• KNOW YOUR SCHOOLS ... ONLINE

    Good News You Can Use about the Solon Schools

    As part of the district’s Strategic Plan goals for communications, this new online news source provides more immediate, consistent and relevant information to all families, staff and our Solon Schools community monthly. The communications goals are part of the district’s newly updated Strategic Plan. You can read the STRATEGIC PLAN here. 

     

    Inside the End-of-Year 2023 Issue:

     

    This is the last issue of Know Your Schools … Online for the 2022-23 school year. This edition is longer than usual to include as many of the culminating events at all of our schools over the past month. Thank you for reading!

    READ THE End-of-YEAR 2023 KNOW YOUR SCHOOLS ONLINE HERE!

    Inside This Issue:

    • That's a Wrap on the 2022-23 School Year!
    • Superintendent Fred Bolden on Board for Five More Years
    • SHS Student Artwork Heading to U.S. Capitol
    • Harvest of the Month - Asparagus
    • Outdoor Learning for Orchard Campers
    • Facts & Food at Orchard's Europe Fair
    • Get Your Goods & Services Here! Lewis 3rd Grade Marketplace
    • Getting Together - Special Education Family Events
    • SHS Tennis Nets 3rd at States
    • Math Can Be Beautiful - Orchard Chalk Polygons
    • Check Out Our Special Focus on the Arts - In Your Mailbox Now
    • Lessons of History - SHS Memorial Day Speaker
    • It's Almost Summer - Water & Popsicle Fun at Regano ELC
    • Smiles Everywhere! SMS Student Appreciation Event
    • Feathers, Flight & Fun at Roxbury
    • Sharing Stories on a Sunny Day - Lewis Literacy on the Lawn
    • Learning Through Doing at Parkside
    • SHS Students Place in State and National Chinese Language Contests
    • 8th Grade Clap Out - The Band is Ready for Friday Night Lights!
    • Look for Orchard's Golden Apple Award Winners Around Town this Summer
    • Bringing the Great Outdoors into the Classroom
    • Sweet Economics Lesson
    • Lewis Amazing Race
    • Roxbury Outdoor Classroom Space
    • Science Olympiad Success at Nationals
    • All the High School's a Stage: Romeo & Juliet Theater Residency
    • STEM Spotlight: 8th Grade Rockets Taking Flight
    • Dumpling's Mean Family - Parkside Author Visit
    • World Culture Day
    • SMS & SHS Chess Teams are State Champs!
    • Kindergarten Countdown
    • Softball Strikes Out Cancer
    • 11 Miles of Fun and Learning - Lewis Bike Hike
    • Parkside SpringFest 
    • Lesson Planning - Professional Development
    • Civic Engagement
    • Prom Was a Huge Success
    • Seniors Made Memories at After Prom
    • Summer Comet Challenge

     

    Inside the April Issue:

    READ IT ALL HERE!

    • Resources for Families - Grief, Loss
    • Resources for Families - Sextortion, Cyberbullying, Internet Safety
    • Two Solon Seniors Named Presidential Scholar Semi-Finalists
    • Solon Schools Awarded Best Communities for Music Education Award
    • Future Business Leaders of America State Title
    • Bus Transportation For 2023-24 School Year - OPT-IN 
    • Scholastic Gold Key for Poetry
    • Community Open House for After Prom is May 13
    • Lewis Literacy Learning
    • Future Problem Solvers Demonstrate Success at the State Bowl
    • School Safety Update
    • Lessons in Yarn
    • Working Together to Find the Solution
    • Solon Bus Drivers Participated in the Ohio School Bus ROAD-E-O
    • Click It for a Ticket
    • National Honor Society Induction
    • Solon High School & Solon Middle School Art Show
    • NCAA Signing Day
    • Cutting and Sewing Inseams - It's Not As Easy As It Looks
    • Stop the Hate Contest Finalist
    • A Sunny Salutation - Yoga with Regano ELC Preschoolers
    • Orchard Fourth Grade Orientation
    • Arrive Alive Program - Real-Life Experience Without Real-Life Consequences
    • Social Advocates for Youth Let's Be Real Campaign
    • MathCounts Tops in State
    • New Us New You - Senior Spotlights
    • Cultural Connections - Live Interactions With Students in Ukraine
    • Picasso-Inspired Faces
    • Parkside Panthers Meet Mickey Mouse
    • Solon Jazz Roots Run Deep
    • Celebrating Prom and Graduation Safely
    • Spring Comet Challenge

     Inside the March Issue:

    READ IT ALL HERE!

    •  Finance Facts: District Faces Steep Losses Under Pending State Legislation
    • AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award
    • Exploring the World of Work
    • Internet Safety Program for Teens and Families
    • Lewis Second Grade International Feast
    • Building Our Comets CommUNITY: Model U.N. Ethnic Expo
    • Dr. Seuss Week in Parkside Kindergarten Classrooms
    • Strategic Planning Working Groups
    • Career Tech Education: Sparking Students’ Futures 
    • Speech & Debate State Champions  - Again!
    • Let’s Dance!
    • SMS Social Advocates for Youth  
    • Charting a Course of Their Own Design
    • City Scapes
    • History Connections - Holocaust Survivor Meets with 9th Graders
    • Solon High School Drama Club Spring Musical
    • Stop - And Look Around
    • 25th Annual Senior Recognition Dinner
    • Changes Over Time - Second Grade History Lesson
    • What Do You Do on the Night Before a Day Off School? Go to the Lewis Carnival!
    • Readers Get Sprinkles
    • Solon High School Super Stacks
    • Connecting Books and Brains at Roxbury
    • Red Cross Club Blood Drive
    • Aspirations in Computing Awards 
    • Safety Presentations

    Inside the February Issue:

    READ IT ALL HERE!

    • Solon Middle School's Taco Tuesday
    • Passport to Their Future - Parkside Career Day
    • Black History Month Celebration - A Walk Through History at Solon High School
    • Out-of-the-Box Lunch & Recess Monitor Recruiting
    • Ethnic Expo Event Spotlights the Diversity of Our School Community
    • Solon High School Hosting 17 Show Choirs for Annual Festival
    • Jazz Fest
    • Diving Success at the State Tournament
    • Solon High School Staff Teach the Seniors a Basketball Lesson - Again!
    •  Orchard Middle School Gratitude Jars
    • Roxbury Rockets - STEM Program
    • Save the Dates: Solon Day at the Guardians Game May 27 and Rick Smith's Magic Gives Back shows May 6. Lewis Elementary Students Were Wowed by Rick Smith's Illusions at a Special Teaser Show Assembly.