Financial Education
Christopher Perme of Perme Financial Group, Garrettsville, recently came to the Personal Financial Literacy class of teacher Jake Derr at James A. Garfield H.S. hoping to help the group of mostly seniors avoid making many of the most common financial mistakes of those newly-launched on the stormy seas of money management. He pointed out that long-term employment with a single...
CHS All-District Band Picnic and Dodge Drive Event
Mantua - Crestwood band members from 5th grade up to graduating seniors enjoyed an afternoon of food and fun during the All-District Band Picnic held on Saturday, June 1. This was the second event of the year that involved all the band members in the school district. The first event was an all-district band concert held earlier in the...
Hiram College Presents a Concert of Traditional Chinese Music
Hiram - Hiram College is proud to present a showcase of traditional Chinese music, featuring internationally renowned artist Guo Yazhi, as he makes his Northeast Ohio debut. Making his first Northeast Ohio appearance, the internationally renowned virtuoso multi-instrumentalist Guo Yazhi will present a colorful showcase concert at Hiram College's Frohring Recital Hall on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 3 p.m....
BERKSHIRE JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL MERIT ROLL THIRD QUARTER
Seventh Grade Honor Roll Ky Bowman, Stephen Chase, Josiah Cheung*, Robert Czekaj, Emily Dingman*, Alexander Eggleston, Lauren Evans, Clark Jackson, Hannah Keough*, Hayley Kumher, Dominic Mann*, Hayden McCartney, Kaitlin McFadden, Jessica McKinney, Nicholas Misconin, Katrina Ostrander*, James Patterson, Benjamin Pelletier, Spencer Price, Shannon Valerio Merit Roll Sara Bongivonni, Madelyn Carver, Madison Chapman, Teagan Farley, Olivia Freiling, Lindsey Hill, Jillian Humes, Bella Jones,...
Mantua K of C to Sponsor Youth Free Throw Championship
Mantua - Crestwood area boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2014 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. This is a fun, free activity for area youth to compete in a Free Throw (foul shot) competition for best of fifteen consecutive shots. The Knights of Columbus Free...
New Projects Bring Savings and Facelift to Garfield Schools
Garrettsville - If you have been in our buildings you know that our custodial and maintenance staff do an outstanding job of keeping them looking spectacular, but there is only so much our staff can do to maintain an aging building before some changes need to be made. As you drive by our campus over the coming weeks you...
JAG Freshman Named Athlete of the Week on WEWS
Garrettsville - Brian Gorby is a proud father. And he has every right to be. His son, Travis, has been selected as McDonald’s Student Athlete of the Week, representing the Greater Cleveland/Northeast Ohio area. A television news crew from WEWS Channel 5 traveled to the Garrettsville G-Plex sports complex on Tuesday night to video and interview the freshman soccer...
Sixth Annual Alumni Banquet
Weeeeellll, a fine time was had by all! Or at least they all certainly appeared to be enjoying themselves at the sixth annual Garfield Alumni Banquet held last Saturday at the Garfield Elementary School. Several classes--’56, ’61, ’66, ’71, ’81 & ’86--were especially recognized for hitting milestone years (twenty-five and up) with most of their faculties intact and their memories...
Local Firm Helps Students Realize College Dreams
Hiram - According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the annual current dollar prices for the 2010-2011 academic year for undergraduate tuition, room and board were estimated to be $13,600 at public institutions and a whopping $36,300 at private institutions. NCES also reports that only one in eight students enrolled full-time at 4-year institutions received scholarships in...
Brother and Sister in Arms
Mantua - Under the guise of an impromptu lesson about Memorial Day this week, students in Mrs. Franks’ class at Crestwood Intermediate School got to meet a real-live hero. CIS Principal, Mr. Maglionico, came to the class to talk about the upcoming Memorial Day holiday. He wanted to know what the fourth-graders knew about the holiday, and was surprised...
A Challenge to the James A. Garfield Community
Garrettsville - As you may be aware, the James A. Garfield Local Schools were recently awarded a $5 Million grant to construct an addition on the elementary to create a centralized campus and update our technology. While this is exciting and will shape the education of kids for years to come, this is just the beginning! Since grant dollars...
Crestwood School Board Special Meeting Held
Mantua - A special Crestwood School Board meeting was held at the High School on September 19 to discuss the $1.2 - $1.8 million dollars in District budget cuts coming shortly from the State. The public session of the meeting covered general category cuts or reductions, including increases in participation fees at the Middle and High Schools, proposed reductions...
Windham High School Band Marches at Disney
Windham - After a year of planning and fundraising, the Windham High School Band made the trek to Florida over spring break for a once - in-a-lifetime experience, to march at Disney World in Orlando. The students began raising funds for the trip over a year ago and had some help from donations and area sponsors. The trip cost...
Grant Projects Are “On Schedule”
Garrettsville - The Straight A Grant from the state provided the James A. Garfield Schools with some exceptional opportunities. With these exceptional opportunities came exceptional challenges. The district remains on a very tight timeline required by the grant. All funds must be committed by June 30, 2014 and spent by September 30, 2014. Those funds not spent must be...
Little Village Dedicates New Outdoor Classroom
Little Village Early Learning Center at Hiram Christian Church celebrated the dedication of their new outdoor classroom and playground on September 16, 2014 at 4:30PM. The ribbon cutting was a culmination of months of planning, cooperation and coordination between Little Village and its many partners, including Hiram College, Kiwanis of the Western Reserve and Hiram Village as well as individual families and churches.
Garfield Middle School Students Off To Pen Ohio State Tournament
Garrettsville - James A. Garfield Middle School has participated in The Power of the Pen writing tournament for 17 years under the direction of Mrs. Jackie Lovelace, 7th grade teacher. This year the organization has taken on a new name, Pen Ohio. Pen Ohio started out as a writing program for high school students and this year took on...
Schools Forecast Delays Rather than Closures when Bad Weather Returns
Portage County - Snow days are every school kid’s fantasy come true... until it’s time to make up for lost instructional time. Most area school districts have already exhausted their allowable cancellation days due to two major snow storms in early December. Now districts are on borrowed time as actual winter weather kicks into typical gear, with drifting snow,...
District-Wide Band Concert Honors Armed Forces
Garrettsville - On Sunday, the day after Armed Forces Day, the J.A. Garfield School District held its district-wide concert. The twenty-first annual event featured band students from each grade, including the fourth grade recorders, and honored those who have served and are serving our country. The high school band opened the program with our National Anthem while Reservists...
Get Your Golden Ticket to Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Garrettsville - It’s gonna be sweet! ...Not just the edible set of candy confections, but the entire production of “Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”, the spring musical taking the James A. Garfield High School stage April 7-10. Come and see how Violet Beauregarde morphs into the Blueberry Girl, how snotty Veruca Salt can be, how the Oompa-Loompas make...
Marching Pride Preview, a Hit
James A. Garfield (JAG) Marching Pride kicked-off their marching season with a band preview last Friday night at JAG Stadium. The students spent 12 hours each day last week learning music, choreographing movements, establishing camaraderie and unity as the band held their official band camp at the high school. The students took what they learned and gave their families...
WHS Student Council to Host 5K at Camp Ravenna
Windham - Windham High School (WHS) Student Council and Sunshine Committee are hosting the Second Annual 5K Race/ Walk at Camp Ravenna aka the Ravenna Arsenal. The race will be held on April 28, with registration beginning at 8 am. The race starts at 9am. Folks should meet in the staff parking lot at Windham High School near the...
“Willy Wonka” Opens Thursday
Garrettsville - OPENING NIGHT for J.A. Garfield’s performance of “Willy Wonka” is Thursday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for students and senior citizens. House doors will open 30 minutes prior to show start time. Pictured above are the cast and crew of “Willy Wonka” who invite you to attend their performance. Performance dates...
Retiring Hiram College President Tom Chema to deliver institution’s 164th Commencement Address
Hiram – Retiring Hiram College President Tom Chema will deliver the institution’s 164th Commencement address at graduation ceremonies planned for Saturday, May 17. A total of 299 graduates will be awarded degrees. Chema has served as president for 11 years. During his presidency, undergraduate enrollment has grown by more than 40%; the Hiram campus has been transformed, with more than...
Crestwood Students Celebrate Peace
Across the world, many nations are engaged in political conflicts. At the same time, millions of paper pinwheels emblazoned with childrens’ messages of peace and hope spin worldwide, in places like South America, the Middle East, and even Mantua, Ohio. Last Friday, Crestwood students from kindergarten through grade five planted hand-made pinwheels at Crestwood Intermediate & Primary Schools to...
Hiram College and Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation Present Discussion on Dementia
Hiram – Hiram College’s Center for Literature and Medicine, in partnership with the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation, will present the lecture “The Woman in the Mirror: Reflections on Dementia” at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 23, 2015, in the Kennedy Center Ballroom. Mary Jean Flossie, M.Ed., LPN, LNHA, of Cognitive Concepts Consulting Services, is the Center’s Margaret Clark Morgan Scholar for...
Kali Hilfer wins $2000 for Windham’s Prom
Windham - Windham Board of Education (BOE) met for their regularly scheduled meeting at the board offices on April 25, 2013 with all board members present. The treasurer was unavailable for the meeting. In student achievement, Kali Hilfer brought home 1st place out of over 20 schools represented in the banner contest for “None for Under 21” Rally held at...
G-Men Alumni Encouraged to “Save The Date”
The 9th Annual James A. Garfield Alumni Banquet will be held at the James A. Garfield Elementary School on Sept 20th. Anyone who attended JAG High School is welcome to attend. The event will include dinner, entertainment by the award winning high school band and tours of the campus including the new Intermediate School addition (grades 5 & 6)...
CIS Visits CMA
Mantua - For the second year in a row, fifth grade students and parents from Crestwood Intermediate School toured the Cleveland Museum of Art during two special Saturday field trips in early spring. Crestwood Intermediate Art teacher Patty Timbrook received the grants, which funded the trips, from the Hiram Community Trust. Each grant covered the cost to transport two groups...
Bio-Med Science Academy Selected As Ohio STEM Learning Network Regional Training Center
Rootstown - As a result of its ongoing success in developing innovative and progressive learning opportunities for students, Bio-Med Science Academy, a year-round public STEM+M high school located on the campus of Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), has been selected by the Ohio STEM Learning Network to serve as one of its regional STEM training center sites. The Ohio STEM Learning...
Schedule Your Parent / Teacher Conferences
Parent Teacher Conferences for James A. Garfield High School are schedule for February 27th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. If you are interested in scheduling appointments with your child’s teachers, please call Mrs. Fisher @ 330-527-4341.
