Brush Junior Accepted into Interlochen Center for the Arts

Congratulations to Chelsea Elder, a Junior at Brush High School who has been accepted to attend the Interlochen Center For The Arts for the 2010-11 school year. Acceptance into Interlochen is the high school equivalent of being accepted into Julliard. Chelsea has been awarded a $35k scholarship because of her performance level.  This experience serves students as preparation for auditions at the nation's most prestigious music conservatories.  Interlochen accepts only a few hundred students from across the nation. Chelsea was a student of Aaron Hunt, who is a professional percussionist who taught at SE-L for the past three years. 

SE-L Schools Keep Focus on Achievement
The South Euclid-Lyndhurst City School District continued its trend of strong academics and steady improvement as the District maintained its State rating of “Effective” on the 2009-2010 Local Report Card for the tenth year. “There is a great deal of encouraging news in these results,” said SE-L Superintendent Dr. William Zelei. “Given the recent staff reductions and this time of significant fiscal constraints and budget reductions for everyone, we have been able to maintain a strong level of academic focus, and it shows in our results...” Learn more...

 

What Could Your School Do With $500,000?

Vote for your school in the Kohl's Cares Campaign! The top 20 schools that receive the most votes will win $500,000: http://dld.bz/pstr

Voting ends September 3, 2010.

Have Football Scores Sent to Your Cell Phone

Students, parents and boosters can now have all their favorite or rival high school football scores sent directly to their cell phones. All they need to do is to log on to www.19actionnews.com  and click on the Kent State Flashwire icon. That will send them to the splash page with all our area high schools. Once there, fill out the information, click on the teams they want and the scores will be sent to their phone. It's quick and easy to do. Learn more...

Are you a SE-L success story?

If you’re a current student or Brush graduate whose educational experience in the SE-L school district has inspired you to accomplish great things, then participate in our “I Am SE-L” campaign. Tell us what happened during your time in SE-L to motivate you to go to pursue a career or special interest. If your story is chosen, you will be featured on our web site and newsletter, and possibly even in a commercial that will run on Channel 22. Submit your story to Kristen Romito in the Community Relations Department at romito@sel.k12.oh.us or 5044 Mayfield Road, Lyndhurst, OH 44124. We look forward to hearing from you!

Family & Civic Engagement Team Developed

The South Euclid-Lyndhurst Board of Education recently approved a policy to establish a Family & Civic Engagement Team. The Ohio Department of Education, through House Bill 1, has mandated that every district implement a Family and Civic Engagement Team, so as to enable families and communities to work together to support students in our community.

The Team is charged with developing a five-year plan to work with our county and state resources. Learn more...