Parent orientation meeting is at Lakeview
Parents of fourth-graders are invited to attend a parent meeting at Lakeview Intermediate April 22 from 7 to 8 p.m.
The meeting will take place in the school's gym at 1819 Graham Road in Stow. Information about Lakeview's student placement process, curriculum, PTA, extra-curricular activities and other topics will be presented that evening.
IEP meeting
set for April 29
The Stow-Munroe Falls School District special education parent mentors invite families of students receiving special education services to an evening of information on the IEP (Individualized Education Program).
Karen Majeski, the director of State Support Team Region 8 (formerly known as SERRC) will guide families through the IEP process beginning with the Multifactored Evaluation and continuing with the content of the IEP and the parent's role as a valued team member.
The session will take place April 29 at Indian Trail Elementary School, 3512 Kent Road in Stow, in the gymnasium. Pizza and refreshments will be served from 6 to 6:30 pm. The presentation will start at 6:30 and conclude at 8 p.m., followed by questions and answers.
RSVP to the parent mentor office by April 28. For further information or to register, call Barb Greenwald or Leslie White at 330-689-5426.
Band seeking photos for special presentation
The Stow-Munroe Falls High School Band is requesting photos of Stow and Munroe Falls residents who are on active duty in the armed forces. The photos will be used for a special video presentation during the "American Celebration" band concert May 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Stow-Munroe Falls High School auditorium.
Send photos to Brian Monroe at SMFHS, 3227 E. Graham Road, Stow 44224. Include a return address so the photos can be returned.
Photos also can be e-mailed to st_monroe@smfcsd.org. Photos should be at least 100 PPI and in JPG format. The deadline is April 25.
Local students
to appear in play
"Man of La Mancha" will be on the Archbishop Hoban High School stage with help from six students from Stow and Munroe Falls.
The show will run April 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. and April 27 at 4 p.m. in the high school's Barry Gymnasium. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students and seniors. Call 330-773-6678 ext. 232 to reserve tickets.
The cast includes Michael Younes, son of George and Laura Younes of Stow, and Ryan Michaels, son of Sandra and Thomas Michaels of Stow. Andrew Kern, son of Jim and Beth Kern of Munroe Falls, is in the orchestra. The crew includes Sara Ickes, daughter of Dwight and Mary Kay Ickes of Stow, and Lindsay Cajka, daughter of Amie and Phil Cajka of Munroe Falls.
Archbishop Hoban High School is at 1 Holy Cross Blvd. in Akron. For directions, visit www.hoban.org.
Nominations sought
for teaching team
Nominations are being accepted for the Summit County All-County Teaching Team. Anyone can nominate an educator currently teaching in Summit County in the kindergarten through the 12th grade.
The team will compromise one teacher from each of the Summit County School districts, two teachers from Summit County parochial schools and one from Summit County private schools.
Each person receiving this honor will be recognized at an Education Celebration Oct. 13 at The University of Akron Student Union Conference Center. One teacher will be chosen as the recipient of the 2008 Teacher of the Year Award to be announced at the banquet.
Nomination forms are available at www.wkdd.com or www.ohio.com. The deadline for all nominations is April 30 at 5 p.m.
For more information, call 330-484-6622.