Scott High School News
Browse past news stories for Scott High School in Toledo, OH.
- Board clears way for Scott renovation, 4 new schools (The Toledo Blade)
posted on November 25, 2009 at 10:56:48 am
By MEGHAN GILBERT-CUNNINGHAM BLADE STAFF WRITER The Toledo Board of Education last night approved the final measure to go ahead with the renovation of Scott High and start construction on four new schools. The board unanimously approved the final segment of the new building program through the Ohio School Facilities Commission to verify its intent to renovate Scott High School. When the plan was ... - WWII veteran was director at local synagogue (The Toledo Blade)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 10:53:41 am
Jay S. Glassman, former executive director for Congregation B'nai Israel in Sylvania and later the director of the Toledo Jewish Cemetery Association, died Saturday at the Cedar Village Assisted Living in southwest Ohio's Mason. He was 90. Mr. Glassman was diagnosed with a form of blood cancer last year, his son, Michael Glassman, said. In the 20 years he spent with Congregation B'nai Israel, Mr ... - Jazz radio host also formed arts workshop (The Toledo Blade)
posted on October 18, 2009 at 10:54:13 am
Russell Charles Taylor, 76, a jazz radio host who promoted creative expression in Toledo's black community, died Monday in Darlington Nursing & Rehabilitation Center from complications of kidney and congestive heart failure. He retired in the early 1990s from the Toledo parks and forestry division, his son, Kijuana, said. As "Russ Charles," he was the host of jazz programs in the 1960s and '70s ... - Students help as Foley counts TPS successes (The Toledo Blade)
posted on October 16, 2009 at 10:23:56 am
By MEGHAN GILBERT-CUNNINGHAM BLADE STAFF WRITER Students helped Toledo Public Schools Superintendent John Foley share his story during yesterday's second annual state of the district address. Cherokee Tabb, a Rogers High School senior, talked about the student organizations he's been part of that helped him learn leadership and responsibility. Reynolds Elementary fifth grader Christian Hollowell ... - TPS teacher imparted joy of music to students (The Toledo Blade)
posted on October 9, 2009 at 10:23:44 am
Alda Haddad, 86, who taught music to Toledo elementary and high school students, died Tuesday in Marion, Ohio, General Hospital of congestive heart failure. Formerly of Sylvania Township, she moved three years ago to Marion, where her son, Dale, lives. She retired in 1983 from Rogers High School, where she was choir teacher. A colleague for several years was her son Robert, who was band and ... - Teen weeps in apology for causing man's death (The Toledo Blade)
posted on September 30, 2009 at 09:53:45 am
By ERICA BLAKE BLADE STAFF WRITER Standing with his wrists cuffed behind him and facing the spectators sitting in Lucas County Juvenile Court, Dai'Lahntae Jemison wept as he apologized to Robert Brundage's brother for the single punch that ended the well-known community activist's life. “I never intended to hurt or harm him when I hit him,” the youth said, calling it a “stupid decision” brought ... - Brundage honored in fund for scholarship (The Toledo Blade)
posted on September 28, 2009 at 09:45:22 am
By TOM HENRY BLADE STAFF WRITER The late Robert Brundage was a man of many passions, not the least of which was trying to help western Lake Erie achieve greatness as an outdoor paradise. For that reason, the nonprofit Western Lake Erie Waterkeeper Association has created a $500 annual scholarship in Mr. Brundage's name. It will be awarded each fall to a graduate student researching Great Lakes ... - Singer was a blues stalwart (The Toledo Blade)
posted on September 26, 2009 at 10:59:47 am
Ron "Crawdaddy" Crawford, 56, who sang the blues with soul - and humor - as leader of his own group, Blues Connoisseurs, and with Voodoo Libido, died Sept. 19 in Toledo Hospital. He was ill recently with heart-related problems, his sister Robin said. Mr. Crawford said from the stage of the 2008 Toledo Blues Festival, "I've been living the blues all my life, baby." His Blues Connoisseurs through ... - Toledo native to present Price recital (The Toledo Blade)
posted on September 24, 2009 at 11:35:04 am
By SALLY VALLONGO SPECIAL TO THE BLADE Toledo is really keyed up this fall, with good reason. There's the centenary of jazz piano phenom Art Tatum; the placement of adorned pianos in public sites around the city, and the reprise of Toledo-born Stanley Cowell's tribute to Tatum in October at Owens Community College. But another native son and king of the keyboard is coming to town much sooner. To ... - Scott HS oversight committee formed (WTVG-TV Toledo)
posted on September 24, 2009 at 07:44:11 am
Members picked by school district - Teen admits guilt in death of Robert Brundage (The Toledo Blade)
posted on September 16, 2009 at 02:45:27 pm
By MEGHAN GILBERT BLADE STAFF WRITER Dai'Lahntae Jemison admitted yesterday he was responsible for the robbery and assault that led to the death of community activist Robert Brundage. Young Jemison, 16, admitted in Lucas County Juvenile Court to the delinquency offenses of robbery and murder. The action is similar to a guilty plea in adult court. He was found delinquent of the charges by Judge ... - CPA was chairman of board for St. V's (The Toledo Blade)
posted on September 14, 2009 at 08:48:00 am
Robert Ulmer Patterson, 93, a retired Toledo accountant and former chairman of St. Vincent Hospital's board of trustees, died Saturday at his home in West Virginia. His death was likely related to complications of several strokes suffered in his last years, his youngest daughter, Ann Fort, said. After he retired as a certified public accountant and audit partner at the former Peat, Marwick ... - Machinist aided wife's floral shop (The Toledo Blade)
posted on September 12, 2009 at 11:32:50 am
Phillip J. Harvey, 65, a factory machinist who worked beside his wife in the floral shop she started, died Sept. 5 in his Point Place home. He was undergoing treatment for cancer, which was diagnosed in July. Mr. Harvey retired after 30 years at the Spicer division of what is now Dana Holding Corp., where he was a machinist. For 23 years, he helped his wife in her Point Place business, Floral ... - Teen accused in attack will be tried as juvenile (The Toledo Blade)
posted on September 5, 2009 at 10:29:53 am
By TOM HENRY BLADE STAFF WRITER Judge Connie Zemmelman said in court Friday that she felt “compelled to acknowledge the tragedy” of community activist Robert Brundage's death. But the Lucas County Juvenile Court judge said she could not allow that to factor into her decision to have Mr. Brundage's accused assailant, Dai'Lahntae Jemison, stand trial as a juvenile. “This is especially notable ... - Ohio College Republicans to Out Liberal Professors (Fox News)
posted on August 31, 2009 at 07:02:42 pm
The University of Toledo's College Republicans are compiling a list of liberal professors who they claimed have a bias against conservative students. The list will include professors who students say have let their political views interfere with the way they interact with students in the classroom. - Roethlisberger back on the practice field (The Toledo Blade)
posted on August 26, 2009 at 10:12:19 am
ASSOCIATED PRESS PITTSBURGH - Ben Roethlisberger is back on his feet again. Both of them. The Steelers quarterback practiced Tuesday for the first time since injuring his right foot during the team's final training camp practice, and coach Mike Tomlin said he will play in Saturday night's exhibition game against Buffalo. "He won't be limited in any form or fashion," Tomlin said. The Steelers ... - Scott alumni, community vent anger over auction (The Toledo Blade)
posted on August 19, 2009 at 10:07:28 am
By MEGHAN GILBERT BLADE STAFF WRITER An embarrassed Toledo Board of Education apologized last night for the lack of communication about this weeks auction at Scott High School. It seems even board members didnt know the auction of surplus items was to take place Monday. A half-dozen community members, most of them involved alumni of the high school who worked to get it renovated, took the board ... - Upset over Scott auction (FOX Toledo)
posted on August 18, 2009 at 03:45:05 am
Some graduates and supporters who helped to keep Scott High School open are now upset over an auction that took place Monday. - Excitement builds for new TPS classrooms; 7 schools to make debut (The Toledo Blade)
posted on August 17, 2009 at 09:37:20 am
By MEGHAN GILBERT BLADE STAFF WRITER The only similarity between the new Grove Patterson Academy and new Spring Elementary School is that they share the same addresses as their former buildings. But the new schools look nothing like the old ones, said Laurie Volschow, who taught at the old Spring school before it closed in 2005 and is returning after teaching the last few years at Riverside ... - Authorities ramp up search for 20-year-old (The Toledo Blade)
posted on August 8, 2009 at 10:46:02 am
Cindy Sumner was the kind of woman who stayed in constant contact with her parents. She was so reliable, in fact, that when she didn't arrive at her North Erie Street home Thursday afternoon and since has failed to answer her cell phone, her family and Toledo police became concerned. Ms. Sumner, 20, who has muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, and cognitive disabilities, was the focus of an ... - Police, family members search for missing North Toledo woman (The Toledo Blade)
posted on August 7, 2009 at 05:16:46 pm
Authorities Friday were searching for a 20-year-old woman who went missing Thursday when she did not return to her North Toledo home from a bicycle ride. Cynthia Sumner, of North Erie Street, was last heard from about 2 p.m. Thursday when she told her mother on the phone that she was fine and on her way home, Toledo police said. Police said Miss Sumners mother was worried because the missing ... - Elmore's Schedel Arboretum hosting several exhibits (The Toledo Blade)
posted on August 6, 2009 at 11:43:08 am
At Schedel Arboretum and Gardens in Elmore, the photographs of Michael Basista will be displayed in the Trellis Gallery from Wednesday to Sept. 14. Works by Ivan Kende will be on display in the new Brown Welcome Center through Aug. 15. Throughout the garden are 17 bronze sculptures by Barry Woods Johnston, in place through October. Closing Sunday is a display of work by the Monday Morning ... - 'Old Girls' recall fun times at now-closed Fulton School (The Toledo Blade)
posted on July 27, 2009 at 09:31:40 am
They remember the Naughty Bench. "It was like a pew from a church, a long bench, and it was right outside the principal's office," said Roggie Shall Siegel, who went to Fulton School in the 1930s. "You never wanted to be seen sitting out there." - Scott offers final tours before renovations start (The Toledo Blade)
posted on July 27, 2009 at 09:16:33 am
Final tours of Scott High School will be offered before a $39 million renovation project begins on the historic building. The public is invited for guided tours tomorrow from 10 to 11 a.m. or 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Scott Principal Treva Jeffries will lead the tours, which will start in the cafeteria. The 1959 graduating class of Scott went through its Old West End alma mater last month for its ... - Local artists find 2 homes for their work (The Toledo Blade)
posted on July 15, 2009 at 11:08:21 am
It's not often that the also-rans are also chased. Artists whose work was not accepted into this year's Toledo Area Artists' exhibition were courted by two shows. After no Salon des Refuses in 2008, two salons emerged this year: one at Parkwood Gallery, the other at Collingwood Art Center. Nevertheless, entries were down: to 48 at the Parkwood and about 20 at the Collingwood center. In 2007, the ... - 15-year-old arraigned in murder of activist (The Toledo Blade)
posted on July 15, 2009 at 09:29:58 am
Sandwiched between his lawyer and his foster mother, a silent Dailahntae Jemison returned to Lucas County Juvenile Court yesterday to face charges that he murdered a well-known community activist. Attorney Joanne Rubin entered pleas of not guilty on behalf of the teenager, who is charged with delinquency in connection with aggravated murder and with murder for the death of Robert Brundage. Mr. ... - On the Town: Local artists shine at annual exhibits (The Toledo Blade)
posted on July 13, 2009 at 10:37:37 am
What is the artist trying to convey? Ahh, the technique, skill, and creativity. The Toledo Area Artists Exhibition, which opened Friday at the Toledo Museum of Art, is filled with innovative ideas and many young artists. But was it appreciated by the spectators? Guests mingled during the reception and strolled the museums classic collection before the awards program and show opening. Then, it ... - Sykes wants to rejoin school board (The Toledo Blade)
posted on July 10, 2009 at 10:44:06 am
He took a couple years off, but Larry Sykes is ready to rejoin the Toledo Board of Education. The 10-year veteran of the school board announced yesterday his plans to run for a seat in the November election. Everybody needs a break. So I took a break, Mr. Sykes said. The light has changed. Ive come off all the boards that I was on, Ive retired, and I have more time. Mr. Sykes was a member of the ... - Sykes to run for Toledo school board seat (The Toledo Blade)
posted on July 9, 2009 at 04:25:29 pm
A 10-year veteran of the Toledo Board of Education is throwing his hat back in the ring. Larry Sykes, who served on the school board from 1997 through 2007, announced Thursday he will run for a seat on the school board in November. "Everybody needs a break. So I took a break," Mr. Sykes said. "The light has changed. I've come off all the boards that I was on, I've retired, and I have more time." ... - Assault on activist is classified as homicide (The Toledo Blade)
posted on July 9, 2009 at 09:41:09 am
An Old West End resident who was assaulted, knocked to the ground, and robbed of his bicycle died as a result of blunt-force trauma to the head stemming from the June 22 attack, a Lucas County deputy coroner reported yesterday. Dr. Maneesha Pandey, who performed the autopsy on Robert Brundage, 66, also said that no underlying conditions or prior injuries contributed to Mr. Brundage's death. The ...