NORTH ROYALTON, Ohio – The third graders at North Royalton Elementary School had the chance to jump back in time. In an event coordinated by the Cuyahoga Valley Career Center on Dec. 2, the students were visited by Karen Lakus from Rocky River MetroPark. Lakus who spoke to the students about the history of Native Americans.
During her presentation, she was able to teach the students about Native American culture, different customs, and how they traveled. Lakus talked about the different Native American tribes that inhabited the land that is now the state of Ohio. Lakus spent time talking about their day-to-day lives and how they survived through hunting, farming, and made their own tools out of available material such as stones and bones. A cool visual aide Lakus showed the students were different artifacts, some over 1,000 years old. “We can learn how the cultural periods advanced from the tools, weapons and pottery that have been found and passed from one tribe to the next dating back to the paleo generation to the Woodland Indians,” said Lakus. The children were fascinated by the presentation and showed great interest in the ancient artifacts. It was a great way for them to learn about the first people who inhabited our area.
New referee: North Royalton Elementary School second grader Darren Hatch decided that recess at the school was missing one key person: a referee. So, Hatch started carrying a notebook at recess to “officiate” the games. He then decided to dress the part with a traditional black and white striped jersey. He even had yellow flags. Hatch said he found the shirt laying around his house and decided to wear it for recess every day. While Hatch knew the rules of soccer, not everyone playing did. He said part of his job was introducing some of his peers to the rules of the game.
Hatch said the games are fun, more organized and they listen to him “most of the time” and he has not had to eject anyone from a game – yet.
“The Bear Way is the heart and soul of our NRES community, as it is the code that our students, staff and families follow when making positive behavior decisions,” said Principal Kirk Pavelich. “Darren is a perfect example of a student who is following The Bear Way because of the positive impact he is making on his friends by helping to keep recess safe, fun and fair!”
Service awards: The Cleveland Orchestra announces its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award winners for 2022: Joan Southgate, Dolores White, and the Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center. Established to recognize extraordinary contributions by individuals and organizations that have positively impacted Cleveland in the spirit of Dr. King’s teachings, the MLK Community Service Awards recognize these women and this organization for their outstanding contributions to the Cleveland community.
The awards will be formally presented onstage at Severance Music Center before the Orchestra’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert on Sat., June 4, 2022 by Jeffery Weaver, Chair of The Cleveland Orchestra’s Community Engagement Committee.
The concert is sponsored by community access partner KeyBank and by Medical Mutual.
2022 marks 20 years since Joan Southgate — a retired social worker and Cleveland-area activist — embarked on a 519-mile walk across Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Canada as an educational mission to highlight the Underground Railroad and the anti-slavery history of the communities she visited, including Cleveland. When the walk ended, she founded the organization Restore Cleveland Hope. ‘Hope’ was the Underground Railroad code name for Cleveland. She started this organization to continue telling the stories of those who fought against slavery. The organization focused first on saving the historic Cozad-Bates House in University Circle as a reminder of the legacy of Underground Railroad conductors. In fall 2021, it reopened as an Underground Railroad Interpretive Center, ensuring that generations of visitors understand this area’s history shaped by brave and resourceful abolitionists.
Dolores White is a trailblazing Ohio composer, a passionate advocate for contemporary American music, and a pioneer as an African American woman in classical music. She is an alumna of Oberlin Conservatory and the Cleveland Institute of Music and the widow of cellist Donald White, who became the first African American cellist in a major orchestra when he was appointed in Cleveland by George Szell. The recipient of numerous commissions and ASCAP awards, White has used her talent and her voice to contribute significantly to musical life here in Cleveland and beyond during her long career. White’s composition, Celebration, will be featured on the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert in June.
The Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center, in Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton neighborhood, is named after Julia de Burgos, a teacher, Puerto Rican poet, and civil rights activist who fought for the freedoms of women and minority artists. Founded in 1989, the Center provides a safe gathering place and opportunities for Latinx artists, youth, and families. It is committed to using the arts as a tool to promote greater understanding and positive social change, foster cultural pride, and preserve Latinx heritage.
The center is a hub for many key arts initiatives and programs such as the Hispanic Heritage Festival, Unidos por el Arte (United by Art), and Puerto Rican Parade. The center is the heart of its community, celebrating Latinx diversity and challenging prejudice and hate.
Garden meeting: The Annual Greene Acres Community Garden meeting will be held Sat., Jan. 29 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Broadview Heights City Hall, 9543 Broadview Rd. 2nd floor, Broadview Heights.
This meeting is open to the general public for those already having a garden plot and those wishing to have a plot in the 2022 growing season. Greene Acres garden plots are for Broadview Heights residents or have a business in the City or are a member of the Chippewa Garden Club. Go to https://www.greeneacres.org/ for more information.
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