We all know bullying is a problem in our society, but a group of first-graders at Westview Elementary School in Avon Lake are taking a positive approach to the issue and are learning some valuable lessons along the way. First-grade students from Liz Baker’s class recently published a book (hardbound copies) on bullying and had a Book Signing Party Feb. ... Read More »
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Bay High Presents Musical Comedy Oklahoma! March 23-25
Bay High School students will perform Rodgers and Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA! on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 23-25, at Bay High School auditorium. All performances begin at 7 p.m. Set at the turn of the last century, just as Oklahoma is about to achieve statehood, the story focuses on romance as handsome cowboys, a sketchy ranch hand and a traveling peddler pursue two ... Read More »
Two Westlake Students Qualify For National Geography Bee State Contest
Lee Burneson Middle School eighth grader Logan Evans and Dover Intermediate School sixth grader Megan Wacker qualified to compete in the state level competition of the National Geographic Bee. The two qualified for the state Bee by winning their school Bees during oral competition. The Ohio State Bee will be held March 31 at the Fawcett Center in Columbus. This ... Read More »
Two Avon High School Seniors Named National Merit Finalists
Avon High School is pleased to announce two students have been named as 2017 National Merit Finalists from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Approximately 15,000 students across the country were named as Finalists in the scholarship competition. Avon High School seniors Breanna Collins and Madeleine Hapanowicz received the notification from Avon High School Principal, Kristina Buller. Both students were excited ... Read More »
Three LBMS Math Club Students Qualify for State Competition
Three Lee Burneson Middle School Math Club participants qualified for the state MATHCOUNTS competition in Columbus on March 11 after achieving the top three overall individual scores at the regional contest. Seventh graders Daniela Danolova and Neige DeAngelis took the top two winning scores, with eighth grader Vivek Aslot placing third among all schools and students at the regional competition ... Read More »
City of Bay Village Events
Slugs and Bugs Live Comes to Bay Village March 10th! Featuring Randall Goodgame from Nashville, TN Friday, March 10, 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.), Bay Presbyterian Church, 25415 Lake Road,Bay Village • “Slugs and Bugs LIVE comes to Bay Village for a FREE children’s concert. Join us Friday, March 10, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at Bay Presbyterian Church for a joy-filled musical experience ... Read More »
Edible Landscape
The Bay Village Garden Club will host Ron Dzurec of the Cleveland Botanical Gardens, Mon., March 27 at Bay United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall, 29931 Lake Road (between Bassett and Bayview). Ron will speak on creating edible landscapes. Many fruits, vegetables and herbs have an ornamental value in addition to the food they provide. Learn about how these plants can ... Read More »
WHS Model UN Club Brings Home Awards
The Westlake High School Model United Nations Club recently brought home awards from the Cleveland Council on World Affairs Conference held at the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. Junior Shawn Walls won Best Delegate and the Gavel Award. Freshman Molly Finucane, sophomore Bekah Hardy and junior Valentina Wolf won Honorable Mentions. Model UN is an interactive program that brings world affairs ... Read More »
North Coast Needlers’ Quilt Show
North Coast Needlers presents their 15 biennial quilt show on Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23 from 10 am – 5 pm on both days. Over 250 quilts, ranging from traditional and contemporary to modern and art quilts, will be displayed in the Westlake High School Rotunda, 27830 Hilliard Boulevard in Westlake. There will be a boutique of handcrafted ... Read More »
Carpe Diem String Quartet
Carpe Diem is not your ordinary string quartet! This boundary-breaking ensemble will present the fifth concert in the Rocky River Chamber Music Society’s 58th season on Monday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the acoustically glorious sanctuary of West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd. in Rocky River. Members of the Quartet are Charles Wetherbee, violin; Amy Galluzzo, violin; ... Read More »
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