If you missed a story or two this week, catch up quickly by reading the summaries below. 

• The honor and merit rolls for the high school for the first quarter of the 2012-2013 school year were posted on Monday. There are a lot of students on those lists—if you see one you know, congratulate them in the comments!
• Dave Joyce, who will soon be representing the 14^th District in the House of Representatives, took some time on Thursday to take questions from students at Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School. 
• And the country was stunned by a school shooting in Connecticut on Friday. Read Superintendent Scot Prebles' statement here. He offers condolences and gives local parents an overview of the safety measures Brecksville-Broadview Heights has in place.