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CLEVELAND HEIGHTS • UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS CITY SCHOOLS Three Students Named National Merit Scholars
Heights High School seniors Remy Bourbeau, William Larkin, and Gus Szpak have been named National (L-R: William Larkin, Remy Bourbeau, Gu s Szpak) Merit Scholars.
representing less than 1% of U.S. high school students.
Department of Education & Workforce Step Up To Quality division.
William is a Commended Student, placing among the top 5% of students who entered the competition.
Step Up To Quality is a tiered system created to recognize and promote early learning and development programs that meet quality standards over and above the basic licensing requirements. The District’s third preschool program at Oxford Elementary School also holds a five-star rating.
More than 1.3 million students entered the competition by taking the Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in the fall of their junior year.
Gus and Remy are Merit Scholar Semifinalists in the 2025 competition and have the opportunity to advance to the finalist level and qualify for the National Merit Scholarship. Only about 16,000 semifinalists were recognized nationally,
CH-UH Preschools Earn Highest Rating From State The preschool programs at Noble Elementary School and Gearity Professional Development School have once again been awarded five-star ratings by the Ohio
Resource Center Celebrates Grand Opening at Back-to-School Fair
coordinator Sabrina Ollie, and Noble’s CLC coordinator Tenille Threatt. The group visited similar spaces in Ohio and as far away as Kansas. “It became clear that this was what we needed,” said Superintendent Liz Kirby.
The new Heights Family Resource Center is more than a place where CHUH students’ families can stop in to pick up needed household items, shelfstable food, toiletries, clothing or school supplies -- though it is definitely that. It is also a central location for learning and connecting. Instrumental in bringing the HFRC to life were the district’s Family Engagement Specialist Lisa Hunt, Supervisor of Community and School Partnerships Nancy Peppler, Oxford’s Community Learning Center
National Construction Program Comes to Heights High Heights High School has partnered with Tremco Construction Products Group, a global construction products manufacturer, to give students hands-on experience in the field.
Tremco’s Rising Stars Program is designed to empower the next generation by providing opportunities for sustainable careers in construction. Led by industry veterans, the curriculum includes seminars and training in carpentry, project management, solar panel installation, roofing, construction management and architecture.
The HFRC held its soft launch in May 2024 and served as the gathering point for the district’s Back to School Fair in August, at which hundreds of families received resources and school supplies, and met local partners. Donations can be made through the Heights Schools Foundation, which allows Center staff to purchase needed Heights High School is the first host site for Rising Stars in the Cleveland area. Sixteen Heights High students are enrolled in Rising Stars, which is housed by the 21st Century TASSEL program at Heights. “One of the great things about the Rising Stars Program is that it gives our students a foot in the door,” said Dr. Brandon Towns, Heights High School Principal. “Having early, hands-on exposure to different career opportunities breaks down barriers and builds confidence.”
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