MUSTANG SPOTLIGHT - MS. EMILY SCHAEFER, INTERVENTION SPECIALIST AT SHS
Ms. Emily Schaefer is in her 10th year with Strongsville City Schools. Ms. Schaefer is an Intervention Specialist at Strongsville High School. She grew up in Strongsville and is also a graduate of SHS (Class of ‘00) - some of her former teachers are now colleagues! Ms. Schaefer earned her undergraduate degree from Cleveland State University and her graduate degree from Ursuline College.
“I like helping students find the best way of learning for them and allowing them to see their potential. It is fun to see the students growth and maturity throughout the year. I taught at the elementary and middle school levels before Strongsville City Schools. I like working with high school students the best. You can show your true personality with high school students once they get into the routine of the school year. I feel really lucky to work with people that truly care about our students and their well-being and academic growth. As an Intervention Specialist, I often work with students that need a lot of support and having a team of teachers that communicate on a regular basis really helps give these students the best support,” said Ms. Schaefer.
Thank you Ms. Schaefer for working with our SHS students and helping them gain the experience and knowledge to succeed after high school! #BeTheDifference
PTA REFLECTIONS ART SHOW (SAT. 1/7)
Over the past few months, Strongsville students have been creating entries for the annual PTA Reflections contest. This year's theme is "Show Your Voice!" The Strongsville community is invited to attend a Reflections Art Show showcasing the entries of our talented students on Saturday, January 7 from 10:00am - 4:00pm at the Strongsville Library (Conference Rooms A & B). Come out and see the amazing entries, representing all grade levels!
KINDERGARTEN INFORMATIONAL MEETING FOR 2023-24 - WED. 1/11 (5:30PM)
There will be an informational meeting for parents of incoming kindergarten students (2023-24 school year) on Wednesday, January 11 at 5:30pm. The virtual informational meeting will be live streamed HERE.
Full Day Kindergarten (FDK) requests for the 2023-24 school year will once again occur exclusively online. Online FDK requests will begin at 8:00am on Thursday, January 12. Click HERE for the informational flyer
GIRLS YOUTH STRONGSVILLE GOLF CAMP
Join Strongsville High School Golf Team coaches and varsity golf players at the Girls Youth Strongsville Golf Camp! The camp is open to girls in 4th - 8th grades and focuses on developing the proper techniques in the golf swing, as well as improving skills for the short game and putting. The camp fee is $100 and will be held once a week in April and May from 6pm - 7pm at Valleaire Golf Club (6969 Boston Rd. / Hinckley). The Girls Youth Strongsville Golf Camp is open to golfers at any skill level. Click HERE for additional information and click HERE to register.
STRONG START TO THE SEASON FOR SHS GYMNASTICS TEAM
The SHS Gymnastics team has started their season off with solid performances against some of the top teams in the state. Over Winter Break, the Mustangs opened the season at Magnificat in a quad meet against 2022 state qualifiers Magnificat Blue, Magnificat White, and Medina. The team finished third and top individual athletes included junior Ava Ketterer (3rd on vault), junior Emma Hahn (2nd on bars), and sophomore Sarah Waugh (4th on vault & 4th all-around). The team hosted reigning state champions Brecksville-Broadview Heights and Padua for a tri meet on December 27th and finished in a solid second place. Sophomore Gianna Upchurch (3rd on bars), junior Sophia Rinas (2nd on beam), and junior Emma Hahn (3rd all around & 1st on beam) led the Mustangs. Finally, the Mustangs competed in the first conference invitational of the season against reigning GCC champions Brunswick, 2022 state runner up Medina, Mentor, and Solon. The team finished in third place with Gianna Upchurch (1st on bars, 8th on floor), junior Emma Hahn (2nd on bars, 8th on vault, 4th all around), junior Sophia Rinas (6th on beam), and junior Ava Ketterer (6th on vault) leading the team. Next up for the girls is the Rubber City Invitational tomorrow (Sat. 1/7) in Akron Ohio.
RIGHT AT SCHOOL - BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL CARE FOR SCS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAMILIES
Our District partners with the nationally recognized school enrichment provider, Right At School, to provide before- and after-school care for elementary students. Right at School offers before- and after-school care every weekday (Monday-Friday) at each of the elementary school buildings in our District. For additional program information, please click on the following links to access websites dedicated to each of our elementary school locations: Chapman, Kinsner, Muraski, Surrarrer, Whitney
STAY SAFE. SPEAK UP!
Strongsville City Schools encourages students, teachers, staff, parents, and other members of our community to report any instances of potential violence, bullying, self-harm or any other issue where students may be at risk. Click HERE for additional Stay Safe. Speak Up! Information on the District’s website. Reporting incidents can be made anonymously online or through a toll free number (1-866-listen2me / 1-866-547-8362).
COMMUNITY EVENTS
The Chess Party is Coming to the Strongsville Rec Center!
After school chess classes start NEXT week at the Strongsville Rec Center. Chess classes are open for ages 6-12 year olds - and all skill levels are welcome! Register NOW by calling the Rec Center front desk at 440-580-3260. Click HERE for additional information.
Baldwin Wallace Observatory Lecture (Friday, January 20)
Dr. Ralph Harvey, a professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Science at Case Western Reserve University, will present To Protect or Swerve: NASA's Planetary Defense Initiative and Meteorite Research, a lecture on NASA's plans and initiatives to protect Earth from a major asteroid impact on Friday, January 20 at 7:30pm. The free lecture is part of the Reinhold and Margaret Kader Memorial Astronomy Lecture Series at Baldwin Wallace University’s Kleist Center for Art & Drama, (95 East Bagley Road / Berea).
Planetary defense is the term used by NASA to encompass all the capabilities needed to detect the possibility and warn of potential asteroid or comet impacts with Earth, and then either prevent them or mitigate their possible effects. NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), which was developed to test the ability to impact an asteroid to adjust its speed and path, was launched in November of 2021 and successfully impacted the intended asteroid on September 26, 2022.
After Dr. Harvey’s lecture, the Burrell Observatory will be open for viewing, weather permitting. While the event is free, tickets are required – click HERE to reserve your tickets.
Questions? Please contact Gary Kader, observatory director, by email at gkader@bw.edu or call the Department of Physics and Astronomy at 440.826.2312.
Sign Up NOW for the Junior Browns Flag Football League
Register NOW for the Junior Browns Flag Football League - a fun, competitive football opportunity for girls and boys in grades KG - 6th. Form teams with your friends and classmates! Participants will receive a reversible Cleveland Browns jersey and shorts. Games will be played on Serpentini Field at Pat Catan Stadium. Sign up at www.strongsvillefootballbackers.com.
Questions? Email juniorbrownsflagfootball@gmail.com.
Strongsville Youth Lacrosse - Registration for Spring Season NOW OPEN!
Come be a part of America’s fastest growing sport. Strongsville Youth Lacrosse has been growing since 2008 and registration for the 2023 spring season is now open for boys and girls in 2nd-8th grades! Indoor practices begin mid-February and the outdoor season runs from late March through May. All experience levels welcome. Specific registration information can be found at https://www.strongsvillelacrosse.com/.
Strongsville Chamber of Commerce
Please note the following upcoming events hosted by the Strongsville Chamber of Commerce. Registration is required for all events. Please call 440.238.3366 for more information or to register. Those interested in the following events may also visit the Chamber website (www.strongsvillechamber.com) to register and see additional event info.
UPCOMING EVENTS
January Luncheon
“Business Branding & Incorporating Social Media” with Andor Creative
Ehrnfelt Rec & Senior Center, 18100 Royalton Road, Strongsville
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
11:30am - 1:00pm
Strongsville Library
Please note the following January 2023 presented by the Strongsville Branch Library. Please call (440) 238-5530 to register or for more information. Customers may also visit www.cuyahogalibrary.org to register and to see more library event information.
*The Library branches and administrative offices will be open normal hours on Monday, January 16th, 2023: Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
IN-PERSON Storytimes. Strongsville Branch Library will resume storytimes in-person in January. Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and stories. No registration needed!
Baby & Me. Birth to 18 months with Caregiver. Mondays / 10:00 – 10:20 a.m.; Thursdays / 10:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
Preschool. Ages 3-5 not yet in Kindergarten with Caregiver. Mondays / 11:30 a.m. – Noon.; Tuesdays / 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.; Tuesdays / 11:30 a.m. – Noon.
Toddler. 19 – 35 months with Caregiver. Wednesdays / 10:00 a.m. – 10:25 a.m.; Wednesdays / 11:30 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.
Family. All Ages with Caregiver. Thursdays / 7:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Computer Classes IN PERSON. Cuyahoga County Public Library offers computer classes for beginners to advanced. Classes are currently being held in-person as well as some VIRTUALLY which requires a web browser and an internet connection. There is no additional software to download. Google Chrome is the recommended browser. A valid email address is required for registration. Registrants will receive an email with a link to join the class at least an hour before the start time. Registration opens 30 days before the start of the class and closes prior to the start of the class. To see a full class list, descriptions, and to register, please visit
https://www.cuyahogalibrary.org/Events/Computer-Classes/2021-Virtual-and-In-Person-classes.aspx
Saturday, January 14th / 10:00 a.m. – Noon. Adobe InDesign.
Wicked CLE. Tuesday, January 10th / 7:00 p.m. Award-winning true crime author Jane Turzillo brings together the strippers, gangsters, robbers, shady politicians and more from Cleveland’s to rough and rowdy past. From world-class museums and popular sports teams to peaceful parks and charming neighborhoods, Cleveland has a lot to offer. But it has a wilder, darker side. Along the one-block passageway called Short Vincent, tourists and celebrities mixed with bookies and mobsters for drinks and dinner, underworld gossip and all kinds of “entertainment.” In 1969, Ted Conrad disappeared with $215,000 in stolen cash. An obituary more than fifty years later finally told the authorities where he went. In the wee hours of March 24, 1970, someone slipped up to the front of the Cleveland Museum of Art and planted a bomb on the marble pedestal that supported Rodin’s The Thinker. Who and why remain unknown.
Family Science Night: Sound. Ages 3 – 5 with Caregiver. Wednesday, January 11th / 7:00 – 7:45 p.m. Come make some noise as you learn about the science of sound with hands-on experiments and musical activities.
Blood Drive. Friday, January 13th / 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. In just an hour of your time you can help save up to three lives. Make sure hospital patients get the treatment they need. Donate blood today. For more information or to make an appointment visit www.redcrossblood.org or call the American Red Cross at 800-RED-CROSS (800-733-2767).
Wednesday Evening Book Discussion. Wednesday, January 18th / 7:00 p.m. Our Wednesday Evening Book Discussion meets at 7p.m. on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. We welcome all adults interested in reading and discussing great books! Our January discussion title will be The Library Book by Susan Orlean. Copies of the book will be available for check-out at the circulation desk of the Strongsville Branch Library.
iMovie Basics. Thursday, January 19th / 7:00 p.m. Learn about the basics of iMovie, available in our Recording Studios. We'll review the software and answer questions you may have. We will also review Studio Orientation materials so all participants will be free to use the Recording Studio after the program.
Studio Orientation. VIRTUAL on Saturday, January 21st / 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. OR IN PERSON on Monday, January 30th / 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Have you ever thought about recording your own music, making a video, digitizing memories and more? The Strongsville Branch Library is home to both Audio and Video Recording studios that can help you do just that! You must go through an orientation to use the spaces. Patrons 11 & up can participate in the orientation and must turn in the User Agreement form at the branch for the orientation to count. Register online to attend the virtual or in-person sessions.
Monday Afternoon Book Discussion. Monday, January 23rd / 2:30 p.m. The Monday Afternoon Book Discussion meets at 2:30 p.m. in the Library on the 4th Monday of each month. No registration is required. New members always welcome. We welcome all adults interested in reading and discussing great books! Our next discussion title will be The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict. Copies of the book will be available for check-out at the circulation desk.
Family Science Night: Snap Circuits. Wednesday, January 25th / 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Snap Circuits electrical components provide hands-on experience designing and building models of working electrical circuits. Snap Circuits are appropriate for ages 8 to 108. Registration is required. When registering, please register as a family. Space will be limited to 10 families.
Iditarod Trail Adventure. Tuesday, January 31 / 7:00 p.m. Learn about the unique Iditarod Sled Dog Race past and present as Eleanor Csizmadia returns home from the 2022 Iditarod! Fresh off predicting the last two races, Eleanor is ready to share her knowledge and fun facts about her favorite sporting event in the world. Learn how to follow the race from home and what makes the event so special. This presentation is sponsored by the Friends of Strongsville Branch Library.
Stay Connected with Strongsville City Schools
Strongsville High School * Muraski Elementary *
Strongsville Middle School * Surrarrer Elementary *
Chapman Elementary * Whitney Elementary *
Kinsner Elementary * Early Learning Preschool
Website: www.strongnet.org
Location: Strongsville City Schools, 18199 Cook Avenue, Strongsville, OH, United States
Phone: (440) 572-7000
Facebook: facebook.com/strongsvillecs
Twitter: @strongsvillecs