Avon Local Schools Oct. 2023

The Ohio School Safety Center is pleased to announce that the Safer Ohio School Tip Line has been updated, improved and has increased functionality.

What has changed?

• New Reporting Options: Tips can now be reported through calling, texting, using the new Safer Ohio School Tip Line app, or using the new web-form.
• Multiple Users: Schools determine who receives notification of tips and those people have access to a dashboard, where they can read the tips, provide updates and report actions taken.
• Immediate Notification: Tips can be received by multiple people and the system has text and email options for notifications.
• Crisis Response: The tip line will now be answered by crisis response professionals that will be able to assist someone through crisis.
• Accessibility: Tips can now be received in 10 different languages.
• Case Management: The dashboard allows for easy auditing and annual reporting of tips to comply with Ohio Revised Code Section 3313.6610 requirements.
• Faster Processing: Tips will be directed to the county 911 centers if the tip warrants law enforcement intervention. They will no longer be contacted by the state fusion center when a tip comes in.

What is a mill and how are property taxes calculated?

A mill is the measure by which property taxes are calculated. One mill is equal to 1/1,000 of a dollar. That works out to $1 for every $1,000 of assessed property valuation (the assessed value of your property is 35% of the appraised market value).

The Ohio constitution allows property to be levied by up to 10 mills. This is known as inside millage and is not required to be approved by voters. Avon Local Schools receives 5.8 inside mills.

Levies passed by voters in addition to the inside millage are referred to as outside millage. If a levy is passed for a particular number of mills, those mills are then applied to the assessed value of your property to calculate your property tax bill. For example, a $100,000 property with a tax rate of 25 mills (0.025) would pay $875 annually in property taxes:

$100,000 X 35% = assessed value of $35,000

$35,000 X 0.025 = $875

In 1976 legislation, referred to as HB 920, was enacted as a safeguard against the inflation of property values impacting taxes. As property values increase, HB 920 applies a reduction factor to current millage, causing the amount of taxes owed to remain consistent with what the voters originally approved. The new, reduced millage is called the effective millage. Inside millage is not affected by HB 920. In Avon, our total current residential millage is 39.64; but due to HB 920, our effective millage is 20.00.

HB 920 is restricted by a minimum amount of mills, known as the 20 mill floor. Effective millage for operating levies cannot be reduced under 20 mills. Millage for bonds, emergency levies, and permanent improvement levies are not subject to the 20 mill floor. When a district is at the 20 mill floor it is able to receive additional tax revenue for increases in property valuation because HB 920 cannot reduce the effective rate lower to offset the increase in value.

For more information on millage, please contact Treasurer Sadie Fox at foxs@avoneagles.org.

Oct. 13: No school (NEOEA Day)

Oct. 16: No school (staff In-service Day)

Oct. 24: Board of Education (BOE) meeting at 6 p.m. at AMS

Nov. 3-5: AHS fall play, Dracula by John Mattera, at PAC

For a complete list of district events, click here.

Avon High School is pleased to announce five (5) seniors, Daniel Jurca, Jay Kneiss, Cameron Lam, Jackson Ourednik and Anika Pundir have been named Semifinalists in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program.

The National Merit Scholarship Program is a not-for-profit organization that awards scholarships to high school seniors annually. This year, program officials selected 16,000 Semifinalists out of 1.3 million juniors from across 21,000 high schools nationwide. Semifinalists are chosen based on preliminary SAT scores.

These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,140 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition. About 95 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and approximately half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title.

“What an impressive group of students,” said Kristina Buller, Avon High School principal. “Having five semifinalists is rather exceptional and we could not be more excited for them and their upcoming opportunities. In the spring we learned we had 17 students in the running and the remaining Eagles will likely receive Commended status from the National Merit Scholarship Program, an accomplishment in its own.”

For more information on the National Merit Scholarship Program, go to nationalmerit.org.

Daniel Jurca

Parents: Valentin and Heather Jurca

High school activities: Soccer, Pickleball Club

Hobbies: Soccer, photography

Potential college(s): Case Western Reserve University, Johns Hopkins University, Carnegie Mellon University

Possible major(s): Pre-med, biology

Jay Kneiss

Parents: John and Karen Kneiss

High school activities: Avon Electric Orchestra, Jazz band, Pickleball Club, Tennis

Hobbies: Playing tennis, writing music and listening to music

Potential college(s): Brown University, University of Rochester, Stanford University

Possible major(s): Physics, environmental science

Jay also scored a perfect 36 on the ACT last year

Cameron Lam

Parents: Simon and Lois Lam

High school activities: Esports Club, Avon Electric Orchestra (president), Pickleball Club, Orchestra

Hobbies: Playing the violin

Potential college(s): Northwestern University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Rochester

Possible major(s): Math

Cameron also scored a perfect 36 on the ACT last year

Jackson Ourednik

Parents: Mark and Liz Ourednik

Several members of the Avon High School Leo Club recently participated in an Avon Center Cemetery Gravestone Cleaning Project for the City of Avon Landmarks Preservation Commission. Many of the gravestones at the cemetery (corner of Detroit Road and SR 83) date back to the early 1800s. Cynthia A. Murnyack-Czarnecki, a member of the Commission, reached out to Avon High School regarding the project. The Leo Club (advisor is Camryn Walters) was then asked to work with this project because it is a volunteer-based service club. Leo clubs are a youth organization of Lions Clubs International. Leo clubs encourage youths to develop leadership qualities by participating in social service activities. Thank you to the Avon High School students who participated, Nimrit Dhillon, Kaitlin Elzeer, Aleena Gallo, Paige Montague, Ava Rosemark, Hannah Schwab, Aleksandra Stecklow, and Madelyn Wirks.

We have several positions available within our district, with many offering flexible hours (including substitutes). For more information, click here.

Empty Bowls by the Lake is a fundraiser to benefit Avon/Avon Lake Community Resource Services (CRS), LCCC's Commodore Cupboard Food Pantry, Second Harvest Food Bank, and other local food pantries. The event takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 21 at Avon Lake High School, 175 Avon Belden Road. For a donation of $25 you will receive unlimited samples of bread and soups from dozens of local restaurants, plus a keepsake hand-crafted bowl as a reminder of all the "empty bowls" in the world. Children ages 6-12 accompanied by a paying adult may participate for $5 (hand-crafted bowl not included). Children 5 and under are free. Many of the bowls were made by Avon students. Avon High School's Electric Orchestra (AEO) will be performing at the event. For more information, click here.

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Below are upcoming programs available from the city's Parks & Rec department (click images for more details).