October 2026
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)
NOVEMBER
5 - Powder Puff Game (6:30pm)
9 - PTA Meeting
11 - Take Back Togetherness Night
24 - Club/Group Picture Day
25-29 - No School (Thanksgiving Break)
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Regular Bell Schedule
Thursday Bell Schedule
Class of 2027 Information
Parents and Students of the Class of 2027, click below for important information regarding Senior Year and Commencement
2027 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR GRADUATION
Seniors: Please click the link HERE and fill out the Class of 2027 Request for Information for Graduation. You must verify this information by October 2, 2026 for your diploma (you will need to use your @alstudent email address). The link can also be found in google classroom and a QR code is available in the main office. If you are not walking for commencement, please note that when filling out the form. This is not a final decision; you can change your mind about participating at any time.
SENIOR CLASS MEETING PRESENTATION
SENIOR SIGNS
Avon Lake PTA will be selling Senior Signs again this year.
Sales will begin on January 1st and end March 31st.
Each sign will be $15 and will be available for pick-up around mid-April.
Each sign is 18” x 24”, double-sided, and comes with a metal stake.
If you have any questions or need more information, don't hesitate to get in touch with Laura Butler at: Lauraloubutler6@gmail.com / 734-812-2243
Guidance Department Updates
Explore Careers in Medicine!
Students interested in healthcare are invited to attend the Future Shades in Medicine Youth & Young Adult Career Expo on Saturday, October 10, from 12:30–4:00 p.m. at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland.
For more information on the Guidance Department please click the links below.
Band Notes
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
Drama Club News
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.
2026-27 School Fees
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.
2027 Shoremen Boys Volleyball
We're looking for athletes that are interested in playing boys volleyball! Boys volleyball is currently a club sport in Avon Lake that plays in the spring season (February-May) against other northeast Ohio boys high school volleyball teams. Be part of the fastest growing boys high school sport in the country!
If you are interested in playing boys volleyball this season, please fill out the following Google form: https://forms.gle/tG1osV2wvHV2L4hc7 so we can collect your information and send you more details about upcoming dates, etc.
Upcoming Boys Volleyball Open Gyms (Main gym at ALHS):
· Wednesday, October 14 - 8:00-9:30pm
· Wednesday, November 18 - 8:00-9:30pm
· Wednesday, December 16 - 8:00-9:30pm
· Open gyms will occur once per week in January and twice per week in February.
· Tryouts will be held during the last week of February.
Never played volleyball? That’s cool. Come learn the game, get some reps, and have some fun. High school and middle school boys are all welcome to attend open gyms — no experience needed! Follow us on X and Instagram @ShoremenVB.
Notes from the Nurse
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.
Naomi Morris National Merit Semifinalist
Congratulations to senior Naomi Morris, who has been named a 2027 National Merit Semi-Finalist! Naomi is among approximately 16,000 students nationwide to earn this distinction based on their academic performance and accomplishments. She will move on to the next round where she will compete for approximately 6,700 National Merit Scholarships to be awarded this spring.
4 Students Named National Merit Commended Scholars
Congratulations Seniors Jack Erdmann, Caden Anderson, Zackary Kreitzer, and Adam McFadden for being named Commended Scholars in the National Merit Scholarship program! This noteworthy designation places these students among the top 34,000 students in the entire nation.
