Lee Burneson Student to Compete in Ohio National Geographic Bee

Seventh-grader Justin Krantz is hoping to represent Ohio at the National Geographic Bee in Washington, D.C.

Westlake High Has Five National Merit Finalists

Students will compete for National Merit Scholarships.

Math Demons Take Second Place in Equations Competition

The Lee Burneson Middle School team tied with North Royalton.

Westlake Fourth-Grader's Work Goes on State Exhibition

Sophia Gorski will be recognized for her talent in Columbus.

Westlake Students' Art To Travel To New York City

High school and middle school students won awards at the 33rd Cuyahoga County Region Scholastic Art & Writing Competition and Exhibition.

Westlake Latin Teams Take Trivia Contest Awards

Students showed knowledge of Roman history, culture, mythology and more.

Westlake School Board Seeks Replacement For Andrea Rocco

Deadline for application is March 4.

Westlake Elementary Students Place In Potato Chip Bag Invention Contest

Finalists for the Shearer Perfection Student Contest will be announced March 3.

WHS Students Open Demon Depot

The school supply and school spirit store raises money and teaches life skills.

Westlake City Schools Awarded For Clean Financial Reporting

Auditor of the State Dave Yost awarded the district and Treasurer Mark Pepera for the district’s fourth consecutive clean audit.

School Board Member Andrea Rocco To Step Down

Those interested in serving can find the application on the district website.

Lee Burneson Artists Rock The Statue Green

Four seventh-graders made it into the top 100 in the contest to celebrate the Statue of Liberty's 125th birthday.

Deck The House Winners: 'We All Won'

Let's hear it for the Powell family of California, who won Patch's holiday decoration contest!

Lee Burneson Students Build Turbines For KidWind Challenge

Students must design and construct a wind turbine that not only works, but looks good.

Record Rainfall Raises Spending To Keep Schools Construction On Schedule

The bad weather has caused difficulties that have eaten into the contingency funds, but the projects are on time.

Westlake Students To Compete For State National Geographic Bee Title

Parkside and Lee Burneson students will try to qualify for March competition.

Westlake City School Board Elects Leaders

Members elected Tom Mays board president and Carol Winter board vice president.

What You Should Know About Tuberculosis Testing

A positive test result doesn't necessarily mean you have the disease.

Westlake High School Member Contracts Tuberculosis

Free testing and an informational meeting will be available for all high school students and staff.

Gifted Referral Starts For Westlake Schools

The school system gives parents and teachers two chances throughout the year to make referrals.

Westlake High Graduate's Art On Display at Cleveland Hopkins

Janey Eager's piece "Waiting on Fate" won a blue ribbon in the 2011 eXpressions art program.

Lee Burneson Students Host Revolutionary Christmas Eve Party

Eighth-graders recreated a colonial-era holiday party in full character.

Lee Burneson Math Demons Advance to FIRST LEGO League Regional Competition

The team will compete in the district qualifying tournament in January.

County Wants More Partnership Between Schools, Social Services

A report released last week recommends a regional approach to improve education.

Westlake City Schools Proactive in Search for New Revenue

Plans, big and small, are either in effect or in the works to hedge state funding cuts that will hit the district through 2016.

Westlake District Opposes Tax Vouchers For Private Schools

Officials say program would spend much more on private education than public education in Westlake.

WHS Artists Take Home Top Prizes From Cleveland Clinic eXpressions Project

Twenty six students will have their works displayed at the Great Lakes Science Center next month.

Snapshot: WHS Students Against Destructive Decisions Celebrates 30 Years

Wednesday was declared WHS SADD Day in honor of the anniversary.

Lee Burneson Students Letter Writing Project Produces Movie Prop

Language arts students received a prosthetic arm from the movie '127 Hours,' along with lots of other interesting things as they learned to write business letters.

Westlake School District Ranks High In State Preliminary Performance Index

Westlake City Schools ranked 37th in the state.

Westlake High Star Tennis Player Signs To University of Louisville

Colton Buffington, a senior at Westlake High, signed a National Letter of Intent to play tennis at the University of Louisville.

Westlake Earns Spot on AP Honor Roll

Westlake is one of only 23 schools in the state to make the list twice in two years.

School Board Members See Challenges, Opportunities In New Terms

Teacher contracts and school construction projects will be top priorities next year.

WHS National Honor Society Hosts Veterans' Breakfast

Twelve local veterans visited the high school and received free tickets to the school play.

Arabic, Chinese Language Classes Coming to Westlake High

The new after school, fee-based intro courses will be available this semester at the high school.

Westlake Counselor Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Bobbi English was honored Thursday with the Mary Claytor/Charles Weaver Life Achievement & Membership Award for 34 years of work.

Snapshot: Work Begins at Westlake High School

Turner Construction is laying the groundwork for renovations at the school.

Traveling Classrooms Take Lee Burneson Students to Kenya, Costa Rica

Students are creating a field guide in three languages, recording an original music CD and donating money to schools in need.

School Board Divided Over Five-Year Financial Forecast

Members debate spending in the district and projected deficits.

Westlake High Students Know Their Spanish

Their average test scores rivaled students at The Ohio State University.