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Sept. 21, 2010 | News from Reaching Heights
Sharing our Passion for Excellent Public Education |
Greetings!
Two events coming up this school year highlight our work at Reaching Height to support teachers and celebrate students. Proceeds from our 20th Annual Adult Community Spelling Bee (next Feb. 22 at Cleveland Heights High School) fund our  School Team Grants, which help fuel innovation and collaboration among educators in the CH-UH schools. The Bee arrives a bit early this year, to make room for another great event, the third edition of Reaching Musical Heights, on Monday, April 11, at magnificent Severance Hall. As in 2003 and 2007, this community celebration of musical excellence will feature instrumental and vocal performances from talented student musicians representing our elementary and middle schools as well as Heights High. While these dates seem a ways off now, they'll be here sooner than you think. As you'll see below, between now and then, there's lots more going on ( Beauty and the Beast, Nov. 4, 5, 6 and 7 at Heights High comes to mind). May you enjoy all the Heights have to offer.
Patrick Mullen
Executive Director |
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2010 Ride For Miles Sept. 26
The 2010 Ride For Miles will be at 10 a.m., Sunday, September 26, starting at John Carroll University. Registration for the 2010 Ride for Miles is now open. RIDE FOR MILES is a nonprofit organization established by family, friends, and colleagues of Dr. Miles Coburn to educate people about the environment and bicycle safety. The annual noncompetitive bicycle ride, Ride for Miles, raises funds for the John Carroll University Biology Department's Miles Coburn Environmental Symposium. This project continues Miles' work of educating students and the community about the urgency of environmental activism. Click here to learn more and to register.
Heights Community Congress Home & Garden Tour Sept. 26
The 33rd Heights Heritage Home & Garden Tour showcases the diversity of homes in Cleveland Heights. Tour goers will be treated to an up-close view of a host of distinctive homes, including:
· Cuyahoga County's first straw bale construction house, built in 2007 with a strong emphasis on green building features;
· A Cotswold's cottage style house designed by Bohnard and Parsson, which underwent extensive renovation and expansion in the early 1920s;
· A transformed 9,000 square-foot house on Fairmount Boulevard designed by Philip Small and restored to its former 1923 glory, with updates such as a new geothermal heating system; and much much more...
Sunday Tour tickets are $20 in advance and $25 day of the tour. Tickets are available online from Heights Community Congress and are also being sold at local business locations. For more information on the Saturday Evening's Preview Party or the Sunday Self-Guided Tour, including a complete list of tour ticket sales locations, please visit the Heights Community Congress website or call 216-321-6775.
Chamber Music Connection-Cleveland Seeks Students
A program devoted to providing intense instruction in chamber music is accepting applications from middle school and high school students. CMC-Cleveland, a pilot program of The Chamber Music Connection, Inc., in Worthington, Ohio, offers music students an educational opportunity to study and play chamber music together. Founded by Deborah Barrett Price, CMC was born in 1992 as the Delaware Chamber Music Festival. The past 18 years have brought enormous growth and success, turning CMC into a nationally recognized chamber music program sponsoring over 10 programs and boasting an enrollment of nearly 500 students each year. CMC continues to attract the highest caliber of professional musicians, symphony members, renowned composers, conductors, educators, and guest chamber music ensembles to work with their student ensembles. The Cleveland Heights-based pilot program, directed by Mary Kay Ferguson, will feature ensembles that are arranged based on enrolled instrumentation and may include strings, winds, brass, percussion, and piano. Music is provided and each ensemble meets for coaching and rehearsals with esteemed CMC associated faculty. CMC-Clv will meet Friday evenings from Oct. 15 to Nov. 12 at Grace Lutheran Church, 13001 Cedar Rd., Cleveland Heights. Applicants need to be currently receiving music lessons. Applications are due Oct. 1 More information is available here.
Heights Sustainability Week Oct. 2-10
Help build a more sustainable community during Heights Sustainability Week Oct. 2-10! Tour a solar-powered house, ride your bike to the farmer's market, hike and photograph Doan Brook, explore a natural jewel: Forest Hill Park, go on a group dog walk, help create a green map of Coventry Village, discuss climate change with your neighbors, party in the PEACE park with your kids, and much, much more. More than 30 local events promoting sustainability in Cleveland Heights and University Heights are open to residents of all communities. Attend one event, or many. More information is available here.
Panel Discussion on Teen Bullying Oct. 12
Your Teen magazine presents a free panel discussion for parents on "Bullying: Protecting Our Teens in Today's World" on Tuesday, October 12, 2010, at Tri-C Corporate College East, 4400 Richmond Road, Warrensville Heights, OH 44128. The panel will be moderated by Dan Moulthrop, Curator of Conversation at the Civic Commons, with panelists Dr. David Hussey, Associate Professor, Kent State College of Public Health, and Director of Research & Evaluation, Beech Brook, speaking on Defining Protective Factors; David K. Frattare, Lead Investigator, Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, speaking on Confronting Cyberbulling; and Paulie Velotta, Nationally Certified Trainer for Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, speaking on Creating Safe Schools. The panel discussion will take place from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm, following a parent expo that startes at 6:30 p.m. CEU Credits are available. Registration, which is recommended, is available here.
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| Reaching Heights Program Update |
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Music Lesson Scholarship Program Honors Denise Jackson
This is the fourth year that Reaching Heights will offer private music lesson scholarships to aspiring instrumental musicians. This program began as a way to honor the memory of legendary Heights music instructor and musician Vince Patti, with the generous support of his family. This year, with gratitude to the Pattis, the program begins a new chapter. Last year, we suffered a great loss with the passing of Denise Jackson, a lover of music, a musician herself, accomplished attorney, and loving wife and mom. To help remember Denise, and in recognition of donations received in her name, we have rededicated our music lesson scholarship program in her honor. Later this fall, we'll accept applications for the Denise Jackson Music Lesson Scholarship program and announce the names of this year's Jackson Scholars.
Reaching Heights Awards First Round of 2010-11 Grants
Projects that integrate the written word with video production, provide hands-on science experience, nurture a middle school vocal music program, and an event that will help students build wellness of body, mind, and spirit received grant support from Reaching Heights in the first round of 2010-11 School Team and Community Connection Grants. Since 1990, Reaching Heights has funded 375 innovative projects with grants totaling more than $272,000. School Team Grants of up to $1,500 support projects that address specific achievement needs; Community Connections Grants of up to $250 support projects that connect our schools with our community. Grant funds are raised from the Reaching Heights Adult Community Spelling Bee, Thank-A-Teacher donations and individual donors. Learn more about our latest grants here.
Looking Back on a Successful Summer
6th Annual Heights Summer Music Camp a Huge Hit 80 young musicians worked hard this summer perfecting their skills at the 6th Annual Heights Summer Music Camp held in late June at Wiley Middle School. They made friends and beautiful music under the direction of Dan Heim, the Director of Instrumental Music at Heights High. "It was amazing to see the commitment and growth from Monday morning's first rehearsal to Saturday's concert," Heim said. Click here to watch the finale concert.
Aimed at students entering grades 5-8 with two years experience with their instruments, the camp ignites students' investment in making music by building skills and helping them discover what is possible with consistent effort. A cooperative effort of Reaching Heights and the CH-UH school district, the camp is a key element of our commitment to sustaining the Heights tradition of musical excellence! Our 7th annual camp will take place June 20-25, 2011, at Wiley.
5K ThunderRun Supports Reaching Heights
Fifty-nine runners and walkers took part in the second annual Forest Hill 5K ThunderRun at Forest Hill Park on a warm Saturday morning in July. This event, which raised $1,000 for Reaching Heights, grew out of "The Big Give," at Forest Hill Presbyterian Church. Pastor John Lentz gave each church member $50 and challenged them to do some good, be creative, have fun, and use their talents to multiply the $50. Church members Jim Roosa and Jed Koops used the funds to start the ThunderRun in 2009, and have made it an annual event that benefits a local non-profit group each year. Reaching Heights trustees and staff served as volunteer race marshals. Thanks to all participants in this year's event. For a complete list of this year's winners, click here.
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