A planned jump by the Army's Golden Knights parachute team into LHS Staidum was canceled due to high winds, to the disappointment of many gathered for the event. The Golden Knights, however, managed to return to Burke Lakefront Airport and get back to LHS to present the school with a commemorative lithograph. The team members planned to spend the lunch periods with the students as well.

The State Report Card data for 2009-2010 is in, and Lakewood has improved upon its performance over the previous school year in nearly every major component, resulting in half of the district’s school buildings receiving Excellent ratings, including two – Grant and Lincoln elementaries – that received the highest rating of Excellent With Distinction.

Did you know that more than 80 kids are hit by cars in the U.S. every day? Lakewood Early Childhood PTA (LECPTA) is sponsoring its 8^th annual speed awareness program Brake 4 Kids aimed at reminding drivers to slow down now that school has resumed. To find out how to get a sign for your tree lawn or neighborhood, read on.

On its newscasts on Aug. 18, WKYC-Channel 3 TV highlighted the Lakewood High football team staff's effort to help accommodate five of its Muslim players observing Ramadan during two-a-day practices where they players cannot drink a drop of water. Click on "Read More" to see Channel 3's feature.

Two truckloads full of desks, chairs, lab tables, file cabinets and other such necessary items to outfit a school rolled out of the Lakewood High School parking lot early today, Aug. 17, on their way to Lake Local Schools outside of Toledo to help that district furnish a temporary high school being put together in the wake of a tornado that leveled Lake High School earlier this summer.

The Lakewood City Schools is co-hosting an eight-week discussion group designed for parents of teenagers. The discussion will center around the book "Please Stop the Rollercoaster! How Parents of Teenagers Can Smooth Out the Ride." Morning and evening sessions will be held at the Main Library and begin in late September. Click here for more info.

Help support Lakewood High by picking up an LHS loyalty card at Panera Bread's Lakewood location. For every 8 "pick-two" orders purchased, LHS receives $2 and the card holder receives a $10 gift certificate. Hurry, offer ends Sept. 30.
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