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Dr. William Wagner, Principal Lakewood High School Sponsler,Pennington PTA C0-Presidents

14100 Franklin Boulevard, Lakewood, Ohio 44107 216.529.4028

Greetings from the Principal’s Office What a Great Year... Plan Now for Summer! The end of this school year is right around the corner, and this has been a fantastic school year by any measure. Since September, we have had an unprecedented number of students receive awards, honors, and recognition at the local, regional, state and national levels. Thank you for helping to fill this year with fun, growth, and fantastic learning for all. May and June are wonderful months in the school year. The weather is nice outside, the flowers are blooming, and a well-deserved extended vacation is right around the corner. It is very easy for students during this time to get “tired” or distracted. In addition, there are all kinds of year-end concerts, activities, award programs and special events that can consume our students’ time and attention. Please do all you can to help your student stay focused and sharp these last few weeks so we can all have a productive and successful end of the school year. Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated.

This month will go by quickly and students should also be preparing for final exams.

Senior final exams are May 31, June 1 and June 4.

Underclass final exams are June 4 - 7. Students will be involved in end-of-the-year projects and final examinations during the last few weeks of school. With five children of my own, I’ve experienced how difficult it is to squeeze in even a few days of vacation when everyone can be together. However, please make vacation and travel plans for after June 7th as family vacations are not considered excused absences from school according to state attendance guidelines. We do our best to accommodate unique situations, but greatly appreciate your understanding and assistance. As always, we sincerely appreciate your ongoing support and partnership as we work together to help your student be successful… Every Period, Every Day. Thank you for another great school year! Sincerely yours with Ranger Pride,

Bill Wagner

All courses and programs are offered by Lakewood High School without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, creed, gender, marital status, disability, or age in its education programs, activities, employment policies or admission policies and practices as required under Title VI and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

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District Message

A MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT May and June are always an exciting time of year in our district with concerts, plays and Spring Flings filling the calendar. At the high school, seniors are counting down the days to graduation and enjoying the many traditions that go along with this rite of passage, such as Prom.

As this is the last newsletter of the year for many schools, I wanted to take this opportunity to extend congratulations and well wishes to our seniors as they move on to the next chapter of their lives, whether that be college, the military or directly into the working world. As the school year winds down, it’s a good time to reflect on the many outstanding accomplishments of our students and staff. The following is just a sampling of some of these at the high school: • Three LHS students named National Merit Semifinalists and five named Commended Scholars • LHS Principal Bill Wagner named Ohio Principal of the Year • Numerous LHS and West Shore students garnered prestigious are art awards including a national medal winner in the Scholastic Art & Writing Contest • LHS Choir director Lisa Hanson named Ohio Teacher of the Year by Ohio Music Educators Association • Two LHS students selected for the All-National Honor Orchestra  Three LHS students qualified for the state championship tournament in their respective sports Look for a more complete listing of our district staff and student accomplishments on our district web site in the near future. Congratulations to all our students and staff on another fine year at Lakewood City Schools!

Jeffrey W. Patterson Superintendent Board of Education Betsy Bergen Shaughnessy, President Edward Favre, Vice President Linda G. Beebe, Member Tom Einhouse, Member Emma Petrie Barcelona, Member

The Other Wes Moore

Lakewood High School’s

Big Beach Read Lakewood High School’s Big Beach Read for this summer is going to be the

New York Times Bestseller, The Other Wes Moore. Get ready for the true story about two kids with the same name, from the same tough Baltimore neighborhood. One becomes a Rhodes Scholar, decorated veteran and White House Fellow and the other is serving a life sentence for murder. How did such similar lives veer off in such different directions? Join your son or daughter and read this fascinating story!

From the Book’s Website: “Told in alter-nat-ing dra-matic nar-ra-tives that take

read-ers from heart-wrenching losses to moments of sur-pris-ing redemp-tion, The Other Wes Moore tells the story of a gen-er-a-tion of boys try-ing to find their way in a chal-leng-ing and at times, hos-tile world.”

Look for information on the District, High School and Middle School Websites!

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President’s Message,

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I would like to thank everyone who made this year a success. Even though there is only a short time left of this school year, there are quite a few events going on. Please take a look at the calendar for the schedule, I hope you will be able to attend some of the events. I am pleased to announce our new officers for next year. President- Katrina Holmes 1st Vice President- Carol Richardson 2nd Vice President- Dr. Wagner Corresponding Secretary-Kathy Burkett Treasurer- Dawn Staniatis Council Delegate-Tara Kerivan Council Alternate-Martha Neff I hope everyone has a happy and healthy summer, Stacey Sponsler

SENIOR RECEPTION

Our seniors last day of high school is June 4th. There will be a reception for them in the L-room. If you are able to help setup, cleanup or donate food please call Peggy Pennington at 216-832-4012

Lakewood Council Scholarship Many thanks to all the Lakewood seniors who took the time to submit an application for the Lakewood PTA Scholarship. As always, we are amazed at the great students we have here in Lakewood.

This year’s winners are Hannah Gallovic, an LHS senior planning on majoring in engineering (Academic) and Ryan Cleary, Amy Mahnke (Career Tech). Congratulations and Good Luck to all of our graduating seniors.

The PTA Scholarship Committee

Co-Presidents

Stacey Sponsler Peggy Pennington

First Vice President Martha Neff

Second Vice President Dr. Bill Wagner

Recording Secretary Dawn Staniatis

Corresponding Secretary Kathy Burkett

Treasurer Carol Richardson

Council Delegate

Tara Kerivan

Council Alternate Katrina Holmes

After Prom is nearly here! Thanks to everyone who has been working so hard to make this a great event for our seniors! We’ve had great response to our fundraising efforts and are really excited about what the kids will find when they walk in the door of the East Cafeteria at 11:30 pm on Saturday, May 12! We still need your help though in lots of ways: • We need food donations. We need cut up fruit (pineapple, watermelon, cantaloupe, grapes, bananas, strawberries, etc) separated in one gallon bags; cut up veggies (celery, carrots, peppers, cucumbers, broccoli, etc.) separated in one gallon bags; pasta salad (any kind of pasta with Italian dressing and cut up veggies) in one gallon bags; and brownies and cookies. These items can be dropped off at the high school in the East cafeteria after 7 pm on May 12. • We need help decorating and setting up. We will start transforming the East end of the high school at 3 pm on Friday, May 11 and continue most of the day on Saturday (don’t worry, we’ll break to go home to get the kids ready for the prom and see them off!). Come up and we’ll put you to work! • We need help the night of the event. We need folks to help serve food, to help with security, to help with the entertainment and to help clean up. We have two more meetings, Thursday, May 3 at 7 pm in the L-Room and Thursday, May 10 at 7 pm in the East Cafeteria. Please plan to attend to sign up to help and to hear about the final plans for what’s going to be a fun event for everyone. If you have any questions, please contact Missy Neumman at 440.668.5387 or neu-manngraceave@aol.com or Vicki Smigelski at 216.789.5020 or vsmigelski@kksg.com.

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Lakewood Music Boosters will have their next general membership meeting on Monday, May 14th at 6:30 in the LHS band room. [Note the change of time!] Election of the 2012-2013 Board will be the main order of business. Those members attending the district’s Celebration of Excellence will be able to get to the Civic in a timely manner for the beginning of the program. There are MANY concerts at all grade levels in the next month. Please consider volunteering your time to sell tickets, concessions, T shirts, or 50/50 raffle tickets. Look for the LMB email blast soon! Scholar-ships will be awarded to many worthy students for study this summer. This is one of the many benefits for members of Lakewood Music Boosters. We con-gratulate all the students who further their music education with attending les-sons and summer camps. The Symphonic Mixed Choir had a wonderful trip to Virginia from April 19‐21. On Thursday, they performed at a church in the Shenandoah  Valley, and were given a home‐cooked meal by the Strasburg Methodist Church. On Friday they traveled to Roanoke College and were given a clinic/workshop by their director, Dr. Jeffrey Sandborg. He raved about their professional choral presentation. After that, they traveled to  Williamsburg, VA. During the day on Saturday, they were treated to a guided tour of Colonial Williamsburg, with a special presentation at the House of Burgesses, where they reenacted Patrick Henryʹs speech to  become independent from Great Britain (yes, it happened in  Williamsburg before Philadelphia). Saturday evening was magical. The choir performed in Bruton Parish, the original Anglican Church, which was renovated by JD Rockefeller. Bruton Parish has a concert series called ʺThe Candlelight Concert Series.ʺ The church was completely packed, as that is what tourists do for their Saturday entertainment. The choir performed beautifully. They received a standing ovation. Audience members came up to the choir to thank them for their music. Some  people had tears in their eyes. It was emotional for us, as well. The  students were exceptional all during the trip, both in their music and in their presentation as Lakewood High School students and ambassadors of the Lakewood community.   

 Dr. Lisa Hanson

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Officers for the 2011—2012 school year are: President: Judy Fesko 1st VPs: Cher Guetling Wendy Robar 2nd VPs: Wally King Maria Polk Treasurer: Kristen Reading Recording Secretary: Lucy Carney Corresponding Secretary: Anna Styles Membership Chair: Nora Blackman Concessions Chair: Alexis DeBaltzo

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In past years, course request verifications were mailed home so students and parents could review course selections for the next school year. This will not be done this year since staffing and the master schedule are still being finalized. Students and/or parents are welcome to check with their guidance counselor to review selections. Students need to finalize their choices for electives and rigor of class by the end of the school year.

Changes will be made in August only if a scheduling correction is needed. All college-bound seniors need to let Mrs. Diamond know which college they will be attending so their final transcript can be sent there. There is no charge for this service. Congratulations to the Class of 2012!

Lakewood High School Art Department Presents: The Everybody But The Senior Art Show! Thursday, May 3, 2012 4 - 7PM Opening Reception starts at 4PM in the Lakewood High School Art Atrium Join us in celebrating the artistic accomplishments of the Discover Art, Art 1, Art 2, Art 3, Photography, Ceramics, and the Fibers and Crafts students. The Senior Art Show! Thursday May 24, 2012 4-7PM Opening Reception starts at 4PM in the Lakewood High School Art Atrium. Join us in celebrating the artistic Senior Accomplishments of the Art 4, Art 3, Art 2, Art 1, Discover Art, Photography, Ceramics, and Fibers and Crafts students. Awards will take place at 6:30PM Artists Excel in Competitions Once again, Lakewood City Schools has a good number of young artists that have been recognized for their artistic talent in the prestigious Scholastic Art & Writing Awards national competition, including a national winner. Interactive Media student and senior Lizzy Taucher won the American Visions Medal for her animated video. Taucher will accept her award at Carnegie Hall in New York City in June. Taucher was one of three Lakewood High students who were also honored with a top regional award - Gold Key Winner - in the Cuyahoga County. Each year more than 77,000 students in grades 7-12 participate in the Scholastic competition. The process begins across the country as young artist and writers submit more than 100,000 creative works of art and writing in 28 categories to a network of regional affiliates that locally present the awards. Panelists of experts in their field look for works that best exemplify originality, technical skill and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.

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Congratulations to all of the district’s 2012 Scholastic Art winners: American Visions Medal: Lizzy Taucher for her animated video, “Sydney & the Giraffe” Gold Key Winners: Allie Mattis for her mixed media piece entitled, "Turtle" Bram Myers for his design piece entitled "Diplomat: October 15 at The Bela Dubby" Elizabeth Taucher for her Film and Animation entitled, "Sydney the Giraffe" Honorable Mentions: Jessica Balmer Jacob Corder Molly Loder Nicole Matthews (West Shore Career-Tech) Clayton Overcasher Michael Todaro Emily Trautmann Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition Five Lakewood High students have had their artwork selected to be part of the prestigious Ohio Governor's Youth Art Exhibition. Dedicated to the educational and artistic advancement of our talented young people in the state of Ohio, the exhibition is open to all of Ohio's 1,112 high schools, both public and private, chartered by the State of Ohio Department of Education. The five students whose art was chosen to be one of the 350 pieces out of 12,000 entries submitted to be on display in Columbus are Brenna Dobos (painting), Nicole Matthews (two photographs), Kelly McKee (painting), Bram Myers (drawing), and Lizzy Taucher (video). The process of selecting artworks for the state exhibition begins with 15 regional judgings. This year Lakewood High had 15 pieces by 10 students win at the regional level and advance to state competition. Those students are Jessica Balmer, Montaque Cockrell, Lis Demmitt, Brenna Dobos, Nathan Manthey, Nicole Matthews, Kelly McKee, Bram Myers, Kaitlin Stanaitis and David Torrence. From the 12,000 regional entries from the 15 regions, approximately 2,500 are selected to enter the state judging. State jurors then select 300 for the actual exhibition, with 25 of the 300 chosen to receive the Governor's Award of Excellence. The exhibition is on display at the James A. Rhodes State Office Tower, across from the State Capitol, through the end of May.

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ATTENTION PARENTS OF STUDENTS WHO TAKE MEDICATION AT SCHOOL

• If your child has medication at school, please remember to pick up the medication by the last day of school. Any medications not picked up by the last day of school will be dis-carded. • New medication forms and action plans are required at the beginning of each school year: forms are available in the LHS Health Center. Please complete these forms with your doctor and have your child bring them to the Health Center on the first day of school. If you have any questions, please contact the LHS Health Center at 529-4019

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Ranger Roundup Lakewood High School

May - June 2012 Sponsler, Pennington PTA Co-President Dr. William Wagner, Principal

May - June 05/02, 03, 10 Cap & gown delivery. Lunch Periods L-Room Lobby 05/15 Spring Band Concert 7:00 pm Civic Tickets at the door: $3 Adults, $2 Senior Citizens, $1 Students 05/17 Spring Orchestra Concert 7:00 pm Civic Tickets at the door: $3 Adults, $2 Senior Citizens, $1 Students 05/19 Lakewood Project Concert - Tickets: $5.00 7:30 pm Civic 05/20 Chamber Choir / Vive L’Four concert - Free admission 3:00 pm Tryout Theater 05/23 Spring Choir Concert 7:00pm Civic Tickets at the door: $3 Adults, $2 Senior Citizens, $1 Students 05/29 Seniors are encouraged to wear their Class of 2012 t-shirts 05/30 Spring Jazz Band Concert 7:30 pm Civic Tickets at the door: $3 Adults, $2 Senior Citizens, $1 Students 06/04 Senior’s last day. Senior Reception sponsored by PTA. After School L-Room 06/08 Mandatory Commencement Rehearsal. 8:30 am Civic 06/10 Commencement Ceremony. Doors open at 2:00 pm for guests with tickets 3:00 pm Civic

Board of Education Betsy Bergen Shaughnessy, President Edward Favre, Vice President Linda G. Beebe, Member Tom Einhouse, Member Emma Petrie Barcelona, Member