Eliza Auten and Melina Ioannou
September 8, 2018 • No Comments
The K-9 unit of the Shaker Heights Police Department entered the high school, unannounced, April 11 for the first time since Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings Jr. introduced the practice...
- Is Disrespect On The Rise? September 5, 2018
- Unprecedented Heat Day Closes Schools September 4, 2018
- Counting Down September 1, 2018
Ana Butze, Spotlight Co-Editor
September 9, 2018 • No Comments
High school juniors are typically preoccupied by questions about where and how they will find themselves after graduation. Izzy Ortman, however, is not an average high...
- Film Club Creates Moviemaking Opportunity September 3, 2018
- Blattner Retires After 48 Years Of Hard Work August 22, 2018
- The Speed Solver May 25, 2018
DC Benincasa, Raider Zone Editor
August 27, 2018 • No Comments
Racism in sports isn’t anything new. African-American baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson faced death threats in the late 1940s. Former Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald...
- Raider’s Victory Brings Whirlwind of Passionate School Spirit March 14, 2018
- State Formula Aims to Solve Inequity Between Foes February 14, 2018
- Aiming to Take it Further December 11, 2017
Emet Celeste-Cohen, Print Managing Editor
September 1, 2018 • No Comments
Shaker is losing students. Over the past decade, district enrollment has declined by more than 370 students. That’s nearly the equivalent of this year’s seventh...
Emilie Evans, Assignment Managing Editor
August 29, 2018 • No Comments
Once upon a time, a boundary existed between the school building and the home. A student would sit in each class for 50 minutes a day and leave with an assignment to complete...
- #MyMomToo August 25, 2018
- If I Die in a School Shooting May 23, 2018
- Living on the Edge May 22, 2018
Emilie Evans, Opinion Editor
September 12, 2017 • No Comments
Why is the fall dance called homecoming when no one is truly coming home? Every year students dress up and take to the dance floors in the high school’s north gym, but...
- Barrio: A Delicious Addition to the Cleveland Food Scene May 19, 2017
- Shooting Prevention, Not Paranoia March 8, 2017
- Shakerite Alumnus Writes First Account of Emerging Racial Justice Movement March 7, 2017
Podcast Editor
Madeline Price (‘21) is in her second year with The Shakerite. She is currently Podcast Editor alongside Bess von der Heydt, creating podcasts about events at the high school and in Shaker. As a Journalism I Reporter freshman year, Madeline covered topics from the Blossom exhibit at the Natural History ...
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Opinion Editor
Ainsley Snyder (’20) is in her third year with The Shakerite. As Opinion Editor, she voices her opinion on topics important to her, such as sexual harassment in school. Last year, she served as the Spotlight Editor, writing about the theatre productions and activism of students in the high school....
“Just how the guys respond to her is amazing because nobody else in the school has that kind of power."
Mary Lynne McGovern leaves a lasting mark on the high school with the MAC Scholars program. Web Editor Mae Nagusky writes.
Moving on After Helping Young Men Become Scholars
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According to a 1990 study, around 70 percent of the African-American males in 9th grade were achieving below a C average. “We were stunned,” said Mary Lynne McGovern, who at that time had been wor..."As a society, we feel the need to put a number beside everything — I am especially guilty."
Guest 'Riter Joe Schmidt ('18) explains how our love to rank things -- from music to squash players -- can hurt us.
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I sat in my basement, flipping through a “Star Wars” poster book and listening to Nirvana’s “Nevermind” at its highest volume without blowing out the speakers. I had just finished watching C..."The high school has blocked Spotify, a popular music streaming app, from their WiFi."
Campus & City Reporter Katie Cronin and Journalism II Reporter Sylvie Prause write about the reasons behind Spotify being blocked by the school.
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According to ScienceOfPeople.com, music can reduce anxiety and boost mental alertness and memory; two things essential to student success. The high school has blocked Spotify, a popular music streamin...A faulty sensor set off the alarm and prompted evacuation of the high school this morning during zero period instruction. Executive Managing Editor Emilie Evans has the story.
False Fire Alarm Greets Students Before School
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A false fire alarm interrupted zero period classes today. The alarm went off before classes commenced at 7 a.m. and continued until 7:30 a.m., causing the cancelation of zero period classes such as yo...“I kind of feel like a role model, in a way, because they look up to me about what I’m doing. It’s just a great feeling."
Izzy Ortman is attending firefighting school to pursue her dream profession. Spotlight Co-Editor Ana Butze writes.
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High school juniors are typically preoccupied by questions about where and how they will find themselves after graduation. Izzy Ortman, however, is not an average high school junior — she has everyt...