April 25, 2001 at the Regular Meeting of the Shaker Heights Board Of
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April 25, 2001 At the regular meeting of the Shaker Heights Board of Education on April 24, 2001, the Superintendent reported the following: * Nearly 200 members of the High School marching band participated in a performance trip to France over spring vacation. High points included performances at the Eiffel Tower, the palace of Versailles, The Peace Center, and the Normandy beaches that were sites of the Allied invasion in World War II. Performances were interspersed with visits to the Louvre and other cultural landmarks. The trip was organized by marching band director Tom Deep, with the assistance of staff and parent chaperones. * In cooperation with the Shaker Heights Municipal Court and the Police Department, the Middle School will present a special program on prevention of bullying, harassment, and stalking on May 7. David Miller, a Case Western Reserve University faculty member who is a nationally known expert on bullying and harassment, will be among the presenters. Students from the High School theatre department will role-play scenarios and the audience will learn about helpful ways to respond to such situations. The District’s policy on harassment will also be highlighted during this assembly program. * The Shaker Coalition to Prevent Youth Substance Abuse is sponsoring a community forum titled “Helping Teens Make Healthy Choices” from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, at the Shaker Community Building. Topics will include facts about substance abuse, effective community intervention strategies, teen stress and depression, and parenting techniques. The forum is co-sponsored by the School District, the City of Shaker Heights, the Shaker Heights Public Library, the Youth Center, several centers at Case Western Reserve University, Bellefaire JCB, and Hathaway Brown School. Students, parents, teachers and other interested community members are invited to the free forum. Reservations are requested through the Shaker Heights Health Department. * Acclaimed children’s author Ann Cameron is in the District this week, presenting assemblies, working with small groups of students at each of the K-4 elementary schools. Among her best-known books are The Most Beautiful Place in the World and The Kidnapped Prince, an adaptation of the autobiography of an African prince enslaved in the United States. Ms. Cameron’s visit continues through Friday, when she will sign books at the Shaker Heights Public Library. * Shaker Heights Middle School won the Sweepstakes Trophy, the top award of the day, at the regional Power of the Pen tournament on Saturday, March 17. This award reflects the combined efforts of the seventh- and eighth-grade teams. In addition, the Middle School’s eighth-grade team, consisting of Hilry Hazelwood, Danny Kanter, Clare Malone, Emily Rosenberg, Julia Sivertson and Tom Wilson, finished first in the region. The seventh-grade team finished fourth out of 37 participating schools. The members of the seventh-grade team are Emily Blanchard, Laura Habat, Sarah Ratner and Kayla Tayer. Individual and Best-of-Round awards were won by Layla Tayer, Sarah Ratner, Tom Wilson, Emily Rosenberg, and Emily Blanchard. Danny Kanter, Emily Rosenberg, Tom Wilson, Emily Blanchard, Sarah Ratner, and Kayla Tayer qualified for the state tournament at the College of Wooster in May. The team is coached by Middle School Latin teacher Jane Troha and Woodbury music teacher Kathy Brewster. Created in 1986, Power of the Pen is a non-profit educational writing program for seventh- and eighth-grade students in Ohio. At three levels of competition (District, Regional, and State), students participate in three rounds of impromptu writing and receive instant feedback from judges. * Middle School Latin students excelled on the National Latin Exam this year, with 40 of the 55 Shaker students who took the test scoring at the Cum Laude level or higher. Gold medal winners (Summa Cum Laude) are: Danny Kanter*, Carolyn Troha*, Emma Lawrence, Rebecca Heide, Alex Wang, Emily Rosenberg, Mike Ciepluch, Tom Wilson, Sean Muron, Eric Kramer, Erin Freeborn, Lauren Kutik and David Anderson (asterisk denotes perfect score). Silver medal (Maxima Cum Laude) winners are: Ryan Schork, Matt Koletsky, Robert Cheren, Clare Malone, Ryan McDonough, Mark Schoonover, Adam Margolius, Julia Sivertson, Robby Woodcock, Alex Buchheim, Andreas Marcotty, Jonathan Strassfeld, Michael Kowan, Chris Nau and Danielle Jones. Magna Cum Laude winners are: Brian Gamm, Marthe Leach, Claudia Lerner, Brendan McDonald, Rachel Slosberg, Faith Gobidas, Julia Ferguson, Amanda Fulwood and Marta Lapczynski. Cum Laude winners are: Sarah Bell, Joan Hexter and Colin Murphy. The Middle School’s Latin teacher is Jane Troha. * High School students also excelled on the 2001 National Latin Examination, given at levels from Latin I to Latin V. Their teachers are Jane Ulrich and Robert White. The following students win gold medals for scoring at the Summa Cum Laude level: Eric Anderson (perfect score), Caitlin Bell, Eva Bock, Edward Cormany, Sarah Darge, Laura Falender, Gretchen Fuller, Anna Hutt, Matthew Immerman, Laura Kangas, Elliott Karr, Hyun Young Lee, Amina Massey, Noreen Malone, David Pretzer, Cody Rose, David Simmons-Duffin (perfect score), and Sarah Wang. Winning silver medals (Maxima Cum Laude) were René Chelune, Camilla Cullis, Mitch Frank, Samuel Freilich, Ally Gregg-Zellars, Ryan Hacala, Owen Hearey, Cassidy Heller, Nathan Hsu, Maggie Lassar, Zachary Lerner, Joe Lesnefsky, Ashali Singham, Jenny Stern, Emily Sy, Thaddeus Templeton, Amanda Webb, Anne Winkelman and Suzanne Youngner. The following students scored at the Magna Cum Laude level: Michael Bell, Edward Ceaser, Alex Campbell, Julia Cooperman, Jonathan Distad, Katie Dubyak, Elizabeth Habat, Lisa Hochman, Andrew Hopkins, Zachary Juresko, Audrey Klein, Elliott Klein, Michael Koler, Alex Madorsky, David Mayers, Catherine Nosse, Seth Rosenberg, Will Seitz, Andy Smith, Andrew Sords, Elizabeth Swary, Aaron Toppston, Gabriella Vari, Rachael Wasserman, Suphie Wesner and Kaitlin Wolfberg. The following students scored at the Cum Laude level: Dory Benford, Claire Dietrich, Ezekiel Hill, Timothy Israel, Laura Mankowski, Jan Moseberg, David Powers, Kathryn Swary and Joseph Tartakoff. In addition, eleven members of the High School Latin Club won individual honors while the team won five club awards and three spirit awards at the Ohio Junior Classical League Convention in Columbus in March. The 14 team members are seniors Eric Anderson and Chris Donat; juniors David Simmons- Duffin and Elliott Karr; sophomores Ed Cormany, Justine Konicki, Andrew Smith, and Thaddeus Templeton; and freshmen Laura Falender, Sam Freilich, Adam Gall, Andrew Hopkins, Ashali Singham and Elisa Super. The Club’s advisor is Jane Ulrich. * Boulevard first grader Katie Harris was a winner of the National Chemistry Week Essay Contest sponsored by the Cleveland Section of the American Chemical Society and the NASA Glenn Research Center. She is a student in Joyce Pope’s class. * The Middle School’s eighth-grade class placed 7th in the nation in the third of four National Current Events League meets this year. More than 200 middle schools participated. The school’s cumulative standing after three meets is in the top 15 in the nation. Results from a fourth and final meet will be available in May. Eighth-grader R. J. Kaleal is in the top 15 individually. Social studies teacher and department chair David Lawrence coordinates the contest. * Dozens of Middle School band members competed in the Ohio Music Education Association solo and ensemble contest in March. Solo performers who earned superior ratings are: Matthew Klodor, Aaron Dore, Grace Lynch, Sami Englander, Michael Kaufman, Will Feldman, Rebekah Benish, Katie McGill, Anne Morrison, Mike Ciepluch, Clare Malone, Eli Dibner-Dunlap, Ann Lesnefsky, Meagan Crowley, Kevin Tolbert, Christopher Inniss, Ziyu Zhang, Geoffrey Sanford, Heather Funk, Julia Shatten, Ashley Williams, Kristen Walling and Julia Sivertson. Solo performers who received excellent ratings are: Mike Abramczyk, Charles Inniss, Sara Smith, Julia Ferguson, Bishara Addison, C.J. Hearey, Jenny Van Lunteren and Celia Kaplan. Middle School ensemble performers who earned superior ratings are: Casey Reese, Jon Gertman, Shavona Reeves, Julia Sivertson, Allison Hall, Michael Kowen, Tom Wilson, Tyler Coverdale, Lance Ballard, Drew Schultz, Jackson Richards, Katherine Sommers, Kristen Walling, Ashley Williams, Megan Sauerland, Mike Ciepluch, Sam Schiller, Alex Grodin, John Walker, Max Forstag, Nathan Evins, Avi Bakshani, DeSean Oden, Anne Morrison, Katie McGill, Clare Malone, Samantha Englander, Dante Zannoni, Chaz Benton, Sean Kelly, Rebekah Benish, Emily Rosenberg, Charles Inniss, David Blackwell, Braeden Kepner-Kraus, Miriam Moore, Geoff Sanford, Ann Lesnefsky, Makeda Farley, Celia Kaplan, JoAnna Rocco, Madeline Weinland, Alexandra Atkinson, Jessica Schiller, Halle Bauer, Tali Weinberg, Ashley Weatherford, Julia Ferguson, Heather Funk, Elizabeth Palda, Lauren Alexander, Lauren Kutik, Emily Bostwick and Sara Smith. Middle School ensemble performers who earned excellent ratings are: Zachary Simon-Cury, Leah Hitchens, Julia Sivertson, Michael Kowen, Lauren Alexander, Alexandria Ingley, Celia Kaplan, JoAnna Rocco, Madeline Weinland, Alexandra Atkinson, Jessica Schiller, Tali Weinberg, Andrew Kulinsky, Julia Shatten, Aaron Dore, Emily George, Sarah Fuller, Alaina Sullivan, Mollie Silver, Emily Grannis, Chris Inniss, Ann Morrison, R.J. Kaleal, Chris Nau, David Blackwell, Braeden