Hands-on Learning Grandview Heights students providing a worldly impact
By Brittany Mosley
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t started with an article she came across talking about an organization out of northeast Ohio. Dr. Jamie Lusher, chief academic officer and assistant superintendent of Grandview Heights City School District, was instantly inspired by the work Hands of Gratitude and knew wanted to help the cause. The organization helps build and 3-D print prosthetic hands for those in need all across the world. After a short discussion with a fellow colleague, Lusher began planning a way to get Grandview Heights involved. In just over 24 hours, an ambitious plan was hatched that depended on the entire district – from kindergarten to high school students – to help build prosthetics. “I wasn’t sure how that was going to be possible,” says Farrah Chrstos, president of the Grandview Education Foundation. “It seemed like quite a task.” Through hard work and enthusiasm from students, it did happen, with spectacular results. With so much success, GHSD participated for the second year in a row this past fall and involvement con- Director of Facilities Brett Bradley and District Maintainer Dan Ogg lend a hand to tinues to grow. Stevenson Elementary student Miles Stankovich.
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