Lady Bears softball growing by leaps and bounds
This has been a big turnaround year for the North Royalton Girls Softball team. In 2017, the Lady Bears were closer to the bottom of the Suburban League’s National Conference standings than the top. This year, North Royalton has flipped the switch, softball wise. In 2018, North Royalton finished play in the National Conference with a record of nine wins and five losses. Exactly where the Lady Bears will finish in the Suburban League is dependent upon other teams, it will definitely be in the top half of the National Conference Standings. In the recent past, North Royalton Girls Softball w ....
A fun and educational day at the NRFD Safety Fair
When it comes to emergencies, being aware and prepared is key, and that’s exactly what the North Royalton Fire Department Open House & Safety Fair aimed to teach its attendees. Held May 19 at North Royalton Fire Department, Station #1, the event featured “touch a truck” opportunities with the city’s various fire equipment like the 107-foot tall ladder truck, safety displays, and representatives from several organizations including The Cuyahoga County Office of Emergency Management, the Cleveland Metroparks Ranger Unit, Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department, University Hospitals P ....
Community supports graduating seniors with scholarship awards
The 81st annual North Royalton Honors and Awrds Presentation was held on May 10 at the North Royalton High School Dan Calabrese Center for the Performing Arts. Scholarships totaling $70,000 were presented to 83 high school seniors by business owners, civic organizations and individuals. Here are the scholarships that were awarded during this year’s presentation: Zachary Antonio Karen Bergstrom Memorial; Carolyn Bajzer North Royalton Local Community; Heather Beeble - Mrs. Rosemary Dwyer Memorial; Brian Berish - North Royalton PTA; Alexander Berkes - Jack Leonti Memorial, The Modi Family; Audr ....
Mock crash demonstrates dangers of distracted driving
On the sunny morning of Wednesday, May 2, the senior class of North Royalton High School gathered at Memorial Park. Sirens began to blare as ambulances and police vehicles rushed to the scene of two crashed vehicles that were revealed from underneath a tarp. Inside of those cars were eight of North Royalton’s senior students, with individuals passed out at the wheel and unmoving across the hood of the car. As paramedics began rushing to the scene with stretchers, the students in the audience began to gasp and whisper as they got views of their classmates covered in blood. That blood was onl ....
NRHS wins 2018 Drug Education School Challenge Award
The Drug Education School Challenge (D.E.S.C.) Award was presented this year for the first time at the 111th Ohio PTA Annual Convention on April 22, in collaboration with the Cuyahoga County Opiate Task Force Education Subcommittee and Ohio PTA. The purpose of the award is to publicly recognize leadership schools throughout Ohio that are providing comprehensive drug education, prevention and intervention programs for both students and parents. This year’s main underwriting sponsor was The Sherwin Williams Company. The first place D.E.S.C. Award went to North Royalton High School, located in ....
