Hello Avon Lake!
We are incredibly proud of our positive start to the 2024-25 school year.
Our positive school culture continues to thrive, thanks to the collective efforts of students, faculty, staff and stakeholders. This strong foundation of support and collaboration remains an important factor of Avon Lake High School, ensuring a nurturing and challenging environment for all.
To continue this momentum, I encourage everyone to stay communicative and engaged with our outstanding staff, as they are here to support and guide students throughout their journey. Together, we will continue to make this school year great!
Please visit our high school website, pay special attention to social media and School Messenger for updates.
Thank you for your support.
Take care,
Michael J. May, Principal
SEPTEMBER
2 - Labor Day (No School)
9 - PTSA Meeting (6:30 Commons)
10 - Class of 2025 Washington DC Parent Meeting (6:30 PAC)
19 - Rotary Pizza Cook-Off (5-7pm Commons)
20 - Homecoming Game vs Midview
21 - Homecoming Parade (10am)
21 - Homecoming Dance
25 - Early Release 11:15am
28 - Band-O-Rama
OCTOBER
2 - College Update Night (6pm PAC)
9 - PSAT for grades 9-11
9 - No School for Seniors
9 - Parent-Teacher Conferences (4-7pm)
10 - Parent-Teacher Conferences (7am-3pm)
10 - No School (Conferences)
11 - No School (NEOEA Day)
14 -PTSA Meeting (6:30 Commons)
22 - Picture ReTake Day
24 - Marching Band Concert (7pm)
25 - End of 1st Grading Period
25 - SOUPer Bowl (Avon Lake vs Avon @ Avon Lake 7pm)
29 - Fall Chorale Concert (7pm PAC)
30 - Orchestra Fall Festival (6pm Commons)
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Class of 2025 Important Dates for Graduation
Parents and Students of the Class of 2025, click HERE for important information regarding Senior Year and Commencement.
School Fees for 2024-25
School Fees and Fall Pay to Participate Fees for the 2024-2025 school year will be added to PowerSchool the first week of October. All school fees that are in PowerSchool currently are past due and must be paid prior to purchasing a ticket to Homecoming, Prom or participating in Graduation activities. 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. We are here to help. Once the fees for the 2024-2025 school year are added to PowerSchool, an email will go out to parents with an attached invoice.
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 at www.payschoolscentral.com. The 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.
Pay-to-Participate
The fee is $300 per student per year to participate in any sport at the high school. There is a District Family Cap of $400 for families with more than one High School and/or Learwood Middle School student participating in sports. More information on Pay to Participate can be found on the athletics homepage of the website. www.avonlakesports.com
If there are any questions or concerns regarding your school fee balance please contact Laura Hout (www.laura.hout@alcsoh..org) or 440-933-6290 x 1548.
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.
Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences
Wednesday, October 9th
- 4:00pm-7:00pm (in-person)
Thursday, October 10th
- 7:00 am -11:00 am (in person)
- 11:00am-3:00pm (virtual)
The Parent Scheduling Portal will be open from September 16th at 2PM thru October 3rd at 3PM.
Conferences are by appointment only. More specific scheduling information will be sent soon.
Marching Shoremen News
Your Avon Lake Marching Shoremen have had an interesting start to their 2024 season. With losing power a few weeks ago, the students have lost hours of precious rehearsal time. With that said, the energy and enthusiasm they have put into this year has been paramount! This year's Ohio Music Education Association's Marching Band Adjudication show is titled "Ghost Ship"
Their first performance will be at Louisville High School on September 14th! Also this month we will begin our yearly "Band on Demand" raffle sale. Be the envy of Avon Lake! Purchase a "Band on Demand" ticket for $5 (links coming soon!) and if you win, Your Marching Shoremen will march to your house and perform in your front yard!!! Tickets will go on sale September 16th and the "Band on Demand" performance will take place on October 4th! The winner of this wonderful event will be chosen at our Band-A-Rama event on September 28th!
Speaking of Band-A-Rama - on September 28th, we will be hosting our 59th Band-A-Rama! Currently we are hosting 6 bands to perform at this OMEA event. Tickets will go on sale soon.
30 ALHS Cheerleaders Chosen to be UCA All-Americans
Here are your 30 UCA All-American Cheerleaders from ALHS. Each Cheerleader had to try-out for this honor at our summer camp. They had to perform jumps, cheers and dances that they were taught over the 3 day camp. Being an All-American allows the cheerleaders to participate in special events across the country and to represent ALHS. We are very proud of all of these cheerleaders!
Front row: Molly Ryan, Ellora Klein, Ryleigh Murphy, Brooke Hill, Nina Cline, Gina Avarello, Fiona Gannon, Jessica McKay, Hannah Schillero
Second row: Summer Poole, Kyra Elzeer, Lyla Grabowski, Georgia Henry, Kiersten Zwilling, Violet Resovsky, Madeline Sears, Addy Rush, Melina Lee
Third row: Tori Deaton, Kendall Michlovic, Emma Froehling, Allison Kasick, Ava Luchesi, Brynn Tassinari, Isla Rowney, Maggie Tosland, Kennedy Maynard, Tayler Beckmann, Gianna Catanese, Aubrey Kozar
Guidance
For more information on the Guidance Department please click the links below.
