Signature Class Selects Four Projects

Thanks to a team of alumni and community volunteers, the following diverse projects were presented to the Signture Class during the Opening Retreat. Interested in helping or have an idea for the future? Contact signature@leadershipmedinacounty.org to get involved. Plastic Pollution Description: According to a 2017 National Geographic, 91% of plastic isn’t recycled and recycling in…

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Putting the Venture in Adventure

This month, members of Junior Leadership are going to be introduced to eight (8) community projects called “Ventures” that they can sign up for and work on throughout the year. How does it work? Programs that provide services to Medina County residents come forward with ideas that the Juniors can work on. The ideas are…

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First You Zig, Then You Zag

Zeus had a splitting headache. Yes, I’m talking about Zeus: thunderbolt-wielding-Mount-Olympus Zeus. It’s kind of gratifying to hear that even the most powerful of the Greek gods got headaches. In any case, he had a whopper. Back in the day, before Tylenol or Advil, they dealt with these things differently. Zeus called upon his pal…

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Leadership Means Facing Challenges Head On

Leadership Medina County Emerging Leaders learned that “fear is only temporary but regrets last forever” as they overcame the Challenge Course at the Medina County Career Center at their Opening Retreat. Click here for photos from the day taken by Valerie Rapp ’03  

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Class Notes: September 2018

’95  The Greatest Stephen Hambley, The Ohio House of Representatives, is running for re-election of 69th District-State Representative in the November 6 election. ’08  That Class Colleen M. Swedyk, Medina County Recorder’s Office, is running for County Commissioner in the November 6 election. ’10 The Social Class Mike Kovack, Medina County Auditor’s Office, is running…

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August 2018 Leading Edge

Welcome to the Leading Edge Newsletter! Buckin’ Ohio welcomes Junior Leadership. Check out the photos here. Emerging Leaders cashed in on their Holiday Social win of the Sunset Soiree Dinner on August 10th. They enjoyed Steak and Cedar Plank Salmon, a variety of appetizers, gourmet sides, and desert paired with a variety of beer and wine from celebrity Chefs Steve…

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Class Notes: August 2018

’94  The Finest Sandy Calvert, was a sponsor and helped fundraise for Serenite’ and the Medina Recovery Center for the red carpet showing of ‘Knife Skills,’ an Academy Award nominated documentary about Edwins Restaurant and Culinary program for recovering addicts in Shaker Heights. Serenite’ in Medina is modeled after Edwins. ’96  The Brightest Jeff Holland,…

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July Leading Edge

Welcome to the Leading Edge Newsletter! Junior Leadership Selects Class of Medina County High School Students This year, a record number of students applied to Junior Leadership Medina County. They didn’t do it because they were necessarily philanthropically motivated. Some did it because they saw an opportunity to learn more about Medina County. Some did…

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Welcome Junior Leadership Class of 2019!

“Are kids these days really interested in philanthropic programs?” Of course they aren’t. And neither would you be if I asked you if you wanted to join a philanthropic program. But if I asked you to join a program that offered you skills to enhance your own leadership capabilities, allowed you to examine how well…

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