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Dear Avon Lake City Schools Community,

Warm weather and temperatures on successive days is always welcome this time of year. Please take a moment to visit our district’s website to learn more about the activities, events, and competitions that are in full-swing at the moment for our Shoremen and Shoregals. Your support and encouragement goes a long way to enhance school pride and student success.

Avon Lake City Schools will host a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, June 1st, 2026, at 10 a.m. at Learwood for the purpose of marking this next milestone in the construction process. Dignitaries, community leaders, selected students and staff will be among the first to shovel the initial scoops of earth in the direction of progress for this exciting new building project. You’re invited to join us on the morning of June 1st to take pictures and imagine the future. Hope to see you there!

Avon Lake City Schools will have a Renewal Levy for Permanent Improvements on the ballot on Tuesday, May 5th. Please keep in mind that renewal levies do NOT increase your taxes, and this particular issue will renew 1.5 mills, generating approximately $750,000 per year for the next 5 years, to be used for permanent improvements. These are restricted by law to help fund long-term assets that have a lifespan of 5 years or more including building repairs, buses, and major repairs on equipment to ensure they remain functional. Bus purchases, roofs, parking lot, and building repairs are common expenses for which PI funds are used. This Permanent Improvement levy was originally passed in 1991 and has been regularly renewed since then. Thank you for learning the facts about this Renewal Issue.

With the arrival of warmer temperatures, the district has noticed the use of e-bikes by students during arrival and dismissal. As a reminder, all e-bikes equipped with a throttle are prohibited from school campuses. The district announced this new policy in the fall of 2025 due to an increase in students riding motorized bikes, often disregarding traffic laws, and consequently, creating dangerous situations. Accordingly, any e-bikes found on campus will be confiscated, students will need to meet with school administration, and parents will be contacted. In partnership with the Avon Lake Police Department, the district has also provided the following e-bike traffic laws notice for reference. Thank you for your attention to this important safety issue.

Reclaiming an evening of togetherness is always the stated intention for our regular Take Back Togetherness nights, and the ALCS encourages you to mark your calendars now for these upcoming days. Our Take Back Togetherness nights will be held on Wednesday, November 11th, 2026, and Wednesday, March 17th, 2027, as reserved days free from homework and school activities, to unplug from technology, and to reconnect with your family. Thanks for saving these dates!

Westview Elementary School is planning to host a Heritage Day on May 5th from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m., during which students will “travel” around the world and learn about different cultures. Families are invited to share their culture and traditions with our school community. Parents and family members can help by preparing a short presentation about their culture or country, and even prepare to talk about traditions, holidays, food, clothing, music, or other interesting things from your culture. This is a great opportunity for students to learn about different countries and celebrate the diversity in our school community. Please contact Mr. Moore at Westview if you are interested in participating.

Congratulations to Redwood Elementary School 4th grader, Addy Bryson, who was recently named a national finalist for the Mott Million Dollar Challenge for her creativity and innovation. Addy will join a select group of 2,300 first-round winners for the second-round for her innovative product, the Pool Planner, which helps students stay organized and ready for their next swimming event. Features include notifications for upcoming events including when to head towards the pool and reminders to bring their cap and goggles. Every Pool Planner comes with a free towel that is capable of being warmed and dried in only fifteen seconds with the simple push of a button on the product. This competition will take place June 14th-June 17th in Flint, Michigan, and in the months leading up to this, Mott Million Dollar Challenge will provide coaching and guidance to improve Addy's pitch and product even more! Congratulations Addy, and great job with your inventive idea!

Eastview Elementary School recently came together for a fun school-wide challenge that helped to fight hunger in the local community. Sponsored by the Eastview PTA and Kids in the Community Club, the 2nd Annual Cereal Box Domino Challenge collected boxes of cereal for donation to Community Resource Services. An astounding 354 boxes of cereal were donated by the Eastview school community, surpassing last year’s total of 320 boxes. On Wednesday, April 15th, members of the Eastview PTA carefully lined up every box in the hallway near the main office. Students, teachers, and staff lined up on either side of the hallway in eager anticipation, cheering and clapping as the boxes fell one after another down the hallway in one triumphant domino wave. Congratulations to the families and staff of Eastview Elementary for their outstanding generosity on behalf of the community.

Keep up the great work!

Looking forward to seeing you at the Groundbreaking Ceremony on Monday, June 1st! Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Joelle M. Magyar

Superintendent of Schools

Each of the Avon Lake City Schools has a Parent Teacher/Staff Association (PTA) that is very active and which works closely with the District, Parents, and Community of Avon Lake.

Please consider joining the PTA associated with the school that your child attends. If you have students in multiple buildings, it is best to join each building.

It’s a great way to get involved and to help support the teachers, staff, students, and community!

For your convenience, below is a link to each school’s PTA membership website.

Avon Lake Early Childhood PTA

Eastview Elementary School PTA
Redwood Elementary School PTA
Westview Elementary School PTA
Troy Intermediate School PTA
Learwood Middle School PTA
Avon Lake High School PTA

May 5th - Early Release for Students
May 25th - Memorial Day
May 28th - Last Day of School for seniors

May 29th - Commencement (Rain Dates 5/30,5/31)

June 3rd - Last Day of School for Grades PreK-11

To view the complete district calendar, click here.

Just in case you missed a newsletter from your child's school, or have multiple children in our district at different buildings, we have links below from each building principal for your convenience with the most recent information sent to families. A link to our quarterly District Facility Focus newsletter is also below.

Avon Lake High School

Learwood Middle School

Troy Intermediate School

Eastview Elementary School

Redwood Elementary School

Westview Elementary School

LEAPS Preschool

Facility Focus