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Clara Medalie, Campus and City Editor
May 30, 2012
The courtyard Learning Garden is taking shape. Special education, AP and IB and elementary students left their classrooms to help plant more than 150 shrubs , flowers and trees May 29 and 30. Students were given maps detailing the planting locations, and corresponding numbers were spray painted on the... Read more »
Alex Smith, Raider Zone Editor
May 30, 2012
After sophomore lacrosse player John Williams sustained a concussion during a game April 10, his mother, Megan, had an important job to do. “I had to keep checking up on him, to make sure he was alive,” she said. When he talks about the injury today, John’s description is less dramatic. But he... Read more »
Bridget Cook, Spotlight Editor
May 30, 2012
Two years ago, Seniors Claire Levin and Nora O’Connell brought Kick-It, a charity kick ball game to raise money for cancer patients, to the high school. Last year’s event raised more than $4,000 and generated enthusiasm among students and teachers alike. This year’s game was even more successful,... Read more »
Izzi Nejedlik, Senior Writer
May 30, 2012
In the past five years at Shaker Heights High School, three incidents involving sexual assault have been reported to the Shaker Heights Police. All three of these cases have occurred during the current school year. The first case occurred Nov. 3, 2011 at 8 a.m. and was deemed “Gross Sexual Imposition-... Read more »
Clara Medalie, Bridget Cook, and Anna O'Connell, Staff Reporters
May 30, 2012
To each person sexual assault can be defined differently. Whether it’s a forced hug in the hall or being thrown up against a locker, perception is everything. Freshman Joanna Levin, who said she has witnessed nonconsensual encounters in the hallways, said she defines sexual assault broadly as “anything... Read more »
Sarah Shaw, Opinion Editor
May 30, 2012
When seniors graduate, temptations arise. Should you cut class? Steal your teachers’ projector remote? Glitter bomb the underclassmen? One temptation may be to friend an old teacher on Facebook. However, there are problems associated with social media relationships between students and teachers. In... Read more »
Editorial Board
May 30, 2012
A popular way to obtain sugary snacks at school is by purchasing them from students selling candy and soda throughout the school day. These students sell everything from Skittles and Snickers bars to Mountain Dew and Coca-Cola for $1 an item. What these candy-selling students may not realize is that... Read more »
Shane McKeon, Investigations Editor
May 30, 2012
“Yeah, Kid Cudi went to my school!” We’ve all done it. We all love boasting the fact that our high school turned out one of the most talented rappers of the 21st century, even though he only attended Shaker his freshman and sophomore years. He graduated from Solon High School in 2002. Despite the... Read more »
David Shakno, Multimedia Editor
May 30, 2012
While bake sales and sweets are being taken out of schools, a few Shaker students have seized a business opportunity. “I’m making anywhere from $20-50 a day,” said one freshman who sells candy during school. In fact, he is one of approximately eight students who sell candy throughout the school... Read more »
