Heights Middle School Shorts – Page 6 – Stories • Films • Music

January 31, 2021March 3, 2021

Introducing the 2021 Instructors

‘It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.’
– Albert Einstein

Ladies and gentlemen, we’re pleased to present our Height Middle School Shorts instructors for the Summer 2021 camp:

Antonio Harper, Filmmaking and Film Editing Instructor

Antonio has been making films for more than ten years. From shooting a home-movie version of 007 with his sisters when he was 13 to working with Yann Demange on the set of White Boy Rick in 2017, his skills are vast and his growth is rapid. He attended Cleveland State University from 2013 to 2017 and earned a degree in Film and Television.

January 28, 2021February 9, 2021

This Is Why…

We asked the founders, instructors, and committee members of Heights Middle School Shorts to tell us why they’re helping bring the camp to life. Here’s what they told us:

January 25, 2021February 9, 2021

What’s new at Heights Middle School Shorts? Plenty!

We’re thrilled to report that over the past few weeks, there have been a number of key milestones met and goals achieved for Heights Middle School Shorts 2021, and that the camp is coming together nicely.

Here are four of the most significant developments:

Application Period Open

The application period is now open for the camp and, based on the number of applications we’ve received so far, student response to the camp has been overwhelming. We’re excited to see so many kids interested in HMSS!

Potential campers have two more weeks to apply for the 2021 Heights Middle School Shorts, so students should apply today to make sure they don’t miss the February 5 deadline. Visit our website for details on how to apply (a simple process using our new online application form).

January 13, 2021

Pandemic Protocol

The safety and well-being of Heights Middle School Shorts campers, families, and staff are of utmost importance. We will continue to monitor Cuyahoga County and State of Ohio COVID-19 protocols and follow recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) to prevent the spread of the virus.

If the situation dictates, we will adjust the camp to a virtual setting, rather than in person. If we must postpone the camp or change HMSS programming for any reason, we will inform all campers, families, and school partners of those changes as quickly as possible.

Thank you for your patience as we work to provide the best possible HMSS camp experience!

January 11, 2021February 9, 2021

A Camp Is Born…

The show will go on! And the middle school students of Cleveland Heights and University Heights will be right in the – no pun intended – middle of it.

Heights Middle School Shorts

After working in partnership with Ensemble Theatre for four years to introduce our students to the dramatic arts through the Heights Performing Arts Camp, we’re going all-in on film.

This summer, Building Heights is launching Heights Middle School Shorts, a three-week mixed-media film arts camp for CH-UH middle school students, where up to 30 students going into grades 6, 7, and 8, will discover their own creativity and artistic expression – the majority of whom will attend the camp at no cost.

Heights Middle School Shorts will help CHUH students tell stories through the medium of film. Working in small groups and guided by local professionals experienced in filmmaking, writing, acting, music, and facilitating youth creative expression – including in particular our principal instructors Antonio Harper and James Rankin, and Amy Rosenbluth of Lake Erie Ink – HMSS campers will write short stories that they will turn into short films containing short musical scores.