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Lake Elementary Named to State Organization's Hall of Fame

The Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators selected Lake as this year's Hall of Fame school from a slew of candidates throughout a six-county region.

Lake Elementary School staff members can now make a claim that few in Northeast Ohio can — they work for a Hall of Fame school.

The Mentor School district announced this week that Lake has been named the 2013 Hall of Fame school of its region by the Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators. Mentor Schools belong to Zone 8, which consists of schools in six Northeast Ohio counties.

According to the district's website, Principal Mike Lynch and Superintendent Matthew Miller were present on Monday to congratulate staff members for the distinction.

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"The award would not have been possible without all of the hard work and dedication staff, students and the entire Lake Elementary community have been putting into their school over the last several years," reads the website's report.

The district was nominated by a member of the community. Board members of the Columbus-based Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators told the district that academic growth by the students, tailored teaching and reaching goals that were documented by administrators and staff played significant roles in Lake reaching the Hall of Fame.

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Winning schools have "exemplary educational programs that go above and beyond meeting the needs of students in elementary and middle level schools across the state," according to the association's website.

Association board members also lauded Lake Elementary School's community projects like its kickball league and Project PEAK.


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