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Shaker students Jacob Connell, Seamus Scanlon, Thomas Lang and Jackson Lang traveled to China as a part of the high school’s summer immersion program. The students stayed with host families whose children visited the U.S. the following academic year.

Traveling the World Under New Orders

May 25, 2017
Students on last year's Shaker-Worthing Exchange meet in England for the summer leg of the exchange.

Travel Ban Impacts Worthing Exchange

March 8, 2017
This text logo is one of many located on the march's website. The messages speak to the intended diversity of the event.

I Hate to Rain on Your Parade

January 24, 2017
Participants discussed race and its role in recent events in their small groups, each discussion facilitated by a core leader.

[PHOTO] SGORR Steps Forward

November 17, 2016
District Reverses Student Suspension Following ACLU of Ohio Letter

District Reverses Student Suspension Following ACLU of Ohio Letter

November 15, 2016
Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at the South Point Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2016.

What Now?

November 9, 2016
Student's in Nathaniel Hsu's 2015-2016, first and second period Advanced Placement Biology class demonstrate the divide between males and females in STEM classes.

Girls in Science

October 17, 2016
This message posted on shaker.org was also sent district-wide in a robo-call.

District Informs Community of Social Media Threat

October 3, 2016

Sia Headlines All Access Cleveland

September 13, 2016

Teyana Taylor Takes Cleveland Stage

September 12, 2016

[VIDEO] An All-Around Standout

May 3, 2016
There are so many people at Shaker, you can surround yourself with versions of yourself, or people completely different than you. Fourth period lunch displays the lack of racial intergration at Shaker Heights High School. Though the demographic of the school is varied, the groups in the lunch room are not.

To Know What Diversity is, Try Listening

May 2, 2016
The Shaker Raiders display the different ways people can view diversity. The Raider on the left, divided into larger pieces, represents a view of diversity defined by traditional categories. The Raider on the right -- divided into many more pieces -- represents diversity beyond racial limitations.

Further Than The Eye Can See

May 2, 2016
Freshman Asher Caruso, sophomore Sophie Browner, senior Lev Caruso and senior Evan Shaw Caruso: I think there’s a difference between not knowing something about Judaism, and not being accepting. Like, I get a lot of questions about Judaism that, somebody with a backgound in Judaism would be like, “Why would you ask that?” But, like, it’s a legitimate question, and if they’re phrased in the right way it’s not bad at all, but I wouldn’t think that anybody’s ignorant, you know? Shaw: “Everyone says there’s like Shaker’s ‘bubble.’ And we’re coming from Agnon’s ‘bubble,’ or the Schechter ‘bubble.’ But they’re all bubbles! They’re just different bubbles.”

[PHOTO] Diversity Quotas Don’t Add Up

May 2, 2016
From left to right, senior Martha Jackson and junior Sheila Scanlon both identify outside of the gender binary. (Not identifying as either male or female)

Male, Female or None of the Above?

April 6, 2016
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A Reflection on Hoods Up

February 27, 2016
Shaker students dress up for Black History Month Spirit Week Feb. 25, 2016.

The Scary Reality of Civil Disobedience in Practice

February 25, 2016
Sophie Browner, Asher and Lev Caruso and Evan Shaw all came to Shaker from small, Jewish day schools. Browner and Shaw attended The Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School in Beachwood, formerly known as The Agnon School, and the Caruso brothers attended Gross Schechter Day School in Cleveland.

From One Bubble to Another

February 19, 2016
Members of Know Abuse rehearse a scene before the performance Sept. 10.

Cupid’s Ugly Brother, Domestic Violence

February 14, 2016
Arheghan (left) and Grube (right) both have personal experiences as LGBT teens at Shaker Heights High School and are sharing their opinions on the culture of the school.

Diversifying Diversity

January 19, 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.

Honors Students Ditch Honor System

January 11, 2016
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