The mission of the Chagrin Falls Middle School Student of the Month is to acknowledge and reward students for exemplary performance...
CFMS Students of the Month
The mission of the Chagrin Falls Middle School Student of the Month is to acknowledge and reward students for exemplary performance. The students depict Tiger Techniques – Think, Integrity, Grit, Effort and Responsibility. Each month the seventh and eighth grade teams collaborate and choose a male and female “Tiger of the Month” and the students receive bakery from the PTO.
Congratulations to our March Students of the Month:
Madeline Pulte is one of the most responsible students in the seventh grade. She has a terrific work ethic and great sense of humor. Madeline’s best trait is how much she cares. She is always eager to help other kids and teachers if needed and is kind to everyone she meets. She works well with all students, both individually and group settings and always has a positive attitude.
Will Dietz is a great role model for other students and is kind to everyone. He is a great student and has the skills to be very successful at both the middle and high school levels. Will is very mature and diligent in his work. He is able to stay focused and work very hard in class and still manages to help others at the same time.
Emily Collins is polite, positive, prepared and a true representation of a good citizen. Emily is fun to have in class, she participates and adds a positive energy to our classroom environment. She is a motivated learner and is always willing to lend a hand to fellow classmates. She is kind, caring, and considerate of others.
William Ewald is a pleasure to have in class, contributes and is helpful to others. Will always comes to class smiling and with a positive attitude. He is a hard worker who is creative, always prepared and is a straight A student.
BOE Recognizes Various Students, Teachers and Volunteers
At the Chagrin Falls Board of Education meeting on May 1, various students, teachers and volunteers were recognized for their outstanding accomplishments.
China Learning Initiatives Rep Visits
On May 5, Yiwei Zhu, a senior program associate with China Learning Initiatives at the Asia Society, visited the Chagrin Falls School District. She spoke with upper level students in Chinese, learned about their rich cultural experiences since beginning Chinese at Chagrin Falls Middle School and learned about student plans to use and/or study Chinese beyond high school. The visit also afforded time for Ms. Zhu to meet with Chinese teacher Anny Guo, Superintendent Robert Hunt, Director of Curriculum Becky Quinn and Chagrin Falls Middle School Principal Laila Discenza.
Mr. Hunt explained, “We have had a longstanding relationship with the Asia Society and Confucius Classroom and appreciate the support provided by the grant funding our district receives each year. Ms. Guo has done an amazing job in growing our Chinese programming within the district.”
Strategies to foster early interest in Chinese through the provision of cultural experiences supported by Confucius Grant funding have been implemented this school year.
Mrs. Discenza shared, “During our WIN period this quarter, Ms. Amy Fenton designed a Chinese Lantern project through grant funds to further engage our middle school students in learning more about Chinese culture.”
Students across grades 7-12 are enrolled in Chinese programming, which extends from level 1-4 and includes AP Chinese. Chagrin Falls is one the Asia Society’s Confucius Classroom Schools, a national network of exemplary Chinese language programs selected through a competitive application process. The network currently comprises more than 35,000 students studying Chinese in more than 100 elementary, middle, and high schools located in 27 states and the District of Columbia. Chagrin Falls is proud to be a member of this group, as all of these schools have evidenced a strong commitment to making their Chinese program a core part of a larger mission to help students become globally competent.
CFHS is One of America’s Most Challenging High Schools
Chagrin Falls High School ranked 313 out of 2,323 schools as “one of America’s Most Challenging High Schools” by Washington Post. Last month, Newsweek’s Top High Schools ranked the school as no. 5 in Northeast Ohio and no. 22 in State of Ohio.
In this latest ranking, Chagrin Falls High School ranked second best high school in Northeast Ohio and fifth best in the State of Ohio for the 2016-17 school year.
Only 12 percent of the approximately 22,000 U.S. public high schools earned placement on this list, based on total number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Cambridge tests given at each school divided by the number of seniors who graduated.
Tigers of the Semester
The Chagrin Falls High School “Tiger of the Semester” Award is presented to students who exemplify a positive attitude, work ethic and service to fellow students and teachers at the school. Teachers nominate one student from their classes that impressed them with their achievement, attitude, hard work, willingness to help others and growth during the first half of the year.
Second semester Tigers were honored on May 5. The event was sponsored by Key Club.
This semester’s recipients are: William Armington, Sean Baggett, Rosel Burt, Max Calhoun, Mitchell Chapic, Joely Chinnici, Kylee Cox, Annie DeBernardo, Hannah Ducas, Jessica Feucht, Delaney Gilmore, Chester Hill, Justin Hollis, Joey Keys, Jack Kiel, Nathan Kristoff, Kara Lustig, Grace Marinelli, Claire McLaughlin, Matt Miller, Maggie Mills, Joey Mrofchak, Brianna Nelson, Alexandra Olson, Allison Pilotti, Owen Potter, Grace Qua, Joe Reagan, Bryce Sellars, Che Sinclair, Kiara Torres, Hannah Tropp, Zoe Vinci, Margot Weber, Brooke Weston, Will Winovich, Kelly Wynveen and Daniel Zapata.
