Chardon
Students in Chuck Zitko's Art IV class at Chardon High School have been involved in an excellent interdisciplinary experience with Cleveland Clinic…
CHS Art Students Shine
Students in Chuck Zitko’s Art IV class at Chardon High School have been involved in an excellent interdisciplinary experience with Cleveland Clinic Department of Civic Education eXpressions program. In November, the Cleveland Clinic’s Civic Education Department received the most art and language submissions in the eight-year history of eXpressions. As a result, this year’s competition was the biggest and toughest yet.
In the art category, there were 408 art entries with 63 works selected for display at the Cleveland Museum of Art during the months of February and March. An esteemed panel of art educators, medical researchers and illustrators, curators, graphic designers and media professionals used four criteria to evaluate each art submission: interpretation, presentation, creativity and initiative.
Chardon students who had work selected for display include Susana Angel, Ryan Bercaw, Scarlet Detweiler, Brittany Stafford, Ian Taylor and Billy Weaver.
Students from Chardon who had work selected and also received awards for their work include blue ribbon award winner Sarah Kraska; red ribbon award winner Catherine Massiello; and white ribbon award winners Emily Bender, Gabriela Larkins, Sanja Milic and Lindsey Poyar.
All of the award-winning submissions will be published in the Cleveland Clinic Office of Civic Education eXpressions catalogue.
District Energy Saving Program
Chardon Schools employees have been making a concerted effort to hold down the cost of electric, gas and water utility bills. With the help of everyone in the past 56 months, the district has avoided paying $689,500, which is a 24.8 percent savings.
The district is helping the environment, too, by making an impact on reducing 3,589 equiv. metric tons of CO2 greenhouse gases. This amount is equal to not driving 644 passenger cars, or it’s like planting 91,807 tree seedlings grown for 10 years.
The school system has been recognized by the U.S. EPA as an energy conservation leader. Additionally, Park, Maple, Hambden, CHS and CMS are included in a small group of schools that have earned the prestigious Energy Star award.
No School Reminder
There are no classes for Chardon students on Jan. 18 – Teacher In-service Day, and there is no school on Jan. 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Immunize Against the Flu
The CDC, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, now recommends that everyone over the age of 6 months receive an annual flu vaccination.
Preventing flu and the complications of flu is not only the healthy thing to do, but it is also the economical thing to do. Influenza causes students to miss school, parents to miss work and incur high medical bills.
Here are some facts about influenza: Symptoms of flu include high fever, muscle aches, fatigue, cough, headaches, sore throat, runny nose, but not usually vomiting and diarrhea. A person can transmit the flu before they are even showing symptoms of illness.
Up to 49,000 people die each year from complications of the flu. People most at risk of complications are the elderly, young children, pregnant women and people with certain chronic health conditions such as asthma, diabetes and heart disease.
Flu vaccine is available in both injections and nasal mist. Nasal mist is available for people between 2-49 years of age. Geauga County General Health District gives Geauga County children free flu vaccinations. Call them at 440-270-1950 for more information.
CMS Media Center News
The CMS Media Center website has a new look along with some cool features including links to the CMS card catalog, AR finder, INFOhio and Noodletools, reliable websites, snapshots in the library and much more. Please check it out at cmsmediacenter1.weebly.com.
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