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Lakewood City Schools have always been a cornerstone of the community, with families taking pride in walking their children to nearby schools. However, as enrollment numbers decline, we face a growing challenge: how to maintain high-quality education while efficiently using our buildings.

Lakewood High senior Olive Rodemann has earned the highest honor of being named a national Gold Medal winner in the prestigious Scholastic Art & Writing Awards! Olive was honored for her photograph of a worker at the West Side Market titled “Meat Man.” This competition is the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for students in grades 7–12. More than 310,000 pieces of art were submitted for the contest and earning a national award puts Olive in the top 1% of participants. Olive’s “Meat Man” image was one of six Gold Keys she earned at the regional level judging of the competition.
 

Congratulations to our April Educator Spotlight honoree, Harding Middle School intervention specialist Rita Axford! Learn more about why Rita was nominated by one of her colleagues at the Read More link below.

On April 7, The Rotary Club of Lakewood and Rocky River hosted its 27th annual West Shore Career-Technical District Outstanding Student Awards at their weekly luncheon. Fifteen students were honored for their dedication, leadership, and accomplishments in their respective career-technical programs.  

Congratulations to Harding sixth-grader Adeline Chalker on winning the top prize for sixth grade in the annual Maltz Museum of Jewish History's Stop the Hate Youth Speak Out essay contest! Adeline earned $400 for her winning piece. Well done, Adeline! Read Adeline's thoughtful essay by clicking on Read More below.

Congratulations to four of our LHS AP Language & Composition students who received Honorable Honorable Mention in The New York Times' photo essay contest! Students Cooper Russell, Hazel Redmon and project partners Maya Trempe and Gwendolyn Hongosh had their work recognized from more than 600 submissions from across the country. You can view links to the winning projects at the link below:

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The Lakewood High Barnstormers will be performing the Broadway classic and audience favorite Les Miserables April 10, 11 and 12 at 7 pm in the Civic Auditorium. Tickets can be purchased at the link below and are $8 for students and $10 for adults. Come see and hear the amazing talent of our theater students and pit orchestra members!

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The Lakewood City Schools Community Recreation and Education Department’s spring/summer booklet has arrived. It has a complete listing of all of the youth/adult programming, athletics, and aquatics that the department has to offer for this spring and summer!

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