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Families are invited to explore and enjoy active play at the exciting addition of Kids Empire at Great Northern Mall. Opening Spring 2024, this spacious, 14,800-square-foot children’s entertainment center features mazes, exhilarating slides, creative building games, play structures, drop-in ball pits, a dedicated dance room, and more. The dynamic venue offers a “screen-less” environment with activities for kids of all ages, plus ... Read More »

Avon High School is pleased to announce that five seniors have been named 2024 National Merit Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (names and bios below). There are approximately 16,000 Semifinalists, out of 1.3 million juniors from across 21,000 high schools nationwide, in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity ... Read More »

On September 14, 2023, the Ohio Department of Education released the 2022-23 State Report Card results for the more than 607 districts in the state. Bay Village City School District received an overall five-star rating on the report card. Five stars is the highest possible rating a district can achieve. (Editor’s Note: A complete ranking of Ohio’s public school districts ... Read More »

Congratulations to Avon Lake High School seniors Mary Bigenho, Jack Fink and Dylan Missal, named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists from the National Merit Scholarship Program (bios below and photo attached, students left to right in photo, Jack Fink, Mary Bigenho and Dylan Missal). The National Merit Scholarship Program is a not-for-profit organization that awards scholarships to high school seniors annually. This year, program officials selected 16,000 ... Read More »

The Rocky River City School District (RRCSD) continues to perform among the top school districts in academic achievement in the state of Ohio, according to the results of the 2023 Ohio Department of Education report cards that were released today. This year’s Performance Index (PI) score of 110.2, a calculation that measures how well students perform on the Ohio State ... Read More »

In anticipation of our upcoming fashion show being held this September (details below), we at the Bay Village Historical Society would like to share some pictures of interesting women’s fashions from the 1860s-1920s, that we have found in our collections. You may see quite a few fashionable dresses and accessories any Sunday at the Rose Hill Museum from 2:00-4:30 p.m., ... Read More »

Kensington Intermediate School (KIS) was one of 353 schools nationwide to earn the prestigious National Blue Ribbon Schools award that were announced this afternoon. KIS, which is one of just 19 schools in Ohio to earn the award this year, was recognized as an Exemplary High Performing School as one of the state’s highest performing schools measured by state assessments ... Read More »

Who doesn’t like a fire truck? Kids of all ages had a blast at the annual Bay Village Touch-a-Truck event held at the Bay Village Fire Dept. last Saturday. From noon – 3 p.m., kids got to climb in as many safety vehicles, police cars, army vehicles and fire trucks as they wanted. And, they got to honk the horns, ... Read More »

The Class of 2023 Hall of Fame includes Athletic, Distinguished & Honorary Inductees The Westlake Alumni Association has announced 9 new members to the Westlake Alumni Hall of Fame. John Kurokawa and Dr. Mark Deierhoi (posthumously) will be inducted as Distinguished Alumni. Kalpana Beach, Paul Hanna, Nick Lawrence, Kevin Quigley, Scott Reynolds and the 1983 Football Team comprise the Athletic ... Read More »

The City of Avon hosted its annual Safety Fair at the municipal aquatic center last Saturday. It was a great day to be a kid! There were chances to meet police officers and firefighters. You could climb on a fire truck or sit in a police cruiser. Child IDs were available from the Avon Police and Fire Departments. The Lorain ... Read More »