AVON LAKE HIGH SCHOOL

'Avon Lake High School'

District	Avon Lake City Schools District
School type	Public
Principal	Dr. Joanie Walker Ed.D
Location	Avon Lake, Ohio, USA
Grades	9-12
Campus surroundings	Suburban
School Mascot	Shorty Shoreman
School colors	Maroon and Gold
School Hours	7:45 AM to 2:53 PM

'Avon Lake High School' is a secondary school located in Avon Lake, Ohio 20 miles west of Cleveland. It is part of the Avon Lake City School District. Robert Scott is the superintendent. 1,182 students attend this high school.

Contents

Mission Statement

Academics

Athletics

Football

Tennis

Sports Offered

Fall

Winter

Nomenclature

Music

Choir

Band

Clubs Offered

School Songs

Alma Mater

Fight Song

Notable alumni

Notes and references

External links

Mission Statement

The mission of the Avon Lake City Schools, a district committed to personalized educational excellence, is to challenge all students and develop their individual goals through community partnerships, resources, and technologies which will produce responsible and compassionate citizens. We believe that all children have the desire and capacity to learn, each in a unique, individualized and sometimes special manner. We also believe that learning is best in a safe, supportive and nurturing environment marked by expectations, challenge, mutual respect and trust, risk-taking, connection to the real world, and personal responsibility.

Academics

ALHS has had a consistently strong academic record. Course offerings include many honors and AP courses. ALHS also consistently achieves "excellent" ratings on the Ohio State Report Card.[1]

Athletics

ALHS is the home of the Shoremen and Shoregals sports teams and participates in the Southwestern Conference. The school offers many sports programs including football, soccer, cross country, girls' tennis, golf and volleyball in the fall; basketball, ice hockey, swimming, and wrestling in the winter; and softball, baseball, track and field, and boys' tennis in the spring. Because of failed levies, the 2006-07 school year will be a "pay to participate" school year for sports and clubs.

Football

Avon Lake High School is very well-known for its football program. In 2003, the Shoremen won the state Division II Football championship after beating Trenton Edgewood 10-7 to complete an undefeated season.
In 2004, after winning 29 straight games, including prior seasons, the Shoremen again reached the final championship game in Division II Football, but lost to Columbus Brookhaven 42-21.
In 2005, after winning 36 straight regular season games, the Shoremen missed a third consecutive trip to the state finals when they lost in the regional final to eventual D2 state champions Toledo Central Catholic 35-14. The Shoremen finished the 2005 season 12-1.

Tennis

Avon Lake is also becoming a power in high school tennis. In 2006, the doubles team of Christine and Nikki Chiricosta won the Division I state championship. The team has also won four consecutive SWC titles and made it to the semifinals of the 2006 Coaches' Cup.
===Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships===

★ Football - 2003 ^[1][2]

★ Girls Cross Country - 1986, 1988 ^[1]

★ Girls Basketball – 1994 ^[1]

Sports Offered

Fall

Cheerleading (G)

Cross Country (B/G)

Football (B)

Golf (B/G)

Soccer (B/G)

Tennis (G)

Volleyball (G)

Winter

Basketball (B/G)

Chearleading (G)

Hockey (B)

Swimming (B/G)

Wrestling (B)

Nomenclature

(B) = Boys; (G) = Girls; (B/G) = Boys and Girls

Music

The Avon Lake City Schools District is also well-known for its music program, which has been included in the 100 Best Districts for Music list on several occasions.

Choir

The choral program is currently under the direction of William G. Zurkey. The foundation of the choral department is the Avon Lake Chorale. The other ensembles of the Avon Lake Choral Department are The Merples, a sixteen voice chamber ensemble auditioned from the Chorale; Da Cantari; Men's Chorus; and Women's Chorus. Men's Chorus and Women's Chorus is a group of underclassmen (mostly freshmen) that replaced Musica Nova in the program. Over 300 students are currently part of the choral music program, as well as participating in other activities such as band, sports, and various clubs.
Up until the 2006-2007 school year, the Choral Department also had Musica Nova, a group of seventy-five auditioned under-classmen who participate in the Ohio Music Education Association in Class A.

Band

The band program, currently under David Eddleman, has been rebuilding in the last few years after the leave of Gerald Severns. The ensembles currently include the Avon Lake Marching Shoremen, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Jazz Band, and Pep Band. The Symphonic and Concert Bands have competed in OMEA state competitions in the past, and the Marching Shoremen qualified for their first OMEA State Marching Band Finals in 2005. The Marching Shoremen fell short of the 2006 finals in two catergories by only a few points. They were accepted to perform at the 2007 Indianapolis 500. The Wind Ensemble made it to their first OMEA State competition in 2007 and got a 2 rating.

Clubs Offered

Academic Challenge

AFS

Amnesty International

Dance Team

Diversity Awareness

Drama Club

French Club

Future Business Leaders of America

Kaledioscope (School Magazine)

Key Club (A Kiwannas International Organization)

Marching Band

Model United Nations

National Honors Society

Shore Log (School Yearbook)

Ski Club

Spanish Club

Spectrum (School Newspaper)

Student Council

Varsity Club

School Songs

Alma Mater

From sunsets on Lake Erie,

We took Maroon and Gold

And put them deep within our hearts,

Their glories to unfold.

Their loyalty and knowledge

Will last our whole lives through,

For Avon Lake will always be

Our Alma Mater true.

Fight Song

Fight on for Avon Lake,

Champions of the year.

Fight, team, to victory,

We lead you with a rousing cheer,

RAH! RAH! RAH!

Raise all your banners high,

Maroon and Gold shall wave.

Fight team to victory
through all eternity,

Fight for Avon Lake!

Notable alumni

★ Larry Cox Human rights activist and current Executive Director of Amnesty International USA - Class of 1963

★ Carmella DeCesare, ''Playboy'' Playmate and April 2003 centerfold

Notes and references

1. Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site OHSAA
2. Yappi Sports Football Yappi
3. Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site OHSAA
4. Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site OHSAA


★ Avon Lake City Schools State Report Card Directory. Retrieved August 12, 2006

External links

★ Avon Lake High School website

★ Avon Lake City School District website

★ ALHS Shoremen Football Unofficial website

★ Avon Lake HS Clubs

★ Avon Lake HS Athletic Department