Cincinnati Public Schools hosted a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students
at 2825 Alms Place, Walnut Hills, which opened this year for students in grades 3-8. The magnet school serves academically talented students,
providing rigorous, yet fl exible, learning environments, while offering opportunities for students to study abroad. The event on February 23
paid tribute to the legacy of Cincinnati’s iconic Civil Rights couple, the late Donald Spencer and his wife Marian Spencer. Mrs. Spencer, was
unable to attend, but present for a ribbon-cutting ceremony (shown above, right to left) were Laura Mitchell, CPS superintendent, Cincinnati
Public Schools; Melanie Bates, CPS board member; Mike Moroski, CPS board member; Carolyn Jones, president, CPS board; a gifted student;
Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley; Ericka Copeland-Dansby, vice-president, CPS board; Nina Ginocchio, principal, Spencer Center, and
Spencer Center students. The room was packed with parents,Walnut Hills residents and community offi cials. Photo by Dan Yount
