Magyar's Message Jan. 12, 2024

Dear ALCS families,

The New Year is already off to a great start as we wind down the first semester in our schools. It’s also hard to believe that we are already planning for next school year as our eighth-graders (Class of 2028) heard presentations this week from our high school administrators and counselors regarding planning and scheduling for their freshman year.

This weekend we are celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the 1994 State Championship for our Girls Basketball team. The team finished the historic season with a 27-0 record. Come out and cheer on our current Shoregals and our championship team tomorrow, January 13. A special recognition ceremony will take place during halftime of the varsity game against Olmsted Falls (game begins at 12:30 p.m.) at ALHS.

Congratulations to ALHS senior swimmer, Olivia “Liv” Slivinski, who will be receiving the 2023 Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine Courage Award from Greater Cleveland Sports Commission January 23 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

Liv had suffered three major injuries over a two-and-a-half-year period, tearing her right anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during a lacrosse game in 2021 and tearing her left ACL in 2022 while also dislocating her right shoulder that same year. As a result of her injuries, Liv underwent five procedures at the Clinic and went through 140 rehabilitation sessions through the course of her recovery. With the help of doctors, physical therapists and psychologists at the Clinic, Liv was able to overcome her challenges with perseverance, courage and a smile on her face. She is currently swimming without restrictions and is competing this season. For more information on Liv’s journey of courage, click here. Liv's mother, Nicole Slivinski, is an Intervention Specialist at Westview Elementary School.

The ALCS Board of Education kicked off the new year with an Organizational Meeting January 9 and the official swearing in of new member Gail Soinski Opaskar. The members also elected Jim Stobe to serve as Board President and Mike Sherban to serve as Board Vice President. Thank you to all of our Board members for preparing today’s students to become tomorrow’s leaders.

Reminder, our Board of Education meetings will now take place on the third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. The next meeting is February 20. The Board will not meet in July. School boards are not required to meet monthly as they are only required to have six meetings per year. We will also begin audio recording our meetings in February.

Hopefully all of you received our postcard mailer with our survey link regarding input for our ongoing Building ALegacy initiative. To support our future planning efforts, we value your feedback. We encourage you to please take a few minutes to complete the brief online survey by February 29. Together, we can identify the best course of action for the future. To complete the survey, click here. Thank you for your time and we look forward to receiving your feedback.

Our district Operations Department recently created a new quarterly Facility Focus digital newsletter to provide updates on our facilities and projects. To view the newsletter, click here.

Thank you for your continued support of our schools.

GO BROWNS!

Sincerely,

Joelle Magyar

Jan. 15: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

Jan. 19: District Early Release Day (end of 2nd quarter)

Feb. 16: No School (Staff In-Service Day)

Feb. 19: No School (Presidents' Day)

Feb. 20: BOE Meeting at 6 p.m. L.A.K.E. Center at ALHS

March 7: District Early Release Day

March 8: No School (Conferences)

March 19: BOE Meeting at 6 p.m. L.A.K.E. Center at ALHS

To view the complete district calendar, click here.

Avon Lake High School is pleased to announce another successful showing from our students in the Regional Scholastic Art Show. In total, 52 works were accepted with 14 Gold Keys (highest honor), 20 Silver Keys, and 18 Honorable Mentions earned.

Now in its 56th year in the Lorain County region, the show takes place in the Beth K. Stocker Gallery at the Stocker Arts Center on the campus of Lorain County Community College, 1005 N. Abbe Road, Elyria, and is sponsored by Nordson Corporation. The exhibit draws from public, parochial, and private middle and high schools from Lorain, Erie, and Huron counties. Over 1,600 works are entered annually and 550 were selected for exhibition. All Gold Key works move forward for national judging in New York City.

The categories of art include Architecture & Industrial, Ceramics & Glass, Comic Art, Design, Digital, Drawing & illustration, Editorial Cartoon, Expanded Projects, Fashion, Film & Animation, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Senior Art Portfolio.

The show runs through Feb. 15. Gallery hours for the public are: DAYTIME: Mondays - Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., EVENING: Tuesdays, Wednesday, and Thursdays from 4 to 6:30 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m. (All dates and times are subject to change).

Congratulations to the ALHS students listed below:

Gold Keys

Hattie Rose Hobar (2), senior; Ella Monchein (2), senior; Anthony Ferrari (2), senior; Madelyn Sakach, junior; Kayci Balog, junior; Maria Ieropoli (2), sophomore; Owen Sears (3), senior; and Sofia Distefano, junior.

Silver Keys

Hattie Rose Hobar, senior; Nola Banks, junior; Kaila Ungar (2), senior; Ian Gerhart (2), senior; Clara Thomas (2), sophomore; Natalie Avarello, sophomore; Alyssa Qualiotto, senior; Marisa Summerfield, senior; Griffin Walsh, sophomore; Kayci Balog (2), junior; Andrew Feher, sophomore; Ana Paragios, freshman; Evelyn Krupa, junior; Christina Elios, senior; Sofia Distefano, junor; and Sally Butler, junior.

Honorable Mentions

Anthony Ferrari, senior; Hattie Rose Hobar, senior; Kayci Balog, junior; Andrei Toader, sophomore; Marc Grozav (2), junior; Grady Shannon (2), sophomore; Sofia Distefano, junior; Andrew Feher, sophomore; Alyssa Qualiotto (2), senior; Sydney Patterson, sophomore; Abby Evans, freshman; Marisa Summerfield, senior; Nina Szewczyk, junior; Christina Elios, senior; and Rae Nelson, sophomore.

Thank you to our Avon Lake High School art teachers Yvonne Craigo and Christian Fredriksen.

Artwork from Mr. Fredriksen is also featured in the 6th Annual Lorain County Teachers Art Show currently on display now through January 19 at the Elyria Public Library - West River Branch, 1194 W River Road N, Elyria. Congratulations!