Chagrin Falls Schools
Chagrin Falls High School senior Meghan Judge was recently notified that she has qualified as a National Merit finalist. In order to…
National Merit Finalist Named
Chagrin Falls High School senior Meghan Judge was recently notified that she has qualified as a National Merit finalist. In order to receive this distinction, students must replicate their test scores, receive an endorsement by the school and complete a written essay.
She is now among 15,000 seniors who have been identified as finalists in the 58th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. This nationwide pool of finalists represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors. These students have the opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,300 National Merit Scholarships this spring worth more than $36 million.
CMS Spelling Bee
Chagrin Falls Middle School recently announced a champion for its annual spelling bee. To prepare for the big event, the entire school participated in round one, which was a spelling bee test given in all of the English classes. From this test, 35 students qualified for round two and were named spelling bee finalists. The entire school watched these 35 finalists compete in the spelling bee held in the Performing Arts Center, which went through 12 rounds before a winner was announced.
Rem Weber and Madigan Copley (the school’s 2012 winner) were the last two standing and battled word after word. The chance for a winner arose when Rem misspelled his word, and Maddy was given the word “rheumatism,” which she easily spelled to win the bee.
She will be moving on to the county level, which will take place at 9 a.m. March 2 at Cuyahoga Community College. The winner of that bee will advance to further rounds, ending at The Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., in May. The staff, teachers and students at the Middle School wish Madigan the best of luck in the next round.
CVC Honors Band Selected
The Chagrin Valley Conference High School Honors Band was recently selected. Members will participate in a concert held this year at Painesville Harvey High School.
Honor band students from all 18 Chagrin Valley Conference Schools were eligible for this honor. Selection was based on director recommendation and by instrumentation.
Chosen from Chagrin Falls High School were Shan Kanvinde, Peter Berlin, Sophia Gielink, Celene Gielink, Andrew Crouch and Dylan Moore.
The band will work together on April 17 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. prior to their free concert that evening. The group will be directed by Dr. Birch Browning from Cleveland State University.
Booster Club Dinner Dance
Chagrin Falls Booster Club is holding its 42nd annual dinner dance on March 9 at The Bertram Inn in Aurora. The night begins at 6:30 p.m. with dinner at 7:30 p.m.
The event will include a silent auction and dancing to the Benjaminz.
Tickets are $75 per person.
For more information, visit CFBoosterclub.org or contact Laura Frick at 440-247-3240.
Rotary Student of The Month
The Chagrin Falls High School Rotary Student for February is Alexander King. Alex is a National Merit Commended Scholar, an Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction, a National Forensics League Academic All-American, a member of the Cum Laude Society and recipient of the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Award.
Alex is also very active in school, having been a member of the Speech and Debate team for four years, serving as president this year. He is also the field commander for the high school’s marching band, as well as the executive vice president of Student Council and vice president of Key Club. He has found time to also serve on the Superintendent’s Advisory Committee and to be a member of the varsity tennis team.
Outside of school, Alex has been a University of Pennsylvania Biomedical Research Student and also a science intern at the Cleveland Clinic. He serves as a team leader for the St. Joan of Arc Youth Ministry and was a Sunday school aid. In addition, Alex served as the vice chairman of the Cleveland City Youth Forum Council and was a Math Monkey tutor.
His academic resume includes 13 Advanced Placement courses. Alex has not yet decided on a college, but he plans to pursue pre-medicine.
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