With an eye on the first quarter grades, principals now have the baseline information they need to begin using this foundation as a launching pad forward with each and every student. Academic growth and educational achievement will remain the top priority for the Garfield Heights City Schools, and with this in mind, continued rigor, progress meetings and creative efforts for teaching and instruction continue to be deployed on a daily basis. The Garfield Heights City Schools cannot stress the importance of parental involvement enough. Your interest in attending parent/teacher conferences, checking Progress Book and visiting your child to volunteer time at his or her building goes a long way to reinforcing the importance education has. Thank you to everyone for their efforts.  

 

Beyond the classroom, Garfield Heights students continue to shine in many co and extra-curricular manners. Congratulations to our fall sports athletes who completed their seasons since our last meeting, to our advisors and coaches for their dedication and the parents for their support. The Winter Sports season is upon the District, and we encourage you to visit the website so that you can participate firsthand in watching the talent and skills of our student-athletes as they represent the Garfield Heights City Schools. You will be proud.  

 

We thank Jennings Home for allowing our students to be integrally involved in their Veterans Day ceremony earlier this month. For the 4th consecutive year, students have been asked to carry the flag representing each of the US Armed Forces and holding them as the American flag was lowered to half staff during the ceremony. This year, Mrs. Abraham and Ms. Huncharek selected several of our ambassadors, or student leaders, to help carry flags. Then, in an emotional presentation, our very own Garfield Heights City Schools students read aloud the importance of veterans and what significance they have to our community. Our students were given a thunderous round of applause for their efforts. A video of our students saluting community veterans is available on the District's You Tube channel and Facebook page.   

 

Finally, Mr. Benjamin's Drama Department just opened its fall performance of Check Please: Take 2, this past weekend. The time, effort and energy invested by our students is impressive. Our friends at Garfield Heights Senior Center visited the Center for Performing Arts last week to see a preview of our fine student performers. Please go online to see when performance times take place and stop by to support our students.

With the cold, coming winter temperatures and weather, please be sure that the children are appropriately dressed for outdoor elements while traveling to and from school. As always, we thank our students, staff, community and other partners for their continued collaboration and cooperation.

 

 

 

Next week, students and staff will be in-class on Monday and Tuesday and off the remainder of the week for Thanksgiving.  

 

     

Thank you for your continued support.   

Go Bulldogs!

Christopher G. Hanke, Superintendent

Garfield Heights City Schools