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A4 • FOREST HILLS JOURNAL • AUGUST 21, 2013
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By Forrest Sellers ANDERSON TWP. — Harrison Hill recently got a taste of leadership. Hill, who will be a freshman at Anderson High School this fall, attended a National Young Leaders Conference in June. “I learned a lot about how our government works and what each (legislative) branch is allowed to do,” said Hill, who is a resident of Anderson Township. Hill was chosen to be a member of the Congressional Youth Leadership Council following a nomination by one of his teachers at Nagel Middle School. Students in the council were among those who attended the conference.
While at the conference, Hill attended sessions focusing on Congressional voting and presidential decisionmaking. Hill said a highlight for him was visiting some of the Washington landmarks such as Capitol Hill and the Lincoln Memorial. “It was mesmerizing,” he said about the experience. Hill raised his own funds to attend the conference. He raised $1,800 through donations and personal wages. He said the trip left a lasting impression on him. “We have the ability to make a difference,” he said. “We have a voice.” Hill will make a presentation to other freshmen about his experience.
Suburban districts release their own ‘report cards’ Gannett News Service
A first time, local report card was recently released by some Southwest Ohio suburban districts is designed to give a broader picture of schools than provided by the state. The self-generated evaluations, which are separate from Ohio’s annual school ratings, list 10 categories ranging from academics to parent and community involvement in 16 local school systems serving nearly 100,000 area students. Officials among the coalition of districts say state report cards only show inadequate “snapshots” of a school’s or district’s overall performance. Dallas Jackson, Forest Hills Local School District superintendent, said “more than a year ago, I sat down with a group of like-minded superintendents to discuss how we
might better communicate to our communities a more complete picture of our school districts.” “Annually, the state report card offers a ‘snapshot’ of what’s happening in our schools based on the outcome of state testing and analysis of other data such as demographics and socioeconomic factors,” said Jackson. Forest Hills officials tout their students’ SAT and ACT average scores and point out their higher totals to national averages. Most of the 16 districts scored either “excellent with distinction” or “excellent” in the 2011-2012 state ratings. The Coalition of Academic Standards of Excellence or CASE, expanded in the last year from its original 10 members in 2012 to 16 suburban Cincinnati school systems in Hamilton, Butler, Warren and Clermont counties.
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