Wadsworth Bruin

08/30/2024

Allison Romano has been hired as the grade ten assistant principal at Wadsworth High School. She is one of two new assistant principals hired for the 2024-2025 school year.
Romano has worked at WHS for the past ten years as an intervention specialist; this will be her first year in an administration position.

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08/26/2024

Richard Sullivan has been hired by Wadsworth High School as an assistant principal following two open positions being left at the end of the 2023-2024 school year.

Sullivan will be the Freshmen Unit Principal for WHS. He spent his first 11 years in education with the Ravenna School District. For nine years he was a social studies teacher at Ravenna High School, and for two years he was an assistant principal at Brown Middle School.

Richard Sullivan has been hired by Wadsworth High School as an assistant principal following two open positions being left at the end of the 2023-2024 school year. Sullivan will be the Freshmen Unit Principal for WHS. He spent his first 11 years in education with the Ravenna School District. For nin...

08/17/2024

Jason Jurey has resigned as science teacher at Wadsworth High School and accepted a new position at CropKing Incorporated as the Director of Education.

Jason Jurey has resigned as science teacher at Wadsworth High School and accepted a new position at CropKing Incorporated as the Director of Education. “I can say that it was a very difficult decision to walk away from a 17-year career in a community that I love with students that I love but there...

06/03/2024

Thank you to all the students, parents, teachers, administrators, community members, advertisers, and patrons for your continuous support. We look forward to creating brand new content when we return in August.

06/03/2024

The Bruin continues to be a strong tradition at Wadsworth High School because of its dedicated student leadership. These students spend so much time planning, organizing, scheduling, debating, researching, photographing, writing, and editing every month to ensure this paper continuously comes out. This year, we celebrate 50 consecutive years of Bruin Editor-in-Chiefs! Special shoutout to this year's chiefs, Haley Reedy and Katie Allen, and all our department editors, Alex Banks, Mallory Gershutz, Lizzy Edwards, Grace Barrett, Drew Bowerman, Emma Lynn, Sydney Blake, and Brooke Baughman. We continuously succeed because you stepped up.

05/29/2024

Coming soon to Wadsworth:

Be Kind Wadsworth has partnered with a 501(c) (3) charity, neighborhood bridges, in order to offer relief to needs in the community. Designated advocates will be able to post needs, and other people will be able to fulfill those needs. Follow their page Neighborhood bridges Wadsworth and look at for what is it come!

05/29/2024

This past Friday, to celebrate the end of the school year, Dunkin came to WHS during lunch and gave out $5 gift cards to all students and staff who wanted them. Pictured above are the people who helped pass out the cards. Photo by Collin Ely.

05/29/2024

Meet the brand new Bruin staff writers for the 2024-2025 school year!

The new 2024-2025 Bruin staff is preparing for a fresh school year. All 18 new students have taken part in making the May issue, which will be their first, and next year, they will help make eight additional issues. The new team is eager to contribute to Wadsworth High School’s paper and provide t...

05/29/2024

The Wadsworth Class of 2024 has received their diplomas and tossed their caps! Check out the entire ceremony with the Bruin's massive picture slideshow and video of all the speeches.

Commencement for the Wadsworth High School class of 2024 happened on Sunday, May 26 at Art Wright Stadium. Grant Young, president of the senior class, opened the ceremony. Also speaking was Dr. Vincent Suber, principal of Wadsworth High School, Lotus Lemp, who spoke on behalf of the academics progra...

05/27/2024

Wadsworth held its annual Memorial Day parade this morning in which the Wadsworth High School band, Wadsworth’s BSA Troop 402 and 7402, and Wadsworth American Legion Post 170 were all present to honor the fallen veterans from Wadsworth and around America.

05/25/2024

Biology classes at WHS finished up the year with pig dissections. The lab wrapped up the annual anatomy unit as students were given the opportunity to cut open and dissect the internal anatomy of the pigs.

05/25/2024

Wednesday night CIS had their last 5th and 6th grade band concert for the 2023-2024 school year. The performance was done with the help of Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Hire, and Mr. Piehl. The night was open for anyone to come watch and was held in the Wadsworth High School PAC. Photo courtesy of Alex Banks.

05/24/2024

Wadsworth Ohio’s Annual Memorial Day parade is approaching on May 27, 2024 from 10:30 am to 11:30 am.

Wadsworth Ohio’s Annual Memorial Day parade is approaching on May 27, 2024 from 10:30 am to 11:30 am. People such as veterans and the marching band march to Woodlawn Cemetery for a speech and Wadsworth High School’s marching band plays the national anthem. Wadsworth’s own high school marching ...

05/24/2024

These are the films Wadsworth students are most excited to see this summer.

As the summer is nearing, new films are being marketed and broadcasted for their release this summer. Many students are free during the summer, giving them many opportunities to see what films the summer has to offer. Premiering on July 19 is “Twisters,” the sequel to the 1996 film “Twister......

05/24/2024

Be Kind Wadsworth held their final meeting of the school year on Thursday, May 23, from 4-5 pm in the Wadsworth High School media center. They discussed many topics surrounding what is to come for the group. Some subjects of conversation included money raised for charity, preparation for summer events such as the Blue Tip Parade, and the calendar for the 2024-2025 season. The committee updated on their past accomplishments and shared what they have planned next. Photos by Harper Rosenberger.

05/23/2024

Governor DeWine signed a bill that will require all school districts in Ohio to establish a policy about cell phone usage during the school day and to reduce screen time during school hours.
Are phones becoming too much of an issue to be in the classroom, and how is Wadsworth reacting to this decision from Columbus?

States nationwide have decided to remove phones from schools over the last few months, creating a ban for their district. In Ohio, Governor DeWine signed a bill that will require all school districts in Ohio to establish a policy about cell phone usage during the school day and to reduce screen time...

05/23/2024

Wadsworth High School’s senior class celebrated the 2024 annual prom at the Galaxy on Saturday, May 18. The Promenade was held before the Prom and started in the high school gymnasium.
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Wadsworth High School’s senior class celebrated the 2024 annual prom at the Galaxy on Saturday, May 18. The Promenade was held before the Prom and started in the high school gymnasium. Couples were able to walk out across the small stage in front of an arc. They then continued to walk down a red c...

05/23/2024

The city of Wadsworth began recent construction about two weeks ago at Durling Park involving the renewal of the athletic courts and is planned to end on June 28.

“The purpose of the Durling Park Improvement Program is to, at this phase, improve upon and really reconstruct the tennis courts as well as the pickleball courts,” said Matt Hiscock, Wadsworth’s Public Safety Director.

The city of Wadsworth began recent construction about two weeks ago at Durling Park involving the renewal of the athletic courts and is planned to end on June 28. Durling Park is one of the most recognized out of Wadsworth’s fifteen other parks. There have been a handful of construction projects i...

05/23/2024

AI, artificial intelligence, has been seen as an upcoming issue by many. However, for artists, AI has already become a major problem. AI-generated art has erupted throughout social media along with AI-generated speed paints. Artists all over social media are furious, especially with some posing to be artists with AI.

“AI art may be pretty cool, I’ll admit, but it’s not amazing,” Ansley Moore, a Wadsworth High School freshman. “AI is just doing what it’s told to. There is no true emotion, it is like if I were to make chocolate chip cookies, but without the chocolate chips.”

AI, artificial intelligence, has been seen as an upcoming issue by many. However, for artists, AI has already become a major problem. AI-generated art has erupted throughout social media along with AI-generated speed paints. Artists all over social media are furious, especially with some posing to b...

05/22/2024

Lincoln Elementary will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, May 23, due to complications with the air conditioning system. The heat caused by these conditions poses health threats to the students of Lincoln Elementary and must be handled before school can safely resume again. Lincoln will be closed tomorrow to test the temporary fix for the situation. More updates will be given by Superintendent Andy Hill.

05/22/2024

Wadsworth Amateur Soccer Association (WASA) plans on soon adding Automated External Defibrillator (AED) machines to Muhl Soccer Field in Wadsworth, Ohio. AED machines find a person’s abnormal heart rhythm and send an electric shock to restore the heart rhythm back to normal.

Wadsworth Amateur Soccer Association (WASA) plans on soon adding Automated External Defibrillators (AED) machines to Muhl Soccer Field in Wadsworth, Ohio. AED machines find a person’s abnormal heart rhythm and send an electric shock to restore the heart rhythm back to normal. The price of three AE...

05/22/2024

Wadsworth High School’s boys Varsity lacrosse team won 8-7 against Green High School for D1 Regional Qualifier on May 20, 2024. The team has D1 Regional Quarterfinals scheduled on May 23, 2024 against Hoover High School at 7 p.m. in North Canton. Photos by Devon Kittinger.

05/21/2024

Megan Harvey was appointed the new director of Main Street Wadsworth. Harvey will supervise events, collaborations, and advertising, as of the end of April.

Harvey served on staff at the Akron Civic Theater in many capacities, most recently as the development manager. Her five-plus years in the role prepared her for this new position in Wadsworth.

Megan Harvey was appointed the new director of Main Street Wadsworth. Harvey will supervise events, collaborations, and advertising, as of the end of April. Harvey served on staff at the Akron Civic Theater in many capacities, most recently as the development manager. Her five-plus years in the role...

05/21/2024

Samuel Piehl, Wadsworth Jazz Band director and middle school band director, has been named the 2024 Wadsworth High School teacher of the year.
After this school year, Piehl is moving to Las Vegas, Nevada to support his wife’s career.
“I’ll miss the goofy times with the students where we get to share stories or make memories, those moments are the most important to me,” Piehl said.

Samuel Piehl, Wadsworth Jazz Band director and middle school band director, has been named the Wadsworth High School teacher of the year. With him teaching at three schools in the district, many students know who he is and have made a connection with him. “I was really surprised,” Piehl said. .....

05/21/2024

Mary Beth Baxley, Wadsworth High School's Math teacher and drama director, is retiring after teaching for 31 years.

“I’ll really miss the math department, I mean we are just, it gets me choked up a little bit, cause it’s nice to see them daily. We’re not just colleagues, I feel like our department is really close and we’re friends too so I’ll miss them. I’ll miss the whole school, we are so lucky in Wadsworth, we have such a great school system, and I’m proud to have been a part of that,” Baxley said.

Math teacher and drama director, Mary Beth Baxley, is retiring after finishing year 31 in her teaching career at Wadsworth. Baxley started her teaching career in California where she worked for three years in a middle school. “Then I moved back to Ohio because who doesn’t love the Buckeye state?...

05/20/2024

Joseph Shalala has been appointed to be the newest principal of Isham Elementary School starting during the 2024-2025 school year. Shalala is currently the assistant principal at Wadsworth Middle School.

Joseph Shalala has been appointed to be the newest principal of Isham Elementary School starting during the 2024-2025 school year. Shalala is going into his eleventh year with Wadsworth City Schools, holding many positions. He spent one year as a teaching assistant at Isham, nine years as a fourth-g...

05/20/2024

Sean Payn and Logan Smiechowski are both seniors at Wadsworth High School who have chosen to take on their future path within the U.S. Armed Forces. Payn decided to commit to the United States Navy whilst Smiechowski committed to the United States Space Force.

Wadsworth High School has announced the commitment of two students to the U.S. Armed Forces. Sean Payn and Logan Smeichowski are both seniors at Wadsworth High School who have chosen to take on their future path within the U.S. Armed Forces. Payn decided to commit to the United States Navy whilst Sm...

05/15/2024

Amelia Milano, a junior at Wadsworth High School, placed eighth at the United States of America Gymnastics (USAG) Eastern National Championships on May 5.
“I cannot think of anyone more deserving of having that moment,” said Amy Alexander, Milano’s coach at Pinnacle Gymnastics. “She has overcome so many obstacles over the years, and has persevered while being an exceptional role model to all of the gymnasts in our program.”

Amelia Milano placed eighth at the United States of America Gymnastics (USAG) Eastern National Championships on May 5. Milano has been involved in gymnastics for 13 years. She has spent seven of those years with Pinnacle Gymnastics. She competes in all around, meaning she competes in all events. Thi...

05/14/2024

Advanced Placement classes have been on an overall decline in Wadsworth and surrounding areas. In Wadsworth alone, AP classes are being cut as students tend to gravitate more toward College Credit Plus, CCP, classes.
One of the main reasons that the interest in AP classes has declined is due to the option of FlexPasses in only the CCP route. FlexPass allows students to leave school during days when the college-level courses are not in session.

Advanced Placement, AP, classes have been on an overall decline in Wadsworth and surrounding areas. In Wadsworth alone, AP classes are being cut as students tend to gravitate more toward College Credit Plus, CCP, classes. One of the main reasons that the interest in AP classes has declined is due to...

05/14/2024

Current Wadsworth High School Assistant Principal Keri Hamsher will be transferring to be the new principal of Valley View Elementary. Hamsher is taking over for Christopher Roberts, who is transferring to become principal of Wadsworth Middle School.

Current Wadsworth High School Assistant Principal Keri Hamsher will be transferring to be the new principal of Valley View Elementary. Hamsher is taking over for Christopher Roberts, who is transferring to become principal of Wadsworth Middle School. Hamsher has been at Wadsworth High School for two...