The Shaker eNews is a weekly roundup of important information including District events, school newsletters and District, PTO Council, Shaker Schools Foundation and City news. Be sure to read the entire Shaker eNews each week to stay informed!

Visit our District Calendar online for a complete list of upcoming remote learning student activities, virtual events and athletic competitions.

Enroll your incoming kindergarten student or new student now for fall 2021 prior to the District's preferred enrollment deadline of June 1. Please share this information with your friends and neighbors. Learn more and enroll online.

Each May, Shaker Heights High School and the Shaker Schools Foundation hold the Junior and Senior Honors Program to recognize the outstanding achievements of Shaker Heights High School Students. Click here for a list of awards and honors highlighted at the May 17, 2021 event.

Check out this list of summer activities compiled by the District's Family & Community Engagement Office! Including free activities, summer camps and scholarship opportunities, this list is your one-stop shop to keep your student busy over summer break. Click here to view the list of activities.

The varsity Overwatch team will be competing in the state finals for the third season in a row! On Tuesday, June 1 at 4 p.m., the Shaker Raiders will be taking on Oak Hills for the state championship title. The state championship match between Shaker and Oak Hills will be streamed at this link on Tuesday, June 1. For more information on Esports Ohio, please see this link. Go Shaker Raider Ethletes!

On Thursday, May 20, the District, the Shaker Heights Teachers’ Association and the Shaker Heights PTO sponsored a virtual Recognition Reception that honored faculty and staff who reached service milestones either in 2020 and 2021. Faculty and staff were recognized for service of 15 years and 25 years, as well as for retirement. Additionally, 28 teachers were recognized for earning continuing contracts in 2020, and 24 teachers were honored for reaching continuing contract status this school year. The SHTA Distinguished Service Award was given to Lisa Hardiman, a long-time SHTA officer and a teacher at Mercer Elementary. Watch the recognition event here.

Spring in Cleveland can be unpredictable, but we can say with confidence that there will be a Homegrown Plant Sale at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes on Sunday, June 13, from noon to 3 p.m. (with a preview for Nature Center members 11 a.m. to noon; note revised times).

We need your donations of homegrown plants to make this sale a success! Please consider dividing and potting up extra plants from your garden -- flowering or foliage -- and bring them to the Nature Center from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, June 11 or Saturday, 12. There is a supply of empty pots for you behind the Pavilion. Please note that we cannot accept notoriously invasive plants. To discuss donations in advance, contact Dick Obermanns at obermanns@aol.com or Tim Kalan at kalan_t@shaker.org.

The Student Group on Race Relations is committed to fostering and supporting relationships across social boundaries. This month, SGORR is excited to launch Elementary Community Spaces to the Shaker Heights community. Any Shaker family that has a child in Kindergarten through 6th Grade, is encouraged to join. 

To learn more and to fill out an interest form, click here. Questions? Please contact Tiara Sargeant at sargeant_g@shaker.org. 

Sports Boosters is working on nominations for the 2021-2022 athletic seasons. Rising Grade 7-12 families are invited to get involved! Open positions include "Team Rep Coordinator" and "Seasonal Orientation Coordinator," "SMS Social Media/Communications" and more. Contact mityfowler@hotmail.com or text 704-806-3384 for more information.

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The SHHS Cheerleaders are raising money by collecting all of the things from your closet or cupboard that you don't need anymore! You can help by filling bags with gently used clothes, bath and linens and dropping them off during their community collection day from 4-6 p.m. on Monday, June 7. Items can be dropped off at Shaker Heights High School in the Eli Gallery. For more information, head to the fundraiser website.

Questions? Email cheer@shaker.org or call Coach Denise Johnson at 216-295-4221.

While we will be working on many projects this coming school year our focus will be on equity in PTO. We are looking forward to talking with you, hearing your concerns this upcoming school year, and working with everyone. Please feel free to reach out to us anytime at PTOcouncilpres@gmail.com.

Would In 2022, A Night for the Red & White will celebrate 30 years of supporting the Shaker Schools! As part of this momentous occasion, the Shaker Schools Foundation would like to highlight families who represent multiple generations of Shaker students. If this sounds like your family, or you know of a Shaker family that fits that description, we want to hear from you! We’d also love to hear your ideas about how to make this milestone event extra special. Email Holly Coughlin, Executive Director of the Shaker Schools Foundation with your input -- and follow the Foundation on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to hear more about what’s in store.

Mayor David E. Weiss announced that Colleen Jackson has been appointed the City’s new Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer. Jackson previously served as Director of Community Partnerships and Programming for Cleveland Play House, where she was responsible for professional development initiatives in the area of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Looking for activities to do over the summer? The Shaker Heights Recreation Department offers a variety of options to choose from including summer camps, public skating sessions at the ice arena and, of course, the Thornton Park Pool. Also, browse the catalog and calendar.