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School Board News

The March meeting of the North Royalton Board of Education took place on Thursday, March 6. A North Royalton resident and a North Royalton student addressed the Board regarding the Ohio School Choice voucher system. The Board approved the all-day kindergarten fees for the 2025-26 school year at $2,750.00 per year, up from $2,500.00 last year. The Board amended the adopted classified substitute and summer/temporary help salary schedule to reflect increases in the number of positions. The Board approved the following appropriation adjustments: 401 Auxiliary Services from $943,624.00 to $907, ....

Mar 25, 2025

Basketball season ends, but What a Ride!

North Royalton Boys Basketball Fans, it was quite a ride! Although it didn’t end the way everyone wanted, the Bears were two victories short of the Division II Boys State Championship. What a season it was! North Royalton had a record of 25-2 this season. They had a 24-game winning streak; a Suburban League National Conference Championship; and a District and Regional Championship. Plus, the team set many school records. But back in December, when the season started, only a few thought this was possible. Unfortunately, the Bears’ season ended with a 66-63 loss to Massillon Perry in the ....

Mar 25, 2025

New scams may cause you angst

Unfortunately, criminals continue to create new types of scams that they inflict upon the public. There are two scams that have become popular of late. One involves the fraudulent claim of unpaid turnpike fines via text messages. The other scam involves email and phone fraud. Recently, the Ohio Turnpike Commission (OTC) released the following statement regarding the texts to pay tolls scam: “The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission is reminding mobile phone users everywhere to be aware of a resurgence in fraudulent texts from scammers requesting payment for unpaid tolls through fake ....

Mar 25, 2025

7th Grader expands thriving quail business, inspires local youth

What started as a small 4-H project has grown into a full-fledged business for North Royalton Middle School seventh-grader Ava Burrows. In just six months, Ava has transformed her passion for quail into The Cluckity Homestead LLC, an officially licensed and NPIP-certified quail operation. Ava, a third-year 4-H member and part of the Olmsted Hayburners club, began her journey last August with 12 quail purchased from other 4-H members. Now, she manages a thriving flock of nearly 50 birds, incubating and selling eggs as well as live birds. She has worked tirelessly to build her business by netwo ....

Mar 11, 2025

NRPD Chief reports on 2024-25 Deer Stats

With the recent close of the deer hunting season, the North Royalton numbers are in. With this season’s end, North Royalton Chief of Police, Keith Tarase, reported the 2024-25 season’s update to Council at a recent Council Safety Committee meeting. The Ohio Deer Hunting Season for 2024-25, for archery started on September 14, 2024 and concluded on February 2, 2025, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, white-tailed deer are Ohio’s most popular game animal. The 2025-26 deer hunting dates are sim ....

Mar 11, 2025

Council adds School Resource Officer at St. Albert the Great

Last month, the North Royalton City Council approved legislation to add a fourth School Resource Officer (SRO) to the complement of the North Royalton Police Department. This time, the officer won’t be reporting to the North Royalton School District, but to St. Albert the Great Catholic School. According to Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz, the cost of this SRO, including benefits, will be paid for by St. Albert the Great for the nine months in service to that school. SROs are police officers who work in the schools, along with school administrators, faculty and security staff members in an effort ....

Mar 11, 2025

Hall of Fame Wrestler Shawn Nelson returns to NRHS and recalls his high school years

There have been a number of great names in North Royalton High School Wrestling over the years. Included on that list is Shawn Nelson, the current head wrestling coach at the University of Findlay. Nelson returned to North Royalton High School recently to be honored by the school following his induction into the Ohio Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Nelson was presented with the “Lifetime Service to Wrestling” award. Shawn received the honor in recognition of his more than 20 years of dedicated service to the development of leadership and citizenship through the sport of w ....

Feb 25, 2025

School Board News

The North Royalton Board of Education’s monthly School Board meeting took place on Thursday, February 13. The Board approved the following 2024-25 appropriation adjustments: Fund 16-9025 IDEA-B, from $1,027,737.98 to $1,039,988.50; Fund 551-9025 Title III Language, from $44,329.97 to $44,570.77; Fund 551-9125 Title III Immigrant, from $3,878.61 to $3,899.68; Fund 572-9025 Title I-A, from $421,542.27 to $424,096.51; Fund 590-9025 Title II-A, from $91,874.27 to $94,078.48. The Board recognized the retirement of Maria Hebebrand and Deborah Savage. They also accepted the following resignation ....

Feb 24, 2025

NRHS Educator and Student Honored for Excellence in Computing and Technology

North Royalton High School teacher Jeff Rhodes and student Naisha Chopra have been recognized for their outstanding achievements in computing and technology education. Jeff Rhodes, a dedicated educator at North Royalton High School, has been named a recipient of the NCWIT AiC Educator Award, a prestigious honor recognizing his commitment to encouraging students facing barriers to participate in technology. As part of this distinguished community of over 1,000 award recipients nationwide, Rhodes will receive a $250 cash prize from the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCW ....

Feb 24, 2025

Abbey Road gravity sewer project begins

One of the two sewer projects on Abbey Road has begun. The Gravity Sewer Project has started, while another part of the Wastewater projects, the Sanitary Force Main and Gravity Sewer Improvement Project, has been paused for further review. The remaining project, the Abbey Road Sanitary Force Main Project originally included the conversion of one of the City’s two Wastewater Treatment Plants into a pumping station. In 2023, Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz said that if the City kept “B” Plant as a treatment plant, it would have cost the City millions of dollars more in repair and updates, as wel ....

Feb 24, 2025