For all of us at the Administration Center, the district’s Maintenance Department, the staffs at Parma High School, Valley Forge High School and Pleasant Valley Elementary School, this has most certainly been a year of change.

We have now successfully moved the Administration Center to the front of Parma High School. Both Parma and Valley Forge are enjoying new high tech computer labs made possible by these moves. We have moved our Maintenance Department from Pleasant Valley to the back vocational wing of Valley Forge. Pleasant Valley now has much needed new classrooms where Maintenance was previously located.

While all these moves were taking place, our middle school staffs were initiating the teaching of foreign languages and the introduction of both advanced mathematics courses and intense courses for students with difficulties in math and reading. We introduced new courses, new textbooks, new instructional concepts and new curriculum in grades and courses across the district.

Throughout this process of change, you have risen to the challenge. Professional and support staff members have adapted quickly and effectively to our new locations, new courses and new ways of teaching. We may be a “large district” in enrollment and staff, but we are still a close “educational family.” We have come together this past year to help children learn.

No matter what your job or your building, you are and will always remain the key to making and keeping this a great school district. Now, as we are coming to the end of another school year, I want to thank you for your support of the district, and your dedication to our students.

ALP Environmental Trip

At the end of March, the ALP fifth and sixth grade students attended a residential environmental program at the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.  Over a four day period, they investigated the water quality of the Cuyahoga River, learned about environmentally friendly buildings, explored habitats, studied the history of the Ohio Canal, and participated in various activities involving math, language, science, social studies, and the arts.

ALP TOO Competitions

ALP TOO middle school students have been actively participating in a variety of competitions this spring.  They have competed in the state level Reader’s Digest Word Power Challenge, Thinking Cap Quiz Bowls’ America Answers, Knowledge Master Open, and the Regional Power of the Pen Writing Competition.

The Reader’s Digest Word Power Challenge is a reading and vocabulary test.  Our school champions completed a written test on-line to qualify for the state level competition in Columbus.   Congratulations to our grade level champions qualifying for the State Level Word Power Challenge. The following students were recognized at the April 30, 2007 PCSD board meeting.

Shiloh Middle School       -8th grade - Alexandra Predota

Hillside Middle School      -7th grade - Grace Markulin

                                  -8th grade - Joe Kovacs

Greenbriar Middle School  -7th grade - Rebecca Weber

ALP TOO students will travel to Case Western Reserve University on Thursday, May 24, 2007 for the last seminar day of the school year. Their day will include an admissions officer speaking on the importance of academic rigor, service learning, and sport/club leadership roles in middle and high school. The day will finish with a tour of the campus.

Parmatown Art Show

Please join us at Parmatown Mall for the annual Parma City School District Spring Art Show May 25-28.  Many pieces created by students at various grade levels will be on display.  Your support of our students is appreciated.

PCSD Adult Education Services

Free Adult Education classes and testing continue through the summer for parents and other adults in our community.

Please call 440-887-4877 or visit our website for more information.

www.parmacityschools.org/able

ESOL Classes are held at two locations:

       -- Monday & Thursday afternoons              12:00-2:00PM

              Parma Ridge Library                  5850 Ridge Road

       -- Tuesday & Thursday evenings                7:00-9:00PM

              Divinity Lutheran Church            11850 Blossom Avenue

GED Preparation Classes are held at four locations:

       -- Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons       2:30-4:30 PM

              Remington College-Cleveland      14445 Broadway Avenue

       -- Tuesday and Thursday afternoons          1:00–3:00 PM

               Kaplan Career Institute             8720 Brookpark Road

       -- Tuesday and Thursday evenings             7:00-9:00 PM

              Divinity Lutheran Church            11870 Blossom Avenue

      -- Saturdays                                           10:00 AM-2:00 PM

              Tri-C Community College            11000 Pleasant Valley Road

GED Practice Testing

    Please call 440-887-4877 or visit our website for more information.

         www.parmacityschools.org/gedtesting

GED Testing

    Please call 440-885-8762 or visit our website for more information.

      www.parmacityschools.org/gedtesting

Thank you

All of us at the Business Department would like to thank the students, parents, community residents and staff of our district for their patience with the various projects we undertook this school year.  We have made great strides in improving the learning environment for our students, and look forward to continuing that work next year.

Please have a safe and enjoyable summer!

Varsity High School Football Ticket Increase

The gate general admission ticket price for varsity high school football games this coming season will be $6.00.  Pre-sale student tickets will be $4.00 and can be purchased at any of our secondary schools’ Athletic Departments.  Children 6 years and under will be admitted free.

For information concerning family discounted ticket books for all sporting events, contact the high school Athletic Department.

2007-2008 Sports Screenings

May 22 Tuesday @ Valley Forge High School

May 25 Thursday @ Parma Senior High School

May 29 Thursday @ Normandy High School

May 30 Wednesday @ Holy Name High School

Times are 5:30 pm – 7:15 pm each night

Contact Dave Rauch, ATC with any questions

(440) 343-4773

The 2007 Byers Field Football schedule is now available at

www.parmacityschools.org/athletics/schedules/index.cfm

Please review it and make plans to join us!

Twilight School

Ms. Mary Ellen Murray thanked Dr. Zatik for attending the open house for Twilight school held at Valley Forge.  Four parents attended and everything went well.  May 31^st is the last night of Twilight High School Students will perform their Biography and will be doing their reports that night.  It has been going well.  Students have indicated they are doing a better job in their day classes, thanks to Mrs. Betty Tibbitts who is doing a great job of teaching!  She engages students with their content and encourages passive learners to be actively engaged.  Students have been given a challenge of taking a whole chapter and condensing it into just 40 words.  Students are doing this together. 

Summer Event Schedule

Seven Hills Home Days - July 27, 28

Parma Heights Home Days – August 5 

Rib ‘n Rock – June 7, 8, 9, 10

July 4 Parade - City of Parma

Culinary Competition

Congratulations to the following students who competed in the FCCLA State Competition Senior Team Event for placing third in the state: Paul Ondo from Parma High and Tom Hemerka, Justin Snyder and Alissa Neczypor from Normandy.

DECA Competition

Congratulations to Paula Deets for placing first in the Apparel and Accessories Marketing Event.

Congratulations to Katherine Carlton for placing fourth in the Sports and Entertainment Marketing Services Event.

Congratulations to Ala Mohammad for placing fifth in the Marketing and Management Services Event.

The Parma City Schools has sponsored tuition-based childcare programs since 1983.  We care for children of working parents before school from 7:00 - 9:00 AM and after school until 6:00 PM in all elementary buildings.  We have three sites offering Kindergarten care from 11:45 AM - 6:00 PM, and provide care for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM in our Day Care Center housed in Normandy High School.

Our programs are licensed by the Ohio Department of Education and staffed by trained childcare providers.  Each program offers a variety of activities to support the healthy development of young children in an out-of-school environment. 

For additional information and tuition rates, please visit our websites:

http://www.parmacityschools.org/daycare/

http://www.parmacityschools.org/edc/

EDC Enrollment

We are presently enrolling for Kindergarten Extended Day Care, 11:45 AM - 6 PM, for next school year.  Children must be assigned to a morning kindergarten class to enroll in K-EDC.  Registration for Before and After School Extended Day Care will start on May 21. For EDC registration forms and information, please call 440-885-8301.

Normandy Day Care has space available for next school year in the Preschool Rooms for 3, 4, and 5 year olds.  Day Care is available from 7 AM - 6 PM.   We also offer an Extended Preschool/Day Care option available from 7 AM - 12:30 PM which includes supervised free play, a morning snack, our preschool curriculum component, and lunch.

Please call 440-885-2409 for Day Care registration information and/or space availability in the Infant and Toddler Rooms.

THIS WEEK ON THE PACT                   

COX CHANNEL 74

May 20 – May 26, 2007

6:00 AM–6:30 AM and 3:00 PM–3:30 PM:  “PACT Episode 19”  The PACT goes bowling with Kops and Kids, visits the Power of the Pen competition at Shiloh, fishes with the Rotary Club of Parma, and walks the runway at a charity fashion show from Valley Forge courtesy of the Visual Communications class.

6:30 AM–7:00 AM and 3:30 PM–4:00 PM:  “PACT Biscuit Flower Hour”   PACT Biscuit is live from Normandy at the 2007 “Tri-School Idol”.   We’ve got a half-hour of the four talented finalists as they sing their hearts out for a shot at stardom.

7:00 AM–7:30 AM and 4:00 PM-4:30 PM:  “A Learning Community” Our first episode in a series with Deputy Superintendent Dr. Christina Dinklocker concerning your family and community.  This episode helps parents tackle childhood obesity and keep their children active and fit.

7:30 AM–8:00 AM and 4:30PM–5:00 PM:  “Normandy Graduating Seniors ‘07”: Sponsored by Parma’s John Michael Photography, these photos are a collection of Normandy’s 2007 senior class.  Catch these seniors on the PACT for a limited time.  Additional air times:  1:00 PM and 10:00 PM.

8:00 AM–8:30 AM and 5:00 PM–5:30 PM:  “Parma Graduating Seniors ‘07”: Sponsored by Parma’s John Michael Photography, these photos are a collection of Parma Senior High’s 2007 senior class.  Catch these seniors on the PACT for a limited time only.  Additional air times:  1:30 PM and 10:30 PM.

8:30 AM-9:00 AM and 5:30 PM-6:00 PM:  “Valley Forge Graduating Seniors ‘07”: Sponsored by Parma’s John Michael Photography, these photos are a collection of Valley Forge’s senior class.  Catch these seniors on the PACT for a limited time only.  Additional air times:  2:00 PM and 11:00 PM.

9:00 AM–9:30 AM and 6:00 PM–6:30 PM: City of Seven Hills:   The PACT debuts its first full episode about the City of Seven Hills.  We go over Mayor Bentkowski’s State of the City address, investigate the Recreation Center and look at this year’s Harvest Fest.

10:00 AM–11:00 AM and 7:00 PM-8:00 PM: Cuyahoga County Public Library: Celebrity chef and author Robin Miller from the Food Network brings her talents to the PACT.  On the menu today:  Olive studded pork tenderloin and pork tenderloins with plum sauce. 

11:00 AM–12:00 P.M. and 8:00 PM-9:00 PM:  City of Parma:   The PACT goes on location to Parmatown Mall to bring you Mayor Dean DePiero’s State of the City Address from 2007.   

12:00 PM–12:30 PM and 9:00 PM–9:30 PM: Tri-C “Career Tracks”: Learn how to get your career on track with some of Tri-C’s outstanding professional programs.  This week:  Pharmacy Technology and Landscape Contracting.

12:30 PM–1:00 PM and 9:30 PM-10:00 PM: Tri-C “Career Tracks”: Learn how to get your career on track with some of Tri-C’s outstanding professional programs.  This week:  Entrepreneurship program and Scientific Imaging Program.    

“Reading with the Browns”:  This week:  TE Darnell Dinkins “The Skin You Live In”, QB Ken Dorsey “Cosmo Zooms”,  DL Nick Eason “Karate Hour”, DL Simon Fraser “Where the Wild Things Are”, QB Charlie Frye “What Teachers Can Do”, C Bob Hallen “Puppies! Puppies! Puppies!” and WR Frisman Jackson “Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears.”

NOTES OF GREAT IMPACT:   Stay tuned for new episodes on the PACT Network.  New this week:  “Graduating Seniors ‘07” from all three high schools! PACT Biscuit Flower Hour’s “Tri-School Idol” coverage and our new series “A Learning Community”.  Also new, Tri-C Career Tracks (12:30 PM-1:00 PM and 9:30 PM – 10:00 PM).  Thanks for watching!

For more information about the PACT Network on Cox Channel 74, please contact:

Kevin Brennan, PACT Executive Producer, 440-887-4889 or by email at brennank@parmacityschools.org

Dan Rajkovich, PACT Producer, 440-221-5736 or by email at rajkovichd@parmacityschools.org

For more information about the Radio and Television Career and Technical class at Normandy High School, contact David Droes at 440-885-8382 or by email at droesd@parmacityschools.org

Grindstone Knitters Guild Meeting

7:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Mahler Museum & Historical Center

118 E Bridge St, Berea, OH

Dr. Laycock wins Arts Educator Award

Dr. Randolph Laycock was honored at The Seventh Annual Arts Educators Award presented by Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio on May 9, 2007.  He won the award for Secondary Arts Educator.  Dr. Laycock teaches at Valley Forge High School, and is the Chairperson of the Music Department for the school district.  He is the music director of the Parma Symphony and the director the Youth Orchestra at Baldwin-Wallace College.  He has brought his love of music to hundreds of students in his 30 year career, and inspires musicians at all ages and levels.  His award was presented by Steele Nowlin, Principle of Valley Forge High School.  Dr. Laycock will also be recognized at the Tuesday, June 5th Board Meeting.

Congratulations Dr. Laycock!  We are very proud of you!

Rotary Relay for Life Fundraiser

SCOREKEEPERS

6395 Pearl Road

Parma Heights, OH 44130

$20.00

June 15, 2007

Food ~ Drink ~ Raffle

For more information, contact Kelly Cooper in the Superintendent's office

(440) 885-8786

5th Annual

Back the Schools Committee

Parma City School District

Golf Outing

Friday, June 29, 2007  -  Ridgewood Gold Course

8:00 am-Check In     9:00 am-Shotgun Start

$100 per player - 4 Players on a team

Dinner only - $25.00  (Outback Steak Dinner at 4:30 pm)

Be a Sponsor!

PLATINUM Sponsor = $5,000     GOLD Sponsor = $1,000

SILVER Sponsor = $500     BRONZE Sponsor = $250

Parma City Schools Administration Center's

Year End Picnic

Monday, June 11, 2007

11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Gazebo Courtyard at PHS  (PHS Cafeteria is the weather is wet!)

Catered by Qdoba Mexican Grille

The cost is $10.  Please also bring a nonperishable food item.

The food item and a portion of the entrance fee will be donated

to the Parma Hunger Center.

Retirees are welcome!

Family Fun Fest

June 23 & 24, 2007

Saturday: 10 am-5 pm    Sunday 11 am-5 pm

Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds

Help break the record for most faces painted in one hour!

Dunk your teachers!

Donate your hair to kids who really need it!

Parma Math League Results

On Saturday, May 11, 114 fourth and fifth graders from seven PCSD schools gathered at Parma Senior High School for the first Parma Math League competition.  The schools that were represented were Hanna, Col. John Glenn, John Muir, Parkview, Renwood, State Road, and Thoreau Park. 

These students have been preparing since January by attending problem solving sessions twice a month with an ALP teacher, Jennifer Detmar, and the District Math Specialists, Lynne Holzworth and Sara Good.

Trophies were awarded to the top fourth grade team and the top fifth grade team, as well as the overall top fourth and fifth grade students.  Within each team, medals were awarded to the first place winner and ribbons were awarded to second and third place winners.  The final results were:

Top fourth grade team:  Parkview

Top fifth grade team: John Glenn

Overall top fourth grade student: Evelynn Sokolowski from John Glenn

Overall top fifth grade student: Dustin Handley from John Muir

          Student Medals and Ribbons:

School Lunches Health Watch

There has been much focus on whether school lunches are causing the increase in childhood obesity. A recent study conducted by Ohio State University and Indiana University has shown that children are more likely to gain weight in the summer, not during the school year when they are eating school lunch! This indicates that influences other than school lunches could be responsible for the rise in overweight children.

The researchers concluded that "most children - and especially children at high risk of obesity - were more vulnerable to excessive BMI gain when they were out of school during summer vacation than when they were in school...it appears that they (schools) are healthier than most children's non-school environments"

Meal TRAC! Update

Meal TRAC! has been installed in 9 schools now. The operations are running smoothly, and we're working out any kinks as we run into them. We have started enrolling students in the Meal TRAC! scan and plan to focus on secondary school enrollment. Please feel free to contact the Food Service Department with your questions or any feedback on this project.

Community Scholarship Fund

The "Loose Change for Scholarships" campaign continues. Consider accepting a container for your next community meeting, business or family gathering. Your loose change adds up to help with this scholarship program for PCSD seniors. Questions? Please call Cyndee Bratz at 440-888-8889.

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

At the Spring Installation Dinner, council awarded the National PTA Lifetime Achievement Award to current council president Karen Peel. Karen's PTA career spanned many years and included various officer and

committee chair positions.

Workshop

The incoming officers workshop for EVERY UNIT are on Wednesday, May 30th 9:30am -11:30 am at the Red Rees Conference Room at Parma Senior High School.  All Unit incoming officers are encouraged to attend.

Scholarship Dinner

On Wednesday, May 16th we held our 54th annual Scholarship Dinner.  Over 130 scholarships were awarded from various school PTA/PTSA Units, school groups, community organizations and local Union affiliations.

About $100,000 was awarded in scholarships to seniors from Parma, Normandy and Valley Forge High Schools.

The 2007-08 PCPTA officers

President:                          Cheryl Kienast

First Vice-President:             Dianna Kall

Second Vice-President:         Lynn Halloran

Third Vice-President:            Shannon Weber

Fourth Vice-President:          Lorie Roan

Recording Secretary:            Maria Lang

Corresponding Secretary:      Debby Kiffer

Treasurer:                          Debbie Golubski

Community Scholarship Fund

The "Loose Change for Scholarships" campaign continues. Consider accepting a container for your next community meeting, business or family gathering. Your loose change adds up to help with this scholarship program for PCSD seniors. Questions? Please call Cyndee Bratz at 440-888-8889.

Student Registration

Parent or legal guardian must bring listed documents to:

Parma Board of Education * 5311 Longwood Avenue* Parma 44134

Hours are 7:30 am – 4:00 pm Monday through Friday

Phone   (440) 885-8794   (440) 885-8795   or   (440) 885-8796

Fax    (440) 885-8413

-Child’s legal birth certificate

-Child’s immunization records

            -If student is 7^th or 8^th grade, verification or MMR booster

-Social Security card or card number

-In case of parental divorce, parent with legal custody must present a certified copy of the court order awarding legal custody

-If custody change is pending, the non-custodial parent must present a date, time-stamped copy of the court filing showing the motion for change of custody.  The non-custodial parent is then given 60 days to present a certified copy of the final decree

-Proof of residency

          -Lease agreement if rental is a large complex (6 or more units)

          -Current utility bill (if you own the home)

-If residing with someone, or if renting a single or two-family home, the owner of the property must sign an owner statement verifying this, and attach a proof of ownership (current water bill, real estate tax bill or home owner’s policy).  Parent will then provide his/her utility bill within 30 days.

-IEP for special education students if they have been in a special education program

-Green card or travel documents, if born in another country

End of the 2006-2007 School Year Deadlines:

1.  Requisitions - last date to enter is June 7, 2007 (schools may set an earlier date to be received in their office)

2.  Budget Supplementals and/or Appropriation Modifications - must be received in the Treasurer's Office by  May 23, 2007 a.m.

3.  Sales Tax Forms - due June 15, 2007

4.  Outstanding Purchase Orders - please review to see if they should be paid by year end or canceled.

It’s a very busy end of the year at Dentzler Elementary School!  There are many events which are occurring during the months of May and June.  Some of these events are:

Grandpals’/Special Friends’ Day

Mr. Chris Folsom, vocal music teacher, and Miss Amy Fridrich, art teacher, collaborated to create a “Carnival of the Animals” for our annual Grandpals’/Special Friends’ Day.  Each grade level provided singing performances and choreography of  various animals such as kangaroos, fish, donkeys, penguins, lions, zebras, turtles, elephants and frogs.  After each performance the grandpals/special friends visited the students in their classrooms.

Right-to-Read Week

Many reading activities occurred May 21-May 25.  Author Sandra Philipson, who has written the Max and Annie dog book series, provided classroom presentations with two of her dogs.  Our theme was “Paws to Read” and included daily Paws for reading, creating paws door hangers, reading contracts for home reading and buddy reading in which students read with their classmates.

Accelerated Reader Party

Over 100 children were invited to a Pizza Party Luncheon (We love pizza!) to celebrate their achievement of reaching their Accelerated Reader grade levels goals for the year.

Big Brothers/Big Sisters End of the Year Celebration

23 Padua High School students have been tutoring first through sixth grade Dentzler students once a week throughout the school year.  All of the students enjoyed an end of the year celebration with a pizza party.

FAST (Families and Schools Together) Graduation

Dentzler families attended eight weekly sessions this Spring and received information on parenting skills.

Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast

Over 100 people have volunteered throughout the year at Dentzler as chaperones for field trips, room parents for classroom parties, tutors, Media Center and classroom teacher helpers, etc.  Many of these volunteers have performed their service as a part of their involvement with PTA.  Our PTA events included a Fall Harvest Festival, Fall and Spring Book Fairs, Santa Shop, Reflections Program and K-3rd grade/4th-6th grade PTA dances.  All of our volunteers will be honored and recognized at an Appreciation Breakfast on May 24th.

Field Day

One of the students’ most popular days of the year is Field Day which will be held on June 1st.  Kindergarten through sixth grade students will be participating in many activities including parachute, flag tag, scooter races, baseball, volleyball, 50/100 yard dash, team handball and the obstacle course.  Many Dentzler parents and community volunteers will be helping to make this a great day for our students.

Two Million Minutes Read by Green Valley Students

Last year our goal was to read a collective one million minutes at Green Valley.  We easily met that goal.  This year we DOUBLED THE GOAL and our students read collectively OVER TWO MILLION MINUTES!  Our theme this year was "Driven to Read".  All students received t-shirts with the Driven to Read logo.  As students completed their racetracks of books read they received "pit points" to purchase items in the "Pit Store" once a week.

As an end-of-the-year celebration the entire school population will be engaged in A Celebration of Reading on May 23, 2007.  On May 23rd students enjoyed the following activity stations:  Camp Read A Lot, Make A Book, Word Games, Guest Readers, Readers' Theater, Poetry, Book Talks, and Planting Sunflowers and reading books in the land lab.  One of the highlights of the day will be an assembly honoring our community of readers!  Great prizes and real racing trophies will be awarded.  Teachers, Mrs. Price and Mrs. Brooks are organizing this fun-filled day of reading!!

Green Valley was adopted by two race car drivers this year:  Mr. Oriti of Mars Trucking and Mr. Shymske of Shymske Auto.  They generously donated many prizes, including real racing trophies, to our students!

Congratulations to Arlene Kostyack, Grade 5, who has been the TOP READER IN THE SCHOOL every year for the last four years.  This year she read 62,600 minutes.  Pictured are the top readers in each classroom.  Their range of minutes was between 7,000 to 62,600.   Twelve students read over 14,000 minutes!

In the last four years our Green Valley Literacy program has sky-rocketed.  Next year our literacy theme will be Olympics based due to the Olympics in 2008.  

THE COW PLOP DROP 

The Green Valley Land Lab Team is proud to present “The Cow Plop Drop”, our unique walking path fundraiser on Sunday, June 3.  Think of it as a game of BINGO with a twist.  A cow’s plop in a 40’ by 80’ area next to the land lab will determine the winners.  Tickets are only $5.00 for a chance to win a grand prize of a $500.00 Visa gift card or one of four first place $100.00 Visa gift cards.  Winners need not be present, but we welcome everyone to come see the plop action from 1-4!  Enjoy refreshments, a tractor show and additional raffles too… all in Green Valley’s front yard! 

Tickets can be purchased through the Green Valley School office (440.885.2433) by submitting $5.00 per ticket in an envelope.  Please include your name, address, and phone number.  Tickets will be issued by our team.  Thank you for supporting our newest plan for our land lab:  a walking path!

Peer Mediators On the Road!

On Monday, May 14, four of Greenbriar’s Peer Mediators conducted a presentation for Hanna’s 5^th and 6^th grade classes.  The 8^th graders discussed and gave some techniques in how to deal with bullying and how to handle conflict resolution.  The 5^th and 6^th graders participated and came away from the presentation with some great ideas on how to handle bullying and conflict situations, in and out of school.  It was a worthwhile experience for all.  The Greenbriar mediators plan to take their presentation on the road to some more elementary schools before the year is out.  The participating peer mediators are Amy Butterfield, Nick Imes, Steve Naughton and Lauren Woodland.

Faces of Freedom

House Z would like to share a letter they received from a gentleman who saw the Faces of Freedom cards that were left at the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. when the 8^th grade class visited our nation’s capital in March.  Part of the class’s assignment was to research a fallen Vietnam veteran and leave a card with a message to him, in his memory, at the Wall.  In addition, another gentleman from Pennsylvania called Greenbriar shortly after the trip to comment on how the cards touched him emotionally.  It is truly awesome to know that the gestures of our students would have such far-reaching and emotional effects.

March 23, 2007

To the 8th grade social studies students at Greenbriar Middle School;

Recently, I was in Washington, D.C. to attend a Holocaust conference at the United States Holocaust Museum.  This was a short but informative event and I was very happy to attend.  Sad to say but someday I hope you take the time to learn about this horrible crime so that it may never be repeated. 

Upon conclusion of this conference I decided to spend the rest of my time visiting some of our nation’s many wonderful monuments.  Having been to this area several times in the past and only having a few hours in which to see everything I walked at a rather brisk pace.  However, when I came to the wall dedicated to the Viet Nam Veterans I noticed a number of letters written to our brave heroes who fell during that struggle.  Though I would not normally do this I decided to read a few of these letters.  Much to my great surprise I noticed that quite a few letters were written by students who never knew any of these people and were born quite a few years after that conflict ended.  I am not a man who is prone to show a lot of emotion but the letters you wrote brought tears of great pride and joy to my eyes knowing that there are still young people in this great country who are willing to take the time to share their wonderful thoughts to those who have gone before us ensuring our own freedom.  There is no doubt that the men and women who have fallen, their families and the veterans still alive today would think as highly of you as I do. From all of them and myself, thank you for your great kindness.

You may have already guessed but I am a social studies teacher.  I teach at Zeb Pike Youth Services Center in Colorado Springs at the base of Pike’s Peak.  Sometimes it is very difficult for me to remember that there are still some really wonderful kids who still live in this country because my students are boys ages 12 to 20 who are locked up for committing some really bad crimes.  Thanks for reminding me that you are still out there.  I assure that my boys will know what you have done and I hope they will rise to your level of citizenship.

With a great amount of appreciation,

Mark Schaefer

Butterflies at Hanna!

James E. Hanna is the site of one of just 1090 registered Monarch Waystations within the United States and Ontario Canada!  Last Spring, Mrs. Badowski teamed up with the PTA and suggested that the school use some extra funds to start a butterfly garden in front of the school that would serve as a  Monarch Waystation.  The PTA loved the idea and with the help of various students, teachers and parents, the garden was planted.  The photos depict the recent release of the butterflies!

Students Donate to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Hillside Student Council once again had a very successful "Pennies for Patients" campaign for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  Under the direction of our Student Council Vice President, Nik Majerle, the distribution and  collection of boxes and the counting of the pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and dollars took place from February 27 through March 9.  Student Council collected $ 1,412.41.  Mrs. Jarc's Homeroom will be awarded the Olive Garden luncheon for donating the most money.

Drama Club Performs The Three Little Pigs

The recently formed Drama Club at Hillside Middle School performed for the first time on Tuesday, April 3 in the school's Media Center.  The students performed the play The Three Little Pigs to a packed audience and received rave reviews from all in attendance.  Every one at Hillside is looking forward to next year's production, which is anticipated to be another great performance.  The Drama Club is under the direction of Ms. Jeanne Goldberg and Ms. Dawn Kafiti.

SADD Raises Money for Hunger Center with Basketball Game

On Thursday, March 15, Hillside Middle School's SADD organization held its 7th annual SADD vs. Faculty Basketball Game.  Once again, there was standing room only for this crowd pleaser.  For the mere price of admission, students, faculty, friends and family were treated to a very competitive basketball game.  (The teachers did win the game, but of course, that is not the point).  The total money raised was $825.00 (an all time high) which was donated to the Parma Hunger Center.  The advisors of this SADD chapter are truly indebted for the participation of the staff playing in the game (coached by Terry Bennett), for cheering on the staff (a lovely group of teachers under the direction of Mrs. Heidi Zimmerman) and especially to the brave teachers who were willing to take a pie in the face for this worthy cause (Ms. Heather Doll, Mrs. Jan Dacek, Mr. Dave Walder and our very own custodian, Mr. Bill).  This was another TIGER-ific success story.

Hillside Competes in Power of the Pen

On Saturday, March 10, Barb Roslan, Halle Dawson and Connie Loescher traveled to Cleveland Heights for the Regional Power of the Pen Tournament.  Hillside was well represented with Coach Dawson's two eighth grade writers, Svetlana Knezevic and Kyle Serenas, along with Coach Loescher's five seventh grade writers, Olivia Clark, Andrea Hofer, Amanda Frederick, Neil Golias and Jordan Strange.  The day long activities had each writer composing three creative pieces.  Coaches spent the day reading and evaluating 18 pieces of writing, adding comments of encouragement as well as suggestions for improvements.  Every one walked away with a new appreciation of the dedication of the students to this art form and the devotion of the teachers to their students as well their passion for creative writing.

Life Skills Classes Host Pre-Schoolers

On Friday, March 30, the Hillside Life Skills classes held a Spring Pre-School Activity Day.  The day began with the 35 children playing everything from puzzles to painting to crafts with 8th graders from Hillside.  The attendees were then escorted to Hillside's Main Gym where they popped "balloons" using the parachute as a popcorn popper to "pop" the balloons.  After so much activity, the children were then treated to a relaxing lunch of pizza, finger jello, cupcakes and juice before they began their Easter Egg hunt around Hillside to 22 bunny trail participants.  The parents were treated to some well-deserved "down time" in the Media Center where they could enjoy refreshments, conversation and reading materials while their children were enjoying this annual community project.  The Easter Bunny himself even made a rare appearance much to the surprise and delight of the children.  Another wonderfully successful even held by Mrs. Riddle and her classes.

Hillside Volleyball Try-outs
Hillside 7th and 8th grade volleyball will begin on Monday, August 6th with a mandatory meeting. 7th grade meeting: 9-10 AM; 8th grade meeting 10:15-11:15 AM. Girls interested should bring their completed physical form to the meeting. Physical forms are available in the main office at school. Try-outs will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (Aug 7-9). Girls must be present all three days to be considered for the team. 7th grade try-outs from 8-10 AM and 8th grade tryouts from 10 AM until noon. Questions about Hillside volleyball should be directed to Mrs. Tatoczenkog at: MrsT320@sbcglobal.net.

Football Camp

Hillside Middle School is holding its annual Football Camp again this year from Monday, June 18 through Wednesday, June 20, 2007.  The camp is coordinated by Mike Lark, who has been the head football coach at Hillside for the past 13 season.  Mr. Lark will be assisted by several middle school and high school experienced players and coaches, who have competed at the high school and college levels.  The primary focus is on teaching the basic football skills necessary to succeed on an organized team.  The team concept and sportsmanship will be emphasized as keys to a winning attitude.  More information can be obtained by contacting Hillside Middle School directly; forms are located in the main office.

Hillside Music

The Hillside bands have been hard at work preparing for their spring performances.  The seventh grade band performed their spring concert on May 9 to a full house.  Both the seventh and eighth grade bands also traveled to Lorain on Saturday, May 12, to perform at the District IV Ohio Music Education Association Adjudicated event.  Both bands performed three songs for judges who then gave them comment tapes to help them improve.  Both groups did a wonderful job performing at this event and received many positive and helpful comments.  Congratulations, Hillside Bands!

In addition, the Hillside Tiger Jazz band has been performing throughout the year.  They have performed at two school concerts as well as at several jazz festivals, the Parmatown mall, and the Parma Pierogi Dinner fundraiser.  These hardworking students will finish out their year by performing at the Parma Rib-n-Rock event on June 7.  Great job, jazz band!

Art Show

On Tuesday, May 8th, 152 Hillside art students came back to school with their friends and family to enjoy the second semester Art Show showcasing the talent of the young artists. Just like an art opening at a gallery or museum, over 500 pieces of artwork were on display. Some of the art projects included drawings, paintings and ceramics. Many commented on how talented these young are and were surprised and pleased to see this aspect of the students’ academic lives.

While the art show happened in the media center, the Family and Consumer science students hosted the reception in the cafeteria. Everyone shared the refreshments and celebrated the young artists’ accomplishments. We hope you make it a point to visit an art museum or gallery this summer and enjoy the wonderful of art.

8^th Grade Girls Track and Field

Our last regular meet was against Shiloh and Greenbriar where we came in second place as a team.  We will be participating in the Pioneer Conference meet on Tuesday, May 15, where we stand a great chance of winning some medals and ribbons.  Our recognition pizza party will be Wednesday, May 23 in the school cafeteria at 3:00 PM.  Parents of team members are invited to attend.  At that time all athletes will be presented with their letters, pins, certificates and any ribbons or medals they may have won at the conference meet.  A huge "Thank You" goes out to the athletes who worked hard and did their very best at each and every meet, our team parents who supported us throughout the season by attending meets and picking up their teens after practices, our coaches who worked hard with the team, and to Mr. Kilbane for arranging all of our transportation and keeping the mountains of paperwork in order!

Science Invention Convention

Spring is Science and Math season for John Glenn!  Thanks to all our staff, students, and families for the huge participation and visitation of our 2007 Science and Invention Convention.  Over 200 students in grades 1-6 designed experiments or presented inventions or inventors.  Thanks to all our Normandy High School judges from the Honors Science program, all student projects were awarded certificates of participation and achievement.  The night was full of learning and fun as families were invited to try their hand at experiments in our Science Lab and to play a variety of math games provided by our partners at Education Avenue.  Of course our super PTA was on hand to offer Scholastic Book Fair items, and our 6th graders raised funds for their end-of-the-year fieldtrips with a bake sale.  Needless to say, John Glenn was at full capacity for this annual event!

Math League Shines at Competition

Congratulations are in order for the members of our John Glenn Math League as they brought home a trophy and several awards from the first Math League Competition held on May 11th at PHS.  The League is a group of mathematically talented ALPs students led by their ALPs teachers and the district’s Math Specialists.  Mrs. Jennifer Detmar and Mrs. Lynne Holzworth coached a fine group of students that brought back the following awards: Our grade 5 Math Leaguers brought back a trophy for the top fifth grade team overall.  Way to go, 5th grade!!  Evelynn Sokolowski took the top place for overall fourth grade student, and she was also recognized as John Glenn’s top 4th grade mathematician.  Evelynn, you are the bomb!!  Nick Blagojevic took 2nd place and Ahmad Abas took 3rd place for our fourth grade.  While Mikey Diederich took the #1 spot for our 5th grade team with Thomas Potoma coming in 2nd and Nate Henley coming in 3rd.   Needless to say, we are extremely proud of our students and the great John Glenn teachers that provided educational foundation for this super team!

Parma PTA Helps NHS Seniors

The Parma PTA helped raise over $33,000 for Normandy High school Seniors. Thank you PTA!!!!!!!

Normandy Competes in Academic Challenge

Although our team did not come in first place at the competition on Saturday May 11, 2007, we are extremely proud of them. Michael Becker, Erica Morgan (captain), Katy Dzurshin, and Karen Kacenjar represented Normandy with great pride and dignity. This was a very young team (2 sophomores and 1 junior) so when we compete again, next year they will be pro's! The parents who attended as our fans also had a great time and cheered their hearts out for our team. Below is a picture of our team with Danita Harris, the news anchor, that was taken before the competition.

Senior Citizens Prom

On April 21, 2007, the student government sponsored a Senior Citizen Prom at NHS. There were over 250 senior citizens that attended and danced the night away. In attendance were Mayor Dean De Piero and Deputy Superintendent, Dr. Dinklocker. Thanks to Mr. Hannah and the students of the Culinary Arts program who volunteered their time and skill. Great Job Student Government!!!

Track MVP

Kristi Sturges is the Pioneer Conference Girl's Track MVP 2007!  She placed in the following events:

100 meter dash - 1st place

4 X 100 meter relay team - 2nd place

4 X 200 meter relay team - 1st place

Girl's long jump - 1st place

Normandy Invader Marching Band Collectors Uniform Pillow

Limited edition collector’s items created out of actual Normandy Invaders Marching Band Uniforms. They have been assembled out of uniforms worn before the Spring of 2006. The pillows represent a piece of the Normandy Marching Band history, tradition and many memories. The basic pillow size is 12” x 14” and will vary slightly depending on the actual size of the uniform and the thickness.

COST = $50.  Check payable to NIMB

Pillows will be sold on first come pre-paid basis. Shipping is available for an extra charge and based on destination. 

Contact Catherine Reed at 216.901.0411 or at cngreed@sbcglobal.net for additional information.

Fairy Tale Extravaganza at Parkview Elementary

Once upon a time, in the enchanted land of Parkview Elementary, there lived some first and second grade students.  The Queens of the land, Mrs. Chismar, Miss Schaff, Mrs. Stacho, Mrs. Van Jura and Miss Woehrmann, knew that something was missing for the children of this land.  They needed some magic!  They needed something special!  Together these benevolent Queens crafted a plan to bring magic into the children’s lives.  Each day the students met with a different Queen who shared with them a story of magic and enchantment.  The students listened with wonderment and awe and participated in activities and created projects for Strega Nona, The Goose That Laid The Golden Egg, Rapunzel and The Paper Bag Princess.  The students learned about characterization, retelling, sequencing, summarizing, and tell tale signs of a fairy tale.  Finally, one day was spent in the multipurpose room with all the children of the land coming together to celebrate these and so many more tales of fairies and princesses and ogres and witches!  The Queens opened the celebration with a Readers’ Theatre of  “The Fairy Godmother’s Assistant.”  Then the children practiced geometry, measurement, and money skills, word attack skills and more characterizations as the magic that once had been missing was discovered.  They brought these fairy tales to life and had an experience they’ll take with them on future journeys and adventures.  They learned and laughed and explored new worlds and they, of course, all lived HAPPILY EVER AFTER!

Celebrating the Classics

“Celebrate the Classics” is the theme Parkview's Right to Read committee has chosen. We will spotlight: Make Way for Ducklings, Little House on the Prairie series, Bridge to Terabithia, Charlotte's Web, Little Red Riding Hood, Where the Wild Things Are, Blueberries for Sal, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and The Cat in the Hat.

Students will be given reading logs and motivational bookmarks to "kick start" our celebration. On Friday, May 18th, students who return their completed reading logs will be treated to a piece of cake to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the publishing of The Cat in the Hat.

Million Minute Reading Project

Parma Park is wrapping up the year with several reward activities.  Students who read 1800 minutes outside of school hours between October and April were invited to an Inflatable Party.  Congratulations to the 150 students who received invitations.  Even Mrs. White got into the act!  Students who have read at least 2600 minutes by May 15 will be invited to a Swimming Party at the Middleburg Heights Rec Center.  Congratulations to all our Million Minute Readers.

DARE Graduation

After months of intensive study, fifth grade students promised to remain drug free and make wise decisions.  Congratulations to all our participating students.

Students of the Month

The Student of the Month program is a way for Noon Monitors to recognize students who make wise choices and good decisions during the lunch/recess hour.  These students are role models for following the school rules and being helpful to others.  Congratulations to our March Students of the Month:  Amanda Kiewel,  Randy Vukov, Nico Dyer, Brenna Baran,  Odeh Hanna, and Navpreet.  Congratulations to our April Students of the Month:  Danya Al-taher, Yana Zapotechne, Tommy Zereski, Justin Repko, Stephanie Scacchi, and Cory Conkle. 

Scholarship Winners

We're very proud of our students who won scholarships for their Business Plans through the Scholarship of Entrepreneurial Engagement. Teachers and students will be attending a luncheon at St. Michael's Woodside on Thursday of this week. In addition, Sammy and Abbey will have their business plans submitted in the regional competition and will attend a reception at Cleveland State University on May 30.

$500 First Prize – Studio 29 by Sammy Mitchell (student of teacher Kate Minor of Parma HS)

$200 Second Prize – Little Flips Gymnastics by Abby Rich (student of teacher Anne Bierman of Parma HS)

$100 Third Prize – Electronics R Us by Geremy Chmielewski (student of teacher Kate Minor of Parma HS)

$100 Third Prize – Cupcake Corner by Kat Grigger (student of teacher Kate Minor of Parma HS)

$100 Third Prize – Icy Chill by Nicole Pickering (student of teacher Alicia Ward of Normandy HS)

What a Treat!

The students performed beautifully in the Spring Concert.  The growth over the year is amazing.  The orchestra students performed several selections including a lively finale entitled "Rhythm N'Blues" directed by Mrs. Hoss.  The band students performed several challenging selections including "Hang on Sloopy" directed by Mrs. DeLuca.  Go Bucks!

The choral portion of the program featured many talented singers who performed in the musical, "Rats! The Story of the Pied Piper".  What a clever and entertaining evening, thanks to the hard work of Mrs. Miller and the choir students. Thanks to Mrs. Kugler for the wonderful job on props and costumes!  We truly appreciate her time and talents.  Please continue to encourage your children to participate in one of our musical groups.  It really is a family commitment that teaches them so much. As parents and staff it is truly a treat to watch them share their talents.

Outdoor Landlab Fundraiser

May 23 & 24!  Paint your very own tile, to be put in the outdoor lab 5/23 or 5/24 from 3:30-5:30 p.m.  Questions:  Linda at 440-885-2380. Tiles are still available at a cost of  $25.00 each or buy two or more and save $5.00 each.  As you begin your spring cleaning, save your treasures for our 2nd ANNUAL GARAGE SALE to benefit the outdoor lab.  Sale will take place Sat. 9/15. 

Art Show

Parma City School District will display student artwork for one day at Parmatown Mall on Friday, May 25th.

Car Wash

Toniann Casciano is trying to organize a car wash to benefit the Outdoor Land Lab in early June.  It will be at the Sunoco on Pleasant Valley and York.  All students and adults wishing to volunteer one Saturday please call Toniann Casciano @ 440-476-7722.

Are you Smarter than Pleasantview’s Fifth Graders?

Pleasantview Elementary School 's Fifth Graders from Martha Panek's class were on FOX 8-Cleveland's version of "Are you Smarter than a Fifth Grader?"  The students performed very well inspite of having to be at the studio by 6:30am.  They were greeted with donuts and were introduced to  TV hosts, Wayne Dawson, Tracy McCool and Todd Meany.  The students presented the hosts with their very own morning commuter mug that proudly display the "Pleasantview Python".

Volunteer Luncheon

Pleasantview celebrated their volunteers with an annual Volunteer Luncheon.  The theme was picnic style with entertainment from our third and fourth graders.  Pleasantview is thankful for all of the volunteers that assist in the classrooms on a daily basis and those that devote their time whenever they can!

Field Day Fun! 

PE Teacher, Mrs. Sue White planned another successful Field Day for all.    The day was filled with fun activities and special popsicle treats were provided by the wonderful Pleasantview PTA.  Each student was presented with a participation award.

Math League Competition

We would like to commend our 4th and 5th graders that participated in the Math League competition on May 12 at Parma Senior High.

Fourth Graders that participated were:  Jacob Kopper (First place medal), Corey Lyon, (2nd place ribbon), Anthony Ritz (3rd place ribbon), Toni Jobe, Ciara Kolenz, Chance Corwon, Rachel Ozmun, Tina Micovic, Alex Mercado, Michael Schallon, Elizabeth Cole, Kylie Farruggia, and Tyler Workman. 

Fifth Graders that participated were:  Natalia Skrodzki (First place medal), Meghan Tubbesing (2nd. place ribbon), Autumn Besozzi (3rd place ribbon), Andrew Grose, Austin Koch, Anthony Romano, and Courtney Fordyce.

We congratulate all of them and are very, very, proud of their accomplishments.

Wigs for Kids

Maddie Butrey, 4th grader in Mrs. Richmond's class shared that she had 12 inches of her hair cut off for Wigs For Kids.  Wigs For Kids is the wonderful organization that supplies children with wigs if they have suffered hair loss from cancer.  She certainly made our hearts happy with that news!!

MEALTrac

MEALTrac is running smoothly and many thanks go out to Mrs. Ratusnik our Cafeteria Manager for all the time spent learning this new computer system.  Remember your children can bring in money for their lunches any morning of the week from 9-9:20 daily.  If you are sending in $$ for more than one child you only need to write out one check made out to Renwood Elementary, but please list all your children on the envelope with their room #'s.  Cash is also accepted.

Summer School registration forms will be coming home soon to selected students.  If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call me. 

The year is winding down........hard to believe summer vacation will soon be here.  Thank you for a wonderful year with your children and all your support.  Wishing all of our families a safe, restful, and fun summer!!  

A New Beginning

We would like to congratulate Mrs. Debi Daugherty on her retirement.  Mrs. Daugherty has been employed by Parma City Schools for 30 years and has spent 21 of those years at Ridge-Brook teaching first grade.  Mrs. Daugherty has been a real asset to the Ridge-Brook community and we are sorry to see her leave us.  We would like to wish her the best of everything as she starts her new life.

Pennies for Patients

Once again, thank you parents, students and staff of Ridge-Brook.  Because of your generosity, we were able to collect $1,576.64 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  The winners of the Olive Garden luncheon raffle have been picked.  The luncheon will be held at Ridge-Brook on Thursday, May 10th.

The classes that won the pizza parties were Mrs. Prosinski's third grade and Ms. Lynch's fourth grade.

Awesome News

Ms. Trainer has been nominated by our Superintendent Dr. Zatik for the Arthur S. Holden Teacher Award for Excellence in Science.  Just being nominated is quite an honor.  We will learn this summer if Ms. Trainer is selected.  We are very proud of Ms. Trainer - way to go!

"Doughnuts for Dads"

Doughnuts for Dads was held on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 from 8:30-9:00 AM.  We had over 150 people attend.  Mr. Vento welcomed everyone and discussed the upcoming Achievement test.  Mr. Adomaites then spoke about a healthy life style and explained to the dads how they can get involved in Jump Rope for Heart/Hoops for Heart and Olympic Day.  It was a pleasure having our dads share the morning with us.

Sundae Bar

Our final Sundae Bar for the year was held on April 19th.  Throughout the three marking periods we made approximately 450 sundaes for our students!  We need to thank our wonderful business partner, Mr. Splete, from Freeway Lanes for supplying all the sundaes and prizes!

Outdoor Education Club

An Outdoor Education Club has been created by Ms. Trainer.  We have about 50 fifth and sixth graders that belong.  The students will meet after school to work on our land lab, help beautify our school grounds and plant crops!  Both Ms. Haverdill and Mrs. Giulivo will assist in this project.

Mrs. Spears Prepares Students for OAT Tests

In preparation for the OAT tests, Mrs. Spears met with all the Shiloh students to discuss strategies for the upcoming tests. Students discussed how they have been preparing for the tests in all of their classes and working hard this school year so they can do well on the OAT tests coming up at the end of April.

Author Jamie Adoff Visits Shiloh

Last week at Shiloh Middle School, about 40 students enjoyed a day with Jamie Adoff, an author of both poetry and novels. He lives in Yellow Springs, OH.  His visit was made possible by the Cuyahoga County Public Library. All the students who attended the presentation received an autographed copy of  Jimi and Me along with lunch with the author. The students felt the presentation was very entertaining and informative.

Sundae Bar

Last week at Shiloh, students were invited to create their own sundae at the ice cream sundae bar, which honored students earning Highest Honors, Honor Roll, perfect attendance, and most improved for the third quarter.  Parma Community General Hospital supported the achievements of these students and provided the ice cream and toppings.

Congratulations Great Readers!

For the month of March, these students showed great reading skills: Congratulations to Sarah Domke, Patrick Hebb, Sky Orsagos, Jessica Steponick, Ashley Hudspath, Nina Lozitsky, Shana Botz and Samantha Havasi!

Seat Belt Safety

State Road's third graders will be instructed on seat belt safety from a representative from our friendly Parma City Police force! 

Book Exchange

Our fifth grade student council organized a school wide book exchange program.  Students who brought a book were able to browse MASSIVE quantities of books and choose a different book for their reading enjoyment. 

Featured Staff Members

Our featured staff members for the month of March are Christopher Hartland, Principal and Kathy DiGiovanni, Media Assistant.  Chris spent some time over spring break enjoying geocaching with his wife and two children Evelyn and Maxim.  To find out more about geocaching and what a travel bug is, feel free to visit www.geocaching.com.  Unearth the geocach treasures in your community!  Kathy spent time babysitting her three grandchildren ages 7, 5 and 21 months over spring break for her daughter Heather Canzurlo who is a fifth grade teacher at John Muir.  Check out Kathy's Parma Family Tree!  Kathy also has an aunt, Ruth Mueller, at James E. Hanna Elementary who facilitates the Ohio Reads program.  Kathy's cousin, Joy Hollo, is a Kindergarten teacher at Ridge-Brook and Kathy's mother-in-law substitutes for the district and is a former media assistant!

Students of the Month

State Road recently recognized a number of students for the Student of the Month program.  In the Month of April, these students showed good character in the area of caring:  Jesse Guddy, Sydney Tober, Madeline Evans, Maria Banaszak, Anna Perry, Cassi Combs, Jacob Cellura, and Shane Stern.

Mustang Pride

The winner of this Month's mustang Pride drawing was Briana Csorba.  Briana won a voucher for two free Indians tickets in August!  Nice Job!!!

Operation Child Protect

On Wednesday 25th, County Prosecutor Bill Mason, held a press conference about the Operation Child Protect pilot program.  In addition, Mayor Dean DePiero, Deputy Superintendent Dr. Dinklocker, and others added to the presentation with their own support for the program.

We had over 160 students in grades K-2 participate in this pilot program. Thank you parents for making this project a success.

BINGO!

Mother and Daughter Bingo will be held on Thursday, April 26th.

Academic Challenge

Congratulations to the Valley Forge Academic Challenge team on their wonderful performance!

Stedman Graham

These pictures are from An Afternoon with Stedman Graham.  Nine Steps to Success:  Teens Can Make it Happenworkshop at Cleveland State University Wolstein Center.  This event was held on yesterday May 10th from 1-2:30. On behalf of the students and advisors who attended, thank you for this once in a lifetime opportunity to see Stedman Graham.