CHS Railroaders History is on the Net
Since the beginning of this school year, a research team led by Gail Greenberg, media specialist and Michael Rotman, historian and technical consultant, have been tracking the Collinwood Railroaders history. This project, which is a work in progress, has entailed finding images, newspaper articles and other artifacts from the school’s extensive archives. Highlighting this effort are oral history interviews with teacher/graduates and community members. In order to share the photos and unique stories, Greenberg and Rotman have created a website, “Tracking the Collinwood HS Railroaders,” which can be accessed from collinwood.omeka.net.
Recent additions to the Collinwood HS Railroaders website include a commencement poem. "What Collinwood Means" by Dora Millavec, class of 1945, and a view of the school library, circa June 1926. Among the oral history clips are: Charlotte Iafeleice; Joe Bruzas, and teachers Lawrence Mahone, LaTanya Johnson, and Carmella Napoleon.
Anyone who would like to add to this Collinwood High School archival history project can contact Gail Greenberg at (216) 541-7120.
Dora Milavec's essay:
"What Collinwood Means"
Commencement- time to remember what Collinwood has meant to us—the 12A’s and even more—the time to think about what Collinwood means.
Collinwood means Republicans and Democrats arguing the housing situation in Modern Problems—learning together.
Collinwood means black hands throwing balls to white hands in Commando gym—playing together.
Collinwood means Catholic, Protestant, and Jew enjoying the senior play side by side—laughing together.
Collinwood means commercial, academic and technical brains and talent producing Class Day and Commencement—working together.
Collinwood means those of English, Italian, German, Scotch, Slovenian, Irish and Polish heritage standing in line to buy war stamps—being good Americans together.
Collinwood means clubs and organizations that anyone may join, a shining white health center that anyone may use, tower steps that everyone must climb, a pink pass that everyone must have.
That’s the best of Collinwood. At graduation that’s all we 12A’s want to remember—the best. To us who are leaving, Collinwood means a bit of the good of America.
Gail Greenberg is the library media specialist at Collinwood High School.
Gail Greenberg
Gail Greenberg is the library media specialist at Collinwood High School.