The Chagrin Falls High School Interact Club is sponsoring a gift card collection to support the Geauga County Sponsor-a-Family program...
Interact Club Collecting Gift Cards
The Chagrin Falls High School Interact Club is sponsoring a gift card collection to support the Geauga County Sponsor-a-Family program. The campaign runs from Nov. 1 -19. Giant Eagle gift cards and monetary donations will be accepted to support the growing number of families facing food insecurity this holiday season.
Please drop off donations to the main office of the high school or mail gift cards or checks to Karen Sindelar, Interact Club Food Drive, 400 E. Washington St., Chagrin Falls, OH 44022.
All gift cards and checks will be delivered to the Geauga County Jobs and Family Services office. Their staff will use the cards/money to purchase food for donations.
All-National Orchestra
Chagrin Falls High School student Hansen Song auditioned and was accepted into the NAfME (National Association for Music Education) All-National Orchestra. Song will join other high school orchestral musicians from all over the country virtually Jan. 22-24, 2022. The 2022 virtual event will include several rehearsals with the 2022 All National Honors Ensembles Conductors, workshops with renowned clinicians, and each ensemble will create a final, recorded performance which will be premiered online during the 37th-annual Music In Our Schools Month (MIOSM).
Simba Visits Chagrin Falls Schools
The Chagrin Falls Schools’ music department was delighted to host Mr. Darian Sanders on Oct. 14. Mr. Sanders is currently on tour playing the role of Simba in the Broadway version of the “Lion King.” After his debut performance at Playhouse Square, Darian will travel with the show to San Antonio, Texas, and to other major cities throughout the United States. While visiting Chagrin, Mr. Sanders spoke with some of the high school music students and he also performed a song from the broadway musical “Wicked.”
Kick it for Cancer Fundraiser
Submitted by CFMS eighth-graders Charlotte Kleid, writer; and Molly Macioch, photographer
The crowd erupted with joy as the bright red ball flew through the air. The sound and sight of a kickball game are quite common on any school yard. But this game at C.S Harris Stadium was something different.
On Wednesday, Oct. 13, after a long day of PSAT testing, eighth-graders stepped onto the field with their vibrant multicolored Kickin it for Cancer T-shirts.
The two weeks prior, students had been fundraising and competing to see which homeroom could purchase the most shirts and raise the most donations for pediatric cancer research. In fact, in under only two weeks, the eighth grade was able to raise more than $2,000 in research money. But it all came down to this moment: the kickball game.
The team that won the most points in total from T-shirts, to the game, to donations would take home the tall, gold, trophy. But that’s not all they would take home. They would go home knowing that they had made a difference in the lives of children with cancer.
Jennah Hamdan, an eighth-grader at Chagrin Falls Middle school said that the event “truly showcased the strength of our community,” and that it was fulfilling to see how “we can all come together to have a fun yet meaningful event.”
Kick it for Cancer began in 2008 when a student at the Chagrin Falls intermediate school named Quinn Clarke was in his second battle with cancer. That afternoon, Quinn told his parents that he wanted to have a kickball game to raise money for childhood cancer research.
Since that day, schools across the United States and the world have joined together to support Quinn and other kids battling cancer.
“I loved knowing that we were helping people while enjoying a fun and exciting game together,” said Charlotte Clark, an eighth-grader and member of Mrs. Aranavage’s winning advisory class.
After the kickball game, students joined together in the PAC to celebrate their success and reflect on their work. They learned about the effect of childhood cancer research money by a fellow in pediatric oncology and more about the Kick it for Cancer Foundation.
After kicking it, students have a better understanding of how different people can unite to make a difference, and they will continue to stand up for what they believe in.
