Parents and family members of our 8^th grade students are invited to celebrate the completion of the middle school years at our annual awards night ceremony.  The awards night will be held at 7:00 p.m.  on Monday, June 3^rd   in the Garfield Gymnasium.   Students will be recognized for their accomplishments in a formal presentation that includes music performances from some of our students.  Afterwards the Garfield PTSA will provide a cake and punch reception.  We encourage all of our students to attend the celebration.

The PTSA-sponsored 8th grade party will be held Friday, May 31st from 6:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.   $5 tickets will go on sale during lunch periods starting on Tuesday May 28th.   Only 8th grade students from Garfield are permitted.  

Attire for the evening is not formal but should reflect a more dressed up appearance.  Boys may wish to wear ties, sports coats, or polo shirts.  Girls should wear nice slacks or dresses.  Strapless or thin strapped dresses should be covered with a jacket or shawl.  Dress/skirt length needs to follow school dress code and should be no shorter than one inch above the knee.   Mini-skirts and/or extremely short skirts are not permitted.    

Detailed information about the event was sent home with every 8th grade student.      

The Athletic Department has arranged for our student-athletes to receive a sports physical for $10 on May 21 (boys) or May 23 (girls) from 2:30-6:30 p.m. at Lakewood High's East Gym. Click here for more information.

Lakewood City Schools Competed in the Middle School academic challenge competition on Thursday and represented our district very well. In the preliminary round The Garfield Middle School team placed 4^th and the Harding Middle School team tied for 6^th. As a district Lakewood City School finished 4^th behind Westlake, Rocky River, and Fairview. We were only five point out of third and ten points out of second. That is literally the difference of 1 question! Harding lost a thrilling 5 question tie breaker and just missed making the finals. Garfield Middle School had a rough start to the final 30 question round. At one point they were in 6^th place trailing by 85 points. After getting over their nerves the team mounted an amazing comeback – answering 8 of the final 10 questions correct – and rallied to finish in third place. Lakewood City Schools should be very proud of the hard work and dedication displayed by both teams.

Garfield Team Members:

Ian Bell

Lauren Lowell

Brendan McCallum

Brian Donahoe

Damien Jouriles

Rachel Lowell

The Lakewood Soccer Club has kicked off their 4^th season. Currently we have 46 members and growing. This marks the 4^th consecutive year we have grown – a true testament to the success of our program. The club is open to any middle school student in Lakewood – but is primarily comprised of ESL students from Garfield Middle School. The club would like to thank both Italian Creations and The Margaret Warner Educational Fund for their generous support. Through their support we have been able to provide all members with a pizza party and a T-shirt. New this year, we have also been able to get each player their own soccer ball to keep and practice at home. Finally, we have also been able to help offer students scholarships to attend our Washington DC trip.

The club would also like the thank Coach Andrew Toth for his support and Garfield Middle School ESL teacher Patty Oleksiak for her help. It is very difficult to manage our large numbers – and the extra help they provide is crucial. Furthermore, we would like to thank our numerous alumni who come back and provide valuable assistance and leadership. Again, a true testament to the success of our program is when students come back from the high school because they still want to be part of the program and help the younger kids.

Thank You,

Joshua Thornsberry

Registration for Lakewood City Schools' summer school program for middle school and high school students begins April 26. Session I will run from June 14-July 5 and Session II from July 8-26. For more information and an application, click here.