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Last Friday, Ms. Gerhan's class visited Scott Kutz's and Adam Purdy's Technology &

Engineering classrooms at Westlake High School in order to further engage in various hands-on

activities and expand their knowledge of how and what makers can create based on their

interests and exploring different technologies.

Twenty-two young poets from Hilliard Elementary School were selected to have their work published in a hardcover anthology from Poetic Power, a quarterly poetry contest sponsored by Creative Communications. And the school earned a Poetic Achievement Award for its efforts.

Westlake High School seniors Isabella DiGiulio, Meghana Tandon and Talia Zheng are among the 2,500 National Merit Finalists selected by the National Merit Scholarships Corporation to receive $2,500 National Merit Scholarships.

Yikun Zhou, an eighth-grade students at Lee Burneson Middle School, placed fourth in the State You Be The Chemist Challenge held April 27 at Great Lakes Science Center.

The Westlake High School and Lee Burneson Middle School Academic Challenge teams placed in the Top 10 in the national Questions Unlimited Spring 3-2-1 Competition.

Last month, 23 Westlake High School Latin students traveled to Columbus for the Ohio Junior Classical League State Convention, which brings together more than 800 students, teachers and parents to celebrate the study of Latin.

Westlake High School junior Jack Williams scored a perfect 36 on the ACT exam.

During Westlake High School's recent Diversity Week celebration, the Leadership Challenge club hosted a short film titled "Stories of Diversity."

The 2019-2020 school year will bring changes to the district, including the opening of our new Westlake Elementary School.

Westlake High School 1992 graduate Megan Ferry Moutoux will assume the newly created role of Alumni Coordinator for the Westlake City School District.

Construction on the PK-4 elementary school is expected to be completed in July 2019, with an anticipated opening in August 2019.