Educate Cleveland

The Saturday Tutoring Program - Tutor Orientation

2010-01-14T11:06:00.000-08:00

Tutor Orientation
The Saturday Tutoring Program
January 23, 2010
10 am - noon
Church of the Covenant

Help a child succeed! Be a tutor in the Saturday Tutoring Program, which provides free tutoring for students in grades 1-12 from school districts throughout Greater Cleveland.

Volunteer when it fits your schedule; an every-week commitment is not required. Sessions are held on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon at the Church of the Covenant (11205 Euclid Avenue) in University Circle. Come as an individual or with a group. Tutors cover basic reading and math, homework assignments, or standardized test preparation. Materials, training, supervision, and free parking are provided.

Qualifications: Must be at least 17 years old. Need desire and patience to help youngsters succeed, familiarity with subject to be taught, and ability to convey ideas clearly in fluent written and spoken English.

Your time + your knowledge = a child’s future.

In the 2-hour, interactive training session on January 23, new tutors will meet program leaders and experienced volunteers, learn procedures, practice tutoring strategies, and preview materials. If tutors are unable to attend this session, a brief orientation is available at 9:15 a.m. each Saturday. Tutoring begins Saturday, January 30, and continues through April 17, 2010. For details, visit our website at http://www.covenantweb.org/tutoring/

Tenth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

2010-01-10T03:59:00.000-08:00

http://www.kingbreakfast.org/breakfast.htm

Visit the MLK HOLIDAY BREAKFAST CELEBRATION

Tenth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Holiday Breakfast Celebration®

Monday, January 18, 2010
7:30 A.M.

The Marriott Hotel at Key Center
127 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Keynote Speaker:
Rev. Angela Williams
Children, Youth and Young Adult Pastor
The Olivet Church
Fayetteville, Georgia

Presentations

2010 Class of MLK Holiday Scholars

In the Footsteps of Dr. King Award™ Recipient
Ms. Connie Schultz
Pulitzer Prize Winning Columnist – The Plain Dealer
Cleveland, Ohio

Community Donation Recipient – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland

IMAGES OF LEADERSHIP CALENDARS AND THE BASHEER JONES FOUNDATION

2010-01-10T03:49:00.000-08:00

The Basheer Jones Foundation

NewsTalk 1490 AM

SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR YOUTH AND THE BASHEER JONES FOUNDATION.

THE GOAL IS 20,000 CALENDERS SOLD!

ALL "IMAGE OF LEADERSHIP" CALENDERS SOLD WILL BENEFIT NORTHEAST OHIO STUDENTS ON THEIR WAY TO COLLEGE.

GO TO DAVES SUPERMARKETS AND PURCHASE AS MANY AS YOU CAN.

$1 WILL GO A LONG WAY. IT IS JUST $1, 4 QUARTERS.

COME ON PEOPLE! THANKS!

The Give 1 Project: From Cleveland to Senegal

2010-01-10T03:20:00.000-08:00

Give1project - Donation - Thione Niang from David Monfort on Vimeo.

Give 1 Project

New Year, New You Empowerment Brunch

2009-12-23T19:30:00.001-08:00

New Year, New You Empowerment Brunch

“Closing the Empowerment Gap through Health”

Saturday, January 30, 2010
10:00am - 1:00pm
The Club at Key Center
127 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44114

This January, Diverse City: Multicultural Marketing & Recruitment, Inc. will be hosting the New Year, New You Empowerment Brunch with keynote speakers, Andres Gonzalez, Director of the Office of Diversity at Cleveland Clinic, and Pamela Hubbard, Executive Director of Golden Ciphers, who will discuss personal and community empowerment.

“Closing the Empowerment Gap through Health” is the theme of the brunch. Our keynote speakers will be discussing:

* Personal Health Accountability
* Tools to improve OUR condition of living
* Empowerment through Health
* Community Empowerment
* Empowering Cleveland

Everyone in attendance will receive a FREE issue of Progress Cleveland magazine and a gift bag from
Diverse City: Multicultural Marketing & Recruitment, Inc.

Ticket Prices:
$25 - Young Professionals (25 and under)
$35 - General Admission

*Sponsorship packages available*

For more information, feel free to contact
LarKesha Burns at
216-870-1210 or lburns@diversecityinc.org

The Harlem Children's Zone on 60 minutes

2009-12-06T17:47:00.000-08:00

The Harlem Children's Zone

December 6, 2009

Geoffrey Canada's Harlem Children's Zone has helped put historically low-achieving students in New York on academic par with their grammar-school peers. CNN's Anderson Cooper reports.

Watch CBS News Videos Online

Scholarship Opportunities

2009-11-27T23:32:00.000-08:00

1) BELL LABS FELLOWSHIPS FOR UNDER REPRESENTED MINORITIES

http://www.bell-labs.com/fellowships/CRFP/info.html

2) Student Inventors Scholarships

http://www.invent.org/collegiate/

3) Student Video Scholarships

http://www.christophers.org/vidcon2k.html

4) Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarships

http://www.coca-colascholars.org/programs.html

5) Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships

http://holocaust.hklaw.com/

6) Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships

http://www.aynrand.org/contests/

7) Brand Essay Competition

http://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.htm

8) Gates Millennlum Scholarships (major)

http://www.gmsp.org/nominationmaterials/read.dbm?ID=12

9) Xerox Scholarships for Students

http://www2.xerox.com/go/xrx/about_xerox/about_xerox_detail.jsp

10) Sports Scholarships and Internships

http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html

11) National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ)

http://www.nabj.org/html/studentsvcs.html

12) Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary)

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mb/mrphr/jobs/stw.html

13) Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund

http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm

14) FinAid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid scholarships)

http://www.finaid..org/

15) Presidential Freedom Scholarships

http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships/

16) Microsoft Scholarship Program

http://www.microsoft.com/college/scholarships/minority.asp

17) WiredScholar Free Scholarship Search

http://www.wiredscholar..com/paying/scholarship_search/pay_scholarship_search.jsp

18) Hope Scholarships &Lifetime Credits

http://www.ed.gov/inits/hope/

19) William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students

http://www.apsanet.org/PS/grants/aspen3.cfm

20) Multiple List of Minority Scholarships

http://gehon.ir.miami.edu/financial-assistance/Scholarship/black.html

21) Guaranteed Scholarships

http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/

22) BOEING scholarships (some HBCU connects)

http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/educationrelations/scholarships

23) Easley National Scholarship Program

http://www.naas.org/senior.htm>

24) Maryland Artists Scholarships

http://www.maef.org

26) Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship (for AA students in South Florida)

http://www.jackituckfield.org/

27) Historically Black College & University Scholarships

http://www.iesabroad.org/info/hbcu.htm>

28) Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students

http://www.beanactuary.org/minority/scholarships.htm>

29) International Students Scholarships &Aid Help

http://www.iefa.org

30) College Board Scholarship Search

http://cbweb10p.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/fundfind01.html

31) Burger King Scholarship Program

http://www.bkscholars.csfa.org/

32) Siemens Westinghouse Competition

http://www.siemens-foundation.org/

33) GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds

http://www.lulac.org/Programs/Scholar.html

34) CollegeNet> '> s Scholarship Database

http://mach25.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/M25/index

35) Union Sponsored Scholarships and Aid

http://www.aflcio.org/scholarships/scholar.htm>

36) Federal Scholarships &Aid Gateways 25

Scholarship Gateways from Black Excel

http://www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm

37) Scholarship &Financial Aid Help

http://www.blackexcel.org/fin-sch.htm>

38) Scholarship Links (Ed Finance Group)

http://www.efg.net/link_scholarship.htm>

39) FAFSA On The Web (Your Key Aid Form &Info)

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

40) Aid &Resources For Re-Entry Students

http://www.back2college.com/

41) Scholarships and Fellowships

http://www.osc.cuny.edu/sep/links.html

42) Scholarships for Study in Paralegal Studies

http://www.paralegals.org/Choice/2000west.htm

43) HBCU Packard Sit Abroad Scholarships (for study around the world)

http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/packard_nomination.html

44) Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities

http://ci.uchicago.edu/schl1.html

45) INROADS internships

http://www.inroads.org

46) ACT-SO bEURoeOlympics of the Mind> ">A Scholarships

http://www.naacp.org/work/actso/act-so.shtml

47) Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships

http://www.baeo.org/options/privatelyfinanced.jsp

48) ScienceNet Scholarship Listing

http://www.sciencenet.emory.edu/undergrad/scholarships.html

49) Graduate Fellowships For Minorities Nationwide

http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=MINORITIES

50) RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS AT OXFORD

http://www.rhodesscholar.org/info.html

51) The Roothbert Scholarship Fund

http://www.roothbertfund.org/schol

Young Entrepreneur Awards

2009-11-27T23:28:00.000-08:00

http://www.nfib.com/young-entrepreneur-foundation/yef-programs/young-entrepreneur-awards/

http://www.nfib.com/young-entrepreneur-foundation/yef-programs/young-entrepreneur-awards/

Young Entrepreneur Awards
NFIB YEF

Apply now for the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation is accepting applications for the 2010 NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards. Beginning midnight, October 31 through 11:59 p.m., December 31, 2009, any high school senior graduating in 2010 may apply online for a chance to win a scholarship valued from $1,000-$10,000.

NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards are open to any graduating high school senior entering their freshman year fall 2010 at an accredited (not for profit) two- or four-year university, college or vocational/technical institute.

For more information please download one of the following:

Online Application Instructions

FAQ

Letter to Guidance Counselors

Poster

Key Dates

* Online application process: October 31 - December 31, 2009
* Semifinalist selection: January 1-31, 2010
* Semifinalist notification: February 1, 2010
* Semifinalist materials due: March 5, 2010
* Fax number for materials: 615-627-9669
* Winner notification: Mid-Late April 2010

Awards are renewable and non-renewable scholarships created to recognize young people who have demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit/initiative valued between $1,000-$10,000. Semi-finalists will be notified of their selection February 1, 2010, and must obtain a nomination from a dues-paying NFIB member. YEF will match semi-finalists with a NFIB member in their area.

To apply online for a 2010 NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award, click here.

The NFIB Young Entrepreneur program was established to raise awareness among the nation's youth of the critical role that private enterprise and entrepreneurship play in the building of America. Since 2003, the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation has awarded 1,954 scholarships to graduating high school seniors totaling $2,122,000.

The NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award program is administered by International Scholarship and Tuition Services Inc. This assures complete impartiality in the selection of recipients and maintains a high level of professionalism.

To receive more information or to join our mailing list, please contact the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation at yef@nfib.org.

Magic Johnson Foundation - Taylor Michaels Scholarship Program

2009-11-22T23:30:00.000-08:00

http://www.magicjohnson.com/index.php?/foundation/programs/taylormichaels/application/

Please click here for the 2010/2011 application. Please note this year’s deadline is February 5, 2010.

Application review timeline is as follows:

In February-March, the scholarship committee will score applications based on the following criteria:
academic achievement,
community/leadership service, and
compelling essay
Nominees will be notified via email and informed if they are selected or not.
Interviews will begin late March and convene in mid April.
Applications are posted every year in August.

Applicant qualifications

Applicants must be US citizens and a graduating high school senior
Applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 (C+) on a 4.0 system.
Applications will be judged on the following criteria: compelling essay, academic achievement, evidence of leadership and community service.
Applicants must be a resident of, Atlanta, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Lansing, Los Angeles County, or New York

Samsung’s Four Seasons of Hope

2009-11-22T23:21:00.000-08:00

http://pages.samsung.com/us/4seasons_hope/education.jsp

Our goal is to improve the quality of life for children and families across the nation who face major challenges. Samsung is dedicated to meeting the needs of these children and their families through on-going partnerships with elite athletes, print publications and channel partners.

Samsung's Four Seasons of Hope supports community-based foundations and charities headed by some of this country's favorite sports legends. Samsung pledges to raise national awareness and funds for these outstanding charities and to find ways for others to make a difference in the lives of children and families.

Since its inception in 2002, Samsung’s Four Seasons of Hope and our Hope For Education programs have raised and provided more than $20 million to schools and the charities we support across the country. Beginning in 2009, Samsung will advance these programs by combining the Hope for Education initiative within Samsung’s Four Seasons of Hope umbrella to expand their reach and success.

Over the past five years, Hope for Education has provided millions of dollars in Samsung technology and Microsoft software to more than 270 K-12 schools across the United States in an effort to reduce the technology gap within our education system. Our education imitative will continue this mission now as a part of Samsung’s Four Seasons of Hope, which will in addition support the charities involved in the program.

Efren Peñaflorida CNN HEROES

2009-11-22T23:18:00.000-08:00

http://www.asianjournal.com/aj-magazine/something-filipino/3027-efren-penaflorida-an-ordinary-man-doing-extraordinary-things.html

MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)

2009-11-13T16:42:00.000-08:00

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm

MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity.

What is MIT OpenCourseWare?
MIT OpenCourseWare is a free publication of MIT course materials that reflects almost all the undergraduate and graduate subjects taught at MIT.

OCW is not an MIT education.
OCW does not grant degrees or certificates.
OCW does not provide access to MIT faculty.
Materials may not reflect entire content of the course.
How do I register to use MIT OpenCourseWare?
There is no registration or enrollment process because OCW is not a credit-bearing or degree-granting initiative.

Can I get a certificate?
No. MIT OpenCourseWare is a publication of the course materials that support the dynamic classroom interactions of an MIT education; it is not a degree-granting or credit-bearing initiative. However, you should work through the materials at your own pace, and in whatever manner you desire.

How do I find what courses are available? How do I search your site?
A site overview is available for MIT OpenCourseWare. You can also browse courses by department or use the advanced search to locate a specific course or topic.

High school students and educators should check out Highlights for High School.

What it takes to support this work

Each course we publish requires an investment of $10,000 to $15,000 to compile course materials from faculty, ensure proper licensing for open sharing, and format materials for global distribution. Courses with video content cost about twice as much, but your feedback about the significant value of these video materials helps to justify the cost. Learn more.

Education Pays -- Get Yours

2009-11-13T16:40:00.000-08:00

Every day, strong and intelligent young men, like yourself, are bombarded with negative messages from the media—on television, in song lyrics, in the movies. It is hard not to let those words and images affect you. We can help!
The Education Pay$ — Get Yours campaign is designed to show you that opportunity, stability, hope, happiness and success are in your grasp. How? Through education!

This website highlights educational and mentoring resources available to you in three Cleveland neighborhoods. Click on the neighborhood links —Central, Mt. Pleasant, Slavic Village—to learn more. If you do not reside near one of our target neighborhoods, click on Participate to uncover additional resources throughout the region.

http://www.policy-bridge.org/educationpays/index.php

Cleveland State launches scholarship program for incoming freshmen

2009-11-13T16:39:00.001-08:00

Cleveland State launches scholarship program for incoming freshmen

Cleveland State University

By SHANNON MORTLAND

11:19 am, November 13, 2009

Cleveland State University has launched a new scholarship program that will apply to incoming freshmen in fall 2010.

Under the Freshman Scholars Program, full-time, incoming freshmen with at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA and an ACT score of at least 23 or an SAT score of 1060 will be eligible for a $3,000 scholarship from the university. Their economic situation will not be a factor.

“We created this program to help incoming freshmen and their families at a time when they are looking for an outstanding education at a reasonable price,” said Rob Spademan, assistant vice president for marketing and admissions at Cleveland State. “This new program gives parents a way to recognize and reward their children for maintaining good grades and test scores while in high school.”

The scholarship is renewable for three years as long as students maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA and are enrolled full time. Annual undergraduate tuition for full-time students at Cleveland State is about $8,000. Students must apply for the scholarship by Feb. 1, 2010.

Hobart Shakespeareans

2009-11-07T02:34:00.000-08:00

http://www.hobartshakespeareans.org/

2010 ACLU Youth Activist Scholarship Program

2009-11-07T02:26:00.000-08:00

November 6, 2009

To Whom It May Concern:
We have been selected as a nominator by the ACLU of Ohio to nominate potential recipients for the 2010 ACLU Youth Activist Scholarship Program. By the end of November we are to select random high school scholars throughout Ohio that meet the ACLU scholarship qualifications. These selected students will have the opportunity to receive a $7,000 scholarship for their first year of college. To be considered for nominations, we request that students send us a resume, a one-page biography, and a brief statement (no more than a paragraph) on why they feel that they qualify for this scholarship opportunity. Please email us your nomination material with your name and contact information to youngadultsinc@gmail.com no later than 11:59 pm on November 23, 2009.

Scholarship Qualifications
To qualify for the scholarship students must:
• Have demonstrated a strong commitment to civil liberties through some form of activism
• Be a high school senior planning on entering an accredited college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking student
• Have attained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale at the time of graduation
• Not be a current ACLU client or witness in a legal case
Benefits as an ACLU Youth Activist Scholar
Past scholarship winners were recognized for a wide variety of civil liberties activism including:
• Creating and teaching a class for middle school students that aimed to lower the risk that they would enter into the "school-to-prison" pipeline
• Challenging a principal's policy of punishing students for writing “gay pride” on their arms and notebooks
• Working with school officials to ensure that intelligent design would no longer be taught in the public schools
• Starting an organization to get teen girls involved in the decisions that affect them, such as policies on sexual harassment and access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare

Respectfully,

Antoinne M. McKinney
President/Founder

2 million minutes

2009-11-07T02:25:00.001-08:00

http://www.2mminutes.com/

MC2 High School Events

2009-11-07T02:21:00.000-08:00

http://www.mc2stemhub.org/all-events.aspx

All Upcoming Events
Event Name: Register now for Science + Reading for K-3 teachers
Date:10/24/2009
Science + Reading is a program developed by CRCST to provide professional development to K-3 teachers, an underserved segment of the teaching profession in our area lately. This hybrid, online and face-to-face opportunity will begin on the day of the Fall Conference (Oct. 24 at the Dolan Science and Technology Center on the John Carroll University Campus-directions and campus map at www.jcu.edu.) Registrants will attend the concurrent sessions offered at the conference in the morning and meet with instructor Renata Brown in the afternoon to learn how to take a pre-test and learn the computer access needed for the online portion of the course. The cost is $30 per person but the benefits are worth far more in terms of returns on the outlay as well as improvement of your craft in using standards-based, exceptional science and reading curriculum materials and methods. Optional non-degree graduate credit is available for you to purchase from Ashland University. There are a very limited number of openings still available as we are limiting enrollment to 20 individuals. Register now. Norm Schmidt nswims1@aol.com 216-961-1218 nschmidt@jcu.edu

Event Name: MC2STEM High School Open House
Date:10/27/2009
Time:5:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Join the students, faculty and administration of MC2STEM High School at an Open House event on one of the dates listed below. All Open Houses will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.at The Great Lakes Science Center 601 Erieside Avenue. October 27, 2009 - November 17, 2009 - January 19, 2010 - February 11, 2010 - March 18, 2010 - April 15, 2010

Event Name: Bioneers Cleveland
Date:11/5/2009
11/05/2009-11/07/2009 Click to read more.

Event Name: Design Lab Early College Open House Dates
Date:11/5/2009
Time:5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Join the students, faculty and administration of Design Lab Early College High School at an Open House event on one of the dates listed below. All Open Houses will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.at 2373 East 30th Street (2nd Floor). November 5, 2009 - December 3, 2009 - January 14, 2010 - February 4, 2010 - March 4, 2010 - April 1, 2010 - May 6, 2010

Event Name: Design Lab Early Collge High School SPO meetings
Date:11/5/2009
Time:5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Parents & Guardians of current 9th & 10th graders are encouraged to attend these informative School Parent Organization (SPO) meetings on the dates below. Please note that all meetings will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, November 5, 2009 - Thursday, December 3, 2009 - Thursday, January 14, 2010 - Thursday, February 4, 2010 - Thursday, March 4, 2010 - Thursday, April 1, 2010 - Thursday, May 6, 2010-

Event Name: Victory & Beyond Career and College Fair
Date:11/7/2009
Time:8 a.m.- 4 p.m.
at Cleveland Convention Center Saturday, November 7, 2009

Event Name: NOCHE Fall College Caravan
Date:11/11/2009
Time:1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
MC2STEM High School and NOCHE wil have a " Fall College Caravan," At Nela Park-GE

Event Name: Cleveland Hub Annual Holiday Celebration
Date:12/3/2009
Time:5:30 p.m.- 7:30p.m.
Save the date for this annual celebration with partners, school faculty & students. Greater Cleveland Partnership, 100 Public Square, Suite 210, Cleveland, OH 44113-2227

Event Name: Design Lab Early College - Contact Information
Date:12/20/2009
Design Lab Early College - Administrative Office Jane Addams High School (2nd Floor) 2373 East 30th Street Cleveland,OH (216)621-5064 Raymon Spottsville, Head of School Raymon.l.spottsville@cmsdnet.net (216) 952-4418

Event Name: MC2STEM High School - Contact Information
Date:12/21/2009
MC2STEM High School Administrative Office General Electric, Nela Park 1975 Noble Road, Bldg #36 East Cleveland (216) 744-1512 Jeff McClellan, Head of School Jeffrey.d.mcclellan@cmsdnet.net (216) 780-6455

Event Name: STEM Schools Student Lottery - Round 1
Date:2/18/2010
Time:5:30 P.M. - 6:30 P.M.
The first student lottery will be held at 5:30pm on Thursday, February 18, 2010. Eligible students will have completed an online application and attended an Open House or visited the school with a parent or guardian. The lottery will be held at the Main Branch of the Cleveland Public Library (325 Superior Avenue NE) in the Louis Stokes Wing lower level auditorium.

Event Name: STEM Innovation Expo
Date:5/1/2010
Save the date! You dont want to miss this event! Come out and meet the STEM community,our STEM students, see their work, visit their school and celebrate.

The NE Ohio Adopt-A-School Network

2009-11-07T02:17:00.001-08:00

Dear Co-laborer in Christ:

Please see your personal invitation below and the attachment:

The NE Ohio Adopt-A-School Network
Is Inviting You To Join Us In Our

2009 Adopt-A-School Campaign Blitz
During American Education Week

Our Goal
Every School Adopted
in Cleveland and NE Ohio
By Churches, Ministries & Individuals…

YOU can volunteer and help our students,
educators and schools
in one or more of the following ways:
Prayer

Mentor

Tutor

Job Readiness

College & Career Preparation

Leadership Development
Character Development
School Supplies

And More

Help Us With Our 2009 Adopt-A-School
Campaign Blitz
· Make phone calls
· Send emails and messages on myspace,
facebook and twitter
· Distribute flyers and put up posters
· Make a donation

For more information please contact us at:
Adopt-A-School Network

c/o Ministry of Reconciliation
(Blanketing Our Cities With Prayer
& The Gospel Of Jesus Christ)

P.O. Box 202206 Shaker Hts., Ohio
Phone: 216-621-LOVE (5683)
Email: reconciliation3@sbcglobal.net

Join Us At The Culmination Adopt-A-School
Praise & Prayer Rally
Youth & Adults
Saturday November 21st
At Susy’s Soup in Tower City-Mall Level I
6:00 – 10:00 pm

You Are Invited To

The 2009 Adopt-A-School Campaign Blitz
Culmination - For Youth & Adults

In Celebration of
American Education Week
November 15th – 21st

Saturday November 21, 2009
6:00 – 10:00 pm
At Susy’s Soup in Tower City
Mall Level I

Our Goal
Every School Adopted
in Cleveland & NE Ohio
By Churches, Ministries & Individuals….

Join Us For A Time Of
Praise & Worship
(Singing, Drama, Mime, Praise Dance,
Gospel Rappers, etc.)

Prayer, Fellowship & Food

Sharing Results of Past School Adoptions
& Showing Appreciation

Rejoicing for the results of New School Adoptions

Sharing Vision For 2010

Adopt-A-School Today

Adopt your child or grandchild’s School
Adopt your alma mater or your child’s alma mater
Adopt a school in your neighborhood
Adopt a school in your Church
Congregation’s neighborhood

Please Call or Email us to Adopt-A-School, Volunteer for the
Adopt-A-School Campaign Blitz
November 15th – 21st and/or for more information:

Adopt-A-School Network

c/o Ministry of Reconciliation
(Blanketing Our Cities With Prayer
& The Gospel Of Jesus Christ)

P.O. Box 202206 Shaker Hts., Ohio 44120
Phone: 216-621-LOVE (5683)
Email: reconciliation3@sbcglobal.net

Department of Education launches dollar 650-million innovation competition for school districts

2009-10-26T13:14:00.001-07:00

Following quickly on the heels of its $43 million grant to the Teacher Quality Partnership program, the U.S. Department of Education announced this week the launch of a $650-million innovation competition aimed at closing the achievement gap in the U.S. educational system.

The competition, called the Investing in Innovation fund (i3), falls under the $5 billion investment in school reform from the America's Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

The competition will award grants to individual school districts, groups of districts, or school districts with nonprofit partnerships that want to start or expand research-based innovative programs aimed at closing the achievement gap and improving outcomes for students.

"We're making an unprecedented investment in cutting-edge ideas that will produce the next generation of school reforms," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. "We're looking to drive reform, reward excellence and dramatically improve our nation's schools."

The grants are divided into three categories: scale-up grants worth $50 million for innovations that have already been proven to improve student achievement; validation grants worth $30 million for existing, promising programs that are looking to improve their evidence base and expand their impact; and development grants worth $5 million to support new and high-potential practices whose impact should be further examined.

Grant recipients will also need to match their federal funds with public or private dollars, and must demonstrate how their programs will remain sustainable after their federal grants have finished. Proposals will be accepted in the spring of 2010 and all money will be obligated by September of that year.

This competition is in addition to the Department of Education's Race to the Top competition launched in July, which awards a total of $4.35 billion grants to states that pioneer school reform.

City Year

2009-10-26T13:11:00.001-07:00

Hello Friends of City Year Cleveland –

I share recent comments by City Year CEO and Co-Founder, Michael Brown, and U. S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, regarding the challenge to add scope and impact to our collaborative efforts with local school districts, principals, teachers and parents.

Last year, just over 80% of the Cleveland elementary and middle grade students with whom we worked in coordination with teachers and principals showed improvements in literacy and math (Benchmark Tests and Ohio Achievement Tests).

These are good results but we look to expand our impact this year. Cleveland school specialists, principals and teachers have helped strengthen our academic support and behavior coaching for students at K-8 schools. In addition, a team of 10 corps members is providing Ohio Graduation Test tutoring to an average of 45 juniors and seniors every day at Collinwood High School.

Please read the remarks below and respond with any comments or questions.

Yours in service,

David W. Anderson
Deputy Director

City Year Cleveland
The Leader Building

526 Superior Avenue, Suite 408 | Cleveland, Ohio 44114

T: 216.373.3413 | C: 216-255-1897 | F: 216-574-3401

danderson@cityyear.org | www.cityyear.org

give a year. change the world

www.cityyear.org

Dear City Year Community,

As we embark on a new school year, all of us at City Year renew our commitment to mobilizing diverse young leaders in full-time service to help keep students in school and on track to graduate.

Every 26 seconds a student gives up on school in America. More than 12 million students are projected to drop out over the next decade, resulting in more than $3 trillion in costs. The statistics are staggering and this is a national challenge which demands bold action.

In June, City Year held a National Leadership Summit to launch In School & On Track: A National Challenge, an ambitious initiative to reach at least 50% of all students falling off track in the 20 U.S. locations in which we serve.

We were honored that United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan joined us at our National Leadership Summit, and challenged us to dramatically scale our impact across the country:

"As we think about what City Year can do going forward we need greater scale so that in all of your locations, we think about doubling, tripling, quadrupling your presence.... I'm convinced that City Year is perhaps uniquely positioned to be our partner and to be the partner at the local level to transform schools that have historically struggled."

We are energized and motivated by his call to action and we pledge to do whatever we can to ensure that students in high poverty schools across the country can succeed.

I have shared below and on our Web site the complete transcript of Secretary Duncan's remarks. You can also click here for a video of his talk.

Earlier this month, 1,500 City Year corps members pledged 2.5 million hours of service to help increase the nation's urban graduation pipeline in the 20 communities where they serve.

From the beginning of the school day until the last child leaves the after-school program, diverse teams of City Year corps members leverage their near-peer relationship with students to focus on reversing the early warning "off track" indicators -- low attendance, poor behavior and course failure in math and English -- that research has proven are strong predictors, as early as 6th grade, that a student will not graduate with his or her class.

We are inspired by their commitment and their idealism, and grateful for your support for their work.

We look forward to working with you in the months and years ahead to help students in high poverty communities succeed in school and life.

Your in Service,

Michael Brown
CEO & Co-Founder
City Year, Inc.

Remarks by Secretary Arne Duncan
City Year National Leadership Summit: A National Service Response to the High School Dropout Crisis

Washington, D.C.
June 9, 2009

Thank you so much. Wow, what an introduction. I try not to have an entourage but like having a City Year entourage, I've got to figure out how to take them with me more places. I'm really honored to be here.

I'm probably one of the biggest fans that you're ever going to find of City Year for a number of reasons and I know I'm preaching to the choir here but there are so few opportunities for our children who live in impoverished backgrounds who often live in segregated impoverished backgrounds to get the chance to get to know and to work with and to have as mentors and role models a diverse set of people who are absolutely committed to seeing them be successful and its hard for our children to experience a better life, it's hard for our children to think about working in an integrated setting if they never see people who don't look like themselves and don't look like each other working together so what City Year has done for our children around the country I'm just so absolutely grateful for.

When I ran the Chicago public schools I pushed very hard and was pleased over time to sort of convert all of the City Year teams there just to work in schools, I was a little bit selfish. They were doing lots of other great work in the communities and the hospitals and other things but I kept saying if we're really going to make a difference we've got to have you in our schools and the tangible difference that we saw some of our toughest schools on the south side and north side of Chicago was absolutely remarkable.

We have an opportunity today I think and maybe I'm overly optimistic, maybe a little naïve, I think that we have an opportunity to transform education in our country and let me tell you why. We have a President, we have a First Lady, we have a Vice President, we have his wife, who are absolutely committed to education. And it amazes me that day after day week after week despite fighting two wars despite the toughest economy since the depression they keep coming back to education. Absolutely, consistently - what are we doing, how are we getting better. Secondly we have a bipartisan congress, both sides of the aisle, are welcoming, both sides of the aisle know how much further we have to go, despite some successes our dropout rate is far too high, our graduation rate is far too low. We have to get better. We also have more good ideas, more great schools than ever before. In the past 5, 10, 15 years we've seen this flourishing of non-profits like City Year, great success stories, charter schools, and places in inner cities, urban, rural, toughest of communities where the vast majority of students are succeeding. We have absolutely put the lie in any myth that poor children can't learn, that children of color can't learn or can't be successful.

So we've got leadership at the top, we have got bipartisan support from Congress, we have more great ideas out there we just need to scale that up, we need to make sure we're investing in those groups that are making a great difference and then finally and not insignificantly we have a few dollars to play with, we have $100 billion in new dollars going to education, that's a staggering number, it's never going to happen again. At every level - $5 billion dollars to early childhood, $7 billion dollars k-12, north of $30 billion to higher education so we will never have this kind of opportunity again and so I'm unbelievably hopeful but I also feel a huge sense of urgency.

Can we be smart enough, and frankly can we be courageous enough? Can we have the political will to make the hard changes so that every child has the chance to be successful? And our simple task I think is to take to scale what works. We have these pockets of excellence, these islands of excellence - how do we turn these islands into systems of excellence? How do we make sure every child has the chance to be successful? And what I'm absolutely convinced of is that for all the hard work we're going to try to do and for all of the hard work that states and districts are going to try to do, we can't do it alone we need all hands on deck - we need cities, we need states, we need nonprofits stepping up and helping us get where we need to go.

We have a set of schools around the country that are the best in the world. Unfortunately, at the other end of the spectrum we have a set of schools that are basically perpetuating poverty and perpetuating social failure, they are part of the problem: dropout factories where the vast majority of students don't graduate each year.

As we think about what City Year can do going forward, I'd like to put a couple of challenges on the table, first we need greater scale so in all your locations around the country how do we think about not just 2% growth or 5% growth or 10% growth - how do we honestly think about doubling, tripling, quadrupling your presence and then if we can do that (and it's easier said than done) but if we can do that can we work with you? Can we partner with you to go into our toughest communities, where I would argue, where the education system has done a disservice to the community and has perpetuated these social inequities often for decades - not for 2 or 3 or 5 years but for 10, 20, 30 years? Can we partner with City Year to go in there and fundamentally turn those schools around?

And it's actually interesting, if we were just to take the bottom 1% of schools nationally, leave the other 99% alone, the bottom 1% of schools nationally, could we take 1,000 schools a year, 1,000 out of 100,000 and come back with much higher expectations, come back with new teams of adults, and come back with teams like City Year to show our students how much we care about them, to be the role models, to be the partners, to demonstrate the great difference that service can make in their lives. If we could do that, if we could fundamentally turn around 1% of our school each year and do that year after year after year, think about that, we'd basically be eliminating the bottom piece of our portfolio. It would be gone. Schools that for decades have been part of the problem would disappear and we would replace them with schools where routinely 90 - 95% of students graduate and routinely 90 - 95% of those that graduate go onto college.

Why do I know it's possible? Because it's happening all over the country, we have pockets of excellence all over the country. When I was in Chicago I definitely did not think Washington had all the good ideas, now that I'm in Washington I know Washington does not have all the good ideas. The good ideas are always going to be out there at the local but we have to take them to scale. We have to take them, we have to invest in them and build upon those best practices.

I'm convinced that City Year is perhaps uniquely positioned to be our partner and to be the partner at the local level to transform schools that have historically struggled. And I'm so hopeful again, not because I'm naïve but because I've seen it happen. I saw what City Year did for my children on the south and west side of Chicago. I saw year after year marked improvement. This is not a feel good story. I look at the data, I look at the results. And it's great to have role models, but it's great to see graduation rate going up, it's great to see test scores going up, it's great to see schools becoming community centers that are open 10, 12, 13, 14 hours a day.

So I just want to commend City Year's leadership for this absolute, laser-like focus on keeping students in school, keeping them on track. I think the partnership we can develop at a national level will be something that will transform educational opportunities for our children around the country. And what I think all of you know, and what the public doesn't quite yet understand, is that if we give our children, it doesn't matter what background, doesn't matter the race, doesn't matter the socio-economic status, if we give our student long term support, if we have the highest of expectations for them, and if we give them real opportunities to learn and grow and develop and again be exposed to role models - what you guys do every single day - our children can beat the odds and they will beat it on a consistent basis. Not one child out of a thousand, not some miracle story but systemically - class after class, grade after grade, year after year, our students will start to beat the odds and become the norm, not the exception. So I thank you for your extraordinary hard work, for what you have done for our country so far but I think in these next couple of years we have a chance to fundamentally break through and I expect City Year to be with us there every step of the way leading the country where we need to go.

Thanks so much for your hard work. Thank you for your commitment. Thank you for your service. You represent the best of what our country's about. I look forward to our continued work together. Thank you so much.

City Year unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service, giving them the skills and opportunities to change the world. As tutors, mentors, and role models, these young leaders make a difference in the lives of children and transform schools and neighborhoods across the United States and in South Africa.

Founded in Boston in 1988, City Year has established programs in Boston; Chicago; Cleveland; Columbia, SC; Columbus; Detroit; Little Rock/North Little Rock; Los Angeles; Louisiana; Miami; New Hampshire; New York; Greater Philadelphia; Rhode Island; San Antonio; San Jose/Silicon Valley; Seattle/King County; South Africa and Washington, D.C. City Year is a proud member of AmeriCorps.

Read these post

2009-10-26T13:07:00.001-07:00

Legal Aid Free Advice Clinic - Monday, October 26
On October 26, 2009, Taft Stettinius & Hollister has agreed to host a Brief Advice and Referral Clinic for the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland as part of National Pro Bono Week.
Taft attorneys will volunteer and staff the “drop-in clinics” and give general advice, assist in completing pro se materials, and make referrals.
Legal assistance is the critical factor that enables many Greater Cleveland area families fight homelessness, receive earned wages, or protect at-risk children. The need for free legal assistance to low income and vulnerable Greater Clevelanders has never been greater.
The Brief Advice and Referral Clinic will run from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at East Technical High School, 2439 E 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 44104. Secured parking is available at the school.

Hello education advocates,
There has been a change of date for the next meeting of the Cleveland Education Committee, CEC.

It will now be Thursday, Oct. 29th at 6:30 p.m. at the Flora Stone Mather Building, 1400 E. 55th St. (just south of Goodrich Gannett Neighborhood Center). Parking is available in the lot next to the building.

Guest speakers will be Principal Donald Jolly, the principal of John Adams High School, and Don Slocum, Executive Director of Neighborhood Leadership Institute, NLI. The meeting will conclude at 8:15 p.m.

Thank you,
Ian

Ian Heisey
Mediation Coordinator
Bellaire-Puritas Development Corporation
14703 Puritas Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44135
216.671.2710
i.heisey@bpdc.org

http://www.cmsdnet.net/

A. for Academic Plan

click on

1. Academics
2. Curriculum
– 2009-10 CMSD Academic Achievement Plan – 2009-10 Scope and Sequence

B. for Finanical Forecast

click on

1. Board
2. Board Calander
2009 -2010 Cleveland Board of Education Meeting Schedule
3. Board Agenda   * Locations are subject to change.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009  Board Work Session - 4:00pm  Board Business Meeting - 6:30pm  Board Room  Board of Education Administration Building  1380 East Sixth Street, Cleveland   Tuesday, September 15, 2009  Board Work Session - 6:30pm  Board of Education Administration Building  Board Room  1380 East Sixth Street, Cleveland  

4.Click on this date and then on 5.01 to get forecast
09/15/2009 - Cleveland Municipal School District Board Work Session Meeting-6:30 P.M.1. Location of Meeting

2. Opening Items

3. Minutes

4. Discussion - Academic and Leadership Update

5. Discussion - Financial Update

5.01 Adopting the Five-Year Financial Forecast of Revenues and Expenditures

5.02 Adopting the Fiscal Year 2010 Annual Appropriation Measure

5.03 A Resolution Approving a Real Property Tax Exemption Under Revised Code Section 5709.41 in Connection With the Development of Certain Property in the City of Cleveland and Authorizing a Compensation Agreement with the City, and Related Matters

Dear Horizon Friend,
We have been recognized by the State Department of Education as a School of Promise 08-09 for the second year in a row. This news has doubled my joy as I will also be heading to DC next month to represent Horizon Science Academy and Cleveland at the National Blue Ribbon ceremony on November 2 and 3. The following week on November 12 at 5:30pm we will be holding our local ceremony at the school. I will be honored to see you as our special guest, I hope your time avails you to join us.

I would also love to see you at our Basketball Fundraiser on November 6 at 6:30pm at the Cleveland State University Woodling Gym. This game will be played by Horizon Dragons high school team and Fox 8 News personalities VS The Fabulous Harlem Kings - a comedy basketball team composed of former Harlem Globetrotters.

I will be honored to host you at our both events on November 12th and November 6th, please let me know if you will attend.

We are and will continue making a positive difference at our school and in the community. Of course, this wouldn't be possible without your support.

Thank you so much for taking your time to read and have a wonderful week.

P.S. Press Release attached. Please click here on recent TV news coverage of our Blue Ribbon Award on Channel 3

Regards,

Cengiz Karatas
Director
Horizon Science Academy Cleveland High School
www.hsas.org

Dear Horizon Friend,

I hope everything going well in your life. I just wanted to share my joy with you that Horizon Science Academy Cleveland (HSA) was one of only 314 schools nationwide designated as a 2009 National Blue Ribbon School by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. The schools – 264 public and 50 private – will be honored at an awards ceremony on November 3 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.

HSA is the only charter school in northeast Ohio to win this award and only the second charter in all of Ohio to do so.

Please see the attached Press Release and HSA September Newsletter for more information as well as the link below for the Ohio Blue Ribbon Schools article in the Plain Dealer.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/09/six_northeast_ohio_schools_hon.html

Regards,

Cengiz Karatas
Director
Horizon Science Academy Cleveland High School
www.hsas.org

United States Department of Education Designates Horizon Science Academy 2009 Blue Ribbon School
Horizon Science Academy Cleveland (HSA) was one of only 314 schools nationwide designated today as a 2009 National Blue Ribbon School by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. The schools – 264 public and 50 private – will be honored at an awards ceremony on November 3 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. For the past 27 years, more than 6,150 of America’s schools have received this coveted award.
“These Blue Ribbon Schools have shown that all children can learn with appropriate supports,” Duncan said. “They are producing outstanding results for their students. Some have shown dramatic improvements in places where students are overcoming the challenges of poverty, and others serve as examples of consistent excellence that can be a resource for other schools. They are places where improved teaching and learning benefits every student, and where students are challenged to meet high expectations with the active support of teachers, parents and the community.”
The award honors public and private elementary, middle and high schools that are either academically superior, or have made dramatic gains in student achievement and helped close gaps in achievement among minority and disadvantaged students. Each year since 1982, the U.S. Department of Education has sought out schools where students attain and maintain high academic goals. Using standards of excellence, as evidenced by student achievement measures and the characteristics known from research to exemplify school quality, the Department celebrates schools, including those that beat the odds.
Said Cengiz Karatas, HSA Director, “We are thrilled to accept this award. It is wonderful to receive this recognition of the fine work of our staff and students.” HSA is the only charter school in northeast Ohio to win this award and only the second charter in all of Ohio to do so.
In its first decade of operation, HSA has long list of accomplishments including:
the School of Promise Award by ODE for 2007-2008,
a Bronze medal for outstanding achievement by US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT news magazine – best Charter School for 2008
a 100% college acceptance rate for the class of 2008 and 2009
National Title I Distinguished School Recognition 2009
Accreditation through AdvancED, representing 27,000 public and private schools and districts across the United States and in 65 countries

Horizon offers creative and unique programs that have proven highly successful. They include Saturday school, free after school tutoring for each class, a Summer Academy, and home visits by staff to families
NOTE TO EDITORS: A list of the 2009 Blue Ribbon Schools is available at http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/awards.html.

Farrah Gray to speak at US

2009-10-25T10:30:00.000-07:00

http://www.us.edu/podium/default.aspx?t=107156&eid=1156404

Farrah Gray to speak at US
Date: 11/4/2009 to 11/4/2009
Shaker Heights Campus - Conway Hall Auditorium
Entrepreneur, philanthropist and author of The Reallionaire, Dr. Farrah Gray, is the next speaker in the US 2009-2010 Distinguished Speaker Series. Click here to register.

All lectures are free and open to the public and will be held at University School’s Shaker Campus, Conway Hall Auditorium, 20701 Brantley Road, in Shaker Heights. Click here for directions.

Author of the best-selling book, Reallionaire, Farrah Gray will present: "A Celebration of Youth Entrepreneurship."

Dr. Gray’s appearance is made possible through the generous support of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation, a Northeast Ohio resource dedicated to strengthening the free enterprise system by investing in organizations and institutions that foster the entrepreneurial spirit.

University School’s speaker series, entitled "Unleashing the Potential of Boys," features noted speakers discussing issues of significance and interest to boys, their parents and teachers, and others in the community.

An entrepreneur, philanthropist, author, and syndicated columnist, Dr. Farrah Gray has risen from poverty to international prominence as an entrepreneurial icon and pre-eminent speaker. Raised on the South side of Chicago, Dr. Gray defied the odds and became a self-made millionaire by the age of 14. At the age of 21, he received an Honorary Doctorate degree of Humane Letters from Allen University.

He has recently been featured by AOL Black Voices as making Black History 2008. The National Urban League’s Urban Influence Magazine also named him one of the most influential Black men in America. Ebony Magazine recognized him as an entrepreneurial icon, business mogul and best-selling author.

Gray is the founder of The Farrah Gray Foundation, a non-profit organization that launches entrepreneurship programs in inner-city schools across the country and provides scholarship and grant assistance for students from at-risk backgrounds.

He has appeared on Good Morning America, 20/20, and Oprah and Friends among others. As an AOL Money Coach, Gray gives advice to millions of AOL subscribers daily on leadership, personal development, diversity, strategic planning, creativity, business development and financial management.

He is a syndicated columnist for Oprah Magazine and the National Newspaper Publishers Association and is the bestselling author of Get Real Get Rich and The Truth Shall Make You Rich.

A book signing by Dr. Gray and a Youth Entrepreneurship Fair featuring students from E-City, Junior Achievement and US's Entrepreneur Institute will follow the lecture. Copies of Dr. Gray's book, including "Reallionaire," will be available for sale.

Other lectures in the series are as follows:

Wednesday, January 20, 7:30 p.m. - Mark Shapiro, executive vice president and general manager of the Cleveland Indians: "Maximizing Potential On and Off the Field."
Wednesday, February 24, 7:30 p.m. - Dave Taylor, coach and motivational speaker: "Internal Discipline through Motivation and Effort."
Wednesday, April 7, 7:30 p.m. - Bill Lishman, artist and pioneer in ultralight aviation: "Let Boyhood Dreams Take Flight."

Cleveland CARES Event

2009-10-24T18:29:00.001-07:00

http://caresmentoring.com/
http://www.100blackmencleveland.org/

Cleveland CARES event on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at the Wyndham Hotel/downtown Cleveland from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. BothSusan Taylor, Editor Emeritus of Essence Magazine and 100 Black Men of America, Inc. Chairman Emeritus Thomas Dortch, who is also Chairman of the National CARES Mentoring Movement will speak at this launch event and provide information and insights into mentor training and established national mentor programming. The purpose of the event is to highlight the need, and initiate programming of youth mentoring in the Northeast Ohio area.
This event is FREE to participants.

Annual Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year (SAMMY) Award program

2009-10-24T16:30:00.000-07:00

WHAT ARE THE SAMMY AWARDS ANYWAY?

The annual Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year (SAMMY) Award program recognizes 25 high school senior student athletes who demonstrate excellence in academics, athletics, community service, leadership and include milk as part of their healthy lifestyles.

The unique scholarship educates teens on the importance of making smart choices - like drinking lowfat milk, eating right and staying active. Twenty-five winners will earn the $7,500 scholarship, attend an awards ceremony with celebrity guests at The Milk House at ESPN's Wide World of Sports, and appear in their own milk mustache ad in USA TODAY.

Each year a celebrity panel of Milk Mustache athletes help select the winners. This year Andy Roddick, Steve Nash, Mia Hamm, Michelle Kwan and Tony Hawk served as judges to help select this yearâ€™s winners.
HOW TO APPLY

High school seniors interested in applying for the 2010 SAMMY Awards program should visit bodybymilk.com in November 2009 for more information, or enter your email here and we'll send you a note when applications are posted. All applicants are required to describe in 75 words or less how they incorporate milk into their everyday life and training regimen.

http://www.bodybymilk.com/sammy_scholarship.php

2009-10 Cavaliers & FirstMerit Scholarship Program

2009-10-24T16:23:00.000-07:00

2009-10 Cavaliers & FirstMerit Scholarship Program
We understand the importance of continuing your education!
The Cleveland Cavaliers and FirstMerit Bank are pleased to offer 10 graduating high school seniors from Northeast Ohio the opportunity to receive $2,000 scholarships through the Cavalier/FirstMerit Scholarship Program.
Scholarship Program Highlights
An applicant must attend high school in one of the following counties: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Summit or Stark; or one of the following communities: Ashland, Chardon, Huron, Kent, Middlefield, Orrville, Ravenna, Rittman, Sandusky, Streetsboro, Vermilion, Willard, or Wooster
Interested students must complete an essay under 500 words on the following question: "What's the most important lesson you've learned up to this point in your life and how do you plan to apply that lesson going forward"
Completed applications must be postmarked by February 15, 2010; the scholarship award announcement and presentation will occur on March 31, 2010.

http://www.firstmerit.com/personal/ads/cavsScholarship.aspx
http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/community/education.html

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage offers scholarships worth $100,000

2009-10-24T16:15:00.000-07:00

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage offers scholarships worth $100,000
By Gabriel Baird
October 23, 2009, 10:13PM
By Gabriel Baird Plain Dealer Reporter
BEACHWOOD, Ohio -- Three area students with messages of peace and tolerance will share $100,000 in scholarships.
The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage in Beachwood is sponsoring the second annual "Stop the Hate! Youth Speak Out Essay Contest."
Last year more than 1,200 area students applied, and Matt Soble, a senior at Solon High School, captured the entire prize for his account of how he and other members of the B'nai B'rith Youth Group chapter helped a boy who didn't fit in.
Twenty other students also won prizes.
This year, the prize will be split among three applicants, said Judi Feniger, the executive director of the museum, which opened in 2005.
The goal of the program is to foster thinking and conversation about discrimination that students see in their everyday lives and how they can combat it.
Feniger expects the number of 500-word entries to increase this year because more people know about the contest.
"We're expecting an even bigger response this year," Feniger said.
The contest is open to students in middle and high schools in Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Stark counties.
Three high school seniors and juniors stand to win scholarships to an Ohio college or university. Their deadline to enter is Dec. 16.
The deadline for younger students is Nov. 4. They can win educational materials and money.
Each essay will be read by at least three of the more than 150 judges the museum has signed up to help grade the essays on the quality of writing, the originality of the content and the way they convey the theme of personal responsibility.
Finalists will read their essays at an award ceremony March 21, the night the winner will be announced.
More information is available online.
http://maltzmuseum.org/

To reach this Plain Dealer reporter: gbaird@plaind.com, 216-999-5833

High School Students Build Eco-Friendly

2009-10-21T01:43:00.000-07:00

Be a Tutor!

2009-09-01T02:27:00.000-07:00

Help a student succeed! Be a tutor in the Saturday Tutoring Program, which provides free tutoring for students in grades 1-12 from school districts throughout Greater Cleveland. You can volunteer when it fits your schedule; an every-week commitment is not required. Sessions are held on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon at the Church of the Covenant (11205 Euclid Avenue) in University Circle. Come as an individual or with a group. Materials, training, supervision, and free parking are provided.

An orientation/ training session for tutors will be held Saturday, September 12, 2009, 10:00 a.m. to noon, at the Church of the Covenant. Qualifications: Must be at least 17 years old. Need desire and patience to help youngsters succeed, familiarity with subject to be taught, and ability to convey ideas clearly in fluent written and spoken English.

For details, visit www.covenantweb.org/tutoring. To volunteer, e-mail saturdaytutoring@gmail.com or call 216-421-0482 x281. Your time + your knowledge = a child’s future.

Gates Millennium Scholarship 2010

2009-08-17T10:13:00.000-07:00

The Gates Millennium Scholars 2010 Nomination Process has launched. The submission deadline is January 11, 2010 (11:59 p.m. EST).

Click below to access the GMS Scholarship website and application.

In order to be eligible to be considered for the GMS scholarship, all three forms must be submitted by the deadline.

1. Nominee Form (student application)

2. Nominator Form

3. Recommender Form

All three forms are linked by the student registration identification number. The student's registration identification number is a combination of their five digit zip code and the last four digits of their preferred phone number. For example, if their five digit zip code is 22031 and their preferred phone....

http://www.gmsp.org/

Cleveland Foundation Scholarships

2009-08-17T10:11:00.000-07:00

Scholarships
Thanks to the vision and generosity of many donors, the Cleveland Foundation offers a variety of scholarships to eligible applicants. Many scholarships are available, with some awarding amounts up to $5,000.

These scholarships have varied and diverse criteria. While most are for graduating seniors attending institutions of higher education, others enable individuals to pursue professional and personal development opportunities.

Please note the following universal eligibility criteria:

Must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident with permanent resident card
Must be attending an accredited educational institution
Must reside in Cuyahoga, Lake, or Geauga counties (unless otherwise noted).

If you are interested in establishing a scholarship fund through the Cleveland Foundation, please call our Gift Planning and Donor Relations team at 216-861-3810.

You may also contribute online to an existing Cleveland Foundation scholarship fund.

Interested in applying for a scholarship?
We strongly encourage you to browse descriptions of the Cleveland Foundation’s various scholarship funds or use our scholarship search application. Contained within each scholarship description are instructions for applying.

You can apply for several – though not all – of our scholarships by downloading and filling out our scholarship form.

Note: As a first step to applying for most scholarships that require evidence of financial need, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form should be filed. For information, go to http://www.fafsa.ed.gov .

McNair Scholars Program Search is Open

2009-08-17T10:10:00.001-07:00

McNair Scholars Program Search is Open

Ronald Ervin McNair

McNair Scholars Program is
accepting applications now!

The McNair Scholars Program is named in honor of Dr. Ronald E. McNair, an astronaut and physicist who died in the 1986 Challenger accident. In the spirit of Dr. Mcnair's own achievements, the U.S. Department of Education funds this program to prepare students who are interested in research, graduate education and obtaining a Ph.D.

If you want to build your portfolio for acceptance into the graduate school of your choice, then McNair Scholars Program is for you!!

View the requirements to be considered for the McNair Scholars Program application process.

Are you a sophomore or junior with a 2.8 CUM GPA or better?
Are you a currently enrolled CSU student?
Are you a U.S. citizen or permanent resident?
Does your current transcript show you declared as:
A STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) major or minor,
A STEM related major or minor in Urban Studies or Education,
A Computer Information Science or Information Systems (College of Business) major or minor, or
A College of Liberal Arts and Social Science major or minor with an interest in STEM or STEM related research (e.g. anthropology with forensics)?
Will you apply for graduate school, upon completion of an undergraduate degree at CSU?
If you have answered "yes" to the questions that apply to you, then download and complete the “PRELIMINARY APPLICATION FORM”.

Bring the form to the McNair Scholars Program office in Rhodes Tower, Room 1250 or 1251 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

2009 CPIE Scholarship Fund Raiser

2009-08-14T00:07:00.000-07:00

Concerned Partners In Education

(CPIE)

PRESENTS THE THIRD ANNUAL

SCHOLARSHIP FUND RAISER BRUNCH

THEME: “Instead of Jail, Help Send Me to Yale”

Our first scholarship recipient was Chris Webb (California Institute of the Arts 4.0 GPA) and subsequently Christian Bell and Tracy Johnson (both at Morehouse College)

When: Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.

Where: Harvard Community Service Center

(216) 991-8585

18240 Harvard Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44128

For Raffle or Event Tickets Please Contact:

Gwen Rodgers (Chairperson)

1-887-280-1644

216-921-5130

cpiecleveland@gmail.com

Raffle:

1st Prize - $100 Gas Card

2nd Prize - $50 Dave's Food Card

3rd Prize - 2 Dinners - T's Kitchen

4th Prize - Borders Books

Donation: $1.00 each/ 6 for $5.00

--------------------------------------------

Brunch Tickets - Donation: $10.00

Please make checks payable to:

Harvard Community Services Center

In the memo line put CPIE or Concerned Partners in Education

Send Checks to: P.O. Box 28211 - Cleveland, OH 44128

WE ARE NOW A WEBSITE

2008-09-29T19:12:00.000-07:00

VISIT US FOR SCHOLaRSHIP INFORMATION AT www.educatecleveland.net or click below.

Educate Cleveland's new look

Oregon Science Educator Named National Teacher of the Year at White House Ceremony

2008-08-13T15:19:00.000-07:00

Washington, DC, April 30, 2008 – Unifying teaching and learning through creativity, collegiality, community interests as well as individual, and just a bit of what he calls “craziness”, defines Michael Geisen’s approach to working with, in his words, “my fellow human beings…my students.”

Because of his innovative approach, community focus, and teamwork with other teachers, Geisen was named 2008 National Teacher of the Year by President George W. Bush at a White House ceremony on April 30, 2008. Also recognized at this event were the 2008 state teachers of the year.

The National Teacher of the Year Program, sponsored by the ING Foundation, is a project of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). CCSSO is a nationwide, nonprofit organization of public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education in the states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, and five U.S. extra-state jurisdictions. “Geisen is exactly the type of educator we want to acknowledge. He believes in and encourages collaboration between and among teachers and school leaders as he knows this brings the right focus on the student,” said Gene Wilhoit, executive director of CCSSO. “We at CCSSO are supportive and working toward creating a collaborative and student-centered 21st century educator development system and are pleased to have our National Teacher of the Year reflect our values and direction in this area of work.”

The National Teacher of the Year Program focuses public attention on teaching excellence and is the oldest and most prestigious awards program for teachers. According to Rhonda Mims, president of the ING Foundation, ING is proud to collaborate with CCSSO to celebrate the national and state teachers of the year. "We are committed to honoring excellence in education, and it’s important for us to support educators who are dedicated to empowering our children to excel in school,” Mims said.

Geisen, a science teacher at Crook County Middle School in Prineville, Oregon, is the 58th National Teacher of the Year. He will begin a year as a full-time national and international spokesperson for education on June 1, 2008.

“A great teacher,” he says, “is a unifier of ideas, a unifier of people, and a unifier of ideas with people. In my teaching I strive to bring together creativity and science, to unite my students into a community, and to help each person in this community connect with the big ideas of science.”

Working to keep textbooks to, as he describes it, 97 percent colorful wall decoration and 3 percent reference materials, this seventh-grade teacher strives consistently to keep all of his curriculum, labs, assignments, activities and evaluations hand-tailored.

As Geisen explains, “By doing so, I’m able to correlate them exactly with the Oregon standards, incorporate multiple levels of cognition, revise them when needed and keep them up to date with emerging science. Some of them are based on ideas that colleagues or students have shared with me, but many of them I simply dream up while in the shower or while driving to work. However they originate, I try to put a bit of myself, a bit of Prineville, and a good dose of humor and creativity into each activity, project or assignment. In fact, students even laugh during tests in our class.

“When students know that it’s not just some writer of some worksheet out there that wants them to do something,” he continues, “but that it’s local and applicable to their lives, they start to get interested. And when students are interested, they start to ask real questions. And when they ask questions, they’re on their way to becoming great scientists and learners. This enthusiasm becomes contagious, and kids spread it around our building and take it home to their families. It doesn’t happen every day for every child, but it happens frequently enough to call it a pattern. Even the non-mathematical/non-scientific kids get into it when creativity and science fuse together.”

Focusing on the research that shows when both sides of the brain are engaged, more authentic learning occurs Geisen has, as his continuous goal and hope, to ignite such passion for learning in as many people as possible and to help them make informed decisions in their everyday lives. As he explains, “I allow my curiosity and enthusiasm for learning to match my students’, and we inspire each other to further explore and wonder about the big questions and the little details that make our world so fascinating.”

Rocky Miner, Crook County Middle School Principal, calls Geisen a “natural” at understanding the middle school student and making positive connections with them, but equally applauds his leadership skills and deep understanding of the whole middle school science curriculum that helps his fellow science teachers. And in letters of recommendation that came with his National Teacher of the Year application, his students and colleagues echo these sentiments, using such terms to describe Geisen and his work as “genuine,” “heart felt,” and “imaginative.” As one of his recent students, Karlie Grasle, said, “I think if he wanted to, he could make watching grass grow interesting.”

Geisen was born in Seattle, Washington, on April 27, 1973, and graduated in 1991 from Kentridge High School in Kent, Washington.

He received his bachelor’s degree in Forest Resource Management from the University of Washington in 1996, graduating magna cum laude. He began his professional career as a forester but while this was satisfying work for a while, eventually he missed the direct connection with people.

Early in his forestry career, Geisen spent several months as a teaching assistant at the University of Washington’s experimental forest. “For 12–14 hours a day, I designed and implemented exercises to teach forestry majors the field skills they needed to succeed, and spent hours in the forest helping them, guiding them and getting to know them. But for several years, I had been working as a professional forester using those same skills… alone. One day on a rainy hillside, I realized why I was barely able to get up every morning: I needed to give. My vocation needed to have deeper meaning, to have relationship, to have heart. I needed to teach.”

Geisen earned a Master of Arts in Teaching, with a science endorsement, from Southern Oregon University in 2001 and began teaching that fall at Crook County Middle School.

He is married to Jennifer Geisen and they have two children ages eight and five.

A committee of representatives from 15 national education organizations chooses the National Teacher of the Year from among the state teachers of the year, including those representing American Samoa, Department of Defense Education Activity, District of Columbia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands.

The other 2008 National Teacher of the Year finalists are Lewis Chappelear, an engineering and design teacher at James Monroe High School in North Hills, California; June Teisan, a science teacher at Harper Woods Secondary School in Harper Woods, Michigan; and Thomas R. Smigiel, Jr., a teen leadership and science teacher at Norview High School in Norfolk, Virginia.

State teachers of the year are selected on the basis of nominations by students, teachers, principals, and school district administrators throughout the states. Applications are then submitted to CCSSO, where the national selection committee reviews the data on each state candidate and selects the four finalists. The selection committee then personally interviews each finalist before naming the National Teacher of the Year. Additional information on the National Teacher of the Year Program can be accessed at .

Concerned Partners in Education 2nd Annual Scholarship Fundraiser

2008-08-06T11:16:00.000-07:00

Visit Basheer Jones Speaking on Youtube!

Concerned Partners in Education
Present Their 2nd Annual
Scholarship Fundraiser Brunch

Featuring:
Our “Man of the Year” Basheer Jones
Host of Basheer Jones and Company (WERE 1490 AM), Renowned poet and positive role model.
Guest appearance by Chris Webb (last years scholarship recipient and local actor and poet)

In support of our Foundation for Youth Education (2 scholarships)
-- Christian Bell Visit Christian Bell's Website!
(www.chrisbellscholarship.tk) and Tracy Johnson are members of the B.R.I.C.K. Program and both will attend Morehouse College Visit Morehouse College Website! in the Fall 2008 --
And Programmed Apprencticeships for Successful Students (P.A.S.S.) Awards

Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 11:00 A.M.
Harvard Community Services Center
18240 Harvard Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44128

“Instead of Jail, Help Send Me to Yale!”
“Instead of the Jailhouse, Help Send Me to Morehouse!”

Tickets and Souvenir book space are available now.
Contact Gwen Norfleet, Retired Principal
(216) 921-5130 or 1-877-280-1644
e-mail: cpiecleveland@gmail.com

Program Advisor Resource

2008-07-25T14:11:00.000-07:00

Visit Program Advisor!

Find the Top 50 Growth JobsProgramAdvisor offers the key information you'll need to help make this important decision in your life easier. From scholarships to career advice, ProgramAdvisor is your first step to a bright future.

Boy Millionaire in the Making

2008-07-25T01:18:00.000-07:00

See how this young teenager Damon Williams turned his passion for tennis shoes into a stock portfolio worth $50,000.

Boy Millionaire in the Making

Cuyahoga County Youth Council

2008-05-28T08:50:00.000-07:00

Visit Safe Cleveland!

WHAT IS THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY YOUTH COUNCIL?
The Cuyahoga County Youth Council will function as an advisory council to public policy leaders. This will be the charter Youth Council. This means that you have the opportunity to serve on the first Youth Council for Cuyahoga County. You will help to create rules and regulations for future Youth Council members, develop activities and programs for youth, and have the opportunity to serve your peers and advise public officials on issues affecting youth. Six Regional Youth Councils will be created throughout Cuyahoga County. Youth would serve on Regional Councils that are closest to them. Each Regional Youth Council will send representatives to serve on the Cuyahoga County Council.

WHO CAN SERVE ON THE YOUTH COUNCIL?
Youth 13-18 years old that live in Cuyahoga County. We want all young people to apply. You don t have to be a leader or the smartest in your class.

WHAT DOES THE YOUTH COUNCIL DO?
The Youth Council will meet twice a month at local libraries or recreation centers (sometimes more for special events) to develop youth led initiatives and plan a Youth Forum. Youth Council members will advise public officials on youth related issues.

WHY SHOULD I SERVE ON THE COUNCIL? WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?
You will receive leadership training. You will learn how to run a meeting. You will meet new people. You will learn or enhance your marketing skills so that you may recruit other young people to participate in youth led activities and initiatives. You will have an opportunity to impact your community, engage with County leaders, and connect with your peers. You can add it to your resume, or your time may count toward community service hours.

WHO IS INITIATING THE YOUTH COUNCIL?
The Youth Council is being formed in collaboration with Cuyahoga County Board of Health, Cuyahoga County Family & Children First Council and the Partnership For A Safer Cleveland.

WHO DO I CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION?
You may contact Alicia (ext 23) or Cecilia (ext 24) at 216.523.1128.

WHERE CAN I GET AN APPLICATION?
Go to www.getitfacts.org, click on NEWS, then click on YOUTH COUNCIL APPLICATION.

This program funded by the Cuyahoga County Commissioners on behalf of the Family and Children First Council in partnership with the Cuyahoga County Board of Health.

2008 CAAO Online Executive Auction

2008-05-28T05:51:00.000-07:00

Welcome to CAAO.net

CAAO (pronounced K-O) is an umbrella consulting organization for the black professional organizations of Northeast Ohio. CAAO serves as a conduit and referral source to existing resources for entrepreneurial development, professional development, and leadership empowerment for its member organizations and their members.

In addition, CAAO has developed a variety of benefits and services including a joint calendar, job referrals, business leads, and three empowerment circles: entrepreneurial, non-profit and leadership.

CAAO's member organizations communicate with over 30,000 black professionals on a regular basis. Thus, CAAO serves as a dynamic link to the "New Economy" for black professionals of Northeast Ohio.

Win An Opportunity To Attend The Buffalo Bills Training Camp!

The 2008 CAAO Online Executive Auction is now open! Over 80 executives are donating the opportunity for you to have a one on one meeting with them. Donte Whitner, Strong Safety for the Buffalo Bills is donating an invitation to the winning bidder to his 2008 training camp in August in Rochester, NY. The winner will have dinner with Donte Whitner and the Buffalo Bills organization! All expenses paid for winning bidder+1 guest. Check out the list of executives in the auction by going to

www.caao.2008.cmarket.com

Political Factor - "Your Business Matters"

2008-05-28T05:47:00.000-07:00

Political Factor - "Your Business Matters"

You and your guests are cordially invited to network with Ohio's political representatives, small business owners and community leaders at The Political Factor: "Your Business Matters" neworking event. Participate in a discussion with our political leaders on how they can assist our small businesses develop and grow during this period of economic uncertainty.

Political Panelists.. .Bay Village Mayor, Deborah L. Sutherland; Cleveland Municipal Court Judge, Larry i Jones; County Commissioner, Peter law-sea Jones; Ohio Treasurer, Richard Cordray, State Representative, Matthew Dolan; President of Akron's City Council Marco Sommerville and others...

Phillip Shotwell. Director of the Division of Minority Business Affairs with the State of Ohio will also be on hand to discuss the assistance that the State of Ohio has to offer.

THIS EVENT IS "FREE" AND OPEN TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. RSVP's REQUESTED.

Monday, June 2, 2008, 5 p.m. - 8 p.m., Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center • 127 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114 Submit your questions to special (specialevents@blaekpagesohio.com). Call 1-800-900-7735; for Sponsorships and Exhibitor info.

MUSIC • GOOD FOOD • GREAT NETWORKING

Visit Black Pages Ohio!

Donte Whitner's 1st ANNUAL Football Mini-Camp

2008-05-28T05:31:00.000-07:00

CLEVELAND'S OWN HOMETOWN HERO
Donte Whitner's 1st ANNUAL Football Mini-Camp

Collinwood High School
Football Field 8:30am-4:30pm
100-150 Young Athletes
Ages 7- 18
(School Students)
Cleveland Ohio

Donte Whitner continues to enrich, educate and encourage families in impoverished communities with his unselfish community efforts. Join Donte and his foundation Team 20, as he tackles cancer in the first weekend of June with his 2nd Annual Charity Cancer Strike Bowling Tournament and his Youth Football Mini-Camp.

The goal of Donte Whitner's Youth Football Mini-Camp is to exercise sportsmanship, leadership, and teamwork, in order to instill proper team values for use in both life and sports while displaying undying dedication, determination, and focus on achieving true inner greatness within.

Contact us at
216.773.9229 / 216.269.5114

Donte's TEAM20Site!

Northeast Ohio National Society of Black Engineers Alumni Extension 2008 HIGH SCHOOL $500 BOOK SCHOLARSHIPS NEO NSBE

2008-05-27T10:12:00.000-07:00

Northeast Ohio National Society of Black Engineers Alumni Extension 2008 HIGH SCHOOL $500 BOOK SCHOLARSHIPS NEO NSBE AE, P.O. Box 6704, Cleveland, Ohio 44101-1704 • 1-877-532-3975 • http://www.neo-nsbe.org

Dear Prospective Applicant:

The primary mission of the Northeast Ohio Alumni Extension of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is to increase the number of culturally responsible Black Engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact the community. Secondary is the need to develop a chapter that supports and assists the professional development of each member. In striving to meet chapter objectives, the Northeast Ohio National Society of Black Engineers - Alumni Extension is proud to offer TWOdeserving minority high school students each a$500 book scholarship.

Eligible students must meet the following criteria:

Graduating senior from a Cleveland/Greater Cleveland Area High School by June or August, 2008
2.75 GPA or higher
Will attend a two or four year institution with an accredited technical degree program
Will pursue a degree in a technical field (such as Engineering, Math, Computer Technology, Chemistry, Physics,)
Above criteria will be used to evaluate each applicant.

The enclosed forms must be filled out entirely and submitted along with the most recent transcript and any college acceptance letters to the Northeast Ohio National Society of Black Engineers - Alumni Extension by May 31, 2008.

FORMS POSTMARKED AFTER THIS DATE WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE. Send the complete application to: Northeast Ohio National Society of Black Engineers – Alumni Extension Attn: Stephanie Howse, Scholarship Committee Chair P.O. Box 6704 Cleveland, Ohio 44101-1704
NOTE: Before mailing, please refer to the “Application Check List” to verify that you have completed all parts of the application.

APPLICATIONS WITH MISSING OR INCOMPLETE INFORMATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

All applicants will be notified of the outcome byJune 13, 2008 by phone or by mail.

All decisions are final. The two scholarship recipients, accompanied by their parents/guardians, will be invited to our June general assembly meetingto be presented with the scholarship.

Any questions or concerns regarding this scholarship can be addressed to the persons below. Thank you!

Stephanie Howse Lizalyn Smith Scholarship Committee Chair President (216) 407-0876 (216) 663-1555 scholarship@neo-nsbe.org president@neo-nsbe.org
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ORGANIZATION OF BLACK AIRLINE PILOTS (OBAP) ACE (Aviation Career Education) CAMP for teens ages 14-18

2008-05-27T10:06:00.000-07:00

ORGANIZATION OF BLACK AIRLINE PILOTS (OBAP)

ACE (Aviation Career Education) CAMP for teens ages 14-18

sponsored by DELTA AIRLINES

Do you know of any young person that may want to attend a free one (1) week camp during the summer? If yes, please read below for details.

This summer the Organization of Black Airline Pilots (OBAP) will hold two (2) ACE Camps sponsored by Delta Air Lines. The purpose of each one-week program is to introduce interested youth to the world of aviation by exposing them to the many challenging careers and opportunities which the aviation industry has to offer.

Please take the time to read the brochure/applicatio n and pass it along to anyone that you know who may be interested. The age range is for boys and girls between 14 -18 years old. The application deadline is Monday, June 2, 2008.

CLICK HERE http://dstfwac. org/files/ deltaairapp. pdf to open the brochure & application or paste in your browser.

Salvation Army Softball & Tee ball Sign Ups Tee ball

2008-05-27T10:01:00.000-07:00

Salvation Army Softball & Tee ball Sign Ups Tee ball:
Youth Coed- ages 5-7 Softball:
Juniors- ages 8-12 GIRLS ONLY
Softball: Seniors- ages 13-17 GIRLS ONLY
Softball: All StarsTravel League- ages 13-17GIRLS ONLY

The Salvation Army’s Rail-Roaders fast pitch team participated in theCity of Cleveland’s Fast Pitch League last year in 2007.

None of the girls ever played at the Fast Pitch Softball prior to last year’s experience. We look to build on that success. We offer all of our girls in the Salvation Army’s Fast pitch league the opportunityto experience the fun of learning and playing organized Softball. We instill the values of sportsmanship, teamwork, fellowship, courtesy, discipline and integrity.

Our main goal is to prepare them for High School and College Softball. We offer the opportunity to practice and develop defensive and offensive skills. We provide instruction to develop all softball skills and we help our girls to build life long friendships.

SIGN UP FEE: $20.00

Includes: Softball uniform, Opening day Parade,Trophy and League picnic at the end of the season.

SIGN UP START: SATURDAY, MAY 15th 2008

SIGN UP TIMES:Saturday - 8:30-11:00 a.m. and 11:30-1:00 p.m.

Monday - Friday - 3:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m
17625 Grovewood Ave, Euclid, Ohio
DEADLINE FOR SIGN UP IS MAY 10th!!!

For more information please call:COACH SHORTS: 216-469-8451-cell phone or SALVATION ARMY 216-692-1388 ext.23

BROTHER TO BROTHER BREAKFAST

2008-05-27T10:00:00.000-07:00

PEACE IN THE HOOD

In conjunction with

OTHER NATIONAL AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

Invites you to the Third

BROTHER TO BROTHER BREAKFAST

A CALL TO ACTION AND MOBILIZTION

The Issue: Stop the Madness, Violence, Crime & Murder in

our community.

Purpose: To organize in a spirit of Self-Determination

1,000 Brothers. Come prepared to address pressing

issues through operational unity.

Opportunity: To cultivate a new harvest of young leaders under the

mentorship, wisdom and coaching of positive adult men

and to develop an action plan necessary to empower

individuals, families and communities.

WHEN: Saturday – May 31, 2008

WHERE: Denison Ave. UCC

9900 Denison Ave. (please use 99th St. door)

TIME: Registration at 8:30am; Breakfast 9:00am

For more information contact: Khalid A. Samad (216) 538-4043; Rev. Nozomi Ikuta (216) 624-6781

“EVERY BROTHER BRING A BROTHER”

Heights Community Congress 2007-2008 Presents:

2008-04-12T17:57:00.000-07:00

Dialogue Series on Race Class & Diversity in Northeast Ohio

"Our Culture and Our Values: What's changed?"

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Cleveland Heights Community Center

1 Monticello Blvd., (corner of Mayfield Rd and Monticello Blvd.)

Program Begins: 7:00 pm

Please arrive by 6:15 pm

Panalists include:

Program Participants - April 16, 2008

Welcome: Kasey Greer, Executive Director, Heights Community Congress

Moderator: Kenneth C. Roberts, 100 Black Men

Panelists: Gail Arnoff, SAGE Fellow, Case Western Reserve University

Johnnie Dent Jr.- Author of Su-Gar Boy, Activist & Minister

Donna Kolb, Adjunct Professor, Cleveland State University

Khalid Samad, Executive Director, Peace in the Hood

Mark Singer, Professor, Mandel School Applied Social Sciences, CWRU

Dialogue Series on Race Class & Diversity in Northeast Ohio “Our Culture and Our Values: What’s changed?”

2008-04-11T18:29:00.000-07:00

Heights Community Congress 2007-2008 Presents:

Dialogue Series on Race Class & Diversity in Northeast Ohio

“Our Culture and Our Values: What’s changed?”

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Cleveland Heights Community Center

1 Monticello Blvd., (corner of Mayfield Rd and Monticello Blvd.)

Program Begins: 7:00 pm

Please arrive by 6:15 pm

Panalists include:

Program Participants - April 16, 2008

Welcome: Kasey Greer, Executive Director, Heights Community Congress

Moderator: Kenneth C. Roberts, 100 Black Men

Panelists: Gail Arnoff, SAGE Fellow, Case Western Reserve University

Johnnie Dent Jr.- Author of Su-Gar Boy, Activist & Minister

Donna Kolb, Adjunct Professor, Cleveland State University

Khalid Samad, Executive Director, Peace in the Hood

Mark Singer, Professor, Mandel School Applied Social Sciences, CWRU

Student Leadership Conference

2008-04-11T17:39:00.000-07:00

4/12 Student Leadership Conference

Where? Baldwin Wallace College

Basheer Jones is a graduate of Martin Luther King High School in Cleveland, Ohio and a graduate of Morehouse College. Basheer was involved in many organizations, including the host of Jazzman’s Café and Search 4 DaTruuf Poetry Night. Basheer Jones is a published author of poetry, which he has been writing since the age of 11. He travels internationally reciting his poetry at schools, conventions, weddings, religious functions and the renowned Apollo Theatre. Basheer has won poetry slams around the country and has opened up for The Def Poetry Jam at Emory University located in Atlanta, GA. His poetry has won countless first place competitions, including the acclaimed Youth Pepsi Essence Award in 1999, where he was featured in Essence Magazine. Basheer has been saluted as one of Cleveland State Universality’s Great African American Men and Cleveland Life Magazine’s Twenty-Five leaders of Tomorrow. Basheer is the Host of the "Basheer Jones and Company Morning Show" of Radio-One Cleveland, which airs 6am-9am.

Dray Clark is a graduate of Chester High School Academy in Pennsylvania. He earned his bachelor's degree in English Communications at Lincoln University, the nation's first Historically Black University. Dray is currently the co-anchor of the 6 and 10 p.m. weekend editions of Fox 8 News. He joined the Fox 8 News in August of 2005. Prior to joining FOX 8, Dray worked as a reporter and weekend anchor with WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 2004, Dray received an Emmy Award for his three-part series documenting a Michigan family's fight to save their children dying from a rare genetic disease. Dray has served as a mentor for children and he also volunteers as a tutor and teacher. Literacy is one of Dray's biggest passions. In grade school, Dray did not learn how to read proficiently until he was in the third grade. Like so many other children in urban school districts, he was mainstreamed without anyone really noticing. His mother hired a tutor to help him overcome his reading difficulties. Dray lives by the personal creed "Anything less than excellent is unacceptable."

Randell McShepard is the Vice President of Public Affairs for RPM International Inc., a Fortune 500 company based in Medina, Ohio. He attended Baldwin-Wallace College, where he received Bachelors Degree in Psychology and Communications. He also received a Masters Degree in Urban Studies from Cleveland State University. Mr. McShepard has earned many accolades including being recognized as “One to Watch” by Inside Business magazine in 2003, and being selected as the“2007 Black MBA of the Year”. He is a member of the 100 Black Men of Greater Cleveland and serves on the Board of Trustees at Baldwin-Wallace College. Mr. McShepard also serves as Secretary to the Policy Bridge organization (website: www.policy-bridge.org), a regional think tank formed to illuminate many of the social trends and public policies shaping the black community of Northeast Ohio.

Student Leadership Conference

April 12, 2008

Welcome

Ronald Hill
10:00 am Sandstone #3

Session #1
10:20 – 11:10 am Sandstone #3

Basheer Jones

Session #2
11:10 – 12:00 pm Sandstone #3

Dray Clark
Lunch
12:15 pm Colony Room

Randell McShepherd

Keynote Speaker - Multipurpose Rm

Session #3
1:30 – 2:45 pm Grindstone Room

“Man to Man”
Mentors will facilitate this session.
Evaluations
Basketball
3:00 – 5:00 pm Rec Center

Open gym time to play basketball.

Mentors & students.

Mayor Frank G. Jackson Student Scholarship Program

2008-04-07T05:06:00.000-07:00

http://www.cmsdnet.net/CMSDintro.htm

April 3, 2008

Dear Parent(s) and Guardian(s),

Improving the quality of life for all residents has been the driving force behind the goals

I have set for my administration. The key to this effort is to ensure that all of our children have access to a high quality education. In a society that has transformed from a manufacturing-based economy to a knowledge-based economy, education becomes the gateway to opportunity. As such, the Mayor Frank G. Jackson Student Scholarship Program has been established to support Cleveland Metropolitan School District students who are interested in pursuing a college education.

Beginning in 2008, we will offer Cleveland Metropolitan School District students an opportunity to apply for one of the following scholarships:

§ Sixteen $2,500.00 scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors, currently attending a Cleveland Metropolitan District High School, who will enter into their first year of enrollment at a post-secondary institution (two-year college, four-year college or university).

§ One $2,500.00 scholarship will be awarded to a student who will be attending a Historically Black College.

You must apply on line at http://www.uncf.org/forstudents/onlinescholarships.asp

Certified Transcripts may be sent to:

United Negro College Fund

8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive

P.O. Box 10444

Fairfax, Virginia 22031-8044

Attention: Danielle Shelton

The deadline for completion of applications is Friday, May 2, 2008. All applicants will be notified of scholarship award decisions by May 23, 2008. For more information, contact Monyka Price, Chief of Education at 216-420-8087.

Sincerely,

Mayor Frank G. Jackson

NACAC National College Fair

2008-03-27T06:58:00.000-07:00

NACAC National College Fair
Cleveland State University Wolstein Convocation Center
Sunday, April 13
1:00PM - 4:00PM

For more information visit:
Visit NACAC

Since 1972, the National College Fairs (NCF) program has aided students in fulfilling their educational aspirations. Free and open to the public, the fairs allow students to interact with admission representatives from a wide range of postsecondary institutions to discuss course offerings, admission and financial aid requirements, college life in general, and other information pertinent to the college selection process.

Innovation: Pursuing Quality Public Education in Cleveland

2008-03-27T06:42:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, May 7 at noon

Innovation: Pursuing Quality Public Education in Cleveland.

Panelists: Eric Gordon, Chief Academic Officer for Cleveland Metropolitan School District; Perry White, Founder and Executive Director of Citizens' Academy; Cathy Whitehouse, PhD, Co-founder and Chief Educator of The Intergenerational School; and John Zitzner, Co-founder of Entrepreneurship Preparatory School.

Moderator: Randy McShepard, VP, Public Affairs, RPM International Inc.

The pursuit of quality public education in Cleveland is a complex and daunting challenge. However, an increasing variety of innovative strategies and tactical school choice initiatives are being employed. How are these local innovations changing the conversation about education? How is increasing choice impacting urban public education? How can urban public schools better address the benefits of parent and community involvement? How can collaboration and cooperation further this pursuit? Is there a role for competition? Four educators will each share their perspectives on these questions and other issues in an interactive discussion. Come hear leaders from three successful community schools and the chief academic officer of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District talk about their innovative work.

Tickets: $15/25. Reservations:

For More Information!

'Diamonds in the Rough' baseball essay contest for kids

2008-03-27T06:36:00.000-07:00

'Diamonds in the Rough' baseball essay contest for kids unpublicized -

Visit Cleveland.com Article

TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP!

Kids face challenges everywhere. At school, at home, from friends and even teammates. To overcome these challenges, they need the tools and support to build confidence and make good decisions. Playing baseball helps kids build the determination and leadership needed to get things done and allows them to realize what they're made of. We call this The Power Within.
By telling us how playing baseball has given you The Power Within to overcome a challenge on or off the field, you could win $10,000 for your baseball team!

One lucky grand prize winner will receive $10,000 to keep his or her baseball field in all-star shape, cool baseball gear AND a trip for four to see a baseball game at Yankee Stadium.
Nineteen regional winners will each win $5,000 for their field and an awesome baseball prize package.

2008 Eugenia Thornton Scholarship Program

2008-03-25T08:31:00.000-07:00

Friends of the Cleveland Public Library, Inc.
2008 Eugenia Thornton Scholarship Program
Patron Opportunity Application
February 18,2008

Dear Scholarship Applicant:

Congratulations upon your forthcoming graduation from high school. You have made significant progress toward achieving your educational goals.
In recognition of Eugenia Thornton's nineteen years of dedicated service as the writer of a quarterly book review newsletter, Marginal Notes, the Friends of the Cleveland Public Library have established the Eugenia Thornton Scholarship Program.
The selection of the scholar will be by random drawing from the names of eligible participants. The scholarship is sponsored by the Friends of the Cleveland Public Library. Payment of the $1,000 will be made directly to the post secondary education program attended.

Your standing as a graduating senior, with a grade point average of 2.7 or higher, a resident of the city school district of Cleveland, Ohio and a patron of Cleveland Public Library or another CLEVNET library makes you eligible to apply for this special scholarship program. You will be required to return this application and a copy of your previous semester transcript to any branch or subject department of Cleveland Public Library before Friday, May 30, 2008. The application must be returned to the Library by the applicant in person. The winner will be notified by letter by June 20,2008.

High School Students Can Apply for Summer Jobs - ArtWorks

2008-03-25T08:23:00.000-07:00

Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio

DOWN LOAD APPLICATION

High School Students Can Apply for Summer Jobs - ArtWorks

Calling All Creative High School Students!

Imagine a summer job that pays you to do what you love: create art, music, dance, and drama that inspires, moves, and enriches those around you.

ArtWorks is a summer internship program that hires Northeast Ohio high school students to apprentice with some of Cleveland's most dynamic professional artists, musicians, dancers, and actors.

Held for six weeks over the summer, ArtWorks provides apprentices with:
> Hands-on skills in a chosen art discipline
> Valuable job training that will benefit any career
> Resources for navigating the college admissions and financial aid processes
> Opportunities to showcase finished work in public performances and exhibits
> Access to representatives from the business, cultural, and civic communities who will share inspirational stories of how the arts have made a difference in their professional and personal lives

Who Can Apply?
Any high school student entering 10th, 11th, or 12th grade is eligible to apply. Graduating seniors are ineligible. No prior arts experience is necessary – we simply are looking for hardworking people who believe that working in the arts might be fun. Students must submit an application on time and be interviewed to be considered for the program. Applications are due by Thursday, April 3, 2008.

TYLENOL Scholarship

2008-03-25T08:10:00.000-07:00

Visit TYLENOL Scholarship

Feel better about your tuition.

We know that dedicating yourself to healthcare is no small commitment. Taking years of hard work and sacrifice. That's why the makers of TYLENOL are once again proud to offer the TYLENOL Scholarship program—now in its 16th year. This year, up to $350,000 in scholarships will be awarded to our future doctors, nurses and other health professionals. Because we think the people who help us feel better, deserve to feel better, too.

No purchase necessary. Use TYLN as the Access Key.

How the scholarship works.
$250,000 has already been put aside and donated to the fund. Then for every TYLENOL Scholarship coupon redeemed, an additional $0.25 will be donated to the fund—up to $100,000, for a grand total of $350,000. (Use of the coupon by residents in MA, ME, IL, WV, OK, SC, and AL will not result in a $0.25 donation to the TYLENOL Scholarship Fund.)

Download Scholarship Coupon
How the scholarship is awarded.

170 students will be granted scholarships in the amounts of $1000 and $5000
Applicants will be judged on leadership qualities and academic performance
Applications must be received by May 15th, 2008. Winners selected by the end of July 2008. Funds delivered by the end of August 2008.

If you're a healthcare student, take a moment to apply for the 2008 TYLENOL Scholarship. Because you deserve to feel better, too. Remember, applications are due by May 15th 2008.

Cleveland Education Committee

2008-03-19T18:21:00.000-07:00

Cleveland Education Committee
Next MEETING:
Thursday, March 27, 2008
6:30 p.m.

Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland Broadway Club
6114 Broadway Ave. 44127
tel: 883-2106, ext. 243

* Do you have concerns or questions about your local school?
* Do you want to be meaningfully involved at your child’s school but are not sure how?

* We want to hear from you. Come and find support and information from other parents and community members.

* The Cleveland Education Committee consists of parents, grandparents, concerned citizens and staff of community organizations.

• Our purpose is to promote parent and community leadership in creating meaningful involvement in our schools to enhance the education of our children and in turn, revitalize the City of Cleveland.

For more information, contact Deltrise Sanford at 216-338-5747 or luvnharts@yahoo.com. You may also contact Ian Heisey at 671-2710 or ianh@bpdc.org, at Bellaire-Puritas Development Corporation

Lanigan and Malone along with Cleveland Scholarship Programs are Raising Dollars $$$ for College Students

2008-03-17T20:17:00.000-07:00

Lanigan and Malone with Cleveland Scholarship Programs

Click here to visit Lanigan and Malone on the web

Jimmy Malone from Majic 105.7 FM's Lanigan and Malone is helping raise funds for deserving students to attend college. Help promote this great opportunity to raise dollars for college students supported by wonderful efforts of The Cleveland Scholarship Programs.

Bid on a dream auction featuring a round of golf and dinner with former CAV legend's Austin Carr and Campy Russell.
For more details on Dollars for Scholars Dream Auction!

AND

The 2nd Annual 5 Course Wine Dinner at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse to benefit Cleveland Scholarship Programs is happening Friday, May 9th, 2008.
For more details on Fleming's Fundraiser!

Divine Hope Night of Testimony and Praise

2008-03-17T20:08:00.000-07:00

Divine Hope Entertainment
With the support of Concerned Partners In Education (CPIE)

Presents the Divine Hope Night of Testimony and Praise

GOSPEL CONCERT

SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2oo8

6:00 P.M.

CIVIC CENTER
3130 Mayfield Road - Cleveland Hts., OH

Donation: $10.00 Adv.

$12.00 at the Door

If you want to experience an evening you will never forget, meet us at The Civic Center. Then you will be able to answer the question: 'IS THERE HOPE?" Experience Loss; Experience Love; Experience Hope; Experience GOD!! Divine Hope Entertainment is a company designed to help those who are seeking a ministry in gospel music carrying hope throughout the land, spiritually, educationally, financially, emotionally, to help educate people of today's silent social issues. This type of work is extremely needed in our community where young people are dying needlessly each year due to auto accidents, teenage suicide, child abuse, and HIV/ AIDS. We also are supporting battered women to bring hope for them to live a better life.

Experience the riveting skits from our powerful play, "Shhh.. .Silent Issues." Homosexuality, Molestation, HIV/AIDS, Death, Battered Women, Mental Illness, Depression

Concerned Partners In Education (CPIE) is a newly organized group of grass roots activists focused on local youth. "Instead of jail, help send me to Yale", a motto slogan, challenge, and commitment of Concerned Partners in Education, founded by Gwendolyn Blake Nor-fleet, a retired principal. CPIE helped send its first scholarship recipient to California School of the Arts on a $44,000.00 a year grant. Our goal is to activate the standard of education toward academic excellence.

Featuring: Postor Holmes with his anointed visual testimony; also. Sounds of Praise.
SPONSORS

Galahad Recording Studios, 500 Broadway Ave., (On the Auto Mile), 440-786-9947
Al Nola Shoe & Luggage, 16830 Chagrin Blvd., 216-751-6737 Kuts & Kurls, 3593 Lee Rd., 216-283-2183, 216-214-2453
Calvetta Bros. Floor Show, 216-662-5550 A Touch of Italy, 16822 Chagrin Blvd., 216-991-8282 Auto World USA, 500 Broadway Ave., 440-439-5000
1st Vision Enterprises, 216-587-2218 Al Trains & Hobby, 708 Broadway Ave., Bedford, OH, 440-232-0591
Georgio's Pizza, 22019 Emery Rd., 216-587-2200 Yolanda L. Spooney YLS-CPA, LLC, 5311 Northfield Rd., # 9, 216-587-0464

TICKET OUTLETS

Fracine's Place, 20005 Harvard Rd., Warrensville Hts., 216-561-3038
Blessings Book Store, 10533 St. Clair, 216-458-1430
Al's Trains & Hobby, 708 Broadway, 440-232-0591
Tang's Wok, 25780 Miles Rd., 216-360-8688/8689

BOOTHS & FOOD AVAILABLE

For tickets or more information, call (216) 253-9996 or (216) 253-5432.

Youth Career Day hosted by CAAO and John Carroll Univ.

2008-03-13T14:11:00.000-07:00

Greetings,

CAAO is hosting a Youth Career Day in collaboration with John Carroll University on Saturday, May 3, 2008 from 8 am – 12:30 pm. This program is geared to provide information on critical resources for their future to youth ages 11-19 and their parents. It will also be the culmination of CAAO's Youth Innovation Program as they will make their final presentations at this event.

We invite you to participate by bringing the youth from your programs, exhibiting or placing an ad in the program book to let youth know about the services, programs, scholarships, summer camps, mentoring, and other resources that your agency provides.

The RSVP deadline is April 1st. The early deadline allows us to properly prepare for food, handouts and the JCU Campus tours.

Please reply with your RSVP (indicate the number of adults, number of students and how many will be taking the JCU Campus Tour).

Please review the attached information about the event. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact, Beverly J. Peterson, at CAAO (216-432-9481).

Thank you for your support!

Beverly

Consortium of African American Orgs.

4415 Euclid Ave, #201--Cleveland, OH 44103
216-432-9481 (p) 216-432-9483 (fx)
Visit CAAO!
CAAO "Looks, Listens, and Links"

Cleveland Clinic Minority Men's Health Center

2008-03-11T21:58:00.000-07:00

STUDENTS THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE FOR YOU TO VOLUNTEER AND BRING OUT PEOPLE WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM QUALITY HEALTH!

Khol's Kids Who Care Scholarship

2008-03-11T18:48:00.001-07:00

http://www.kohlscorporation.com/CommunityRelations/scholarship/index.asp

Kohl's Kids Who Care Scholarship Program Logo
Program Information
The Kohl's Kids Who Care® Scholarship Program recognizes and rewards young volunteers (ages 6-18) who help make their communities a better place.
Qualifications

* The young person's actions must be described in detail and should document efforts that are above and beyond what is normally expected of a child his or her age.
* Volunteer efforts should have made a positive impact on others and occurred in the last 12 months.
* The activity cannot be performed solely to benefit a family member.
* Creativity, initiative, generosity, leadership and community outreach will all be given equal weight during the judging process.
* Applicants must not have graduated high school as of March 15, 2008.

Winners / Awards

Nominees will be divided into two groups (ages 6-12 and 13-18) — and awards will be given on three levels.

Store WinnersMore than 1,900 store winners will be awarded a $50 Kohl's Gift Card. Regional WinnersThe 190 regional winners will be awarded $1,000 scholarships toward their post-secondary education. National WinnersTen national winners will be awarded $5,000 scholarships and Kohl's will donate $1,000 to a nonprofit organization on their behalf.

2008 Tied to Greatness™ Essay Contest

2008-03-04T09:03:00.000-08:00

http://www.tiedtogreatness.org/essay/

2008 Tied to Greatness™ Essay Contest
We are proud to present the TIED TO GREATNESS™ 2008 Essay Contest, to further encourage young men to express themselves through writing, and to reinforce the importance of sharing their ideas in a positive way.

The TIED TO GREATNESS™ Essay Contest is open to all young men in grades 7-12, and is centered on the principles taught in the book Restoring The Male Image: A Look from the Inside Out by Alex Ellis, which reinforces the importance of personal image. This contest will allow young men to express the impact of this book on their lives, and more importantly, produce some necessary dialogue about how to make different choices that will impact the balance of their lives.

Contest Rules

All contestants must base their essay topics on content found in the book "Restoring the Male Image...A Look From The Inside Out", by Alexis O. Ellis.

All entrants must be males enrolled in the 7th-12th grades.

All entrants must write a 500 word or less essay on the topic below:

After reading the book Restoring the Male Image, explain the impact that the principles found in "Restoring the Male Image" have had on you? What is the most important principle, and how have you applied it?

All contest submissions must be typed, double spaced, and must include name, address, phone number, email address, high school name, and grade.

All submissions must be turned in by: Friday, May 16, 2008 before 12 midnight.

Submissions must be sent to: essays@tiedtogreatness.org.

**THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON FRIDAY, May 30, 2008**

Contest winners will receive the following

A custom ensemble that includes a custom suit, custom shirt, silk tie, pocket square, cuff links, socks, and shoes.

A private session with one of our distinguished male role models. This will allow the winner time to sit and talk to an accomplished male figure to discuss his personal journey to success and the part image played in his life. The student will also be able to share his own personal dreams and ambitions and receive professional feedback and interaction.
Writer's Checklist

Here is a checklist for you to follow to help you do your best writing.

Remember to:

Keep the central theme or topic in mind
Support you ideas with details, explanations, and examples
State your ideas in a clear sequence
Include an opening and a closing
Use a variety of words and vary your sentence structure
Please use correct grammar and punctuation
All entries must be typed
All submissions must be in English
One submission per entrant
Essays must be typed, double spaced, and in an appropriate style.
A cover page including the contestant's name, contact information (address, telephone number, email, etc.) must accompany the essay.
You will receive a confirmation email from the essay committee once your essay is received.

“Kids Speak Out” Essay by Time Warner Cable and WVIZ/PBS ideastream

2008-02-24T09:42:00.000-08:00

Kids Speak Out Essay Contest

Students in grades 11 and 12 are invited to enter a “Kids Speak Out” Essay Contest, sponsored by Time Warner Cable and WVIZ/PBS ideastream. Five winning entries will each receive a $1,000 scholarship to be awarded at a luncheon!

Contest Rules:

1. All students in the 11th and 12th grades are eligible.

2. Entrants are to write a 500-word essay on the following topic:

If you had 30 minutes with the next president of the United States, what issues affecting Ohioans would you want them to discuss and why?

Write an essay in which you explain why you selected these specific topic(s) and why you feel these are important issues to address.

3. The essays must be submitted in Microsoft Word format, 12 point – Times New Roman font, and be double-spaced.

4. Entries must include: student’s name, address, city, zip, birthdate, grade level, name of school, school district, e-mail address and both a primary and secondary phone number. (Home schooled students should so indicate).

5. Submit entries in one of two ways:

a. Electronically to speakout@ideastream.org

b. Mailed to the following address:

Kids Speak Out 2008 Contest
WVIZ/PBS ideastream
1375 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44115
Attention: Rita Bigham

6. Contest begins January 28, 2008. Entries must be received electronically or be postmarked before by 5:00 p.m., on March 14, 2008. Winners of the 5- $1,000 scholarships will be announced in mid-April.

7. All essays must be the original work of the entrant. Sources must be footnoted.

8. Entries will be judged on insightfulness (50%), relevance (25%), writing style (15%), and spelling & grammar (10%).

By entering all entrants agree to release discharge, indemnify and hold harmless WVIZ/PBS ideastream, Time Warner Cable, contest coordinators, sponsors, judges and members from all liability for its/their actions arising from, or relating to, or by reason of the judging, use and handling of their entry. Employees or immediate family members of WVIZ/WCPN/PBS/ideastream or Time Warner Cable are not eligible.

HELP CWRU STUDENTS REBUILD NEW ORLEANS FISH FRY

2008-02-20T11:38:00.000-08:00

Deuteronomy 8:3 Cafe Books & Music

Fish Fry-Days Benefit For Student Volunteers
February 22, 2007 ~ Noon - 6 p.m.

On the next two Fridays, February 22, 2007, 50% of the profit from our Fish Fry-Day Specials will be contributed to the fundraising campaign for students who will spend their Spring Break volunteering with New Orleans restoration efforts. The students will travel to New Orleans through the Center For Civic Engagement at Case Western Reserve University.

The students have created two webpages to inform the community about their efforts. An information page http://cwru.escape.googlepages.com with service projects, community partners and student profile is linked to their donations page at www.firstgiving.com/escapekatrina providing an opportunity for you to assist them on their journey.

No longer a headline story, New Orleans and other Gulf Coast communities still lay waste, resembling any war torn region. It looks like 14,000 bombs were dropped there instead of abroad. We urge your consideration in making a donation toward these students' valiant, and unselfish choice to spend their break volunteering.

Feel free to contact any member of the team (on the webpages) with questions, and to share this information with other community members.

Fish Fry-Day Specials
Whiting Dinners $6.50
served with greens, glazed carrots, rice, cole slaw and cornbread
Whiting Sandwich $3.50
on wheat and a bed of cole slaw
Crab Cakes & Rice $5.50
served with breadstick and apple sauce

. Email orders will be received through Thursday, 9 p.m. All Friday orders must be called in at (216) 376-9695. Leave a message, and it will be retrieved.

************
Deuteronomy 8:3 occupies the ground floor of the Medical Associates Building located at 1464 East 105 Street, between Ashbury and Wade Park Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, 44106. Our routine business hours are: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Wednesdays and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information call (216) 376-9695, or email us at deuteronomy8cafe@aol.com, or visit us on the web at http://www.deuteronomy83cafe.com/

Digital Storytelling Target

2008-02-20T11:36:00.000-08:00

http://www.scholastic.com/dreamincolor/digitalstorytelling/index.htm

People have been telling stories for thousands of years. Storytelling allows us to teach values, share customs, preserve culture and create identity. Using computer video to combine snapshots and music clips with our own words, we can create unique digital stories. This modern-day storytelling will connect individuals and bridge cultures for generations to come.

Digital Storytelling

Writers and artists are cultural storytellers. They observe and relay the details of daily life and in turn celebrate the richness of cultural heritage and identity. Levi Romero, a New Mexico poet and teacher, found inspiration in a poem by George Ella Lyon. To celebrate his own Hispanic heritage, Romero then created a writing model for students of all ages that encourages them to explore, identify and express their own cultural heritages.

Objectives

Learn multiple software programs to create a multimedia video clip.

Explore personal and cultural heritage through multimedia activities that develop reading, writing and speaking skills.

Conduct research from a variety of sources such as the internet, live interviews and print, and gather images, music and ideas for making a movie.

Use digital storytelling as an interpersonal communication tool and explore diverse formats for sharing stories at home, at school and online.

Blogging for Progress Scholarship

2008-02-20T11:34:00.000-08:00

Blogging for Progress Scholarship
Provided by: Progressive U
Deadline: June 30, 2008
Type of Award: Scholarship
Awards Available Amount
3 $500 - $1000

Website
http://www.progressiveu.org/BFP_official_rules

Description
The Blogging for Progress Scholarship is available to students who are age 16 or older as of April 15, 2008, and will be attending a regionally or nationally accredited college, university or vocational school during the 2009 or 2010 calendar years. You must create a blog on the ProgressiveU website and write about current events, public policy, and issues affecting young people. Winners are based on total accumulated points as of April 15, 2008 with points awarded for each blog entry and comment accepted for posting to the website and for each read of a participants blog entries by members and visitors. Participants also have opportunities to earn bonus points towards the scholarship throughout the semester.

Additional Information
Contest begins February 15th, 2008 and runs through June 30, 2008. Users must be registered by April 15, 2008 in order to be eligible for this semester's contest. Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information and an explanation of the point system.
Applicable Majors
All Fields of Study

i'm™ Initiative from Windows Live™ Messenger

2008-02-20T11:33:00.001-08:00

Think about how you can make a difference and improve the lives of others. This is a great opportunity to show the world your heart for caring and giving. Many students do not go the extra mile to help others, especially in high school. Below is a great way that you can help raise money for great causes while IM (instant messaging). Let's have a movement in Cleveland where you as high school students dream big dreams about how you can help change the world and make it better for all humanity.

With love,

Educate Cleveland

http://im.live.com/messenger/im/home/?source=TAGHM
http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/MTV/?source=imhome_header_mtvu

The i'm™ Initiative from Windows Live™ Messenger makes helping your favorite cause as easy as sending an instant message. Every time you start a conversation using i'm, we share a portion of our advertising revenue with some of the world's most effective social cause organizations. Each of our partners will get a minimum of $100,000. As for the maximum? There is none. The sky's the limit.
It's simple. It's free. You IM, we give.

We've teamed with mtvU to create "Cause Effect", a new show about real people, committed to real causes, making a real difference.

How i'm works
i'm starts with you. When you start an i'm conversation you start giving.
1 Download the Windows Live Messenger instant messenger service. There's no charge and it's easy to download and use.
2 Place the text code corresponding to the cause of your choice into your Display Name.
3 Keep having i'm conversations so you can keep funding the cause doing the work most important to you.

Adopt-A-Classroom

2008-02-20T11:31:00.000-08:00

Please let's help find classrooms in Cleveland that we can adopt. We can help spread the word in order to help teachers and students gain much needed resource and continue to Educate Cleveland.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

http://adoptaclassroom.com/index.aspx?Private=0

Mission Statement

Adopt-A-Classroom increases opportunity for student success by empowering teachers with community partners and funds to purchase resources for the classroom.
How the Program Works

1. Selecting a classroom
A donor selects a classroom and makes a contribution for the teacher to use and purchase much needed resources for the classroom. Donors may search for classrooms by geography, school name, teacher name or other search criteria. If a donor has no preference, Adopt-A-Classroom partners the donor with an underserved classroom in the community.

2. 100% of donation to the classroom
Adopt-A-Classroom directs 100% of the donation to the classroom teacher in the form of online credit. Adopt-A-Classroom takes $0 for administration.

3. Ordering classroom resources
The teacher uses the credit to shop online from a network of affiliate vendors that have partnered with Adopt-A-Classroom. The teacher has full discretion to purchase resources that meet student needs and increase opportunity for classroom success. If the teacher is unable to meet classroom needs with the affiliate vendors, Adopt-A-Classroom will work with the teacher on a one-to-one basis.

4. 100% accountability and transparency
Adopt-A-Classroom sends each donor an "Impact Report" which details item-by-item, dollar-for-dollar what the teacher purchased with the donation.

5. Corresponding and interacting
Donors and teachers communicate throughout the school year, so donors can learn about the difference they have made in the lives of the students. In most instances, donors receive thank you packages, artwork and other student created projects. Donors may choose to support the classroom in ways beyond the financial contribution, such as visiting the classroom, chaperoning field trips and other activities that are coordinated directly between donor and teacher.

6. Lasting relationship
As donors participate in subsequent years, they not only enjoy the cumulative effect of their efforts with each new class of students, but also develop a lasting and meaningful relationship with the classroom teacher.

2 Million Minutes

2008-02-20T11:26:00.000-08:00

http://www.2mminutes.com/
http://www.brewedfreshdaily.com/2008/01/19/2-million-minutes/

2 million minutes
Written by: Ed Morrison
After finishing eighth grade, students in the United States, India and China each have about 2 million minutes until high school graduation. How they use that time will affect their futures and the futures of their countries.

That's the premise of a riveting new documentary, "Two Million Minutes: A Global Examination," about the lives of two high-achieving teens in each of the three nations.

Do U.S. students squander their high school minutes?

2 million minutes

We at Educate Cleveland, hope that you as students become change makers for the WORLD. How you spend your time is critical. Make sure that you kick your game up a notch. Despite all of the negatives that come against take them and turn them into positives and success for yourself. Only you can navigate the full potential of your life so use your 2 Million Minutes wisely.

Cleveland Education Committee Meeting

2008-02-20T11:22:00.000-08:00

Cleveland Education Committee
Next MEETING:
Thursday, February 28, 2008
6:30 p.m.

Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland Broadway Club
6114 Broadway Ave. 44127
tel: 883-2106, ext. 243

* Do you have concerns or questions about your local school?
* Do you want to be meaningfully involved at your child’s school but are not sure how?

* We want to hear from you. Come and find support and information from other parents and community members.

* The Cleveland Education Committee consists of parents, grandparents, concerned citizens and staff of community organizations.

• Our purpose is to promote parent and community leadership in creating meaningful involvement in our schools to enhance the education of our children and in turn, revitalize the City of Cleveland.

For more information, contact Deltrise Sanford at 216-338-5747 or luvnharts@yahoo.com. You may also contact Ian Heisey at 671-2710 or ianh@bpdc.org, at Bellaire-Puritas Development Corporation

Tiger Woods Foundation

2008-02-11T15:04:00.000-08:00

Tiger Woods Foundation Announces the Fist Pump Challenge!
January 21, 2008

Anaheim, Calif.

Before the numerous trophies and the countless fans, a young Tiger Woods beat his father on the course for the first time. Although not recorded in any record books, this important event will always stand out as Tiger's first Fist Pump Moment.

On January 21, 2008, Tiger Woods announced the launch of his Fist Pump Challenge, an online contest designed to help young people identify and share their greatest achievements. As part of the Challenge, Tiger is asking young people everywhere to share their very own Fist Pump Moments with the world via www.tigerwoodsfoundation.org.

"It is important for young people to celebrate their accomplishments. The Fist Pump Challenge allows kids to highlight the moments in their lives that brought them closer to reaching their goals," Woods said. "I believe that small steps can lead to big changes."

According to Woods, a Fist Pump Moment can be any significant accomplishment in a person's life that has been crucial to achieving an ultimate goal, from improving your grades to getting the lead in the school play.

To share their Fist Pump Moment, children are asked, with their parents' permission, to visit www.tigerwoodsfoundation.org, and submit a video including their name, age, Fist Pump Moment, significance of that experience, and end with a fist pump. Those without video access can e-mail their Fist Pump Moment for posting.

Video and written entries will be voted on by website visitors with prizes going to the highest ranked submissions. Prizes include iPods, Tiger Woods '08 EA Video Games, and gift cards. Details on video content and challenge rules are available on tigerwoodsfoundation.org.

Later this year, the Tiger Woods Foundation plans to tie the Fist Pump Challenge into the Earl Woods Scholarship program, offering children in the Washington D.C. and Orange County, Calif. areas the opportunity to vie for a scholarship to college via the Challenge. The Foundation has plans to expand the scholarship program to a national level at a later date.

In addition to launching the program, Tiger and his mom, Kultida Woods, dedicated a statue to celebrate the legacy of Earl Woods and honor his efforts to reach millions of children. The 8-foot bronze replica of Tiger and his father was designed by Elliot & Ivan Schwartz of Studio EIS.

"Building on my father's legacy, I am challenging children to make a difference in the world, and to reach higher and farther than they ever imagined," Woods said.

About the Tiger Woods Foundation

Since its inception in 1996 by Tiger Woods and his father Earl, the Tiger Woods Foundation has reached an estimated 10 million young people through character development, career exploration and grant making programs. Programs developed and supported by the Tiger Woods Foundation all share a similar mission of empowering young people to dream big and to set specific goals to achieve their dreams.

Launched in February 2006, the Tiger Woods Learning Center is an innovative 14-acre, after school campus designed to inspire career exploration. Serving members in grades five through 12, classes include forensic science, robotics, engineering, aerospace, video production and home design. More information on the Tiger Woods Foundation and its programs can be found at tigerwoodsfoundation.org.

Contact: Emily Taylor/Rachel Rees, Tiger Woods Foundation, 949-725-3003

Scholarships

2008-02-11T15:03:00.000-08:00

http://www.cmsdnet.net/JohnKennedy/Scholardeadline.html

This is a list of scholarships courtesy of the Cleveland Metropolitan School Districts (CMSD) -- John F. Kennedy High School Web Site. Please notice that some of the scholarships are due today. Note: some of the scholarships are only for CMSD students.

Hoops Heroes' Scholarship

2008-02-11T15:02:00.002-08:00

Brickfish "Hoop Heroes Best Basketball Moves Challenge" Scholarship

Provided by:
Brickfish
Deadline: March 19, 2008
Type of Award: Other
Awards Available Amount
4 $250 - $500
Website
Click here to visit the site [This link will take you outside of FastWeb.com to the scholarship provider's web site.]

Description
The Brickfish "Hoop Heroes Best Basketball Moves Challenge" Scholarship is open to students who are at least 14 years of age or older. To be eligible for this award, you must submit a video no more than one minute in length or a photo showing off your best original basketball moves.
Additional Information
Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information.
Applicable Majors
All Fields of Study

Brickfish Scholarship

2008-02-11T15:02:00.001-08:00

Brickfish "Turning Point: Fall of Liberty?Design a Poster for the Resistance!" Scholarship

Provided by:
Brickfish
Deadline: March 03, 2008
Type of Award: Other
Awards Available Amount
4 $100 - $300
Website
Click here to visit the site [This link will take you outside of FastWeb.com to the scholarship provider's web site.]

http://www.brickfish.com/Entertainment/codemasters?tab=1&=CM_fast

Description
The Brickfish "Turning Point: Fall of Liberty?Design a Poster for the Resistance!" Scholarship is open to students who are at least 14 years of age or older. To be eligible for thi saward, you must design a poster based on a topic listed on the website for the video game "Turning Point: Fall of Liberty." All high schools and universities are encouraged to apply.
Additional Information
Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information.
Applicable Majors
All Fields of Study

Educational Resources

2008-02-11T15:01:00.001-08:00

http://ns.cuyahoga.lib.oh.us/onlineresources/websites/Education.htm

The above link will take you to numerous web links for educational resources. Very helpful!

2008-02-11T15:00:00.000-08:00

http://www.healthlegacycleveland.org/scholarships.shtml

2008 Medical and Dental School Scholarship Application Timeline

November 2007

* 2008-9 Medical/Dental School Scholarship Application
* 2008-9 Cleveland Metropolitan School District High School Health Careers Scholarship Application (for graduating seniors only)

Renewal information required for current scholarship recipients.

Recruitment letters and applications sent to Director of Student Financial Aid at partner schools

March 7, 2008
Completed Application Packets due to HLC (no late applications accepted)
April 2008
Awards Announced

A Private, Nonprofit Foundation

Health Legacy of Cleveland is governed by a twenty-five member Board of Trustees. The board is supported by an Executive Director.

Our Mission

"To increase the pool of African American physicians and dentists in the greater Cleveland area"

The decline in African Americans who are applying to medical and dental schools is of primary concern.

The mission reflects the past, present and, we hope, the future of African American youth, men and women who want to pursue health professions as physicians and dentists in the Greater Cleveland community.

The mission is a tribute to the long history among black professionals in Cleveland, whose similar efforts date back to the nineteenth century.

Vision

A singular, unwavering commitment to eliminate health care disparities among African Americans by partnering with the Cleveland Community.

Values

Leadership Excellence Integrity Compassion Stewardship Teamwork

GREATER CLEVELAND POLICE SCHOLARSHIP

2008-02-11T14:58:00.002-08:00

SPONSOR: The Greater Cleveland Police Scholarship Fund

APPLICATION DEADLINE: First of June, Annually

AMOUNT OF AWARD: Determined by yearly benefit profits. 2008 Award (2) $10,000 scholarships.

SCHOLARSHIP DESCRIPTION: The Greater Cleveland Police Scholarship Fund sponsors annual events, such as a softball tournament and a motorcycle rally, to earn monies to make an annual scholarship possible. This award will assist students pursuing their education beyond high school. This award is available to students who qualify under the listed guidelines and are from the Greater Cleveland area. This award will be based on a point system, with each student qualifying for specific points from a checklist described on the application.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: Each applicant must be a High School senior (12th Grade) and must pursue a four-year degree or better.

SELECTION OF RECIPIENT: Applicants will complete all information on the application. The applicant receiving the most points from the criteria list on the application will be notified of scholarship award. In the event of a tie, a lottery will be completed from all the applicants receiving the same number of points, not less than one and not more than ten.

REMITTANCE ADDRESS:

The Greater Cleveland Police Scholarship Fund
Attn: Andy Ezzo
864 Marcie Drive
Cleveland, OH 44109

Ph - 216-398-4924
Fax - 216-398-4808

Brickfish Scholarships

2008-02-11T14:58:00.001-08:00

Gaia Community Scholarship
Provided by: Zaadz
Deadline: June 15, 2008
Type of Award: Scholarship
Awards Available Amount
2 equal to $1000
Website
http://scholarships.gaia.com [This link will take you outside of FastWeb.com to the scholarship provider's web site.]
Description
The Gaia Community Scholarship is available to students aspiring to be the change they wish to see in the world, live authentically and make a difference. You must answer the questions listed on the sponsor's website, one in under 25 words and two in under 250 words per question.
Additional Information
This scholarship is open to high school seniors entering college, current college students, upcoming or current graduate students, and those entering into accredited certificate or professional programs. Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information.
Applicable Majors
All Fields of Study
-------------------------------

Brickfish "Sum Up America" Scholarship
Provided by: Brickfish
Deadline: January 28, 2008
Type of Award: Scholarship
Awards Available Amount
1 $750
1 $250
Website
Click here to visit the site [This link will take you outside of FastWeb.com to the scholarship provider's web site.]
Description
The Brickfish "Sum Up America" Scholarship is open to students who are at least 14 years of age or older. To apply for this scholarship, you must decide what America adds up to for you. You must create a mathematical equation using photos of people, places or things that are the sum of America's parts, and include a description of your equation.
Additional Information
Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information.
Applicable Majors
All Fields of Study
--------------------------------------------------------
Brickfish "Samsung Your 'Baby Love'" Scholarship
Provided by: Brickfish
Deadline: February 04, 2008
Type of Award: Other
Awards Available Amount
4 equal to $2000
Website
Click here to visit the site [This link will take you outside of FastWeb.com to the scholarship provider's web site.]
Description
The Brickfish "Samsung Your 'Baby Love'" Scholarship is available to students who are at least 14 years of age or older. To be eligible for this award, you must submit a video of you singing or lip-synching to Nichole Scherzinger?s ?Baby Love.? Lyrics are available on the web site.
Additional Information
The ?Samsung Your Baby Love? campaign have four available scholarships that add up to $2,000. Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information.
Applicable Majors
All Fields of Study

--------------------------------------------
Brickfish "Show Us A Smile" Scholarship
Provided by: Brickfish
Deadline: February 12, 2008
Type of Award: Scholarship
Awards Available Amount
1 $750
1 $250
Website
Click here to visit the site [This link will take you outside of FastWeb.com to the scholarship provider's web site.]
Description
The Brickfish "Show Us A Smile" Scholarship is open to students who are at least 14 years of age or older. To be eligible for this award, you must submit an original photo, video or drawing of your best smile.
Additional Information
Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information.
Applicable Majors
All Fields of Study

-------------------------------

Brickfish "Ultimate Tailgate Challenge" Scholarship
Provided by: Brickfish
Deadline: February 12, 2008
Type of Award: Scholarship
Awards Available Amount
1 $750
1 $250
Website
Click here to visit the site [This link will take you outside of FastWeb.com to the scholarship provider's web site.]
Description
The Brickfish "Ultimate Tailgate Challenge" Scholarship is open to students who are at least 14 years of age or older. To be eligible for this award, you must submit a photo or video of your most outrageous tailgate party.
Additional Information
Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information.
Applicable Majors
All Fields of Study

---------------------------------------

Brickfish Caucus: Tell us why you should be President!
Provided by: Brickfish
Deadline: January 31, 2008
Type of Award: Scholarship
Awards Available Amount
1 $1000
1 $250
Website
Click here to visit the site [This link will take you outside of FastWeb.com to the scholarship provider's web site.]
Description
The Brickfish Caucus: Tell us why you should be President! Scholarship is available to students who are at least 14 years of age. To be eligible for this award, you must create a video, design your own political poster or create your own blog detailing why you should be President.
Additional Information
Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information.
Applicable Majors
All Fields of Study

------------------------------

Brickfish Super Fan Face-Off Scholarship
Provided by: Brickfish
Deadline: February 06, 2008
Type of Award: Other
Awards Available Amount
1 $500
2 $250
Website
Click here to visit the site [This link will take you outside of FastWeb.com to the scholarship provider's web site.]
Description
The Brickfish Super Fan Face-Off Scholarship is available to students who are at least 14 years of age or older. To be eligible for this award, you must submit a photo or video showing who the biggest Super Fan is in your town.
Additional Information
Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information.
Applicable Majors
All Fields of Study

------------------------------

Brickfish Shooting Stars Scholarship
Provided by: Brickfish
Deadline: March 13, 2008
Type of Award: Scholarship
Awards Available Amount
2 equal to $500
Website
Click here to visit the site [This link will take you outside of FastWeb.com to the scholarship provider's web site.]
Description
The Brickfish Shooting Stars Scholarship is available to students who are at least 14 years of age or older. To be eligible for this award, you must submit a photo of you and a superstar. Entries must be an original encounter between you and a celebrity. No composite images will be accepted.
Additional Information
Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information.
Applicable Majors
All Fields of Study
-------------------------------------

OP Loftbed Scholarship
Provided by: OP Loftbed Co.
Deadline: July 31, 2008
Type of Award: Scholarship
Awards Available Amount
Varies equal to $500
Website
http://www.oploftbed.com [This link will take you outside of FastWeb.com to the scholarship provider's web site.]
Description
The OP Loftbed Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students who are U.S. citizens and who are attending an accredited college or university in the United States during the 2006 - 2007 year. This award is based on your responses to a list of questions found on the sponsor's Web site.
Additional Information
PLEASE NOTE: Only entries submitted though the online application will be considered. Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information.
Applicable Majors
All Fields of Study

-----------------------------------

"Win $2,500 - No Essay Required"
Provided by: FastWeb
Deadline: March 31, 2008
Type of Award: Other
Awards Available Amount
Varies equal to $2500
Website
http://www.fastweb.com/sp/vmremuawd/1 [This link will take you outside of FastWeb.com to the scholarship provider's web site.]
Description
Win $2,500 just for telling your friends about FastWeb. Send your friends an one-time email to let them know they can find free cash for college with FastWeb. You can one entry into a quarterly $2,500 giveaway and five free MP3 downloads from eMusic for every friend who signs up. Tell a friend and enter to win today.
Additional Information
Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information and to apply.
Applicable Majors
All Fields of Study

PLEASE HELP THE SHAW HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND

2008-01-27T22:49:00.000-08:00

Shaw Band has be invited to join the International Marching Band Salute to the 2008 Beijing Olympics on June 19-29, 2008. The Band will take place in the field show and massed band performance in Beijing staged in cooperation with the Beijing Band Directors Association. It will be an event of the Beijing City Festival "Perform in Harmony-With Olympic Spirit."

The Olympic Games will be China's greatest ever international sporting event. China is already starting to radiate the excitement that comes with staging a global event of this magnitude and significance. This excitement provides the perfect backdrop for the staging of China/US Marching Band festival.

As you know, The United States is well represented at the olympic games and Shaw High has the opportunity to help motivate our teams to bring back the GOLD!

Imagine what it will mean to the students of East Cleveland to venture from the inner city to China! You can be a part of this magnificent opportunity. Help us change the vision and lives of our students.

The cost for each student is $3,500.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

AND even better - WE ARE A 501(c)3 tax exempt organization so that your donation is tax deductible.

You can Donate in the various ways:

Check: Send donation to Music Through the Streets - 13940 Cedar Road #274, Cleveland, Ohio 44118.

Fifth Third Bank: Take your donation to any Fifth Third location for the account of Music Through the Streets.

Pay Pal: Make your donation via this web site or directly to the pay pal web site.

Links:

TO DONATE: GO HERE

ON YOU TUBE: WATCH VIDEO

"PLAIN DEALER" ARTICLE: ARTICLE

SLIDESHOW

Brickfish Scholarship

2008-01-27T15:32:00.000-08:00

http://www.brickfish.com/Lifestyles/VideoEssay?tab=1&=cs_fastdeserve

Brickfish "I Deserve $1,000 Because" Scholarship
Provided by: Brickfish
Deadline: March 31, 2008
Type of Award: Scholarship
Awards Available Amount
1 $1000
2 $250

Website
Click here to visit the site
Description
The Brickfish "I Deserve $1,000 Because" Scholarship is available to students who are at least 14 years of age or older. To be eligible for this award, you must submit a an original video demonstrating why you deserve $1,000.
Additional Information
Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information.
Applicable Majors
All Fields of Study

FREE TUTOR.COM CARD

2008-01-24T00:52:00.000-08:00

http://www.tutor.com/holiday_offer/Default.aspx

MAIL A FREE TUTOR.COM CARD TO YOUR FAVORITE STUDENT!

Help a student start the new year right - with better grades. We're giving away a limited number of FREE 25 minute Tutor.com cards for you to share with your family and friends. Hurry, this special offer ends when we run out of cards, or 1/31/08 - whichever comes first!

2008-01-24T00:39:00.000-08:00

Deuteronomy 8:3 Cafe Books & Music
In partnership with Case Western Reserve
Center for Civic Engagement, Alumni Relations
& Center for Community Partnership

presents the Ohio Premier Screening of

Desert Bayou: Life After Katrina

Sunday, January 27, 2008 ~ 4 - 7 p.m.
Screening & Discussion
CWRU Strosaker Auditorium
$5 Elders 65+ and Students with ID
$7 General Public

Cost of admission benefits the March 2008 Katrina Restoration Student Volunteer Trip to New Orleans and the Gulf Region.

Friends,

I must confess that previewing this film has reopened unhealed wounds. It took me right back to the eve of the hurricane, watching my people dragging their lives to the only hope left - an already defaulted Superdome. It took me back to the day of the hurricane as the water rose to the rooftops, families crouched and cried for help as media helicopters flew over, and bodies floated... It took me back to the aftermath of the hurricane as my people were left abandoned to chaos, mayhem, madness and yes, murder. How ever you look at the cause of deaths, directly, or not, it was murder.

Reopened were the first hand accounts, the stories, the nightmares, the fear, the anguish, the cries I heard over and over as I worked with relocated families - fresh out of the water - who found their way to the care center established by my former Dallas, Texas congregation, St. Luke Community United Methodist Church. Over 250,000 people evacuated to Texas, an estimated 75,000 to Dallas.

Every time I hear the current and prospective Presidential administration's mantra of 911, I say 829. Not since the dogs and water hoses unleashed on non-violent protestors for civil rights in the late 50's and early 60's, has any visual so hauntingly tugged at my heart.

"In the wake of one of the worse natural and humanitarian disasters ever to visit American shores, nearly 600 African Americans were airlifted to the almost entirely white state of Utah, without their knowledge. Desert Bayou is more than a Hurricane Katrina documentary, it seeks to examine whether two cultures can come together in a time of utter chaos, or whether their differences prove too great a challenge to overcome. In their own words evacuees of Hurricane Katrina tell how they survived the storm of the century, and out of the rubble ended up at a military installation in the desert of Utah." (Source: Cinema Libre Studios)

Written by Thomas Lemer, directed by Alex LeMay, and nominated for the 2008 NAACP "Outstanding Documentary" Image Award, Desert Bayou glimpses into the lives of families who find themselves dropped down, cut off from opportunity, placed under curfew and isolated for the sake of count and control, 45 miles outside Salt Lake City, in the middle of a desert artillery range.

In addition to the voices of the evacuees, we hear from celebrities, "political and military leaders, and community and social figures who address the questions of race, politics and religion hurdle towards each other in this truly American story: A Story of loss and reunion, of sorrow and rebirth, of anger and rejoicing, but most of all, a story of hope."

In particular, Desert Bayou glimpses into the lives of two families who struggle with the question of whether or not the displacement comes as a blessing in disguise as they are granted an opportunity to start life over, anew.

The screening begins at 4:00 p.m. at Strosaker Auditorium, located in the Case Quad (south of Euclid, entering across from Severance Hall). The actual street address is 2125 Adelbert Road. The screening will be immediately followed by an audience discussion led by a panel of students, faculty, staff and community partners, which I will moderate. Seating is limited to 580 on a first come first serve basis.

The screening is open to the public with an admission fee which will help provide for travel and housing of students, staff and area residents as they journey to New Orleans in March to help with on-going Gulf Region restoration efforts. The University's Center for Civic Engagement has led five volunteer trips to New Orleans since the devastation of the hurricane. Janice Eatman Williams organizes and leads the group. She can be reached at (216) 368-1462 for information about volunteer and sponsoring opportunities.

We look forward to being with you, and hearing from you on Sunday.

~ Mittie Imani Jordan
Deuteronomy 8:3 Cafe Books & Music
(216) 376-9695

Upcoming Events
Friday, February 1, 2009 ~ 8 - 11 p.m.
First Friday Open Mic Raise The Rent Jam Session
with host Mwatabu Okantah
$5 Admission
***************
Deuteronomy 8:3 occupies the ground floor of the Medical Associates Building located at 1464 East 105 Street, between Ashbury and Wade Park Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, 44106. Our routine business hours are: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Wednesdays and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information call (216) 376-9695, or email us at deuteronomy8cafe@aol.com, or visit us on the web at www.deuteronomy83cafe.com

Cleveland Education Committee MEETING

2008-01-24T00:37:00.000-08:00

Cleveland Education Committee
Next MEETING:
Thursday, January 24, 2008
6:30 p.m.

Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland Broadway Club
6114 Broadway Ave. 44127
tel: 883-2106, ext. 243
* Do you have concerns or questions about your local school?
* Do you want to be meaningfully involved at your child’s school but are not sure how?

* We want to hear from you. Come and find support and information from other parents and community members.

* The Cleveland Education Committee consists of parents, grandparents, concerned citizens and staff of community organizations.

• Our purpose is to promote parent and community leadership in creating meaningful involvement in our schools to enhance the education of our children and in turn, revitalize the City of Cleveland.

For more information contact Deltrise Sanford at 216-338-5747 or luvnharts@yahoo.com. You may also contact Ian Heisey at 671-2710 or ianh@bpdc.org, at Bellaire-Puritas Development Corporation

Dinner with Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Support Cleveland Scholarship Programs

2008-01-16T10:49:00.000-08:00

Dinner with Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Item # 2

Auction Detail

Starting Bid: $750.00 Started On: 1/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Current Bid: -- Location: Cleveland, OH US
Closes: 1/31/2008 5:30:00 PM Item Owner: ClevelandMagazine

Description

The Package
The winning bidder and three guests will enjoy an evening of fine dining with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Lithuanian sensation Zydrunas Ilgauskas (“Z”), at Henry’s at the Barn in Avon. It will surely be a night to remember, with dinner for eight (including the winning bidder and their three guests as well as Z and his three guests, plus gratuity) and 2 bottles of wine, generously donated by Henry’s at the Barn. A mutual date will be agreed upon among all parties.

Bid now for a once in a lifetime opportunity to wine and dine on an outstanding spread of Carolina Low Country cuisine with Zydrunas Ilgauskas.

CSP’s monthly Dollars and Scholars Dream Auction is raising money for scholarships to benefit deserving students throughout Northeast Ohio.

Cleveland Scholarship Programs, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

200 Public Square, Suite 3820 Cleveland, OH

216.241.5587

www.cspohio.org
http://www.clevelandmagazine.com/quickauction/QAViewItem.asp?ItemID=2
http://www.wmji.com/pages/lanandmalone.html

Magic Johnson Foundation / Taylor Michaels Scholarship Fund

2008-01-16T10:41:00.000-08:00

HERE IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND CLEVELAND IS ONE OF THE SELECT CITIES ON THE LIST. PASS ALONG THIS INFORMATION TO ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND PLEASE APPLY IF ELIGIBLE!!!

Click on the link: http://www.magicjohnson.org/tm_program_criteria.php

Program Criteria

Taylor Michaels Scholarship Fund
Guidelines and Criteria:

Currently a senior in high school with plans to attend a four-year college or university in the fall

Have at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA

A current resident of Atlanta, GA, Cleveland, OH, Detroit, MI, Houston, TX, Los Angeles, CA or New York, NY

Complete all the required components on the scholarship application including essay, transcripts and letters of recommendation

Incoming recipients must present valid proof of enrollment as a full-time student before distribution of funds

Must be involved in extra curricular activities or community service activities
General Program Information:

Involvement in extra curricular activities or community service activities is mandatory

Students accepted in the program must adhere to the guidelines and policies established by the committee
Amount of scholarship rangers from $1,000 - $5,000 per year

Funds are dispersed to the educational institution in the Fall and Spring of the calendar year

Scholarships are for four years

Students must re-apply annually and must meet the criteria in the renewal application
It is mandatory that Scholars attend the annual week-long Leadership Conference

Recipients are expected to volunteer and support Magic Johnson Foundation events

Mentors will be assigned to Juniors amd Seniors upon request.

CWRU MLK WEEK -- Ernest Green, "Lessons from Little Rock"

2008-01-16T10:38:00.002-08:00

http://www.case.edu/events/mlk/

Ernest Green, "Lessons from Little Rock"

Friday, January 18, 2008
Amasa Stone Chapel, 12:30 p.m.
Co-sponsored by the Office of the President, Undergraduate Student Government, University Program Board, Share the Vision Committee, the Department of History, and the Dominion East Ohio Gas Company

About Ernest Green
Born in Little Rock, Ark., September 22, 1941, Ernest Green earned his high school diploma from Little Rock Central High School. He and eight other black students were the first to integrate Central High following the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education that declared segregation illegal. The group would later become known as the "Little Rock Nine."

Green then went on to receive his bachelor's degree in social science and his master's in sociology from Michigan State University. He also received honorary doctorates from Michigan State University, Tougaloo College, and Central State University.

He currently serves as the Managing Director of Public Finance for Lehman Brothers in Washington, D.C. Since joining the company in 1987, Green has served as senior investment banker for such key clients as the City of New York, State of New York, and the City of Chicago. He also was appointed chairman of the African Development Foundation by President Clinton, and chairman of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Capital Financing Advisory Board by Secretary of Education, Richard W. Riley. Learn more.

Primer -- Knowledgeworks

2008-01-16T10:38:00.001-08:00

Editor’s Note: A year ago, education, business, nonprofit and civic leaders from Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky came together to launch an unprecedented effort to make a cohesive system that ensures that every child gets a college diploma and succeeds. While much work is yet to be done to reach that goal, the Strive coalition has earned high marks locally and has gotten attention from those elsewhere who are trying to get everyone on board to reach education goals. As Strive enters its second year of operation, we offer here an account of Strive's first-year successes written by one of the group’s founders.

Collaborative Tries a Holistic Approach to Student Success
Nancy L. Zimpher
University of Cincinnati
For decades, America's colleges and universities have known that the educational "pipeline" needs repair, literally from birth to career. Students arrive at schools under-prepared for kindergarten and to our campuses unprepared for college-level work. Worse yet, some students do not arrive at college at all.

In response, proposed solutions have almost outnumbered the potential students. We have implemented standards (usually without the resources to help students achieve them), we have blamed the schools, the parents, the community, the times. We have tried incentives with mixed success. And, true to our academic natures, we have studied the problem endlessly.

In Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, a collection of colleges and universities, local governments, school districts, businesses, foundations and nonprofit organizations is trying something new. Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky's unprecedented effort, known as Strive, employs a holistic approach focused on getting kids to graduate from high school and earn a degree or other postsecondary credential.

To read more of Primer, go to http://www.kwfdn.org/enewsletter/primer/.

This email was sent on behalf of KnowledgeWorks Foundation.
If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, please unsubscribe here
KnowledgeWorks Foundation
1 W. 4th St.
Suite 200
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Copyright © 2007 KnowledgeWorks Foundation. Empowering Communities to Improve Education.™ www.kwfdn.org — All Rights Reserved.

The opinions and ideas expressed by featured authors are not necessarily those of KnowledgeWorks Foundation, its staff, or members of its board of directors.

Tri-C celebrates the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

2008-01-16T10:36:00.000-08:00

Tri-C celebrates the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

For Immediate Release
December 19, 2007

CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga Community College will celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the College's 31st annual observance of his birthday. This year's program theme, "Celebration in Music," will feature a free concert with national recording artist Lecresia Campbell, along with 'The Voices and Rhythmic Sounds of Mega,' the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra and the Cleveland School of the Arts Concert Choir. It all happens Sunday, January 20, 2008, at 3 p.m. in the Metropolitan Campus Auditorium, 2900 Community College Avenue.
Lecresia Campbell has recorded solo projects as well as served as a background vocalist with such artists as Larnelle Harris, Donnie McClurkin, Gerald Levert and a host of others. She has also been an actress in musical plays including "Dreamgirls," and recently played TV Judge Greg Mathis' mother in "Tell it to the Judge."
The Voices and Rhythmic Sounds of Mega crosses several genres of Gospel music. From traditional to contemporary, the group continues to push the envelope in skill and technique. The 40+ vocal ensemble and five-piece band have shared the stage with national artists including Yolanda Adams, Fred Hammond, Bishop T.D. Jakes and many others.
Victor Liva is in the midst of his first year as music director of the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra, a full symphony orchestra now marking its 68 th year. The Philharmonic is proud to have been the first symphonic group in Cleveland to honor Dr. King.
The Cleveland School of the Arts Concert Choir is directed by Dr. William B. Woods. This performing group hails from the Cleveland public schools' specialty arts school in University Circle, where all aspects of the arts are incorporated into the teaching approach.
In addition, several Cleveland public school graduates will receive recognition and scholarships during the program.
Due to limited seating, tickets are required for this free event. Call 216-987-4805 or visit www.tri-c.edu/mlktickets to reserve tickets.

Contact
Janet R. Cannata, Manager, Marketing Communications & Campus Relations
Cuyahoga Community College Metropolitan Campus
216.987.6155 — 216.403.8156 (cell) — janet.cannata@tri-c.edu

Opened in 1963, Cuyahoga Community College is Ohio's first community college and now the state's largest, serving 55,000 students each year. More than 700,000 county residents have come through Tri-C's doors. The college offers two-year associate degrees, certificate programs, and the first two years of a baccalaureate degree. The curriculum includes over 1,600 credit courses in more than 130 career, certificate and university transfer programs. Courses are offered at three campus locations, two Corporate College® facilities, many off-campus sites, and via television and the Internet.

Scholarship for Actors -- Let's Get Someone from Cleveland

2008-01-16T09:37:00.002-08:00

PLEASE SEND TO ALL YOU KNOW IN CLEVELAND AREA. LET'S HELP GET OUR CLEVELAND KIDS SOME MONEY FOR SCHOOL. IF YOU KNOW ANY PEOPLE GOING INTO FILM OR ASPIRING TO GO INTO THE FILM INDUSTRY PLEASE SEND THIS INFORMATION. THE AWARDS CEREMONY MIGHT HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR THE GOLDEN GLOBES, BUT SCHOLARSHIP MONEY IS STILL AVAILABLE.

http://www.goldenglobes.org/grant_schools/index.html

The 2008 grant application deadline is March 31, 2008.
Grants to Film Schools Application Information

The HFPA Trust has a long history of supporting film education. Its goal continues to be the development of young artists in film and television art forms through support for scholarships and other support to undergraduate and graduate film schools in the United States.

The HFPA Fellows Scholarships is the HFPA's signature scholarship program to support the education of students in the "Film Arts." This program provides scholarship grants on an annual basis to a selected group of higher educational institutions with film schools that have national stature and/or regional importance in the greater Los Angeles area. The specific grant giving guidelines and application materials for this program are described below.
HFPA Fellows Scholarship grants

Scholarship grants to institutions selected to administer the HFPA Fellows Scholarships will generally be in the range of $20,000 to $60,000 per year.

HFPA Fellows Scholarships may be designated by the school for student support tuition and/or other direct educational expenses and/or the costs associated with developing and producing student film projects required for graduation.

Each scholarship provided to HFPA Fellows ranges from a minimum of $5,000 to a maximum of $25,000 per student per year, at discretion of institution.

The HFPA prefers to make grants where 100% of its funding is used for student scholarships. However, if necessary, overhead and indirect costs not to exceed 15% of the total grant may be deducted by the educational institution.

Students eligible for HFPA Fellows Scholarships include:

1. Students in the "Film Arts" as defined by the school including but not limited to directing, cinematography, screenwriting, producing, editing, acting, and/or set design;
2. "HFPA Fellows" are selected by the schools faculty and distinguished by outstanding academic and artistic excellence. Selection criteria should include academic achievement, creative and technical ability, and financial need;
3. Scholarships are given, at the discretion of the school, to support:
1. Students from underrepresented groups, especially foreign students OR
2. Students in their senior year or at graduate level requiring senior or thesis project to graduate.

HFPA Fellows Scholarship Grant Proposal Narrative

Please prepare a proposal of no more than four pages, using at least 12-point font, ad-dressing the following questions:

Request Statement: One sentence describing the school's proposed HFPA Fel-lows program including the grant amount requested, students served, and use of scho-larships. (This statement should also appear on the application cover page.)

Film School Description: Briefly describe the school's mission, educational ap-proach, curriculum, past record of accomplishments, and leadership. What are the dis-tinguishing characteristics and track record of your school and why should HFPA select it to administer the HFPA Fellows program? Include information about how the proposed scholarship program fits with or expands upon the school's goals.

Proposed Scholarship Program: Outline your school's proposed HFPA Fel-lows program. Please be brief while providing as much detail as possible. Be sure to define and estimate the number of students, their profile, selection procedures, amount and purpose of scholarships, and plans to monitor and report student progress to the HFPA. Describe how the proposed scholarship program addresses an important and unmet need for students with talent and promise in film and television.

Description of Parent Institution: Please include a brief description of the institution of which the film school is a part.

Acknowledgements: Explain the manner in which the HFPA grant will be ac-knowledged. This should include, as appropriate, recognition in publications, screening credits, and public announcements at funded and other selected events.

Project Budget: Provide a numeric budget for the proposed project with a break-down of anticipated costs, including administrative overhead, if any.
List of required attachments to application:

1. Tax Exemption: Include a copy of your institution's current 501c3 letter from the IRS verifying its nonprofit and foundation status.

Please submit two (2) sets of your school's completed application form, proposal narra-tive, and required attachments. You may also attach one (1) copy of any other items (brochures, videos, etc.) you feel may support your application.
Institutional Support Grants

Those institutions administering HFPA Fellows Scholarships may also apply for an institutional support grant. This funding is based on the merit of a special request, and is not provided as annual funding. In most cases, HFPA will not provide institutional support for more than two consecutive years preferring at least one year between grants. Requests should include a clear explanation of need, budget and a recognition plan.

Institutional support grants may be used for special equipment or facility needs of participating film schools and/or for costs associated with showcasing students works. As with its scholarship grants, the HFPA prefers that 100% of its funding is used for the designated project. However, if necessary, overhead and indirect costs not to exceed 15% of the total grant may be deducted by the educational institution.
Application Requirements

See the linkages below for the materials required for film school grant applications. Note that there are separate application forms for the HFPA Fellows Scholarship and the Institutional Support grant requests. Applications for institutional support must be submitted as part of the school's HFPA Fellows Scholarship grant application. Please submit two (2) sets of the application materials (application cover form, narrative and budget), plus one (1) copy of any other items that you feel may support your application.
Proposal Narrative

Please prepare a proposal of no more than four pages, using at least 12-point font, addressing the following questions:

Request Statement: One sentence describing the proposed project including the grant amount requested, the project title, what will be accomplished.

Proposed Project: Outline the proposed project for which HFPA support is requested. Please be brief while providing as much detail as possible about the plans and expected results for the project. Include information about how the proposed project fits with or expands upon the school's goals.

Case for Support: Identify the need that the proposed project addresses and the value it will have for students and the film school. How will HFPA support make a difference, and why is it needed at this time?

Acknowledgements: Explain the manner in which the HFPA grant will be acknowledged. This should include, as appropriate, naming of new facilities, recognition in publications, media coverage, screening credits, and public announcements at funded and other selected events.

Project Budget: Describe the total budget for the project, how specifically the HFPA grant will be used, and other sources of financial support. Provide a numeric budget for the proposed project with a breakdown of anticipated costs, including administrative overhead, if any. Explain how cost estimates for major budget elements were determined. If this is an ongoing program, include your future funding plans.

An Invitation to a PolicyBridge Community Forum Mark Your Calendar!

2008-01-16T09:37:00.001-08:00

PolicyBridge

Presents
A Community Forum with
Guest Speaker

Maurice Ashley

First and Only African-American
International Chess Grand Master

Forum Topic:
Motivating Urban Youth to Achieve
Educational Excellence

Friday, February 1, 12 PM - NOON
At the City Club
For additional information regarding this event, Please See the "Attached" Flyer

Maurice Ashley has been called the Tiger Woods of Chess. He made history when he became the

Scholarships resources for Minority Students

2008-01-16T09:36:00.000-08:00

Scholarships resources for Minority Students

Even if you do not have a college-aged child at home, please share this with someone who does, pass this scholarship information on to anyone and everyone that comes to mind. Though there are a number of companies and organizations that have donated monies for scholarships use to African Americans, a great deal of the money is being returned because of a lack of interest.

Please take the initiative to get your children involved. There is no need for money to be returned to donating companies because we fail to apply for it.

Please pass this information on to family members, nieces, nephews, friends with children etc. We must get the word out that money is available.

If you are a college student or getting ready to become one, you probably already know how useful additional money can be. Our youth really could use these scholarships.

1. BELL LABS FELLOWSHIPS FOR UNDER REPRESENTED MINORITIES
http://www.bell-labs.com/fellowships/CRFP/info.html
2. Student Inventors Scholarships
http://www.invent.org/collegiate/
3. Student Video Scholarships
http://www.christophers.org/vidcon2k.html
4. Coca- Cola Two Year College Scholarships
https://www.coca-colascholars.org/cokeWeb/jsp/scholars/TwoYearInstructions.jsp
5. Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships
http://holocaust.hklaw.com/
6. Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships
http://www.aynrand.org/contests/
7. Brand Essay Competition
http://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.htm
8. Gates Millennium Scholarships (major)
http://www.gmsp.org/publicweb/Scholarships.aspx
9. Xerox Scholarships for Students
http://www2.xerox.com/go/xrx/about_xerox/about_xerox_detail.jsp
10. Sports Scholarships and Internships
http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html
11. National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ)
http://www.nabj.org/html/studentsvcs.html
12. Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary)
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mb/mrphr/jobs/stw.html
13. Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm>
14. FinAid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid scholarships
http://www.finaid.org
15. Presidential Freedom Scholarships
http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships/
16. Microsoft Scholarship Program
http://www.microsoft.com/college/scholarships/minority.asp
17. WiredScholar Free Scholarship Search
http://www.wiredscholar.com/paying/scholarship_search/pay_scholarship_search.jsp
18. Hope Scholarships & Lifetime Credits
http://www.ed.gov/inits/hope/
19. William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students
http://www.apsanet.org/PS/grants/aspen3.cfm
20. Multiple List of Minority Scholarships
http://gehon.ir.miami.edu/financial-assistance/Scholarship/blackhtml
21. Guaranteed Scholarships
http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com
22. BOEING scholarships (somae HBCU connects)
http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/educationrelations/scholarships
23. Easley National Scholarship Program
http://www.naas.org/senior.htm
24. Maryland Artists Scholarships
http://www.maef.org/
25. Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship (for AA students in South Florida)
http://www.jackituckfield.org/
26. Historically Black College & University Scholarships
http://www.iesabroad.org/info/hbcu.htm
27. Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students
http://www.beanactuary.org/minority/scholarships.htm
28. International Students Scholarships & Aid Help
http://www.iefa.org/
29. College Board Scholarship Search
http://cbweb10p.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/fundfind01.html
30. Burger King Scholarship Program
http://www.bkscholars.csfa.org/
31. Siemens Westinghouse Competition
http://www.siemens-foundationorg/
32. GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds
http://www.lulac.org/Programs/Scholar.html
33. CollegeNet's Scholarship Database
http://mach25.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/M25/index
34. Union Sponsored Scholarships and Aid
http://www.aflcioorg/scholarships/scholar.htm
35. Federal Scholarships &Aid Gateways 25 Scholarship Gateways from Black Excel
http://www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm
36. Scholarship & Financial Aid Help
http://www.blackexcel.org/finsch.htm
37. Scholarship Links (Ed Finance Group)
http://www.efg.net/link_scholarship.htm
38. FAFSA On The Web (Your Key Aid Form & Info)
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
39. Aid & Resources For Re-Entry Students
http://www.back2college.com
40. Scholarships and Fellowships
http://www.osc.cuny.edu/sep/links.html
41. Scholarships for Study in Paralegal Studies
http://www.paralegals.org/Choice/2000west.htm
42. HBCU Packard Sit Abroad Scholarships (for study around the world)
http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/packard_nomination.html
43. Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities
http://ccmi.uchicago.edu/schl1.html
44. INROADS Internships
http://www.inroads.org
45. ACT-SO EUR Olympics of the Mind "A Scholarships
http://www.naacp.org/work/actso/act-so.shtml
46. Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships
http://www.baeo.org/options/privatelyfinanced.jsp
47. ScienceNet Scholarship Listing
http://www.sciencenet.emory.edu/undergrad/scholarships.html
48. Graduate Fellowships For Minorities Nationwide
http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=MINORITIES
49. RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS AT OXFORD
http://www.rhodesscholar.org/info.html
50. The Roothbert Scholarship Fund
http://www.roothbertfund.com

A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO THE “GODFATHER OF SOUL” JAMES BROWN

2008-01-16T09:35:00.002-08:00

EAST CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY

AND THE

SPIRIT PLUS SHOWBAND

present

A

MUSICAL TRIBUTE

TO THE

"GODFATHER OF SOUL"

JAMES BROWN

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2008 @ 4:00 PM

EAST CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRAR
Y

THE DEBRAANN NOVEMBER LEARNING CENTER

THE GREG L. REESE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

14101 EUCLID AVENUE

EAST CLEVELAND, OHIO 44112

216-541-4128

FREE ADMISSION

ABSOLUTELY NO AUDIO OR VIDEO RECORDING

Poetry and Music Collage featuring Mwatabu Okantah

2008-01-16T09:35:00.001-08:00

Poetry and Music Collage featuring Mwatabu Okantah

Join the East Cleveland Public Library on Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 4 p.m. for a poetry and music collage to celebrate Martin Luther King Junior Day. Featured performers will be Mwatabu Okantah and the Cavani String Quartet.

Admission is free!
http://eastclevelandlibrarynews.blogspot.com/

Eighth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Breakfast Celebration

2008-01-16T09:34:00.000-08:00

Eighth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Breakfast Celebration®

Monday, January 21, 2008 7:30 A.M.
The Hilton East Hotel
3663 Park East Drive
Beachwood, Ohio 44122

Individual Donation: $35.00
Table Donation (10): $350.00

Keynote Speaker:
Ms. Danita Harris, Anchor
NewsChannel 5 – ABC
Cleveland, Ohio

Theme: "WANTED! Courageous People for Challenging Times"

Presentations:
2008 Class of MLK Scholars
"In the Footsteps of Dr. King" Award ®
Recipient – Dr. Edgar B. Jackson

Honorary Chairman: The Honorable Sherrod Brown
Honorary Co-Chairmen: Mr. Terry Stewart & Mr. Charles A. Thigpen

This Breakfast Celebration is officially recognized by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non-violent Social Change Atlanta, Georgia

Small Business Opportunities Forum

2008-01-16T09:33:00.000-08:00

I would like to invite you to the Small Business Opportunities Forum! This event is designed to connect you to :

* Various financial resources and options available to small businesses
* Professional expertise such as marketing and business plan writing
* Networking and other growth strategies

Attached to this e-mail is a save the date card with all pertinent event information. PLEASE share this event with your colleagues, friends and family. Space is limited, so please RSVP to me by January 14th ( 216.881.0644 or jdoyle@stclairsuperior.org). I look forward to seeing you on January 21st!

When:

Monday, January 21, 2008 (MLK Day)

10:00 am – 2:30 pm

Where:

St. Martin dePorres High School

6111 Lausche Ave Cleveland 44103

Sponsors

COSE

ShoreBank

Dominion

St. Clair Superior Development Corporation

Jamar Doyle
Commercial Development Manager
St. Clair Superior Development Corporation
4205 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44103
p. 216.881-0644 f. 216.881.1142

"No man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he lives, is left long without proper reward. " - Booker T. Washington

Opporunities and Events for Youth

2008-01-16T09:32:00.000-08:00

Northeast Ohio United Networks Of Youth Ministries
Invite You To A
"True Love Waits" - "Worth The Wait" Campaign Kick-Off and Revolution Rally!
The Kick -Off
Saturday January 26, 2008
At Mt. Sinai Baptist 7510 Woodland Ave. 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
The Revolution Rally
Saturday March 15, 2008
At Mt. Zion in Oakwood Village One Mt. Zion Circle 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
(Please see the attached flyer)

Please let us know if you and your youth group will be participating
in this years True Love Wait ? Worth The Wait Campaign
Our Guest Speaker will be Dr. Lindsay Marsh
She is a young adult and graduate of Shaker Hts. HS
She is also the founder of the ?Worth The Wait? Revolution
www.iamworththewait.com

We are asking Pastors, youth leaders, parents and all who want to help our youth to
please plan on involving your youth in this life-changing Campaign! We are also
asking you to consider sharing a donation with us to help defray the cost of the
2008 TLW-WTW Campaign. Checks or Money orders can be made payable to:
Ministry of Reconciliation P.O. Box 202206 Shaker Hts. , Ohio 44120

Our next planning meeting for the TLW-WTW Campaign will be Thursday
January 10th 6:30 p.m. at our new office space at Shalom Financial
23240 Chagrin Blvd. Commerce Park ? Building Four ? Suite 802
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
You Are Invited To The
PHAT STAR TEST PREP BOOT CAMP
This boot camp helps prepares student of grades 6th, 7th and 8th for the OAT,
and the OGT and ACT for high school students. The students will participate in an
event filled day that will prepare them not only for the tests
but also prepare them for their future!
There will also be a Special Parent Empower Session - Friday evening
with founder and designer Dr. Rene Rochester
Friday February 17th 4:00 - 9:00 p.m. (Students & Parents)
(overnight lock-in is optional)
Saturday February 18th 9:00 - a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Registration $25 (Scholarships will be available )
At The YMCA Southeast-Bedford Branch

Sponsored by The Adopt-A-School Network c/o Ministry of Reconciliation
and The YMCA of Greater Cleveland
More information forthcoming
Please visit the PHAT STAR Website: www.drrene.net
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Northeast Ohio United Networks of Youth Ministries
Youth Leaders Network & Fellowship Night
Monday January 14th 7:00 p.m.
23240 Chagrin Blvd. Commerce Park ? Building Four ? Suite 802
(All Youth Leaders are welcome)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Cleveland Metropolitan School District is having a
Parent Round-up with Workshops on various topics
Saturday January 12, 2008 9:00 a.m. ? 3:00 p.m. At East Tech High School
The Adopt-A-School Network will be facilitating 5 Sessions of a Special Workshop
on Mentoring through Tutoring and Character Educa

Ohio College Goal Sunday - Cleveland Scholarship Programs

2008-01-07T00:49:00.000-08:00

Ohio College Goal Sunday link:
ohiocollegegoalsunday.org

The Cleveland Scholarship Programs link:
cspohio.org

The Tom Joyner Foundation - Full Ride Scholarship

2007-12-18T06:28:00.000-08:00

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/site.aspx/foundation/fullride

Click on the link below to download the application:

blackamericaweb.com.

This is an S.O.S. - A plea to ask you to labor together with us to help Save Our Students

2007-12-11T18:20:00.000-08:00

The Call of Love
He left His home in Heaven, Sent to rescue men... Crucified and buried, The third rose again... Now in heaven seated, Reigning from above, His Spirit sent to seek us~ Calling out in love!

May His call of love ring loudly in your heart
at Christmas and in the New Year.

"This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His
one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him."
I John 4:9

Dear Co-laborer in Christ:
This is an S.O.S! Together we can help Save Our S tudents!

You are invited to partner with us in recruiting
1000+ volunteers for our schools in Cleveland and NE Ohio .

You Are Invited To The Adopt-A-School Network's
Volunteer Recruitment & Training
Thursday December 13th. 6:30 p.m. at Zion Chapel Baptist 4234 Lee Rd.

We are asking you to consider laboring with us as a partner in the following ways:
Share this information with others via announcements, emails, distributing flyers, inserting it into bulletins and placing it on bulletin boards, etc. encouraging them to attend.
Officially Adopt-A-School if you haven't done so already and share the information with your Pastor and congregation, inviting them to consider Adopting A School and having an Adopt-A-School Sunday if they haven't done so already. We will give you assistance with the steps to take with the Adopt-A-School initiatives.
Ask your Pastor to consider assigning an Adopt-A-School liaison person to meet periodically with the Adopt-A-School Network to help disseminate important information to the Pastor and congregation. The liaison will be kept informed of resources, school district information, etc that will help your Church maintain an effective and fruitful adoption with their school!
Please see the attached flyer and bulletin inserts for your convenience – If you need us to make copies for you please let us know as soon as possible! Also please visit our website www.ministryofreconciliationinc.org for more information. Thank you!

Praying for you with love!!!
Gail R. Reese
216-752-3442 office
216-571-4885 cell
Reader Comments
Allow
Don't allow
Post date and time