Canton City Schools -

2010-2011 Arts Academy at Summit Lottery Application

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:06:01 -0500

To download the 2010-2011 Arts Academy at Summit lottery application, please click here: Lottery Application

2010-2011 Approved School Calender

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:56:30 -0500

Click here to view the approved school calendar: 2010-2011

Weekly Journal - March 5, 2010

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:26:44 -0500

Click here to view the current Journal.

FREE PARAPRO TEST PREPARATION CLASSES

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:35:23 -0500

Open to all Canton City Schools employees and substitutes ONLY

To meet the requirements in No Child Left Behind, parapros working directly with

students must either have 2 years of college or have passed the parapro test. Canton

City Schools is offering free parapro test informational session to employees and

substitutes.

Classes will be offered 3:30-5:30pm in Room 214 of the White Annex on:

Monday, March 22, 2010

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Please register by calling Andria at 330-438-2523, by email to michael_a@ccsdistrict.org no later than March 17^th.

Canton City Schools will also be offering the parapro test – information regarding the test will be announced in the near future.

Worley 6th Grade Lego Team Takes 1st Place

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:30:55 -0500

Worley Elementary's 6th grade Lego League Team won 1st place at the competition held last Saturday at Canton Country Day. This was their first year competing and Mr. Tulip, 6th grade, and students did a really great job! Congratulations!

McKinley Speech Team Qualifies for National Tournament

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:25:04 -0500

Congratulations to the following members of the McKinley Speech team who qualified to the NATIONAL TOURNAMENT after district competition on Friday and Saturday:

Kayley Miller - Humor; Constance Sabo - Drama

The following students were named alternates:

Michele Bailey - Humor; Ashley Hendricks - Original; Sarah Johnson/Sheridyn Gasser - Duo

Next Week, the following students will represent McKinley at the State Championships. They qualified through competition last week.

Constance Sabo; Kayley Miller; Michele Bailey; Sam Poulos; Ashley Hendricks; Pedro Mejia; Kayleigh Bondor; Sara Dieringer

Great job!!!!!!

McKinley Mock Trial Team Red Advances to Regionals

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:35:31 -0500

The McKinley Mock trial team Red has advanced to the Regionals to be held February 26th. The Red team is Sara Johnson, Allie fay, Kayley Miller, Maggie Repko, Neda Shaheen, Richie Harper, Shahkila Daniels, and Ashley Hendricks. Sara and Neda each won best lawyer in their respective trials, as did Ashley Hendricks for best witness. The other three teams did very well, with team White members Michele Bailey and Constance Sabo each winning best lawyer and witness respectively in their trials. Please congratulate these students if you see them because they are some of the finest kids we have, and one of the best teams I have had in 17 years of competition. Eli Coulas, esquire.

THAT TEACHING TOUCH

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:18:27 -0500

Apple’s iPod technology is helping to put learning at the fingertips of students in classrooms across the Twin Cities and the country.

The iPod Touch has been a godsend for Jon Smith, a fifthand sixth-grade special-education teacher at Gibbs Elementary School in Canton, Ohio. His students have a variety of learning disabilities that often cannot be overcome with regular teaching methods. But something as simple as flashcard slide shows on touch screen iPods, with finger
swipes for moving from one digital photo to the next, tends to electrify the kids. So Smith has nudged his superiors into spending more money on the Apple devices. His kids now rack up impressive scores with vocabulary drill apps, devour social-studies moving-picture books, and even watch videos of themselves delivering book reports. This footage, after being taken with low-cost video cameras, is transferred to a computer and then synced to the kids’ iPods. Smith delights in seeing “a sparkle in the kids’ eyes." To view story in its entirety, please click the following links: article1; article2

Mayor's Young Inventor Challenge Winners

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:13:48 -0500

The Second Annual Mayor’s Young Inventor Challenge held December 8th at the Civic Center awarded prizes to city youths who created useful inventions out of recyclable materials. High School division winners were: First place - Joel Bankert for his "Cardboard Stool;" Second Place - Josh Bankert for his "Paperboy's Best Friend Messenger Bag;" Third Place went to Amanda Belden and Ashley Maupin for their "Scooter." Middle School division winners were: First Place - Cameron Entwistle for his "Candy Dispenser;" Second Place - Alexis Howell and Sadie Bell for their "Dog Waterer;" and Third went to Camille Sherer for "The Dribbler." First Place won $500, Second won $250 Wal-Mart gift cards, respectively, with honorable mention winners receiving a $100 gift card. Participants were divided into two age groups (grades 7-8 and grades 9-12) for the competition.

All participants and their families received free admission during the competition to the “Something from Nothing” exhibit at the Canton Museum of Art for their participation.

Administrator For A Day

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:00:08 -0500

The Canton City Schools’ Administrator for a Day program is an exciting opportunity for us to expose corporate and civic leaders to our high-performing students and staff. As an Administrator for a Day, community leaders spent the morning in one of our Canton City Schools and then came together with other community partners for lunch and a brief Town Meeting.

During Administrator for a Day, participants shadowed a principal, and had the opportunity to meet students, teachers and parents. Firsthand knowledge of the awesome responsibility of educating thousands of enthusiastic students who come to school with a myriad of skills and talents will be gained. Activities included: engaging in class discussions, addressing a class regarding the visitor’s area of expertise, reading to students, tutoring, teaching a mini-lesson, meeting with students, parents and /or faculty, and attending special activities or performances.

To view photos please click the following links: Photo one; Photo two; Photo three; Photo four

Pastor John Hampton was Administrator for a Day at Fairmount Elementary. To read his blog entry regarding his visit, please click the following link:

http://johnahampton.com/

Timken's All-City Grille - OPEN TO PUBLIC

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:14:14 -0500

The restaurant's varied menu includes everything from gourmet salads to unique pizzas, sandwiches, and wraps, including guest favorites such as the Chicken and Candied Pecan Salad and the All-City Club sandwich. Guests who frequent the restaurant enjoy a changing menu of weekly specials, including homemade soups and desserts.

The All-City Grille is a student-run restaurant and catering service at Timken Senior High School. The 75-seat restaurant is open to the public every Tuesday through Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Grille offers a carryout and a call ahead service. Calling ahead allows you to phone in your order, come to the restaurant, be seated and get served. This is extremely helpful when needing to dine quickly. A smaller private dining room is open to guests who would like to host a special event or lunch meeting. The All-City Grille is located at 521 Tuscarawas Ave. S., on the Timken High School campus. Hours of operation are: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 11:30-1:30 for dine in, 10:30-1:30 for carry out.

For more information about The All-City Grille or the Culinary Arts program, please call 330.580.3014.

To view the All-City Grill menu click here: MENU

2009 People of Character

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:20:36 -0400

Character Counts! in Stark County

Each school in the county was asked to submit the name of one Person of Character in celebration of National CHARACTER COUNTS! Week 2009. A person of Character's beliefs, attitudes and actions exemplify the Six Pillars of Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship. The goal was to identify those whose lives and achievements demonstrate an enduring commitment to any or all qualities associated with good character. To view the 2009 People of Character in Canton City, please click the following link: People of Character

SIT IN THE BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE!!!

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:26:26 -0400

For the first time, you have an opportunity to own a piece of Fawcett Stadium in the form of a Private Seat License (PSL). There are 46 (moveable) Private Seat Licenses on the roof of the newly renovated press box available for purchase. Owning a PSL will give you the ability to purchase tickets to any applicable event in the stadium. As a PSL holder, you must commit to purchasing season tickets for the high school season each year. If this commitment is not met, your PSL will again be offered up for sale.

Private Seat Licenses (PSLs) are often offered in premium sports facilities. The PSL charge is paid once by the seat owner and in the following years, the PSL owner pays a small maintenance fee per seat and has an obligation to continue to buy a season ticket.

We are offering these seats at an initial price of $1,000 per seat. There will be a maintenance charge of $50 per seat per year that will cover any seat replacement, etc. As a PSL owner, you have the ability to choose to purchase tickets for any of the following events (for some special events, you may not be able to sit in your roof seats, but you will be offered a premium seat at the event). Events include:

McKinley home football games

Timken home football games

Playoff games (not including championship games)

Enshrinement ceremony

HOF fame game

Special events (concerts, etc.)

If you choose not to buy tickets to events above, the seats for those events will be offered up for sale to the public. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to watch football from the roof of Canton City School’s new press box. For more information or to purchase your PSL, please call Robyn Matulich at 330-438-2754.

To see pictures of the view from the roof, please click here: roof view1, roof view 2, roof view3, roof view 4, roof view 5, roof view6

Canton City Schools Newsletter

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:21:28 -0400

To access the February 2010 issue of the CCS Connection Newsletter, please click the link below and then hit the download button located at the top of the page.

Feb. 2010 Newsletter

Action Steps to Protect Your Family from the FLU

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:07:30 -0400

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends 4 main ways you and your family may keep from getting sick with the flu at school and at home:
1.      Practice good hand hygiene by washing your hands often with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
2.      Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your elbow or shoulder; not into your hands.
3.      Stay home if you or your child is sick for at least 24 hours after there is no longer a fever or signs of a fever (without the use of fever-reducing medicine). Keeping sick students at home means that they keep their viruses to themselves rather than sharing them with others.
4.      Get your family vaccinated for seasonal flu and 2009 H1N1 flu when vaccines are available.

Follow these steps to prepare for the flu during the 2009-2010 school year:
·                     Plan for child care at home if your child gets sick or their school is dismissed.
·                     Plan to monitor the health of the sick child and any other children in the household by checking for fever and other symptoms of flu.
·                     Identify if you have children who are at higher risk of serious disease from the flu and talk to your healthcare provider about a plan to protect them during the flu season. Children at high risk of serious disease from the flu include: children under 5 years of age and those children with chronic medical conditions, such as asthma and diabetes.
·                     Identify a separate room in the house for the care of sick family members.
·                     Update emergency contact lists.
·                     Collect games, books, DVDs and other items to keep your family entertained if schools are dismissed or your child is sick and must stay home.
For more information visit: www.flu.gov