Amherst Steele High School - Amherstonian Yearbook (Amherst, OH)

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QW-Hmmm isisicss '11 Avon Lake . Avon Lake was for many years a part of Avon Township. The advent of the automobile and the building of the Lake road from Cleveland to Lorain, together with the splendid beaches along the shore of Lake Erie made this section a most desirable residence section. People began to come. Allotments were laid out and in a few years the Lake Shore began to take on the aspects of village life. The people were progressive and forward-looking. Finally, the nothern portion of Avon Township was in- corporated into a village to be called Avon Lake. This territory supported three one-room schools and one two-room school. By 1920 these schools were filled to overflowing-more room was needed. The people of Avon Lake were desirious that their schools should keep pace with the times. Early in that year the board of education began working upon the propo- sition of a centralized school and in August, 1921, submitted the proposi- tion to the voters. It was approved by a good majority. The board im- mediately began the construction of a modern, fire-proof building on a fine site of several acres. In September, 1922, while the new building was under construction the first beginnings were made in organizing a high school. Mr. Donald Sinclair was the first principal. The new building, costing with its site and equipment, approximately 35140,000, was completed and occupied in September, 1923. The standards of the school are high, its patrons are loyal and its teachers exceptionally well qualified for their work. Avon The oldest records we have of the Avon public schools are dated April 18, 1853, with ten school districts. At this time Avon and Avon Lake were one township. Some of the buildings were of frame, but were re- placed by brick ones later on. The first class was graduated in 1906, when Avon had a 3rd grade high school. Mr. N. L. Eaton was the first princi- pal. All the pupils are now housed in one building, which was erected in 1924 at a cost of S110,000. The 1925 class is the largest class to grad- uate and numbers eight students. The Avon public schools rank high in school standards. All the high school teachers are college graduates and three hold life certificates The courses of study compare favorably with those of any other first grade school in the state An Avon student Archie Chester 'won the North- eastern Ohio championship in Oratory at Kent in 1923 lhe school was given a first grade charter bv the state two years ago The chief event of the present school year came the last day of the first semester when school mos ed from the two old buildings into the fine new structure It inaugurated a fine new life for Avon children teachers and community 'lhe Senior class and Dramatic club took inspiration ,nd bought a beautiful curtain for the stage and the athletic association bought apparatus and equipment for the gymnasium and playground ll .W . li .. ll il I 9 l J . . ' , 9 Ig' 1 -4Hl 'l3 7 Y Milf' ml V 31'-a rgl. , E4 N ine