September 2026

SEPTEMBER

7 - No School (Labor Day)

16 - Financial Aid Night (6pm PAC)

22 - College Update Night (6pm PAC)

OCTOBER

1 - Rotary Pizza Cook Off (5pm Commons)

3 - Homecoming Parade (10:30am)

3 - Homecoming Dance (6pm)

7 - PSAT for Grades 9-11

7 - No School for Seniors

7 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (4-7pm)

8 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (7am-4pm)

9 - No School (NEOEA Day)

10 - Band-A-Rama (6pm)

12 - PTA Meeting (6:30 Commons)

16 - End of 1st Quarter

16 - SOUPer Bowl

20 - Picture Retake Day

27 - Orchestra Fall Festival (6pm PAC)

29 - Fall Choral Concert (7pm PAC)

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We're excited to introduce weekly video announcements for the 2026-2027 school year! Beginning this fall, students will watch the announcements every Thursday at the end of 3rd period.

Created and produced by our TV Productions class, the broadcasts will keep students informed about upcoming events, important reminders, club activities, athletic competitions, and other happenings around ALHS. The announcements will also spotlight student accomplishments, celebrate school traditions, and encourage school pride.

Homecoming is 10/3/2026 from 6:00-9:00pm at ALHS. Tickets are $20 which covers refreshments, DJ and photo booth. Tickets will go on sale 9/11/2026 at 10:00am. Ticket sales end on 10/1/2026 at 10:00am. Tickets sales will be online. Information for purchasing tickets will be posted in Google Classroom. All guests that do not attend Avon Lake High School will need to submit an "Out of Town Guest Form" to the ALHS assistant principal's office no later than Monday, September 28th. Questions? Please see Mrs. DeVere in room 210 or Mrs. Rudkin in room 244 for help.

Parents and Students of the Class of 2027, click below for important information regarding Senior Year and Commencement

CLASS OF 2027 IMPORTANT DATES

SENIOR CLASS MEETING PRESENTATION

For more information on the Guidance Department please click the links below.

Job Posting & Career Information

SchooLinks

Program of Studies

Guidance Department website

On October 10 at 5pm in Memorial Stadium, The Marching Shoremen will be hosting our 61st Band A Rama! Admission and show details can be found at this link:

https://avonlakeband.weebly.com/band-a-rama.html

If there are ever any questions, please check out the website at https://avonlakeband.weebly.com/ or email Mr. Brunger at Joshua.Brunger@alcsoh.org

The annual Drama Club musical will be performed in the fall this year. All ALHS students are invited to attend the Mamma Mia musical Audition workshop on Wednesday September 9th from 7-9:00 pm in the Performing Arts Center. All audition information will be reviewed at this meeting.

Join ALHS Drama Club 2026-2027 Class Code: yq7caglb

Save the dates for Mamma Mia Performances

Thursday December 3rd – Saturday December 5th @7:00pm

Sunday December 6th @2:00pm.

Please Use FinalForms Email to Create Account and Complete Forms

Avon Lake City Schools has moved to FinalForms, a new online system that will make completing back‑to‑school forms more efficient in the future. This will take the place of the PowerSchool process used in past years.

Families should have received a confirmation email from FinalForms with a link to create your account. Once you’re set up, you can review our 26–27 Back‑to‑School Forms flyer. Completion of these Forms were due August 3, and completing them ensures we have accurate medical information, updated emergency contacts, and your yearly permissions for district policies.

If you have not already done so, please complete at this time.

Any questions can be directed to Theresa Martin, District Registrar, at 440-933-0984. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

School fees for the 2026/2027 school year will be added to PowerSchool the first week of October. All school fees that are in currently in PowerSchool are from past school years and must be paid prior to purchasing a ticket to Homecoming. If you have any extenuating circumstances or financial hardships that your family is facing, please let your grade level principal know as soon as possible. Once the school fees for the 2026/2027 school year are added to PowerSchool, an email will go out to parents with an attached invoice.

*If your student was charged for a missing textbook, library book, Chromebook, Chromebook charger or a missing calculator and they have the missing item, please return to Mrs. Hout in the Main office and the fee will be removed.

Payment Options:

BY MAIL: Check made payable to ALHS can be mailed to : Avon Lake High School, 175 Avon Belden Rd, Avon Lake, OH 44012, Attn: Student Fees.

PAYMENT DEPOSITORY: Place payment in an envelope marked "Student Fees" into the Payment Depository located to the right of the Main Office door.

ONLINE: Payments may be made online www.payschoolscentral.com . Your student's ID number is necessary to set up an account. A 3.9% Convenience Fee for all credit card or a $1.75 Flat Fee for all ACH (electronic check) transactions will be charged.

LUNCH ACCOUNT - If there are any questions regarding your lunch account please contact Andrea Sokolow www.andrea.sokolow@alcsoh.org or 440-933-6210 x 1522.

Hearing and vision screenings will be administered over the next few months to all students in the 9th (ninth) and 11th (eleventh) grades, as required by state law.

If you DO NOT wish for your child to be screened, please return the form below.

HEARING AND VISION SCREENING WAIVER

Troy Intermediate is looking for seniors with 7th/8th period pass to volunteer to help tutor students in reading Monday through Thursday from 1:30–2:30 p.m. Volunteers will work alongside one of our teachers to provide extra reading support and encouragement to students. If you are interested please reach out to the principal at Troy- Mrs. Lengel @ 440-933-2701.

Junior Aubrey Kozar recently qualified for and proudly represented Team USA at the Para Pan Pacific Championships (Para Pan Pacs) in Walnut, California, held August 27–31. This was Aubrey’s first international championship meet, bringing together more than 170 swimmers ages 16–48 from 10 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Peru, and more. The Para Pan Pacs was last held in the United States in 2014 and serves as an important staging event for the Paralympic Games.

Aubrey had an impressive showing throughout the competition, advancing to the finals (top 24) each day in either individual events or as a member of Team USA relay teams. She competed on both the Medley Relay and 400m Freestyle Relay teams.

In her individual events, Aubrey achieved several personal milestones. She set a personal record (PR) in the 100m Freestyle while also reaching an Emerging Team time standard. In the 400m Freestyle, she advanced to the finals, finishing 23rd overall, while setting another personal record and reaching an additional Emerging Team time standard. Aubrey also competed in the 100m Backstroke, 50m Freestyle, and 100m Butterfly, advancing to the finals in both the 100m Backstroke, where she finished 21st overall, and the 100m Butterfly, where she finished 20th overall.

The Para Pan Pacs represents another exciting step forward in Aubrey’s swimming journey. She hopes her performance will lead to another invitation to train at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado, knowing she still has some work to do! Aubrey is also looking forward to her ALHS swim season this winter.

Please note that the striped areas in the parking lots are designated bus loading/unloading zones. For safety reasons we request you do not park in the striped areas.

2026-27 School Information

JVS Bell Schedule

JVS Announcements

The Spectrum

Commons Doors Open At 7:00AM

Interior Doors Open At 7:30AM

Main Office Hours

7:15AM - 3:30PM

Website: https://www.avonlakecityschools.org/highschool

Location: 175 Avon Belden Road, Avon Lake, OH, USA
Phone: 440-933-6290