The Week of 8/31/26

Happy Friday, Sparks! We had a wonderful week here at the School of Innovation, complete with a bonus day off for the heat! As we go All In this school year, let's keep this awesome momentum going and Make it Count! ⚡🔥

Weekly Highlights & Important Announcements

• Huge Shoutout to Amazon & The Lee Family: A giant thank you to Amazon and the Lee family (4th grader Izabella)! Mr. Lee applied for and was awarded a back-to-school prize packet from Amazon, which provided brand-new school supplies and backpacks to our 4th-grade students! 🎒📦

• PBIS Calamity Day Reminder: If a calamity day ever falls on a PBIS Wednesday, our students will get to enjoy their earned rewards on their next day back at school (presumably Thursday)! 🥳🎉

• Picture Day is Coming: Say cheese! Picture Day is scheduled for Tuesday, September 8th. Please see the ordering flyer detailed below. Fall athletes, don't forget to bring your sports uniforms with you! 📸⚡

• Mobile Dentistry Program: Keep those bright smiles healthy! Check out the mobile dentistry opportunity coming directly to SOI detailed below. 🦷✨

• School & District Resources: Check out the details below on how to support us through Box Tops for Education. Additionally, the College Credit Plus Intent to Participate Form is linked below in the district section. 📚📝

• Check out the Student Council Election Results! I am proud of all who ran and put the time in to make their videos. They were so good! 🌍

Have a fantastic, restful Labor Day Weekend, and Go Guardians! 🎆⚾⚡

Warmly,

Mr Bonick

The results are in! and thank you everyone who ran for Student Council this year. A special congratulations goes out to the following students who were voted to be this year’s representatives!

For 6th grade representatives, congratulations to:

Caleb Bell

June Bestgen

Oliver Dillon

Jack Dooley

And Emily Jeske!

For 7th grade representatives, congratulations go to:

Gavin Consad

Sophia Reyna

Caleb Stafford

Aaden Stupica

And Olivia Westmoreland!

Congratulations to our 8th grade representatives:

Axton Pakula-Gelo, Giuliana Sray, Emily DiDonato, Charlotte Smith, Emily Berki, Charlotte Klekar, Scarlet Suhdolnik, Austin Vincent, Charlotte Perrino, And Cooper Tierney!

AND, for this year’s 8th grade officers…

Congratulations to SOI’s Secretary Aiden Conway!

Congratulations to SOI’s treasurer Anna Nowacki!

Congratulations to SOI’s Vice President Ella Jasarevic!

Congratulations to this year’s SOI Student Council President…Jason Fernando!!

School of Innovation students, families and staff - Cirino Photography - is once again looking very forward to working with you for the 2026-2027 school year. Please take a moment to review the attached school day portrait links and yearbook ordering link - please register/subscribe to the links that pertain to your student(s).

The first scheduled date for all of School of Innovation School Portraits is Tuesday, September 8, 2026. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Cirino Photography - they are here and happy to help at cuyla.cirino@gmail.com or 440 953-8200

Arrival and Dismissal Times

• Beginning next school year, car riders can arrive at 7:15 am.

• For afternoon dismissal, we ask that parents begin arriving at school at 2:20 pm.

• To help ensure a safe and efficient dismissal process, families are encouraged to arrive at or near the designated dismissal time. Arriving significantly before dismissal can create traffic congestion around the school and does not expedite student pickup.

• Car Drop Off and Pickup will still be in the back of the building

Hello SOI Families—

For your convenience, all required ODCY forms attached and linked below.

Required Y‑CARE Enrollment Forms for SOI

Please complete all forms accurately. Use “N/A” where applicable. Incomplete or blank sections will delay enrollment. Drop off hard copies at your Elementary school at your earliest convenience.

All Forms attached or can be found at the following link: Child Care West End Willoughby | Lake County YMCA

Required Documents/no exceptions:

• Y School Age Child Care Registration

• ODCY Child Enrollment Form
  (Required for all children per state licensing guidelines)
• ODCY Medical Care Form
  (Completed only if applicable—e.g., allergies, inhaler, or EpiPen; expires annually)
• Parent Release Form
  (Allows a child to transition from licensed space to a Y staff member for parent pick‑up)

• Walking Trip Permission Form
  (Authorizes children to walk between licensed program spaces within the building)

Thank you again for choosing Y‑CARE. We truly value your partnership and look forward to supporting your family in the upcoming school year! Please email me if you have any questions!

Sincerely,

Pattie Ritt

Senior Child Care Director
LAKE COUNTY YMCA - WEST END YMCA at Union Village

36909 Ridge Road, Willoughby, OH 44094

(P)440 710-6754 (F)440 946 2963
(E)pritt@lakecountyymca.org (W) lakecountyymca.org

Progress with Chess is BACK! If your Spark is interested in playing chess and wants to join the club, please see the flyer below.

This year's registration will be handles directly by Progress with Chess

• The club will be from 2:30-3:30 on the designated days to coincide with the new building times

Thank you to everyone that joined the Box Top App. We earned an additional $20.00 last week just on the referrals.

Don't forget to click on "Join The Monthly Challenge" for September. There are new Bonus Offers for this month, too.

For the latest standings, see the attachments.

It's not too late to join and scan your first receipt!

President - Kathryn Toma

Secretary - Rachel Stone

Treasurer - Leigh Klekar

Vice President of Fundraising - Amy Bell

Vice President of Events - Jody Kipsoi

For tryouts/practices/Schedules or any other information regarding district sports please visit the website of the school your child will be participating for. Also, make sure you know which middle school they would be competing for...this will be their home middle school if they did not attend SOI.

Join us Thursday, September 10th at 7:00 PM and cheer on the North Lady Rangers!

Youth players get in FREE when they wear their soccer jersey!

Arrive early if your child would like to participate in the pregame activities!

Kids can walk out with the players, be on the field for the National Anthem, and play during halftime!

Come support our Lady Rangers and give our younger players a chance to experience the excitement of high school soccer and see where the game can take them someday!

Team Car Wash Fundraiser Saturday 9/5 from 2:00-3:30 at the Football Stadium concession stand. Players should arrive by 1:50.

Senior Night is 9/9 at 4:00pm vs Chardon. Dinner provided after the match.

The School Smiles Dentist is coming to our School! All students who have signed up for the program and are eligible for dental services will be seen on September 21st by the dental team. As a reminder, the dental team will set up in the school and see your child during the school day. School Smiles offers an Exam, Cleanings, X-Rays, Fluoride, as well as same day treatment if needed. This treatment can consist of Fillings, Sealants, or SDF.

If you are interested in signing up your student to be seen please follow the link to the School Smiles Website at www.schoolsmiles.com/student-signup. For any questions, please call 855-497-6453

• We do accept the following insurance plans so that anyone and everyone that wants to signup can and can be seen:

• Medicaid: if they have Medicaid it is covered at 100%, the patient is never billed.

• Private Insurance: we accept these plans just like any private practice and will coordinate with families to collect co-pay/deductible that apply. Our office handles this.

• Self-Pay option: we include the discounted rate of only $49 and includes their cleaning, x-rays, prophy, fluoride and sealants. It is the parent’s choice to choose this option and we leave it available because we do have some families that prefer to pay vs having the foundation option

Renovare are the Defending Champs! Who will win Session 1??

New 3rd Graders will be selecting their Houses Next Tuesday!!

Each week I try to highlight one student who turned in their fully stamped Kudos Card as part of our PBIS program. These students get a certificate, their picture in the newsletter, and a happy call home! I am proud of them all!

Every day I get a brave student who wants to do the morning announcements with me!

Sept 1: 4th Grader Hiya Patel

Sept 3: 3rd Grader Journi Monroe

Sept 4: 3rd Grader Mila Ravkin

Mr Bonick (Principal): 440-283-4234

Attendance Line: 855-612-7207

Nancy Suszek (Secretary): 440-283-4445

Angela Buemi (Principal's Secretary): 440-283-4235

Michelle Messina (Guidance): 440-283-4146