Volunteers pack 2000 boxes for Operation Christmas Child

The parking lot at Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church was fairly packed on Saturday, November 13. That was the first clue something exciting was taking place. A once-a-year activity had dozens and dozens of would-be elves opening red and green shoe boxes and filling them with treasures and love. It was the annual Operation Christmas Child (OCC) shoe box stuffing celebration. The excitement flowed from one room where notes of encouragement were being penned to the large community room where tables of items were laid out ready for selection as part of a gift to a child far from North Royalton. Pasto ....

Another superior year for the NRHS Marching Band

The North Royalton High School Marching Band showed itself to be one of the best units in Northeast Ohio this year. The band brought home a number of awards by participating in various competitions. Director of Bands at North Royalton High School, David Vitale, said he was pleased with the effort put forth by the students. “We got a plaque of participation from our own band show. We went to the Revere competition, we took third place in Class Double-A and best auxiliary in Class Double-A. We went to the Avon Lake competition where we got second place in Double-A. In the Swanton com ....

City to lease a Jail Cell

The City will be leasing a jail cell exclusively to the City of Berea. The City leases a limited number of jail cell beds on an exclusive basis to other governmental subdivisions and/or law enforcement agencies for fixed terms. City Council unanimously adopted legislation at the November 16 meeting, allowing Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz to enter into a lease agreement with the City of Berea for the exclusive right to the possession of one jail cell bed for the term of three months. The lease shall be in effect from January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2022 and may be renewed by mutual agreement. ....

Ten-digit phone dialing is now mandatory

For most North Royalton residents and businesses, local calls now require ten-digit dialing, which includes the area codes. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made the change on October 24, to make way for an upcoming addition to phone services. In order to place a local call, residents must dial the area code + telephone number (or 1 + the area code + telephone number as applicable). Local calls dialed with only 7 digits will not be completed, and a recording may inform the caller that the call cannot be completed as dialed.. The FCC adopted 988 as a new 3-digit number to connect ....

NR High School students inducted into National Honor Society

On October 25, North Royalton High School (NRHS) inducted the newest members into their National Honor Society (NHS). The ceremony was held in the Performing Arts Center and included a welcome from Gabrielle Brihn, current NHS president, along with Julia Lam, NHS vice president. Officers Lizzy Shiplett, Emma Kolick, Hana Saad, and Amanda Ruffner spoke to the students about the pillars of leadership, service, scholarship and character. NRHS principal Sean Osborne, led the inductees in the reciting of the pledge. The NRHS PTA sponsored a reception after the ceremony. Congratulations to the newe ....

NRHS Hosts Career, College and Military Exploration Day

On October 26, North Royalton High School hosted a Career, College and Military Exploration Day.  The day included opportunities for 9th and 10th-grade students to learn more specifics about potential careers, explore career interests and individual strengths as well as an option to explore military and/or college options. Alex Sheen, motivational speaker and Founder of Because I Said I Would, was the guest speaker for the day.  Because I Said I Would is a social movement to better humanity through making and keeping promises.  Their goal is to build a community of people driven to help ot ....

St. Albert the Great hosts military salute to veterans

On Friday, November 12, St. Albert the Great School presented their annual ‘Military Salute to Veterans.’ This annual tradition begins with the sixth-grade students interviewing someone currently or formerly in the military, and then writing an essay about their service, which is then presented to the class. A Veteran Video Salute was also created because most Veterans could not join in the day physically, due to Covid-19 restrictions. The day started off with a celebration of mass, complete with a presentation of handmade quilts by the parish’s ‘Quilts of Valor’ ministry to three o ....

After 400 years, we’re still giving thanks

It’s been 400 years since the Pilgrims landed at what they named Plymouth Harbor in Massachusetts, just in time for the harshest and coldest time of year, and it would get worse. In 1620, 102 passengers on the ship called the Mayflower landed to begin a colony; only 51 souls made it to spring of 1621 and many died that summer. These Englishmen were shopkeepers and knew nothing of farming, fishing, hunting, and surviving. An English-speaking Abenaki native, Samoset helped the new, starving, frightened, colonists form an alliance with the local Wampanoags. Samoset introduced Tisquantum Squanto ....

NRHS construction project complete

Community Invited to Open House on December 22

The North Royalton High School project is complete after a three year transformation of the entire campus. The community is welcome to a grand opening with self-guided tours on Wednesday, December 22 from 4-6:30 p.m. Last spring, additional phases of interior renovations were completed and turned over to the District.  This includes the new first and second floor humanities wing housing social studies, English, and world language classrooms along with centralized hub areas and a humanities teacher hub. Existin ....

Election results in new makeup of Council, School Board

The voters have spoken. With the results of the November election, the City of North Royalton will have two new Council members and the North Royalton Board of Education will have two new Board members. The following are the unofficial election results from the November 2 election:     48 NORTH ROYALTON Proposed Charter Amendment City of North Royalton A majority affirmative vote is required for passage. Shall Article XII, Subsection (b)(2) of the Charter of the City of North Royalton be amended by adopting a new Master Land Use Plan and Zoning Map for re-zon ....