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English teacher Jody Podl, who attended Shaker schools and has taught in the district for 21 years, will not return to the classroom this year. At an August Board of Education meeting, she called on the administration to help the district move forward.

[Photo] Podl to Continue Leave

Danielle Krantz, Campus and City Editor
August 23, 2019
In their second forum, SGORR shared the following statistics: African-Americans comprise 13 percent of the U.S. population and are consistently documented by the U.S. government to use drugs at similar rates to people of other races. However, they comprise 29 percent of those arrested for drug law violations, and nearly 40 percent of those incarcerated in state or federal prison for drug law violations. Similarly, Latinos make up 18 percent of the U.S. population, but comprise 38 percent of people incarcerated in federal prisons for drug offenses.

[Photo] SGORR Hosts Criminal Justice Discussion Series

Melina Ioannou and Lauren Sheperd
May 21, 2018
After becoming a Google district in 2017, Shaker teachers began using Google Classroom to assign homework to students.

[Photo] Paper and Pencil to Computer and Wi-Fi

Emilie Evans, Assignment Managing Editor
August 29, 2018
A Superintendency in Retrospect

A Superintendency in Retrospect

Grace Lougheed, Editor in Chief
May 16, 2018
Emergency vehicles surrounded the perimeter of the high school after students were evacuated and dismissed due to a fire.

[Photo] Students Evacuated, Dismissed after High School Fire

Ashley Sah, Journalism II Reporter
May 11, 2018
Chad Anderson is a Shaker Heights community member who serves as a co-chairman of the For Shaker Library committee, which aims to pass Issue 7. He served on the Shaker Heights Public Library Board of Trustees from 2008 to 2017, including a term as president. He and his wife Eileen reside in Shaker, and their two children attended Shaker schools.

Shakerite Adviser and English teacher Natalie Sekicky and Shaker Heights High School will each be awarded $5,000 as part of Sekicky’s 2018 Northwestern University Distinguished Secondary Teacher Award.

Shakerite Adviser Honored with Distinguished Secondary Teacher Award

Grace Lougheed, Editor in Chief
May 3, 2018
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[Photo] New Opportunity Exposes New Talent

Emilie Evans, Opinion Editor
February 15, 2018
A cordoned off Green Lake drew neighborhood attention. "I went outside and took a video," freshman Zach Lehner said.

[Photo] Suspect Found after Fall into Green Lake

Zachary Nosanchuk and Astrid Braun
January 15, 2018
The Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts online docket documents the decision to release Mitchell on probation.

Mitchell Released, Probation Set

Grace Lougheed, Editor in Chief
December 19, 2017
After 5 Years at Shaker, Hutchings to Return to Virginia

After 5 Years at Shaker, Hutchings to Return to Virginia

Grace Lougheed, Editor in Chief
December 14, 2017
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“When I’m not working here, I’m working in the house. I’m always busy. I don’t rest too much,” Sanchez-Rodriguez said. “Sometimes I make a mixed CD so I can listen to it or give it to my friend.”

[Photo] Making the Move and Making it Work

Emilie Evans, Opinon Editor
December 20, 2017
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[Photo] 152 Years Later, The Battle Begins Again

Mae Nagusky, Alumna (’20)
June 16, 2020
The mural of former teacher Timothy Mitchell painted as George Washington was met by controversy in 2011.

[Photo] The Mitchell Mural: Bookended By Controvery

November 1, 2017
Timothy Mitchell in a 2010 Gristmill photo

Mitchell’s Victim Speaks

Grace Lougheed and Julia Barragate
October 13, 2017
As of Sept. 7, the Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts’ website states that Timothy Mitchell pleaded guilty to a charge of child endangerment.

Mitchell Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charge

Grace Lougheed and Julia Barragate
September 10, 2017
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[Photo] ‘Rite Idea: How Much is Too Much?

The Editorial Board
May 22, 2017
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[Photo] Bringing a National Presence to Shaker

Rowan Gingerich, Spotlight Editor
May 26, 2017
The Cuyahoga County Justice Center, where Mitchell pleaded not guilty at his May 9 arraignment.

Questions About the Mitchell Indictment

Nora Spadoni and Grace Lougheed
April 27, 2017
As of today, The Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts’ website states that the grand jury will indict Timothy Mitchell on a sexual battery charge.

In Second Ruling, Grand Jury Indicts Mitchell

Grace Lougheed, Editor in Chief
April 26, 2017
The District has heightened security at the High School, Onaway and Woodbury and are currently working with the Shaker Heights Police Department.

Police Report Reveals No Specifics About Alleged Assault

Grace Lougheed, Print Managing Editor
April 7, 2017
Middle School Employee Placed on Paid Administrative Leave

Middle School Employee Placed on Paid Administrative Leave

Grace Lougheed, Print Managing Editor
March 24, 2017
Timothy Mitchell, social studies teacher and IB Diploma Programme Coordinator, is on paid administrative leave pending an investigation by law enforcement.

Questions Remain in Mitchell Investigation

Nora Spadoni and Grace Lougheed
March 10, 2017
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[Photo] Speaking Up, Safely and Peacefully

Julia Barragate, Campus and City Editor
March 7, 2017
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[Photo] Shooting Prevention, Not Paranoia

Emilie Evans, Lifestyle Editor
March 8, 2017
Teacher Placed on Paid Administrative Leave

Teacher Placed on Paid Administrative Leave

Grace Lougheed, Nora Spadoni, Emily Montenegro and Lily Roth
February 21, 2017
Students participate in the walkout Friday, Nov. 11, at 12:30 p.m.

Shaker Students Hold Blackout and Walkout

Nora Spadoni and Grace Lougheed
November 12, 2016
Early Nov 9, Donald Trump won the 45th presidential election prompting a difficult awakening for many Americans.

Hate Trumped Love

Grace Lougheed, Print Managing Editor
November 9, 2016
My two children go to school every single day and they’re learning every single day," said Superintendent Gregory C. Hutchings. "We need to use [the state report card] as one of many things to make decisions nationwide, but its only one measure."

Principal Candidates Share Plans, Concerns as Search Comes to Close

Grace Lougheed, Campus and City Editor
March 11, 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
Sankofa members put their hoods up for a 10-second moment of silence to honor Trayvon Martin during the Feb. 26 Sankofa performance.

Reed Responds to Last Week’s Hoods-Up Act

Grace Lougheed, Campus and City Editor
March 2, 2016
Senior Mekkah Husamadeen prompts audience to put their hoods up for a 10-second moment of silence to honor Trayvon Martin during the Sankofa preview assembly.

Hoods Were Up For Trayvon Martin Despite Principal’s Request

Grace Lougheed, Campus and City Editor
February 26, 2016
Large amounts of homework assignments affect students' sleep. The choice between completing assignments and getting enough rest encourages students to cheat, which compromises the value of the assignments in question.

[Photo] Honors Students Ditch Honor System

Ose Arheghan, Investigations Editor
January 11, 2016
Sophomore Jocelyn Ting works on coding her National History Day website. Ting has been independently learning computer science for three years.

Computer Science Classes Could Return to Shaker

Grace Lougheed, Campus and City Edtior
January 5, 2016
Snapchat released a new filter in light of events taking place in Paris for people to add to their photographs.

Attacks in Paris Spark Shaker Response

Ose Arheghan and Grace Lougheed
November 14, 2015
Tony Cuda welcomes students into class prior to the tardy bell. Teachers are instructed to shut their doors to late students after the bell sounds.

Tardy Policy Changes School Dynamic

Grace Lougheed and Yasmine Kayali
November 12, 2015
As threats of violence made by an anonymous Instagram user circulated among students, Interim Principal James Reed III made a P.A. announcement at 8:47 a.m. instructing staff to check email. The email message stated that the threat was being investigated but did not instruct teachers whether or how to communicate with students. More than 600 students left the building in the next few hours. The student who allegedly made the threats was later arrested and at 9:45 p.m., Superintendent Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. posted news of the arrest to shaker.org.

Communication Gaps Revealed in Light of Violent Threats

Grace Lougheed and Yasmine Kayali
November 12, 2015
The Large Auditorium, the class meetings were held in, in the start of the school year.

[Photo] Assemblies Generate Unsurprising Reaction

Audie Lorenzo, Campus and City Reporter
September 4, 2015
The first floor of Shaker Heights High School right before the second period late bell Aug. 28, 2015. This was the first day the new tardy policy was enforced.

New Year, New Tardy Policy

Grace Lougheed and Yasmine Kayali
August 28, 2015
Located in the front entrance of the high school, this plaque commemorates the late Principal Jack Rumbaugh. A national search for a new principal ensued after Rumbaugh’s death in 1999.

15 Years Later, The Search Resumes

Grace Lougheed and Yasmine Kayali
June 6, 2015
Parents and comunnity members converse after meeting on April 22

Search for New Principal is Underway, Parents Express Needs

Grace Lougheed, Campus and City Editor
April 27, 2015

New Plan Aims to Make Those Middle School Years Less Difficult

Grace Lougheed, Staff Reporter
March 26, 2015
Sankofa members perform at the second half of the preview assembly Feb. 27.

Assembly Offers Glimpse of Sankofa’s Message

Zachary Nosanchuk and Grace Lougheed
February 27, 2015
Senior Louie Seguin, an IB student, designed the poster for TEDxSHHS, a conference occurring Feb. 7.

Leaving a Legacy, IB Seniors Organize TEDx Conference

Grace Lougheed, Lily Roth, Emily Montenegro, Yasmine Kayali and Hannah Kornblut
February 4, 2015
Due to new state requirements in reading and math, kindergarten students will trade crayons for more mandated standardized tests this year.

Kindergartners’ New Activity: Exams

Grace Lougheed and Yasmine Kayali
January 2, 2015
A screen shot of high school student's computer during the Hour of Code activity.

Computer Science Introduction Excites Students

Grace Lougheed, Staff Reporter
December 20, 2014

French Teacher Brings Overseas Experience to Shaker

Nora Spadoni, Grace Lougheed and Yasmine Kayali
December 7, 2014
PTO Council handed out Test Mania stickers at the meeting.

Griffith Outlines Testing Regimen; Parents Voice Concerns

Grace Lougheed, Staff Reporter
November 7, 2014

New Test, With a Side of Stress

Grace Lougheed and Yasmine Kayali
November 3, 2014
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