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SENIOR YEARBOOK PORTRAITS – WEDNESDAY SEPT. 27

Wednesday September 27 is your last chance for free senior yearbook photos. A si…

War on Terror

On Monday, we observed the 16th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks and remembered the victims and all t…

Figure Skating

I’ve been skating for as long as I can remember. I also danced, and did gymnastics, but figure skating always rema…

Oberlin

It could not have been a more perfect weather day for the inaugural Nike Cross Country Oberlin Opener hosted and held at…

Advice

Summer months drawing to close annually signifies a multitude of changes by which our days will no longer consist of sle…

opinion

The average student in the United States will take approximately 112 mandated standardized tests in their 13 years of sc… Read more →

Fresh from our newsroom

The New Rosewood Mural If you have been driving around Lakewood recently, you have probably noticed the section of Rosewood next to Wagar Park has been closed off
Beck Center Theater 2017-2018 The Beck Center for the Arts has a well-rounded line-up for this year's theater season. From adult comedies to Disney musicals to tragedies,
“With Charlie” or “With Safety?” On September 6th, 2017, Lakewood Officials made their decision to remove the controversial pit bull, Charlie, from city limits within 30 d
“OCD” is Not an Adjective All too often we will hear someone describe themselves as "so OCD." In reality, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is, of course, not an adjectiv
Browns Look For Their First Win The Browns have not had the best to the 2017 NFL Season, as expected. Through their first two games, the Browns are 0-2, coming up just shor
Thursday September 21, 2017
Awards and Comedy On Full Display at the Emmys On Sunday night, September 17th, the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards took place and were full of many memorable moments. The award show, which to
Wednesday September 20, 2017
Team Erin Lakewood High School junior Erin Black has a painful genetic disease called Charcot Marie Tooth (better known as CMT). Since she was 11 year
Apple’s 2017 Keynote On Tuesday, September 12th, Apple had its keynote event where they announced all their new products coming out in 2017, and while in the pas
Hurricane Irma With wind speeds of over 100 miles per hour, rains battering the coast of Puerto Rico, and 900,000 people without power, Hurricane Irma is s
Tuesday September 19, 2017
Character Sketches and Dialogue by Aaron Kerney
Character Sketches and Dialogue by Miranda Larimer
Monday September 18, 2017

Daily Announcements

Thursday September 21, 2017

Attention Students! The Homecoming dance is next Saturday, September 30th. This is a reminder that you need to turn
Wednesday September 20, 2017

Attention Students! The Homecoming dance will be held on Saturday, September 30th. This is a reminder that you need
Tuesday September 19, 2017

Attention Students! The Homecoming dance will be held on Saturday, September 30th. This is a reminder that you need
Monday September 18, 2017

Attention Students! Homecoming ticket sales begin today. The dance will be held on Saturday, September 30th. This
Friday September 15, 2017

The following college is visiting LHS today. Walsh University 4º – 7º Juniors and seniors are encouraged to me
Thursday September 14, 2017

Attention Students! Homecoming ticket sales will begin next Monday, September 18th. This is a reminder that you shou

News

“With Charlie” or “With Safety?”

On September 6th, 2017, Lakewood Officials made their decision to remove the controversial pit bull, Charlie, from cit
Hurricane Irma

With wind speeds of over 100 miles per hour, rains battering the coast of Puerto Rico, and 900,000 people without power,
NYFW

During the week of September 7-13 every year, New York Fashion week commences. The most influential designers come toget
Turtles All the Way Down

One of the most influential authors to grace the stage of young adult literature is unarguably John Green. All over the
College Process

Attention! All seniors that are planning on attending college you should begin looking and applying to colleges. You s
Fall Events in Cleveland

Autumn is known for its crisp air, vibrant leaves, and sweater weather. Of course, it is also the time of year when pump

Featured Athlete

Senior Year: Fun and Serious

Audra Tuleta is a student athlete at Lakewood High School. She plays soccer and softball. She began playing soccer when
Nick Bamin

Nick Bamin is an eighteen year old Senior at Lakewood High school, he just started coming to Lakewood schools this yea
Saher Hamdan

Saher Hamdan is just finishing up her junior year at Lakewood High School. Saher is a very involved athlete at Lakewo
Featured Athlete: Adnan Abdic

Adnan Abdic, a senior at Lakewood High, will be capping off his final season of track this weekend and should be extreme
David Facaros

This week’s Athlete of the week is David Facaros! David is a sophomore at Lakewood High School and plays baseball.
Justin Beach

Justin Beach is a senior at Lakewood High School and this is his fourth year on the baseball team. This year is Justin&#

Sports

Browns Look For Their First Win

The Browns have not had the best to the 2017 NFL Season, as expected. Through their first two games, the Browns are 0-2,
The Indians Cannot Be Stopped

Anyone that has watched the Cleveland Indians lately knows one thing: history is being made. The Indians have won 22 str
Ohio State Looks Strong vs. Indiana

This Thursday, August 31, the Ohio State football team kicked off its season with a convincing 49-21 win vs. Big Ten riv
Boys’ Cross Country Back to Racing

On Saturday August 26, the Lakewood High Boys’ Cross Country team began their racing season at the Southwestern Co
NBA Finals: Cavaliers Vs. Warriors

Thursday, May 25th, The Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 4-1, in the Eastern Conference Finals, with a final score of 1
Harper + Strickland Brawl

During the eighth inning of Monday night’s game, all-star outfielder Bryce Harper decided to charge the mound at r

Lakewood Life

The New Rosewood Mural

If you have been driving around Lakewood recently, you have probably noticed the section of Rosewood next to Wagar Park
Beck Center Theater 2017-2018

The Beck Center for the Arts has a well-rounded line-up for this year’s theater season. From adult comedies to Dis
Teacher Profiles–Mrs. Jennifer Lewis

To students, a teacher may either be one’s worst enemy or a friend they carry past graduation and return to. If the la
LHS: Ramadan In School

Ramadan is the holy month in Islam, where all muslims don’t eat or drink from sunrise to sunset. Every year is dif
Free Summer Fun

The school year is finally coming to an end. After months and moths of hard work, it’s finally time for our break.
What to do with Your Summer!

As the school year gets close to the end, the age-old question of what you are going to do for the summer is asked over

Opinion

“OCD” is Not an Adjective

All too often we will hear someone describe themselves as “so OCD.” In reality, Obsessive Compulsive Disorde
The Future is Female?

What happened to equality? When phrases such as ‘the future is female’ are sent out into the mainstream medi
DACA ruining the life of dreamers?

Whether you are pro-life, or pro-choice, you will most likely still agree that once a human has been born, that human sh
Tyranny, Like Hell, is Not Easily Conquered

The battle between North Korea and other countries has been an uphill battle for over a hundred years. Before it was abo
Trump Is Wrong To Pardon Arpaio

On Friday August 25, Donald Trump pardoned former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The pardon comes as Arpaio was recently co
The Finals are Here

On Thursday at 9 pm the 2017 NBA finals kicks off between the Cavs and Warriors. Both teams throughout the post season

Focus

Counting down the days

Before you know it school will we coming to an end. This means Seniors will be graduating ,and everyone will be climbi
Remembering President Barack Obama

As we all hear about President-Elect Trump’s victory over Senator Hillary Clinton, some of us worry and fear. But
New Teachers – Mr. Dennis Wondrak

A.A. – What do you like most about teaching as a career? D.W. – “I like that I have an opportunity to
New LHS Club: Educator’s Rising

We’ve all heard the infamous question asked by our parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, teachers, etc., “Wh
Hey Seniors!

The autumn leaves have started to drift to the ground, the temperature has started to drop, the smell of apple cinnamo

Person of the Week

Team Erin

Lakewood High School junior Erin Black has a painful genetic disease called Charcot Marie Tooth (better known as CMT). S
Student of the Week: Will Adams

Will Adams is a junior at Lakewood High School. He is a very good student overall. He has maintained very good grade
Lakewood’s Angel: Anne Giffels

On Friday September 1st, 2017, Lakewood tragically lost one of its greatest influences to breast cancer–Mrs. An
Hannah Cogar

Hannah Cogar, a senior is Lakewood High School’s Person of the Week. She is a motivated, kind and benevolent per
Person of the Week: Hannah Huddleson

For the final week of school, this person of the week this time is Hannah Huddleson. The school is full of many students
Seta Nagbe

This week’s person of the week is Seta Nagbe! Seta is a junior this year and is very active at Lakewood High Sch

Arts & Entertainment

Awards and Comedy On Full Display at the Emmys

On Sunday night, September 17th, the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards took place and were full of many memorable moments. The
‘Flower Boy’ by Tyler the Creator

Creating the perfect summer soundtrack and officially coming out, Tyler the Creator releases the 46 minute long antholog
“It” Movie Review

Last Thursday, the movie theater I work at showed an early release of “It” to the staff and friends. And hon
17 by XXXTENTACION

The perfect marriage between rap and rock; a tell all album about life as a felon. The album ’17’ is
Instruments on Parade

In Lakewood City Schools, children in fifth grade choose an instrument to play. This spans from the brass and woodwinds
Nobody’s Safe Tour Concert

On Saturday, May 27 there was a concert at Blossom Music Center. The concert was part of the Nobody’s Safe Tour fe

Creative Corner

Character Sketches and Dialogue by Aaron Kerney

John is a car dealership owner. At 28 years old he made two millions dollars. John knows he can get more money. John tri
Character Sketches and Dialogue by Miranda Larimer

Amber Amber is a recovering druggy. At the age of 29, she finally got her life on track. She had been abusing alcohol an
Character Sketches and Dialogue Practice by Haley Schultz

Character 1 Calliope isn’t like most girls; she’s herself. Calliope isn’t considered odd or strange; she’s just
“Fall” by Monica Ramos

It was fall. The leaves were all sorts of yellows, oranges, and reds. I don’t like the cold and I really don’t like
“The Concert” by Ryan Sheppard

Everyone is scrambling, they are running late. The show starts at 9:00 PM and it’s already 8:40. Nothing is ready. The
Untitled Vignette by Jack Wynn

It was winter in the southern mountains, and the world was barely awake when Jimmy and Richard hopped out of the rusty p

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