The North Coast Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual State of Cities Luncheon at Tom’s Country Place in Avon the afternoon of March 14. Featuring the Mayors of Avon, Avon Lake, Sheffield and Sheffield Lake, the attitude of gratitude was most prevalent in the addresses from each community mayor. Avon Mayor Bryan Jensen set the tone as – unbeknownst to ... Read More »
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Avon Local Schools Fine Arts Extravaganza
The Fifth Annual Avon Fine Arts Extravaganza is scheduled for April 1-3 at Avon Isle, 37080 Detroit Rd. This is a district-wide art show and music event that features over 350 pieces of artwork from Avon students in grades K-12. The public is invited to attend the April 2 event from 4-8 p.m. The schedule of events is listed below. Monday, April 1 (6 to 8 p.m.) ... Read More »
Kids Helping Kids at Holy Trinity School
Eighth graders at Holy Trinity School in Avon have chosen A Kid Again, an Ohio-based nonprofit organization, as the focus of the Class of 2019 service project. A Kid Again helps to bring hope and happiness to families who have a child with a life threatening illness by hosting free events, adventures and therapeutic opportunities. In addition to volunteering at ... Read More »
Bay High Presents The Adams Family March 21-23
Bay High School presents The Adams Family, a musical comedy, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 21, 22 and 23, 7 p.m. at the Bay High Auditorium. Tickets are $9 for general admission, $12 reserved, and are available at the door or online at http://bit.ly/BHSAdamsFam. Read More »
Avon Local Schools Wacky Wednesday
Students celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday (March 2) with a variety of themed-day activities throughout the week. The highlight of the week is Wacky Wednesday. Students and staff are encouraged to dress “wacky” from head to toe. Other theme days include Crazy Hat Day (Monday), Silly Socks Day (Tuesday), Wacky Wednesday, Thing Day (Thursday, wear anything with numbers) and Lorax Day (Friday, ... Read More »
RRCSD Destination Imagination Teams Compete at Ohio Region 16 Tournament
A Kensington Intermediate School (KIS) team qualified for the Destination Imagination (DI) state competition after claiming first place at the Ohio Region 16 DI Tournament on Saturday (March 2) at Beachwood High School. Team Destination Imagination People (D.I.P.) placed first in their challenges and will move on to the state competition on March 30 in East Liverpool, Ohio. Teams that ... Read More »
Westlake High ‘Stories Of Diversity’ Video Shares Experiences of Immigrants
During Westlake High School’s recent Diversity Week celebration, the Leadership Challenge club hosted a short film titled “Stories of Diversity.” The film was directed and shot by WHS senior Rafi Melikian on her cell phone and shares the experiences of immigrant students. She said she wanted to provide these shared experiences for everyone to understand what happens around the world ... Read More »
Three RRHS Students Receive West Shore CTE Awards
Three Rocky River High School students received West Shore Career-Technical District Outstanding Student Awards at the Rotary Club of Lakewood and Rocky River luncheon today at the Don Umerley Civic Center. RRHS students who were recognized were Megan Meese for Culinary Arts, Gabe Saad for Automotive Technology and Reilly Zender for Health Careers. Meese, Saad and Zender were among 16 total students who ... Read More »
RRMS Students Participate in Greater Cleveland Middle School Solo & Ensemble Contest
Band students from Rocky River Middle School recently competed in the Greater Cleveland Middle School Solo & Ensemble Contest, earning Superior or Excellent ratings. A total of 21 students took part in the event on March 2 at Strongsville Middle School. The students prepared then performed the solo or ensemble from the classical repertoire for a professional musician who gave ... Read More »
Avon Early Childhood PTA Spring Kid’s Kloset Resale Event
Come shop at the Avon Early Childhood PTA Spring Kid’s Kloset resale event which will be held March 30th, from 7 am – 12 pm, at the Avon Middle School Commons Area and Auxiliary Gym (3445 Long Rd, Avon). The Early Bird sale ($5 admission fee) is from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. General sale ($2 admission fee) hours are ... Read More »
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