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The award-winning Shaker Heights High School student news organization

The Shakerite
CAMPUS & CITY
Math teacher Walter Slovikovski teaches a class 10th period. He has been teaching at the high school for 38 years.
District Encourages Teacher Retirements
Budget concerns prompt first buyout offer
Jaryn Marcus, Assistant Design Editor | February 11, 2026
On Jan. 1, Ohio public schools were required to have adopted phone use policies restricting access to devices throughout the school day. The high school's Yondr pouch policy, enacted when school began in 2024 to align with an earlier state law requiring a policy that restricted use, was reiterated to students last week via email.
Ohio Law Forbidding Phone Use Takes Effect
Graham Gurney, Raider Zone Reporter | February 9, 2026
A custodian inspects the heater in Room 156 on Jan. 21. English teacher Marina Wasserman said that morning, which was a midterm testing day, the heater was blowing cold air.
Extreme Temperatures, Outside and In
Isabel Siegel, Editor in Chief | February 2, 2026
A district Facebook post informing parents of delayed transportation yesterday.
Open For Learning, if You Could Get There
Ezra Epstein and Lillian Pollino | January 29, 2026
City of Shaker Heights Government
Drivers Will Find Roads Less Salty Than Usual
Tate Polatz, Opinion Writer | January 23, 2026
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INVESTIGATIONS
SPOTLIGHT
A Labubu named "Karen" from Pop Mart’s THE MONSTERS Pin for Love Series Vinyl Plush Pendant Blind Box.
Boo-hoo, I Want a Labubu
Cate Wanick, City Reporter | February 12, 2026
Sunday's Super Bowl LX will feature a Spanish-speaking halftime performer for the first time. The selection of Bad Bunny, a native of the U.S. territory Puerto Rico, has provoked harsh words from President Donald Trump, who threatened to send ICE agents to the event.
Bad Bunny is American, Too
Journalism II Reporters | February 5, 2026
Civil rights attorney and Shaker Heights resident Subodh Chandra prepares for a TV appearance. During the Tamir Rice wrongful death trial, Chandra spoke to the media in an effort to shed light on the actions of the Cleveland police and of the court. He is active on social media and appears often in national media platforms, commenting on legal developments or bringing attention to his clients' claims.
“Shine a Light on Injustices”
Lucas Tcheurekdjian, Spotlight Editor | January 29, 2026
In the lower right corner, a photo of English teacher Chris Cotton’s hand-drawn plan for diagonal parking on the oval. After hearing complaints from senior students about costly tickets, Cotton created this plan to increase the number of parking spaces available to students and visitors. The plan would employ diagonal, rather than parallel parking around the Oval. Cotton submitted the plan to Superintendent David Glasner in 2024. The district stated that the cost of widening the street is prohibitive. Senior Arabella Kielbasa supports Cotton’s idea. “I vote yes! I think this is a good idea. We need more parking, and I think this could help with the idea of senior parking,” she said. Senior Sofija Sullivan agreed. “I don’t think it’s something I or anyone else has thought of yet,” she said.
The Answer To Your Parking Problems
Vijaya Sadler, Campus and City Editor | January 1, 2026
Photo Illustration by Emma Barker
Covid Crushed Our Work Ethic
Charlie Howell, Isabel Siegel and Lucas Tcheurekdjian | December 25, 2025
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RAIDER ZONE
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    Andrews Osborne Academy
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    Oct 10 / Men's Soccer
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    9
    Lorain
    1
    Oct 7 / Men's Soccer
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    Western Reserve Academy
    0
    Oct 7 / Field Hockey
  • Shaker
    3
    Pioneer Ann Arbor
    1
    Oct 4 / Field Hockey
  • Shaker
    14
    Lorain
    19
    Oct 3 / Football
  • Shaker
    2
    Dexter (MI)
    1
    Oct 3 / Field Hockey
  • Shaker
    4
    Mentor
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    Sep 30 / Men's Soccer
  • Shaker
    6
    Hudson
    2
    Sep 29 / Field Hockey
  • Shaker
    0
    Hathaway Brown
    5
    Sep 28 / Women's Soccer
  • Shaker
    3
    Solon
    1
    Sep 27 / Men's Soccer
Trending Stories
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Math teacher Walter Slovikovski teaches a class 10th period. He has been teaching at the high school for 38 years.

District Encourages Teacher Retirements

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On Jan. 1, Ohio public schools were required to have adopted phone use policies restricting access to devices throughout the school day. The high school's Yondr pouch policy, enacted when school began in 2024 to align with an earlier state law requiring a policy that restricted use, was reiterated to students last week via email.

Ohio Law Forbidding Phone Use Takes Effect

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Sunday's Super Bowl LX will feature a Spanish-speaking halftime performer for the first time. The selection of Bad Bunny, a native of the U.S. territory Puerto Rico, has provoked harsh words from President Donald Trump, who threatened to send ICE agents to the event.

Bad Bunny is American, Too

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Making trades last week to bolster chances of advancing through the playoffs, the Cavs brought James Harden on board to help Donovan Mitchell. Meanwhile, rumors of LeBron James returning to Cleveland when he becomes an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season have captured fans' attention.

Trades are Fine, But LeBron Would be Better

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A Labubu named "Karen" from Pop Mart’s THE MONSTERS Pin for Love Series Vinyl Plush Pendant Blind Box.

Boo-hoo, I Want a Labubu

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Birdseye view of Shaker Heights.

The True Story of the Integration of Shaker Heights

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What is Football?

What is Football?

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A custodian inspects the heater in Room 156 on Jan. 21. English teacher Marina Wasserman said that morning, which was a midterm testing day, the heater was blowing cold air.

Extreme Temperatures, Outside and In

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OPINION
A Scantron testing sheet, often used in formal testing to automate scoring
‘Rite Idea: Redesign the Testing Schedule
A January exam period weakens academic performance and makes winter break stressful
The Editorial Board | January 12, 2026
We Can’t Let Stress Take Over Our Lives
December 30, 2025
Don’t Let AI Make Creativity Obsolete
December 29, 2025
Rubio’s War Against Woke Fonts
December 17, 2025
SATIRE
An attendance-incentivizing kitten awaits the arrival of frosty students. Wikimedia Commons
District Offers Warm Hugs, Free Kittens Instead of Calamity Day
Daniel Carroll, Managing Editor | January 30, 2026

Students received some pretty surprising news Thursday night. School on Friday wouldn't be cancelled due to a record-low minus-10 degree Fahrenheit...

Trump Plans East Wing Renovation
December 30, 2025
We All Scream For Yondring
January 24, 2025
New Schedule Freaks Everyone Out
May 1, 2024
Making trades last week to bolster chances of advancing through the playoffs, the Cavs brought James Harden on board to help Donovan Mitchell. Meanwhile, rumors of LeBron James returning to Cleveland when he becomes an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season have captured fans' attention.
Trades are Fine, But LeBron Would be Better
Sports Writing Reporters | February 11, 2026

Cavs fans are divided about the team’s latest trades, but they can all agree on one thing: LeBron James should come back to Cleveland.  The Cavaliers started a series...

James Harden reacts to becoming ninth all-time in NBA scoring Jan. 13. @jharden13
With Harden Comes Hope
Raider Zone Staff | February 4, 2026
Posters displaying the 2025 Cleveland Browns schedule and wide receiver Cedric Tillman hang outside Room 106, the office of Dean of Students Greg Zannelli. The Browns went 5-12 during the 2025 season.
New Browns Coach, Same Uncertainty
Charlie Howell, Spotlight Reporter | February 3, 2026
Matuschek, who led the Westlake women’s varsity team to district finals twice, is the first woman to coach a Raider men’s team.
Matuschek Takes JV Helm in a Shaker First
Andrew Mullen, Raider Zone Reporter | January 2, 2026
All I Want For Christmas is Sports
All I Want For Christmas is Sports
Gabe Juli, Sports Writing Reporter | December 24, 2025
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PHOTO GALLERIES
Students Walk Out in Wake of Gun Violence, Again: Speakers
The work of Ella Grey, Meg Hahnenberg, Haiden Whitney and Ashlyn Inouye, IB HL Portfolio students, is on display through March 26.
Concrete Jungle, Evan Yule
Women's March Photo Gallery