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Cleveland resident competes for title of Miss Ohio Teen USA
(Plain Press, November 2014) Cleveland West Side resident, Audrianna Farris, Miss Cleveland Teen USA, will compete for the title of Miss Ohio Teen USA. The competition is slated for November 8-9th in Portsmouth, Ohio. Over 100 Ohio teens representing communities throughout Ohio will participate in the competition. The winner of the competition will hold the…
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St. Colman to celebrate installation of Rev. Caroli Shao as new pastor
(Plain Press, November 2014) St. Colman Parish will celebrate the installation of its new pastor, the Rev. Caroli Shao, at the 5 p.m. Mass on Saturday, November 15. Bishop Richard Lennon will celebrate the Mass at St. Colman Church, 2057 W. 65th. The mass will be followed by a reception in the parish hall. All…
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Community members offer input to Gordon Square Arts District Community Master Plan
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, October 2014) Advocates for a more inclusive planning process would be pleased with the questions and comments from the audience that the Gordon Square Arts District (GSAD) Community Master Plan meeting held on September 24th at W. 78th Street Studios. Eighty Detroit Shoreway residents and stakeholders made it clear by…
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Staff view construction of new Max Hayes
(Plain Press, September 2014) CMSD NEWS BUREAU Dozens of teachers and other staff from Max S. Hayes High School donned hard hats and safety glasses on August 11th for a tour of a new building that the school will move to next year. The new Max Hayes, at West 65th Street and Clark Avenue, will…
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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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Summer Camp prepares students for life at Max Hayes High School
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, August 2014) Forty-one students celebrated the completion of the Take it to the Max! Summer Camp at Max Hayes High School, 4600 Detroit Avenue on June 26, 2014. The three-week camp for eighth grade graduates entering the ninth grade, focused on teaching students skills in communications, computer aided design, machining,…