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March 14, better known as Pi Day at LBMS, became a celebration of pie and Pi, as well as a chance to help the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Math teacher Anne Dill, and Language Arts teacher and Student Council advisor Nicole Goshen, combined Pi Day celebrations with the annual Pasta for Pennies drive to raise hundreds of dollars for research ... Read More »

An art class project led Holly Lane Elementary School fourth grader Maddie Gentzel to create a company that makes and sells cupcakes to help kids with cancer. “Cupcakes for Cancer” started out last fall after Maddie and her classmates were tasked by Holly Lane art teacher Staci Peltz with creating a poster about a shop or a place. She came ... Read More »

Westlake’s Bassett Elementary School raised $3,255.79 at its Feb. 28 6th Annual Family Game Night for Autism Speaks, a science and advocacy organization dedicated to funding autism research and increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders. Each year Family Game Night promotes quality family time and presents the school with an opportunity to educate the community about a special issue. In the past the event has ... Read More »

Arson Follows Taser-Resistant Domestic Call on Savannah Pkwy. Westlake Police responded to a scene of horrifying violence on Savannah Parkway the morning of March 26. Police report that at 8:31 a.m.,  a 59-yr-old Savannah Pkwy resident reported a domestic dispute with a family member. Officers arriving on scene found the attached garage on fire. The Westlake Fire Department  as well ... Read More »

The Westlake High School Center Stage Players proudly presents Legally Blonde The Musical on April 11 & 12, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 13, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at the Westlake High School Performing Arts Center, 27830 Hilliard Blvd. in Westlake.  Legally Blonde The Musical with music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin and book by ... Read More »

Two Lee Burneson Middle School Science Olympiad teams took first place in 23 events at a regional tournament on March 8 at Lorain County Community College. The team of seventh, eighth and ninth graders from LBMS and Westlake High School took first and third place team finishes and won the Director’s Award. The top finishes won the middle school team ... Read More »

Students from the Westlake High School Technology & Engineering Department recently competed in the 61st Northeast Ohio Science and Engineering Fair at Cleveland State University. Winning 2nd place in the Engineering category was ROBERT SLATER for his project on inventing a power arm assist used for lifting heavy objects. Slater also won the following specialty categories: En Kephalos Science Journal ... Read More »

The Lee Burneson Middle School MATHCOUNTS team finished first place in the Northeast chapter regional mathematics competition, earning them a spot at the state competition in Columbus. MATHCOUNTS is a national middle school program that promotes mathematics achievement through a series of fun and engaging “bee” style contests. LBMS won the Northeast Ohio chapter competition on Feb. 15 at Cleveland ... Read More »

Westlake Police report employees of a Detroit Rd. restaurant found an intoxicated 54-year-old Bay Village man on the ground in their parking lot on March 14 at 10:20  PM. After they helped him up, he got into his car and started to leave, then changed his mind. Officers found him inside and had to assist him to the cruiser after ... Read More »

Serena Zirkle, a second grader at Hilliard Elementary School, wrote a story entitled “The Princess and her Family” that was featured on Green Screen Adventures, a national children’s series and website that features stories written and illustrated by students in grades one through eight. Serena’s story featured Princess Serena, who was going to deliver a concert when she and her ... Read More »