The Shakerite

Student Views at The Outset of Mandarin Instruction

February 2, 2020

Chinese instruction takes place at the high school each day in room 311.

Elementary Chinese to be Replaced with Spanish

February 2, 2020

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

January 5, 2016

Grading Teachers by Student Scores is Stressful, Unfair

Editorial Board

October 5, 2012

The fate of your teachers will soon be in your hands. In response to a federal mandate tied to acceptance of Race to The Top funds, the state of Ohio has mandated that beginning next year, half of teachers’ performance...

Third Class is the Charm; IB adds to Curriculum

Shane McKeon, Investigations Editor

October 5, 2012

The high school IB program will introduce new options this year, including new classes and the IB Medallion. The IB Medallion originated at Minneapolis Southwest High School, ranked in the top 100 IB schools worldwide. Seventy-three...

Cover Story Responds to Students’ Submission

Alysse Eberhard, Marissa Miller, Rachel Shaw, Cover Stroy Editors

April 12, 2012

After reading the entire letter that Woodbury students signed and presented to Principal Randall Yates (to read the full letter, see www.shakerite.com), it was apparent that Woodbury students feel they are being subject to an...

Students Support Chinese in Shaker

Jonah Weinstein, Emmett Hammer, Matt Krantz, Thomas Greenhalgh-Miller

April 12, 2012

In last month’s edition of The Shakerite, an anonymous 6th grader was quoted saying “Chinese is weird.” As fourth year Chinese students at the high school, we can verify this sentiment. Chinese is fascinating, challenging and rew...