On Monday, May 8 at around 0240 hours; Avon Lake officers were dispatched to a residence on Hermann Drive for a report of a burglary in process. The homeowner reported having a physical confrontation with an unknown male inside the home. The unknown male then fled from the home on foot. With the assistance of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal ... Read More »
Get your free sports physical by attending the 9th Annual Center for Orthopedics Sports Physical Event on Friday, June 9th. Check-in times: 1 – 5 p.m. You’re working hard to prepare for the coming season. But before you can take the field, you’ll need a sports physical. Don’t get left on the bench! Make plans to get yours at the ... Read More »
Cloudy skies and drizzle may have put a damper on some events, but it certainly did not rain on the parade of the first annual Wildcat Walkathon. On Thursday, May 11, more than 250 students, faculty, and parent volunteers from St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception School in Avon walked to raise funds to support the school’s new STEM designation ... Read More »
Nursing Week 2017 was observed in a special way at University Hospitals St. John Medical Center last week at the annual Department of Nursing Awards Ceremony held Fri., May 12. Nurses were recognized and honored in five categories. UH SJMC President and Chief Experience Officer Robert G. David, Robert Stern, MD, President Medical Staff, and Cathy Knorzer, Chief Nursing Officer, ... Read More »
The Bay Village Women’s Club and Foundation has awarded $2,500 scholarships to nine graduating seniors from Bay High School. Those receiving scholarships are: Sarah Brumagin studying Musical Theatre at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN; Alisa Busuladzic studying Business and Health Science at the University of Cincinnati; Laura Colagiovanni studying Public Affairs at The Ohio State University; Maxton Edgerly studying Civil ... Read More »
Led by wins from Sydnie Firment, Claire Robertson, Kamryn Sharer and Jules Frombach, the Avon High girls track team captured the 2017 Southwestern Conference championship at the league meet held at Amherst last Friday. The championship was the first-ever for the Eagle girls in the SWC. The school joined the tough Southwestern Conference two years ago. Team standings: 1. Avon ... Read More »
Lee Burneson Middle School seventh-grade student Mantas Viazmitinas earned third place in the state You Be The Chemist Challenge contest in Toledo on April 29. You Be the Chemist is an interactive academic contest sponsored by the Chemical Education Foundation that encourages 5-8 students to explore chemistry concepts and their real-world applications. All seventh- and eighth-grade science students participated in a timed interactive ... Read More »
Art Club students recently watched “Exit Through the Gift Shop: A Banksy Film” (a 2010 British documentary film, directed by street artist Banksy). They wanted to create art/graffiti. According to Avon High School art teacher, Karen Busch, Avon’s Prom is May 20 and the theme is, “New York, New York” so the group thought a skyline would look nice and could be done in duck tape. (Avon-based ShurTech recently donated a ... Read More »
With a performance of a sonnet and monologue from Shakespeare, Westlake High School senior Emily Schordock placed as a semi-finalist in the 34th annual English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition in New York City. The competition took place May 1 on the stage of the Mitzi Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center with 54 semi-finalists from as many ESU Branch competitions nationwide. ... Read More »
Last year, Neil Smith, D.O., President of Fairview Hospital, partnered with St. Ignatius and St. Joseph Academy to debut a six-week course that exposed high school students to the intriguing facets of medicine. After having success with both schools, Dr. Smith decided it was the perfect time to expand the course by teaming up with Magnificat High School. Marilyn Arundel, ... Read More »
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