Another Superior Performance – NRHS Marching Band Earns Top Honor at State Finals

The North Royalton High School (NRHS) marching band capped off their successful season by earning a Superior rating at the OMEA State Marching Band Finals in Columbus on Saturday, October 28. Performing their competition show "Fortune Favors the Bold" at Hilliard Bradley High School, the band received the highest rating possible, “Superior,” from the judging panel. This follows top awards at several competitions this fall including Best Music, Best Auxiliary, 1st Place, Reserve Grand Champion, and Grand Champion. "It was an amazing way to end a challenging but rewarding season," said Dir ....

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 ....

Sentencing and arrests made for area mail theft

The North Royalton Police Department has recommended that residents pay close attention to their bank accounts and cashed checks, to be sure that the checks were cashed by those who were intended, as residents in North Royalton and in other communities continue to fall victim to check fraud. One North Royalton resident recently reported that he sent his check to pay a credit card bill, but came to find that the check had been altered by thousands of dollars and deposited into a local bank and cashed. He said that the amounts and payee information was whited out and new information written in. ....

School Board News

The September meeting of the North Royalton Board of Education took place on September 11. The Board approved the 2023-24 appropriation adjustments. School Superintendent Matt Laub stated that “we sent an email out to parents from transportation about opting out if your child is not a regular rider. We sent that out because, obviously, driver shortage creates an issue and so what we are trying to do is tighten up those routes as much as we can, so keep an eye out for that email and spread the word to your friends to take a peek at that email and if you are interested in driving a bus, give ....

City applies for transportation grants

At its September 5 meeting, the North Royalton City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance that authorizes the city to apply for two grants that are funded through the Transportation for Livable Communities Initiative (TLCI). The applications are being submitted to the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA). If granted, would help fund the installation of two sidewalk projects. The first application is in the amount of $229,585.62 for an Implementation Grant for the installation of sidewalks on State Road that would be installed from Wallings Road to Lisa Lane. If awarded, the ....

Voters to see City and State Issues in November election

North Royalton Voters will have an opportunity in November to decide if they would like to make a change to the city’s charter and to two changes to the state’s constitution. The charter change would not only increase the term of Ward Council Representatives from two to four years, but, could potentially increase the actual term from its current twelve-year limit. The state constitutional changes address reproductive health and legalized marijuana. The proposed city charter amendment would allow Ward Council Representatives to serve four-year terms, instead of the current two-year terms. ....