In 2015, State Reps. Marlene Anielski (R-Walton Hills) and Sarah LaTourette (R-Bainbridge Township) introduced legislation that would create an additional funding source for the school district...
Specialty License Plates on Sale
In 2015, State Reps. Marlene Anielski (R-Walton Hills) and Sarah LaTourette (R-Bainbridge Township) introduced legislation that would create an additional funding source for the school district of Chagrin Falls Exempted Village. The piece of legislation would create specialty license plates with a special design for the entire school district. With the purchase of the specialty license plates, the school will receive additional funding that will be designated to assist in the emotional and mental well-being of the students.
That legislation passed and the school district announced that these specialty plates will be for sale beginning Dec. 7. Customers may purchase the plate online at https://services.dps.ohio.gov/BMVOnlineServices/VR/Availability or at their local deputy registrar office. Derrick Vehar, an 11th-grade student at Chagrin Falls High School, created the design under the direction of his art teacher Dawn Serazin. Vehar received a commendation from Rep. Anielski at the varsity basketball game on Dec. 2.
There will be an additional charge of $40 on top of the original costs for the plate — $10 to be used by the BMV for administrative purposes and $30 to be directly earmarked to the Chagrin Falls Exempted Village School District. Purchasers of the plates shall remain anonymous from any school database unless they complete a consent form to release their information to the schools.
Chagrin Fall Superintendent Bob Hunt said, “The Chagrin Falls Exempted Village School district is appreciative of the efforts made by Representative Anielski to create revenue to support the emotional health of students within our district. This legislation provides an outlet for residents to demonstrate and grow community pride while providing resources to help young people.”
“The specialty license plate for the Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools is a new financial mechanism in which the students will greatly benefit,” said Rep. Anielski. “I am pleased that my colleague, Representative LaTourette, recognized the opportunity to join me in assisting our most precious gifts, our children, in developing into thriving adults.”
Holiday Children’s Workshop
Students in the Chagrin Falls Intermediate School Art Club volunteered to help the Valley Art Center prepare for their 23rd annual holiday workshop for children. One of the key messages art club stresses is the importance of art in the community. For the service learning for the fall, the club decided to help prep for the workshop to support and foster their community connections through the arts.
The workshop has become an annual Christmas tradition for students in grades one through six. Children travel from station to station creating a variety of holiday crafts to bring home or to give as gifts. The crafts are relatively brief which means there’s an immense amount of prep work that goes into the event. The Art Club volunteered to help cut ribbon for embellishments, sand and paint sticks for musical instruments, paint parts of a snowman to be assembled later and cut cardstock and paper for holiday cards.
“It would easily take a single person hours each day over the course of weeks to prepare all the materials for the workshop,” said Becky Frazier of the Valley Art Center. “We are so thankful for the Art Club for helping us in all the preparations.”
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From left, Anna Baker and Riley McClintock sand sticks for the other girls to paint. In the background, Mary Catherine Cain is cutting cardstock for holiday cards.
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Derrick Vehar receives commendation for his design of the new Chagrin Falls specialty license plate.
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Chagrin Falls Intermediate School students (l to r) Mila Gresh, Lillian Brown and Silvana Moyano paint sticks that will eventually become musical instruments.
