Westlake

The Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) has announced 10 finalists in its DiscoverDesign.org National High School Architecture Competition. Westlake, OH student, Cal Craven of Westlake High School is among the finalists who submitted design projects to redesign their high school athletic pavilions to promote healthy lifestyles. Cal is sponsored by teacher Scott Kutz. A jury team of 35 architects, engineers and ... Read More »

When Dennis Sullivan’s seventh-graders learned that they had won the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Pasta for Pennies contest at the school, they made a startling request. The students asked that the Olive Garden lunch they had won for their classroom is donated to the Ronald McDonald House, a home-away-from home for families of children being treated at Cleveland-area hospitals.  Lunch ... Read More »

Students from the Holly Lane Service Club have been able to pair the latest fashion and crafting craze among kids, Rainbow Loom® bracelets, with a great cause.  The Club recently donated the $122 it earned by selling “Bracelets 4 Autism” to local nonprofit Connecting for Kids. The popular blue and white bracelets were sold to Holly Lane students during April ... Read More »

Westlake Police arrested a 43-year-old Center Ridge Rd. woman for DCI after an argument with her 52-year-old beau. The male admitted the officers to the apartment, whereupon the intoxicated female stepped out of the shower without a stitch on. She was advised to get dressed. She then demanded that the male leave and take his cats with him and became ... Read More »

Pee Wee Softball (ages 4-5) This popular program is back and is designed for children not in Kindergarten.  Must turn 4 by June 1st and not 6 before August 1st.  Children will learn the basics of the game.  Hitting is done by underhand coach pitch.  A batting tee will be available upon request. Program runs 2 days a week for ... Read More »

The Westlake High School Academic Challenge Team qualified for and will compete in the National Competition run by Questions Unlimited in Washington, D.C., May 30-June 1. Team members are Alex Lathem, Eleni Packis, Alan Garber, Paavani Reddy, Aswin Bikkani and Apshara Ravichandran. Advisors are John and Sandy Packis. Last fall the high school team finished undefeated in its bracket at ... Read More »

66-year-old Joseph SCHERMA of Westlake was arrested on May 2 for a sex offense involving a male juvenile relative, report Westlake Police. The victim and his parents reported the incident on April 24; it occurred in February at the suspect’s home. A second juvenile male relative has also been identified as a victim; the offenses involving this child occurred in ... Read More »

The 63-year-old man arrested for Public Indecency last week when he dropped in on his neighbor naked  was at it again on May 19 at 12:20 p.m., report Westlake Police. He was seen by 2 female neighbors standing naked on his front porch. He was arrested for Public Indecency and for a TPO violation; the TPO forbade him from contacting ... Read More »

The Cleveland Open golf tournament will be played at Lakewood Country Club in Westlake June 2-8, 2014. In connection with that event, no parking will be allowed on any of the nearby streets or on Bradley Rd. between 6AM-7PM. No Parking signs will be posted at the entrances to each subdivision. Attendees should park at Crocker Park and use the ... Read More »

Sixty-eight Westlake High School Spanish students earned national recognition for excellent performance on the 2014 National High School Spanish I-5 Examinations. Spanish students earned a total of 13 gold, 10 silver and 21 bronze medals, along with 24 honorable mentions. Gold Medalists, who scored in the top 1 percent to 5 percent in the nation, include Rachel Cuellar, Catherine Frerman, ... Read More »