Several area institutions have been included in the state capital budget passed by the Ohio House last week. State $2.62 billion is being invested statewide, including $20.5 million in funding for projects in Cuyahoga County. The capital budget, House Bill 529, contains funding for needed improvements to public services and facilities across the state, including schools, roads and bridges, waterways ... Read More »
In light of recent carjackings in neighboring communities, the Rocky River Police Department is providing the following safety information. Carjacking is a form of robbery–a theft by use of force or a threat of force–against occupied motor vehicles. Many times carjacking involves and armed attacker, making the crime especially dangerous and volatile. Avoid being a carjacking target with these precautions: ... Read More »
Eastview Elementary Library Shelf Elf students traveled to Avon/Avon Lake Community Resource Services the morning of March 9. These students volunteer their recess to help out in the Library. They have many duties, such as reading to first-graders, helping them select a book, shelving books, repairing books, checking them in and out. On Fridays, the students assisted in making gifts to ... Read More »
The academic team from North Ridgeville High School was victorious on this week’s Scholastic Games radio quiz on WEOL radio (AM 930), defeating the Elyria Catholic team by a score of 330 to 160. It was a solid win for Ridgeville, but the EC runner-up score was one of the highest of the season, so that team is also eligible ... Read More »
Three Lee Burneson Middle School eighth-grade students qualified for the state You Be The Chemist Challenge contest in Toledo on April 14. You Be the Chemist is an interactive academic contest sponsored by the Chemical Education Foundation that encourages 5-8 students to explore chemistry concepts and their real-world applications. LBMS state qualifiers are Neige DeAngelis, champion of the qualifier competition; ... Read More »
Rocky River Middle School student Nathan Budge qualified to compete in the state-level competition of the National Geographic Bee. Nathan qualified for the Bee by winning his school competition and earning a high enough score on a qualifying test to compete at the Ohio State Bee on April 6. This is the second level of competition, now in its 30th ... Read More »
Westlake High School junior Ella Gray scored a perfect 36 on the ACT exam. Ella said she took a practice course and a lot of practice tests on her own from books in preparation for the exam. Ella is an officer in the Center Stage Players, secretary of Key Club, and a member of Shakespeare Club and Academic Challenge. She ... Read More »
A program intended to build confidence in a small group of girls in third to fifth grades at Kensington Intermediate School in Rocky River blossomed into a program with 44 participants and nine parent coaches. Girls on the Run uses trained coaches who lead small teams through a research-based curriculum that includes discussions, activities and running games. Over 10 weeks, ... Read More »
Westlake High School senior Shawn Walls earned the National Speech and Debate Association’s Academic All-American Award. The Academic All American award recognizes academic rigor, competitive speech and debate success, and personal excellence. Fewer than 500 students of the more than 141,000 who qualify receive his award. This places Shawn in the top half of 1 percent of all student members ... Read More »
The Rocky River High School Drama Department presents “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” based on the movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” The story is based on the 1975 movie, as King Arthur and his Knights encounter many of the same silly obstacles, such as the Black Knight, French Taunters and Knights Who Say Ni. The production stays true to much ... Read More »
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