News & Events
The first day of the 2009-2010 school year for
students in grades 1 to 12 is Thursday, August 27.
Parents of kindergartners will attend a parent orientation on August 27. They
will receive a letter from the school concerning the times.
Kindergarten students with last names beginning with A-L (or M) will attend on
Friday, August 28 while those whose last names begin with M-Z (or N) will attend
on Monday, August 31, with the entire class together on Tuesday.
Medina High School
Medina High Schools freshman orientation day will be Monday, August 24 from
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch will be provided.
The Link Crew Freshman Orientation and Transition Program is designed to both
welcome and support freshmen by assigning them a junior or senior Link Leader as
a mentor during their first year of high school.
Parents of freshmen are invited to attend an hour-long meeting that morning at 8
a.m.
The schedules for students in grades 10 - 12 will be available through PAM on
August 24.
A.I. Root Middle School
Open houses for students and parents:
6th Grade: Aug. 24, 7:45-8:45 p.m.
7th Grade: Aug. 25, 6-7 p.m.
8th Grade: Aug. 25, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
(Schedule pickup from 1-3 p.m. for those not attending the evening open house
for 8th graders only)
Claggett Middle School
Orientation/Meet the Team for students and parents:
6th Grade: Aug. 19, 9 a.m.-noon
7th Grade: Aug. 20, 9 - 11 a.m.
8th Grade: Aug. 20, 12 - 2 p.m.
School pictures will be taken during orientation.
H.G. Blake Elementary
Monday, Aug. 24: Meet the Teacher Night for Grades 2-5, 6-7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 26: Orientation for Grade 1 parents/children. Parents will
receive letter.
Ella Canavan Elementary
Wednesday, Aug. 26: Meet your Teacher Night: last names from A-M from 6:30
- 7:15 p.m.; N-Z from 7:15 - 8 p.m.
Garfield Elementary
PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE - Tuesday, Aug. 25: Meet your Teacher Night, names A-M, 6:00 - 7:15 p.m.;
N-Z, 7:15 - 8 p.m.
Heritage Elementary
Tuesday, Aug. 25: Meet the Teacher Night, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Sidney Fenn Elementary
Wednesday, Aug. 26: Meet Your Staff for parents and students, all grades,
7 - 8 p.m.
Eliza Northrop Elementary
Tuesday, Aug. 25: Meet the Staff Night, 6 - 8 p.m.
Ralph E. Waite Elementary
Monday, Aug. 24: Meet the Teacher Night, 6 - 7:30 p.m.
The Heritage PTO meeting is Tuesday, August 18th, 12:30pm and location is 831 Wadsworth Rd.
Ralph E. Waite Elementary School PTO meeting is August 11, 7pm at the Medina Library.
September ACT
The September ACT will be administered nationwide this year. The test will be
given in Ohio and at Medina High School. (Previously the ACT was not given in
Ohio in September.)
Test date: September 12, 2009
Regular Registration Deadline: August 7, 2009
Late Registration Period: August 8-August 21
Paper registration folders are available at the high school office.
80% of all students now register online. Registering online gives students
immediate confirmation of their test center assignment and they can print their
admission ticket immediately. Students who register online do NOT need a
registration packet. Register online at
www.actstudent.org
Medina High School's testing code number is 363 360