Avon East Celebrates Right to Read Week Hooked on Heroes
Avon East plans Right to Read Week with classroom reading contest February 8 to 12. Winners will ink a large Hero sandwich on the hall wall. Students answer What does it take to be a hero. Rich Lowash Ohio Heroes copies go to teachers Angela Skinner and Marcia Frank for grades two to five. The Cleveland Opera On Tour presents Music Words Opera in Ms Pritt and Mrs Thomas classes guiding students to compose and perform an original opera with mentor Mrs Weinhardt. The program is sponsored by The Center for Leadership in Education Mindy Pritt Gloria Thomas Firelands schools and Firelands High. Bob Holmes, One Man Volleyball Team, performs February 12 at Firelands Middle School, demonstrating perseverance against peer pressure. Northwood Junior High partners with Northwood girls mentoring group Co-Pilots to collect clothing for Lorain County shelters, with a Homeroom competition sponsored by Papa John’s Elyria. EMC engineers assist Northwood Invention Project with scale drawings and an Invention Convention on February 1.
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Avon East
Avon
Rich Lowash
Ohio
Angela Skinner
Marcia Frank
Cleveland Opera On
Firelands
Firelands Middle School
Firelands Hig School
Bob Holmes
Holmes
Me Anne Yug
Northwood Junior High
Northwood
Co- Pilots
Lorain County
YWCA
The
Haven
Genesis House
Papa John's Pizza
Elyria
Oberlin
Saundra Thompson
Linda Williams
JoAnn Gleason
Elyria Manufacturing Co
Northwood Jr. High
EMC
Mr. Freak
Northwood Junior High highlights grants and programs
Northwood Junior High showcases a history of academic and athletic excellence with a strong staff and community backing. It earned a $125,000 Venture Capital Grant in 1994 over five years to fund conferences and training, plus School to Work and Technical Education grants enabling new computers and materials. A school business partnership with Elyria Manufacturing Corporation supports ongoing initiatives, including the Four Seasons landscaping project, a spring school sign, a senior walking program, and the Scholastic N academic award starting in spring.
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Northwood Junior High
Northwood Junior High School
Northwood
Elyria Manufacturing Corporation
St Mary Academy raises funds for school window replacement
During the holiday renovation of the school final windows nearly 80 years old, heat loss prompted fundraising over the next years. Reid Avenue side completed, students and staff continue to raise money for remaining windows. St Mary participated in Hoops for the Heart, benefiting the American Heart Association, raising over 300. Science Fair 1999 on January 19 featured topics from space plants to weathering and erosion with grades six to eight, winners moving on to district fairs in March.
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Reid Avenue
St. Mary Academy
American Heart Association
The
Heart Association
St. Edward's
Mohican
Ashland University
Creative classroom fosters learning through play at West Carlisle
Pam Albright at West Carlisle Elementary guides a vibrant room filled with colorful activities and stuffed animals tied to reading. Principal Bil Fry and teacher Karlene Dziama praise her hands on, arts oriented approach. The school runs an annual student election learning voting basics during Catholic Schools Week with open houses and family events planned for February.
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Pam Albright
West Carlisle
Keystone
Mrs. Albright
Pam
Karlene Dziama
Dziama
Bowling State University Graduaouight
Charles
Lowell Academy
Lorain
Nicote
Cameron
Ms. Dziama
Bil Fry
Albright
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