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LEGAL NOTICE
Sealed bids for the Parma City Schools Consolidation Project – Elementary Schools Classroom Renovation, Parma, Ohio will be received at the Office of the Chief Financial Officer/Budget Director of the Parma City School District at 5311 Longwood Ave., Parma, Ohio 44134 until 2:00 P.M., EDST, on Monday, June 18, 2012 more information>
Greenbriar Gets a Visit from CHOMPS
The Browns Mascot, Chomps, visited with Greenbriar Middle School students recently during their lunch periods as a part of the school's Fuel Up To Play 60 program. more information >
Normandy Students Make A Difference at River Sweep
The Normandy High Science Department Environmental Club met in the parking lot of Giant Eagle on Broadview on May 12 in order to make a difference in our environment. more information >
Parma Community General Hospital Sports Screenings
Parma Community General Hospital will be offering sports screenings more information>
Costa Rica Adventure 2012
A group of students from Normandy and Valley Forge High Schools traveled with Spanish Teachers Colleen Lisi and Erin Osterland to Costa Rica during Spring Break. more information>
Paper Engineering Contest Winner
The Ohio Technology and Engineering Educators Association sponsored a contest for PreK-6 teachers and their students. This year, a student from Mrs. Giulivo’s 6th grade class at Dentzler Elementary, Samantha J. was one of the state contest winners! more information
NHS Students Earn Medals for Spanish Exam Performances
This is the first year that Normandy High School World Language students have taken the National Spanish Exam. more information>
Help for Chardon
The Valley Forge Marketing class raised $516 for "Chardon Move Forward" through a Faculty vs. Student basketball game. more information>
Students Shine at Elementary Science Olympiad
Forty-five fifth and sixth grade students, who represented all twelve elementary buildings, competed at the Cleveland State Elementary Science Olympiad on Saturday, March 10. We competed against several other public school districts and private schools, including Solon, Shaker Heights, Olmsted Falls, Berea, and Westlake.more information>
Young Parma City Schools Mathematicians Showcase Their Great Thinking!
We are all mathematicians. It is perseverance and collaboration that develop the mathematician in all of us. That is the message that 124 fifth and sixth graders from six area schools heard and celebrated at Normandy High School during the Greater Cleveland Council of Teachers of Mathematics Problem-solving Tournament on Saturday, February 25, 2012.more information>
Family Night Is a Huge Success
Parents and students enjoyed a fun family event on March 14 that also had a serious purpose. Families were invited to attend an anti-bullying presentation featuring ventriloquist Mark Wade. The performance was followed by a dinner and activities such as making a craft, getting ID’s made for the children by the police and finishing off with a sundae bar. more information>
Greater Cleveland Automotive Technology Challenge
Congratulations to Valley Forge students Kamil Falkowski and Brandon Cwikllinski for their third place showing at the Greater Cleveland Automotive Technology Challenge at the new car show at the IX Center. Kamil Falkowski had the highest written test score of all students from across Ohio. Both students earned scholarship money to schools of their choice and have begun careers at dealerships as a result of the contest. more information>
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Project
Kent State University is conducting a project funded by the National Institutes of Health that is designed to compare different types of evidenced-based support programs for families in which grandmothers are the primary caregiver to grandchildren between ages 4-12 where no biological parent is meaningfully involved in care. more information>
Instrumental Solo and Ensemble Contest held at Rocky River High School in Rocky River, OH.
On Saturday, March 3, 2012, twenty band and orchestra students from Shiloh Middle School participated in the 2012 Greater Cleveland Instrumental Solo and Ensemble Contest held at Rocky River High School in Rocky River, Ohio. The contest uses a rating system rather than "places" for it’s competitions and students compete against a standard instead of against each other. more information>
Balsa Wood Bridge Competition
On Friday, February 24, 2012, students from the Engineering Classes at all three Parma High Schools traveled to CWRU to compete in the Balsa Wood Bridge Building Competition. more information>
Dollar Bank Scholarship Winner  Congratulations to Valley Forge Senior Alisha Turner, winner of a scholarship from Dollar Bank. Alisha currently works at Overdrive, Inc. and is planning to attend either Kent University or the University of Dayton to major in Business. She is pictured here with Erin Maloney from Dollar Bank, Ken Ferguson, PSCD Director of Career & Technical Education, and Janine Andrzejewski, principal of Valley Forge High School. |
Girl Power Leadership Academy Participates in Important Project
In honor of Women's History Month, the Parma Senior High Girl Power Leadership Academy members are participating in several community service projects throughout the month of March. more information>
Normandy High Music Winners
Normandy High School hosted the area's Annual Solo & Ensemble Contest on Saturday Feb 11, 2012. more information>
Valley Forge Key Club Serves Breakfast
Valley Forge Key Club volunteered to cook breakfast at Ronald McDonald House on Saturday, March 3. more information>
Shiloh Middle School Reaches Out to Chardon
In the wake of the terrible tragedy at Chardon High School, the students and staff of Shiloh Middle School responded by raising money for the families and students in Chardon and by taking a heart shaped photograph to show their support and caring. more information>
State of the Schools Address
On February 23 Superintendent Jeff Graham gave his State of the Schools address to the Chamber of Commerce at noon and to the general public that evening. Superintendent Graham talked about the momentum that is building in the district to take the Parma City Schools in the right direction educationally while at the same time being respectful of the taxpayers' dollars.
To see the complete speech, click here to view the video.
School Board Members Encourage Congress to Find Collaborative Solutions to Education Challenges
Parma, Ohio (February 17, 2012) – Karen Dendorfer of the Parma City Board of Education joined more than 800 school board and state school boards association leaders recently to ask Congress to support public school students as they consider the reauthorization of the Elementary and Second Education Act (ESEA) this year. The ESEA is also known as No Child Left Behind. more information>
More Great News from Pleasant Valley!  Students who attend the Pleasant Valley GATE center, under the direction of Mrs. Bowman, entered the Monster Jam "Design a Truck" Contest. Students were to show their artistic talents and design an image on a monster truck. The image was to represent the student. The student then had to write two sentences about their truck. Maria was the 6th grade winner who represented NE Ohio at the Monster Jam on Feb. 25. She even received passes to the Pit Party.
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More Great News from Pleasant Valley!  Thank you to the Holy Family Community for all of their outstanding support and services provided to Pleasant Valley this year. Every month they have donated 100 bags of food!!! They have also donated coats, boots and board games during the holiday season!
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BACKPACKS FOR KIDS NEEDS YOUR HELP
Last year KIKS Office and PCSD Collaborative teamed up to provide backpacks for 75 deserving youths in our school district. This school year, the C/B/S Partnership Committee and KIKS Office have committed to purchasing as many backpacks as we can at a price of $17 each to donate to the Collaborative. Our goal is to provide 400 by next summer. We are starting early and are asking for your help to fund the 2012-2013 school year even if it is for only one backpack. Please send your check with the form below. Thanks for your support. For further information on how you can help call Phil Kish @ 440-884-8000. more information>
ABLE Program Recognized
The Parma City Schools ABLE Program was recently highlighted in the newsletter of the State’s Adult Basic and Literacy Education Team for their work in helping students to transition into postsecondary education, jobs and/or careers. Our own team of transition counselors, Stephanie Schab, Shannon Pelsnik and Angie Farson were featured. Our ABLE Program has been recognized for five years in a row for its outstanding work. (One correction in the article: The photos L to R are Stephanie Schab, Angie Farson, and Shannon Pelsnik. more information>
PCSD Foundation Supports Programs
The newly formed (August, 2010) PCSD Foundation has been a key supporter of the Anti-Bullying effort in the middle schools. Read more here.
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