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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!

Congratulations to the Lakewood High Model UN team for a successful Fall Conference held Nov. 18 & 19 at Case Western Reserve University. Several team members earned honors from among 533 delegates. Congratulations to: 

Shannon Katzenberger: Excellent delegation award, representing the Central African Republic. 

Mel Diemart and Maya Trempe: Excellent delegation award, representing Cuba 

Tarik Ibrisagic and Abbey Kovach: Honorable mention, representing the Czech Republic. 

Come and join the George P. Read Performing Arts Department at Lakewood High School for the annual Sounds of the Season concert! On Friday, Dec. 6 beginning at 7 pm in the Civic Auditorium, the top band, choir and orchestra ensembles will perform holiday tunes and spread an abundance of cheer during this collage-style concert. Tickets in advance are $8 adult, $4 student. he day of show they are $10 adult, $5 student. Tickets can be purchased at the link below:

Buy tickets

The Lakewood City Schools and the Lakewood Rangers Education Foundation on Nov. 14 dedicated its Veterans Wall of Honor with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting.The Wall of Honor, located off of the Civic Auditorium lobby, honors our Lakewood graduates and staff members who served in the Armed Forces. It was a touching morning as veterans in attendance shared their pride in serving as well as the deep sacrifices that were endured. The space is open to the public during Civic events.

Congratulations to our November Educator Spotlight honorees: Garfield Middle School teacher Tom Hagenbaugh and Hayes Elementary Family Resource Coordinator Maria Salzer! Click on the Read More link below to learn more about these outstanding employees!

The District wants to make parents/guardians aware of Ohio Senate Bill 29, which is now a new state law that implements important updates regarding the monitoring of student devices. This legislation introduces new rules about how and when schools can access and
monitor school-issued devices/resources. A letter with more detailed information is linked below.

Parent/guardian letter re: SB29

The District will be holding seven Elementary Community Conversations beginning later this month and stretching into December. The purpose is to gather feedback from the community on the work done by the Elementary Planning Task Force on how to best use our elementary facilities in order to provide the most impactful and equitable education for all students. Please consider attending one of these seven meetings. We want to hear from you! For more info visit our task force webpage. Click on Read More for meeting dates.