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in the fall of 1998. Avon's rapid growth necessitates this addition to Avon Local Schools. The new school will accommodate about 800 students.

The citizens of Avon voted the 12.9 million dollar construction. McDonald, Bassett, and Cassell designed the building.

The new Avon High School features a community auditorium. Donors contributed $350,00 to furnish the auditorium. Major contributions include a challenge grant from Eric and Jane Nord through the Community Foundation ($50,000); Manco., Inc. ($50,000); A. J. Rose Manufacturing ($35,000); and Michael Bloomberg of Bloomberg News ($10,000). Additionally, many private citizens from the Avon community showed their public support with their own donations.

When this new building opens for Grades 9-12, the former high school will become Avon Middle School.

Avon East Elementary School and Avon Village School

will continue schooling the younger children.

People make the community, not bricks and mortar alone.

Organizations such as the Avon Village PTA, Avon East PTA, Music Boosters, Sports Boosters, and Academic Boosters have donated substantial time and energy for the betterment of Avon Local Schools. Their efforts have contributed computers, televisions, VCRs, playground equipment, uniforms, and musical instruments....and the list goes on......

Avon students have produced excellent results in Ohio proficiency examinations, scoring among the top school districts in the county.

As far as technology is concerned, students at Avon High Library have opportunities to expand their research capabilities through the Internet.

In the area of sports, the Avon High Eagles football team reached the Final Four teams in statewide competition.

Avon, Ohio,

in Lorain County, is located about a half hour west of Cleveland. within easy driving distance of many excellent colleges. A few of them are.......

The new (1998) Avon High School:

11-24-14: Improved college credit program for Avon schools
11-25-13: Five-year forecast: Avon schools need more tax dollars in 2015
6-1-13: Commencement at CSU for class of 2013
5-15-13: School resource officers
5-13-13: Preliminary floor plan of new middle school
5-11-13: education reform
5-9-13: Avon school administrative transitions
5-8-13: House Bill 59 threatens Avon Schools
5-15-12: Michael Laub Named Avon Superintendent
7-2-08: Jason Call is new Heritage South principal
2-26-07: Football Coach Mike Elder
1-6-06: 3 Avon teens hurt in crash
12-6-05: Speech therapy -- Avon special education support group
3-3-05: Michelle Kocar named Avon Heritage South principal
8-25-04: Tess Wearsch named Ohio High School Biology Teacher of the Year
9-2-03: Ohio teachers hit hard by STRS management
3-17-02: The Avon High School Class of 1952
11-12-01: Brent Betts chosen principal for new elementary school
6-13-01: Chad Coffman, Avon High Principal
6-3-01: Brett Okamoto, A promising young writer
2-21-01 The Senior Class Trip of 1948
5-6-00 The Misadventures of Hansel and Gretel
4-7-00 Avon students out to make elderly look, feel beautiful
Avon Local Schools Web Site
Safety Town and coming events
Avon SchoolsNova Program
Buckeye Bear Goes Into Space
Mr. Reitenbach named School Superintendent in Avon
Ninth Grade Proficiency Test Results, 11-98
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF AVON, OHIO, TO 1974

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