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Students from local high schools win CMSD scholarships
(Plain Press, September 2014) Two Lincoln West students and one Max Hayes student were among 13 Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) students awarded scholarships at the Army of Believers luncheon on August 1st. Students from citywide magnet schools were awarded the remainder of the scholarships. Yu “Mike” Zhang of Lincoln West High School was awarded…
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St. Helena baptizes first African American in 108-year history of the church
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, September 2014) On August 3, 2014 Antwain Thomas became the first African American to be baptized at St. Helena Romanian Byzantine Catholic Church in the 108-year history of the church. Romanian is the language still used today to say the Mass in the Church, which was founded by Romanian immigrants…
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Standardized tests drive Cleveland Transformation Plan
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, August 2014) Under current local, state and national educational policy, Clevelanders are being asked to measure their public and charter schools and judge their teaching staffs based on the scores on standardized tests. While the standardized tests may help to compare schools, they do little to help individual students to…
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Young activists needed to help create a more just society in the City of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, July 2014)Several recent articles in the Plain Dealer touted Cleveland’s recent brain gain. In a June 10, 2014 article by Robert L. Smith titled Cleveland’s unexpected brain gain garners national attention, a reference is made to an a study by Richey Piiparinen and Jim Russell of the Center for Population…
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Residents seek explanation of sudden resignation of Commander Keith Sulzer
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, May 2014)Over 150 area residents came to the Second District Police Community Relations Committee on April 8th hoping to learn the reasons behind the sudden resignation of Second District Commander Keith Sulzer on March 24th. Cleveland Chief of Police Calvin D. Williams gave a brief outline of the conversation he…
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Pizza Party at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School
PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON Friday, April 11, 2014; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School, W. 70th and Detroit Avenue: Kindergarten student, Arihanna Aqqad, age 6, enjoys a piece of pizza. She nods her head affirmatively when asked if she read a lot of books this year and says, “That’s why we got to have this…
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Race to the MAX, Max Hayes High School
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Sunday, April 6, 2014; Race to the MAX, Max Hayes High School, 4600 Detroit Avenue: Curt Bachus, age 48, finishes first in the 5k (3.1 mile race) with a time of 17 minutes and 21 seconds. Runners traversed a route from the current Max Hayes High School to the site the…
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The Dyngus Day Parade
PHOTOS BY CHUCK HOVEN Monday, April 21, 2014: Dyngus Day Cleveland celebration, W. 58th and Detroit Avenue: The Dyngus Day Parade returns to W. 58th and Detroit after a march through the neighborhood. Dyngus Day has been celebrated for thousands of years on Easter Monday in Poland and other Easter European cultures. It marks the…
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