NOT running for board, and wants to become a member of this election committee, please send an email ASAP to pc@columbus-occs.org.

3. The current PC and SA team will complete all the tasks of the current school year of 2011-2012.

4. The new board will be responsible for future tasks starting 2012-2013 school year.

OCCS Parents Committee
pc@columbus-occs.org
04-15-2012

Dear All,

Just a reminder that there is school this coming Sunday 3/25 even though some students might be on spring break. OCCS spring break will be 4/1 and 4/8.

Photos from the 2012 Ohio Chinese Festival are now online! Please click the following link to view and/or order photos of your choice: http://vas.ohiochinese.org/2012cf/

Thanks
OCCS SA team

Dear teachers and parents,

Video sample clips of 2012 Chinese Festival 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shows have been made in 1080pHD-DVD, and will be in display at OCCS cafeteria this coming Sunday. Welcome all to view and place order with us.

You can also follow the YouTube link below to view a clip of sample:http://youtu.be/wW1gNI52uOg

You may also order online or contact Ming Zhang at (614.257.9865) or ming800@hotmail.com to place your order. Please click HERE for detailed order information.

我们中文学校在中国节演出第一场节目的高分辨率蓝光碟片已经制成，这个周日将在中文学校播放，有意购买的家长请来观摩和订购

Thanks,
OCCS SA team

Dear All,

To enforce the no cell phone rule in class, all students' cell phone must be turned off during class.

For all teachers and room-parents:
If you still have student using it during class and not following your direction, please fill out the "Classroom Management" form and report it as an incident to the dean.

It's reminder that this Sunday will be the last day to purchase meal voucher for the annual Moon Festival and National Day celebration, scheduled for Sept. 25, 2011 4:30 - 7:45 pm at TWHS, for $6 (lunch box with a piece of mooncake) and $1 (slice of pizza). Dinning voucher will also be available in the cafeteria on Sept. 25 before 4:00pm for $ 8.00 and $2. Please visit OCCS website for more detail.

Thanks
Lin Xu
Principal of OCCS

Dear OCCS Students/Parents/Teachers,

Hope you all enjoyed the summer break! Chinese School will start the 2011-2012 school year tomorrow August 21, 2011. All classes will be held at Thomas Worthington High School (TWHS). Please view 2011-2012 School Calendar 

On First day of school, if you do not see your student‘s name on the roster posted on the classroom door, please take your student to registration in room 127 to make sure that the student is properly enrolled. Last year, we had received few complaints from TWHS due to the diligence of students, parents, teachers and OCCS volunteers. Thank you all very much and let us keep up the good job.

Please observe the following:

• Visit the OCCS School Regulations page at http://www.columbus-occs.org/regulations.html, review the rules and follow them in the new school year.
• Be sure to carry out your duty as the room parent, and the security patrol for the school, at least once to twice per school year.
• Parents should not stay in the classroom unless they are the room parents, nor should they linger in the hallway. It is highly recommended that you drop off your student at school then leave or stay at the cafeteria (unless you are on the room parent or security patrol duty).
• Students/parents are to report to school if the teacher is late or leaving early.

By enrolling in OCCS, you have pledged to follow school regulations. Breaking the rules might give you temporary convenience, but that action can result in fines and ultimately your expulsion from OCCS. Please follow the rules and help us to enforce the rules!

The PC/SA team had held multiply meetings in preparation for the new school year. We hope that more parents/volunteers will join the team and help with school operation.

Wish everyone a successful new school year!

Lin Xu, Ph.D.
OCCS Principal

Maggie Feng is a student of OCCS chass class. She was recently qualified as a team member for the 2011 World Youth Championship in the Girls Under 12 section. She will have the opportunity to compete as a member of an elite team of players and coaches who will represent the United States in Caldas Novas-Goias, Brazil, November 17-27, 2011.

Congradulations to Maggie Feng!

Click Here to read the official invitation letter from U.S. Chass Federation.