Vol. 6 No. 15
June 20, 2012
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Define Success
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(l-r) Cardinal Class 2012 valedictorian, Rachel Elizabeth Blakely; salutatorian, Thomas Casper Bandiera and salutatorian, Jessica Marie Nguyen. Post Photos/John’s Photography
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small. Our past lends toward success. An old Persian proverb says, “When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.” Life is often going to be rough. There’s no avoiding all the dramas and obstacles that come with living life to its fullest, but we can choose how we respond. Unfortunately, we live in a time where we’re surrounded by selfishness and weakness. This new chapter is our time to show how giving we can be to those who struggle on this journey and how strong we can be. In this year, we have united and shown our strength impressively. When we were trying to get Continued on page 5
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ow do you define success? What do you picture? Is it wealth, living in a big house and watering your perfectly plush yard? Is it position, being the perfect employee who scrambles up the never ending ladder? Is success being honored with compliments and the approval of others? According to the dictionary, success is the attainment of wealth, position, honors, or the like. Seniors of 2012, we have been working for many years to reach this day, one that I would say is an example of success. After counting down the days for school to be over, we’ve finally reached the end of our high school chapter. This is a bittersweet moment in our lives, but one we will forever cherish. Our high school memories are intermixed; we have experienced the good and the bad, the memorable and the forgettable, as well as the glorifying and the degrading. All these events of our past and present are constantly shaping us. Looking back, we are not the same people that we were years ago. It’s important for us to move on into a new world, but also to never forget how each event and each person has influenced us, be they great or
he 2012 Ohio Chautauqua will focus on “When Ohio was the Western Frontier” for five days of free, old-fashioned family entertainment and cultural programming. The festival, sponsored and presented by the Ohio Humanities Council, will be on the grounds of Geauga Historical Society’s Century Village Museum in Burton, July 3-7. It is aimed at bringing the community together for music, art and living-history performances. Organizers are looking for volunteers to help with the traveling tent festival during its stay. Volunteers are needed to help with all aspects of hosting the festival, from the time Ohio Chautauqua’s trademark red-and-white-striped tent goes up on the grounds of Century Village Museum Tuesday, July 3 to when it is taken down after the final show Saturday, July 7. To be part of the show call 400-834-1492 or e-mail info@geaugahistorical.org. A performance each evening under the large tent will feature presentations by renowned humanities scholars, who
will assume the costume and personality of historical figures: pioneer naturalist Johnny Appleseed; Iroquois leader Chief Logan; frontier aristocrat Margaret Blennerhassett; York, a Lewis and Clark Expedition member; and Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of the Battle of Lake Erie. Throughout the week, these same scholars will come out of character to present 10 additional daytime programs on varying topics at five other venues around the county. Five of these programs will be aimed at younger audiences, and five will be geared toward adults. The venues for the daytime lectures and workshops include The Geauga Park District’s The West Woods; Geauga County Public Library’s Chardon Library, Geauga West Library and Middlefield Library; and Kent State University Geauga Campus. Live old-time and folk music will precede each evening’s performances. The musical line-up includes: Hickory, of Chardon; the Hiram Rapids Stumblers, of Continued on page 2
Characters for 2012 Ohio Chautauqua (back, l-r) frontier aristocrat Margaret Blennerhassett, hero of the Battle of Lake Erie Oliver Hazard Perry, Lewis & Clark expedition member York, (front, l-r) Iroquois leader Chief John Logan and naturalist and folk hero Johnny Appleseed.