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In October of 2020, Bay Village Schools announced that 11 Bay High School students were recognized in the 2021 National Merit® Scholarship Program (NMSP), including Semifinalists Thomas Beckwith, James Bish and Samuel Ferry. Bay High School Principal Jason Martin was recently notified by NMSP that these three Semifinalists have all advanced to Finalist standing in the 66th annual competition. These ... Read More »

Information courtesy of the City of Westlake, www.facebook.com/cityofwestlakeohio Thank You, Al Umerley The City of Westlake is sending Al Umerley best wishes in retirement after 20 years with the Westlake Service Department! During a reception at the Westlake Service Center on Tuesday, Al shared some of the highlights of his two-decade career with the city. He noted how much he ... Read More »

Avon Performing Arts Center Beam Signing Avon Schools held a ceremonial “signing of the beam” for the new Performing Arts Center on March 25. Students from various performing arts groups at the high school took part in the event. The beams were provided by the construction company for student and staff signatures. The event took place in the high school ... Read More »

The Cleveland Chapter of the NAWIC Education Foundation (NEF) announced the winners of the 2021 NEF Design Drafting Competition. The project theme was titled “RowHouz Remix”, and students were to design a new multi-story rowhouse on a historic street in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Student entries were evaluated for detail, accuracy and originality of work. Congratulations ... Read More »

Governor Mike DeWine got it wrong. During his 3/25/21 press conference, he presented a list of facilities that did not participate in the Vaccine Maintenance Program. He erroneously included three of O’Neill Healthcare’s Assisted Living facilities: North Ridgeville, Bay Village, and Lakewood. O’Neill Healthcare was honored to be among the first nursing homes and assisted living facilities to receive the ... Read More »

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Westlake welcomes its new pastor, the Rev. Charles A. Woodward, following a formal search process and the completion of the interim ministries of Pastor Robin Craig and Pastor Thomas Henderson. The Rev. Sherman Bishop, completed his call in 2018 after 22 years of service at Prince of Peace. When asked about the move to ... Read More »

Lorain County schools employees received their second round of Covid-19 vaccinations March 26. Thank you to Lorain Public Health for another well organized clinic at Avon Middle School. “Nearly 6,000 local school staff received dose #2 of the COVID-19 vaccine. Thank you to the school districts, clinic hosts, and our volunteers and staff for working hard for the health of ... Read More »

Crazy Socks Day Information courtesy of the City of Westlake Police Department Facebook, www.facebook.com/westlakepolice World Down Syndrome Day is March 21 and Westlake Police joined in the Up Side of Downs Crazy Socks movement to commemorate the occasion. Why Crazy Socks? Why March 21? Because March 21 is a special day because Down syndrome is caused by duplication of the ... Read More »

By Karen Uthe Semancik When Dr. Holly Schafer was hired as Bay Village City School District’s first-ever director of human resources in June of 2019, one of her first goals was to create a more holistic approach in developing faculty and staff in the areas of culture, diversity and hiring. Schafer soon reached out to Cuyahoga Community College and its ... Read More »

Geri Bakushi Among Community College Honorees Representing States Across the Nation Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) student Geri Bakushi has been named Ohio’s 2021 New Century Transfer Scholar, joining a select group of academic achievers and leaders from across the nation. More than 2,000 community college students were nominated for the scholarship award, with one honoree named per state. Judges considered ... Read More »