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Emet Celeste-Cohen

Emet Celeste-Cohen, Alumni (’19)

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[Photo] ‘Rite Idea: A Letter to Dr. Glasner

The Editorial Board
May 24, 2019
A vow of silence involves someone commiting to abstain from talking or, in some cases, communicating with others at all, for a set amount of time. More than 10,000 people participated in the national Day of Silence in April.

[Photo] When Silence is Louder than Speech

Vivian Bowling, Spotlight Reporter
August 29, 2019
QS music

[Photo] Listening Through the Generations

Will Welsh
August 27, 2019
Jonathan Kuehnle, then an applicant for high school principal, addresses the audience at a March 7, 2016 community meeting. Photo by The Shakerite.

Searching for Success

Emet Celeste-Cohen, Print Managing Editor
May 14, 2019
Podl Disciplined 'Without Just Cause'

Podl Disciplined ‘Without Just Cause’

Emet Celeste-Cohen and Astrid Braun
April 22, 2019
Glasner speaks at Nov. 8 community meeting.

Board Selects Glasner

Emet Celeste-Cohen, Print Managing Editor
March 14, 2019
The high school office sat empty earlier this evening.

Kuehnle Reassigned to Administrative Duties

Emet Celeste-Cohen, Print Managing Editor
January 9, 2019
District Releases Podl Investigation Documents

District Releases Podl Investigation Documents

Emet Celeste-Cohen, Print Managing Editor
December 19, 2018
Board of Education members discuss plans for Fernway with architects.

Board Promises to Get House in Order

Emet Celeste-Cohen and Astrid Braun
November 16, 2018
Interim Superintendent Stephen Wilkins makes opening remarks to the crowd of more than 900 community members who attended the meeting.

Investigation Finds No Evidence of Discrimination

Aggie Augustine, Katie Fraser, Emet Celeste-Cohen and Astrid Braun
November 9, 2018
Shaker Heights High School Principal Jonathan Kuehnle speaks with community members, parents, students and staff on March 7, 2016. Kuehnle's placement on leave was announced in an email sent to parents and staff this evening.

Kuehnle Placed on Administrative Leave

Emet Celeste-Cohen and Astrid Braun
November 1, 2018
Counting Down

Counting Down

Emet Celeste-Cohen, Print Managing Editor
September 1, 2018
Rebecca Harper guides a student's hand for an art project.

Extending the Power of Preschool

Emet Celeste-Cohen, Investigations Editor
March 5, 2018
Private schools won 43 percent of state championships in 2009. "I think it’s about wanting to get scholarships, wanting to put yourself in the position, individually, to be seen and play for a certain coach," said assistant athletic director Michael Babinec.

[Photo] State Formula Aims to Solve Inequity Between Foes

DC Benincasa, Raider Zone Editor
February 14, 2018
“I probably couldn’t live without mine," said Superintendent Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. of his assistant. "She does all of my scheduling, she takes all of my phone calls, she proofreads all of my PowerPoint presentations, she uploads all of my BoardDocs."

Government Mandates Spawn New Non-Teaching Positions

Emet Celeste-Cohen, Investigations Editor
November 8, 2017
The Cuyahoga County Justice Center, where Mitchell pleaded not guilty at his May 9 arraignment.

Following State Mandate, District Suspends Pay For Mitchell

Emet Celeste-Cohen and Julia Barragate
May 22, 2017
A Look at Kuehnle's Shaker, 1 Year Later

A Look at Kuehnle’s Shaker, 1 Year Later

Julia Barragate and Emet Celeste-Cohen
May 16, 2017
Ibuprofen and tissues lay on top of a sick students essay assignment.

[Photo] Sick Days Inconvenience Students

January 10, 2017
Racial breakup of AP and IB junior classes at Shaker

Demographics of Upper Level Classes

Emet Celeste-Cohen, Investigations Editor
December 16, 2016
Suspending Students, and Learning

Suspending Students, and Learning

Emet Celeste-Cohen, Investigations Editor
November 15, 2016
Martha Jackson: “It kinda depends, because, I mean, most people who I’m friends with are very supportive of me, and that’s not to say that no one else is supportive; it’s just not talked about. I don’t think I can think of one classroom conversation I’ve had about gender . . . As far as people being accepting and stuff, it’s been nothing but inclusive. Shaker’s program is not. They’re just not hip to the terms, if you know what I mean.” Sheila Scanlon: “I think a lot of it has to do with lack of education. So it’s not the teacher’s fault that they don’t know these things. I think Shaker is pretty open and tolerant but it’s still not everyone. A lot of people still have misconceptions and stereotypes and they still have a negative view of trans and gay people.”

[Photo] Diversity Quotas Don’t Add Up

Sarah Grube, Copy Editor
May 2, 2016
Shaker Heights High School Principal Jonathan Kuehnle speaks with community members, parents, students and staff on March 7, 2016.

HS Principal Choice Causes Controversy

Emet Celeste-Cohen and Julia Barragate
May 2, 2016
A group discusses one option for a master plan at a previous meeting in the upper cafeteria.

New 5-8 Grade Building Makes the Cut

Emet Celeste-Cohen, Journalism II Reporter
April 11, 2016
Interview Panel Was Unanimous, But Only For Naming a Finalist

Interview Panel Was Unanimous, But Only For Naming a Finalist

Emet Celeste-Cohen, Journalism II Reporter
March 23, 2016
Shaker Heights High School Principal Jonathan Kuehnle speaks with community members, parents, students and staff on March 7, 2016.

Kuehnle Named High School Principal

Nora Spadoni and Emet Celeste-Cohen
March 22, 2016
Colored squares and ribbons denote add ons in the blueprint for a possible reprogramming of the middle school.

Finality, Conflict at Fifth Facilities Meeting

Emet Celeste-Cohen and Astrid Braun
March 6, 2016
Superintendent Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings addresses an audience of students, teachers, parents and community members at the annual State of The Schools Meeting.

Hutchings Updates the State of the Schools

Grace Lougheed, Emet Celeste-Cohen and Astrid Braun
March 3, 2016
An idea for a larger atrium was sketched out by a high school parent.

Fourth Facility Meeting Makes Architects Out of Everyone

Emet Celeste-Cohen and Astrid Braun
February 17, 2016
A group discusses one option for a master plan at a previous meeting in the upper cafeteria.

Community Brainstorms Future Facilities in a Familiar Meeting

Emet Celeste-Cohen and Astrid Braun
February 6, 2016
Members of the high school group discuss ideas for updating facilities

Facility Planning Yields Visions for the Future

Emet Celeste-Cohen, Journalism I Reporter
January 12, 2016

Preparing Newcomers for the Road Ahead

Emet Celeste-Cohen and Andrew Mohar
January 19, 2016
Audience members hold neon orange, yellow, pink and green signs while Mayor Earl Leiken speaks.

City Council Disposes of Pit Bull Ban

Emet Celeste-Cohen and Astrid Braun
January 13, 2016
Shaker’s computers, Dell Otiplex 760 desktops, are sometimes equipped with Dual Core processors, which can make computers perform slowly when programs are open simultaneously.

Shaker Updates its District Tech Plan

Emet Celeste-Cohen and Christopher Min
January 6, 2016
Choir Director Mario Clopton leads his second period class in rehearsal Nov. 20. Clopton played viola and tenor saxophone as a child in Solon.

Teacher by Day, Police Adviser by Night

Emet Celeste-Cohen, Journalism I Reporter
January 5, 2016
The SchoolConnects Synrevoice website advertises SMS Messaging. This is the new feature that the Shaker Heights district is now utilizing.

For New Emergency Communication Platform, District Turns to Texting

Emet Celeste-Cohen, Journalism I Reporter
December 18, 2015
SGORR member Jonah Ricanati reads a question to the panel members on Dec. 3 at the Shaker Heights Main Library.

Public Forum Yields Goals to Help Close Achievement Gap

Emet Celeste-Cohen, Journalism I Reporter
December 15, 2015
Senate Minority Leader Joe Schiavoni discusses education with students Nov. 19 in the upper cafeteria. Members of the Ohio Democratic Caucus are visiting high schools across the state.

State Senators Seek Student Ideas

Emet Celeste-Cohen and Claire Ockner
December 4, 2015
Superintendent Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings Jr. listens to questions and complaints of community members at a Q&A session Nov. 30.

Preschool Program, Communication Among Community Questions

Emet Celeste-Cohen, Journalism I Reporter
December 3, 2015
The halls of SHHS saw few students on Oct. 7, the day of the Instagram threat.

More Than Just Crisis Communication Plans

Emet Celeste-Cohen, Journalism I Reporter
November 30, 2015
A student wrote a threat on this dance room bench last night. Custodians sanded the bench to remove the graffiti. Principal James Reed informed the school of the threat via P.A. announcement at 9:57 a.m. today.

Student Arrested in Graffiti Threat

Emet Celeste-Cohen, Claire Ockner and Julia Barragate
October 30, 2015
Paul Newman stamp

Paul Newman Recognized With USPS Stamp

Emet Celeste-Cohen, Journalism I Reporter
September 25, 2015
The new red and white room numbers that were installed Sept. 8, 2015.

Modernizing Room Numbers Proves Sticky But Successful

Emet Celeste-Cohen and Don Benincasa
September 9, 2015
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