Category: Get To Know Us
-
Gather Well Podcast Features Building Heights!
•
Don’t miss the latest podcast from Gather Well Cleveland Heights featuring our own Jen and Lance! In this episode, we discuss exciting upcoming events with HMSS, our efforts to become more sustainable, how we’re working to serve all Cleveland Heights students, and more. Listen here!
-
Big News: Heights Middle School Shorts Teams Up with the Cleveland International Film Festival!
•
We’re absolutely buzzing with excitement to share that Heights Middle School Shorts (HMSS) has forged an incredible new partnership with the prestigious Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF)! 🎬✨ An Unstoppable Collaboration This groundbreaking collaboration is set to unlock a treasure trove of opportunities for our budding filmmakers. Picture this: our…
-
Heights Alum Returns to His Roots
•
It’s no surprise that Tyler Maxey is a composer/arranger who specializes in film music, concert music, and the creation of custom-arranged scores for marching and pep bands. He’s a Heights grad. We are thrilled Tyler has joined our music program, HMSS Film Scores as the music instructor to teach CHUH…
-
He’s Baaaaacccckkkk!!! Antonio Harper (Writer/Director)
•
After a two-year hiatus, Antonio Harper – one of our original HMSS Film Instructors and a Heights High School alum – has returned! Antonio is a bright young filmmaker who left Cleveland Heights in 2022 with his partner Abby to pursue his dream in Los Angeles, California. But he always…
-
5 Reasons Why Kids Should Attend Heights Middle School Shorts
•
It’s no secret: we want every kid to attend film camp. Campers have fun, make new friends, learn independence, and develop essential skills they can use for the rest of their lives. If you’re still on the fence about sending your middle schooler to Heights Middle School Shorts, consider these…
-
It Truly Does Take a Village…
•
When we started Heights Middle School Shorts nearly three years ago, we had a single objective: give middle school students in Cleveland Heights and University Heights the opportunity to make movies. We’d seen the creativity of Heights kids in our theater camp. We knew they could write thought-provoking stories, play…
-
5 Questions for Lance Godard, HMSS Co-Founder
•
We recently sat down with Lance Godard, one of the Heights Middle School Shorts Co-Founders, about the formation of HMSS, the three top skills that campers need, and more. Who are you and why did you co-found a film camp? Among other things, I’m a Cleveland Heights parent who’s been…
-
5 Questions for Jalon Blue, Assistant Instructor
•
We recently sat down with the HMSS Assistant Instructor, Jalon Blue, to talk about his love for film and photography, his favorite movie, and more: What do you do when you’re not teaching at HMSS? When I am not teaching at HMSS, I am at Hiram College. I’m in my…
-
5 Questions for Matt Hribar, Film Instructor
•
We recently sat down with HMSS Film Instructor Matt Hribar to talk about what he does when he’s not at HMSS, his favorite films, and more: What do you do when you’re not teaching at HMSS? It might be easier to ask what I’m not doing! I’m always writing, creating…
-
5 Questions for Cliff Sweeney, Principal Instructor
•
We recently sat down with HMSS Principal Instructor Cliff Sweeney to talk about why he became a teacher, the three characteristics of a successful Heights Middle School Shorts camper, and more: What do you do when you’re not teaching at HMSS? When I’m not teaching at HMSS I am working…