60 SECONDS WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT
“John’s Safe Space” at Strongsville High School is an area for students to utilize if they are feeling anxious, stressed out, or just need a mental break from their day. Ms. Shores, Social Worker at SHS, has seen this room have a great impact on students’ mental health. Click HERE for this week’s episode and hear from Ms. Shores, along with two SHS Mental Health Student Ambassadors and how they are assisting their classmates.
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.
STEMSTANGS VISIT SMS
Team STEMstangs is a sixth year robotics team, with eight SCS students competing in the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC). As part of FTC, teams are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots that perform a series of tasks and ultimately compete in head-to-head challenges with other teams. Last week, STEMstangs visited the SMS 8th grade Robotics and Automation classes and participated in various activities. Members of the STEMstangs team include: Sanjana Katiyar (12th grade), Anaya Daryapurkar (12th grade), Rahul Sanghvi (11th grade), Param Oswal (11th grade), Ryan Giera (11th grade), Aayus Keshri (11th grade), Benjamin France (11th grade), and Aryana Katiyar (8th grade)
SHS “MUSTANG EXPRESS” PLACES 3RD AT BEAVERCREEK SHOWCHOIR INVITATIONAL
Strongsville High School’s “Mustang Express” gave a superior performance at the Beavercreek Showchoir Invitational last week! The group placed 3rd in the Small Group Division and senior Jessica Deal was chosen best individual performer of the group! Eighteen schools from Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky participated in this Showchoir competition. Congratulations to Mustang Express!
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.
SHS ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT - ANDOR CREATIVE PRESENTS AT STRONGSVILLE CHAMBER LUNCHEON
Jared Anderson & Sandor Gyerman, both graduates of Strongsville High School (Class of 2017), spoke at this week’s Strongsville Chamber of Commerce luncheon. The two high school friends and soccer teammates are co-founders of Andor Creative, a marketing/branding/social media company. They shared their insight on the importance of branding and incorporating social media for businesses of all sizes, and how they have used the foundational skills learned at SHS to build their business! #foreveramustang
[pictured L to R: Sandor Gyerman, Jessica Frenchik (SHS Teacher), Chuck Hollingsworth (Strongsville Chamber President), and Jared Anderson]
ORDER FOOD AT BIBIBOP ON FEBRUARY 15 & SUPPORT SMS PTA
SMS PTA Day will be on Wednesday, February 15th from 10:30am to 9:00pm at BIBIBOP in Strongsville (15191 Pearl Rd.). This fundraiser for SMS PTA includes 20% on all orders that day when you show THIS FLYER or mention the fundraiser. If you order online, please remember to use the code BIBIFUNDRAISER so that your order will count toward SMS PTA!
SMS ROCKS! - MARDI GRAS DANCE (FRI. FEB. 24)
On Friday, February 24th, “SMS Rocks!” celebrates all things good with a Mardi Gras Masquerade Color Party! This dance for 6th-8th graders includes a friendly event attendance competition for a reward! Students should wear the following colors for their grade level - prizes will be awarded for the highest attending grade: 6th grade / purple; 7th grade / gold or yellow; 8th grade / green. SMS will be transported to New Orleans with festive decor, $1 snacks, eye masks for sale ($1 or $2), games, & henna hand art (free) - plus rockin’ tunes and prizes! All proceeds from SMS Rocks goes to Council PTA’s SHS Scholarships and SCS Grants. Purchase your tickets in advance ($12) online or during lunch periods on the following dates - 1/31, 2/1, 2/15, 2/16, 2/21. Tickets will also be available for $13 at the door on the night of the event. Volunteers are needed - click HERE to sign up.
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
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/
Kiwanis “Read Around the World” Event (Sat. 2/25)
The Kiwanis Club of Strongsville is hosting their annual “Read Around The World” event on Saturday, February 25th at Strongsville Library. This FREE event runs from 10:00am - 12:30pm. The program is intended for preschool through 2nd graders. Activities include short skits, puppet shows, face painting, and refreshments. Each child attending will have the opportunity to select and take home a children’s book.
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
Business After Hours - Hosted by The Salon & Spa of Venus
17578 Pearl Road, Strongsville
Thursday, January 26, 2023
5:30pm - 7:30pm
February Business Luncheon*
“Polaris Career Center - The Future of Career-Technical Education”
Presented by Doug Miller, Director of Community Outreach, Polaris Career Center
Lunch will be prepared and served by award-winning students in the Polaris Culinary Arts & Restaurant Management Program.
Polaris Career Center - Savour Restaurant, 7285 Old Oak Blvd., Middleburg Heights
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
11:30am - 1:00pm
* Limited seating, please register early.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
March Business Luncheon
State of the City Address, Presented by Mayor Thomas P. Perciak
Ehrnfelt Rec & Senior Center, 18100 Royalton Road, Strongsville
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
11:15am - 1:00pm
2023 Strongsville Homecoming Festival
July 12 - July 15, 2023
2023 CHAMBER SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!
Graduating Seniors in the Class of 2023 who are residents of Strongsville are invited to apply. Please visit the Chamber website at www.strongsvillechamber.com.
Application Deadline: March 3, 2023 @ 4PM.
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.
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.
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