Westlake

The Westlake High School Academic Challenge Team qualified for and will compete in the National Competition run by Questions Unlimited in Washington, D.C., May 30-June 1. Team members are Alex Lathem, Eleni Packis, Alan Garber, Paavani Reddy, Aswin Bikkani and Apshara Ravichandran. Advisors are John and Sandy Packis. Last fall the high school team finished undefeated in its bracket at ... Read More »

66-year-old Joseph SCHERMA of Westlake was arrested on May 2 for a sex offense involving a male juvenile relative, report Westlake Police. The victim and his parents reported the incident on April 24; it occurred in February at the suspect’s home. A second juvenile male relative has also been identified as a victim; the offenses involving this child occurred in ... Read More »

The 63-year-old man arrested for Public Indecency last week when he dropped in on his neighbor naked  was at it again on May 19 at 12:20 p.m., report Westlake Police. He was seen by 2 female neighbors standing naked on his front porch. He was arrested for Public Indecency and for a TPO violation; the TPO forbade him from contacting ... Read More »

The Cleveland Open golf tournament will be played at Lakewood Country Club in Westlake June 2-8, 2014. In connection with that event, no parking will be allowed on any of the nearby streets or on Bradley Rd. between 6AM-7PM. No Parking signs will be posted at the entrances to each subdivision. Attendees should park at Crocker Park and use the ... Read More »

Sixty-eight Westlake High School Spanish students earned national recognition for excellent performance on the 2014 National High School Spanish I-5 Examinations. Spanish students earned a total of 13 gold, 10 silver and 21 bronze medals, along with 24 honorable mentions. Gold Medalists, who scored in the top 1 percent to 5 percent in the nation, include Rachel Cuellar, Catherine Frerman, ... Read More »

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 »