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The Lakewood Times

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Photo outside of Lakewood High School cafeteria, where the community meeting was held.

Lakewood Residents Speak Up at District Community Meeting

Sebastian Warnock and Billy Cummings October 6, 2025

At the most recent district event on September 29, parents, teachers, and community members alike were able to share their opinions about the district's upcoming decision to potentially repurpose an elementary...

Student Council decorating the cafeteria before the dance.

Lakewood High School Celebrates Homecoming

Livia Brahaj and Elise Orlando October 3, 2025

Every year, Lakewood High School kicks off Homecoming Week by decorating the first through third-floor hallways and filling them with class pride. To bring this tradition to life, Student Council members...

Mrs. Atfield signs out Addison Ward at the front desk of the new FSO, while Nevaeh Keith converses with the two.

Franklin School of Opportunity Finds a New Home at Lakewood High

Braedan Greenfield, Staff Writer September 25, 2025

The Franklin School of Opportunity has relocated its learning center to the Lakewood High School campus, placing it next to the Cleveland Clinic within the high school building. Although it now shares...

House Bill 250, limiting phone use in Ohio schools.

Ohio House Bill 250 Signed into Law: Impact on Lakewood High School

Tyler Laidley and Freddie Showers September 24, 2025

Beginning with the 2025–26 school year, Lakewood City Schools implemented a districtwide rule: a full-day cell phone restriction. The policy was adopted in response to House Bill 250, an Ohio law that...

An exterior shot of Lincoln Elementary School, one of the schools at risk of being repurposed.

Conflict Over Lakewood School Repurposing Continues

Sebastian Warnock, Staff Writer September 22, 2025

At the most recent Lakewood City School District board meeting on Sept. 15, the district moved closer to resolving the ongoing conflict over repurposing an elementary school. Superintendent Maggie Niedzwiecki...

Students from Washington, DC universities and supporters of public schools protest U.S. President Donald Trump's dismantling of and funding cuts to the Department of Education, in Washington, D.C., U.S. April 4, 2025. REUTERS/Allison Bailey

The Price of Learning: The Department of Education

Mia Dugan, staff writer May 15, 2025

The Department of Education is a federal agency that safeguards the freedom of education and ensures access to learning. On May 17, 1979, President Jimmy Carter signed the Department of Education into...

A screen displays the S&P Index after the closing bell on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 16, 2025.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Market Downturns and Economic Warning Signs

Mia Dugan, Mentor Editor May 1, 2025

The stock market is where companies and individuals can buy or sell shares from corporations worldwide. Each share gives an investor partial ownership of the company, and depending on the business’s...

Celebrating Excellence in Student Journalism

Celebrating Excellence in Student Journalism

April 27, 2025

We are excited to announce the impressive achievements of the student journalists of The Lakewood Times, who have earned 21 honors overall in the 2024-25 Ohio Scholastic Media Association's Awards. Consistently...

Welding projects made by Joseph Zrnich's previous students

West Shore and Welding

Erin Dineen, staff/photographer April 17, 2025

In the Fall of 2023, the West Shore Career-Technical District received a $5.78 million grant to expand the career tech program. After receiving the grant, the West Shore advisors were faced with deciding...

The cast takes one final bow at the end of the show on closing night.

Life Behind the Curtain: LHS’s Barnstormers Spring Musical Les Misérables in Depth

Sophia Schelgunov, staff writer/photographer April 17, 2025

Over the past weekend, the Lakewood High School Barnstormers performed their annual spring musical. This year, they put the Les Misérables musical on the stage. They had their auditions in December and...

Matt Kocur takes a shot, scoring it into the basket

Community Challenge: Lakewood Teachers and Community Battle for a Win

Julia Thomas, staff writer/photographer April 10, 2025

The Community Challenge is an annual event that takes place in the Lakewood High School gymnasium. The event is a basketball game. The first team is the people of the Lakewood community, and the second...

The women's room of the Statehouse is strictly dedicated to the amazing women in history who made passing the 19th Amendment possible, along with these posters of encouragement.

Her Vote, Her Voice: The Importance of Women in Politics

Teddie Bruening and Abriana Heinz April 4, 2025

On Wednesday, March 26, twenty-six Lakewood High School students traveled to Columbus to visit the Statehouse and observe the Ohio General Assembly. Accompanied by several League of Women Voters representatives,...

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