| Film Star Prepares Cleveland Schools' Students for | | | | Responsibilities and Realities is cooperation between |
| Future Performances | | | | the Cleveland Bar Association and the Cleveland |
| Otis Sallid, a choreographer and director, is offering | | | | Schools. This program has over 600 local attorneys, |
| Cleveland Schools ' students a chance to gain from | | | | judges and law students to help offer support and |
| classes in dance and acting. The classes are in | | | | advice to students about their future. This volunteer |
| cooperation with the Ohio Theatre, which is using the | | | | program aims to help tenth grade students in the |
| classes as a way to recruit for its upcoming | | | | Cleveland Schools increase their success rates on the |
| productions. The classes will be held at the studios in | | | | Ohio Graduation Test by improving their understanding |
| the Playhouse Square. | | | | and respect for the rule of law and our Constitution |
| Sallid is well qualified to teach these classes. He is a | | | | and to provide practical career counseling to focus |
| winner of the Bob Fosse L.A. Choreographers Dance | | | | students on their potential beyond high school. |
| Award, whose film credits include Spike Lee's School | | | | This is accomplished by teams visiting tenth grade |
| Daze, Do the Right Thing, and Malcolm X, and Disney's | | | | social studies classes in twenty-one Cleveland Schools' |
| Sister Act II. Sallid has also done work for several | | | | high schools each month. The Ohio Graduation Test is |
| television sitcoms like, Living Single, For Your Love, and | | | | only one part of the program, the volunteers will also |
| Suddenly Susan. The Cleveland Schools' Director of | | | | help students make decisions about their future, help |
| Performing Arts endorses the classes fully. | | | | them set goals, prepare them for pre-college testing, |
| Cleveland Browns Wide Receiver Joe Jurevicius | | | | guide them to resources for financial assistance and |
| Gives Cleveland Schools' Students a Lesson in | | | | coach them in developing a strong resume. The first |
| Financial Responsibility | | | | session of the 3Rs program was held Friday, |
| At Cleveland Schools' South High School, students | | | | September 22. Prior to the first session a rally was |
| were able to learn about how to manage money for | | | | held to kick off the program. Key speakers at this rally |
| the future as part of the VISA, NFL and PLAYERS | | | | were: Dr. Eugene Sanders, CEO, Cleveland Schools; |
| INC., "Financial Football" Program. This program | | | | Hugh McKay, President, Cleveland Bar Association; |
| teaches students about money management. The | | | | Lawrence Davis, Chairman, Cleveland Board of |
| class will be taught by Cleveland Browns wide | | | | Education; Robert Triozzi, Director of Law, City of |
| receiver Joe Jurevicius and Jason Alderman, director | | | | Cleveland; Louis Stokes, former U.S. Congressman; |
| of Visa USA. The program is centered around the | | | | The Honorable Patricia Hemann, U.S. Magistrate Judge; |
| interactive computer game "Financial Football", an | | | | and Joanne DeMarco, President, Cleveland Teachers |
| educational program that teaches about value and use | | | | Union. Cleveland Schools' John Marshall High School |
| of money. Cleveland Schools is one of seventeen | | | | marching band and Cleveland School of the Arts |
| school districts from across the country chosen to | | | | choral singers, John F. Kennedy High School |
| host the program. | | | | cheerleaders cheering on 3Rs and a dramatic |
| Politicians Support the Cleveland Schools' 3R's | | | | presentation of the Constitution by students from |
| Program | | | | various schools was the entertainment for the rally. |
| The Cleveland Schools' 3R's Program Rights, | | | | |