Avon Lake High School (ALHS) is a public high school located in Avon Lake, Ohio, west of Cleveland. It serves grades 9–12. It is part of the Avon Lake City School District.
Academics ALHS achieved "excellent" ratings on the Ohio State Report Card every year from 2003 to 2012.Avon Lake High School: 2012-2013 School Year Report Card Reflecting the new statewide scoring, ALHS has consistently earned "A" grades for achievement (performance index and indicators met) and graduation rate since 2013.2013-2014 Report Card for Avon Lake High School As of 2016, ALHS is ranked 261st by Newsweek MagazineAmerica's Top High Schools: 2014 and as of 2018, 668th by U.S. News & World Report. Avon Lake High School was ranked 170th in the nation by Newsweek Magazine in 2015. In 2011, Avon Lake City Schools were also recognized by Workplace Dynamics and the Cleveland Plain Dealer as the 8th best among "Northeast Ohio Top Workplaces" in the large companies category (companies with 500 or more local employees).WorkplaceDynamics: Northeast Ohio Top Workplaces 2011: Large Company Category
Athletics Avon Lake has been part of the Southwestern Conference (SWC) since 1964. As well as having involvement in the vex robotics vrc program since 2017.
State championships
Football - 2003 Girls cross country - 1986, 1988 Girls basketball - 1994 Other non-sanctioned sports Rugby (club) - 2015, 2019, 2021
Notable alumni Tom Batiuk, comic strip creator, best known for his long-running newspaper strip Funky Winkerbean Larry Cox, former executive director of Amnesty InternationalAmnesty International Carmella DeCesare, Playboy PlaymateCarmella DeCesare - Biography Anne E. DeChant, singer/songwriter/guitarist Angela Funovits, mentalist/illusionist and runner-up on NBC's Phenomenon Jeremy Griffiths, Major League Baseball pitcher Matt Lundy, former member of the Ohio House of Representatives Brian Mihalik, National Football League offensive tackle Andy Schillinger, National Football League wide receiver Dick Tomanek, Major League Baseball pitcher Stephen Tompkins, artist, animator, and composerAvon Lake City Schools, (1990)Shore Log 1990 (Vol. 31). Avon Lake High School. p. 138. Daryl Urig, illustrator and painterAvon Lake City Schools. (1975). Shore Log 1975 (Vol. 16). Avon Lake High School. p. 66.
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