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 .
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Concerned Partners in Education 2nd Annual Scholarship Fundraiser
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
Friday, July 25, 2008
Program Advisor Resource
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.
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
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
Boy Millionaire in the Making
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Cuyahoga County Youth Council
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.
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
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
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"
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!
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
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!
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!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Northeast Ohio National Society of Black Engineers Alumni Extension 2008 HIGH SCHOOL $500 BOOK SCHOLARSHIPS NEO NSBE
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
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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
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ORGANIZATION OF BLACK AIRLINE PILOTS (OBAP) ACE (Aviation Career Education) CAMP for teens ages 14-18
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.
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
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
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
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”
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”
Saturday, April 12, 2008
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
"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
Friday, April 11, 2008
Dialogue Series on Race Class & Diversity in Northeast Ohio “Our Culture and Our Values: What’s changed?”
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
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
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.
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.
Monday, April 07, 2008
Mayor Frank G. Jackson Student Scholarship Program
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
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
Thursday, March 27, 2008
NACAC National College Fair
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.
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
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!
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
'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.
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.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
2008 Eugenia Thornton Scholarship Program
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.
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