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Ian Round, Raider Zone editor
January 27, 2012
Ohio State and Michigan State head football coaches Urban Meyer and Mark Dantonio visited the high school today to greet recruits, most notably junior Donovan Munger, a 6-foot-4-inch, 280-pound offensive and defensive tackle. Meyer stopped by the Shakerite room to shake hands and pose for pictures, but... Read more »
Ian Round, Raider Zone editor
January 10, 2012
President Barack Obama complimented both basketball teams at the start of his Jan. 4 speech at the high school. “I heard you have some pretty good basketball teams this season – boys and girls,” Obama said before joking that he had no more athletic eligibility and couldn’t play for the Raiders. “It’s... Read more »
January 5, 2012
Hello, Cleveland! It’s great to be back in Ohio. And it’s great to be here at Shaker Heights, home of the Red Raiders. I want to thank your mayor, Earl Leiken, for hosting us today. I also want to thank your superintendent, Mark Freeman, and your principal, Mike Griffith, for everything they do.... Read more »
Graham Fine, Ilana Kramer and Ian Round
January 4, 2012
President Obama’s Jan. 4 speech went smoothly, and very few distractions or mishaps occurred. However, there were a few interesting moments worth pointing out. 1. Before the speech, a woman thoroughly tested the microphone by counting up to and down from 10 and speaking random numbers. She counted... Read more »
Julia Scharfstein, Campus and City Editor
January 4, 2012
President Barack Obama spoke about the steps he intends to take to protect consumers from “abusive financial practices” during a speech Jan. 4 in the North Gymnasium. The visit was the president’s second appearance at the high school in the last two and a half years. All seniors were invited to... Read more »
Kyra Hall, Katie Inglis, Marissa Miller
January 4, 2012
The president’s visit unsurprisingly spiked student Twitter traffic. Here is a selection of those we found entertaining enough to publish. Most Dramatic: “THERE ARE SNIPERS ON THE ROOF! This is like real life call of duty” Most Adolescent: “Hahaha of course I was looking at my phone on tv”... Read more »
