Corinne Sinclair won first place in the 10th grade division of the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage Stop the Hate: Youth Speak Out essay contest. She read her essay about bullying to the CH-UH School Board.
Cleveland Heights High School student Corinne Sinclair says her little brother is too young to be on Facebook. And she has a good reason to be protective. Her brother was cyber-bullied when he was 12. Someone hacked into his page and wrote comments about his sexuality as if they were coming from him. Kids responded to the fake post with a list of insults. Corinne read about his experience, and what she did to try to combat bullying, to the Cleveland Heights-University Heights School Board Aug. 7. Tears started streaming down her face as she recounted the painful experience her brother went through. Her teacher Donna Feldman gave her encouraging pats on the back and a big hug before and after she read her piece. The Heights High student, …
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Three sophomores at Cleveland Heights High School are finalists among 10th-graders in this year's Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage Stop the Hate: Youth Speak Out essay contest.
Three sophomores at Cleveland Heights High School are competing for the same prize. Each student is a 10th-grade finalist in the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage Stop the Hate: Youth Speak Out essay contest. And they've swept the category. More than 1,800 students from 126 public and private schools across seven counties submitted essays this year, and Heights students landed the top three spots among 10th-graders. But Maryam Assar, Adrian Berr and Corinne Sinclair don't see it as a competition. "I think that it proves that we have quite an amazing English teacher, and that we’re all very lucky to somehow end up getting this," said Corinne, 15, giving credit to English teacher Donna Feldman. "I actually have English with Adrian so we're …
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6:25 pm on Sunday, April 22, 2012
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