November 5 Election, Part 1: Mayors and Council President seats become available
The filing deadline for the November 5 election candidates has passed and candidates for various positions in both the city and school board, as well as Parma Municipal Court judge, have been named. The filing deadline for election was August 7. This article, Part 1 of our Election Series, focuses on the races of Mayor and Council President for the City of North Royalton. The position of North Royalton Mayor is currently occupied by Mayor Bob Stefanik. He will be retiring at the end of this year and cannot run again, as he is term limited out after 12 years in office. The position is being ....
NR Homesteaders 4-H Club brings home the bacon
Three Grand Champion Wins Market Show Winners, Five First Place Showmanship Finishes The North Royalton Homesteaders 4-H Club members fared well at the 123rd Cuyahoga County Fair. During this cool and mostly sunny week, they participated in livestock showmanship and market shows with their animals, as well as completed many other non-livestock projects, like sewing, cooking and gardening. At the Cuyahoga County Fair Market Show, held on Monday, August 5, at 6:30 p.m., Homesteader members took home three grand champion placing. Homesteader Hannah Stasiuk wo ....
Generous community comes together for a great cause
As the inaugural community school supply drive, “Supplying Success,” drew to a close last month, lead volunteer Stacey Kelley couldn’t quite quantify the number of generous businesses who stepped up to donate. “We were able to make some shout-outs during the drive and we will continue to (Facebook) post our thank-yous to all of the businesses that supported us. There are certainly too many to list them all here,” Kelley said in an email. The North Royalton mom went on to say that it was difficult to put a figure on just how many school supplies were donated because items were conti ....
Students make memories beneath the Friday night lights
High school is a time to make memories and for the nearly 300 students enrolled in the North Royalton High School band program, lifelong memories are being made just about every minute. The excitement, enthusiasm and toe-tapping tunes were in the air on an early August day as students gathered for their sixth day of summer band camp. Camp isn’t for the meek – students are practicing outdoors rain or shine (unless there’s thunder/lightning) for up to eight hours a day learning and practicing marching fundamentals, formations, drills, parade routes and programs. Members of the Royalette D ....
North Royalton scores in Best High School Rankings
Each year, national magazine, U.S. News and World Report lists the best high schools across the United States and District of Columbia. According to US News officials, “Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation and how well they prepare students for college.” They base their methodology distribution as follows: 30% College Readiness; 20% Math and Reading Proficiency; 20% Math and Reading Performance; 10% Underserved Student Performance; 10% College Curriculum Breadth and 10% Graduation Rate. (The data shown from U.S. News did not include a graduation r ....