Sylvania Schools Foundation

Mark your calendar! On August 20th, we celebrate 𝟱𝟬 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦!! Our entire community is invited to join us for this FREE event.
1976: Last graduating class at Sylvania High School
1976: Sylvania Southview High School opens
1976: Sylvania High School becomes Sylvania Northview High School
It will be a great opportunity to reconnect, reminisce, and celebrate our shared history. This event brings together current and former students, families, staff, and our entire community as we celebrate the last five decades at Sylvania Schools.

𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

The 1976 time capsule will be unveiled on July 4th!

Ohio, the Buckeye State, has long been synonymous with aviation achievement and American ingenuity. From the Wright Brothers to astronauts John Glenn and Neil Armstrong, to flight director Eugene Kranz, our state has pushed the boundaries of exploration, from first flight to journeys among the stars. It is inspiring to see a new generation of Northwest Ohioans, like aerospace engineer Anthony Ellis II, carry that legacy forward on missions such as Artemis II, launching into space today.

Congratulations to Christina Dankert, 2025 Sylvania Schools Educator of the Year! Christina will be recognized on Friday evening at the 34th Annual Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame.

🔹 Christina Dankert is a 2005 Northview High School graduate and is currently a second grade teacher at Sylvan Elementary. She graduated from Bowling Green University in 2008 with a degree in early childhood education, and in 2012, she earned a master’s in special education from the University of Toledo.

Christina is married and has 2 children in Sylvania Schools. She has spent the past 15 years teaching in Sylvania Schools, with 14 of those years being in second grade. Christina is the author of the picture book The Kindness Machine. As an educator, she believes books are a beautiful way to continue learning and growing, and that all children should be able to find themselves in picture books. It is through children's literature, reading to the children in our lives, and focusing on kindness, empathy, and respect that will allow us to change the world. 🔹

Congratulations to Dr. Richard Shryock! As an outstanding and accomplished graduate, he will be inducted into the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame on Friday evening.

🔹 After graduating from Sylvania High School in 1976, Richard began his university studies at the University of Toledo and then continued at The Ohio State University, where he received his BA in French. He earned an MA and a PhD in French literature from the University of Michigan. He also holds a graduate degree from the university in French and comparative literature in Rennes, France.

After finishing his studies, Richard accepted a job at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA, where he has been a professor of French since 1987--including six years as department chair. In addition to his teaching duties, he is active in research and has published several articles and books in French and English on French literature of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is co-editor of the French journal, Histoires littéraires.

Richard was recently appointed as an endowed professor and is the Mahan Professor of French. Richard and his wife, Sharon Johnson, who is also a colleague in French at Virginia Tech, live in Blacksburg during the academic year and enjoy living in Paris during the summers.🔹

Congratulations to Dr. Terry Kirkpatrick Rentner! As an outstanding and accomplished graduate, she will be inducted into the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame on Friday evening.

🔹Following work in television news, advertising, and as an on-air radio personality, Dr. Rentner received her M.A. and Ph.D at BGSU, where she currently teaches public relations, crisis, and sports communication courses at the undergraduate level and pedagogy, advertising, public relations, crisis, and health communication at the graduate level. Dr. Rentner received the BGSU Master Teacher Award in 2019. She was instrumental, along with the retired NFL director of broadcasting and BGSU alum, in launching and teaching in the NFL Broadcast Boot camps for current and former NFL players.

Dr. Rentner is a health, crisis, and sport communication international scholar. Her work as a principal or co-investigator in college student health has led to over 20 state and federal grants totaling approximately $1.5 million. Her primary research focused on alcohol, to***co, and prescription drug misuse among college students until her research interest shifted to international health crises and social issues in sports. Dr. Rentner received state and national awards for her health communication campaigns, including one award given on Capitol Hill from the U.S. Department of Education that named her social norms alcohol program as one of eight top programs in the country. She has presented over 80 conference papers and published refereed journal articles and is co-editor of two books on social issues in sport communication.

She served as chair of the Journalism and Public Relations department and director of the School of Media and Communication at BGSU. Other awards include the BGSU Chairs and Directors Leadership Award, BGSU Lifetime Achievement Award, Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Service Award, and the Woman of Achievement Award from Women in Communication, Inc.

Dr. Rentner is married to Jim Rentner (Northview ’77), and their three children are proud graduates of Northview.🔹

Congratulations to Stuart Goldberg! As an outstanding and accomplished graduate, he will be inducted into the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame on Friday evening.

🔹 Stuart earned his BA from Amherst College and then his JD from Boston University School of Law. Stuart is a prominent litigation and product liability attorney in Toledo, Ohio, and a partner at the law firm Eastman and Smith, Ltd. He has over 40 years of legal experience, concentrating on areas such as personal injury, product liability, transportation, consumer, and commercial litigation. Stuart served as President of the Toledo Bar Association from 2011-2012. Stuart served on committees of the bar association before being elected to its board and since. The bar association recognized him with the Community Service Award in 2000 and with the Robert A. Kelb Award in 2022 for service to the bar. His integrity and commitment to justice embody the highest ideals of his profession. Stuart has shared his expertise at legal seminars, speaking on topics including product liability, fire science, trial tactics, and alternative dispute resolution.

Stuart has also been very active in community service for 40 years and has spent 37 years volunteering with the United Way of Greater Toledo on various projects and its annual fundraising, and is currently serving on its Board of Directors, which he will be leading as board chair beginning in June. In addition to United Way, Stuart serves on the American Heart Association board, and he has previously served on the boards of Leadership Toledo, Anne Grady Corporation, Dental Center of NW Ohio, Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo, and Congregation B’nai Israel. Along with his wife, Stuart has hosted an American Heart Association annual event to honor the memories of his father, David R. Goldberg, and his college roommate, John J. Cerutti, which has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the organization. Stuart embodies the belief that even small acts of kindness can make a lasting difference.

Stuart is a family man, married with three grown children and four grandchildren. Stuart is known for his generosity of time and has lived his life with integrity, kindness, and humility. 🔹

Congratulations to Dr. David Danzeisen, and thank you for your service to our country. As an outstanding and accomplished graduate, he will be inducted into the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame on Friday evening.

🔹Dr. David Danzeisen is a Family Medicine physician whose 35-year career reflects a rare blend of service, leadership, and humanism. The son of Dr. Milo Danzeisen, DDS, and Chrissie Danzeisen, he grew up shaped by a deep respect for healing, learning, and kindness. A graduate of Wittenberg University with a degree in English Literature, he earned his medical degree from The Ohio State University on a U.S. Air Force Health Professions Scholarship. It was there that he met his wife, Dr. Kathryn K. Holder Danzeisen, who would become both his life partner and fellow Air Force physician. Together, they served their country on active duty for nine years, building a shared life of service, resilience, and purpose from Okinawa to Germany to humanitarian missions in the Philippines—and deployed in support of NATO stabilization forces during the Bosnian conflict. He remains deeply proud of his service as a veteran.

Since joining Kaiser Permanente in 1999, Dr. Danzeisen has cared for generations of families in Fairfield, CA, while rising into leadership roles, including Chief of Adult and Family Medicine and, currently, Physician-in-Charge of the Fairfield medical office.

Beyond medicine, Dr. Danzeisen is a devoted husband and father to two remarkable daughters, Gabrielle and Sophia, who inspire him daily. He is a community volunteer, Chamber of Commerce board member, and passionate advocate for literacy. He established a reading scholarship in memory of his mother and regularly volunteers reading to children. A lover of literature and the humanities, he often reminds colleagues that, in the words of Abraham Verghese, “The physician–patient relationship is key; all else follows from it.”🔹

Congratulations to Amy Latshaw Boros!! As an outstanding and accomplished graduate, Amy will be recognized on Friday evening at the 34th Annual Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame.

🔹 Amy Boros, Southview High School Class of '91, currently teaches 5th and 6th grade Science at Hull Prairie Intermediate School in Perrysburg, Ohio. With degrees from Bowling Green State University and the University of Toledo, Amy is in her 31st year in education. She has experience in classroom teaching at the elementary, middle school, and collegiate levels; educational classroom technology; grant research, authoring, and evaluation; and educational consulting and conference presentations in both mathematics and science. Amy is an accomplished grant writer who has been awarded thousands of dollars in grants for her classroom, school, district, and outside organizations.

In addition, Amy has authored several articles about middle school science education in Science Scope and Science and Children, publications of The National Science Teachers Association. In 2019, Amy was invited to participate in an extensive research project on board the Lake Guardian, an EPA research vessel on Lake Erie; selected as one of 15 educators to collect data alongside scientists. While on board, she evaluated the presence of microplastics, toxic algae, and microbial organisms in surface water and sediment throughout Lake Erie’s basins. She continues to work alongside scientists, most recently in Costa Rica and Yellowstone National Park.

Amy was awarded the 2022 President’s Innovation Award in Environmental Education, a joint award from the White House and the EPA for her environmental education work inside and outside of the classroom.

Amy and her husband, Greg, reside in Perrysburg, where they raised their three grown children, Ben, Andy, and Molly. Greg is the Physical Education and Health teacher at Arbor Hills.🔹

Congratulations to Deb Chany, 2026 Legacy Award recipient! Deb will be recognized on Friday evening at the 34th Annual Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame.

🔹 Deb served as the Executive Director of Sylvania Prevention Alliance /S.P.A. (formerly Sylvania Community Action Team / S.C.A.T.) for 21 years. What started as a part-time position became full-time when S.C.A.T. was awarded its first federal grant in 2008. Prior to serving as a full-time executive director, Deb worked part-time as a registered nurse, primarily on medical/surgical floors, for 21 years, with the last 17 years at Flower Hospital.

As her children were growing up, Deb was involved in volunteering with the local childbirth classes while living in Jackson, Michigan, and served on the parent boards of her children’s schools in Sylvania from 1985 - 1998.

Deb retired as S.P.A.’s executive director in June 2019 but still remains active on its governing board. Deb is an Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist and plans to continue keeping her license to stay current in the prevention field. “I consider prevention as a part of public health and fits right in with my nursing background, being proactive with health care, including mental health wellness. Being the Director of our coalition was instrumental in developing impactful relationships with our community leaders who ultimately contributed to the success of S.P.A.”

Deb and her husband, Drew, of 54 years, have three children and 10 grandchildren. Deb enjoys being involved with the community by continuing to be a member of the Sylvania Lions Club, Rotary Club, the Sylvania Chamber of Commerce, and volunteering at the Heritage Sylvania Village. In her free time, Deb enjoys reading, gardening, antiquing, restoring furniture, and visiting their children and grandchildren who live in Columbus. Cleveland, and California.

I am honored and humbled to receive this recognition. I feel I have learned so much from those I had the opportunity to work with and am so grateful for the friendships I have made along the way. 🔹