Clark Montessori One of Six Finalists in the
White House Race to the Top Commencement Challenge!

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Win would bring President of the United States Barack Obama to Cincinnati to give Clark Montessori's 2010 Commencement Address!


Clark Montessori is one of six finalists in President Obama's Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge!
The application process was student run and included four essay questions and a two minute video highlighting how the school is a model of educational success for other high schools across the country.

NATIONWIDE PUBLIC VOTING TO DETERMINE THE TOP 3 BEGINS MONDAY, APRIL 26 at 8:00 am!

Public voting will occur from Monday, April 26 at 8:00 am to Thursday, April 29 at 11:59 pm.


VOTE HERE: http://www.whitehouse.gov/commencement

{Attention please: Voting is no longer tied to IP Address. The "one vote per computer"
concept is no longer an issue.}


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 Clark Video That Got Us to the Final Six
 
PDF of Essay That Got Us to the Final Six

  Commencement Challenge Announcement

  White House Press Release

  White House Phone Calls to Finalists
 A Wonderful Fox 19 video!

 Enquirer Front Page Story

 Enquirer - Krista Ransey article

 Enquirer - Vote tunrout in Cincinnat!

 WCPO.com Story

 Xavier News Story

 Senator Sherrod Brown Press Release

 Proclamation of Ohio Governor Strickland

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Summer and Enrichment Programs
Click HERE for Summer Enrichment

Deadline for UC Howard Hughes Saturday Science Program has been extended to April 30. See inside under "Medicine".

NOTE: We have noticed several deadline extentions for which we have not received direct word. If you see a program you like, CONTACT THE ORGANIZATION for that program to see if there is still time to apply!

The Clark Montessori College and Careers office is proud to announce a new section to the Clark website providing information about student enrichment programs at colleges around country.

Enrichment programs, usually but not always held in the summer, are an immersion into a particular area of interest that can give a student both knowledge in that subject and help her or him decide if that subject is what they'd like to make their life pursuit.

These programs are a GREAT way to get started on a particular subject! Applications can take some work, and there is often some expense. But if a student can get started on an area of interest even BEFORE going to college, they are all that much more likely and able to succeed in their field.

Click HERE to go to the Summer and Enrichment Program Website

Important note on our Enrichment Section listings:
All of the programs we are informed of are listed, on some of the listings you will find application deadlines already in the past.
But these programs will become active again about one year from the expired deadline.
This gives applicants the ability to look ahead and familiarize themselves with the requirements well in advance.


2010 Yearbooks
Ready for Orders

Orders for the 2010 Clark Yearbook are being taken now!

Order forms went home with high schoolers last week and will go home with Junior High students this week. 

A limited number of copies will be ordered (around 225) so you will want to reserve yours by completing the order form and submitting payment ASAP. 

Please see the linked order form for more details. The students and staff are really working hard to make sure that the 2010 Yearbook is a memorable keepsake that documents all of the people and events that shaped the year. 
We thank you for your continued support of this student-run enterprise.

Michael Smyth and the Clark Yearbook Staff
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Check Authorization Form
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Various circumstances at Clark require fees or payments and personal checks are accepted for almost all of these.

In order to pay by personal check, come to school ONCE with your ID (driver's license, etc.) so it can be copied.
After that, download the Check Authorization Form EACH TIME you'd like to pay by personal check.
To repeat, we must have the form EACH TIME you pay by check.

Click HERE to get the form (pdf)!

"Reflections" Clark 08-09 Yearbook

Did not order - still want one?
Come see us in the main office. Cost is $40 cash, but if  you'd like to pay by check, please see Clark Cashier Barb Barnett, and be sure to fill out the proper forms.

Student Fundraising
for Field Studies and Intersession

Clark Montessori requires a number of field studies such as Andros, the various camps and intersessions, which have fees and fee deadlines.

Parent volunteers at Clark have organized various student fundraisers to help students with these fees.
  
We hope that EVERYONE WHO NEEDS MONEY FOR FIELD STUDIES
will participate!

Click HERE to get to The Fundraisers

Have Questions? Need help?
Please contact at
heatherduncan@cinci.rr.com
or 281-0283.

The student fundraising committee is composed of Clark parents.  Join us to help and meet more of the great parents here at Clark!

Parents of two recent Clark graduates have written letters to Clark thanking the school
for their children's education. Read these letters HERE...