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General Obligation Bonds
Avon Lake City School District anticipates offering $18.5 million General Obligation Bonds in the next few weeks.   These municipal bonds are expected to be rated “Aa3” by Moody’s Investors Service.    It is expected that the bonds will be structured with maturities from December 1, 2010 through and including December 1, 2037.  In addition, there will be tax-exempt bonds as well as taxable bonds available to purchase.  Interest on the tax-exempt bonds is free from federal, state and local taxes.   Most of the bonds will be sold in minimum denominations of $5,000. A small portion of the bonds will be sold at a discount and may be purchased in denominations somewhat less than $5,000.  full story

Monitor Our Construction Progress
The citizens of Avon Lake passed two bond issues in November 2009 to benefit the students of Avon Lake City Schools.  Renovations will be made to five of our school buildings (Eastview, Erieview, Redwood and Westview Elementary Schools and Learwood Middle School) and the Avon Lake Memorial Stadium.  The Avon Lake City Schools Bus and Maintenance Facility will also be relocated and expanded.  Please follow our construction progress by clicking on this link: www.fanninghowey.com/avonlake.  Updates will be added to this website as we move forward with our construction project.

Shoremen Football Recognized for Academic Excellence
At Avon Lake, success on the gridiron correlates to success in the classroom.  The Ohio High School Football Coaches Association is proud to name the 2009 Shoremen football team as Academic All Ohio.  Only 22 of the 718 football programs throughout the state were recognized for this prestigious award.  The Shoremen also received this award in 2008.  To qualify, the GPA's of the top 22 lettermen were averaged and ranked.  Avon Lake finished third with a 3.73 accumulated GPA. full story

Congratulations to Athletic Director Tom Barone!
Congratulations to Avon Lake City Schools Athletic Director, Tom Barone, on being awarded the Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association/National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association State Award of Merit for the 2009-2010 school year!  This award is presented on an annual basis in recognition of meritorious service, leadership and special contributions to interscholastic athletics at the local, state and national levels.  Tom will be honored at the Northeast Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Annual Awards Banquet to be held on Sunday, April 25, 2010.  Congratulations, Tom!

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