Will you go to heaven? If you are like most people, the answer is probably, ‘Yes.’ Why not? You are a good person. You have led a good life. You believe in God. So, if you were to die today, why worry? For ultra-successful Westlake businessman Fred Koury, President & CEO of Smart Business Network, he once felt the same ... Read More »
‘Stars’ and ‘Stripes’ have welcomed a second eaglet! The famed Avon Lake eagles who nest at Redwood School welcomed the second baby late on Sunday. You can go back up to two hours on the Eagle Cam to see the activity in the nest as the proud parents await the arrival of baby number 3! Stars and Stripes produces three ... Read More »
If you are looking for a way to get the kids up and moving and out from behind a screen this spring, the Healthy Kids Running Series may be the answer. The Healthy Kids Running Series is a five (5) week running program in the spring and fall for kids from Pre-K to 8th grade. Each Race Series takes place ... Read More »
Staff vs. Students Basketball Game Raises Money for Scholarships Over 600 people recently attended Westlake Council of PTAs annual Dollar$ for Scholars (DFS) event at Westlake High School to raise money for scholarships for graduating Westlake High School seniors. Since 1968, Westlake Council has continued the proud tradition of awarding scholarships to deserving Westlake High School seniors who plan to ... Read More »
Congratulations to the winners below from the 1st Annual Lorain County Teachers Art Show. Visitors to the show were able to cast a vote for the “People’s Choice” award. Winning teachers are: First place: Susan Kauffman (Wellington), The Laughter of a Child; Second place: Cindy Naprestek (North Ridgeville), Fused glass pendant and Third place: Susan Kauffman (Wellington), Wide Eyes with Big Dreams. To view a gallery ... Read More »
Abigail Garcia, a seven-year-old from Westlake, OH won the U8 Mid Atlantic Elks Soccer Shoot on Saturday, March 4, 2017 in Frederick, Maryland. Abby earned a high score of 42, beating out girls from New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New Jersey, Kentucky, and the combined Maryland-Delaware-District of Columbia. Miss Garcia earned the right to represent the state of Ohio by ... Read More »
Lee Burneson Middle School seventh-grade student Mantas Viazmitinas is advancing to the state You Be The Chemist Challenge contest. 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 question and answer ... Read More »
The final score was Avon Lake 440, Firelands 320, on the Scholastic Games program, heard on WEOL (AM 930), in its weekly pairing of Lorain County high school academic teams. It was the annual wildcard program on Monday, April 10th, which offers a second chance at playoff eliminations for the highest-scoring losing teams. Both teams lost with final scores higher ... Read More »
Westlake High School junior Kyle Yu is heading to the 2017 United States Geography Olympiad (USGO) in Arlington, Virginia, on April 21 for the second time. Kyle took the challenging written qualifying exam with gifted specialist Anne Dill in early March. To qualify for the USGO, students must finish in the top half of students on the National Qualifying Exam ... Read More »
Seven students from Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) were named to the All-Ohio Community College Academic Team, which comprises top students at the state’s two-year schools. The All-Ohio Academic Team recognizes student excellence in academics, leadership and community service. Fifty-one students from across the state were selected for this year’s team on the basis of their outstanding records. Tri-C had more ... Read More »
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