LAKEWOOD CITY

SCHOOLS

Keith Ahearn, Principal Harding Middle School December 2010

Harding

Herald

Principal’s Message The Holiday Season is upon us and I want to take this opportunity to thank the Harding community for all of

their support during the first half of this school year. This is a busy time of year for everyone! On behalf of the

Harding Middle School staff we want to wish you a very Happy Holidays.

This is also a time to celebrate the accomplishment of your child during the first quarter and to sit with them and

set academic and personal goals for the rest of the school year. The New Year is a time to reflect on past accom-

plishments and to create an action plan for future successes. We are very proud of the 89 students who made the

Distinguished Honor Roll in the first quarter. These students earned an “A” in all of their classes. 145 students

attainted Honor Roll in the first quarter. Honor roll recipients had an overall Grade Point Average of 3.5 or bet-

ter. Finally, we had 110 students who landed on the Merit Roll List, meaning that they attained an overall GPA

of 3.0 or better. The names of these students appear in this newsletter. Please join me in celebrating their suc-

cess!

Finally, we look forward to the beginning of the winter sport season. Refer to the Harding website for schedules

and directions to away game. Please come out and support our Boys and Girls Basketball teams, Wrestling

squad and Cheerleaders this season.

Have a safe and Happy Holiday Season!

Regards,

Keith Ahearn

Thank-you to our counselor, Mrs. Ad-

kins and Ms. Ndanema, her intern

from Cleveland State for posting the

bulletin board at the Board of Educa-

tion. Our bulletin board will be posted

until the end of January.

Thank-you also to Yara Saad and

Emma Ours for volunteering their time

to assist Mrs. Adkins in the prepara-

tion of the bulletin board pieces.

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MESSAGE FROM THE DISTRICT:

It’s hard to believe the holiday season is already upon us. As we move into December, inclement weather is

inevitable here in Northeast Ohio so this is a good time to inform you that the State of Ohio has reduced the

number of calamity or snow days available to districts for this school year from five to three. We will have to

be very judicious this winter in our decision on whether or not to close school for bad weather. As always, par-

ents have the option to keep their child home if they disagree with a decision to keep school open and the day

will count as an excused absence. Please call the School Closing hotline at 227-5708, check the district web

site, www.lakewoodcityschools.org, or the local TV and radio stations to check whether school is open or not.

Also a reminder that when it does snow, please be sure to clear your sidewalks so that our walking students

have a safe route to school. Too many times when sidewalks are not shoveled, students resort to walking in the

streets, which is obviously a very dangerous situation. Let’s help keep our kids safe!

On a lighter note, December is a prime time to sample some of the many talented music groups and programs

throughout the district. Winter concerts from the orchestras, bands and choirs at the middle schools and high

school will be held at the Civic a few days a week from now until Winter Break. The elementary schools will

be showcasing their students’ musical talents as well. For dates and times, please visit the Performing Arts

page on the district web site or visit the individual school web page for more information.

Happy Holidays to all!

Dr. P. Joseph Madak

Superintendent

Board of Education

Betsy Shaughnessy, President

Matthew John Markling, Vice President

Linda Beebe

Edward Favre

John Kamkutis

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Staff Development

No School

for Students

School Resumes

4:15 G Bball @ Parma

Greenbrier

4:15 B. Bball v. Parma

Greenbrier

4:15 Wrestling v.

Strongsville Center

3:00 Ski Club

4:15 G Bball v.

N. Royalton

4:15 B Bball @

N. Royalton

4:30 Wrestling

@ Bay Middle

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Sixth Grade News

Math Practice

Here is a fun way for your child to practice

the achievement test math standards:

“Study Island.” This software program is

available to access on both home and

school computers. Students were given a

username and password. Check with your

child, since his/her math teacher may possi-

bly give some extra credit for using the pro-

gram.

Movin’ On

Social Studies classes will be working

on Passports to the World. In the w e e k s

ahead, your sixth-grade traveler will

take his/her passport and move on to a

different classroom for social studies.

This teacher will present an exciting new

region of the world to be explored! Not to

worry…most teachers are the same ones

that your child already has in a different

subject area.

Supplies

Would you like a great stocking-stuffer

idea? How about a replenished supply of

pencils, markers, paper, folders, and pens?

When students are prepared with sup-

plies, we’ll all get a gift when they

perform better in class.

Thank You

Our wonderful PTSA provided a deli-

cious dinner of soup, salad, sandwiches,

and desserts on the first evening

of conferences. We are indeed thankful

for their kindness, consideration, and

hard work. We enjoyed every tasty morsel!

Happy New Year

The sixth-grade staff would like to wish all of

you a very Happy New Year! We are excited

about working with you and your children in

2011!

MARKET DAY

Market Day Pick-up

Tuesday, Dec. 14th

4:00 pm

Cafetorium

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Seventh Grade News In Ms. Pollner’s social studies class, we com-

pleted our study of ancient Greece in early De-

cember and moved on to the Romans. Many

of our activities require group work, so daily

attendance is very important.

In Ms. Pollner’s language arts class, students

completed their study of Greek mythology

with an independent project due on December

1. Students also wrote a second narrative and

a comparison essay. Next students read the

play A Christmas Carol and either

viewed the play in class or went down-

town to see the play performed at

Playhouse Square on December 3. Reading

logs are due every Monday.

Happy Holidays to all. Thank you for a suc-

cessful student-led conference. Those who at-

tended were rewarded with both an opportu-

nity to hear what their students expected of

themselves, as well as their accomplishments

thus far. Keeping a copy of the short/long

term goals posted in a common area

will help keep everyone focused and

sharp throughout the quarter.

The push is on in Mathematics to have all stu-

dents up to par and ready to tackle the OAA in

the spring with great success. We are learning

how to use integers to solve equations,

as well as use ratios to scale propor-

tions up and down. Students do have a

binder with notes, quizzes, and homework that

you may want to peruse periodically.

Again, enjoy the holidays with warm wishes to

all for wonderful family time together.

Eighth Grade News

Creativity shines in the eighth grade!

While studying the Revolutionary War, some

classes created superhero comic books with

the help of Mr. Costello. The books were in-

formative, entertaining and imaginative. Stu-

dents will be finishing up the revolution with

projects such as patriotic speeches.

Language arts students continue to work on

story elements through short stories and

novels. Essays are being developed

and will lead to research papers on

WWII topics. The information gained from

their research will be shared with the class

and help give students the background knowl-

edge to read the play The Diary of Anne

Frank.

Math students are constructing and compar-

ing box and whisker plots and scatter plots.

They are also learning how to collect

data for surveys. Science students

are in constant motion! Their motion

unit involves toy cars, rides on the

hover board and building simple machines.

They will also be calculating forces and ac-

celeration.

We hope your child is able to join in the

eighth grade Washington, D.C. trip on May

11th through May 13th. Deposits of

$125 are being collected now through

January 7th. Participation in this trip

is on a first come basis, so please get

your money in early!

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Distinguish Honor Roll Student has earned "A" grades in every subject appearing on report card.

Sixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade Abdic, Adnan (Ado) Belardo, Juliet Antz, David

Adams, Kent Black, Claire Bodnar, Franchesca

Aldrich, Edwin Brown, Emily Browne, Bridget

Bish, Henry Cabot, Amanda Burtzlaff, Nathan

Chodzin, Hanna Dalisky, Zeke Chodzin, Devon

Daso, Rachel Downing, Denzel Cimino, Connor

Dzingeleski, Joseph Fox, Aoife Corder, Jacob

Fedor, Leah Gordon, Veronica Dunay, Marcel

Gamez, Liam Lavelle, Grace Fuentes, Cynthia

Gue, Brandon Loris, Cameron Graham, Peyton

Hamilton, Emma Marshall, James Harper, Mikayla

Horschke, William Mocka, Nunion Horn, Margaret (Maggy)

Ibrahim, Omar Moran, Theresa (Tess) Klann, Renee

Klann, Lauren Pezulev, Sofija Koster, Maxwell

Lawrence, Melina Pizzo, Jonathan Kvasnicka, Kelsey

Lemmeier, Joseph Romeo, Isabel Lesko, Andrew

Mattis, Emily Rudin, Jennifer Lewis, Marissa

Mici, Kelsi Silver, Hannah Marek, Alexander

Molesky, Maia Thurman, Genevieve (Genna) Masri, Simone

Mulready, Elena Toner, James McKeon, Emma

Nelson, Anthony (AJ) Tubbs, Alexandra Morgenstern, Matthew

Nijem, Dalal Wolf, Nicolette Mullen, Madeline

Pinozzi, Gina Murphy, Jessica

Pursifull, Emma Porter, Nicholas

Ribar, Emma Rerko, Morgan

Saad, Tamara Ritschel, Amy

Salo, Hannah Roelle, Laurel

Schwarz, Alex Rossen, Tera

Sheehan, Caleigh Senger, Grant

Strachan, Daniel Smith, Sarah

Williams, Donovan Stockman, Bely

Yonkers, Emma Sukalic, Leilla

Zettler, Nathaniel Szentkiralyi, Hanna

Urban, Kathryn

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Honor Roll Student has earned an "A" average with a GPA of 3.5 in core Subjects

Sixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade Ahmad, Raghad Andrejcak, Cassidy Alrawashdeh, Doha

Badran, George Atfield, Paula Aprile, Lena

Ballestero, Austin Berger, Olivia Bango, Matthew

Bishop, Andrew Bilski, Nicholas Belardo, Alexandra

Burns, Noah Budzar, Zoe Bonacuse, Nathaniel

Chajon, Christopher Bulchik, Benjamin Borick, Samuel

Cliffel, Sara Clark, Sean Bruening, Justin

Crawford, Sara Corrigan, Patrick Burdette, Jasmin

DeBaltzo, Sophia Davis, Caroline Ciancutti, Samuel

Elaban, William Dombroski, Kyle Clause, Madison

Farr-Miralia, Erica Dyke, Elena Doi, Aron

Ghazoul, Georges Fababe, Geralyn Elaban, Ann

Henrikson, Ruthie Figueroa, Alexander Fejzullari, Laert

Hoffert, Margaret (Maggie) Fitchwell, Joseph Gerhardt, Rodgers (Wes)

Hook, Michael Fox, Morgan Graber, Tyler

Koster, Hannah Grauel, Thomas Gray, Matthew

Leissa, Meghan Hanzel, Madison Hamel, Christopher

McGivern, Alexis Harris, Nicole Harmon, Anthony

Mechenbier, Jane Ideis, Rukiyeh Harris, Monica

Miller, Cassidy Inak, Zakat Homcy, Ryan

Mohamed, Samira Kantor, Amanda Jacoby, Nathan

Nabakowski, Maya Knyszek, Alex Karban, Alexis

Nanni, Sophia Latsko, Jonathan Karel, Colby

Neff, Julia Levis, Evan Keane, Emily

Ohmer, Hailley Loepp, John Kessler, Anna

Olic, Ava Lord, Daisy Kutkut, Amir

Owen, Joshua Macaluso, Jarod McCune-Little, Connor

Patrick, Jonathan Masters, Hunter McMahon, Patrick

Pearlman, Elizabeth McClure, Daniel Mitchell, Ryan

Pearlman, Emily McGreevy, Elizabeth O'Donnell, Fiona

Popovich, Stephen

Northrop, Caroline

Pizzo, Magdalene (Maggie)

Posedel, Hannah Ocejo, Alexander Renaudin, Katherine

Roe, Riley O'Donnell, Kathleen (Katie) Ribar, Kaitlin

Sangree, Grace Olah, Allison Sangree, Paul

Sidley, Maximilian Otsuka, Makito Satayathum, Mark

Snodgrass, Maxwell Pierce, Kayla Shaw, Taylor

Soukup, Addison Quadri, Lubna Solymos, Jonathan

Stockman, Gunnar Rodriguez, Oscar Sovie, Shawn

Stone, Abigail Romp, Jesse Stacey, Robert

Suire, James Roos, Abraham Stanaitis, Kaitlin

Swanson, Michael Sanovich, Drew Strachan, Caroline

Thomas, Jenna Sapp, Alexander Strnad, Lance

Tsokantas, Artemis Shaw, Mallory Sullivan, Kaitlyn

Wood, Lillian Siggers, Jaeda Tuleta, Anne

Souris, Louis Turner, Erin

Spellacy, Patrick Vandervort, Lisa

Stropki, Gregory Vardaris, Nicholas

Toole, Clare Watkins, Nathaniel

Trentel, Timothy Weddell, Sean

White, Ashley Worthley, Morgan

Yocabet, Jessica

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Merit Roll Student has earned a "B" average with a GPA of 3.0 in Core Subjects.

Sixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade Ali, Amera Banaj, Desara Baker, Alan

Binion, Alexis Bliesner, Zoe Bayle, Griffin

Bodnar, Garrett Booth, Taylor Bobik, Samantha

Bradick, Jason Corrigan, Rodrigo Bruening, Madeline

Bressler, Emma David, Dennis Calfee, Jacob

Campbell, Chanara Davis, Hannah Carrasquilla, Jessica

Canant, Dalvin Figueiredo, Francis Foran, Callan

Craig, Marquise (Mark) Gang, Ashley Garlock, Angel

Cunningham, Olivia Gibbons, Autumn Garlock, Cherry

Duluk, Lydia Hamad, Hadeel Hall, Samantha

Elston, Jason Harkenrider, Stephanie Hricko, Shanna

Florian, Clara Hauck, Jake Jones, Tess

Franciscus, Clare Ibarra, Asia Karslake, Rachel

Freeman, Leah Jimenez, Tristin Kohut, Jenna

Garlock, Mariah Kays, McKinsey Kovach, Robert

Herbawi, Amena Kingcannon, Amber Listkowski, Madeline

Kantura, Nicholas Kutkut, Eyad Macon, Pryce

Krise, Eric LaMarca, Gianna Martinski, Sarah

Lawson, Skyler Leenhouts, Donald Marzicola, Terrence

Lichota, Madlyn Lora, Sarah Oliver, Mary Elizabeth

Mayer-Mack, Sophia Love, Brian Rivera-Bitner, Faith

McMaster, Josephine Lynch, Alexis Rodriguez, Nathaly

Meyer, Jennifer Myers, Katlyn Schultz, Matthew

Miller, Brian Pavlovski, Anna Schurr, Jacob

Murphy, Mitchell Pepe, Nina Sneed, Leia

Nall, Trinity Pinozzi, Domenick Staskus, Wyatt

O'Donnell, Colin Rakes, Heather Thompson, Andrea

Papadorotheou, George Rice, Wendy Trnkus, Melissa

Parker, Jazsmine Roche, Kathryn Whitlock, Emily

Paul, Jessica Rogers, David Wills, Eric

Say, Bway Nay Rosul, Alexander Wilson, June

Strnad, Taylor Saad, Yara Young, Joseph

Treible, Jonah Smith, Owen Trentel, Michael Sullivan, Jarret Vardaris, Zachary Thompson, Zachary Wheary, Breahna Vales, Lhee'Ahndjherneah Zambo, Madeline Vedaa, Madalyn Zanghi, Stephen Witri, John

Wood, Shannon

Worthy, Kayla

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December

2010

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Orchestra

Concert @ Civic

2 3 Christmas Carol

7th Gr. Field Trip

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6 7 4:15 G Bball @

Parma Hillside

4:15 B Bball v. Parma Hillside

8 4:15 Wrestling

@ Greenbriar

9 4:15 G Bball v.

Elyria Northwood

4:15 B Bball @ Elyria Northwood

10 LHS Choir

2º All school

Assembly

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Band/Choir

Concert @ Civic

14 4:00 Market Day

Pick-up

4:15 G Bball v. Elyria Eastern

4:15 B Bball @

Elyria Eastern 7:00 PTSA Mtg.

15 4:15 Wrestling

@ Brunswick

Willets

16 4:15 G Bball @

Elyria Westwood

4:15 B Bball v. Elyria Westwood

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Winter Break

Winter Break