Vrable receives academic honors at St. Mary's
NOTRE DAME, Ind.-Abby Vrable recently received academic honors at St. Mary's College and was named to the dean's list for the spring 2008 semester. She is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Alex (Annette) Vrable of Canfield.
Muhleman earn dean's list at Kent State
SALEM- Robert T. Muhleman met dean's list criteria as specified in the undergraduate catalog and placed on the dean's list of the College of Nursing at Kent State University.
He is the son of Tim and Jim Muhleman of Salem.
Matteo receives degree from St. Mary's
NOTRE DAME, Ind.-Jamie Matteo of Canfield, a biology major, received a bachelor's of science degree from St. Mary's College on May 17. She is the daughter of James and Monica Matteo.
Hoover named to Elizabethtown dean's list
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa.- Laurie Hoover of Columbiana was named to the dean's list for the spring 2008 semester at Elizabethtown College. She is a senior and health and occupation major at EC.
Duko receives master's degree from Cincy
LEETONIA- Haley Duko received a master's degree in education administration at the University of Cincinnati's graduation ceremony on June 13. She is the daughter of Larry and Marcia Duko of York Street.
Duko recently completed her third year of teaching at Pleasant Run Middle School in Cincinnati where she serves as the gifted instructor and assistant varsity volleyball coach.
Davis graduates with honors from OWU
DELAWARE-Elizabeth M. Davis graduated cum laude with university honors during the 164th commencement ceremony on May 11 at Ohio Wesleyan University.
Davis is a graduate of Southern Local High School. She is the daughter of Paul V. Davis and Mary A. Szalkowski.
Local teachers participate in arts program
Teachers from Columbiana, Mahoning, and Trumbull counties have completed the Fine Arts Standards Guide for Families resource series, a set of guides now available on the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education's website at "ww.OAAE.net.
A set of the guides were sent to each school district's superintendent throughout the state with support from the Ohio Art Education Association and Ohio Foundation for Music Education.
Ohio's Academic Content Standards were created to guide teachers regarding what students are expected to know and be able to do at any given grade level. Over the years, the Ohio Department of Education developed guides in other academic areas, but not the arts.
Arts educators participating in the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education's Mentor Project saw a need to articulate the academic content standards for the arts in the same manner the Ohio Department of Education had communicated those addressing the other core academic subjects.
Sue Simpson, past president of the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education, began working with the Mentor Project in 2003. Her vision to bring the practicing arts educator into a role leadership came to fruition year after year. The project has served arts educators across the state in nearly every region.
The Mentor Project was most successful in Northeast Ohio and has proven to be a valuable component of the work carried out by the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education. The expertise, time, and passion given to the completion of the Fine Arts Standards Guides for Families by Ohio's arts educators is more than commendable-it has been a service to Ohio's 1.8 million students and their families.
The Fine Arts Standards Guides for Families are available in PDF format (grades K-eight, and high school) at www.OAAE.net and are ready for you to download, print, and distribute to your students and families. You are also encouraged to visit the Ohio Department of Education's website at www.ode.state.oh.us; click on Standards and Instruction to view Ohio's arts content standards (dance, drama/theatre, music, and visual art) in their entirety.
Schools represented and participating teachers in the Fine Arts Standards Guides for Families project are: Beaver Local School District, Project Director Elayne Lowe and Layout Editor Sammi States; Canfield Schools, Heidi Garwig, Nancy Hulea, and Diane Leonard; Columbiana Exempted Village, Margaret Jones and Holly Zolonish; and Warren City Schools, William Burgess, Jeffrey Johns, and Paul Sweeny.
The Fine Arts Standards Guide for Families series are funded in part by the Ohio Arts Council, the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network, Ohio Foundation for Music Education, and the Ohio Art Education Association.
For additional information about the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education or to become more involved in promoting arts education in your school or district, call 614-224-1060 or email Donna Collins, executive director of the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education, at dcollins@oaae.net.
