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About Centerville

City of Centerville

Centerville Web Site

100 W. Spring Valley Rd., Centerville, OH 45458, Phone: (937) 433-7151, Fax: 433-0310
E-mail: information@ci.centerville.oh.us

Gregory Horn, City Manager
Bill Covell, Economic Development Administrator
Date founded: 1796
Population (2004 Census): 23,162
Median age: 42.6
Persons under 18: 4,971
Persons over 65: 4,356
Number of households: 9,996
Median family income: $68,580
Size: 10.9 sq. mi.
Roads in use: 107 mi.

Residential housing permits issued: 36 permits, $8.2 million valuation

Commercial/industrial permits issued: 88 permits, $55.5 million valuation

Major intersection traffic counts (total entering into intersection/day):

Main and Franklin - 47,000
Alex Bell and Far Hills - 63,000
Whipp and Far Hills - 51,000
Wilmington and Clyo - 46,000
Main and Spring Valley - 45,000

Number of churches and synagogues: 11

Number of service clubs: 9

Major employers and number of employees:

Centerville City School District - 1,384
Graceworks Bethany Lutheran Village - 650
Franciscan at St. Leonard - 362
City of Centerville - 250
Kroger - 220
Heartland of Centerville - 181
Other Major employers:
Elder Beerman
Voss Auto
Bob Ross Buick
Dimco Gray

RETS Tech Center
Michael's Salon & Day Spa
Walker Auto Dealerships
Miami Valley South Health Center

Public Schools

High School

Centerville High School, 500 E. Franklin St., Centerville, OH 45459, 439-3500 (phone) 439-3574 (fax), Eileen Booher, Principal

School of Possibilities, 965 Miamisburg Centerville Rd., 438-6092, 438-6095 (fax), Gary Anderson, Principal

Middle Schools

Magsig Middle School, 192 W. Franklin St., Centerville, OH 45459, 433-0965 (phone) 433-5256 (fax), Stacey Westendorf, Principal
Tower Heights Middle School, 195 N. Johanna Dr., Centerville, OH 45459, 434-0383 (phone) 434-3033 (fax), Clint Freese, Principal
Watts Middle School, 7056 McEwen Rd., Centerville, OH 45459, 434-0370 (phone) 434-2907 (fax), Brian Miller, Principal

Elementary Schools

Cline Elementary School, 99 Virginia Ave., Centerville, OH 45458, 435-1315 (phone) 435-3893 (fax), Susan Duffy, Principal
Driscoll Elementary School, 5767 Marshall Rd., Centerville, OH 45429, 434-0562 (phone) 434-0393 (fax), Sherley Kurtz, Principal
John Hole Elementary School, 180 W. Whipp Rd., Centerville, OH 45459, 434-0725 (phone) 434-0557 (fax), Jeremy Miller, Principal
Normandy Elementary School, 401 Normandy Ridge Rd., Centerville, OH 45459, 434-0917 (phone) 434-0953 (fax), Rebecca O’Neil, Principal
Stingley Elementary School, 95 Linden Dr., Centerville, OH 45459, 434-1054 (phone) 438-6049 (fax), Diana Keller, Principal
Weller Elementary School, 9600 Sheehan Rd., Centerville, OH 45458, 885-3273 (phone) 885-5092 (fax), Theresa Gum, Principal
Primary Village North, 6450 Marshall Rd., Centerville, OH 45459, 438-6062 (phone) 438-6076 (fax), Mindy Cline, Principal
Primary Village South, 8388 Paragon Rd., Centerville, OH 45458, 312-1273 (phone) 312-1274 (fax), Stephanie Owens, Principal
Centerville Pre School, 5900 Hithergreen Dr., 438-6056, 438-6091 (fax), Mindy Cline, Principal

Private/Parochial Schools

Centerville Pre School, 5900 Hithergreen Dr., 438-6056, Andrea Contestable, Director
Incarnation Catholic School, 45 Williamsburg Ln., 433-1051, Dr. Cheryl Reichel, Principal
Miami Valley School, 5151 Denise Dr., 434-4444, Peter Benedict, Head Master
Spring Valley Academy, 1461 E. Spring Valley Pk., 433-0790, Jeff Bovee, Principal
School of Possibilities, 965 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd., 438-6092, Craig Suttman, Coordinator

Washington-Centerville Public Libraries

Centerville Library, 111 W. Spring Valley Rd., 433-8091, E-mail: cvref@wcpl.lib.oh.us, Web site: www.wclibrary.info
Woodbourne Library, 6060 Far Hills Ave., 435-3700, www.wcpl.lib.oh.us, E-mail: www.wclibrary.info

U.S. POST OFFICE (45459) 99 Maple Ave., 1-800-275-8777, FAX (937) 433-1514

OHIO MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE BUREAU 104 W. Spring Valley Rd., 435-5970, www.ohiobmv.com

MONTGOMERY COUNTY CLERK OF COURTS Title Office, 108 W. Spring Valley Rd., 225-4480 ext 629

PARKS AND RECREATION:

Benham's Grove,166 N. Main St., Banquet/Meeting/Rental, 433-1913, www.benhamsgrove.com
Stubbs Park, 255 W. Spring Valley Rd., 433-715, www.ci.centerville.oh.us
The Golf Club at Yankee Trace, 10000 Yankee St., 438-3585 Restaurant and Banquet, 438-GOLF Golf Shop, www.yankeetrace.org
Centerville-Washington Township Historical Society, 89 W. Franklin St., 433-0123
Centerville-Washington Township Visitors' Center, 26 N. Main St., 291-2223
Washington Township Recreation Center, 895 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd., 433-0130, www.wtreccenter.org
Centerville-Washington Park District, 221 North Main St., 433-5155, www.cwpd.org
Hithergreen Senior Center of Centerville/Washington Township, 5900 Hithergreen Dr., 435-2415, www.hithergreen.org

CENTERVILLE-WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Walton House Museum, 89 W. Franklin St., 433-0123

Centerville-Washington Twp. Visitor's Center (Asahel Wright Community Center),

26 N.Main St., 291-2223

Aaron Nutt Cottage, Local history and genealogy, 78 N. Main St., 312-0040

CITY PHONE NUMBERS
Emergency Fire/Police 911
Police Non-Emergency, 433-7661

CENTERVILLE MUNICIPAL BUILDING
General City Number, 433-7151 (All city services available through this general number)

Refuse and Recycling Service
Building Inspections/Permits
Income Tax
Planning
Zoning Code Enforcement

Centerville Police Services, 433-7661

City Government

Council meets at 8 p.m. on third Monday of each month.

Council Members

C. Mark Kingseed*, Mayor, 223-8177(phone) 223-6705(fax), E-mail: mark.kingseed@coollaw.com
James E. Singer, Councilmember, 433-6922, E-mail: jsinger@ci.centerville.oh.us
Douglas C. Cline, Deputy Mayor, 432-9258 (phone) 432-9386 (fax), E-mail: doug.cline@morganstanley.com
Dr. Paul M. Gresham, Councilmember,299-2339 (phone) 299-3850 (fax), E-mail: pedi10@aol.com
John Beals, Councilmember, 433-6492 (phone), E-mail: john-beals@sbcglobal.net
Belinda Kenley, 434-4877, bskenleyayahoo.com
Brooks A. Compton, Councilmember, 298-1054 (phone) 293-1766 (fax) Email:bcompton@mccmlawyers.com
Debbie James, Clerk of Council, 433-7151 (phone) 433-8221 (fax)

Appointed Officials

Gregory Horn, City Manager
Jennifer Wilder, Assistant to City Manager
Kristen Gopman, Assistant to City Manager
Stephen Walker, Chief of Police
Bill Gaul, Fire Chief
Rob James, Public Works Director
Steve Feverston, City Planner
Mark Schlagheck, Finance Director
Bill Covell, Economic Development Administrator
Doug Spitler, City Engineer

Events/Festivals

Americana July 4th Festival/Fine Arts Market
Garden Fest - Biennially in June
National Night Out Celebration - 1st Tuesday in August
Summer Concert Series- Sundays in June, July, August

Daycare Centers

Early Beginnings Child Care, 5600 Clyo Rd., 436-9614
Kindercare Learning Center, 951 E. Rahn Rd., 435-2353
Young Learners World, 1200 Norwich Ln., 433-5437
Explorations Child Enrichment Center, 242 N. Main St., 434-1935
The Goddard School of Learning, 9755 Dayton Lebanon Pk., 886-0800
Rainbow Child Development, 6375 Clyo Rd., 312-1500
Primrose School, 2550 E. Alex Bell Rd., 432-6000

Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Centers

Bethany Lutheran Village, 6451 Far Hills Ave., 436-6850, www.graceworks.org/bethany/
Franciscan at St. Leonard, 8100 Clyo Rd., 433-0480, www.stleonard.net/
Heartland of Centerville, 1001 E. Alex Bell Rd., 436-9700

Economic Development

The City of Centerville is primarily a residential community with a balanced mixture of single-family and multi-family homes. Employment and services are provided to residents by over 700 small to medium sized businesses. Currently, the most popular area for redevelopment is the architectural preservation district, which features an eclectic mixture of high-end retail shops, personal service businesses and restaurants.

* Chamber Board Representative

Centerville City Schools

Centerville City Schools Web Site

111 Virginia Ave., Centerville, OH 45458, Phone: (937) 433-8841, Fax: 438-6057

Mission Statement

The mission of Centerville City Schools, a community of learners, is to provide diverse educational opportunities that develop the skills, attitudes, knowledge, and ethics needed to reach individual potential and create a foundation for lifelong learning.

Demographics and Programs

The Centerville City Schools serve both Centerville and Washington Township residents, a population of approximately 53,000 housed in 22,000 single-family homes, condominiums and apartments covering 32 square miles. The district, individual schools, students, and teachers have won a variety of state and national competitions and awards which have helped the district earn a reputation for excellence.

In addition to the 11 school buildings, there are also a preschool located at Hithergreen Senior Center ; the School of Possibilities , an alternative high school placement located on McEwen Road ; Grant Nature Center ; a Central Resource Center holding instructional materials and resources shared throughout the district; and a bus garage for the district's 103 buses. The district offers a variety of curricular programs to a diverse student population. Students in grades K-5 are taught language arts, mathematics, science, social studies and health by the classroom teachers. Middle school students have the same curricular areas, but also begin a foreign language in grade six. Instruction in French, German and Spanish then continues at the high school, along with Latin and Chinese.

Centerville High School is divided into three academic units. Within this setting, students are offered a full diverse curriculum. Students benefit from many career programs and have access to a unit guidance counselor as well as the career counselor.

SPECIAL NEEDS

Complementing the regular academic program are courses and programs for students who have special needs. The preschool program has special needs students from the age of three interacting with regular education students in an elementary setting. K-12 instruction is provided to special needs students in the regular classroom and in resource rooms where special education teachers provide more individualized instruction and attention.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

High School 2,710

Middle School 1,858

Elementary school and Kindergarten 3,629

Preschool 88

TOTAL 8,285 students

Superintendent

Gary Smiga*, Superintendent, 111 Virginia Ave., Centerville, OH 45458, 433-8841 (phone) 438-6057 (fax)

Ethnic Background

Asian: 6.0%
Afro American: 4.0%
Hispanic: 1.3%
Multi-racial: 2.8%
White: 85.7%
American Indian: .2%

District Size 32 sq. mi.

Graduates 654

Number of Teachers 404

Student/Teacher Ratio 23:1

Nickname Elks

2005-2006 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

State and National Awards

• The Centerville City School District again earned an "Excellent" Rating -the highest rank in Ohio 's report card on school districts. The district met 25 of 25 standards that are based on student test achievement scores, the Ohio Graduation Test and attendance and graduation rates . In addition, Adequate Yearly Progress was also achieved for all 10 sub groups, meeting the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Federal Legislation. The Centerville City Schools have received this top rating from the State for all eight years in which it has been given.

• CHS Science Olympiad team placed first in Ohio for the fourth year in a row and 3rd in the nation !

• CHS Science Bowl placed 3 rd in the state.

• CHS Varsity teams earned several honors in interscholastic tournaments : boys' basketball, district runner-up; girls' basketball, district runner-up; boys' cross country, district runner-up; girls' cross country, 10 th place at the state level; boys' golf, sectional tournament runner-up; girls' golf, 3 rd place at the state level; girls' gymnastics, 6 th place at the state level; boys' soccer, district champions; girls' soccer, regional runner-up; boys' swimming, 23 rd at the state level; girls' swimming, 3 rd at the state level; boys' track, district runner-up; boys' volleyball, regional champs.

• CHS captured the GWOC All-Sports Trophy for the 30 th time in the last 31 years.

• The CHS Concert and Symphonic Orchestras received unanimous superior ratings at the State Orchestra Contests and the Symphonic Orchestra tied for second place at the National Orchestra Competition .

• CHS cheerleading placed 1 st at the National Jamfest .

• Five Centerville Destination Imagination teams competed at state. Three of those five teams qualified for Global competition. A team from CHS placed 5th, the Weller team placed 3rd and the Tower Heights team placed 2 nd .

• The CHS Eltonians received superior ratings at the district competition .

• The CHS yearbook, Elkonian, and the CHS newspaper, Pursuit, received a variety of honors and awards at national competitions.

• The CHS Jazz Band, Winter Drumline and Winter Guard were all state champions . The Jazz Band was a national finalist , placing 10 th and the Winter Drumline and Winter Guard were world finalists , placing 5 th and 9 th , respectively.

. 12 middle school students achieved "Recognized Scholar" status in the Middle School Scholastic Achievement Tests.

• Numerous individual CHS students earned state and national recognition in academic, sports, debate, and athletic competitions.

Class of 2006 Academic Profile

The Class of 2006 was the 116 th graduating class of the now Centerville High School, with 654 graduating seniors. This class earned several academic honors that will compare favorably to any public or private school. The following are just some of the academic highlights:

. 18 seniors were recognized as National Merit Finalists or Commended Scholars .

. 165 seniors were inducted into the National Honor Society .

. 216 seniors earned the State of Ohio Honors Diploma .

• 176 seniors received the President's Award for Educational Excellence in Achievement for maintaining a 3.5 grade point average and scoring in the 85 th percentile or higher in math or reading on a standardized achievement test.

. 231 seniors received the State Award of Merit in the college prep curriculum and 20 seniors received the State Award of Merit Certificate in the career-technical curriculum.

• 108 seniors achieved Scholar/Athlete status by earning a varsity letter and maintaining a 3.2 grade point average.

• 95.5% of the 2006 class was accepted to either two- or four-year institutions of higher learning.

• 287 seniors reported to CHS they were awarded scholarships or grants in aid, totaling almost $5 million dollars, which would be nearly $20 million over four years of college (we have no official way of knowing the number of seniors who were awarded scholarships but did not inform us).

STAFF RECOGNITIONS

. Bonnie Thompson, math teacher at Tower Heights Middle School , was Centerville 's nominee for Ohio Teacher of the Year .

• Marie Dzuris , a member of the CHS teaching staff, was named Outstanding Teacher of the Year by the Centerville Education Foundation at the annual Hall of Fame Banquet.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

. The CHS students, staff and community raised a total of $37,220 in the Spirit Chain competition that supported the Daybreak Shelter for Teens .

. Centerville students spearheaded numerous efforts to support the thousands of people impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita that sent over $20,000 to relief efforts .

• Centerville Schools again led all area schools in food collected for the Holiday Aid campaign. Over 20,000 pounds of food were sent to the Dayton Emergency Food Bank to feed the less fortunate in Montgomery County .

* Chamber Board Representative

South Metro Regional Chamber of Commerce
7887 Washington Village Drive, Suite 265, Dayton, OH 45459
Phone: 937-433-2032 | Fax: 937-433-6881

Contact: Deanna Lang (deanna.lang@smrcoc.org)

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