The Harbinger

June 27, 2005

 

High School Leadership Conference attracted a record 50 students to campus this past weekend

Strongsville, Walsh Jesuit, St. Ignatius, East Liverpool, James A. Garfield and 22 other high schools sent their most accomplished rising seniors to Hiram College June 25-26 for the 2005 High School Leadership Conference. A total of 50 students attended the conference, the most since the first conference was offered in 1999.

During the weekend retreat on campus and at nearby Camp Asbury, students participated in ropes courses, small group discussions, leadership problem solving workshops, and diversity education sessions. Dee West’s presentation, “Crossing the Line,” attracted the most praise from conference participants. The exercise required participants to identify multiple forms of diversity and learn how to recognize their own biases.

Other presenters included Amy Wilson (Campus Involvement), Liz Okuma (Residential, Citizenship & Commuter Education), and Bob Dean (Women’s Soccer). Hiram students served as conference mentors to the visiting high school leaders.

“This weekend I met people from all over Ohio,” one conference participant offered, “and I learned that our schools share similar issues.” Another student summarized the conference evaluations: “Great job. I had a blast!”

 

Hiram Fourth of July

The Village of Hiram will once again be hosting an Old-Fashioned Fourth of July celebration.  Since the 1950's the village has hosted events around the Fourth geared for people of all ages.  Below is this schedule, which includes fireworks, a parade, the community band concert, and the ice cream social/big band dance.  Everyone is invited!

Sunday, July 3

8:00 PM Pre-Fireworks Concert, Tours of the Rec Center, and Family Fun
Hiram College Football Field
9:30 PM FIREWORKS
Hiram College Football Field

Monday, July 4

9:00 AM Softball Games
Bicentennial Field Park
10 AM - 12 noon Historical Society Open House
Bicentennial Park by the fire station
10 AM – 12 noon Pie Contest
Hiram Hiram Professional Building (across from post office)
Whip up your best pie and enter it into our second annual Pie Contest. Independent judges will determine a winner and award a fabulous prize during the Big Band Dance and Ice Cream Social Monday evening. Drop off your pie at the Hiram Professional Building across from the post office between 10 AM and noon. All pies will be sold by the slice at the Strawberry Social with proceeds going to next year’s festivities.
11 AM – 5 PM Blood Drive
Hiram Fire Station
12 - 2 PM Family Activities and Bike Decorating
Hayden Street near Post Office and Hiram Professional Building
Come join the fun! Face painting, sidewalk chalk drawing, bike decorating for the parade, The Majestic Band Organ, and more. The Civil War group from the Ohio 41st Volunteer Army will be on hand all afternoon.
12 - 2 PM Display of Hiram and Visiting Fire Department Vehicles
Hayden Avenue
12 – 2 PM Fire Department Picnic Lunch
Martin Commons (near new science building)
2 PM THE GRAND PARADE
Vehicles line up on Hayden heading north; everyone else line up by the post office.
Come see or take part in one of the great Hiram traditions! Everyone is welcome to participate. Ride your bike, make a float, drive an antique car, or just show up and cheer on everyone in the parade.
2:30 – 3:30 PM Bicycle Rodeo
Hayden Street and Post Office parking lot
Come learn the ins and outs of bicycle safety after you decorate your bike. Sponsored by Hiram Police Department. Lots of prizes will be awarded, including free bikes!
2:30 PM Kids Games
campus green near new science building
Potato sack races, water balloon toss, donut eating contest, parachute fun, bubble gum blowing contest, pickle eating contest (adults, too!), and the annual boys vs. girls tug of war. All participants get a prize.
3 PM Hiram Historical Society Guided Walking Tour of Hiram
meet under the arch of new science building
4 PM Hiram Community Band
Dean Street by Frohring Music Building
A Hiram tradition since 1976. You can participate (remaining rehearsals are June 28 and July 1 from 7:30 – 9 pm in Frohring Music Building of Hiram’s campus; for more information contact Paul Dreisbach at 330-569-7539) or come and listen to your friends and neighbors play fabulous patriotic music!
8 - 11 PM ICE CREAM STRAWBERRY SOCIAL AND BIG BAND DANCE
Martin Commons (near new science building)
Enjoy big band entertainment and dancing in an outdoor setting! Live music once again provided by the Garretttones. Ice cream sold by the Hiram Christian Church; root beer floats also available. Enjoy starry skies and candlelit tables. Door prizes awarded at intermission of big band concert, plus we’ll raffle off a hand-painted rocking chair and a ride in a helicopter!

Please note: the fireworks will be taking place the evening of July 3. Rain location for family activities, the Community Band concert, and the big band dance is Frohring Music Building on the college campus. The parade is rain or shine!  For more information, contact Dave Auble at (330) 569-7466 or Ed Frato-Sweeney at (330) 569-7140.

Campus Updates

  • Ugur Aker was one of the panelists at John Carroll University discussing “Press, Religion and Politics” for a group of ten senior Turkish journalists on June 17th.  The other panelists were Richard D. Hendrickson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Communications, John Carroll University, John C. Green, Ph.D., Director, Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics, University of Akron, David Briggs, Religion reporter, Cleveland Plain Dealer, and Michael E. Bennett, Director of Marketing and Communications, Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland.  The program was sponsored by the U.S. State Department and organized by Cleveland Council of World Affairs.  The discussion was available as a streaming audio on John Carroll University’s web site.

  • A photograph by Hiram student Jill Brock-White has been accepted into the Cleveland Museum of Art’s NEO show which is a juried exhibition of works from Cleveland-area artists. The show runs from July 10 through September 4.  Her photograph is entitled “Two Men on a Couch.” A $5,000 Best of Show award will be given in addition to two $2,500 Honorable Mention Awards. A committee of CMA curators and Director Katharine Lee Reid will purchase a work from the exhibition to be added to the permanent collection, preserving works by Northeast Ohio artists for future generations.



This weekend's new Tyst performance: Jussi Wahlgren’s Dead and Gone to Granny’s



Let Tyst take you on a ride to Granny’s house in July.


Tyst, a Cleveland-based performing arts organization specializing in modern Scandinavian performances, is presenting Jussi Wahlgren’s Dead and Gone to Granny’s from June 30 through July 17 as part of a summer-long partnership with Hiram College.

Performances will be held in Bates Hall’s Hayden Auditorium on the Hiram College campus at 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Ticket prices range between $15 and $20. To order, call 216-771-9118 for individual sales and 330-569-5900 for group sales.

The second of four plays in the partnership between Tyst and Hiram College, Wahlgren’s Dead and Gone to Granny’s is a macabre tragi-comedy from Finland about Patrick, a depressed businessman and aspiring violinist who has lost all his money and his wife and kids. When he attempts to film his suicide for his brother Freddie’s TV show, things go awry. Patrick returns as an angel to play violin and discuss with Freddie their bitter past.

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