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It’s on YOU…

Hey kid, it’s on YOU now… You've probably heard that a lot lately, in one…

Year-Long Schools

Summer vacation–a time students look forward to most. For the majority of children, this almost three-month break …

Final Drama Performance

The Drama Club is now preparing for the final play of the school year. The play they are performing is, Mamma Mia…

Lakewood Raises

There is an epidemic in the country right now of underage smoking and the use of E-Cigarettes. According to the Clevel…

Rangers Beat Amherst

Big day for the Lakewood High School varsity baseball team as they beat Amherst 3-0. This was a huge win and great start…

Underwater Egg Hunt

The Easter holiday is drawing near–this Sunday is the day of the holiday itself. For Lakewood, this means lots of … Read more →

Fresh from our newsroom

Thursday April 25, 2019
Sri Lanka Attacks On Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka, which is a country in South Asia, there was an attack. These attacks killed over 290 people and left hundreds
Wiz Khalifa Dropping New Project We all love Wiz Khalifa...at least I hope we all do. Songs like, "Black and Yellow", "Work Hard, Play Hard", "Young, Wild & Free", and e
Woman Partially Paralyzed After Cracking Neck Natalie Kuniciki, a paramedic, came home from work one day and decided to unwind. She was laying in bed, watching a movie, and decided to st
Why Russell Westbrook is Overrated Russell Westbrook is an all-star caliber player year in and year out. Although, this does not take away from the fact that he is an overrate
Lakewood Addicted Coffee A Facebook post about the delicious milkshakes at Addicted in Lakewood has gone viral. Addicted opened on Madison Avenue in September of 201
Breakfast with the Bunny In the spirit of Easter, Lakewood High School's H2O club is hosting Breakfast with the Bunny. H2O is a club where others volunteer to help t
Jeopardy vs Sports James Holzhauer lives in Las Vegas, Nevada but is originally from Naperville, Illinois. Holzhauer is an American professional sports gambler
New Powerbeats Pro Apple has just announced their newest version of Beats by Dre headphones, Powerbeats Pro. As of April 15th, Dr. Dre released the teaser trai
13 people shot dead at a party in Mexico 13 people dead after a shooting at a family party in Mexico. After the shooting was over it was confirmed that one of the people killed wa
Harlan Hoegner Harlan Hoegner is this week's person of the week. Harlan is a junior at Lakewood High School. Harlan is on the varsity soccer team and is
Lakewood Girls’ Softball Its spring in Lakewood, which means its time to bring out the bats, gloves, and balls. Time to get out on the field and play some softball.
Portland Closes Out OKC For the most part, the first round of the NBA playoffs has been a snooze fest other than this series. It was full of physical play and petti
Terence Checkett Terence Checkett is one of Lakewood High Schools best baseball pitchers, so we had to ask the man himself how he really does it. Question
YNW Melly Facing the Death Penalty YNW Melly came from Florida and his album "I Am You" was his first album that became well-known. And his first big song was called "Murder O

Daily Announcements

Thursday April 25, 2019

It’s that time of year again, when the “Everyone But the Seniors Art Show” is happening here at LHS. T
Tuesday April 23, 2019

Would you be interested in joining the chess club here at Lakewood High school? We will be meeting tomorrowin room A127.
Thursday April 18, 2019

Would you be interested in joining the chess club here at Lakewood High school? We will be meeting next Wednesday, April
Wednesday April 17, 2019

Today thru Tomorrow, there will be a Voter registration drive in the cafeteria during all lunch periods. If you will be
Monday April 15, 2019

All National Honor Society members, our next mandatory meeting is after school tomorrow in Lecture Hall 1. We will be ho
Friday April 12, 2019

Golden Tickets will be drawn at the pep rally this afternoon. Prizes are: Two Seniors who have already purchased Prom Ti

News

Sri Lanka Attacks

On Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka, which is a country in South Asia, there was an attack. These attacks killed over 290 peop
Woman Partially Paralyzed After Cracking Neck

Natalie Kuniciki, a paramedic, came home from work one day and decided to unwind. She was laying in bed, watching a movi
Jeopardy vs Sports

James Holzhauer lives in Las Vegas, Nevada but is originally from Naperville, Illinois. Holzhauer is an American profess
13 people shot dead at a party in Mexico

13 people dead after a shooting at a family party in Mexico. After the shooting was over it was confirmed that one of
YNW Melly Facing the Death Penalty

YNW Melly came from Florida and his album “I Am You” was his first album that became well-known. And his fir
Is gluing yourself to a train too much?

For three days, climate change activists in London have been working hard to bring attention to helping the environment.

Featured Athlete

Terence Checkett

Terence Checkett is one of Lakewood High Schools best baseball pitchers, so we had to ask the man himself how he really
James Toole

Freshman, James Toole, is an up-and-coming athlete at Lakewood High School. James participates in Track and Field, runni
Christina Westlake

Spring track and field started up not too long ago. The meets not only support the athletes participating, but are also
Alexander Blinky

Alexander Blinky is a sophomore at Lakewood High School. He is being recognized for his amazing talent and techni
James Morrissey

This baseball season is going to get a whole lot better with senior Left Fielder James Morrissey at the mound. He has be
Cormac Peppard-Kramer

Question: Why do you like to run track? Answer: The team is always fun to be around and train with, but pure co

Sports

Lakewood Girls’ Softball

Its spring in Lakewood, which means its time to bring out the bats, gloves, and balls. Time to get out on the field and
Portland Closes Out OKC

For the most part, the first round of the NBA playoffs has been a snooze fest other than this series. It was full of phy
LHS to join Great Lakes Sports Conference

Lakewood High is joining the Great Lakes Conference for the 2020-2021 school year. This means that Lakewood High will be
Tiger Woods is Back

Recently, pro golfer Tiger Woods has just won his first Major Masters win in 11 years. Before this, he has been off the
Clippers Tame the Deficit

On Monday night, the LA Clippers made NBA history. The team came back from a 31-point deficit against the first-seed War
NBA 2019 Playoffs

It’s that time of the year for the NBA Playoffs. Every year, many people anticipate for their favorite teams to ma

Lakewood Life

Lakewood Addicted Coffee

A Facebook post about the delicious milkshakes at Addicted in Lakewood has gone viral. Addicted opened on Madison Avenue
Beck Center’s Razzle Dazzle 2019

Beck Center for the Arts’ Creative Arts Therapies Department and the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabi
Lakewood Sports

April Showers bring May Flowers. It is that time of the year again…Spring. That also means spring sports!!! We go
Chocolate Dragon Eggs for Sale

Lakewood’s confectionary shop, Fear’s Confections, is known for all of their geeky and delicious items. Loca
Lakewood Life

Lakewood is a community that accepts every person who calls it home. There are so many different activities that make La
Cinco de Meow Fundraiser

Are you looking to find a charity to help someone or something in need? What about looking for something fun to do on a

Technology

New Powerbeats Pro

Apple has just announced their newest version of Beats by Dre headphones, Powerbeats Pro. As of April 15th, Dr. Dre rele
Apple vs. Qualcomm Heads to Court

Apple is one of the most renowned companies in the technological business and has many ties with other companies; one wi
The New Oculus Quest

The new Oculus Quest by Oculus is coming out spring of 2019 with a price of $399. This price is rather low compared to t
How is technology taking a toll on the environment

Technology has helped the human race in many ways, it allows people to contact their families quicker and more efficient
The Government is Spying on You

Technology has advanced incredibly in the past decade. In fact, the government is probably watching. They have permissio
Apple’s March Event

Apple Event 2019 has brought a lot of new interesting news to the forefront. Although many of the products that were a

Arts & Entertainment

Wiz Khalifa Dropping New Project

We all love Wiz Khalifa…at least I hope we all do. Songs like, “Black and Yellow”, “Work Hard, P
Hall of Fame Inductees

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has finally released its 2019 inductees. This year there are seven inductees. The Cure,�
The Importance of Captain America in Endgame

For Marvel Studios, all roads have led to “Avengers: Endgame.” More than a decade and 21 films in the making
Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé

Beyoncé Knowles has been on top of the music industry ever since R&B group, Destiny’s Child. Later, establish
Old Town Road

The hit song “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X shot to fame in March of 2019 when it became popularized from the
New Exhibit at Cleveland Muesem

This past Fall at the Cleveland Art Museum, they showed the exhibit Infinity Mirrors, by Yayoi Kusama. Ever since the u

Person of the Week

Harlan Hoegner

Harlan Hoegner is this week’s person of the week. Harlan is a junior at Lakewood High School. Harlan is on the v
Inga Whilhelmy

Inga Wilhelmy is a freshman at Lakewood High. Inga is well-known for her success in classes, her athletic ability, and h
Claire Hylton

Claire Hylton, a senior at LHS, is our person of the week. Hylton is involved in numerous activities here at the high sc
Mr. Burgess

Mr. Burgess is one of Lakewood High School’s very helpful math teachers. Luckily, I was able to ask him some quest
Kelsey Saxton

Kelsey Saxton is a senior at Lakewood High School. She is being recognized for her outstanding academic success. Kelsey
Person of the Week: Grace Gill

Grace Gill is Lakewood High School’s person of the week for April 1st; Grace is currently a junior. She has been r

Creative Corner

Original Sketches by Jackie Branch
“Silence” by Jackie Branch

Silence… The night is the only closest thing to perfection in our broken world… “Come on, it’s pitch dark out he
“Hybrids” written by Isaac Ferrato Illustrated by Morgan Neumarker and Liam Meszaros

I was walking to the newly opened ice cream shop on W 117th. It was actually quite old but my friend Abe, and his frie
“Ellie” written by Madison Pedley Illustrated by Kallie Mitchell

She was a gift to me. The cute little elephant statue that sits on my kitchen windowsill. My grandmother gave her to me
“Cal’s Day Off” Written by Anonymous Illustrations by Madison Viccaro

The past century is best described as an era of destruction. The wasteful and self-cannibalizing acts of humanity have l
“Ninja by Night” written by Sara Jarecke Illustrations by Logan Snyder

Meerkat by day, ninja by night. Everyone else in my mob likes to make fun of me, but it’s not like I see them doing an

Opinion

Why Russell Westbrook is Overrated

Russell Westbrook is an all-star caliber player year in and year out. Although, this does not take away from the fact th
The Legal Voting Age Should be Lowered to 16 and Heres Why.

We live in a society where teenagers are belittled every day. Where kids at the age of 16 and 17, have little to no powe
Harambe.

On May 28th, 2016, Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio made a detrimental mistake. A three-year-old had fallen into the Gorilla exhib
No Phones in School

Schools and colleges everywhere should start having policies on no phones during the class or lectures. Students learn n
Are dogs better friends than cats?

There has been a common discussion for a while now about which are better pets; cats or dogs? While it is not known whic
We Are Living In A Simulation

In the past couple years, Elon Musk has come out saying he believes we are in a simulation. In an interview on stage at

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