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Kyra Hall, Raider Zone Editor
March 23, 2012
Ten days after the Board of Education delayed a vote on the question, the possibility remains for the installation of a turf field and track for fall 2012. Board of Education Vice President Annette Sutherland explained that additional information and advice was given to the board prior to the March 13... Read more »
Taylor Butze, Staff Reporter
March 20, 2012
Accompanying Shaker’s recently implemented International Baccalaureate Program was the elementary Mandarin Chinese program. Employed within the district are eight native Mandarin Chinese speakers who teach students in various grade levels. In grades K-6, students are introduced to the language, learning... Read more »
Kyra Hall, Raider Zone Editor
March 20, 2012
Shaker baseball consistently produces players who go on to play college ball, more than other Raider programs. “I think our youth programs and off-season workouts have instilled a work ethic in the boys that allows them to reach their full potential,” head coach Mike Babinec said. Since he started... Read more »
Leo Izen, Staff Reporter
March 20, 2012
Wouldn’t it be so cool if yesterday’s slop was put on today’s pizza? That’s what I never think when I’m standing in the lunch line. AVI has been repurposing food that was sold previously, either by selling it as an extra or by putting it on pizza. AVI has put all kinds of leftovers on pizza... Read more »
Kyra Hall, Raider Zone Editor
March 20, 2012
It will be another season wasted. I have been an athlete at the high school for three years, and come fall, it will be my last field hockey season. Unfortunately, I will never get to play on a Shaker turf field because the board has delayed any construction until “further studies” are completed. Now,... Read more »
Erica Seman, Spotlight Editor
March 20, 2012
In Room 230, a colorful assortment of ties is growing each day. After 13 years at Shaker, social studies teacher Dann Parker has decided to retire. Parker has taught Global Studies, American Experience, AP U.S. History and AP European History at Shaker. In his 40 years of teaching, he has taught subjects... Read more »
Sarah Shaw and Samantha Weisner, Opinion Editors
March 20, 2012
Pepperoni is no longer the most exciting topping on your pizza. Recently, the district’s food-service provider, AVI, has been topping its pizzas with some interesting choices. We understand that the company doesn’t want to waste food. That being said, we don’t want our meals to return the next... Read more »
Shane McKeon, Staff Reporter
March 20, 2012
Shaker’s Chinese program was born out of necessity and opportunity. The district needed to fulfill a world language requirement for the International Baccalaureate program, and the Chinese government offered a solution. Through an exchange program, the Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters) worked... Read more »
Kathleen Kalafatis, Spotlight Editor
March 20, 2012
It clogged up newsfeeds and blasted Twitter. In two days, KONY 2012, a 30-minute video exposing Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony, compiled more than 35 million views. At press time, views exceeded 100 million. Isaac Hepworth, a Twitter employee, tweeted a chart showing the number of tweets about Kony... Read more »
Linda Hile
March 20, 2012
It started with a scuffle in the dance room, one teacher randomly walking in on several students with their voices elevated. The teacher tried to verbally break it up and move the students along, but the students start moving toward each other as the confrontation escalated. The teacher, moving to the... Read more »
