Westlake

Students in the Westlake High School Technology & Engineering (T & E) Department participated in the 5th annual Gravity Racing Challenge at Derby Downs in Akron on Saturday. The team of ROBERT SLATER, CHRIS STONE, JAKE JOHANNI, & DYLAN KOMOROWSKI won the Innovative Braking System award sponsored by Time Warner Cable.  They designed a new braking system for the derby ... Read More »

A naked 63-year-old Westwood Rd. man went over to his female neighbor’s home on May 14 at 9:22 a.m. and yelled vulgarities in her window, report Westlake Police. Westlake and Fairview Police officers responded to his home where he was seen in the altogether. He then ran into his house. He was persuaded to come out and was arrested for ... Read More »

Nurses are compassionate, committed, connected and professional. In honor of these dedicated health practitioners, St. John Medical Center presented the 2014 Department of Nursing Awards in ceremonies within the new SJMC Outpatient Lobby on Fri., May 9. Following an opening prayer from Fr. William Smith, SJMC President & CEO William A. Young and Adnan Mourany, MD, President, SJMC Medical Staff, ... Read More »

The City of Westlake will be kicking off its Live Well-Play Hard campaign with a special event on Saturday May 17th. Wake Up Westlake will feature DJ Eazy, face painters, balloon clowns, inflatables, snacks and a mini truck expo all at the Westlake Recreation Center from 10:00 AM till Noon. At this time representatives from Westlake Rec focus groups may ... Read More »

Tech Directions magazine has just released the best entries of the annual Inventors Award competition.  This year’s challenge called for students to devise ways to generate power in the kind of emergency situations that arise in the wake of natural disasters, such as hurricanes and tornadoes. Winning first place and the national title was Westlake High School  senior T & ... Read More »

A 51-year-old male went to St. John Medical Center on May 11 seeking a presciption. He was found to have visited 56 doctors and filled scripts at 18 pharmacies in the past year, report Westlake Police. The man fled before officers arrived. He is also wanted by the Cuyahoga County Sheriff for Deception to Obtain Dangerous Drugs and Attempted Workers ... Read More »

Two Lee Burneson Middle School Academic Challenge teams finished first and second at the Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County’s Academic Super Bowl. They competed against 14 teams from seven different school districts on April 9. Teams answered questions in three rounds against other schools and against a time limit. Earlier, on March 31, the LBMS Academic Challenge team finished ... Read More »

The Westlake Chinese Culture Association is 27 years old. Many young people like Miranda Li, an 8th grader at Lee Burneson in Westlake and a second-generation American, go there for lessons in Chinese language, to learn Chinese Dance, and to be part of the festivities. As Student Council President to the WCC, Miranda recently worked to host a student Art ... Read More »

Westlake Christian Academy offered a glimpse of sorrow and hope in South India through a presentation by a Indian Christian Church Association. Rev. Glory Dhas’ challenge at the May 2 event was to give a glimpse of the joys and sorrows of transforming and even saving lives in the state of Tamil Nadu in Southern India to adults at a ... Read More »

Another Hilliard Elementary School second grader has her original story featured on Green Screen Adventures, a national children’s series and website that features stories written and illustrated by students in grades one through eight. Ava Puchmeyer wrote a story entitled “The Princess and Her New Pet.” You can view Ava’s story on the Green Screen Adventures website at http://greenscreenadventures.tv/the-princess-and-her-new-pet/. Serena ... Read More »