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Teen Student Interviews County Medical Examiner

For some time now, I’ve wanted to be a medical examiner. I guess all those crime scene investigation TV shows, like "Criminal Minds," got to me. When I told my mother about my latest career choice, she went digging through the Web for summer programs, internships — whatever. That is when she came across the High School Shadowing Program. The program is coordinated by the medical examiner.
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Tutoring is Best Part of Resident’s Week

I have just returned from what may be the most satisfying time of my week. It was the two hours I spend each Thursday morning with a second-grade girl at Buckeye-Woodland School. I am a tutor for this girl, who according to her teacher, looks forward to my visits. I am one of 50 volunteers of all ages who tutor at the school. We come from.
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Event of the Week: Book Fair in Little Italy

The Montessori School at Holy Rosary is holding a children's book fair this week. Call 421-0700 for more information. The fair is scheduled from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on November 15 and 16 in the Holy Rosary Church Hall, 12021 Mayfield Road in Little Italy..
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Teachers Dream and Create a Unique Classroom

Preschool teachers Angelica Pickett and Andora Sanders wanted to do something different in their classroom this year, so they turned the room into a jungle. It took five weeks of work. The two used just construction paper, crayons and glue to create the jungle decorations in their classroom at Children’s First Learning Center, 8408 Hough Ave. They painstakingly twisted paper to make vines and cut out.
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Cleveland School District Offers Language Assistance for Parents

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District provides free language assistance to parents and guardians who have Limited English Proficiency (LEP) regarding school programs and activities. To be eligible for assistance, a parent or guardian does not have to be of limited English proficiency in speaking, reading, writing and comprehension. It is only necessary that a person be limited in at least one of these areas to receive.
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Gov. Kasich Signs Mayor Jackson’s ‘Cleveland Plan’ into Law

 Gov. John Kasich signed the “Cleveland Plan for Transforming Schools” into law Monday inside the auditorium at John F. Kennedy High School, an action that trumpets a new beginning for the 43,000 students enrolled in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. In signing the legislation, Kasich thanked members of the Cleveland Teachers Union and their leadership for being receptive to the transformation, which came at a cost.
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Not Your Usual Summer Camp

About 30 children from Greater University Circle attended a summer camp led by the Marines last month. Lt. Colonel Ricco Player, who grew up at East 92nd Street and Superior Avenue, returned to Cleveland for the first time in about 15 years to lead the group. “We have to invest in children now,” said Player, a father of four, who now lives in Virginia. The children, ages 10-15,.
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Local Camp Takes A ‘Fresh’ Look at Glenville

One of the most basic desires of any human being is to be heard. With almost 400,000 people in the city of Cleveland, it’s easier said than done – especially if you’re a child. Disk jockey Doc Harrill, a local music producer, turntablist and teacher who lives in Glenville, is trying to change all that by giving youth in Glenville and University Circle a unique opportunity. “The.
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African-American Museum Seeking Donations

Did you know we have an African-American museum right here in Hough? The African American Museum of Cleveland is one of the oldest independently run and operated museums in the country and it’s right here in our neighborhood, but its doors are closed because of lack of funding. The museum, at 1765 Crawford Rd. off of Hough Ave., is seeking donations. If every African-American in the area.
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“It Is Not Just A Playground”

Growing up, I remember staring at my grandmother as she watched the 6 p.m. news, shaking her head and scorning the television. "It takes a village to raise a child," she said. "Lord have mercy. It takes a whole village!" It seemed there was a story about a child being killed, locked up at an early age or caught doing something wrong on the news all the.
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Buckeye Resident Committed to Neighborhood Success

I see a bright future for our community and I want others to join me and see it, too. I started the non-profit organization Network for Neighborhood Success to help make this future a reality. The goal of Network for Neighborhood Success is exactly what you see in the name: network and success. We work with youth twice a month at the Harvey Rice Library to.
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CWRU’s National Youth Sports Program

Are you looking for a fun camp for your child this summer? Register your child for Case Western Reserve University’s National Youth Sports Program (NYSP) -- a five-week program for youth ages 10 to 16. Once enrolled, youth have an opportunity to participate in a variety of sports, including badminton, volleyball, football, tennis, soccer, softball, golf, aerobics/dance, kickball, track and field, basketball, and swimming. Campers.
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Local Students Run the Marathon

When people think of marathons, the image most often brought to mind is a mass of runners struggling and straining to reach a far off goal. The Sisters of Charity Foundation, the Downtown YMCA and other local organizations are using a locally run marathon to set children’s focus beyond a thin white line. The SOCF and YMCA are coming together to provide education and exercise opportunities.
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Community Grows At New Community Garden

De'Angelo Knuckles' plot at the new community garden here is just a pile of dirt right now, but Knuckles sees something growing already -- and it's better than any fruit or vegetable. It's the sense of community and safety that have sprouted in the area since the Buckeye Learning Farm first took root. This year for the first time, the Learning Farm - - which has.
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Students Enjoyed Field Trip Funded by Foundation

Due to funding from the Internal Medicine Foundation of St. Luke's Clinic to enhance students’ knowledge of science, on April 3, Harvey Rice School’s third, sixth, seventh and eighth grade students visited the Greater Cleveland Aquarium. As the students watched attentively, listened, focused and engaged, Cleveland Aquarium instructor Meghan Strong explained water biomes, types of water (salt and fresh), bodies of water ( steams, lakes, rivers, and to.
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