60 SECONDS WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT
Kindergarten registration is currently happening in our District. How is Kindergarten different from when you attended? What can parents expect for their incoming Kindergarten students? In this week’s episode, we sit down with the Kindergarten teaching team at Kinsner Elementary for their thoughts and advice for parents who will be sending their kids to class next school year. Click HERE for this week’s episode about kindergarten at SCS.
COLLEGE CREDIT PLUS - VIRTUAL MEETING (WED. 2/1)
The College Credit Plus informational meeting for the 2023-2024 school year will be held virtually on Wednesday, February 1 at 6:00pm. The meeting link will be communicated in the next few weeks, via the Strongsville High School main page of the website. The Intent to Participate form will also be found online and will be due no later than April 1, 2023.
MUSTANG SPOTLIGHT - MR. BRIAN WILSON, WELLNESS EDUCATION TEACHER AT SMS
Mr. Brian Wilson is currently in his 13th year with Strongsville City Schools. Mr. Wilson is a Wellness Education teacher at Strongsville Middle School. He has coached middle school basketball teams and still uses the sport to connect with parents and students. His undergraduate degree is from the University of Akron and he also earned a graduate degree from Emporia State University.
“I like being in the position to help improve our middle school students’ overall well being and using my own experiences to help guide them. I wouldn't have the ability to reach them without learning from my mentor teacher Chris Hassinger (Medina High School Health/Physical Education teacher) and my father Don Wilson who taught Health/Physical Education for 35 years,” said Mr. Wilson.
“Every day I walk into Strongsville Middle School, something different happens. I can honestly say my days are anything but boring. I have taught 6th and 7th grade Physical Education for the past three years at SMS and I am in a unique position to know just about every student in the building. I know who I am and what I do. As a result, it makes navigating situations, teaching, and helping to run activities easier knowing there is a certain level of respect given in the teacher/student dynamic. I enjoy being a mentor to many of our students. I am also a team leader which brings out a different side to me that I didn't know existed.”
Thank you Mr. Wilson for your passion about wellness and providing students with knowledge and instruction about healthy habits that they can use for a lifetime! #BeTheDifference
SHS DANCE TEAM QUALIFIES FOR STATE COMPETITION
The SHS Dance Team qualified for States this past weekend in all 4 categories entered: Pom, Hip-Hop, Lyrical, and Jazz! They also received a nomination for best choreography for their Hip-Hop routine, which was student-choreographed by senior Kelly Cunningham and junior Katie Sanuk. The team will be competing at the State Championship on January 28th in Columbus. Congratulations and best of luck to the SHS Dance Team!
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.
REGISTER FOR 2023-24 FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN NOW
Registration for Full Day Kindergarten is happening now for the 2023-24 school year! Click HERE for the Kindergarten Registration page on our District’s website for additional information.
8TH GRADER SIDNEY BUTERA SCORES 50 POINTS IN RECENT BASKETBALL GAME
The SMS 8th grade girls “White” basketball team defeated the SMS 8th grade girls “Green” team in the Mustang Bowl. It was their 6th straight win, and featured an SMS record 50 points scored by Sidney Butera! Leading on defense with several steals were Izzy Giampietro and Ava Therrien. Excellent overall performances were also turned in by Clarah Hannoush and Faizah Suliman.
STRONGSVILLE ATHLETIC BOOSTERS - NIGHT AT THE RACES (SAT. 2/4)
Strongsville Athletic Booster’s 5th Annual “Night at the Races” will be held on Saturday, February 4 at 6:00pm at Michaud’s Catering Center (16808 Pearl Rd.). This fundraising event helps support many of the needs of Strongsville’s student-athletes, including the purchase of sports equipment, training room materials, transportation and hotels for out of town team travel, and other resources to enable our high school and middle school student athletes to compete and experience athletics at an elite level. Purchase your tickets now - before the event sells out! Individual tickets and tables of 8 are available. Click HERE for the event flyer. Tickets can be purchased HERE.
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
Strongsville Historical Society: Strongsville History Trivia Night (Thu. 1/19)
Join us for a Strongsville history-themed trivia night at The Local Bar (14751 Pearl Rd.) on Thursday, January 19th at 7:00pm. Bring a team and test your knowledge of local Strongsville history. There will be prizes for winning teams, courtesy of The Local and the Strongsville Spirit Shop. The event is hosted by the Strongsville Historical Society and The Local, and MC-ed by AC Cerbelli of Quizzard Live Trivia Entertainment.
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.
Strongsville Kiwanis Club - Speaker Series (Thu. 1/26)
The Strongsville Kiwanis Club Speaker Series kicks off with Jake and Tony D’Orazio, co-founders of Jacob’s Ladder. Join us for this free event on Thursday, January 26 at 6:30 pm at the Strongsville Middle School Auditorium (13200 Pearl Rd.). Jacob’s Ladder is a non-profit that serves those with special needs by providing regular exercise, fitness, fellowship, and healthy lifestyle education. Jake is 22 years old and graduated from Strongsville High School. He is a certified group fitness instructor, certified boxing instructor for people with Down Syndrome, and CPR certified. He is also a young man with Down Syndrome who is a board member of the Down Syndrome Association of Northeast Ohio (DSANEO). In 2022, Jake was one of only a few people in the entire state of Ohio to earn the “Disability Warrior” Award by the Liner Legal Group. To learn more about Jacob’s Ladder visit their website at https://jacobsladderfitness.com/
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.
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