Avon East students lead coat drive and charity acts
Avon East Elementary students collected 377 coats for the Smythe Cramer Realtor Coats for Kids campaign. Principal Vicki Fisher praised the effort and awarded a pizza party to the top class while another was treated to ice cream. The student council also served a turkey dinner to nearly three hundred homeless people at the Near-West side Food and Family Center.
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Avon East
Smythe Cramer Realtor
Coats For Kids
Vicki Fisher
Mary Beth Ohliger
Near-Westside
Lisa Licht Is December Newspaper in Education Teacher
Lisa Licht, Roosevelt Elementary teacher and instructional coach in Elyria, selected as December Newspapers in Education Teacher of the Month. Principal Norris Kelly and colleague Michelle Jantz praise her dedication, leadership, and role in securing a state Comprehensive School Reform grant for three years.
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Lisa Licht
Licht
Roosevelt
Elyria
Lisa
Michelle Jantz
Jantz
Norris Kelly
Ohio
Chronicle- Telegram
Joy Woodruff
Ohio State University
Elyria High School Legacy and Achievements Highlight
Elyria High School, founded 1896, with 140 teachers and 207 staff, stands among the oldest in the state. The school’s students excel in math contests with Ashland University Memorial Math Contest top placements and seven of the eleven top spots. Also noted are strong athletic programs including girls volleyball and basketball and a state champion Pioneer Softball team, plus the Pioneer Marching Band selected to perform in the Citrus Bowl.
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Elyria Ing
Ashland University Memorial
Pioneer
Reading Program Aims to Boost Proficiency Scores
Edna Bowens describes an eighteen week intensive reading program for fifth graders. Small groups of seven maximize instruction and some classes run three groups at once. The approach aligns with Elyria’s adopted reading curriculum and shows positive verbal and written feedback from students.
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Ders
Fbrankliri
Elyria
Edna Bowens
Lorain County JVS Students Win VICA Office at Akron
Three Lorain County JVS students won regional VICA offices at Akron Central Hower High School with nine schools represented. They will attend a January Regional Officer Training Institute in Columbus and support upcoming regional and state VICA events. Eighty JVS juniors received the Superintendent's Scholarship worth 100 dollars to cover school fees tools and clothing costs.
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Lorain County Jvs
Lorain County
JVS
North Central Regional Vocational Industrial Clubs of America
VICA
Akron Central-Hower High School
Columbus
JVS Educational Foundation
McCormick Middle youth fundraiser supports Leukemia Foundation
McCormick Middle's Youth-4-Youth group raised 2188 dollars for the Leukemia Foundation. A new fitness unit will be added next term with junior golf sets donated for six stations. Fourth and fifth graders learn basic rules and swings under Mrs Hayden. Upper grades practice drawing techniques with 3-D shapes and collages, now on display. A canned food drive began December 2 to aid Wall-Holt at the Methodist Church, led by Martha Hecock.
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McCormick Middle
Leukemia Foundation
Dick VanDervort
Carlisle Golf Use
Midview Middle Eighth Grade Opera Skits Display Student Creativity
A small Midview Middle team of about 15 students hard at work on the annual eighth grade opera comedy sketches. They select main plot ideas including a mixed up fairy tale a love story a family tale and a game show as they craft comical scenes under Lisa Manning's guidance.
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Midview Middle
Lisa Manning
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CornerStone Road
CornerStone
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Smas
Chronicle
Ant Dietrich West
Lisa Licht Roosevelt
Soton
Steven
Elyria High School
Vic Janowicz Drive
Martha Hecock
Ortiswood Junior High
Thwood
Reimer
Michelle Samek
Booster Club
St. Mary Academy
St. Mary's
Thorugh
Westfield
Karen Szlempa
Mece
Tina Salyer
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