Garfield Heights City Schools has faced challenges to start off this new school year. There were security concerns, and a teacher strike avoided with a new contract reached last month.
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — News 5's Katie Ussin has been visiting school districts across Northeast Ohio to learn about their challenges and achievements.
Jalyn Ricks is a fifth grader at Elmwood Elementary School. He just found out he made the basketball team, which he’s super excited about, but says he's prouder of his accomplishments off the court.His excellence in the classroom has earned him Student of the Month.Celebrating the good with initiatives like this is just one of the ways Elmwood Elementary has been keeping kids motivated, and engaged while focusing on the whole child, says school counselor Jen Huncharek.
"I've gone through depression and I still have anxiety I’m dealing with," said Micheal Dimond."So, I would love to help people. My whole life I’ve always wanted to help people." "We are all in this thing together," said Dr. Richard Reynolds, superintendent of Garfield Heights City Schools."So, we have to make sure that we’re taking care of each other, and I’ve seen a lot of great sparks of folks really taking care of business. I want to support that, and highlight those things, and show everyone in this area — show everyone in the district — that we can pull this off. We can do great work. We can take care of kids if we do this together.
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