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Julia Scharfstein, Campus and City Editor
February 15, 2012
Thanks to a weekend New Year’s Day, students will not enjoy a four-day Presidents Day weekend this month. Shaker schools are in session Feb. 17, the Friday before Presidents Day weekend. According to Director of Communications Peggy Caldwell, the Friday before the federal holiday becomes a school... Read more »
Katie Inglis and Ilana Kramer, Managing Editor and Editor In Chief
February 14, 2012
Adrian Barker’s (’06) successful appeal hinged on what the court termed “poor jury instruction.” In Barker’s case this expression means that the judge failed to explain to the jury the options other than murder for Barker’s conviction. The appeals court ruled that the judge should have instructed... Read more »
Ian Round, Raider Zone editor
February 13, 2012
Allan Slawson, Adrian Barker’s former tennis coach, expressed “extreme happiness and relief” about Barker’s overturned murder conviction. “Everybody, of course, is in great, great spirits,” he said in a cell phone interview while driving from the Barker family house to the high school. Of... Read more »
Graham Fine and Katie Inglis, Editor In Chief and Managing Editor
February 13, 2012
An appeals court vacated the 2010 murder conviction of Adrian Barker (‘06) and upheld the murder conviction of Ronald Kelly (‘08) today. The men were convicted in the death of 23-year-old Kent State University student Christopher Kernich, who suffered fatal injuries during a fight near the KSU campus... 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 »
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 »
Bridget Cook and Clara Medalie, Staff Reporters
December 13, 2011
Seven students were arrested at the Dec. 2 varsity hockey game at Thornton Park after Breathalyzer tests revealed they had consumed alcohol. The students, two aged 18 and seven minors, were taken from the student section by Shaker Heights police and subjected to Breathalyzer tests. According to police... Read more »
Shane McKeon and Andrew Murphy, Staff Reporters
December 13, 2011
Shaker Heights police responded to a fight in the North Gym parking lot Dec. 2 after the men’s basketball home opener against Toledo St. John’s. One minor and one adult were arrested. An incident report of the fight obtained from the SHPD states, “On Friday 12/02/2011, Shaker Hts. Police Units... Read more »
Allie Harris, Campus and City Editor
December 13, 2011
The 250 students in Student Group on Race Relations are now prohibited from going out to lunch after they visit fourth-and sixth-grade classes. According to SGORR Coordinator Halle Bauer, the existing policy is now being enforced because going out to lunch is an inappropriate use of school time. “It... Read more »
Julia Scharfstein, Campus and City Editor
December 13, 2011
Thanks to a new state law, students no longer need to take one year of in-house gym to graduate. The 2011-2012 Program Planning Guide states that, “students may use irregularly earned credits (independent study . . . and the like) to satisfy the state’s minimum graduation requirements.” This new... Read more »