The Scholastic Games radio quiz, a weekly program featuring academic teams from Lorain County high schools, has only two remaining competitions following its Monday broadcast. The quiz team from Avon High School scored a 360 to 270 victory over Lake Ridge Academy to become the first school to place in the annual championship, to be broadcast on May 20. The ... Read More »
The Bay Village Garden Club presents the program “White Garden/Moon Garden” on Monday, May 20 at Bay United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall, 29931 Lake Road. Come join Noelle Clark Akin from Pettiti Garden Centers to learn more about “Moon Gardens.” Extend your enjoyment of your garden well into the evening. Plant fabulous flowering and foliage plants to reflect light and fragrance ... Read More »
The Office of Government and Community Relations’ Civic Education Department of the Cleveland Clinic announced on Thursday morning that Kensington Intermediate School (KIS) has been named a 2018-2019 Cleveland Clinic Banner School. This marks the second consecutive year KIS has received the honor. The award recognizes Kensington’s noteworthy success in leveraging community resources to advance student learning. The Cleveland Clinic Civic ... Read More »
What began as a typical weekday afternoon in April for retired Westlake resident Brian Moran, quickly turned worrisome as he began to experience chest pains while working in the yard. Brian’s wife Jean could tell something was wrong and dialed 911, and Westlake first responders were swiftly dispatched to the Moran’s residence. When the Westlake Fire Department arrived, they correctly ... Read More »
On 4/30/19 at approx. 5PM WPD took a report of the theft of 4 cases of Energy Drinks from a convenience store at the corner of Columbia and Center Ridge Rds. The male suspect entered the employee cooler of the store, danced around in celebration, and gathered the cases before having difficulty opening the cooler door to leave. He left ... Read More »
Westlake High School seniors Isabella DiGiulio, Meghana Tandon and Talia Zheng are among the 2,500 National Merit Finalists selected by the National Merit Scholarships Corporation to receive $2,500 National Merit Scholarships. The three are among 15,000 students to achieve Finalist standing in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. As Finalists, they had the opportunity to continue in the competition for ... Read More »
Avon Eagle Run registration is now open. We invite the community to join us for the 19th annual Avon Eagle Run, presented by Mercy Health, Saturday, May 25 at 8 a.m. at Avon High School, 37545 Detroit Road. Proceeds from the Eagle Run benefit the Avon Schools Educational Endowment Fund and other local charities. The family-fun event includes a 5-mile run, 5K run/walk and 1-mile Kids Fun Run, as well as bounce ... Read More »
Twenty-two young poets from Hilliard Elementary School were selected to have their work published in a hardcover anthology from Poetic Power, a quarterly poetry contest sponsored by Creative Communications. And the school earned a Poetic Achievement Award for its efforts. In December, gifted intervention specialist Erin Vanek’s fourth-grade students wrote an original poem for submission to the contest. Twenty-two were ... Read More »
National children’s author, Tom Watson, is the featured presenter during the annual Young Author event at Avon Heritage Elementary School May 14. Students, grades 3-5, will hear Watson’s inspiring message during several school assemblies during the day (times listed below). In the evening May 14, Watson will be featured during the Young Author Open House at the school from 6:30 ... Read More »
Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club was the first Garden Club in Ohio to receive the newly created Plant America Grant for 2017-2019 from the National Garden Clubs. The garden needed to be an example of: Beautification Civic Garden Outdoor classroom Example of implementing Environmental Practices A horticulture or environmental education event for the public and / or youth. The Old Firehouse Pollinator Garden is an ... Read More »
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