Person of the Week

Person of The Week: Jason Saksa

November 29, 2018 6:30pm | Shane Rakes

Jason Saksa, also know as Mr. Saksa, is Lakewood High school’s amazing health teacher. Lucky, I was able to ask him some questions I had about him and he kindly answered. Mr. Saksa started teaching in 1996 for a Catholic school in Cleveland. He attended […]

Tim Daso is Left Handed and Nostalgic about Lakewood

November 11, 2018 2:25am | Faith Patton

“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 and real life.” Daso has embedded his mark into Lakewood, being at the top of his class and […]

Jack Hueter

October 26, 2018 5:37pm | Seth Andregg

Jack Hueter is a senior at Lakewood High School. He has played for the soccer team all four years of his high school career. He plans on attending either John Carroll, The Ohio State University, or Baldwin Wallace. Jack won homecoming king a few weeks […]

Amy Garritano

October 19, 2018 4:35pm | Sam Stone

Ms. Amy Garritano, a tiny but mighty teacher, leaves a lasting impact on her students through her zealous love of writing. Garritano describes writing as “to think, to study, to breathe! … AP Lang focuses on finding and developing voice and style; taking all of […]

Blanca Montes

October 9, 2018 3:40pm | Jillian Moorman

Blanca Montes is one of the foreign exchange students attending Lakewood High School this school year. Montes is a senior from Spain. I sat down with her and asked her a couple questions pertaining to her time at the high school and the U.S. This […]

Person of the Week- Semra Dervisevic

October 1, 2018 4:24pm | Shane Rakes

Semra Dervisevic is an outstanding scholar. She is a very hardworking and focused student. She is an excellent role model and an even better student. Luckily, I got a chance to sit down with Semra myself and ask her a few questions to get inside […]

Mallory Moorman

September 23, 2018 9:11pm | Jillian Moorman

Mallory Moorman is a sophomore here at Lakewood High School. Moorman is on the varsity volleyball team, has been involved with H20, and plans on continuing her involvement in the school community while she excels in her academics. I sat down and talked with Mallory […]

Ron Lewis

September 15, 2018 12:18am | Molly Roche

AP Government teacher Ron Lewis is a proud Lakewood High School alumni, class of 1989. Lakewood has always been a part of Lewis’s life as he has five older brothers who also graduated from Lakewood. He is very appreciative for the teachers he had when […]

Nathan Cochran

May 18, 2018 12:31pm | Anas Akram Ul Haque

This weeks person of the week is Nathan Cochran also known as Justin. He is a senior at Lakewood High school and is very excited to graduate so he can go into the Marine Corps. He is a very under achieving student but out side […]

Millenia Duncan

May 14, 2018 11:52am | Chloe Soneson

Millenia Duncan is a senior at Lakewood City Schools. She is a great overall student. She has maintained very good grades throughout her high school career. Millenia is very committed to her school work. Millennia has always wanted to be a nurse when she was […]

Person of the Week- Averie Lester

May 11, 2018 12:17pm | Courtney Ribar

Averie Lester is a senior at Lakewood High School. Averie is active in choirs here. Lester enjoys listening to all types of music but mainly rap/hip hop. Averie’s favorite Netflix binge is The Fosters and her favorite thing to do in her free time is […]

Mac McFarlin

May 11, 2018 12:16pm | Isabel Cintron

Robert, more commonly known as Mac, McFarlin is a senior at Lakewood High School. He has been a Lakewood High student all four years of high school. His past four years he has played hockey for the varsity team at Lakewood. He has also done […]

Shuruq Abuzahriyeh

May 10, 2018 11:45am | Mary Roufael

Shuruq Abuzahriyeh is a senior at Lakewood High School. She has a lot on her plate with all the classes she takes at the high school as well as holding a job outside of school. The end of her senior year is approaching and I got […]

Attila Nagy

May 10, 2018 11:44am | Olivia Britt

Attila Nagy is a senior at Lakewood High School. He enjoys many aspects of going to school here. He is a member of both the soccer team and the football team, attends a variety of sporting events, and has made many great memories here. I […]

Mila Kneeland

May 4, 2018 4:18pm | Maya Costanzo

This week’s person of the week is Mila Kneeland! Mila is a sophomore this year at Lakewood High School. Her favorite thing to do is play soccer and this year she was a regular starter for Lakewood’s Junior Varsity team. Mila hopes to continue to […]

Person of the Week- Rachel Krotseng

May 4, 2018 12:33pm | Courtney Ribar

Rachel Krotseng is a senior here at Lakewood High School. Rachel has participated in the flag line for marching band all four years of high school. Rachel is a very kind and free-spirited person. She always has a smile on her face. In her free […]

Halle Sullenberger

May 2, 2018 4:04pm | Nichole Sullenberger

This week’s person of the week is Halle Sullenberger. Halle is a sophomore at Lakewood High School who enjoys painting and music. Halle has been a part of the Lakewood Ranger Marching Band’s Flag Line since her freshman year. Next year, she will be one […]

Julia Szentkiralyi

May 2, 2018 12:39pm | Caitlin Cimino

Julia Szentkiralyi is a sophomore at Lakewood High School. Julia is a member of the girls’ varsity gymnastics team. She also participated in track her freshman year. On top of her extra curricular activities, she also takes multiple advanced and AP courses, while maintaining straight […]

Suha Abousamieh

May 1, 2018 11:51am | Mary Roufael

This week’s person of the week is Suha Abousamieh. Suha is a senior at Lakewood High School and takes many AP classes here. She loves to spend time with her friends when she isn’t busy with school work. I got the chance to talk to […]

Kim Banak

April 26, 2018 6:06pm | Nichole Sullenberger

This week’s person of the week is Kim Banak. Kim is a sophomore at Lakewood High School who enjoys music and volunteering. Kim has been a part of the Lakewood Ranger Marching Band’s Flag Line since her freshman year. Although she may not play an […]

Caitlin Cimino

April 25, 2018 2:11pm | Olivia Britt

Caitlin Cimino is a senior at Lakewood High School. She enjoys many aspects of going to school here. She is a member of the gymnastics team , attends a variety of sporting events, and has made many great memories. I had a chance to talk […]

Mary Lavelle

April 20, 2018 6:16pm | Erin Mullen

Mary Lavelle is a senior here at Lakewood High School. Mary plays basketball for the girls’ team here at LHS. She also played volleyball for the Rangers freshman year. Mary is a pretty good student keeping her grades at all A’s and B’s. Mary loves […]

Muna Haroun

April 19, 2018 4:40pm | Mary Roufael

This week’s person of the week is Muna Haroun. Muna has been going to LHS for the past four years and is a senior. She plays the violin in the Lakewood High School orchestra and has played since the 5th grade she is also in business management […]

Rory Meehan

April 18, 2018 2:17pm | Isabel Cintron

Rory Meehan is a senior at Lakewood High School. He has spent has four years of high school at LHS, and previously went to Lakewood Catholic Academy. Throughout his years, he has participated in various things such as cross-country, track, and NIMBA. He plans to […]

Mackenzie Sargent

April 18, 2018 2:10pm | Emily Ruebsteck

Mackenzie is a senior here at Lakewood High School. She’s outgoing and takes pride in her school work as well as managing her job at Ferris Steak House. She carries a 3.1 GPA and is involved in the CCP Anatomy and Physiology class. She is […]

Lalia Williams-Riseng

April 18, 2018 2:08pm | Nichole Sullenberger

This week’s person of the week is Lalia Williams-Riseng. Lalia is a junior at Lakewood High School who enjoys art and music. Lalia has been a part of the Lakewood Ranger Marching Band for the past three years, playing both the flute and the cymbals. […]

Burke Fortner

April 13, 2018 4:33pm | Olivia Britt

Burke Fortner is a senior at Lakewood High School. He enjoys many aspects of going to school here. He is a member of both the swim team and the baseball team, attends a variety of sporting events, and has made many great memories here. I […]

Evan Budzar

April 12, 2018 4:28pm | Maya Costanzo

This week’s person of the week is Evan Budzar!! Evan loves to stay active within his community and cannot wait to go off to college next year. Evan played basketball for the boys varsity team and has made many memories thought the program. I got […]

Ella Germaine

April 12, 2018 12:37pm | Olivia Nagy

Ella Germaine is a senior at Lakewood High School and she is this week’s featured athlete. Ella is a rower and competes and practices year round. Q. When did you start rowing? A. I started rowing when I was in the seventh grade. Q. What […]

Meara Mahoney

April 11, 2018 11:49am | Nichole Sullenberger

This week’s person of the week is Meara Mahoney. Meara is a senior at Lakewood High School who enjoys dancing and music. Meara has been a part of the Lakewood Ranger Marching Band for the past four years and was Section Leader of the flutes […]

Ben Harvey

March 29, 2018 4:02pm | Maya Costanzo

Ben Harvey is a senior at Lakewood High School. He has participated in Lakewood Project and the varsity boys’ soccer team throughout high school. He loves to stay active. Ben plays the violin and is in several orchestras in the school. I got the opportunity […]

Audra Tuleta

March 29, 2018 12:43pm | Isabel Cintron

Spring is now here and so is softball season, senior Audra Tuleta is a huge component for the varsity team. She plays catcher and also pitches for the Rangers. This will be her fourth year as a varsity player. Unfortunately, Audra had suffered a concussion […]

Autumn Arrighi

March 29, 2018 12:01pm | Mary Roufael

This week’s person of the week is Autumn Arrighi. You will see her walking around the halls with the brightest smile on her face almost everyday. With graduation approaching I got to talk to Autumn who is a senior here at Lakewood High School. […]

Person of the Week: Maggie McHugh

March 28, 2018 12:39pm | Olivia Britt

Maggie McHugh is a senior at Lakewood High School. She enjoys many aspects of going to school here. Such as, being a part of the swim team, attending sporting events, and even the some of the classes. I got to talk to Maggie about many […]

Person of the Week: Kiki Ribar

March 16, 2018 4:58pm | Maya Costanzo

This week’s person of the week is Courtney Ribar (Kiki)! Kiki loves to stay active within her school and is super excited to attend Ohio University next year. I was blessed to be able to get the opportunity to interview Kiki and ask her a […]

Person of the Week: Ben Harvey

January 26, 2018 5:23pm | Erin Mullen

Ben Harvey is this weeks person of the week. Ben Harvey is a senior this year at Lakewood High School. He is apart of the varsity boys soccer team. Ben has been apart of the soccer team since freshmen year and has been playing soccer […]

January 26, 2018 2:23pm | Caitlin Gang

The person of the week is Keegan Sabin. Keegan is a senior at Lakewood High School. He has run track for one year. He has done theater for 4 years and is apart of the PLTW through west shore. Keegan is a hard-working student who has really […]

Person of the Week- Rory Meehan

January 26, 2018 2:21pm | Courtney Ribar

Rory Meehan is a senior here at Lakewood High School who enjoys hanging out with his friends, playing NIMBA, and having a good time. Rory was on the homecoming court this year. He is a well liked young man and as a very outgoing personality. […]

Person of the Week: Johnnesha Johnson

December 12, 2017 2:06pm | Chloe Soneson

Johnnesha Johnson is currently a senior at Lakewood High School. She is very focused on school. Johnson has maintained very good grades throughout all of her years in school. She is very committed to her school work. She was interested in working with children for […]

Gabby Eisel

December 1, 2017 5:53pm | Clare Harvey

This week’s student of the week is Gabby Eisel. Gabby is a senior at Lakewood High School. She has been attending Lakewood for the past four years. She is involved in many different sports including: tennis, swimming and track. Gabby was captain of the tennis […]

Emily Ruebsteck

December 1, 2017 5:30pm | Anas Akram Ul Haque

This week’s person of the week is Emily Ruebsteck. Emily is a senior at Lakewood High School. She is adventurous and likes to try new things. For example she signed up to be an elf for Toys for Tot’s during her senior year. She will […]

Burke Fortner

December 1, 2017 1:10am | Courtney Ribar

Burke Fortner is a senior at Lakewood High School. Burke has participated in both swimming and baseball all four years he has been at the school. Fortner is one of the swim teams captains this year. Burke is a friendly and funny person. He has […]

Person of the Week: Stella Dedaj

November 29, 2017 3:57pm | Mary Roufael

This week’s person of the week is Senior Stella Dedaj. Stella is kind and shy at times but she has started to become more outgoing. She has been attending Lakewood High School the past four years. Stella was on the LHS gymnastics team her sophomore […]

Person of the Week: Meghan Young

November 6, 2017 6:16pm | Chloe Soneson

Meghan Young is a senior at Lakewood High School. She is a great overall student. She has maintained very good grades throughout all of her years in school. Meghan is very committed to her school work. She has always wanted to be nurse when she […]

Teacher Profile: Autumn Sabin

September 28, 2017 12:55pm | Sam Stone

Many think their teachers will have no back-story, that they had a clear idea and a simple path to their current point. They see that life is similar to students—work and home. Autumn Sabin, one of the numerous talented art teachers employed in the […]

Team Erin

September 20, 2017 1:16pm | Max Boland

Lakewood High School junior Erin Black has a painful genetic disease called Charcot Marie Tooth (better known as CMT). Since she was 11 years old, Erin has been battling with the nerves in the lower half of her body. At least 3 days a week […]

Student of the Week: Will Adams

September 15, 2017 2:31pm | Chloe Soneson

Will Adams is a junior at Lakewood High School. He is a very good student overall. He has maintained very good grades throughout all of his years in school. Will is very committed to his school work and football. In school, his favorite class is […]

Lakewood’s Angel: Anne Giffels

September 9, 2017 6:59pm | Madyson Lewellyn

On Friday September 1st, 2017, Lakewood tragically lost one of its greatest influences to breast cancer–Mrs. Anne Giffels. Beloved friend, mother, sister, mentor, Giffels touched many lives as a proud member of the Lakewood City Schools Community and Lakewood Athletics. The battle was fought over the […]

Hannah Cogar

September 1, 2017 2:12pm | Sasha Seckers

Hannah Cogar, a senior is Lakewood High School’s Person of the Week. She is a motivated, kind and benevolent person who is always pushing herself to succeed. She is an incredibly involved individual at Lakewood High School, and she participates in many extra-curricular activities. She […]

Person of the Week: Hannah Huddleson

June 1, 2017 5:13pm | Lauren Jones

For the final week of school, this person of the week this time is Hannah Huddleson. The school is full of many students who range from race, gender, age, religion, and personality. Hannah is one of those many students. Hannah is a sophomore with big […]