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 ....
Community Garden is growing in popularity - takes home a blue ribbon from Cuyahoga County Fair
The North Royalton Community Garden is not only brimming with the summer’s bounty of fresh vegetables, but also with future plans and to top it off, another blue ribbon! They recently were awarded the 1st place Blue Ribbon at the Cuyahoga County Fair earlier this month. This year, they won over two other community gardens. “We did very well once again this year 1st place Blue Ribbon win and $100,” said Garden Coordinator Dejana Cinquepalmi. “This is our 8th year participating and our 6th Blue Ribbon win over the years (the other two were 2nd place Red Ribbon $75). We are so excite ....
School Board News
The August meeting of the North Royalton Board of Education took place on Monday, August 12. The Board appointed Superintendent Gregory J. Gurka, or his designee, as the Board’s Hearing Officer for all suspension hearings and expulsions. The Board approved account 200-978B High School Class of 2023 and approved the transfer of $6,588.10 from the High School Class of 2019 Council account to the High School Student account. A resolution was approved by the Board that authorizes the execution of the Guaranteed Maximum Price 3.1 for the new elementary school in an amount not to exceed $34,91 ....
