Ground prepared for new elementary school building
The North Royalton School District Building project is in full swing. “Work is progressing on our two construction sites, said North Royalton School Superintendent Greg Gurka. At the new elementary school property, located at the southwest corner of State Road and Valley Parkway, work has begun to construct the new school. “The first phase of this was to have specific trees cut down that will become the footprint of the building,” said Gurka. “Our goal is to keep as many of the existing trees on the site as possible while still allowing us to construct the building and the driveway ....
NRFD welcomes residents to Safety Fair to learn and interact
Sometimes the best lessons occur when we don’t realize we’re learning. For the city’s youngest residents, the annual North Royalton Fire Department Safety Fair & Open House is one of those occasions. Each May, in recognition of National EMS Week, the employees of Station 1 on Royalton Road open the large fire department garage doors and usher children in to climb aboard and tour emergency and patrol equipment and meet face-to-face with safety personnel including firefighter paramedics and police officers. Their parents and family members have the opportunity to meet with a range of exhi ....
Generous community awards scholarships to 104 seniors
The 82nd annual North Royalton Local Scholarship and Awards Ceremony was held on May 9 at the North Royalton High School Dan Calabrese Center for the Performing Arts. Scholarships totaling more than $87,000 were presented to 104 high school seniors by business owners, civic organizations and individuals. Here are the scholarships that were awarded during this year’s presentation: Katherine Althouse NR Choir Boosters; Grace Amato - NR Lions Club; Ayana Arsic - NR Police Reserve; Michael Basch - NR Chamber of Commerce; Brandon Bielak - NR Athletic Boosters; Jason Bilinovich - Charitable Fun ....
School Board News
The May meeting of the North Royalton Board of Education took place on Monday, May 13. Reno Contipelli, from the Ohio School Board Association presented an OSBA Master Board Member award to North Royalton School Board member Jackie Arendt. He noted that only four of these awards were given in the state. He also praised the other Board members for their efforts of continuing education, which is voluntary. Board President Dr. John Kelly and Vice President Anne Reinkober both earned the honor of the OSBA’s Award of Achievement, which recognizes their commitment to training and leadership ....
Misstep causes jeep to careen into building
On Thursday, May 2, a sleeping North Royalton resident received quite a rude awakening when a vehicle crashed through the first floor apartment bedroom. Luckily, no one was injured. The resident in the apartment stated that “I was sleeping when I was awakened by a vehicle crashing through my bedroom window. After a few choice words, I went outside and told the driver of the Jeep to turn off the vehicle’s ignition and returned to my apartment.” At about 5:47 p.m. a jeep crashed through the bedroom at Royal Oaks Apartments on Acorn Court, after the 23-year-old driver, who was also a re ....