🌱Avon Lake Top Five Students + National Merit Scholarship Winners

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

1. Congrats to the Avon Lake High School Class of 2022 top five students, Natalie Hicov, Lindsay Homolka, Daniel Donegan, Maya Skelly and Sarah Skaggs. These students have been highlighted for their academic excellence throughout their high school careers. Congratulations! (Facebook)
2. According to an article in cbs.news, The House Judiciary Committee today will consider eight pieces of gun control legislation that will be packaged together as the "Protecting Our Kids Act". It will move to the House floor for a vote next week. The article states, "The committee will first debate and modify the proposed legislation in a mark-up session before the full House votes. But any measure passed by the Democratic-led House would also need to get through the Senate, requiring 60 votes to advance and pass. The evenly divided Senate is highly unlikely to accept the sweeping changes most Democrats in the House want, which includes: raising the age for purchasing a semiautomatic centerfire rifle from 18 to 21 years old. Making it illegal to import, sell, manufacture, transfer or possess a large-capacity magazine, with some exceptions. (cbs.news)
3. Several students from Avon and Avon Lake are among the Greater Cleveland students named winners in 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. Read the list and see if you recognize any of the names. Congratulations to everyone who was named a winner! (cleveland.com)

From my notebook:

• Cleveland Guardians: "Happy Pride Month! We support the LGBTQ+ community in living and loving as their most authentic selves every day. We encourage our fans to learn about the local LGBTQ+ organizations and activists who are making Northeast Ohio a more inclusive community for all." (Instagram)
• Cleveland Clinic: "We’re proud to support our LGBTQ+ caregivers and community today and every day. We hope you’ll join Cleveland Clinic, the Center for LGBT Care and our ClinicPride employee resource group as we celebrate #PrideMonth together." (Instagram)
• Avon Lake City Schools: "Congratulations to our ALHS Academic Challenge Team! With a final score of 570 last week, the team will compete in the Championship finale of the WEWS Channel 5’s Academic Challenge TV show (previously recorded) scheduled to air June 4." (Facebook)
• FIDO's Companion Rescue Inc.: "Ophelia needs our help. She's just a baby and needs her leg amputated. Please donate if you can." (Facebook)
• Cleveland Clinic: "When your child gets stung or bitten by a bug, you just want to make it better as soon as possible. Here are all the answers you need. Check out our story." (Instagram)
• Support Avon Schools: "We got this Eagles!! Let's go!! #AvonInspires" (Facebook)
• Avon Lake Rugby Club: "I got something on my mind! The AL RFC returns to the State Finals after beating Dublin 24-5. For the championship they will face a tough Medina side on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Obetz stadium in C'bus." (Facebook)
• Support Avon Schools: "The countdown is on for Commencement 2022! AHS students are producing a live feed from Commencement 2022 via YouTube. The production will not go live until 6:35 p.m. today." (Facebook)
• Avon Lake Historical Society: "Coming to Rockin' the Rails July 23. If it moves us, we play it! There will be NO MOSS gathered on these musicians as they explore snippets of many musical genres including standards, pop, Motown, country, blues and good old Rock-n-Roll spanning the past 50-plus years." (Facebook)
• Avon Lake Historical Society: "Tables will go quickly. Get yours early. Have a cook-out and finish with some MUSIC!" (Facebook)

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