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| Bike Race Benefits Our Music Programs |
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 Reaching Heights trustee and Cleveland Orchestra violist Richard Waugh is part of Team Reaching Heights, a two man bicycle team racing from San Diego to Annapolis, Md. The ride is a benefit for our music programs. You can make an online donation here. Richard and Charles Combs left San Diego on Saturday, June 20, and are riding 3,000 miles in seven or eight days. That's at least 375 miles per day. Click here to see their blog and here to leave a comment. Richard and Charles switch off every hour during the day and every four hours at night. They are supported by a nine member team in an RV. In the last 24 hours, the team moved from third to second place in the standings. The crew relays encouraging comments sent on the blog - so log on and tell Richard you are cheering for Team Reaching Heights! |
| Come Celebrate Music Scholars July 11 |
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McGregor Home, Saturday, July 11 at 2 pmOver the last three school years, more than 90 CH-UH students in grades 5-8 have received valuable private instrumental music lessons, thanks to the Patti Family Music Scholarship program of Reaching Heights. Each student receives 20 lessons that sharpen their skills and often ignites a love and passion for music that fuels the high quality music program at Heights High. The scholarship fund was started in memory of much loved Heights music teacher Vince Patti. To celebrate the most recent class of Patti Scholars, Reaching Heights will host a concert at the AM McGregor Home, Saturday, July 11 at 2 pm. The concert will feature several students and Vince's son Brian, Chris Hill (Vince's niece) and retired Cleveland Orchestra member Diane Mather. Also featured will be the Cleveland TOPS Swing Band. Freewill donations to the scholarship program will be gratefully accepted. Please join us for this celebration of music and the bonds that are created when people share great music together.
The McGregor Home is located at 14900 Private Drive, Cleveland, OH 44112, just off of Taylor Road. | |
| Celebration of Generations at Judson |
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 About 40 Heights High students spent an hour before their senior prom visiting with residents at Judson Park Retirement Community. Seniors Miles Walker and Andrea Robinson helped recruit students to attend and enjoyed visiting residents and the beautiful location for photos. "The residents were so happy to see us - it seemed to really make their day," Miles said. He and his date, Rachel Ramsey, enjoyed talking with the residents in the garden view social room as a jazz pianist provided music. Andrea Robinson said the visit made her night memorable. "Seeing everyone's faces light up when they saw us was so rewarding," she said. "It was fun and everyone was so sweet and welcoming to us." Andrea and her date, Eric Reville, liked the promenade through the dining halls. Each couple was announced as they walked and chatted with the residents. Judson Director of Resident Life, Lin Bartel, organizes the event at Judson. "When these beautiful, generous young people come to Judson, they bring our residents hope and optimism for the future," she said. "Our residents just love it!" |
| Heights Libraries Urge the Public to Save the Public Library Fund |
 This story by Judithe Soppel, public relations coordinator for the Cleveland Height-University Heights Public Library, first appeared in the Heights Observer, a program of FutureHeights that seeks to "create an electronic and printed commons that strengthens the communities of Cleveland Heights and University Heights, and supports an involved, informed citizenry by cultivating citizen journalists and neighborhood news.
The Heights Library works hard to meet the needs of its users: we offer resources to help job seekers, classes to improve computer skills, after school programs for kids and teens, Summer Reading programs and homework help during the school year. Of course, we also have books, the latest DVDs, music and other recreational material. In short, libraries make a difference in the lives of our residents and we are busier than ever. Governor Strickland's proposed budget will cut the Public Library Fund (PLF) by 30 percent, this on top of the 20 percent reduction already in place this year. This proposal will cut Heights Libraries' funding by one third. That will be devastating. Director Nancy Levin says if this happens, everything is on the table: reducing library hours, staff reductions, a freeze on purchasing new materials, eliminating programs and computer classes, outreach - all are vulnerable. The Library urges citizens to contact Governor Strickland and members of the Budget Conference Committee and tell them not to try to balance the budget on the backs of public libraries.
Please act now - there's no time to waste! Governor Ted Strickland: http://www.governor.ohio.govConference Committee members: Senate Dale Miller SD23@maild.sen.state.oh.us John Carey SD17@senate.state.oh.us Mark Wagoner SD02@senate.state.oh.us House Vernon Sykes district44@ohr.state.oh.us Jay Goyal district73@ohr.state.oh.us Ron Armstutz distrtict03@ohr.state.oh.usAlso: State Senator Shirley Smith senatorsmith@maild.sen.state.oh.usState Representative Barbara Boyd district09@ohr.state.oh.us |
| Against the Grain |
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This story by Scott Stephens appears in the June 2009 of Catalyst Ohio, which describes itself as "an independent publication created to document, analyze and support improvement in Ohio's public schools."
You'd think the father of Ohio's groundbreaking peer assistance and review program would be a fan of Gov. Ted Strickland's to create a four-year residency program for beginning teachers.
Read the full story here. |
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