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Where Everybody Belongs mentors inspire students and the community
Studies show that if students have a positive experience their first year of middle school, their chances for overall success increase dramatically. To help kids transition to those sometimes-overwhelming middle school years, the students and teachers at Willoughby Middle School introduced the year-long WEB “Where Everybody Belongs”...
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Students enrolled in the Success Academy are making the grade
Research shows that when at-risk students engage in physical activity, they perform better academically. Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools founded the Success Academy five years ago to provide an educational model to inspire learning for students in grades 7-10 who are not typically motivated in a traditional class setting. Each year, 25...
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The David Berkley Insurance Group is taking a no-holds-barred approach to offering insurance coverage
No limits. That’s the philosophy embraced by the team at the newly formed David Berkley Insurance Group, in Medina. Headed by Patrick Althof, Mark Odabashian and Mitch Zofka, David Berkley is changing the way we think about—and buy—insurance. “Most people in the area will recognize our names as having been affiliated...
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Get ready for the holiday season with a deep house cleaning or weekly cleaning service
Thanksgiving and the rest of the holiday season are on their way, yet your home may not be ready. Pet hair from shedding animals, windows stained from summer storms, general grime from our attention being focused outdoors—it all adds up to an unpleasant environment in which to spend the next six months. But we don’t have to tackle...
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Here’s where you can find explosive displays of fall color
I hope I can be the autumn leaf, who looked at the sky and lived. And when it was time to leave, gracefully it knew life was a gift.”—Dodinsky Grab yourself a pumpkin spice latte and catch the fleeting fall colors, an explosive kaleidoscope of ruby reds, sunshiny oranges and lemon yellows along the 60 miles of trails meandering through...
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