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![Kindergarten Parent Info Night Feb. 4]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1670958505/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/t9uodn08vuj8v8y9bncn/kindergarten.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1670958505/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/t9uodn08vuj8v8y9bncn/kindergarten.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1670958505/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/t9uodn08vuj8v8y9bncn/kindergarten.jpg","width":640}])
Lakewood City Schools' Kindergarten Parent Information Night will be held Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, from 6:30-8 pm in the Grant Elementary School cafeteria. Due to a change in state law, a child must be 5 years old on or before the first day of school (Aug. 27, 2026) rather than Sept. 30 in order to be eligible to enter kindergarten in Fall 2026. The program will include a presentation from the Department of Teaching & Learning on details about the curriculum and the registration process. Registration for the 2026-2027 school year begins on Feb 5, 2026. See the link below for more information and to RSVP.
![LHS Earns Gold in AP Honor Roll Program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768574989/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/l11msjkc2aj0ddkh9ny8/HonorRoll.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768574989/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/l11msjkc2aj0ddkh9ny8/HonorRoll.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1768574989/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/l11msjkc2aj0ddkh9ny8/HonorRoll.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1768574989/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/l11msjkc2aj0ddkh9ny8/HonorRoll.png","width":940}])
Congratulations to Lakewood High School on being named to the 2025 AP School Honor Roll with Gold distinction, up from Bronze from the previous year! Last year, 449 LHS students were enrolled in one or more of the 21 AP courses offered. Of those students who took an end-of-course exam in May, 84% earned a 3 or higher on at least one exam.
![A Closer Look at West Shore Career-Tech]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1698940278/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/gihllktegxmsv46448jy/WestShoreCTlogo_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1698940278/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/gihllktegxmsv46448jy/WestShoreCTlogo_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1698940278/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/gihllktegxmsv46448jy/WestShoreCTlogo_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1698940278/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/gihllktegxmsv46448jy/WestShoreCTlogo_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1698940278/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/gihllktegxmsv46448jy/WestShoreCTlogo_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1698940278/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/gihllktegxmsv46448jy/WestShoreCTlogo_1.jpg","width":1800}])
Tucked inside Lakewood High School is one of the region’s most dynamic and innovative learning opportunities: the West Shore Career-Technical District. West Shore is a career-tech consortium consisting of four area school districts: Bay Village, Lakewood, Rocky River and Westlake. Students in West Shore take all their career-tech classes at Lakewood High School, or some off-site work locations for specific programs. West Shore has been providing students comprehensive career and workforce readiness opportunities for over 50 years.
![Harding Jr. Model UN Team Shines]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1767967088/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/iqdnw5gjwdbtzqvilkb0/IMG_8066.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1767967088/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/iqdnw5gjwdbtzqvilkb0/IMG_8066.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1767967088/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/iqdnw5gjwdbtzqvilkb0/IMG_8066.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1767967088/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/iqdnw5gjwdbtzqvilkb0/IMG_8066.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1767967088/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/iqdnw5gjwdbtzqvilkb0/IMG_8066.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1767967088/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/iqdnw5gjwdbtzqvilkb0/IMG_8066.jpg","width":2200}])
Harding’s Junior Model United Nations Team had an excellent conference at John Carroll University Jan. 7-8. The entire team represented Lakewood well, embodying the many competencies of the Vision of A Lakewood Ranger. They collaborated, communicated, and cooperated with schools from across the Greater Cleveland area to help solve global issues. Click on Read More to see which students received awards for their participation.
![New 2026 Board Officers, Members Sworn In]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1767725321/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/x3ie6qz1qgad7gpbaomu/IMG_3554.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1767725321/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/x3ie6qz1qgad7gpbaomu/IMG_3554.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1767725321/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/x3ie6qz1qgad7gpbaomu/IMG_3554.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1767725321/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/x3ie6qz1qgad7gpbaomu/IMG_3554.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1767725321/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/x3ie6qz1qgad7gpbaomu/IMG_3554.jpg","width":1338}])
The Lakewood Board of Education kicked off its first meeting of 2026 with Treasurer Kent Zeman swearing in recently re-elected members Nora Katzenberger and Betsy Bergen Shaughnessy followed by the swearing in of President Shaughnessy and Vice President Lisa Dopman. Click on the links below to read outgoing remarks by last year's president, Nora Katzenberger, and President Shaughnessy.
![Educator Spotlight: Shewalter and Street]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1715023282/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/moqtlvquj3dyria10yhq/Educator1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1715023282/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/moqtlvquj3dyria10yhq/Educator1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1715023282/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/moqtlvquj3dyria10yhq/Educator1.png","width":745}])
Congratulations to our January Educator Spotlight honorees, teacher Liz Street and educational interpreter Laura Shewalter, both of Roosevelt Elementary! Learn more about why these two have earned this honor by clicking on the Read More link below.
![Rec. Dept's Winter Booklet Now Available]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1766066123/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/yieei9anc1xzcnc8mcca/Winter2026BookletCover.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1766066123/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/yieei9anc1xzcnc8mcca/Winter2026BookletCover.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1766066123/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/yieei9anc1xzcnc8mcca/Winter2026BookletCover.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1766066123/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/yieei9anc1xzcnc8mcca/Winter2026BookletCover.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1766066123/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/yieei9anc1xzcnc8mcca/Winter2026BookletCover.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1766066123/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/yieei9anc1xzcnc8mcca/Winter2026BookletCover.jpg","width":2200}])
The Lakewood City Schools Community Recreation and Education Department’s winter booklet is now available. It has a complete listing of all of the youth/adult programming, athletics, and aquatics that the department has to offer for this winter. Check it out at the link below:
![Board Approves Rohde as Next Treasurer]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764944722/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/rz6bd2whkxzalntk67jo/Rohdecrop.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1764944722/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/rz6bd2whkxzalntk67jo/Rohdecrop.jpg","width":428}])
The Lakewood City Schools Board of Education has approved the hiring of Meghan Rohde as the District’s next treasurer/chief financial officer. Rohde, who is currently treasurer for Bay Village City Schools, will assume her new role in January 2026, working alongside current treasurer, Kent Zeman, who will retire this spring.
![Emerson 4th Grader Wins Essay Contest]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764953102/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/ki7vppdc2huwdhqamr8d/GemmaZahriyehEssayWinner2025-2_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1764953102/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/ki7vppdc2huwdhqamr8d/GemmaZahriyehEssayWinner2025-2_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1764953102/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/ki7vppdc2huwdhqamr8d/GemmaZahriyehEssayWinner2025-2_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1764953102/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/ki7vppdc2huwdhqamr8d/GemmaZahriyehEssayWinner2025-2_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1764953102/lakewoodcityschoolsorg/ki7vppdc2huwdhqamr8d/GemmaZahriyehEssayWinner2025-2_1.jpg","width":1440}])
Congratulations to Emerson Elementary fourth grader Gemma Zahriyeh on winning the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce's annual "Why I Love Lakewood" contest! Gemma earned the right to join Santa to flip the switch on the city holiday lights at Light Up Lakewood Dec. 6 and also earned $100. Gemma will read her essay at the event. You can read Gemma's winning essay by clicking on "Read More".
Congratulations to our December Educator Spotlight honorees, teacher Teri Knapp and paraprofessional and Lakewood High swim coach Sean O'Connor, both of Harding! Learn more about why these two have earned this honor by clicking on the Read More link below.
Upcoming Events
Taft Center for Innovation, 13701 Lake Ave., Room 109
Lincoln Elementary School Cafetorium, 15615 Clifton Blvd, Lakewood, OH
Taft Center for Innovation, 13701 Lake Ave., Room 103
Our Mission
In partnership with our families and community, Lakewood City Schools will develop responsible citizens, who are critical and creative thinkers, committed to life-long learning, invested in a diverse society, and prepared for technological and global opportunities.
Vision of a Lakewood Ranger
In this space we will highlight periodically the ways our Vision of a Lakewood Ranger comes alive in our classrooms and in the many enrichment activities our students enjoy.
Global Citizenship/Awareness
Our high school AP Environmental students recently released over 100 young rainbow trout into the Rocky River, marking the next chapter of the trouts' lives as they make their way to Lake Erie. From testing the Rocky River water for safety before release to the release itself, teacher Rita Chahda-Gonzalez says the students were deeply involved every step of the way. They've nurtured these trout since they received them as mere eggs from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources in January.
Collaboration
Students in the West Shore Career-Tech Transition to Work program and some of the Lakewood High MILES students called on their collaboration, critical and creative thinking skills to open The Friendship Cafe for staff at Lakewood High School. The cafe, which serves coffee, tea and cocoa, is an amazing opportunity for students to learn and practice employable skills and conduct themselves in a professional manner. Whether operating the cash register or making the beverages, the students provided service with a smile!
By the Numbers
4,200
Students grades PreK-12
11
School buildings
29
Languages spoken by our students
20
High school AP courses
13
1:1
Devices to students ratio
99%
Teachers designated as "highly qualified"
9
Best Communities for Music Ed awards