Cardinal High School senior Kaylee K. and junior Abby G. did a wonderful job representing Cardinal at the Ohio Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) School Security and Safety Summit in Columbus on Sept. 12.
Students Speak At State Safety Summit
Cardinal High School senior Kaylee K. and junior Abby G. did a wonderful job representing Cardinal at the Ohio Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) School Security and Safety Summit in Columbus on Sept. 12.
The summit was a free event sponsored by the Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA) for school district administrators, board members, educators, counselors, psychologists, support staff, mental health professionals, parent leaders and first responders to learn more about how education groups, mental health organizations and law enforcement agencies are addressing issues surrounding the safety and security of Ohio’s schools.
Kaylee and Abby are part of the Geauga Youth Led Prevention group and have been working alongside Superintendent Scott Hunt and other community agencies that are part of the Community Forum Work Group to assist in building a framework of services to support students. Through their efforts, a community-wide youth work group has been established to get input on the framework. They’ve started developing a website for student to student support and have been an integral part of the decision making process of the work group.
The OSBA conference was looking for innovative ways to promote school safety and thought the work being done here in the district, the community and county as a whole was an excellent example of preventative measures. The program was just one of about a dozen statewide that was invited to present. Along with district Superintendent Hunt and community liaisons, both Kaylee and Abby spoke in front of a crowd of several hundred people about school safety, how it’s viewed from a student perspective and the impact of social media and the risks involved in student transitions. They were the only youth to speak and received outstanding reviews on their comments from many attendees. It is an issue both Kaylee and Abby have been very passionate about in the district since last school year, and Cardinal is grateful for their insight and leadership to improve upon what is already being doing here district-wide.
Kindergartners Try School Lunch
It was an exciting week at lunch for kindergartners back on Sept. 18-20. As part of the Lunch for Life event, kindergarten students were able to come through the lunch line and try a school lunch at no cost during those days. This was a way for students who may be shy or nervous about going through the line or trying a school lunch to give it a try.
Every kindergartner who came through the line received special gifts like pencils and stickers. The district hopes they enjoyed trying something new and will come through the lines again.
