Daily Wire

Three Westlake Students Receive Awards at State Competition The Westlake Council of PTAs held its 2017-2018 Reflections Art Show & Judging on November 30, 2017 at Westlake Porter Public Library, and top entries recently advanced to the Ohio PTA State Reflections Competition. Founded in 1969, the National PTA Reflections program engages nearly 300,000 students and their families in arts education ... Read More »

Westlake High School senior Brianna Bergenstein is the third WHS recipient of The Ohio State University’s acclaimed Morrill Scholarship Program Excellence Scholarship. The scholarship recognizes students’ commitment to excellence and diversity initiatives. The Excellence Scholarship is equal to the value of in-state tuition. The Morrill Scholarship Program (MSP) seeks academically exceptional high school seniors who will contribute to campus diversity ... Read More »

The Girl Scouts of North East Ohio (GSNEO) recently announced that 14-year-old Avon Lake High School Freshman Elisabeth Lendal has earned her Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can receive. She is also officially the first recipient in Avon Lake to receive this prestigious award (the equivalent of the Boys Scout Eagle Scout Award), and one of the youngest ... Read More »

Holy Trinity School seventh grader Chas Knittel correctly spelled “kuchen” and “zinnia” to win the The Chronicle Telegram’s preliminary spelling bee on March 16. Knittel outlasted the runner-up in the 23rd round to earn the victory. Knittel gained entry into the preliminary bee, one of two hosted by The Chronicle, after winning the Holy Trinity School bee in February. The ... Read More »

Honest Life and Career Advice for Aspiring Young Performers & Their Parents Renowned New York Talent Scout Peter Sklar knows a thing or two about helping aspiring child stars achieve success. His list of protégés includes TV and film veterans Sarah Jessica Parker, Reese Witherspoon, Mischa Barton, as well as a wide array of current Broadway, TV, and film actors, ... Read More »

Avon Mayor Bryan Jensen teamed with Avon High students for his 2018 State of the City address last week, presenting to the packed house at Tom’s Country Place an 18 minute video produced by Eagle News Network. The stunning video captures not only the many public servants and community partners who work in Avon, it was a chance for Mayor ... Read More »

Westlake Mayor Dennis Clough delivered his 33rd State of the City address before more than 200 guests at Carrabba’s Italian Grill on Sperry Road Tues., March 13. Taking the helm as Mayor of Westlake back in 1986, Mayor Clough has led Westlake on an incredible run of growth and success as the semi-rural community of the mid-20th Century has grown ... Read More »

National School Walkout Day on March 14 saw Bay High students respectfully observe 17 minutes of silence outside the school at a time that morning that corresponded with the hour of tragedy in Parkland, Fla. earlier this month. Students like Julia Martin, with her sign, signaled a message to the nation that all have had enough of senseless violence. The ... Read More »

The Bay Village Planning Commission Architectural Board of Review met March 14 and rolled out the first renderings of the new Bay Village Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library to be built on the site of Bay Way Cabin. Planning Chairman Mark Barbour introduced Cuyahoga County Public Library (CCPL), who was there to present “a very exciting project and ... Read More »

The Bay High basketball team saw its season end by a scant one-point margin in the Div. II regional finals at Bowling Green last weekend. The 65-64 loss to upstart Lexington, which had beaten top-ranked Wauseon to also get to the finals game, left Bay with plenty of scrapbook material for the 2017-18 season. Ending the year with a 20-7 ... Read More »