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The Lakewood Project, Lakewood High's electric rock orchestra, will put on its annual winter concert on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 7 pm in the Civic Auditorium. The theme for the concert is "Just a Girl - Music by Women Who Rock" Come hear hits from artists such as Fleetwood Mac, Blondie, Cyndi Lauper, Pat Benatar, Stevie Nicks, The Bangles, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and more.

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Lakewood City Schools' Kindergarten Parent Information Night will be held Thursday, Jan. 30, 2024, from 6:30-8 pm in the Grant Elementary School cafeteria. Students must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 30, 2025 in order to be eligible to enter kindergarten in Fall 2025.The program will include a presentation from the Department of Teaching & Learning on details about the curriculum and the registration process Registration for the 2025-2026 school year also begins on Jan. 30. See the flyer linked below for more information.

Parent Information Night Flyer

Registration for the 2025-2026 preschool year is now open! Our classes for ages 3-5 come in both half- and full-day options and are located across six of our buildings. New for next year is a full-day option at Emerson Elementary. Learn more on our preschool webpage. To start the registration process, click on the link below:

Registration page

If you were not able to attend one of the seven Elementary Community Conversations held from October through December at our elementary buildings, you can see and listen to the presentation at the link below There is also a link to the Elementary Planning Task Force Page for more information.

Presentation
Task Force Webpage

The Lakewood City Schools Community Recreation and Education Department’s winter booklet has arrived. It has a complete listing of all of the tment has to offer for this winter. 

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Congratulations to Lincoln Elementary fourth grader Abel Sisco on winning the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce's annual "Why I Love Lakewood" contest! Abel earned the right to join Santa to flip the switch on the city holiday lights at Light Up Lakewood Dec. 7. He also read his essay at the event. You can read Abel's winning essay by clicking on "Read More".

Congratulations to our December Educator Spotlight honorees: Harding Middle School teacher Nell Franks and Grant Elementary secretary Jaime Zito! Click on the Read More link below to learn more.

Each year, District music ensembles from elementary to high school participate in Light Up Lakewood with performances. This year, the performances for the Dec. 7 event will take place at Lakewood High School in the gym and cafeteria from 11 am - 3 pm. In addition, the Music Boosters will also be hosting a brunch and holiday activities for those who wish to participate, for a small fee. View the flyer at the link below for details. And don't miss our Ranger Marching Band in the parade beginning at 5 pm on Detroit.

Light Up Lakewood info

The most recent round of grants awarded by the Lakewood-based Three Arches Foundation included grants to three organizations that will help them continue to provide mental health and wellness services for students in our district. Thanks to Three Arches, Bellefaire JCB ($228,647), OhioGuidestone ($112,577) and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation ($120,000) will be able to continue their critical wraparound services such as mental health counseling and trauma-informed prevention services for our students, staff and families. Thank you, Three Arches!