Rocco H. Puzzitiello, Jr. built over 5,000 houses in the greater Cleveland area – houses that became homes to countless families throughout the city’s west side and beyond. Some of the subdivisions he built and developed locally include Settlers Landing, Lake Forest, Water’s Edge and Royal Forest in Westlake, and Pheasants Walk, Cinnamon Woods, Cinnamon Woods South, Willow Woods, Park ... Read More »
Former Bay Village Mayor Henry Reese and his wife Helen were honored at the annual Bronze Plaque Memorial Ceremony hosted by The Bay Village Foundation on Memorial Day. Henry Reese was Mayor of Bay Village from 1970-1978. The former Shell Oil executive and his wife, Helen, were active in Bay council for many years. Their sons, Wayne and Robert and ... Read More »
by Thomas F. Hill When The American Flag is displayed with a Color Guard during a parade or other formal type ceremony, those observing this function should: 1.) Stand at Attention, 2.) Remove their hats or caps, 3.) Place their right hand over their heart/or if wearing a hat or cap, hold the hat or cap over ones heart with ... Read More »
WHS junior Alex Ikezawa is the fourth student from Westlake High School this year to score a perfect 36 on the ACT. Alex is an all-state violinist and assistant concertmaster of the Contemporary Youth Orchestra in Cleveland, the only youth orchestra in the United States dedicated to the study and performance of contemporary orchestral literature. He is also vice president ... Read More »
A Lee Burneson Middle School team ranks third in the state and first in the region on the Ohio Math League Contest. Akshya Dhinakaran placed first in the region and third in the state individually, and Angela Zhu places second in the region and ninth in the state. Other top team scores were earned by Ella Gray, Chad Sarget, Meghana ... Read More »
Westlake Porter Public Library named Patsy Spisak the 2015 Myrna Chelko Volunteer Award recipient and Karen Alfred the Thomas A. Fox Distinguished Trustee Award recipient at the annual Volunteer Recognition Reception on April 21. The Library’s 122 other volunteers were also honored at the event. The Myrna Chelko Award is given annually to the library volunteer who exhibits the spirit ... Read More »
The Lakewood Community Services Center, under the inspired and creative leadership of its Executive Director Trish Rooney, continues to provide excellent services to over 2,500 clients each month. Our grant of $65,000.00 provided support for its programs, which include the Emergency Food Pantry, Homeless Prevention and Shelter Programs, Case Management, Job Training and Placement Services, Mental Health Services, and a ... Read More »
The Bay High boys and girls track teams posted some memorable highlights at the West Shore Conference Championships held at Avon last week. Leading the way was Bay junior Olivia Bechtel. Already a two-time state place winner, Bechtel claimed firsts in four individual events at the WSC championships. She won the 100, 200, and 400 meter dashes and also took ... Read More »
Northeast Ohio – On Friday, May 15, 2015, Westlake Intermediate School student Katie Gallagher received the 2015 Outstanding Peer Achievement Award at the Annual Excellence in Education Awards Ceremony in Independence, Ohio. The award was presented by The Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County State Support Team Region 3. The purpose of the award is to recognize, celebrate and honor ... Read More »
A Dover Intermediate School team scored high enough on a general science knowledge test to rank fourth in the country and second in the state. During the first week of May, all DIS sixth-grade students participated in the 2014-2015 National Science League contest, a 35-minute, 40-question test of general science knowledge. The team of Rahul Jain, David Daniel, Madison Sullivan, ... Read More »
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