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The Avon Mighty Eagle Marching Band had a magical time at Walt Disney World during spring break.  Thank you directors and parents for safe travels to all. They will be bringing back sun and warm temps for this weekend!! Photo credit: Veronika Sikora The Bay High School Marching Band had a magical time at Walt Disney World! What a great ... Read More »

The Garden at Avon East is Amazing! Thank you to ALL the volunteers and businesses. We can’t wait to see the bounty! “All plants grown and seeds donated by Karen Conant, Ridge Bridge Farms. Karen also donated the basil seeds and 150 pots that our kids planted today for our first future plant sale. Karen, we truly can’t thank you ... Read More »

Spring Break has us thinking about summer…..kick off summer Memorial Day weekend by attending the Eagle Run!! After a two-year hiatus, the Avon Eagle Run is back! Celebrate our 20th anniversary! The Avon Eagle Run, presented by Mercy Health, takes place May 28 at 8 a.m. at Avon High School, 37545 Detroit Road. Proceeds from the Avon Eagle Run benefit ... Read More »

You are cordially invited to the Grand Opening of the Avon Performing Arts Center on Thursday, May 5 at 6 p.m., 37545 Detroit Rd. Schedule of Events 6-6:15 p.m.: Arrival 6:15 p.m.: Ribbon Cutting 6:30-7:30 p.m.: Welcome guests to explore PAC. Student music groups from our middle and high schools will be stationed throughout the building with student “guides” 7:45-7:50 ... Read More »

North Coast Rotary held the club round of its 2022 Speech Contest among Avon, Avon Lake and Brookside high school students.  Early in the year, students began preparing to deliver a 5-minute speech on how an ethical decision-making tool, “The 4-Way Test” applied to their lives or society. Each school selected their top two students as Finalists to compete: Dylan ... Read More »

The City of Avon has preserved one of the oldest homes in Lorain County – the Wilbur and Priscilla Cahoon House at 2940 Stoney Ridge Road – and it will soon be open to the public. A ribbon-cutting for this Greenfield Village-worthy masterpiece was held Saturday morning in celebration of the three-years long project. Mayor Bryan Jensen and Business Development ... Read More »

Avon’s popular Easter Egg Hunt and breakfast presented by the French Creek Foundation returned to the community last Saturday after a two-year hiatus. The much-anticipated event, once held at Avon Isle, was moved to the new Middle School to accommodate more guests this year. French Creek Foundation President Clint Gault and Mayor Bryan Jensen welcomed the hundreds of kids in ... Read More »

The Avon Garden Club had adults hopping along the bunny trail at Veteran’s Park last Saturday with an Adults-Only Easter Egg Hunt. The event was a scholarship fundraiser available to high school seniors residing in Avon who will be majoring in a course of study aligning with the Avon Garden Club’s mission, according to scholarship committee chairperson Cynthia Murnyack-Czarnecki. Students ... Read More »

Complete List of Quarterfinalists on Scholastic Games Quiz Program All eight quarterfinalists were announced on this week’s broadcast of Lorain County’s high school quiz show, the Scholastic Games, now in its 32nd year on WEOL radio (AM930 and FM 100.3). Avon High School joins Amherst Steele, Sheffield Brookside, Firelands, Keystone, Lake Ridge Academy, Olmsted Falls and Vermilion in playoff eliminations for the program’s annual county championship. This week’s program was a 380 to 90 ... Read More »

Students in grades 1-2 at Avon East Elementary School were encouraged to dress up as their future self on the school’s first ever “Future You Day” March 4. Career development is a lifelong process that begins in childhood and has been linked to student success in other aspects of development in childhood and adulthood. Students were encouraged to talk at ... Read More »