Principal Ed Vittardi delivers St. Albert the Great State of the School
St. Albert the Great Roman Catholic School’s annual State of the School Address took place on Tuesday, September 27, at the St. Albert the Great Church. School Principal, Edward Vittardi delivered the addressed, introduced by Pastor Fr. Edward Estok, who welcomed those who attended. The presentation began with Vittardi introducing teachers, staff and PTO members. He then highlighted the school’s mission statement: “Our missions is to work with families, to educate each child, to know, believe, and live the Catholic faith and to continue life-long learning.” St. Albert the Gre ....
CERT holds joint exercise with neighboring communities
On Saturday, September 17, members of the North Royalton Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) were joined by members of the Strongsville, CERT along with other officials from the North Royalton, Strongsville and Olmsted Falls Police Departments, the North Royalton Fire Department, the MetroParks’ Rangers, North Royalton Safety Director, Bruce Campbell, Strongsville CERT commander Dale Hawk and North Royalton CERT commander Nicholas Phillips for a training program, which take place annually, according to North Royalton CERT Commander, Nick Phillips. The North Royalton School District also ....
Superintendent Gurka addresses Chamber members on school bond issue
The September meeting of the North Royalton Chamber of Commerce was held on September 21. North Royalton School Superintendent, Greg Gurka, addressed the group on the upcoming school bond issue, which supports a facilities plan and maintenance. The total cost of the project will be $94,837,207, with $4,536,267 being supplied by the State of Ohio Facilities Construction Commission and $1,400,940 being supplied through local funding. The thirty-year bond issue would first be collected in January, 2017 and would be inclusive of the remaining bond issue that is presently be collected for the Middl ....
Clubs and Organizations - Important meetings this election season!
Alumni Association North Royalton High School Alumni Association meets the second Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. in the High School Media Center. All are welcome. Volunteers are always needed. For questions email mailto:timcfowler@aol.com, mailto:sean.osborne@northroyaltonsd.org, lneel@att.net or call 440-526-1158. Democratic Club The North Royalton Democratic Club will meet at the North Royalton Branch Library at 5071 Wallings Road on September 27 in Room 122 from 7-9 p.m., October 25 in Room 124 from 7-9 p.m., and December 13 in Room 123 from 7-9 p.m. ....
Lead discovered in some school water fountains
The North Royalton School District participated in a new program to test drinking water throughout the district. The district tested the drinking water in accordance with a process that was outlined by the State of Ohio. One hundred twenty two drinking fountains and faucets at the North Royalton High School, Albion Elementary School, Valley Vista Elementary School and Royal View Elementary were tested at the end of August. Since the Middle School was built after 1990, when lead was no longer used to make drinking fountains or in the connection of pipes, the Middle School testing was not neces ....