🌱 Avon-Avon Lake National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists + New Jobs!

Hi all. It's me, Karena Garrity, your host of the Avon-Avon Lake Daily. Here are all the things you need to know about what's happening locally. Today you'll find news about:

• High achieving high schoolers!
• There are still jobs out there!
• Republicans meet up!

But first, today's weather:

A couple of showers. High: 59 Low: 52.

Here are the top four stories in Avon-Avon Lake today:

1. Congratulations to the Avon Lake National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists! According to a Facebook post from Avon Lake City Schools, nationally, the list of 16,000 students will compete for 7,250 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million offered next spring. Students are selected based on their scores in the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, taken as high school juniors. To qualify as a finalist, students and a high school official must submit a detailed scholarship application that includes the student’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards received. Avon Lake's four finalists are; Coryn Cummings, Ryan Jung, Annelise Klenz and Camille Rasch. Congratulations students! Great job! (Avon Lake City Schools via Facebook)
2. Avon High School is pleased to announce three seniors were recently named as National Merit Scholarship semifinalists!Claire Mossbruger,Sean Wilson and Preston Yug. Congratulations students! Great job! (Support Avon Schools via Facebook)
3. Though the economy has yet to fully recover from the devastation caused by the pandemic, we've got you covered including in the Avon-Avon Lake area and across greater Ohio there are local job opportunities as companies hire to address the demands of the new normal. Looking for work? You may be in luck. Patch and ZipRecruiter have you covered, with our weekly list of new opportunities close to home. (Avon-Avon Lake Patch)
4. According to cleveland.com, "the Avon-Avon Lake Republican Club Friends Breakfast takes place from 8 to 9 a.m. Oct. 5 at the Sugar Creek Restaurant, 5196 Detroit Road, Sheffield. Ron Kaminski will present, “The Politics of Climate Change in America.” Guests are welcome and all attendees are responsible for their meals."(cleveland.com)

Today in Avon-Avon Lake:

• Avon Lake Democrats September Meeting (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Cleveland Clinic: "Confident and organized on the outside; worried and fearful on the inside. Those with high-functioning anxiety may demonstrate the following traits: •High achiever •Highly organized •Detail oriented •Outgoing personality•Proactive. You may feel fear and dread when in certain situations to the point where it makes it hard for you to function. You may overreact at times. Physically, you can become sweaty or have a pounding heart. Treatments available for high-functioning anxiety." (Cleveland Clinic via Instagram)
• FIDO's Companion Rescue Inc.: "Meet Elvis! Elvis is an 8-9 year old coonhound who came from an overcrowded pound. Elvis is fully vetted, house & crate-trained, well mannered and loves dogs and people! Elvis had his spleen removed 9/9 and he’s recovering nicely! " (FIDO's Companion Rescue Inc. via Facebook)
• Avon Lake Wrestling Club: "Sign Up for youth wrestling! Practice starts November 1. https://www.alwrestlingclub.com/register/" (Avon Lake Wrestling Club via Facebook)

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That's it for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with your next update!

— Karena Garrity

About me: Journalism is in my veins! I have been a community reporter for the better part of the past 20 years. I love my small town community and I am honored to be a part of Patch.com. You can reach me at; karena.garrity@patch.com.

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