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Highland Local School District
Highland Local School District is a public school district mainly in Medina County, Ohio with a small portion in neighboring Summit County. The district was established in 1952 by consolidating the rural Hinckley, Granger, and Sharon school districts. It covers most of Hinckley, Granger, and Sharon townships and parts of Montville, Copley, Medina, and Brunswick Hills townships. Schools Elementary schools * Granger Elementary School, grades Preschool–5 ((1724 Wilbur Rd, Medina) * Hinckley Elementary School, grades K–5 (1157 Ridge Rd, Hinckley) * Sharon Elementary School, grades K–5 (6216 Ridge Rd, Wadsworth) Middle schools * Highland Middle School, grades 6–8 (3880 Ridge Rd, Medina) High schools * Highland High School, grades 9–12 (4150 Ridge Rd, Medina) In July 1970 a portion of the Revere Local School District was transferred to the Highland district.''North eastern reporter. second series, Volume 343''. 1976. p113-114 p. 113: "The record shows that the transfer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School District
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations. North America United States In the U.S, most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts, which usually operate several schools, and the largest urban and suburban districts operate hundreds of schools. While practice varies significantly by state (and in some cases, within a state), most American school districts operate as independent local governmental units under a grant of authority and within geographic limits created by state law. The executive and legislative power over locally controlled policies and operations of an independent school district are, in most cases, held by a school district's board of education. Depending on state law, members of a local board of education (often referred to informally as a school board) may be elected, appointed by a political office holder, serve ex officio, or a combination of any of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunswick Hills Township, Medina County, Ohio
Brunswick Hills Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 11,055 people in the township. Geography Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities: *Strongsville - north *North Royalton - northeast corner * Hinckley Township - east * Granger Township - southeast corner * Medina Township - south * York Township - southwest corner * Liverpool Township - west * Columbia Township, Lorain County - northwest corner The city of Brunswick occupies the center and northeast of the township. Name and history Brunswick Hills Township was originally called Brunswick Township, and under the latter name was established in 1818. It was renamed Brunswick Hills Township in 1960. It is the only Brunswick Hills Township statewide. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Education In Medina County, Ohio
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Various researchers emphasize the role of critical thinking in order to distinguish education from indoctrination. Some theorists require that education results in an improvement of the student while others prefer a value-neutral definition of the term. In a slightly different sense, education may also refer, not to the process, but to the product of this process: the mental states and dispositions possessed by educated people. Education originated as the transmission of cultural heritage from one generation to the next. Today, educational goals increasingly encompass new ideas such as the liberation of learners, skills needed for modern society, empathy, and complex vocational skills. Types of education are commonly divided into formal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Google Books
Google Books (previously known as Google Book Search, Google Print, and by its code-name Project Ocean) is a service from Google Inc. that searches the full text of books and magazines that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition (OCR), and stored in its digital database.The basic Google book link is found at: https://books.google.com/ . The "advanced" interface allowing more specific searches is found at: https://books.google.com/advanced_book_search Books are provided either by publishers and authors through the Google Books Partner Program, or by Google's library partners through the Library Project. Additionally, Google has partnered with a number of magazine publishers to digitize their archives. The Publisher Program was first known as Google Print when it was introduced at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2004. The Google Books Library Project, which scans works in the collections of library partners and adds them to the digital invent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revere Local School District
The Revere Local School District is a school district located in northeastern Ohio, between the cities of Akron and Cleveland, that was formed in the early 1950s after the communities of Bath and Richfield voted to combine their two smaller school systems. The District is broken up into four schools, Revere High School, Revere Middle School, Bath Elementary School, and Richfield Elementary School. The household income in the area is significantly higher than both the state average and national average. The Revere Local School District is in the process of building two new school buildings. One for the high school and another for the elementary grades 4–5. As well as renovations for the other facilities. The school is also ranked 21 in the state. Awards and achievements The district has achieved an "Excellent" rating on the Ohio Department of Education's Local Report Card since this rating system was implemented in 2000. History of School District Early in 1949, disc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highland High School (Medina County, Ohio)
Highland High School is a public high school in Granger Township, Ohio, United States, near Medina. The school serves students from Hinckley, Granger, Sharon, Montville, Copley, Medina, and Brunswick townships. In 2021, Highland High School was raked #881 nationally and #34 in Ohio by U.S News “Best Schools”. It is the only high school in the Highland Local School District. The school colors are kelly green and black, and athletic teams are known as the Hornets. The alma mater is to the tune of "Carmen Ohio" and the fight song is the "Notre Dame Victory March". Highland High School is a comprehensive high school with approximately 1,037 students in grades 9–12 as of the 2020-2021 school year. Athletics Highland High School competes in the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) as a member of the Suburban League American Conference. In the late 1970s and early 1980s the Hornets wrestling team was a regular state championship contender, winning the Division II state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kindergarten
Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th century in Germany, Bavaria and Alsace to serve children whose parents both worked outside home. The term was coined by German pedagogue Friedrich Fröbel, whose approach globally influenced early-years education. Today, the term is used in many countries to describe a variety of educational institutions and learning spaces for children ranging from 2 to 6 years of age, based on a variety of teaching methods. History Early years and development In 1779, Johann Friedrich Oberlin and Louise Scheppler founded in Strasbourg an early establishment for caring for and educating preschool children whose parents were absent during the day. At about the same time, in 1780, similar infant establishments were created in Bavaria. In 1802, Princess P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preschool
A preschool, also known as nursery school, pre-primary school, or play school or creche, is an educational establishment or learning space offering early childhood education to children before they begin compulsory education at primary school. It may be publicly or privately operated, and may be subsidized from public funds. Information Terminology varies by country. In some European countries the term "kindergarten" refers to formal education of children classified as '' ISCED level 0'' – with one or several years of such education being compulsory – before children start primary school at ''ISCED level 1''. The following terms may be used for educational institutions for this age group: *Pre-Primary or Creche from 6 weeks old to 6 years old- is an educational childcare service a parent can enroll their child(ren) in before primary school. This can also be used to define services for children younger than kindergarten age, especially in countries where kindergarten is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medina Township, Medina County, Ohio
Medina Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 8,537 people in the township. Geography Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Brunswick Hills Township - north * Hinckley Township - northeast corner * Granger Township - east * Sharon Township - southeast corner * Montville Township - south * Lafayette Township - southwest corner * York Township - west * Liverpool Township - northwest corner The City of Medina, the County seat, borders the Township to the southwest. Name and history The township derives its name from Medina Medina,, ', "the radiant city"; or , ', (), "the city" officially Al Madinah Al Munawwarah (, , Turkish: Medine-i Münevvere) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (, ), is the Holiest sites in Islam, second-holiest city in Islam, ..., in Arabia. The original name for the Township was to be Mecca, but was changed after a dispute among e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medina County, Ohio
Medina County (pronounced ) is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 182,470. Its county seat is Medina. The county was created in 1812 and later organized in 1818. It is named for Medina, a city in Saudi Arabia. Medina County is part of the Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, although parts of the county are included in the urbanized area of Akron. History Before European colonization, several Native American tribes inhabited northeastern Ohio. After Europeans first crossed into the Americas, the land that became Medina County was colonized by the French, becoming part of the colony of Canada (New France). It was ceded in 1763 to Great Britain and renamed Province of Quebec. In the late 18th century the land became part of the Connecticut Western Reserve in the Northwest Territory, then was purchased by the Connecticut Land Company in 1795. Parts of Medina County and neighbouring Lorain became home to the Black Rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copley Township, Summit County, Ohio
Copley Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,641 people in the township. Geography Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities: * Bath Township - north * Fairlawn - northeast *Akron - east *Norton - south * Wadsworth Township, Medina County - southwest corner * Sharon Township, Medina County - west * Granger Township, Medina County - northwest corner Several populated places are located in Copley Township: *The census-designated place of Pigeon Creek, in the northwest *The unincorporated community of Montrose, on the northern boundary with Bath Township Parts of the original Copley Township are now in Akron or Fairlawn. A formerly rural township located west of the county seat of Akron, Copley Township has become increasingly suburban over the last few decades. Name and history It is the only Copley Township statewide. Copley was originally called Greenfield, afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montville Township, Medina County, Ohio
Montville Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 13,131 people in the township. Geography Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Medina Township - north * Granger Township - northeast corner * Sharon Township - east * Wadsworth Township - southeast corner * Guilford Township - south * Westfield Township - southwest corner * Lafayette Township - west * York Township - northwest corner Part of the city of Medina, the county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US st ... of Medina County, is located in northwestern Montville Township. Name and history Statewide, the only other Montville Township is located in Geauga County. The land was purchased by General Arisarc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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