Parents and guardians of 2024-25 incoming kindergarten students are encouraged to attend Kindergarten Orientation Night on May 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the Chardon Early Learning Center gymnasium at 308 Maple Ave. in Chardon...
Kindergarten Orientation Night
Parents and guardians of 2024-25 incoming kindergarten students are encouraged to attend Kindergarten Orientation Night on May 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the Chardon Early Learning Center gymnasium at 308 Maple Ave. in Chardon. The event is designed for parents and guardians only and will share pertinent information to help kindergarten families prepare for the new school year beginning on Aug. 14. Questions about the event can be directed to CELC secretary Lisa Loncar at 440-285-4066 or lisa.loncar@chardonschools.org.
Children must be five (5) years of age on or before Aug. 1 to attend kindergarten in the fall. Register at www.chardonschools.org.
Questions regarding registration can be directed to the board office weekdays at 440-285-4052 or by emailing board secretary Christine Creviston at christine.creviston@chardonschools.org.
CHS Bingo Night
The Chardon High School’s senior student council invites the Chardon community to attend an evening of bingo filled with prizes and food. The event will be held on April 29 at 6 p.m. in the school cafeteria located at 151 Chardon Ave. Admission is $10 per person.
The senior student council will donate half of the event’s proceeds to Sub Zero Mission in Painesville and the other half to the CHS cafeteria. Sub Zero Mission is a nonprofit that provides winter outerwear, sleeping bags, tents and other warming items for those in need during the cold months.
RSVP in advance to CHS Guidance secretary Brandi Giddings at brandi.giddings@chardonschools.org or 440-285-4060.
Career Cafe
New on the Chardon Middle School lunch block is Career Cafe, a career exploration program launched by the school’s counseling team this school year. Through this novel Chardon 4E’s initiative, fourth- through seventh-graders had several opportunities to learn about specific career pathways while they enjoyed their lunches during lunch period.
With kickoff in December, Career Cafe hosted four career speakers during the school year — all of whom generously gave of their time as volunteer presenters and answered students’ questions.
Speakers included Taylor Smith, a senior associate project manager in security and privacy risk consulting for RSM US LLP in Cleveland; Brian Neff, assistant dean of the College of Aeronautics and Engineering at Kent State University; Anya Demshar, a veterinary student at Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio; and Alex Skulina, an aerospace engineer at Aero Fluid Products in Painesville.
CMS guidance counselor Kate Collins spearheaded the CMS Career Cafe and CMS school counseling intern Diandra Demetropoulos was the facilitator, which included networking to bring in career speakers. Miss Demetropoulos plans to gather data to assess this year’s Career Cafe to guide planning for the program in the upcoming school year.
Human Trafficking Awareness
School Resource Officer Jasen Elam’s commitment to Chardon Schools includes, among his responsibilities, educational safety presentations for students. Chardon High School’s CREW career-based program hosted Elam in a classroom on April 12 wherein he presented on human trafficking awareness and prevention.
Following his presentation, CREW students collaborated onsite in a service task supporting The SOAP Project. CREW members attached National Human Trafficking Hotline labels to each packet of a 1,000-count case of travel-sized soap bars.
The SOAP Project is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to end human trafficking by mobilizing communities; providing prevention education and advocacy; and facilitating restorative experiences for survivors. Hotline-labeled soap packets are handed out at local hotels by Soap Project volunteers working together in teams, providing recipients with a resource in the event they are being held against their will.
According to The SOAP Project’s website, since its founding, the nonprofit has hand-distributed over two million labeled bars of soap and assisted in rescuing many victims.
