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Zuri Elise Nyamekye Williams was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She is proud of her Ghanian heritage. She is loved, observant and ambitious. Zuri is a cherished daughter and a loyal friend.  She is the oldest of 3 children. Zuri’s vibrant energy touches all who encounter her.  Zuri had her first major role asContinue reading “Zuri Williams”

My grandmother, my mother and my family members have helped me understand the importance of education and learning. They remind me every day to continue to be a good person and work hard. I am currently getting good grades in all my classes. I also do not get into any fights outside or inside of schoolContinue reading “Nasir Anderson-Blair”

October 2026 – Tyreek Jones September 2026 – Perfect Baah August 2026 – Sterling Lucy-Williams July 2026 – Avery Puffer June 2026 – Riya Patel May 2026 – Colin Searle April 2026 – Nyijah Posey March 2026 – Skylena Moya February 2026 – Shantaris Brown January 2026 – David Tompkins December 2025 – Antwan HollmanContinue reading “REAL Recognize REAL”

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Let us help make your life easier as a middle school student, teacher or administrator! With over 50 options, middle schools choose the specific workshops they want as well as the initial group of students to participate in REAL with more students able to join throughout the year. We collect data on behavior referrals asContinue reading “Middle School Workshops”

Hi my name is Timothy, but most people call me Tim. At a young age, around 3rd grade, I was already thinking about my future like what I wanted to do, how I would do it, what college I would go to and how many kids I wanted and when I wanted them. This wasContinue reading “Timothy O’ Brien”

My efforts are what have led me to where I am today. I grew up in a poor education system that did not provide the best educational support for me to succeed. As a result, I struggled to learn throughout middle and high school. However, I did not let this challenging experience determine my success.Continue reading “Joseph Frias”

My name is Malaki Fleming and I am a 3rd year teacher candidate for middle childhood in ELA and Social Studies at The University of Akron. I was born and have grew up my entire life in the Buckeye state and have grown to love my state, maybe not for the weather, but for everythingContinue reading “Malaki Fleming”

Interestingly enough, I wasn’t a huge believer in academics in the past. Throughout middle and high school, I was habitually truant, which resulted in 6 straight years of the juvenile court placing me on community control. In my eyes, I was a 3-sport athlete who worked about 20 hours a week and maintained at leastContinue reading “Anthony Jones”

Hello! My name is JaTina Threat and I am a product of the East Cleveland School District.  The image shown is of me a few years after graduating from high school.  Growing up, I enjoyed school. I was a social butterfly.  But high school was just high school for me.  I say that because IContinue reading “JaTina Threat”