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The Lakewood Board of Education is accepting applications for appointment to the Lakewood Public Library Board of Trustees for the seven-year term commencing September 12, 2024.  Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, together with a curriculum vitae or resume detailing experience and qualifications, to the Superintendent of Lakewood City Schools, 13701 Lake Ave., Lakewood, OH  44107.  All letters of interest must be received by the Superintendent on or before May 15, 2024. Additional information concerning the duties and responsibilities of library trustees is available at https://www.lakewoodpubliclibrary.org/about/trustees/.

On April 22, The Rotary Club of Lakewood and Rocky River hosted the 26th annual West Shore Career-Technical District Outstanding Student Awards at their weekly luncheon. Sixteen recipients were honored for their dedication, leadership, and accomplishments in their career-technical programs.  

Registration is ongoing for our preschool (Horace Mann only) and kindergarten classes for the 2024-2025 school year! Please click on the link below to find out more about the registration process and to begin registration. For preschool information call 216-529-4214.

Student Registration

The Lakewood Board of Education approved Willoughby Middle School Principal Christopher “Chip” Plush as the next principal of Harding Middle School, beginning Aug. 1, 2024. Plush has spent the last eight years as an administrator for the Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools.

Congratulations to our April Educator Spotlight honorees: Roosevelt Elementary lunch monitor Barb Fox and Horace Mann and Hayes Library - Information & Digital Literacy teacher Kayleigh Sykora! They have been singled out by their peers as outstanding employees and colleagues. Click on Read More below to find out more about these two staff members.

Lakewood City School District (LCSD) intends to replace the existing Fair-Play scoreboard at Lakewood High School’s First Federal Lakewood Stadium located at 14100 Franklin Blvd. using the Scope of Work or equal as detailed in LCSD’s RFP found linked at the end of this article under "Read More." Sample rendering and existing scoreboard photos are included. 

Lakewood High School has earned the Purple Star designation as part of the Purple Star Class of 2024 from the Ohio Department of Workforce & Education. The award recognizes the school’s commitment to serving military-connected students and families through such efforts as providing resource information for military families on the school’s website, a staff liaison for military students and families, and holding military recognition ceremonies such as honoring new grads headed to the Armed Force at commencement or the coming unveiling of the new Military Wall of Honor in the Civic Auditorium lobby, among other activities. 

Lakewood City Schools has earned the designation of Best Communities for Music Education from The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education for the eighth straight year!