Parents to learn about
middle school Oct. 1
The Middle School Parent Teacher Organization invites all parents to its first dialogue of the school year Oct. 1 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Hudson Middle School media center. The dialogue topic will be "Everything you wanted to know about middle school but were afraid to ask." For more information, call 330-653-1316.
Bands on parade
Oct. 4
The 48th annual Parade of Bands will be Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. at Lavelli Field. Gates will open at 6 p.m.
Tickets will be $7 at the gate or $5 at Acme, the Learned Owl Book Shop, Western Reserve Music or the Hudson High School office.
Barberton, Garfield Heights, Mayfield, Solon, Southeast, Wadsworth, Waterloo and Hudson bands will participate.
This Hudson High School Music Association fundraisers benefits the choir, orchestra and band departments at the high school. For more information, call Arla Brown at 330-687-4947.
Music program fundraiser scheduled
The Hudson High School Music Association will sponsor its annual fruit, candy and cheesecake sale Oct. 2 through Nov. 5, with delivery beginning Dec. 6.
The proceeds from this sale are placed into a trip fund for Hudson High School music students.
Call Doug Hauenstein at 330-656-0603 for more information.
PTO Birthday Book Club helps libraries
For the past several years, the libraries of the Hudson elementary schools have been the beneficiaries of the Parent Teacher Organization Birthday Book Club.
The club is a parent-funded program which adds student selected books to the libraries' shelves throughout the school year.
Students select new books to donate to the school's library during their birthday months for a fee of $15.
There is a permanent Birthday Book Club bookplate inscription to commemorate the contribution with the student's name and birth date. The students are given an enrollment certificate and a bookmark, and are first to check out the new book.
The first run of Birthday Book Club enrollment letters will go out in early October. Additional forms are available in the main office and media center in each elementary school.
For more information, call Beth Cavoli at 330-656-5608.
Wow! Check out students artwork
The Hudson Parent Teacher Association annual Reflections Art Program invites students in grades kindergarten through 12 are invited to submit their artistic creations. No experience is necessary to participate in the contest.
This theme of this year's contest is: "Wow!" Students are encouraged to use their imaginations to express what "Wow!" means to them. They may write a story, essay or poem, paint or draw a picture, take photographs, shoot a video, compose music, or choreograph a dance routine.
Participation in the Reflections Program is organized by grade level, and student works are critiqued against others in the same grade division.
Entries will be accepted from Oct. 1 through 31 and may be dropped off at collection boxes in all school offices.
Information has been sent home with students, but can also be downloaded from the PTA's Web site at
www.hudson-pta.org.
The Reflections Art Show will be at the Hudson library Dec. 4.
For more information, call Amy Roos at 330-962-4292 or e-mail her at aroos@hudson-pta.org.
Support PTO
with pizza order
The Parent Teacher Organizations for the Hudson schools and Seton Catholic School have partnered with pizzaBOGO of Hudson for the annual Pizza for PTO fundraising program.
Each Thursday evening and all day Sunday, pizzaBOGO of Hudson donates 3 percent of every purchase to the PTO when a customer mentions the PTO at the time they place their order. These customers also can receive an unlimited number of large pizzas with unlimited toppings for $7 per pizza upon order pick up.
Funds raised Thursday evenings after 5 p.m. benefit Hudson Schools, and funds generated Sundays benefit Seton Catholic School.
For more information, call Greg Getzinger at 330-342-3333.
Montessori to host Pumpkin Patch Oct. 18
The Hudson Montessori School, 7545 Darrow Road, will host its annual Pumpkin Patch Fall Festival from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 18 at the school grounds on Darrow Road.
It includes children's games, pumpkin and mum sales, and a cash raffle.
Admission and parking are free.
For more information, call 330-650-0424.
Seton 'Night to Remember' moves
Seton's annual "A Night to Remember," titled Seton Safari, will be at The Signature of Solon Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. It is the first year the event will be off-site.
"We have simply outgrown our facility," explained Becky Susany who, with April Baratian, co-chair the event.
"The number of guests now exceeds our ability to comfortably accommodate them at the school," Susany said.
Beginning at 6 p.m., guests can enjoy an open wine and beer bar, hors d'oeuvres, silent and live auctions, a sit-down dinner and live African music. A licensed auctioneer will conduct live auctions.
There also will be a grand prize raffle for a golfing trip for eight to Marriott's Shadow Ridge Resort in Palm Desert, Calif.
Additional raffles include a tuition raffle and a "1-100 Raffle" for the live auction item of the winner's choice.
Event tickets are $65 per person. Tables for eight or 10 guests may be purchased at a discounted price. Cashiers will accept cash, check or credit cards for payment following the auctions that evening.
For ticket information, call Seton Catholic School at 330-342-4200 ext. 225.
WRA skips dessert, helps fight hunger
Western Reserve Academy participated in Share Our Strength's Great American Dine Out Sept. 23.
Money usually spent to purchase dessert for lunch and dinner was donated to the fight to end childhood hunger.
Funds raised through Great American Dine Out are granted to successful nonprofit organizations to help promote, increase and facilitate kids' access to nutritious foods.
"This is something that the whole school together can feel good about," said Valerie Ritzert, WRA food services director.
For more information, visit www.strength.org.
Time for Tots
registration has started
The First Congregational Church Children's Center, 47 Aurora St., is now registering for its Time for Tots fall program. Children 2 years by Sept. 30 may attend the once-a-week program. Each session children participate in a variety of activities. Classes are limited to eight children with two teachers.
The class time is 9:15 to 11:45 a.m. Classes begin in late September. Limited openings are available for the Friday class. For more information, call Bonnie Bailey at 330-342-3977.
College representatives to visit high school
Admissions representatives from colleges and universities will visit Hudson High School this fall.
All junior and senior students are invited to attend. Students may sign up in the high school guidance office. Visits include:
* University of Findlay, Oct. 1, 10:45 a.m.
* Mount Union College, Oct. 1, 1:15 p.m.
* Hocking College, Oct. 2, 1 p.m.
* Ohio Northern University, Oct. 2, 10:20 a.m.
* Ohio Wesleyan University, Oct. 2, 8:15 a.m.
* Marietta College, Oct. 3, 10:20 a.m.
* University of Notre Dame, Oct. 3 at 11:30 a.m.
* Baldwin-Wallace College, Oct. 6, 8:30 a.m.
* Loyola University Chicago, Oct. 6, 1:40 p.m.
* Hope College, Oct. 7, 10:20 a.m.
* Westminster College, Oct. 7, 12:45 p.m.
* University of Vermont, Oct. 7, 8:30 a.m.
* University of Pittsburgh, Oct. 8, 1 p.m.
* Wittenberg University, Oct. 8, 10:40 a.m.