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Avon Gridders Roll on in Regionals

With a 35-14 win over North Royalton at Avon last Friday night, the Avon Eagles rolled to 11-1 this season and into a regional semi-finals game against Southwestern Conference foe Olmsted Falls (10-2). It will be the second time this season that the Eagles and Bulldogs meet, Avon having topped Falls, 63-42, midway through the regular season. This Friday’s game ... Read More »

Good-Bye, Holly Lane

So, long, Holly Lane School in Westlake! The 50-plus year old school came down last week, marking the end for another well-loved district school facility in the community. Holly Lane joins Bassett and Dover Elementary Schools as the latest to bite the dust, all rendered obsolete by the new Westlake Elementary School. Holly Lane, like the others, will become a ... Read More »

The Lego® Store at Crocker Park Reveals its Opening on November 18, 2022!

Mark it in your calendars Ohio LEGO® lovers! The state’s fourth LEGO store will be opening at 10AM on November 18th and filled to the brim with the latest LEGO sets. The store will be located at Crocker Park at 276 Crocker Park Blvd in Westlake. The brand-new, state-of-the-art store will be packed full of the broad assortment of LEGO ... Read More »

Westlake Girls XC Team Places 3rd at State Meet: Sarah Peer is State Runner-Up

On a warm and windy day in November, the Westlake Lady Demons XC team ended their season as they competed against the most talented cross-country runners in the state and came out near the top placing 3rd behind Mason (1st) and Hilliard Davidson (2nd) and ahead of Perrysburg (4th). This is the 3rd consecutive year competing in the state competition ... Read More »

ALHS A Cappella Heading to National Festival

The Avon Lake High School Merples and IMMIX – the premier A Cappella groups at ALHS- have both been selected to sing on a national stage. The Kettering National A Cappella Festival is a weekend filled A Cappella intensive featuring some of the best educators, professional A cappella groups, and audio/visual technicians in the country. Our students auditioned to be ... Read More »

Bay Village Schools Recognized as Purple Star District

Each of the District’s Four Schools Named Purple Star Schools On Monday, April 11, 2022, the Ohio Department of Education announced its Class of 2022 Purple Star Schools, which included all four of Bay Village City School District’s schools: Normandy Elementary School (grades K-2); Westerly Elementary School (grades 3-4); Bay Middle School (grades 5-8); and Bay High School (grades 9-12). ... Read More »

Westlake Girls Are All-SWC

Congratulations to the Westlake High girls volleyball players who earned All Conference recognition: Anika Norris- 1st Team Alyssa Carman- 1st Team Olivia Mogyordy- 1st Team Allie Chang- 2nd Team Shelby Bloor- 2nd Team Jenna Hyland- Honorable Mention Colette Wagner- Honorable Mention Read More »

Meet Helen Beatrix Potter, Creator of Peter Rabbit

Meet Stephanie Kramer Vetrone. Stephanie has been presenting historical re-enactment programs for Exceptional Women in History over the past 22 years. Stephanie will present “The Life of Beatrix Potter.” As part of her re-enactment, she will be dressed in period costume, narrate the story with 2-3 songs of the time period as she shifts between being the narrator and the ... Read More »

Military Collection of the Bay Village Historical Society

by Michele Yamamoto Veterans Day is November 11. It is a day to officially recognize the men and women, both living and deceased, who served in the U.S. military. At the Bay Village Historical Society, we have items that help tell the story of many veterans from our community and beyond. The collections contain pieces from the Revolutionary War up ... Read More »

LCCC Bridges to Success Program Introduces Avon High Schoolers to In-demand Careers

by Leigh Keeton For many high school seniors, a common question looms over their last year: what’s next? Lorain County Community College’s Bridges to Success program helps high school seniors answer that question and build an action plan. The program, funded by a grant through the Ohio Department of Education, was piloted in partnership with Avon High School during the ... Read More »