tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80191319098260523102024-03-13T09:46:59.018-04:00NH Education NewsA behind the scenes look at education from pre-K to college in Northeast OhioNews-Herald Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10992850793901999785noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019131909826052310.post-26353060547511517592015-02-06T15:36:00.001-05:002015-02-06T15:36:09.359-05:00Notre Dame College students to offer tax preparation services to low-income Cuyahoga County residents Need tax help?<br />
Notre Dame College students will be offering free tax preparation to low-income Cuyahoga County residents this tax season.<br />
This is the fourth year students from the South Euclid college are giving back to the community by filing federal and state income taxes for those who are unable to buy tax software, access the internet to file online or afford using a tax service provider.<br />
The goal is to have residents save money by allowing a student to file their taxes as well as get a larger tax refund from the IRS.<br />
To qualify, a resident must be making less than $50,000 a year.<br />
Students will be doing tax preparations Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Regina Hall, 4545 College Road.<br />
"The service is a win-win for the students and the community," according to a news release from the college. "For the students, it is a chance to put their classroom education to work in the real world—and to the benefit of those in need. Students learn not only from the professional experience but also grow from the opportunity to give back and make a difference in their community using the skills learned at Notre Dame. And for the taxpayers, every dollar saved matters."<br />
Services will be offered through April 11 and those interested in receiving help must make an appointment.<br />
Residents must call United Way's 2-1-1 First Call to make an appointment, which is a nationwide number for health and human services assistance.<br />
Qualifying taxpayers must bring all tax forms received such as W-2 or 1099, social security cards for themselves and dependents and last year's tax return if they have it.<br />
Appointments with students, which are all trained and certified by the IRS, will last about 30 minutes.<br />
For more information, visit 211cleveland.org or dial 2-1-1.<br />
<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019131909826052310.post-63888472137734970922015-01-29T14:29:00.001-05:002015-01-29T14:36:47.467-05:00Lakeland students to live-tweet during the Super BowlLakeland Community College students will be tweeting throughout Super Bowl 49, and they hope the community will tweet along too.<br />
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Using #lccsb49, students will be tweeting about the advertisements aired during the game. </div>
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The community is encouraged to follow along with the tweets and contribute to the live-tweeting event. </div>
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"I have had my students watch the Super Bowl for the commercials as long as I have been teaching," said business management professor Christine Barnes. "With the 30 second 2015 Super Bowl commercials costing $4.5 million, this is a marketing event that cannot be missed."</div>
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She said the commercials help lead discussions on what works and doesn't work in advertising.</div>
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"We watch for references to the company or brand websites or social media pages and will discuss the effectiveness of the advertisement and the linked page," she added. </div>
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Tweeting along during the game was something Barnes started two years ago with her class and has been a great learning tool. </div>
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"Twitter is very important in business," she said. "It is a great way for companies to stay connected to their customers, hearing their likes and dislikes in real time. In addition, it can be used to generate awareness."</div>
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The Principles of E-Business class discusses how technology and the internet impacts companies including their strategic decisions, brand development and customer service. </div>
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To participate in the conversation during the game or to just follow along, log on to Twitter and use <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23lccsb49&src=typd" target="_blank">#lccsb49</a>. </div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019131909826052310.post-78201764815285372702014-09-15T12:37:00.001-04:002014-09-15T12:37:18.301-04:00Mentor High School senior earns perfect ACT scoreNick Clark, a senior at Mentor High School, earned a perfect composite score of 36 on the ACT test.<br />
The ACT, which is a college readiness assessment, is taken by high school students every year and tests the students knowledge of math, English, reading and science.<br />
Each section is scored on a scale up to 36 and the composite score is the average of the four sections.<br />
According to information from Mentor Schools, ACT officials report that, on average, less than one-tenth of one percent of all students who take the ACT achieve the top composite score of 36 and nationwide, more than 1.85 million students from the class of 2014 took the ACT.<br />
"Nick continues to work hard in his senior year at Mentor High School with a full course load of Advanced Placement classes and an array of extracurricular activities in his schedule," according to the district. "He plans to continue his education after high school, possibly at Duke, Dartmouth, Ohio State or University of Minnesota. Nick isn’t certain what he’ll choose as a major, but is strongly considering studying biomedical engineering."<br />
Clark is also the vice president of Theater Club, president of the Tri-M Music Honors Society, concert master of the symphony and Mannheim chamber orchestras, member of the National Honor Society and is a three-year varsity letter winner in tennis.<br />
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<i>All information has been provided by Mentor Schools. <a href="http://www.mentorschools.net/protected/ArticleView.aspx?iid=5IB220&dasi=4GYIY" target="_blank">Click here to read more.</a></i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019131909826052310.post-36837680090732041842014-09-15T12:19:00.001-04:002014-09-15T12:19:20.031-04:00Lakeland Community College respiratory therapy student earns scholarship Emmanuel Garcia, a respiratory therapy student at Lakeland Community College, was recently awarded the Mary Edith Miller-Orlett Scholarship given by the Ohio Society for Respiratory Care (OSRC).<br />
The scholarship was established in 2013 by Miller-Orlett's son, Ed Orlett who was the OSRC executive director for over 25 years, according to a news release from Lakeland.<br />
Garcia traveled to Columbus with Catherine Kenny, professor of respiratory therapy, to accept the $500 scholarship.<br />
“Manny is a great young man. Smart, ambitious and absolutely one of the nicest personalities anyone could ask for," Kenny said in the release. “He is bilingual and I have no doubt will have multiple employment opportunities upon graduation. I am so proud of him.”<br />
To be selected for the award, Garcia's application was reviewed by a committee, where they evaluated his GPA, school and community activities, an essay on why he chose to pursue a respiratory profession and a letter of recommendation.<br />
"The first thing we do as humans is take a breath," Garcia said in the release. "Breathing is an essential part of life, and respiratory therapists work to help people breathe easier."<br />
Garcia will finish his degree in allied health at Youngstown State University in 2016.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019131909826052310.post-15147192380062428822014-06-02T20:10:00.002-04:002014-06-02T20:16:38.477-04:00St. Paschal Baylon students learn more about classic literature wtih Great Lakes TheaterStudents at St. Paschal Baylon Catholic School in Highland Heights learned more about classic literature in a creative way.<br />
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Members from Great Lakes Theater came to the school from May 27 through May 30 for the Great Lakes Theater Company Residency Program. <br />
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Aaron Conrad, Andrew Majernik, Rachael Ina, Juliana Scaffidi, Chinedu
Obi, Ayrin Hajrullahi, and Great Lakes actor - teacher <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: black;">Katelyn Cornelius, </span></span> preparing for <i><u>Pandora's Box. </u></i></td></tr>
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This is the second year students from St. Paschal Baylon, from kindergarten through eight grade, were able to participate in this program.<br />
Actor-teachers and students participated in lessons that improvised, discussed and <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">performed scenes from iconic pieces of literature. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">According to a news release from the school, "This small-group instruction benefits the children’s education and development in five general areas: physical development/kinesthetic skills, artistic development/drama and theater skills, mental development/thinking skills, personal development/intra-personal skills and social development/interpersonal skills. In addition, students increase self-confidence and improve public speaking skills."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Great Lakes Theater Company Residency Program has been engaging students with hands-on activities to further learning for over 30 years. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kindergarteners from Saint Paschal Baylon (left to right): Angela Basic, Great Lakes actor-teacher <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: black;">Tim Keo</span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> </span>, Luke Carlton, and Andrew Metz, visualizing a scene from <u><i>The Snowy Day.</i></u></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u><i><br /></i></u></td></tr>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019131909826052310.post-80897794995936093282014-04-24T11:08:00.002-04:002014-04-24T11:11:15.857-04:00Smile Mission coming May 10 to residents of Mayfield City SchoolsChildren and seniors of Mayfield Heights, Mayfield Village, Gates Mills and Higland Heights are invited to a free dental care event on May 10, 2014.<br />
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Smile Mission, sponsored by Mayfield City Schools and Excel TECC, is open to residents of the district and will offer several free dental services including cleaning, fillings, sealants and more by a board certified surgeon and license dentists. </div>
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The event is for children under 18 and adults over 60. </div>
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Smile Mission will be held from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the former Mayfield Library on the Mayfield High School campus, 6080 Wilson Mills Road. </div>
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Those interested can register before the event, and services are on a first come, first serve basis. </div>
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To sign up, call 440-995-6843, email smilemission@mayfieldschools.org (include first and last name, date of birth, address, phone number and dental service requested) or download a registration form and fax it to 440-995-6755 or print it out and bring it to the event. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">According to the district's website, Smile Mission was "d<span style="background-color: white;">eveloped by Dr. Joseph Krajekian DMD, MD, (and) is a 'Pay it Forward' Event whose goal is to provide basic dental services to the pediatric population (under 18) and geriatric population (above 60) while engaging Mayfield high school and Excel TECC students and promoting community involvement."</span></span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019131909826052310.post-84143132881788571912014-04-18T13:08:00.001-04:002014-04-18T13:10:58.199-04:00St. Paschal Baylon students won 15 medals at Science Olympiad <span style="font-family: inherit;">Students from St. Paschal Baylon Catholic School, in Highland Heights, won several medals and awards from this year's Catholic Elementary Science Olympiad held at John Carroll University. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Five first place medals, five second place medals and five third place medals were awarded as well as two special honors to two students for their achievements. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">• Deep Blue Sea - 2nd: Nathan Conrad and Connor
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">• Image ID -1st: Charlie Shepherd and Sam Dornback;
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">• Mystery Powders - 2nd: Daniel Kotrebai and
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">• Pentathlon - 2nd: Daniel Jevnikar, Ryan Tyler,
Dominic Piunno, and Connor McAndrew</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">• Reflection Relay - 1st: Cerri Yormick, Johnny
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">• Sinking Ship - 2nd: Daniel Kotrebai and Colin
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Harvey High School students in Lisa McDonald's anatomy and physiology class recently reconstructed the skeletal bones of a deceased cat after one classmate found the remains buried in her yard.</div>
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Senior Julia Herendeen found the skeletal remains of a wild cat that died in her yard several years ago, according to a school press release. After getting McDonald's approval, Herendeen collected, boiled and cleansed the bones with water and bleach and brought them to class.</div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019131909826052310.post-6151142080561565612014-04-08T10:58:00.002-04:002014-04-08T10:58:44.027-04:00Do you have student loan debt?
According to <a href="http://apne.ws/1knb8nr">recent story by the Associated Press,</a> there is over $1 trillion in student loan debt across the country.
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Do you have student loan debt? Staff writer Amy Popik would like to hear
from you for an upcoming story. You can contact her at 440-954-7168 or <a href="mailto:apopik@news-herald.com">apopik@news-herald.com</a>.News-Herald Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10992850793901999785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019131909826052310.post-44859063403136637942014-03-14T13:03:00.003-04:002014-03-14T13:03:33.674-04:00Mentor Schools to show “Frozen” for United Way programStudents may be off for spring break, but Mentor Public Schools is all set to host a community movie night Friday, March 21.<br />
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The movie to be screened is Disney’s most recent smash animated hit “Frozen.” In addition to the entertainment, the event will serve as a food collection for the United Way’s Feed Lake County campaign.<br />
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Being hosted at Mentor High School auditorium, the admission for the event is a food item, according to information provided by the schools.<br />
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The movie starts at 6 p.m. A teacher is expected to be dressed up as Elsa to greet and take photos with the children who attend.<br />
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Here's the video posted by Walt Disney Animation Studios for the 2014 Oscar-winning Best Original Song "Let It Go" written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.<br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019131909826052310.post-43965898806221065782014-03-13T11:55:00.001-04:002014-03-13T11:55:17.520-04:00Painesville City Schools celebrates week of Read Across America (with video)Juliet Peterson's second grade class at Chestnut Elementary in Painesville got a surprise on March 6 when their superintendent, John Shepard, dropped in on the class with a special reading time.<br />
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The story time was part of Painesville City Schools' observance of Read Across America, a national reading initiative that promotes reading to children. The event coincides with Dr. Seuss' birthday on March 2. This year, Painesville City Schools scheduled a week of activities for Read Across America.<br />
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Peterson said her class was excited for the superintendent's visit, which occurred on "pajama day" at Chestnut Elementary. In a program called Accelerated Reader, each of Peterson's students met his or her goal for the months of January and February that earned them the surprise.<br />
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The students are trying to reach their monthly reading goals in order to qualify for the trip to a Lake County Captains game in May.<br />
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Students from all grades, K through 5, wrote essays describing their local hero. <br />
Essays were judged and the two best essays from each grade received recognition at the Bluestone Elementary 15th Annual Local Heroes Program on Feb. 27.<br />
Ten local heroes were invited to the program and the essays were read to honor those local heroes.<br />
The program also had musical performances from Elegie and Bluestone Singers.<br />
The essay winners this year were:<br />
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Kindergarten: Trinitee Taylor and Logan Price<br />
First Grade: Cheyeanne Thomas and Antoine Spivey, Jr.<br />
Second Grade: Daveion Sims and Kaitlin Tartar<br />
Third Grade: Davon Armstrong Onjaniah Williams<br />
Fourth Grade: Shyann Jacobs and Josiah Watts<br />
Fifth Grade: De'Asia Huggins and Tylin King<br />
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These students won 18 awards for their artistic works, which can be viewed <a href="http://www.mayfieldschools.org/DistrictGallery.aspx?CategoryID=958&schoolID=0" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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Winners from Mayfield Schools are:<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>GOLD KEY</b><br />George Hawkins<br />Jenna Perry<br />Hanniya Qureshi<br />Maggie Stickley</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>SILVER KEY</b><br />Jennavieve Czaplicki<br />Alexandria Domoracki<br />George Hawkins<br />Julian Kozmon<br />Sheena Mathur<br />Emily Sartain</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>HONORABLE MENTION</b><br />Ashley Cingel<br />Alexandria Domoracki<br />Yaxin Gu<br />George Hawkins<br />Haley Jacobson<br />Julian Kozmon<br />Emily Sartainj<br />Alan Trester</span></span></div>
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All information from <a href="http://www.mayfieldschools.org/districtNewsArticle.aspx?artID=2011#sthash.DLTJMom3.dpbs" target="_blank">Mayfield School District</a></div>
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The donation will help support the music department at Euclid High School.<br />
Board President, Kay Van Ho, said this generous donation is a reminder that the district will happily accept music instruments from donors to keep music thriving in schools.<br />
It was also announced recently that Euclid Schools will be participating in National School Breakfast Week, March 3-7.<br />
Students will learn more about why breakfast is the most important meal of the day and healthy eating habits. The district said there will be some surprises for the students during this week too.<br />
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The Berkshire and Newbury school districts are discussing potential
consolidation. The next step is a meeting arranged by the Ohio Board of
Education Capacity Committee to hear questions and concerns of the
public, planned for 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 18 in Clark Commons on the Kent
State University Geauga Campus, 14111 Claridon-Troy Road in Burton
Township. The Capacity Committee is chaired by state Board Vice
President Tom Gunlock.
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Sometime after the meeting, the state board will decide whether to place
the consolidation issue on the ballot in November. At that time, voters
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<strong>What do you think the districts should do?</strong> Call 440-379-0858 to let us know your thoughts, which will be published as part of a Sound Off audio feature on <a href="http://news-herald.com/">News-Herald.com</a>. We also may publish some comments in the print edition of The News-Herald.
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At a board meeting on Feb. 10, several aspects of the action that would
essentially dissolve both Geauga County districts and create a new joint
entity were discussed.
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“The reason we’re willing to consider consolidation with Newbury — the
big reason — is that educationally, they have provided a good product
just like we are,” said John Manfredi, Berkshire board president.
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In addition, because enrollment numbers are decreasing in both districts
and lack of state funding is squeezing already-tight budgets, he said
looking at linking together now is a preferred scenario than that of
waiting until possible fiscal deficits arise.
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Newbury has placed a levy on the ballot in the May election to help its dwindling budget.
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“We need it to operate the schools, and we need it to consolidate,”
Newbury Superintendent Richard Wagner said in an earlier interview. “In
both cases (retaining the current district or consolidating), we have to
be in the black, and we can’t be there without passing the levy.”
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If the levy fails, the district will be more than $1 million in debt in fiscal year 2015.
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Although fiscal deficit would not be arriving as quickly for Berkshire,
Manfredi said at this point the district needs to appeal to voters for a
levy passage in 2015 in order to secure funds by 2016 and thus, avoid
going into debt the following year.
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“Whether we consolidate or not, by 2017 we have to have money coming from someplace,” Manfredi said.
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After initial talks in 2013, both districts hired a firm to compile a report on the financial feasibility of the consolidation.
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“If it goes on the ballot in November, between now and then there’s a
lot more we have to do and there’s a lot more information that we’ll
give to the public,” Manfredi said. “If the public decides they don’t
want to do it, that’s why you have a vote. But just know the taxation
part isn’t going to go away.”
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<a href="http://bit.ly/1eUlC93">Read more in Jean Bonchak's story: Berkshire looks at ramifications, benefits of potential consolidation with Newbury Schools.</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019131909826052310.post-15057564019859590412014-02-07T13:54:00.000-05:002014-02-07T13:57:14.898-05:00Basheer Jones to speak at Brush High School<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>South Euclid-Lyndhurst will present the third of its four-part
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Now or Pay Later" at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Performing Arts Center at Brush High
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involves “<span class="newscomponentmaintext"><span style="line-height: 115%;">a discussion of how parents
can speak to their children on their own level in order to better understand
their needs. The encouragement of this discussion will be for parents to make
an authentic investment in their children’s lives now, in order to better
prepare them for the future.” </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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series in September with a discussion of how human beings internalize
information by drawing on personal experiences. Laipply was followed by Cuyahoga
County Prosecutor’s Office Community Outreach Officer Leah D. Hackney who
presented “Cyber Safety 911: Protecting Our Children” in November. </span></span></span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019131909826052310.post-22028443733277904872014-02-06T11:33:00.003-05:002014-02-06T11:33:53.437-05:00Upcoming college fair for adult & transfer students at LakelandLakeland Community College, 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, will host its annual Adult & Transfer Student College Fair, Wednesday, Feb. 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the atrium hallway of Building A on the main campus.<br />
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The event, and parking, is free and open to the public.<br />
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"This is an opportunity for students to explore their options to transfer to another college/university, or to find out more about Lakeland's Holden University Center to obtain a bachelor's degree without leaving the Lakeland campus," according to a press release.<br />
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The following colleges/universities will be represented but are subject to change:<br />
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University of Akron<br />
University of Akron/Partnership<br />
Baldwin-Wallace University<br />
Bowling Green State University<br />
Case Western Reserve University<br />
Cleveland Institute of Art<br />
Cleveland State University/Partnership<br />
University of Findlay<br />
DeVry University<br />
Franklin University-Alliance<br />
Gannon University<br />
Grand Canyon University<br />
Hiram College<br />
John Carroll University<br />
Kent State University/Partnership<br />
Lakeland Community College<br />
Lake Erie College<br />
Miami University of Ohio<br />
Notre Dame College<br />
The Ohio State University<br />
Ohio University<br />
South Univeristy<br />
Thiel College<br />
University of Toledo<br />
Ursuline College/Partnership<br />
Ursuline College-UCAP<br />
Youngstown State University/Partnership<br />
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<i>Information provided by Jessica Novak, marketing & communications specialist for Lakeland.</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019131909826052310.post-17304764996361282342014-02-06T11:20:00.002-05:002014-02-06T11:20:54.115-05:00St. Gabriel School celebrates Catholic Schools Week<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Concord Township – St. Gabriel School announced the winners of this year’s Catholic Schools Week Art Contests on Wednesday.<br />
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This year’s theme was, "Lord, when did we see you? Helping others is helping Jesus."<br />
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Each grade had one winner and one runner up. The students participated by creating posters or writing essays and poems.<br />
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Sasha Bober, Emily Laukonis, Selena Moissis, Brecklin Harrold-Timco, Sophia Purgar, Belle Langer, Isabella Dipko, Gabriella Wasner, Brooke Dobrski, Maria Mancari, Sarah Boyle, Faith Smolik, Vanessa Krix, Liam Powers, Nick Longano, Patrick Gerboth, Alex Mohr, Gianna Garman, Johnny Nguyen, Olivia Remchick, Grace Klein, Emma Smallwood, Sarah Mancari, Katrina Kresock, JP DelFreo, Hailey Mullin, Domenic Fiore, Dillon Bangasser, Celeste Koerwitz, Hannah Cvelbar, Tommy Horen, Matthew Novak, Anthony Raguz, Jillian Petersen, Sarah Birman.<br />
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<i>Information and photo provided by Alicia Henrikson and the St. Gabriel.</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019131909826052310.post-12610498904582842072014-02-06T11:14:00.000-05:002014-02-06T11:16:12.194-05:00South Euclid-Lyndhurst launches "SEL On Demand"<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Do you have a young inventor in your house? Check out the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theinventionconvention">Invention Convention Facebook page</a>. And remember to share this video with your kids. They'll surely love the song — which is a parody of some nonsense that became incredibly popular last year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019131909826052310.post-80494168427583348972014-01-30T18:42:00.003-05:002014-01-30T18:42:46.242-05:00SOUND OFF: Should Ohio increase the number of calamity days this year?Ohio Gov. John Kasich is urging state officials to work on legislation that would allow a one-time increase of calamity days schools districts could use this year.<br />
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Kasich said the increase is needed because many schools across the state already have used or are close to using their allotment of five calamity days because of the severe winter weather.<br />
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"School closures can, of course, be an inconvenience, but student safety always comes first," Kasich said in a news release that asks the Ohio General Assembly and Ohio Department of Education to work together on legislation on the issue.<br />
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The governor said extending the school year to make up missed time can wreak havoc on school budgets and schedules.<br />
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"Giving schools a few extra snow days this year will be helpful and let everyone stay focused on the top priority when weather hits, keeping kids safe," Kasich said.<br />
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We asked readers what they thought.<br />
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Though frigid temperatures closed school for three days this week, Willoughby Middle School is set to host the 2014 Willoughby-Eastlake City School District Middle School Spelling Bee on Thursday, Jan. 30, as long as school is in session that day.</div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019131909826052310.post-60623716580496830332014-01-17T10:52:00.001-05:002014-01-17T10:52:49.344-05:00Perry 8th grader makes top marks in district spelling beePerry Middle School eighth grader Leigh Stavar recently took top prize in this year’s district spelling bee.<br />
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Stavar, who has competed in the bee for the past five years, won in the 18th round. Words she spelled correctly include cleanser, igneous, stucco, pueblo, temporal, diagnosis and trauma. She won by spelling the word angelic, according to a Perry Local Schools press release.<br />
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Runner-up in the Perry bee was fourth grader Nikhita Goel. It was Goel’s first time entering the bee. She correctly spelled words like layette, hazard, stipple and vibrato.<br />
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Other participants included fourth graders, Ethan Hicks and Cameron Marsey; fifth graders, Jack Schultz, Bradley Peters and Mateo Aguirre; sixth graders, Chrissy Schveder, Crystal Miller and Melinda Kirk; seventh graders, Amanda Schueren, Autumn Graham and Olivia Flauto; and eighth graders, Kirk Hodkinson and Brandon Horton, according to the release.<br />
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In February, Stavar will compete against other Lake County district bee winners at Auburn Career Center. The winner there will move onto the Tri-County Bee, from which the top speller will travel to the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.<br />
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<i>--Elizabeth Lundblad, Lake County Education Reporter</i><br />
<i>Twitter: @NewsHLiz</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019131909826052310.post-67905869778616109252013-08-16T12:57:00.000-04:002013-08-16T12:57:00.234-04:00Back-to-school shopping is first assignment for students, parents (with video)The days of back-to-school shopping consisting of a trip to the drugstore to buy a couple of thick notepads, a bunch of pencils and maybe a snazzy lunchbox are over.<br />
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Despite the few items, students in the 1950s and 1960s "learned and went on to (become) taxpayers ... even putting a man on the moon," wrote Michael Johnston of Painesville Township in an email to The News-Herald.<br />
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Things have changed.<br />
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For example, youngsters entering kindergarten at Bellflower Elementary in Mentor are expected to be equipped with multiple items before the first school bell rings.<br />
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Among them are seven glue sticks, Crayola markers and crayons, scissors, folders and a notebook.<br />
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Unrelated to educational needs, but nonetheless required are a box of gallon-size Ziploc bags and tissues.<br />
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Read more in Jean Bonchak's story <a href="http://bit.ly/1a5Ass6" target="_blank">Back-to-school shopping is first assignment for students, parents (with video)</a>.News-Herald Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10992850793901999785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019131909826052310.post-44728759220795365412013-08-14T15:36:00.000-04:002013-08-14T15:36:10.073-04:00Adjunct professors making the grade at area colleges (with video)It was a relatively quiet Thursday morning for Ronald C. Loos in the C building at Lakeland Community College.<br />
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Loos, an adjunct or part-time instructor at Lakeland for 15 years, had just administered the final exam in the sociology class he taught during the summer semester.<br />
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The 67-year-old Saybrook Township resident has been teaching sociology and social work classes at Lakeland since shortly after he retired from his job as director of Ashtabula County Children's Services.<br />
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"They called and asked me to do it," Loos replied, smiling, when asked how he came to be associated with the two-year college in Kirtland.<br />
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