• Bike Giveaway provides incentive to help boost attendance in Cleveland schools

    (Plain Press, January 2016) At two Bike Giveaway ceremonies held on December 17th, two hundred and seven Cleveland Metropolitan School District students received a bicycle as a reward for improving their attendance from last school year to this school year.  Herb Washington, a McDonald’s Owner/Operator, organized the McMiracle with H.L.W. Fast Track Bike Giveaway.  H.W.…


  • College Now program aims to help CMSD students increase scores on ACT tests

    by Chuck Hoven Plain Press, December 2015 College Now Greater Cleveland’s ImpACT the 216 program is working to help Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) high school students be better prepared to take the ACT test. The test measures college readiness and is used by colleges to select students for admission. ImpACT the 216 offers an…


  • Trip to Veron, Dominican Republic


  • West Side Boys and Girls Club to open two new locations and close facility on Trowbridge

      Plain Press, December 2015 The West Side Boys and Girls Club plans to have two new locations open at area schools when students return to school from their break on January 5th. One new location will be in the basement of Lincoln West High School on W. 30th just South of Clark.  The other…


  • CMSD School/Parent Organization speakers offer information on eyeglasses and Special Education

    Plain Press, December 2015 Parents attending the Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s (CMSD) School/Parent Organization meeting on November 12th at Paul Dunbar School learned about a program that provides eye care to children in the school district and received information about services offered by CMSD’s Special Education Department. Parents also formed groups to practice tackling issues…


  • Max Hayes students get a taste of teaching as cub scouts visit Building Construction Program

    by Chuck Hoven Plain Press, November 2015   Max Hayes High School’s Building Construction Program served as host to some young guests from Cub Scout Pack 102 from Olmsted Falls on October 16th. The Cub Scouts were put right to work making toolboxes in the Max Hayes Construction Programs new state of the art facility. Max…


  • West Tech Alumni Association Museum


  • John Marshall High School ribbon cutting celebrates new school and academic programs

    by Chuck Hoven Plain Press, November 2015   The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on September 24th at John Marshall High School not only celebrated the opening of the new school building but also the creation of new academic programs for John Marshall. Students greeted guests and offered them programs as they entered the building. The ceremony included…


  • Plans underway for construction of new West Side High School, Waverly School and H. Barbara Booker School

    Plain Press, November 2015   Plans are going forward to build three new Cleveland Metropolitan Schools District (CMDS) schools in the Plain Press readership area — the West Side High School, Waverly and H. Barbara Booker. According to an August 3rd report by the Bond Accountability Commission, pending successful completion of price negotiations, the Cleveland Metropolitan…


  • Max Hayes High School offers pre-apprenticeship program in building and construction trades

    (Plain Press, October 2015) (CMSD News Bureau) Max S. Hayes High School will offer a pre-apprenticeship program that puts students on a fast track to jobs in the construction trades. State approval of the Building and Property Maintenance and Construction Technologies program was announced Aug. 31 at a grand-opening celebration for the career and technical…