Romona's Kids
Most teens hoping for a career in the arts only get to practice their craft. But this summer, a select few are actually getting paid to do what they love.
LAKEWOOD -- When kids hear summer, most of them think of swimming, baseball, and summer camp.
Most 4th graders would shriek over the Jonas Brothers, or maybe Miley Cyrus. But to the kids in Mrs. Voit's class at Harry E. Davis Elementary, "Farmer Jones" has achieved celebrity status.
It started as a small gesture, a young woman helping a stranger in need. Today, that chance encounter has turned into a mission for Karina Dorantes.
On Saturday, June 6th, hundreds of walkers will converge on Progressive Field, to help put an end to Crohn's Disease and colitis.
Getting teens the real facts about sex and sexually transmitted disease is a challenge for any parent or educator.
There are booster clubs and key clubs and just about any club you can imagine in schools. Allen Elementary School in Strongsville boasts its own knitting club, made up of girls and boys.
LAKEWOOD -- Congratulations to the 3rd grade class at Lincoln Elementary School in Lakewood. After months of hard work they performed an original opera for family and friends.
Politicians from small towns, to the nation's biggest towns could learn a lesson from Tyler Bliss.
How's your tango? Have you mastered the merengue? While many adults don't know the steps to some of these famous dances, more and more children are hitting the ballroom and learning them.
CLEVELAND -- When you spot a penny on the ground, do you still stop to pick it up? You would be hard-pressed to find something that a cent will still buy.
They are District Champions and earned an impressive 21-4 record. But one of the greatest achievements by the Hoover Vikings varsity basketball team won't find its way into record books. It will forever live in the heart of one young man.
CLEVELAND -- Every week they meet as tutor and pupil. But for one day Magnificat High School students and St. Rocco Elementary students closed the books and hit the ice together.
CLEVELAND -- Keeping a positive mental attitude is proving difficult to do these days. The economy, uncertain futures, and health challenges have left a lot of people battling the blues.
Today's children are growing up in a world vastly different than that of their parents and grandparents. But a photo exhibit called "Stories from Our Elders" is bridging the gap between generations.
ROCKY RIVER -- For a team to win a state championship, it can take years of practice and dedication to their sport. But in early February, the Rocky River High School girl's fencing team won the state title, even though some of its members have been fencing for less than a year.
"Winners never quit. And quitters never win" is a famous motto once proclaimed by the legendary coach Vince Lombardi. There is a local teenager who has truly taken the saying to heart.
The saying, "when one door closes, another opens" is credited to inventor Alexander Graham Bell. We were reminded of that saying when we met a six-year-old boy from Medina this week.
How do you turn a troubled child around? It's a question every teacher, principal and school counselor has asked themselves at one time or another in their career.
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS -- If you've never seen a performance of "Godspell," now may be the perfect time.
