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“For a government that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is afraid of its people.” John Fitzgerald Kennedy Free – Take One! Please Patronize Our Advertisers! Proud Member Of The Observer Media Family Of Community Written And Owned Newspapers & Websites Volume 13, Issue 1, January 10, 2017 Back To School In LHS’ New Academic Wing by Leah Fedor three floors are connected Environment is every- by a skywalk staircase which thing. New placement is will be taken by many even if often seen as an advance- it means more walking sim- ment. Lakewood High ply for the enjoyment of a School’s new academic wing three-sided window room. is an advancement within The classrooms are large and itself, replacing modular bright, differing from our units from across the street. classrooms’ past interiors, The move has risen nostal- which had more of a “living gia rates among students room” type feeling. and staff simply for the end The first day back every- of an era. A project lasting thing was particularly bare ten years or so resulting in and the word ‘prison’ was student’s humor and dread. heard several times through- What will we complain about out the day to describe the new now? Six minutes of fresh air space, but each room is begin- and psychological freedom? ning to gain some color. A first look into the brand New Academic Wing at LHS. For more images and an invite to see this That was amazing. We are adjusting quite amazing wing for yourself, turn to page 8. See you at the open house January 24, 6-8pm! Now that we’re all under nicely, and some of us can’t one roof, the concept of 1800 help but imagine that one students makes a lot more day in the future our new Dr. Madak Left Lasting sense. Traffic is now mostly building will grow in age and concentrated through the fill with memories and mys- back stairwell which was tery to be felt and explored Lakewood Legacy once the quiet back streets by future generations. Simi- by Christine Gordillo of-the-art school buildings can of LHS. The new hallways lar to the mystery we were The world recently lost a be traced directly to the excep- are three stories of dark vio- all so attracted to in the now fine man and one of Lakewood tional leadership of Dr. Madak. let equipped with new age demolished old building of City Schools’ most impact- Dr. Madak served as the water bottle stations meant LHS. ful superintendents in Dr. P. Superintendent of Lakewood to save the earth from over- Leah Fedor is an LHS Joseph Madak. The District’s City Schools from 1995 – 2004 whelming plastic waste. The senior. financial stability and state- and 2009-2011. During his ten- ure in Lakewood, Dr. Madak won the Ohio PTA’s State Boodah Bash Alumni Night At Superintendent of the Year award, the Buckeye Associa- Winterhurst Ice Rink tion of School Administrator’s Superintendent Exemplary Photo by Jim O’Bryan Leadership Award and was also named a Fulbright Scholar. Dr. Joseph Madak Chas Geiger was a mem- Madak, a relative outsider, ber of the Board of Education came to Lakewood in 1995, it when Dr. Madak was hired. was shortly after the commu- He recalls that when Dr. continued on page 2 Rising Star Coffee Pops Up At Bottlehouse Brewery by Michele Kilroy Six-year-old, Cleveland- based Rising Star Coffee Roasters launched a coffee bar inside Bottlehouse Brewery’s Madison Avenue location on December 19th. It is the coffee company’s fourth retail loca- Photo by Ally Pavey, LHS Class of ‘18 tion with all three previous by Rachel Pavey cafes located in Cleveland. Last Saturday night, January 7th, was the 2nd annual “Boodah Bash Alumni Night” which included Rising Star continually the 1st annual LHS Ranger Hockey Alumni game. This event started as a memorial to Thomas “Boo- received requests to open a café Rising Star Coffee is now avail- dah” Stark who passed away last January. Tommy was an alumni, a lifelong hockey enthusiast and the in Lakewood and had been eye- able on Madison Avenue! voice of the Ranger Hockey team until being diagnosed with cancer. There were 25-30 Alumni at last ing Madison Avenue’s growing Bottlehouse sourced coffee nights event including Ranger Hockey players from the years 1970-2016. Following the Alumni game, food and drink scene. There from Rising Star for its aptly our Lakewood Ranger Hockey team battled with Mayfield for a shut out win (2-0) giving the Rangers a is a pre-existing partnership named Rising Star Stout. Since between the businesses since 6-1 record (2nd place) in their division for this year so far. continued on page 3 Page 2 The Lakewood Observer Volume 13, Issue 1 January 10, 2017 Lakewood Observer BY THE TIME YOU FINISH BY THE TIME YOU FINISH Dr.READING Madak THIS, Left YOU’LL Lasting BE Lakewood Legacy READING THIS, YOU’LL BE continuedREADING from page 1 THIS,students. YOU’LL As Board ofBE Education Lakewood schools, which contributed has led to the wonderful school district nity passed THATan operating levy MUCH ending a members, CLOSER we all learned from him. He dramatically to the desirability of liv- we know today.” streak of failedTHAT attempts. MUCHwas CLOSERclearly the right leader at the right ing in Lakewood.” Staff members remember a man “Within a shortTO time, RETIREMENT. 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In each case, his ner, which led to citywide consensus leadership in the districts led to higher on what ended up to be a $270 million test scores and academic achievement rebuilding of the entire school facili- and improved financial footing dur- ties. Dr. Madak made that happen.” ing his tenure. While leading these “Dr. Madak was a true visionary districts, Madak spearheaded 10 suc- and brilliant administrator who cared cessful operating levies and passed an deeply for and about Lakewood, its stu- additional levy with Lakewood in 2010.