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Sala Signs to Play College Ball

Tommy Sala, a senior, signed to play college basketball at Nova Southeastern Uni…

New Ohio Law

There has been a new law proposed in the state of Ohio regarding teen driver’s permit. Right now the story goes like t…

Football Senior Night

Senior night for the football team is this Friday, October 26th. There are 17 seniors on the team this year. The team re…

Football wins big

Friday, October 12th, 2018: A night to remember. Lakewood Varsity Football took on the Westlake Demons for the 8th game …

XCCHAMPS

This past weekend the Lakewood High School Boys Cross Country Team won their second Southwestern Conference XC C…

Ice Cream Joy Closes

Lakewood is home to many ice cream and treat shops, one of which is Ice Cream Joy. Ice Cream Joy was opened in 2015 by M… Read more →

Fresh from our newsroom

CNN files lawsuit against White house As of November 13th, CNN has filed a lawsuit against the White House for recalling reporter Jim Acosta's press credentials. The popular news
Thursday November 15, 2018
The Death of Stan Lee The famous American comic book writer, editor, and publisher Stan Less who had worked for the world-famous Marvel comics has died at age 95.
Molly Roche and Clare Harvey Lakewood High School's tennis team had a great and successful season this year. Tennis athletes, Clare Harvey and Molly Roche were eve
Wednesday November 14, 2018
Mac Miller’s Cause of Death The famous rapper and celebrity was found unresponsive in his Los Angeles city home. Mac Miller was only twenty-six at the time of his death
Tuesday November 13, 2018
Monday November 12, 2018
Thousand Oaks Tragedy On Wednesday, November 7th, a gunman opened fire at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California. The shooter was identified as
Gilmore Girls in Akron On October 5th, 2000, the show Gilmore Girls aired for the first time. The show aired on The WB Television Network for 6 seasons. Its final
Cassidy Baldridge Cassidy Baldridge is a junior at Lakewood High School and is also apart of the Lakewood Volleyball Program. She has been on the varsity team
SWC Honors Multiple Fall Sports Teams As the fall sports season comes to a close, it is time for the teams to celebrate their season. Five teams received the SWC 1st team awar
Tim Daso is Left Handed and Nostalgic about Lakewood "I'm sad to be leaving LHS," says senior, Tim Daso, "it feels like I just got here yesterday. But I'm also excited to move on into college a
Towns Are Burning A fast-moving fire in northern California has spread to the outskirts of the City of Chico early on Friday, the fire would go on to leave th
Is it too Early for Christmas Decorations? Thanksgiving has yet to occur and Halloween just passed-Christmas is still over a month away, but for some reason Christmas decor is filling

Daily Announcements

Thursday November 15, 2018

Seniors! You have today and tomorrow to sign up to be an elf to collect donations for the Lakewood Charitable Assistan
Wednesday November 14, 2018

National Signing Day is today, Wednesday, November 14th. The Athletic Department invites all Seniors that have committed
Tuesday November 13, 2018

Seniors! The Bookroom will be taking signups for elves all of this week to collect donations for the Lakewood Charitab
Monday November 12, 2018

FYI seniors! Beginning today through this Friday, the Bookroom will be taking signups for elves to collect donations f
Thursday November 8, 2018

This year’s Light Up Lakewood Festival will be held on Saturday, December 1. As part of lakewoodalive’s commitment
Wednesday November 7, 2018

Lakewood Rec Intramural basketball begins December 8. League meeting will be tomorrow after school in the cafeteria.

News

CNN files lawsuit against White house

As of November 13th, CNN has filed a lawsuit against the White House for recalling reporter Jim Acosta’s press cre
Mac Miller’s Cause of Death

The famous rapper and celebrity was found unresponsive in his Los Angeles city home. Mac Miller was only twenty-six at t
Thousand Oaks Tragedy

On Wednesday, November 7th, a gunman opened fire at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California. The shoot
Towns Are Burning

A fast-moving fire in northern California has spread to the outskirts of the City of Chico early on Friday, the fire wou
Midterm election results– and what they mean

On November 6th, the midterm elections for the US House, Senate, and Governorship occurred. Until now, both the House of
12 Dead in California Bar Shooting

Thousand Oaks, California is considered one of the safest place in the country. On November 7th a gunman opened fire in

Featured Athlete

Molly Roche and Clare Harvey

Lakewood High School’s tennis team had a great and successful season this year. Tennis athletes, Clare Harvey and
Cassidy Baldridge

Cassidy Baldridge is a junior at Lakewood High School and is also apart of the Lakewood Volleyball Program. She has been
James Morrissey

James Morrissey plays baseball and football at Lakewood High School. He has been a starter on the varsity baseball team,
Cameron Levis

Lakewood High School soccer player, Cameron Levis, would be described by his teammates as a great and athletic player, b
Athlete Of The Week– Albert Wilhelmey/ Kyren Jefferson

Junior Albert Wilhelmy shined for the rangers in their Friday night game against North Olmsted. Even though the Rangers
Featured Athlete- Hannah Martin

Hannah Martin is a senior at Lakewood High School. She has been playing volleyball for a whopping eight years! Hannah de

Sports

The Most Stressful and Stress-Relieving Sport

Everyone loves to swim because it lets you relax and cools you down. When it comes to swim team it is a whole different
Pittsburgh’s Sports Teams Pay Tribute to the Victims of the Synagogue Shooting

The Synagogue shooting happened Saturday and shots were fired just a little before 10 AM. The shooting happened just 6 b
Derek Rose Career High

On Wednesday, October 31st, 2018, NBA star Derrick Rose scored a career-high of fifty points. Coaches, players, and NBA
Boston Red Sox Win Game One

The Boston Red Sox win game one of the world series 8 to 4. It was 53 degrees at first pitch and then it dropped into
Brown Lose In Overtime…Again

Sunday, October 21st– the Browns had another game ahead of them. The Browns were set to play the Tampa Bay Buccane
Lakers And Rockets Brawl

If you didn’t tune in to watch this game, you should have. Not only was the Lakers versus Rockets an exciting game

Lakewood Life

SWC Honors Multiple Fall Sports Teams

As the fall sports season comes to a close, it is time for the teams to celebrate their season. Five teams received the
New Lakewood pizza shop

This past year Lakewood, Ohio has been the new home to an-up and-coming authentic Italian pizza kitchen, serving special
Lakewood Improving Bridges for Pedestrians and Bicycles

The bridges that connect Lakewood to other cities are seeking improvement for pedestrians and bicycles. This project wi
Check Out Cleveland Curiosities

Cleveland Curiosities is an antiques and oddities shop located on Madison Avenue. The shop was opened by Clement Kunkle
New Rules at Lakewood High School

Over the past years at Lakewood High School, the rules had seemed to become less strict. From dress code, to piercings,
Spooky Pooch Parade

On October 20th, the Spooky Pooch Parade happened in Lakewood. It is an annual event for dog owners to dress up their do

Technology

Technology Is Everywhere

Wherever you are right now I bet that there is some sort of technology around you. If not you would not even be reading
Creator of Fortnite, Epic Games Nearly Valued at $15 Billion

In late July 2017, an online video game was released that was soon to become one of the most played and popular online g
Video Games and Surgery

What do you associate video games with? Many think childhood obesity, poor school performance, and even violence. Imagi
New iPhone XR

You were able to pre-order the iPhone XR on Friday, October 19th, 2018 and devices started shipping on October 26th. Fin
iPhone XS’s Were Shipped With Problems

Even though they have some great features, Apple has been forced to admit its new iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max were shipp
iOS 12.0.1 claims to fix issues with iPhone XS

With Apple’s new product release (including the iPhone XS and the iPhone XR) came some issues. Some users of the i

Arts & Entertainment

The Death of Stan Lee

The famous American comic book writer, editor, and publisher Stan Less who had worked for the world-famous Marvel comics
Gilmore Girls in Akron

On October 5th, 2000, the show Gilmore Girls aired for the first time. The show aired on The WB Television Network for
Breaking Bad Movie in the Works

Bryan Cranston, the main character of the hit AMC show Breaking Bad has confirmed that a Breaking Bad spin-off movie is
Sabrina the Teenage Witch Reboot

When one hears Sabrina the Teenage Witch, one thinks of the comedy that aired during the nineties with a talking cat iro
Commonalities of the top 25 films in American history

The American Film Institute has released a list of the top one hundred films of american history. But what do these film
The Rave on The Haunting of Hill House

The Haunting of Hill House is a new television show released to Netflix on October 12th, 2018 that was created by Mike F

Person of the Week

Tim Daso is Left Handed and Nostalgic about Lakewood

“I’m sad to be leaving LHS,” says senior, Tim Daso, “it feels like I just got here yesterday. Bu
Jack Hueter

Jack Hueter is a senior at Lakewood High School. He has played for the soccer team all four years of his high school car
Amy Garritano

Ms. Amy Garritano, a tiny but mighty teacher, leaves a lasting impact on her students through her zealous love of writ
Blanca Montes

Blanca Montes is one of the foreign exchange students attending Lakewood High School this school year. Montes is a senio
Person of the Week- Semra Dervisevic

Semra Dervisevic is an outstanding scholar. She is a very hardworking and focused student. She is an excellent role mode
Mallory Moorman

Mallory Moorman is a sophomore here at Lakewood High School. Moorman is on the varsity volleyball team, has been involve

Creative Corner

“Mismatched” by Sara Jarecke “Sew Me a Story” Writing Contest

It had been there all my life, as far back as I can remember. Considering how old it was, it was a wonder as to why it
“A New Sleeping Beauty” by Grace Alven

We all know the story of Sleeping Beauty. The happily ever after that comes at the end. Yeah, no. There was a happily ev
“Another Rapunzel Story” by Cristina Donnelly

Once upon a time there lived a couple in a small cottage just outside the woods. Their names were Brian and Ashley. Th
“The Wolf Who Cried Back” by Gibson Burns

A shrill howl pierced the calm night sky. Several houses around the small village lit up, as the residents were very awa
“Grandview” by Anonymous

There was nothing left, not a soul in sight. Just my thoughts and I, alone in a big empty field of nothing. There
“Radiant Lilac” by Morgan Ball

As a young girl, Hannah enjoyed gardening. She loved growing her own lemons to make her own lemonade. She lived i

Opinion

Is it too Early for Christmas Decorations?

Thanksgiving has yet to occur and Halloween just passed-Christmas is still over a month away, but for some reason Christ
Why Does This Generation Get so Offended?

Today it’s easy to look around and see that there’s been lots of social change in the last few decades. Some
Why cigarettes should be illegal

Cigarette smoking is killing about 480,000 people per year in the United States, including more than 41,000 deaths from
Should Congress be Limited to Terms?

Congress is one the most hated institutions in America, it is corrupt, outdated, and seems to get nothing done. Presiden
A Good Guy with a Gun Doesn’t End Violence

“The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” Wayne LaPierre touts after most traged
Midterm Election Results are In

The 2018 midterm elections have made way for many changes in our government. According to The Washington Post, Democrats

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