The huge wall of glass overlooking Chagrin Boulevard
from the Shaker Heights office of Howard Hanna
Smythe Cramer is now showcasing an eye-catching
sculptural presentation by two members of the Shaker
Class of 2007. The life-size human silhouettes
depicting the community, entitled "Walks of Life," are
the work of Mary Winkelman and Courtney Kinter. As
their senior project, Mary and Courtney developed a
The School District has received a $100,000 grant
from the Federal Highway Administration to support
the High School's new pre-engineering course.
The FHA's Garrett A. Morgan Technology and
Transportation Education Program was created to
improve the preparation of students, particularly
women and minorities, in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics as they relate to
The District's commitment to acquaint students
with the Chinese language and culture continues to
grow. Two additional Chinese teachers, Liu
Baohua and Yi Wen, have begun teaching basics of
the Mandarin Chinese language and Chinese culture
to students in grades 1 and 2 in all five K-4 buildings
in Shaker. Visiting for the year under the auspices of
the College Board and Hanban, they join Li Luling,
The School District continues to attract families
from all over the world. This year we have
welcomed new families from Australia, China, Czech
Republic, Egypt, England, Ethiopia, France, Germany,
India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Norway,
Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Korea, St. Thomas,
Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, and Uruguay.
"Making the Grade: Helping Our Kids Achieve," a
documentary featuring several Shaker students and
staff members, has received an Emmy from the
Lower Great Lakes Chapter of the National Academy
of Television Arts and Sciences. The hour-long
program highlighted several educational success
stories, including members of Shaker's highly
successful Federal Reserve Challenge economics
The Shaker schools will open their doors to the
community for Tour Your Schools Day on Monday,
October 8.
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The quality of the public schools emerged as the
top reason residents gave for moving to Shaker
Heights in a survey released by the City this week.
Schools were cited by 68% of residents surveyed as a
factor having "a lot of impact" on their decision to
locate here, closely followed by the community's
natural beauty, quality of housing, location, and
neighborhoods/sense of community. The 2007 survey
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