Ranger Shop Helps Spread Lakewood Spirit
With the new school year fresh under way and the holidays only a few short months away, now is the perfect time to check out the Ranger Shop at Lakewood High. Sweatshirts, t-shirts, athletic bags, polos and many more types of spiritwear are available along with a variety of accessories such as hair bands, pencils, stickers, pennants, coffee mugs, etc.
The Ranger Shop is a joint project of the Lakewood Alumni Foundation and the Lakewood Athletic Boosters. Booster volunteers staff the shop and earn “Booster Bucks” for their time worked in the store. The Booster Bucks help offset the cost of their student-athlete’s pay-to-participate sports fee. For each hour worked, a volunteer earns $2.50 toward his or her student’s fee.
The Ranger Shop, which is located just west of the L-Room on the eastern end of the high school, is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. and during other select events. The satellite Stadium Shop is open from 6:30 p.m. through half time of all the home varsity football games and during other select LHS stadium events.
Since the shop opened in 2005, it has caught the attention of many a visiting parent or official from other school districts who stop by while attending a game or other activity at the high school. “They come in and they can’t believe what we’ve got,” said Anne Giffels, last year’s president of the Athletic Boosters and a volunteer who’s logged many, many hours at the Ranger Shop.
As the Alumni Foundation recognizes that many far-flung alumni wish to sport their Ranger Spirit in whatever state or city they live, plans are in the works for an online Ranger Shop as well. (Locals can take advantage, too!). The plan currently is to have the online store functioning by October, according to Alumni Foundation executive director Teresa Andreani.
You can reach the Ranger Shop at 216-529-4321 or visit www.lakewoodrangers.com for more info.