Chagrin Falls High School is pleased to announce that seven of its students have received recognition in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSC) as semifinalists...
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Chagrin Falls seniors Daniel Berlin, Danielle Currey, Leah Gillespie, Trevor Gravely, Grant Harrison, Grace Hass-Hill and Karl Koenig were named semifinalists in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program.
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National Merit Semifinalists
Chagrin Falls High School is pleased to announce that seven of its students have received recognition in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSC) as semifinalists. The seniors include Daniel Berlin, Danielle Currey, Leah Gillespie, Trevor Gravely, Grant Harrison, Grace Hass-Hill and Karl Koenig.
Approximately 16,000 students were notified this month that they have qualified as the 62nd annual National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. To ensure that academically talented young people from all parts of the United States are included in this talent pool, semifinalists are designated on a state representational basis. They are the highest scoring entrants in each state. NMSC provides scholarship application materials to semifinalists through their high schools.
To be considered for a National Merit Scholarship, semifinalists must advance to finalist standing in the competition by meeting high academic standards and all other requirements explained in the information provided to each semifinalist.
Rotary Student of the Month
Danielle Currey was chosen for her service and leadership qualities as the September Chagrin Valley Rotary Club Student of the Month. She is a National Merit qualifier and Yale Book Award winner for 2016. She was named the Chinese Student of the Year for 2015-16 and participated in the Cleveland Volleyball Company (CVC) second team for 2015. Also, she won the Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award and was named the National Center for Women and Computing Technologies Affiliate Award winner runner-up for 2016.
Her AP and Honors classes include: AP U.S. History, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP English Language, AP English Literature, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP Chinese, AP Government, AP Computer Science and AP Biology.
When Danielle is not working hard in her classes, she is active in many extracurricular activities. She is the founder and president of the Science Olympiad, captain of the varsity volleyball team, a member of the Principal’s Advisory Committee, a Tiger Society math and science tutor and a member of Key Club. She is a member of Gurney Coding Club, the Robotics team and is a participant in the Congressional and Verizon App competitions.
Outside of school, her extracurricular activities include playing sand volleyball, participating in Junior Olympic Volleyball and volunteering for the Chagrin Falls Chamber of Commerce. She is also a Cleveland Clinic Radiology Intern for 2016.
As for college, Danielle is planning on studying computer science or cognitive science and then attending medical school.
Danielle was recognized at a recent Chagrin Valley Rotary Club meeting.
Chagrin Falls Schools Publishes Third Quality Profile
On Sept. 15, school districts throughout Ohio are once again releasing a comprehensive, community-oriented companion to the State’s School District Report Card. Called a “Quality Profile,” the report includes additional accountability measures that better define a high quality education and are not included in the state’s report card. Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools has placed its Quality Profile report on its website homepage. It can also be viewed at: bit.ly/QP_ChagrinFalls_2015_16.
The Quality Profile helps to evaluate the effectiveness of a school district beyond standardized testing measures. The content of Chagrin Falls Schools’ Quality Profile is based on commitment to improvement, academics, digital learning, arts/music, fiscal stewardship, student leadership and activities, parent and community involvement and awards/accolades.
“Public schools should be a reflection of the values and expectations of the local community,” said Superintendent Robert Hunt. “The profile allows us to annually engage the community in a conversation about how we define quality at Chagrin Falls. This profile includes the information our community wants to know about their schools.”
Over the last several years, participating districts have been surveying residents to determine factors they value in their child’s education that are not measured on the state report card. The result is an expanded report that describes, in detail, the programs and values of their school system. The district’s Strategic Plan Advisory Council provided input into both the information and the enhanced look that has been included in this year’s Quality Profile.
The Quality Profile is supported by the Alliance for High Quality Education, an education consortium that works to improve educational opportunities for students and to speak for member districts on matters of educational policy and funding.
