“My dad gave out a bike to a homeless person. He felt like he needed to give to be nice…He just wants to make sure everyone’s happy.” Freshman Destiny Willoughby has a hidden family secret: her dad is Streetsboro’s “Bike Doctor.” She said, “He just started like a few months ago, but he’s sold over […]
“I love reading books because I can escape from reality for a second,” said sophomore London Anderson, “but it feels like hours. When I read it’s like I’m in the story. Whatever happened in my personal life or anything doesn’t matter it’s just me and the book I’m reading. I feel as though I’m in my […]
Rocket athletic trainer Staci Bohannon makes students a priority. “I feel like Staci puts us first, not even in terms of health, either,” said junior Derek Hamper. “Before practice even begins, she is always like ‘Hey, what’s up guys?’ She’s very interactive with us.” Bohannon is different than other trainers Streetsboro has had, said junior […]
Freshman Jackson Lanier just returned to Streetsboro in March from Walsh Jesuit because, he said, the school was extremely hard and he did not like most of the students there. “I really just didn’t fit in there because there was a bunch of upperclassmen, and most kids in my grade either had a bad attitude […]
New SHS math tutor, Nicholas Medwetz, started out as a substitute teacher. He enjoys his job because he loves “seeing students succeed and getting their grades up.” Medwetz also has a passion for baseball and helping young kids with the sport, which led him to teaching. “That’s kinda where it started, and I just loved […]
Junior Kyrsten Ward strives to keep her priorities straight. “I try and prioritize my time…,” she said. “I think time management is the most important thing in my life, because honestly, school comes first before anything. That is true until I have my baby, because then that will be my main priority…I also think my […]
To memorialize senior AJ Simon, who died in August, the junior class sold bandanas at lunch and home football games for $5. The baby blue bandanas represent Simon with his name and a lion, which was his favorite animal. “Baby blue was his favorite color,” said Bianca Mella, junior class president. The initial sale of […]
At the inaugural football game August 25, Simon’s school family, the SHS Marching Rockets, played their traditional number, “The Horse.” Following the infamous drum break, which highlights the percussion section, senior Antonio-Jared Simon had been a part of for seven years, and was supposed to lead his senior year, they cut to silence. Each band […]
Streetsboro’s Rocket Marching Band is not like the stereotypical marching band portrayed in the movies. The kids in the band are the geeks, but they are not the geeks without friends, or the ones everyone else makes fun of. They are some of the most well-liked people in the school, and part of the most […]
African American literature, a new, senior-level class taught by Principal James Hogue and Megan McCaffrey, meets seventh period in McCaffrey’s room to read, listen and learn. Three of the students — all of whom are hand-picked by Hogue — — agree this class requires commitment. To Jared Perdue, Ravleen Ingle and Siv Street, the class […]
Shomshad Begum, from Bangladesh, and Juan Sanchez Marquez (Antonio), from Mexico, are the two international teachers who left their countries to experience education in Streetsboro schools. Begum and Sanchez have been here for two months. Both are teachers in their home countries, but Sanchez is actually also a mechanic. Begum had not been out of […]
Live. Love. Dance. Repeat! Freshman Lexyn Blankenship has been a dancer at Lisa’s School of Dance for about 10 years now, and if that’s not enough already, she’s also been cheerleading for 12 years. Out of all the dance types, such as the hoedown, boogie, and the all too famous waltz, Lexyn currently has […]