Science teacher Terry Scott (right) successfully flips a pancake during a fifth-grade class Wednesday at Reading Central Elementary School. Students watched the cooking as a lesson in safety, discussing the issues of heat and electricity and dangers around the kitchen when cooking. Students are (from left) Heather Serger, Aja Burkhart, Tyler Blackburn and Raven Blair. (Craig Ruttle photo)

BLUE ASH - Several athletes and coaches will be inducted Saturday into Sycamore High School's Hall of Fame during a program that begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Gregory Center, 601 E. Pete Rose Way. They are:

• R.G. "Skip" Smith, who participated in football, basketball, baseball and track and field in the late 1950s and 1960.

• Steve Garrett, who earned sectional and district championships and a fourth-place finish in the state wrestling and played football four years.

• Kerry Bennett, who participated four years in varsity water polo and swimming.

• Darcy Isaac, who was the Cincinnati Enquirer & Post Southwest Ohio Girls' Golfer of the Year and the Southwest Ohio Regional Invitational champion for 1993 and 1994.

• Kim Perszyk, who played volleyball and softball. She was 1998 Division I Player of the Year in softball.

• Frederick Cooper, who coached girls' swimming for 22 years, winning seven sectional and district titles.

Tickets, $35, can be purchased by calling Steve Imhoff, 489-0405, ext. 219.

Warren career center holds open house

LEBANON - The Warren County Career Center will host its annual open house and spaghetti dinner 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the center, 3525 N. Ohio 48.

Dinner will be served 5-7 p.m. Cost is $3.50 but free to sophomores from Lebanon, Franklin, Kings, Little Miami, Waynesville and Springboro schools.

An orientation will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Lecture Room 518.

Bob Sheehan, representing the Miami Valley Tech Prep Consortium, will answer questions about Tech Prep and early college options for students.

Princeton students take on Shakespeare

SHARONVILLE - Princeton Junior High School will present its version of William Shakespeare's A Midwinter's Tale at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in Matthews Auditorium at the high school, 11080 Chester Road.

Tickets are $5, $3 for students and senior citizens. To order, call Shelly Martin, 552-8519.

Program addresses student achievement

DELHI TWP. - "How to Create a Culture of Character: Improving Student Achievement and Behavior,'' is the topic of a half-day program that will be presented 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday.

Sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Character Council, the program will be held at Rapid Run Middle School, 6345 Rapid Run Road.

The guest speaker, E. C. Gaffney, Jr., will focus on learning, available resources for educators, power of praising good character and how it correlates with achievement and behavior.

Cost is $15 (discounts available for 10 or more). Information: 281-7111.

Goshen students host blood drive

GOSHEN - Appointments are now being taken for Goshen High School's blood drive, sponsored by student council. The drive will be held Jan. 29 in the auxiliary gymnasium, 6692 Goshen Road.

To make an appointment, call 722-2227, ext. 2054.

Substitute teacher pay raised by $10

HAMILTON - Pay for substitute teachers in the Hamilton Schools is on the rise. The school board recently approved a $10 increase, bringing pay to $85 per day.

Those who work a half-day will earn $42.50, a $5 increase.

E-mail school news to suek@infionline.net or fax to 755-4150.