The North Royalton Board of Education held their October meeting on Monday, October 9. Assistant Superintendent Melissa Vojta and Director of Secondary Curriculum and Instruction, Jeff Cicerchi reviewed the state report card rating of the district. The Board approved the Fiscal Year 2024 Five-Year Forecast. School Superintendent Mike Laub clarified the school calendar, stating that “this year, obviously, the Board of Elections have asked to use both Royal View and the Elementary School for the November voting day. So, as the communications stated that went out last week, we will have a no ....
St. Albert the Great Parishioners out in community lending a hand
St. Albert the Great’s parishioners took the weekend of October 13 and 14 to be the hands and feet of Jesus, going to where they could lend a hand to spread the gospel by doing good. The Parish Day of Service started eleven years ago with about 400 volunteers spending one Saturday sorting cans of food or clothing at a donation site or doing some outdoor clean up. Like a huge oak tree grows from a small acorn, today the project has grown to almost 2000 volunteers donating their time and talent over one weekend to assist people, programs, and agencies that help others. More than 100 projects ....
The North Royalton City Council was given a sneak peek of what the design of the new Senior Center could be. The architects in charge of the design portion of the process are formulating the direction of their design. On October 3, representatives from Makovich and Pusti Architects gave a preliminary presentation to City Council regarding the potential of the upcoming Senior Center and where they are in the design process. Earlier this year, the City hired the Berea architectural firm for the Senior Center Project, which will transform a portion of the former Royal View Elementary School at 1 ....
St. Francis blessing of the animals at St. Albert the Great
St. Albert the Great Catholic Church here in North Royalton gave a special blessing to dogs, cats and other animals on Sunday, October 1, the celebration of Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Francis, who lived from 1181 to 1226 is known as the patron saint of the environment and animals because he loved all creatures. Since many of us consider our pets as an important part of our family, a blessing for the health and well being of our four-footed friends only seems natural. Father Edward Estok, the pastor of St. Albert, has conducted the pet blessing for the last nine years. “We believe tha ....
North Royalton Schools Rank High in State Report Card
The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) recently released the 2023 Ohio School Report Card, which assesses every school district in Ohio. They did note, however, that “report cards are only one part of Ohio’s education story. To get a more complete picture, it is essential to visit schools, talk to educators, parents and students, and review school or district websites.” This year, it updated the star-based system that has been used over the past few years, which replaced a letter grade rating. The update breaks down the ratings into half-star increments. The overall rating scale that h ....