Avon Lake Students Finalists in Essay Contest
Two local students earned scholarship money in the Maltz Museum Stop the Hate Essay Contest.
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Issue 10: Grandchildren Experiencing Success
Board of Education member Dale Cracas supports passage of Issue 10
Editor’s note: This letter is part of a group of 5 letters from Avon Lake Board of Education members. The letters are in support of Issue 10, a 10-year emergency levy will generate $6.5 million per year at a cost of $253.58 per $100,000 home valuation. To the Editor: The school levy appearing on the May ballot is very important to me as a grandfather. Two of my grandchildren are in the elementary grades and two of them are high school students. The older grandchild is taking advantage of the AP and dual credit courses. The younger high school student is looking at taking those courses in the next few years. They are experiencing these more advanced courses to learn the expectations of college work. Research shows that students taking nine …
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Friday, May 3, 2013
Avon Lake Students Finalists in Essay Contest
Two local students earned scholarship money in the Maltz Museum Stop the Hate Essay Contest.
Two Learwood Middle School students are among the three finalists in the “Stop the Hate” contest. Learwood students Noah Rish and Lexee Dalgleish, both in 7th grade, landed among the top three finalists for their essays to stop hatred, as part of the 5th annual Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage Stop the Hate: Youth Speak Out! contest. GRAND SCHOLARSHIP WINNER ($50,000 Scholarship) Annie Robinson, Aurora High School – 11th grade SECOND PLACE ($25,000 Scholarship) Kelly Knaser, Wickliffe High School – 12th grade THIRD PLACE ($15,000 Scholarship) Robert Edwards, Max Hayes High School, Cleveland – 12th grade SCHOLARSHIP FINALISTS 6th – 10th GRADE FINALISTS 6th GRADE 7th GRADE 8th GRADE 9th GRADE 10th GRADE
Thursday, May 2, 2013
5 Board Members: 5 Reasons to Support Avon Lake School Levy
Members share their reasons why they are supporting Issue 10 on May 7
The five elected members of the Avon Lake Board of Education submitted letters to the editor explaining their personal reasons for supporting passage of Issue 10, a 10-year emergency levy will generate $6.5 million per year at a cost of $253.58 per $100,000 home valuation. Click on the links to read the full Letter to the Editor from each board member. Jim Stobe: Issue 10: Unlimited Opportunities For Students to Grow to Their Potential – “I want my children to receive a better education than I had, to have the very best teachers, and to go to school in a safe and positive environment.” Dale Cracas: Issue 10: Grandchildren Experiencing Success – “They are experiencing these more advanced courses to learn the expectations of college work.” …
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AvonLaker1234
10:25 pm on Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Hope you're packing and we'll see a "for sale" sign soon? IT PASSED! :-)~ more ›
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Issue 10: What's Right in Our Minds- Images of Us
School board member Ron Jantz: We are producing an album full of snapshots that forms the foundation for the future of our Avon Lake students.
Editor’s note: This letter is part of a group of 5 letters from Avon Lake Board of Education members. The letters are in support of Issue 10, a 10-year emergency levy will generate $6.5 million per year at a cost of $253.58 per $100,000 home valuation. To the Editor: DeWitt Jones is a noted photographer who says it’s important to “Celebrate What’s Right in the World.” He does so by sharing the moments he captures through the lens of his camera. My wife Stacy and I love to take pictures too and we certainly celebrate what’s right in our life with these images. If we point the lens of our camera on the community here in Avon Lake, our schools come into focus. Stacy took a picture of our daughter once as she was thrusting her French horn in …
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Drew Carey, Connie Schultz and Woody Hayes Come to Life at Holy Trinity Wax Museum
Look through our gallery of Ohio celebrities who came to life at Holy Trinity.
Ohio celebrities, or at least their imitators, came to life April 23 at the second Holy Trinity School Wax Museum. More than 50 students recreated Ohio celebrities, including numerous Cleveland natives (such as Avon's own Pulitzer Prize winner, Connie Schultz). The list includes actors, comediens, a multitude of sports figures, astronauts, a chef and one Miss America. Pushing a "button" on the floor in front of each wax figure (each of which remained lifeless until the button was pushed), activated the figure who gavea a bio of the celebrits including ties to Ohio, why he/she is famour, interesting facts and major events in their lives. Students chose a wide breadth of celebrities including Katie Holmes, Woody Hayes, Michael Symon, Les …
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2:56 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
haha im the first one (chrissie hynde) then there is (margret hamilton) Kara Cordy and Taylor St. Aubyn more ›
Drum Corps International Stopping in Avon Lake During National Tour
Show is part of national tour
The Shoremen Brass Classic Drum Corps International (DCI) is returning to Avon Lake. Last year, high-stepping, high-volume bands from around the country including Portland, OR, Santa Clara, CA; New London, CT; Nashville, Wayne, NJ and Sudbury, Ontario performed in the Avon Lake High School's Memorial Stadium. The pageantry returns, as the second-annual Shoremen Brass Classic Drum Corps International (DCI) competition is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, again in Avon Lake Memorial Stadium. DCI bills itself as "Marching Music's Major League™." The Avon Lake Band Aids. – in partnership with the Cleveland Clinic Richard E. Jacobs Health Center in Avon – will present this year’s competition, featuring 12 DCI drum and bugle …
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Issue 10: Columbus, Growing District Means Tighter Financial Squeeze for District
School Board President Chuck Froehlich says Columbus funding, growing district adds to financial squeeze.
Editor’s note: This letter is part of a group of 5 letters from Avon Lake Board of Education members. The letters are in support of Issue 10, a 10-year emergency levy will generate $6.5 million per year at a cost of $253.58 per $100,000 home valuation. The purpose of the Avon Lake School Levy Issue 10 is to 1) replace funding diverted to other districts and charter school thanks to lawmakers in Columbus, and 2) restore the loss of tax revenue resulting from the reduction in electricity generated and inevitable closure of the GenOn power plant. The “simple solutions” recently proposed by knowledgeable citizens to solve our District’s financial problems are perplexing. For over 20 years our elected officials in Columbus have failed to …
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John Kenny
12:30 am on Friday, May 3, 2013
The schools need to make up for almost 10 million dollars of lost revenue and the current focus is mainly on the tax payers who will not be able to keep up with the amount of money needed to run a top tier school system. The burden must be shared by these other groups as well in order for the Avon Lake schools to continue to be solvent and strong. The Board of Education who represent the voters … more ›
Issue 10: Dedicated Teachers and a Supporting Community
Board of Education member Pam Ohradzansky supports passage of Issue 10.
Editor’s note: This letter is part of a group of 5 letters from Avon Lake Board of Education members. The letters are in support of Issue 10, a 10-year emergency levy will generate $6.5 million per year at a cost of $253.58 per $100,000 home valuation. To the Editor: I went to see the Avon Lake High School production of All Shook Up this past weekend. I was amazed at the talent of our students: from the acting and singing to the musicians and set designers! The skills that these students have did not just happen overnight. From elementary school through Avon Lake High School, they have been given the opportunity to learn and perfect their skills from excellent and dedicated teachers in the Avon Lake City School District. Avon Lake is …
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John Kenny
12:41 am on Friday, May 3, 2013
The schools need to make up for almost 10 million dollars of lost revenue and the current focus is mainly on the tax payers who will not be able to keep up with the amount of money needed to run a top tier school system. The burden must be shared by these other groups as well in order for the Avon Lake schools to continue to be solvent and strong. The Board of Education who represent the voters … more ›
ALHS' Dr. Walker is Named Ohio Principal of the Year
Dr. Joanie Walker first principal in Ohio to earn honor twice.
Avon Lake High School Principal Dr. Joanie Walker made history last week after being named the 2013-14 Ohio High School Principal of the Year by the Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators (OASSA). It is the second time Walker has earned the honor, making her the only principal in the state to win the award twice. She earned the honor in 2006, when she was the principal of Bedford High School. “This time it’s special because I can celebrate with the staff and students,” Walker said. Walker was hired by Avon Lake in 2006 soon after she won the first time. The OASSA, in conjunction with Metlife and the National Association of Secondary School Principals, awards one principal a year the honor after reviewing tenure, data and …
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Carol Murphy
8:24 am on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Congratulations to an outstanding woman who has received this distinguished honor, not once but twice! more ›
John Kenny
9:12 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013
The schools need to make up for almost 10 million dollars of lost revenue and the current focus is mainly on the tax payers who will not be able to keep up with the amount of money needed to run a top tier school system. The burden must be shared by these other groups as well in order for the Avon Lake schools to continue to be solvent and strong. The Board of Education who represent the voters … more ›