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Shaker Is Yours – For The Time Being

June 12, 2014
Commencement 2014 Preview

Commencement 2014 Preview

June 12, 2014

One Little Word

May 1, 2014
Freshmen Andre Pettis, Luxus Flowers and Nadia DiGeorgia walk with junior Maeve Cook through the high school halls on a Project Support scavenger hunt March 15.

Project Support Unifies Students

May 1, 2014

New Stages 32 Showcases Talent, Originality, Unity

March 20, 2014
Assistant Principal Eric Hutchinson participates in the Homecoming Parade in 2012. Hutchinson has read names at commencement since 2004.

Hutchinson Will Read Names at Commencement

March 12, 2014
Don't Worry, You Have Time

Don’t Worry, You Have Time

March 11, 2014
Stop Making Small Talk About College

Stop Making Small Talk About College

March 7, 2014

The Toll of Twitter

March 4, 2014
Folder Philosophy

Folder Philosophy

February 28, 2014

A Publicly Traded Display of Affection

February 28, 2014

Chipotle and Individualism: The Spirit of America

February 28, 2014
Gold Key-With Age

Shaker Artists Score Big Again at Scholastics

February 27, 2014
On thinspo-themed Tumblr pages and other pro-anorexic websites, images such as this one are frightfully common. Paired with forceful and at times self-depricating quotes, the pictures stress a desperate need to be skinny whatever the consequences.

Promoting A Look of Danger

February 25, 2014
Goma Nepal is currently a senior at Brush High School. She regularly attends English as a second language classes and noticed that American students are more likely to help each other than students at her old school in Nepal.

Forging a New Life Across the Globe

February 25, 2014

The Asking Olympics: Why Can’t Girls Go For the Gold More Often?

February 20, 2014
This car was stuck in the snow on Shelburne Road for more than five minutes during the morning of Feb. 18. Hutchings did not cancel school that Tuesday in part because of the high school's delayed start.

[PHOTO] District Seeks Alternatives to Future Snow Days

February 21, 2014
This car was stuck in the snow on Shelburne Road for more than five minutes during the morning of Feb. 18. Hutchings did not cancel school that Tuesday in part because of the high school's delayed start.

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February 21, 2014
In the middle school's main hallway, 13 clocks supposedly show the times in cities on six different continents. On Feb. 6, seven of the 13 showed the wrong time. Five were off by one hour, two were off by three.

MYP Madness

February 8, 2014
Students cross the street after school Monday, Jan. 27. Shaker schools were closed the following day, Jan. 28, due to frigid wind chills.

Snow Day Possible For Wednesday

February 4, 2014
The Definition Dilemma

The Definition Dilemma

January 31, 2014
Social studies teacher Kyle Fleming poses for a picture for Humans of Shaker, an Instagram account that explores the high school

Hope in the Twitterverse

January 18, 2014
Board Member Bill Clawson listens to Superintendent Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. during the Sept. 4 board meeting. At its Dec. 17 meeting, the board voted unanimously to put a 6.9-mill levy on the May ballot. The levy is Hutchings' first as superintendent.

The Tipping Point

January 10, 2014
Homeowners can use this table to ascertain their increase in total property tax following a levy passage. If passed, the levy will increase the total property tax on Shaker homeowners by about one-quarter of a percent. Table extrapolated from data provided by District Treasure and Chief Financial Officer Bryan Christman.

May Levy Would Likely Raise Total Property Tax Rate Above 4 Percent

January 7, 2014
Board Votes to Put 'Conservative' Levy on May Ballot

Board Votes to Put ‘Conservative’ Levy on May Ballot

December 18, 2013
Administrative Assistant Myriam Neil's desk in the main office displays the schedule for the high school's language table. All students are welcome. The only requirement is that the designated language is spoken throughout the lunch period.

[PHOTO] Neil Breaks Down Language Barriers, One Lunch Period at a Time

December 10, 2013
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