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Springtime brings transitions for several area organizations and individuals
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, May 1, 2014, Megan Meister Moves On Party, Los Dos Fronteras, 3292 Fulton Road: (L-R) Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization Executive Director Jeff Ramsey, Ward 15 Councilman Matt Zone, Megan Meister, Ward 14 Councilman Brian Cummins, and Ward 12 Councilman Anthony Brancatelli. Friends of Megan Meister gathered to wish her…
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Tremont Montessori Art Show Elephant
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Friday, May 9, 2014; Tremont Montessori Art Show: A mural by Tremont Montessori Preschool Class of 2011-12 created under the direction of Artist in Residence Wendy Mahon of Young Audiences. Students created the figure of an elephant to represent a character in the story Elmer by David McKee.
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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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Enrollment jumps at Thomas Jefferson International Newcomers Academy
CMSD News Bureau 4/23/2014 (Plain Press, May 2014)Trouble breaks out half a world away, and the Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s (CMSD’s) Thomas Jefferson International Newcomers Academy in the Stockyard neighborhood of Cleveland feels the impact. The school, which opened in 2010, is for students in kindergarten through 12th grade who come to Cleveland from other…
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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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Three Luis Muñoz Marin students win NBA Math Hoops State Championship
(Plain Press, May 2014)In early April, three seventh-grade students from Luis Muñoz Marin School won the first National Basketball Association (NBA) Math Hoops State Championship in the grades 6-8 bracket. Students Antonella Vera, Hector Castro, and DaShaun Brooks were honored at halftime of the Cleveland Cavaliers game on Saturday, April 5th after winning the competition…
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Students in Salvation Army’s after school program study science with OSU Extension Service
Some of the older students from the Salvation Army’s Ohio City Branch’s afterschool program on Clark Avenue are participating in a three-part science program this year. In the first part of the school year before the Christmas holiday the students received instruction in science from Case Western Reserve University staff. In the second half of…
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Corrections to the February issue
Max Hayes opening date (Plain Press, March 2014) In the February issue of the Plain Press, an article incorrectly stated that Max Hayes construction would be complete in time for the 2014-15 school year. It should have said the building is scheduled to be ready for the 2015-16 school year. CTO Executive Director (Plain Press,…
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Teachers unions urged to present an alternative vision for educational reform
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, February 2014) Sociologist, author and public education advocate Pedro Noguera spoke to a group of community activists and educators at Cleveland State University on January 23rd calling for teachers unions to step up and articulate a vision for educational reform. Noguera says he has been troubled over the past few…
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CMSD agreement for construction of Max S. Hayes High School could be example for country
(Plain Press, February 2014) The Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s (CMSD’s) efforts to make sure recent graduates, Cleveland residents and minority and female workers help build the new Max S. Hayes High School will be featured in a video at a national labor conference in March. The District and the construction manager, Higley Bowen Construction Partners,…
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