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| Mar. 26, 2010 |
News from Reaching Heights
Sharing our Passion for Excellent Public Education |
Greetings!
Tomorrow evening, April 21, you can be part of an annual rite of Spring, the Reaching Heights Adult Community Spelling Bee,  which starts at 7pm in the Heights High auditorium. Twenty-three teams will vie for the coveted Big Plastic Bee Trophy. Our defending champions, the Know Knothings representing Heights High Parent Connection Council, will be without have to bring a speller off the bench, as one of last year's spellers cools her heels in Europe, her flight home cancelled by a cloud of volcanic ash. I'm reasonably sure this is a first for the Bee.
The Bee supports our School Team Grant program,  which funds collaboration and innovation in our schools. Admission is free, and we're raffling off a slew of great items. And the Bee itself is a blast, as you compare each team's efforts with the correct spelling projected on a screen for the audience. So come on out and watch our 19th annual spelling spectacular. And visit reachingheights.org to learn more about the innovative programs the Bee has made possible for two decades.
One more reminder: be sure to pick up a copy of the May Heights Observer. Along with all the other great coverage of our community, you'll find a four-page edition of School News from Reaching Heights, packed with stories of teaching and learning in the Heights schools. The issue hits the streets on May 4.
See you at the Bee!
Patrick Mullen
Executive Director
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- Celebration of Poetry at Heights Library
Make time for poetry this Saturday, April 25, at the Heights Library at 2345 Lee Rd. Poetry clubs in five of our schools, supported with a grant from Reaching Heights, have been honing their poetic skills and flexing their metrical muscles. Here some great poetry from students at Fairfax, Boulevard, Canterbury and Gearity Elementary schools and Roxboro Middle School.
Students from all 5 poetry clubs are invited to perform, present and compete with their original poetry.
Prizes and food will be provided. Here's the lineup:
· 11:30- sign in for 1st round
· 12:00-1:00 Fairfax & Boulevard poets at the mic
· 12:30- sign in for 2nd round/break for lunch
· 1:00-2:00 Canterbury & Gearity poets at the mic
· 2:00-2:45 Roxboro Middle School poets at the mic
· 3:00-4:00 FINAL ROUND AND OPEN MIC
Students are not required to be present all day.
Please contact us with questions or if you can help: ajrose@ameritech.net, 216-406-0056, or Cynthia_larsen@sbcglobal.net, 216-321-9711.
- There's still time to sign up for the
6th Annual Heights Summer Music Camp
The 6th Annual Heights Summer Music Camp taks place June 21-26, 2010, at Wiley Middle School. Summer is a perfect time for busy students to focus on their interests. If your 5th-8th grader's (meaning they're completing 5th to 8th grade this June) interest is music, now's the time to sign up. Camp  gives students in the CH-UH school district's instrumental music program a chance to explore music in an intensive yet leisurely environment. Scholarships are available.
The CH-UH School District provides a home for the camp, wich is sponsored, organized, and run by Reaching Heights.
The camp culminates with a Saturday morning finale concert. The camp targets students in the district's instrumental program ages 10 to 15 who have two years of experience with their instrument or a year of private instruction. It is open to any district resident who meets the eligibility requirements. Up to 85 campers may participate. Click here for more information and to apply.
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Build Community While Improving Your Garden
Shop at Bremec on the Heights Garden Center and a portion of your purchase (excludes contractor & commercial sales and service charges such as delivery or tree planting fees) will be donated to Home Repair Resource Center. HRRC Board members will be there with balloons and hot dogs.
When: Sunday, April 25 and Sunday, May 2 · 10am - 5pm
Where: Bremec On the Heights Garden Center, 13410 Cedar Rd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 · (216) 932-0039· www.bremec.com How: Just print and bring the flier you'll find by clicking here! If you can't come those days, the flier can be submitted with your purchase to help support Home Repair Resource Center between now and May 2.
Home Repair Resource Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to keeping Cleveland Heights in good repair! The purpose of Home Repair Resource Center is to maintain and strengthen the houses of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, to support the community's rich diversity. HRRC programs help residents complete repairs to their homes (both do-self and contracted), advocate for improved housing, and renovate seriously deteriorated properties and return them to the community in excellent condition.
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Reaching Heights exists to help our Cleveland Heights-University Heights public schools deliver an excellent education to every student. If you've made it this deep into this email message, I know you share our passion. Please make a donation today to help us continue our work. Thank you!
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