Fallsnewspress.com - School Notes (Feb. 21)

Adult night classes offered at Walsh

Adult enrichment classes will be offered at Walsh Jesuit High School on Wednesday evenings from 7 to 8:30 p.m., beginning Feb. 24.

The eight-week courses include: Grammar for Grownups, Microsoft Word 2007, Wine Tasting, History of Astronomy, Creative Writing Workshop, Hatha Yoga, College Search Roundtable, Beginning Swing/Ballroom Dance, and Public Speaking Skills.

Classes are open to the public and taught by Walsh Jesuit faculty and staff. Online registration is available at www.walshjesuit.org / click on the Home Page Tile. The $100 cost (plus course fees for a grammar book and wine tasting supplies) is a tax-deductible donation to the school.

Walsh Jesuit is located at 4550 Wyoga Lake Road in Cuyahoga Falls. For more information, call 330-929-4205, ext. 101, or e-mail rehoc@walshjesuit.org.

Kindergarten registration announced

The Cuyahoga Falls City Schools Kindergarten registration will begin on March 1 and continue every working day throughout the summer at the Office of Pupil Services, Schnee Learning Center, 2222 Issaquah St. between the hours of 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m.

The Office of Pupil Services will also be open on March 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for kindergarten registration. Students who are being registered for kindergarten must be 5 years old by Aug. 1. Kindergarten classes for the 2010-11 school year will be half-day sessions.

Parents/guardians must provide the following documents for their child/children when registering: original birth certificate; immunization records; Social Security card; copy of MFE and IEP if the child has been identified as special ed.; custody documents if parents are divorced; and proof of residency (current utility bill or lease/mortgage agreement).

If there are any questions regarding kindergarten registration, call Cathy Carson, 330-926-3800 ext. 502040.

Woodridge Hoops for Troops tips off Feb. 24

The Woodridge High School staff will take on the Woodridge Middle School staff in Hoops for the Troops, a fun-filled basketball event on Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school gymnasium.

There are many activities planned including basket raffles and a half-court shooting contest. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for students. All proceeds from the event will go to support the TF 47th Combat Support Hospital in Mosul, Iraq and the staff members of the facility.

Donations for the raffles are now being accepted. Woodridge High School is located at 44440 Quick Road in Peninsula.

For more information or to donate, call Mrs. Neff at 330-929-3191 ext. 592100 or Miss Dilley at ext. 592205.

PTA Council to host 80th Founder's Day

The 80th celebration of Founder's Day of the Cuyahoga Falls Council of PTAs will take place March 1 at 6:30 p.m. at Schnee Learning Center, 2222 Issaquah St. The covered dish dinner is a time to honor the organizations past and present leaders and to share PTA memories. For additional information and to make reservations, call Bonnie Wesolowski at 330-928-2506 or Cheryl Hanna at 330-928-5880.

Summit Christian plans March 1 open house

Summit Christian School invites guests to its Community Open House, which will take place March 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. The school has classes for pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade. Games and activities are planned for children so that parents may visit freely.

If more information is needed, inquiries may be made by calling the school office at 330-762-EDUC (3382).