7608-01 Recognize Lakewood Times

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RESOLLrHON: 7608-01 BY: Corrigan, FitzGerald, George, Roth, Seelie, Sktndell, Smith. A RESOLUTION from the Mayor and City Council to recognize the accomplishments of the staff and advisors of The Lakewood Times. WHEREAS, The Lakewood Times is a two-part media consisting of a monthly newsmagazine and a Web site produced totally by the students of Lakewood High School and is the second oldest continuous student high school publication in northern Ohio. WHEREAS, The Times journalism program consists of 40 publication students, 50 journalism class students and 20 graphic printing students who produce The Times and its Web site. These students make all decisions of content and operation, from story ideas to desi'gn and presentation without school or faculty prior review or decision-making, and; WHEREAS, The journalism program is also a key factor of the fact Lakewood High School is one of 10 Let Freedom Ring First Amendment High Schools acioss the nation this year, and one of only four repeaters for this award, given by The Freedom Forum, The Journalism Educational Association, The Quill and Scroll Society, The Columbia Scholastic Press Association and the National Scholastic Press.Association, and; WHEREAS, Given the responsibility to be professional, Times students have established themselves as the core of a nationally recognized program of excellence, and; WHEREAS, These students are presented with the opporttmity to practice what they are taught and what this country is based on: Freedom of expression and exploration, now therefore; BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That this Council and Mayor, hereby, extend to The Lakewood Times students and their advisors our expression of pride in your accomplishments, and our appreciation for the fine publicity you have brought to our community Section 2. That the Clerk of Council be and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a certified copy of this Resolution to the students and the advisors of The Lakewood Times c/o Lakew0od High School, 14100 Franklin Boulevard, Lakewood, Ohio 44107 and that a copy of this Resolution be spread upon the minutes of the meeting. Section 3. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberations of this Cotmcil and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open_~to the publ!e in compliance with all legal requirements. (~. ' ~~. 0 '_ PRESIDENT Approved: __( MA¥~JR' /