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Do you know of an older Lakewood resident that would like to hear about the latest news of the District and enjoy a delicious breakfast? Our senior citizen holiday breakfast is one of our favorite traditions! The event is Dec. 12 at Roosevelt Elementary beginning at 9 am. Seats are limited, so call or email now to RSVP: 216-529-4074 or ask@lakewoodcityschools.org.

On Oct. 28, the District was honored to welcome Gov. Mike DeWine, First Lady Fran DeWine, and Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Director Stephen Dackin to Emerson Elementary as part of the governor's Literacy Leaders Tour celebrating Science of Reading Champion buildings. State Sen. Nickie Antonio also joined the group. Emerson is one of four of our elementary schools that earned the champion honor, along with Hayes, Lincoln, and Roosevelt. In addition, our district is only one of two in the state to have multiple buildings earn the designation.

Congratulations to junior Porter Gilliland, who competed in the State Championship Meet for cross country on Nov. 1 and finished 16th overall, good enough to be named All-State! Porter qualified for the state meet by finishing in fourth place out of a field of 344 at Regionals. This was on the heels of his second-place finish at Districts. This was Porter's second straight year qualifying for the championship meet. Way to go, Porter!

The Lakewood High School Barnstormers Drama Club presents Oscar Wilde’s classic satire, The Importance of Being Earnest. Performances are at 7 pm Nov. 6-8 in the Black Box Theatre. Tickets are $5 and can be bought at the link below: 

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Note: On Friday,  guests are encouraged to park in the North Lot off Franklin as parking will not be available in the South Lot behind the school due to a St. Ed's football game.

The following message from Superintendent Niedzwiecki was shared witht District families following the Oct. 20 Board meeting: 

This evening, the Lakewood Board of Education voted to formally approve my recommendation to repurpose Lincoln Elementary School into what will become a newly created Early Learning Center for 3-, 4-, and 5-year olds, effective for the 2027-2028 school year, and to reassign several of our specialized learning programs to other buildings to better suit student needs. 

At its meeting tonight, Oct. 20, the Lakewood Board of Education voted to approve Superintendent Maggie Niedzwiecki’s recommendation to repurpose Lincoln Elementary School into a newly created preschool Early Learning Center, effective for the 2027–2028 school year. The plan, presented to the Board on Oct. 6, also includes the reassignment of several specialized learning programs to new locations across the District to better support student needs.

Since the early 2000s, the District has convened a District Leadership Team (DLT) composed of administrators and teachers from across all schools. The team meets four times a year to discuss the District’s continuous improvement efforts. Over the past three years—beginning in the 2022–2023 school year—the District has added some important new voices to the team: our students.

Congratulations to the varsity boys cross country team on capturing the Cleveland West Conference title! The Rangers squeezed out a three-point win over second-place Buckeye for the championship, their first conference title since 2018. The team was paced by a second-place overall finish by junior Porter Gilliland (15:56) The junior varsity team wasn't to be outdone, and also won the title! Great job, runners and coaches!

Congratulations to Harrison fifth grader Kiera McCarroll on being named the 2025 Junior Fire Chief! Kiera is Harrison's first junior fire chief since 1999! The junior chief earns the title by winning the annual essay contest on Fire Prevention Week's theme, which this year is "Charge Into Fire Safety," about the dangers of lithium batteries. As is tradition, Kiera arrived at school today in the front seat of a Lakewood Fire Department truck with the school's students and staff there to greet and cheer her on. Well done, Ana!