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May 20, 2025
For ODA scholars at Max S. Hayes, hearing from Tyler Wadsworth — an HVAC industry leader with four generations of experience in his family — was more than just a career talk. His message was...
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May 20, 2025
Scholars across our partner schools have been turning big ideas into bold inventions as part of Open Doors Academy’s largest-ever Pitch Challenge. Since March, scholars have been researching, designing, refining, and practicing their presentations with...
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May 20, 2025
“Free speech is an important topic because everybody has the right to free speech,” said LaMarcus Idom, a senior at Max S. Hayes High School and proud Open Doors Academy scholar. This spring, LaMarcus entered the...
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May 20, 2025
As a fifth grader at ODA Sandusky, Finnley Jaunzemis is discovering her strengths and passions in exciting new ways. A two-year participant in ODA’s afterschool programming, Finnley attends two days a week and makes the...
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April 28, 2025
For Tekia Lawson, Open Doors Academy has been part of her daughter Ki'Yanni McCall’s life since kindergarten. Now in sixth grade at Breakthrough’s Glenville Campus, Ki'Yanni continues to thrive in a program where she finds...
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April 28, 2025
What would you do with $2,000 a month – and no room for mistakes? That’s the challenge our high school scholars tackled during a series of recent financial literacy workshops with Bank of America. In a...
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April 28, 2025
When education, mentorship, and community come together, they create something powerful. A recent collaboration between University School (US) and the student-led group Youth Serve Cleveland Council of Independent Schools (YSCCIS) brought high school students and...
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April 28, 2025
Our Fifth Annual Benefit Clambake is set for Saturday, October 11, 2025 – and now’s the time to come on board as a sponsor. Your sponsorship will resonate far beyond a single night – it will...
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April 25, 2025
Before dawn on March 31, 38 high school scholars arrived at the ODA office buzzing with excitement and ready for our first international college tour since the pandemic. Each year, ODA’s high school team organizes a...
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March 06, 2025
Brittaney Jackson was looking for an afterschool program to keep her children engaged that also provided a supportive community. A working mother of four, she wanted her children, Brandin Eason Jr., a first grader, and Denver...
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