Kindergarten registration for the 2021-2022 school year is now open. Students must be 5 years old on or before September 30, 2021 to be eligible to enter kindergarten. Registration information and materials can be found on our Student Registration page. Registration is by appointment only. 

KINDERGARTEN INFORMATION VIDEO

Click on on the link below for up-to-date information on COVID-19 cases and quarantines among students and staff. You can also find a link with complete information regarding the 2020-2021 School Year Plan as it relates to COVID.

COVID-19 DASHBOARD
SCHOOL YEAR PLAN PAGE
STAFF COVID REPORTING FORM
STUDENT COVID REPORTING FORM

Congratulations to the 14 West Shore Career-Tech students that were recognized in an April 15 ceremony as the Lakewood/Rocky River Rotary Outstanding Students for 2021. Each of these students were chosen for their exemplary accomplishments in the classroom, school activities, clubs, athletics and service in the community. Each student exemplifies traits of leadership, dedication, responsibility, caring, community involvement, and initiative.

Congratulations to Lakewood High students Ethan Daniels, Jazyire Sims, Caden Stanuch and Jonathan Weisbarth for participating in The Stock Market Game as part of their Economics class with Ron Lewis. This is the first year LHS participated in the program and the team finished in the top quarter of regional competitors (29 of 134 teams) and the top 20% of the 421 national teams!

Lakewood City Schools has once again earned the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education and support from the Lakewood community. Lakewood is one of 686 districts from across the country and only 46 in Ohio to earn the prestigious award.

eLearning LKWD, a full-time online learning program administered by the Lakewood City Schools through Franklin School of Opportunity, is now accepting K-5 students for the 2021-2022 school year.  eLearning LKWD offers: 1) a self-paced program 2) a flexible schedule 3) supervision from a certified Lakewood Schools teacher 4) robust curriculum provided by Lincoln Learning Solutions. For more information please call 216-529-4037.

REGISTRATION FORM

Lakewood High juniors swept the top four spots of the Speech category in the 76th annual Rotary Club of Lakewood & Rocky River Speech, Music, and Visual Arts Contests sponsored by the Beck Center for the Arts. Leading the way for the talented talkers was Eva Strazek, who earned $700 and the right to move on to the District competition to be held April 10. Rounding out the top four contestants were Andre Hallenburg ($500), Abby Hirsch ($300) and Sidney Bacon ($250).

The Lakewood Board of Education at a special meeting on March 31 approved Lakewood City Schools Director of Teaching and Learning, Dr. Christine Palumbo, as the District’s next Assistant Superintendent effective August 1, 2021.  Palumbo will replace Maggie Niedzwiecki, who in February was named the successor to departing Superintendent Mike Barnes.

Congratulations to Lakewood High senior Nola Williams-Riseng, whose artwork (pictured) was honored with an Award of Excellence as one of the top 25 pieces entered in the Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibit competition. Also earning a spot in the 300-piece exhibit with their artwork are juniors Grace Hoppel and Inga Wilhelmy. Judges received more than 1,000 entries from high school students across Northeast Ohio. From those entries, 126 were selected to join winners from the other Ohio regions to be judged at the state level to determine which pieces will be part of the exhibition.

While most students were relaxing and taking a hiatus from school over Spring Break, more than 100 K-8 students signed up for the District’s first three-day Spring into STEM program to engage in some fun project-based learning and enrichment activities. 

The District has developed a number of programs to offer learning enrichment for students prior to the start of the 2021-2022 school year. Currently, nearly 100 students are participating in a Spring into STEM program over Spring Break. There will also be summer programs offered. Please see full slate of offerings below.
SPRING & SUMMER OFFERINGS

In the early morning of February 22, Lakewood High School tragically lost two of our Class of 2020 graduates.  As the parents, families, and community continues to grieve the loss of Max Close and Alejandro Mercado, Lakewood High School and the West Shore Career-Technical District have been planning a tribute to our former students whose lives tragically were cut too short. With the support of many, we plan to create a living memorial at LHS with benches and trees in remembrance of Max and Alejandro.  Additionally, a scholarship in their names will be awarded in conjunction with the Lakewood Council of PTAs and the Project Lead the Way Engineering Program. 

For those wishing to make a donation to the scholarship fund, please make your check out to Lakewood High School and send to 14100 Franklin Blvd. Lakewood, OH 44107. You can also donate by credit card  by calling 216-529-4047.

Our thoughts continue to be with the families and friends of Max and Alejandro.