🌱Students To Help With Superintendent Search + Regional Art Show

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• Students are being asked for their opinions!
• A successful artistic year!
• Autism sensory kits for police officers.

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Cold; breezy in the morning. High: 31 Low: 23.

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

1. The Avon Lake City Schools District has embarked on the search for a new superintendent and it wants to hear from the students. According to the Avon Lake City Schools Facebook page, "as the district embarks on the search for a new Superintendent, we have a series of Focus Group scheduled (details below). Our students are invited to be part of the Focus Group process and there is a survey created for students to complete. Please take a moment to complete the survey. We all have a stake in who the next leader for the ALCS will be. Thank you for your time. Students, click here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ALSearchStudents." (Avon Lake City Schools via Facebook)
2. Police officers receive autism sensory kits for their cruisers. According to WJW Fox 8, the Hussman Institute for Autism Director of Outreach Elizabeth Benevides said it has distributed kits to 20 different law enforcement agencies in Ohio: Elyria Police, Brunswick Police, Avon Police, Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Macedonia Police. It also offers a two-hour training class to officers. “We just ask that along with that the officers watch a short training video about what’s in the kit before they put them in their patrol car, so they know how to use them,” Benevides said." (WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland)
3. Celebrating the school's most successful year to date, the Avon High School Art Department is excited to announce student artists' work is included in the Regional Scholastic Art Show! According to a Facebook post, "student artists from 22 high schools from Lorain, Huron and Erie counties submitted over 1,600 works of art to be judged and 650 works were selected for the show. AHS had 73 works selected! Ten works received Gold Key awards, 23 works received Silver Key awards and 40 received Honorable Mention. Gold Key works will digitally move forward for national judging. Avon Middle School also has artwork on display; several students received awards. Congrats! Silver Key: Celeste Gorski (grade Honorable Mentions: Millicent Schwartz (grade 7), Reagan Fennell (grade 7), Madelyn Kitchen (grade , and Brooke Heinrich (grade . All works are currently on display in the Stocker Art Gallery at LCCC thru Feb. 16. We invite you to support our winners and attend an Artist's Reception on Sunday, Jan 15 from 1 to 3 P.M. at the Stocker Art Gallery at LCCC. The Stocker Gallery will also hold open gallery hours for the public (see below) Now thru February 16 M-F 10:30 am to 2:30 p.m. T, W & TH evenings 4 to 6:30 p.m. Sun. 1-3 p.m." (Support Avon Schools via Facebook)

From my notebook:

• Cleveland Cavaliers: "We have hired Anderson Varejão as a Player Development Consultant and Global Ambassador. The longtime Cavaliers center returns to Cleveland after retiring from a 14-year NBA playing career." (Cleveland Cavaliers via Instagram)
• Cleveland Browns: "Nick is a finalist for the FedEx Ground Player of the Year 💪⁣ ⁣ Cast your vote using the link in our bio" (Cleveland Browns via Instagram)
• FIDO's Companion Rescue Inc.: "Meet Easton - our new intake from Lorain County -" (FIDO's Companion Rescue Inc. via Facebook)
• Avon Lake City Schools: "Congrats and thank you to our dedicated staff members selected for our January spotlights. #ALexcellence #ALCS100" (Avon Lake City Schools via Facebook)
• Love-A-Stray Dog Division Non-Profit Rescue: "Over half of our Strikes for Strays bowling lanes are sold!! Don't miss out on this fun event and book your lane today at the link below! https://form.jotform.com/222918208438157" (Love-A-Stray Dog Division Non-Profit Rescue via Facebook)
• Avon Lake Wrestling Club: "Avon Lake 51 Amherst 18 106 Nate Grieger, Pin 126 John Lutsock, TF 15-0 132 Jack Valerino, 11-1 138 Nathan Perry, Pin 157 Joe Marconi, Pin 165 Jack Marconi, Pin 195 Josh Heath, Pin 215 Clay Broadhurst, Pin 📸 285 Lewis Gallagher, Pin" (Avon Lake Wrestling Club via Facebook)
• Avon/Avon Lake Community Resource Services: "Thanks to members of the Avon Lake Kiwanis Club who came to CRS last night to help us with a few office projects. They sorted and shelved food, shredded old documents, processed a mailing and more! Our office looks a lot more organized t..." (Avon/Avon Lake Community Resource Services via Facebook)

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— Karena Garrity

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