District Newsletter

Chardon High School student Tallon Rice’s entrepreneurial talents were on display as he was named a top five finalist in Lakeland Community College’s Dollars for Dreams competition on Nov. 11.

The competition was open to all Lakeland students and Tallon, who pitched his business Fire & Ice pretzels, was the only high school student to be chosen as a top five finalist. Tallon, a junior at CHS, is a Lakeland student by virtue of his enrollment in College Credit Plus business classes taught by Mr. Al Herner.

"I am proud of Tallon's poise and professionalism in presenting his business in front of so many people, including the high profile judges,” Mr. Herner said.

Tallon has been developing his pretzel business since he was in second grade. He uses an original recipe created by his grandfather.

Tallon credits his mother as his biggest supporter throughout his business journey.

Through the competition, Tallon was awarded a cash prize of $375 as well as a membership to the Willoughby and Western Lake County Chamber of Commerce. He plans to put the prize money back into his business and plans to use the chamber membership as a tool for networking and access to facilities to grow the business.

11 Chardon High School seniors have been awarded $20,000 scholarships to be used at colleges and universities throughout the state of Ohio through the Governor’s Merit Scholarship program.

The scholarship, through the Ohio Department of Higher Education, provides up to $5,000 per year for four years of full-time education at a public or private, nonprofit college or university in Ohio.

The Governor’s Merit Scholarship program is meant to reward high academic achievement in high school (students who place in the top 5% of their class) and encourage them to continue their education in Ohio.

The CHS students who earned the scholarship based on their weighted GPAs are:

● Caroline Evans

● Riley Ford

● Grayson Hallam

● Cash Johnson

● Abby Kolcum

● Elaina Mardula

● Lillian Meyer

● Connor Mosher

● Jacob Nieset

● Katelyn Silk

● Robert Silk

Congratulations students for receiving this prestigious award!

Students at Munson Elementary, Park Elementary and Chardon Early Learning Center spent the month of October collecting thousands pf socks to be donated to good causes.

The three schools collected the new pairs of socks to be donated to Geauga County Job and Family Services. CELC also sent a special shipment to Western North Carolina.

SOCKTOBER COLLECTION TOTALS:

Park: 1,913 pairs of socks;

CELC: 1,236 pairs of socks;

Munson: 685 pairs of socks.

Chardon Middle School was one of 30 Northeast Ohio schools to recently participate in the STEM Goes Red for Girls event at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland.

STEM Goes Red for Girls — sponsored by the American Heart Association — is an annual event which promotes young women entering scientific fields of study.

CMS students at the event were immersed in a variety of exciting opportunities. They had the chance to speak with women in STEM fields who encouraged them to consider similar careers. They also interacted with students from other area schools while completing several engaging, inquiry-based activities.

Chardon High School has launched the Jeremy’s Kids 2024 holiday fundraiser.

Funds collected will be used to purchase holiday gifts for local families in need.

Jeremy’s Kids was established in 2001 in memory of Jeremy Mizen, son of Chardon High School science teacher Rob Mizen and his wife Dee Mizen. Jeremy tragically passed away in 1999 at the age of 6 after suffering head trauma from a car accident en route to a Christmas Eve church service.

Among the CHS students who gain service experience through this yearly endeavor are the high school’s service classes, as well as Interact Club, National Honor Society and Actively Caring for People Club.

In over 20 years of giving back to the community, the fundraiser has raised over $130,000.

Anyone interested in supporting the Jeremy’s Kids annual holiday fundraiser can visit this year’s GoFundMe donation page, linked in the button below!

Chardon High School’s Model United Nations team competed at the Cleveland Council on World Affairs Fall Conference at Case Western Reserve University on Nov. 18-19.

These hard working delegates represented nations of the world to negotiate, debate and resolve some of the most pressing global issues of the day.

Over 500 students from across Northeast Ohio participated in the event. The next conference the CHS team is attending is the Cleveland International Model UN Conference at St. Edward’s High School in February.

Thank you to Park Elementary First Grader Jaxson Williams for leading the Pledge of Allegiance at the Chardon Board of Education meeting on Nov. 18!

Would your student like to serve as a pledge leader at an upcoming board of education meeting? Click the button below to fill out the sign-up form!