CLEVELAND — The Amherst High School graduating students started a new tradition at their commencement ceremony Sunday evening. To add a personal touch to the ceremony, seniors voted two teachers, MaryJo Moluse and Janet Grissinger, to have the honor of announcing the 336 students’ names as the graduates received their diplomas. As the seniors celebrated [...]

NEW LONDON — The famous physicist Albert Einstein once said, “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” Speaking before his 86 classmates, New London valedictorian Lucas Smith challenged them to live as if everything is a [...]

AVON LAKE — Cameras rhythmically flashed from both sides of the gymnasium like an electronic light show. Exactly 46 of them sparkled in just the first minute alone as a sea of maroon and gold gowns poured onto the hardwood floor. Names like Matthew, Christopher and Megan were shouted by fathers from the bleachers as [...]

AVON — Despite the gloomy and rainy atmosphere outside, it was all smiles inside the Avon High School gymnasium as the class of 2007 filed onto the floor for one last assembly. Decorated in white and purple, 156 seniors received their diplomas and shook hands with board of education directors. The band, decked out in [...]

COLUMBUS — When Ohio State president Karen Holbrook steps down at the end of the month, she’ll leave behind a university with more stringent admissions requirements and an improved national academic ranking. She says she has few regrets, despite criticism of crackdowns on football tailgaters and other measures aimed at putting a stop to post-game [...]