Cleveland Press Club Awards, Radio Public Service - Sound of Us: Richmond Heights
In Ideastream Public Media's "Sound of Us" project, we team up with individuals and communities to record and present stories of life in Northeast Ohio. We also teach people to record and produce their own radio.
In this week-long "Sound of Us" series, the students at Richmond Heights Secondary School raise questions. Big questions, including “What’s the point of school choice with no transportation?” and “What happened to school spirit?” The answers in this self-reported series surprised them – and enlighten us.
In this week-long "Sound of Us" series, the students at Richmond Heights Secondary School raise questions. Big questions, including “What’s the point of school choice with no transportation?” and “What happened to school spirit?” The answers in this self-reported series surprised them – and enlighten us.

A cheerleader at Richmond Heights Secondary School wonders why the spirit she saw depicted in movies like "High School Musical" doesn't seem to exist among her own peers.