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CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) will hold its 47th annual spring Commencement on Thursday, May 16, at 6:30 p.m. at the Cleveland State University Wolstein Center, 2000 Prospect Ave., Cleveland. The ceremony will recognize 2,354 graduates, 878 of whom plan to walk during the ceremony. The College will award 902 Associate of Arts, 433 Associate of Applied Business, 809 ... Read More »

Recipients Qualify for One-Third Off Tuition and Reduced Room and Board CLEVELAND – The following students have received a Freshman Scholars Award from Cleveland State University: Kassandra Lumsden of Bay Village, OH Sarah Sherman of Bay Village, OH Natalie Sherman of Bay Village, OH Timothy Figueira of Bay Village, OH Joseph Kubinski of Bay Village, OH Andrew Ortner of Bay ... Read More »

Family-Owned Facility in WestlakeInspires New Living Arrangement for Washington Spirit Soccer Players The Belvedere of Westlake/Josh Faiola Story has propelled the intergenerational living movement to the national stage by inspiring a suburban Washington D.C. retirement community to house two Washington Spirit soccer players. Olympic Bronze Medalist Diane Matheson and teammate Robyn Gayle recently moved into an 1800-square foot suite at ... Read More »

Four Westlake High School students – Michelle Adamczyk, Alex Lathem, Eleni Packis and Rebecca Steffen – will travel to the campus of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas this summer to participate in the 2013 National Junior Classical League Convention.  Over the course of a week in July, these students will participate with about 1,000 other students from across ... Read More »

The Westlake City Schools Project Link Community Education and The Great Lakes Science Center are partnering to host week-long summer science camps at Bassett Elementary School and Parkside Intermediate School. Camps include Chemical Concoctions, Rhythm Science, Wild about Weather, Space Explorer, Junior Engineer, Everyday Science, Spy Science, Crazy Chemistry, Skywalker’s Galaxy, Physics of Fun, LEGO NXT: Inventions to Spark Your ... Read More »

The Westlake High School Symphonic Band and Concert Band earned overall “Superior” ratings at the Ohio Music Education Association State Band Contest on May 3 at North Royalton High School. This is the highest honor any music ensemble can receive in Ohio. The Symphonic Band, which entered in the highest and most difficult class, received unanimous Superior ratings from every ... Read More »

CLEVELAND – The Global Issues Resource Center and Library at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) will hold the 6th International Summit on Conflict Resolution Education (CRE), “Bridging Cultures: Education for Global Citizenship and Civic Engagement,” June 12-17 (pre-conference June 12-13).  The conference will be held on the Western Campus, 11000 Pleasant Valley Road in Parma. Presenting various keynotes and workshop trainings ... Read More »

The Belvedere of Westlake Presents a Crackerjack Baseball Meet & Greet! Mark you calendar for The Belvedere of Westlake’s annual Lake Erie Crushers Meet & Greet next Tues., May 14 at 6 p.m. The Belvedere is going right to the top this season, hosting Manager Jeff Isom for the summer! Stop by and meet Jeff as well as other Crushers ... Read More »

As a student in the Olmsted Falls school district, Dara Hosta was known as a caring, gifted athlete and vocal musician always ready to give to others. Her singing graced St. Mary of Falls Church Masses, and her running ability was such that, as her dad Bruce recalls, she once took an intentional second so that another girl could win ... Read More »

The Cleveland Song Project, a 16-piece musical and vocal ensemble, will celebrate American social progress in two multi-media shows featuring the music of Christina Aguilera, Paul Simon, Smokey Robinson, Tina Turner and others. “The Rhythm, Blues and Soul of Change” will be onstage at 8 p.m. Friday, May 10, at the Tri-C Western Campus Theatre in Parma and at 8 ... Read More »