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

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

August 29, 2019
QS music

[PHOTO] Listening Through the Generations

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

May 14, 2019
Podl Disciplined 'Without Just Cause'

Podl Disciplined ‘Without Just Cause’

April 22, 2019
Glasner speaks at Nov. 8 community meeting.

Board Selects Glasner

March 14, 2019
The high school office sat empty earlier this evening.

Kuehnle Reassigned to Administrative Duties

January 9, 2019
District Releases Podl Investigation Documents

District Releases Podl Investigation Documents

December 19, 2018
Board of Education members discuss plans for Fernway with architects.

Board Promises to Get House in Order

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

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

November 1, 2018
Counting Down

Counting Down

September 1, 2018
Rebecca Harper guides a student's hand for an art project.

Extending the Power of Preschool

March 5, 2018
Private schools won 43 percent of state championships in 2009.

[PHOTO] State Formula Aims to Solve Inequity Between Foes

February 14, 2018
“I probably couldn’t live without mine,

Government Mandates Spawn New Non-Teaching Positions

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

May 22, 2017
A Look at Kuehnle's Shaker, 1 Year Later

A Look at Kuehnle’s Shaker, 1 Year Later

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

December 16, 2016
Suspending Students, and Learning

Suspending Students, and Learning

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

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

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

April 11, 2016
Interview Panel Was Unanimous, But Only For Naming a Finalist

Interview Panel Was Unanimous, But Only For Naming a Finalist

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

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

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

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

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

February 6, 2016
A blueprint of the high school lies unfurled on a cafeteria table

[PHOTO] Facility Planning Yields Visions for the Future

January 12, 2016

Preparing Newcomers for the Road Ahead

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

October 30, 2015
Paul Newman stamp

Paul Newman Recognized With USPS Stamp

September 25, 2015
The new red and white room numbers that were installed Sept. 8, 2015.

Modernizing Room Numbers Proves Sticky But Successful

September 9, 2015
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