NLOI Signing Day 2016

There were many smiling faces at the Cleveland Metropolitan School District's NLOI Signing Day ceremony on February 3rd. Eighteen young men from Ginn Academy and Glenville High School, all Tarblooder football players, along with all of the CMSD athletic scholarship recipients, signed their letters of intent to play ball for colleges and universities throughout the land.

Only they and their families know the blood, sweat, and tears that have gone into this accomplishment. We wish these stellar young men and their fellow athletes from the area the best of luck as they navigate into the future that they've created for themselves. We're very proud -- congratulations to all!

Preparing for the ceremony

Cleveland Metropolitan School District student athletes at NLOI Signing Day

In addition to the great honor of earning an athletic scholarship, DeMann Wilson, left, will be serving our country in the US Army as he heads to West Point, New York to the US Military Academy. Thank you for your service, DeMann!

Coach Chinchar and Coach Fox, on left

Coach Ted Ginn, Sr.

Christian Clark will attend Alabama State University

Jordan Davis will attend Baldwin Wallace University

Ralph Davis will attend Ashland University

Taliesin Farmer will attend Alabama State University

Jeff Ginn, Jr. will attend Fordham University

Darnell Harsley will attend Muskingum University

DeAndre Houston will attend Lake Erie College

DeVontae Houston will attend Lake Erie College

Tallis Jones-Washington will attend Hiram College

Bryant Kilgo will attend Garden City Community College

Rickey Naylor will attend Hiram College

Aaron Pope will attend Alabama State University

Diamond Russell will attend Garden City Community College

Ju'Shaun Small will attend Garden City Community College

Shaun Thomas will attend Garden City Community College

DeMann Wilson will attend the United States Military Academy at West Point

Bridelle Wiley will attend Erie Community College

Marcus Drish will attend Notre Dame College

A list of our 18 seniors who have received athletic scholarships to attend college:

Christian Clark: Alabama State University
Jordan Davis: Baldwin Wallace University
Ralph Davis: Ashland University
Marcus Drish: Notre Dame College
Taliesin Farmer: Alabama State University
Jeff Ginn, Jr.: Fordham University
Darnell Harsley: Muskingum University
DeAndre Houston: Lake Erie College
DeVontae Houston: Lake Erie College
Tallis Jones-Washington: Hiram College
Bryant Kilgo: Garden City Community College
Rickey Naylor: Hiram College
Aaron Pope: Alabama State University
Diamond Russell: Garden City Community College
Ju'Shaun Small: Garden City Community College
Shaun Thomas: Garden City Community College
Bridelle Wiley: Erie Community College
DeMann Wilson: The United States Military Academy at West Point

Until next year...
 

Making Nutrition Fun at Cooking Club

Ginn Academy's Cooking Club with advisor, Terrika Kelley

We checked in recently with Ms. Terrika Kelley, HealthCorps coordinator for Ginn Academy, about her popular Cooking Club and we thank her for writing the following story for the blog:

Cooking Club was started to inform and empower students to make healthier decisions about what they eat and how they prepare it. Having a cooking club at Ginn Academy helps to fill the void of not having a Home Economics class. The Cooking Club grade levels include 9-12th with the involvement of roughly 15 students. Every semester, students are chosen in a different manner depending on the response. This semester, students were tasked to complete a serious of questions and activities. The first 15 students who completed the task in a timely manner with correct answers were chosen.

The only requirement is to come in with an open mind and be willing to try anything at least once. Students look forward to meeting up with one another and sharing a meal. They absolutely LOVE to invite Mr. Petty (our principal) in each week to try what they’ve prepared! Cooking Club members leave weekly having learned a new recipe and the skills needed to prepare it at home.

Ginn Academy is also a second year award winnter of the Healthy School Award given by the Alliance for a Heathier Generation. The award is quite competitive and schools must be deemed “healthy” by completing a check list of items to include healthy school lunch, staff and student wellness, physical activity, classroom instruction, and community involvement. (See last photo, below.)

One of our Cooking Club students pages through the cookbook used for that day's meal

For this particular Cooking Club shown in the photos, the boys chopped vegetables for the sauce and simmered it while they mixed and formed meatballs and cooked the whole wheat pasta. They each have a job and at the end of the meal, they take turns cleaning up tables and dishes.

Coach Ginn joins the group for lunch sometimes

Ms. Terrika Kelley, HealthCorps coordinator and Cooking Club advisor

Thank you, as always, for your support of Ginn Academy! Happy cooking and eating to all!