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Send us Fan Mail Nothing much going on here but some holiday chit chat with Petey Podcast hosts, Amy and Marty! We're recapping some of the end-of-year holiday fun that's been boosting spirits here in the district as we round out the first half of the school year and look to put a bow on 2023.  From all of us in the Elyria Schools--Wishing you the happiest of holidays and a most jubilant...

Send us Fan Mail After nearly nine years as a member of the Elyria Board of Education, President Greg Elek is stepping down at the end of this year after deciding not to seek re-election last November. Greg has been a key leader in decisions that have changed the face of the school district and of the community--most notably the building of all new schools and a new stadium in Elyria. We caught up...

Send us Fan Mail When you're offered a chance of a lifetime, you take it. Head Custodian Terry Lewis knew many years ago that he wanted to make a direct impact in the lives of veterans. For years Terry has been a trusty associate in the long-standing annual Veterans Day planning and preparation activities of Northwood Campus (and Windsor Elementary before then.). Terry is charged with ensurin...

Send us Fan Mail Morning talk radio host Bruce VanDyke of AM 930 WEOL talks with Elyria Schools staffer Terry Lewis about his unforgettable trip as an Honor Flight Guardian. Terry is a Head Custodian at Northwood Campus, where he works with Teacher Mary Karlovec--both are very involved in the school's annual tribute to veterans on Veterans Day. Take a listen as Terry describes his incredible...

Send us Fan Mail The Eastern Heights Middle School Drama Club has grown by leaps and bounds since it launched just four years ago.  The club takes on multiple productions a year, kicking off each new season with a fantastic musical. This year is no exception! The cast and crew are ready to welcome audiences this weekend to their fun-filled production of  "Junie B. Jones, Jr.," the lovabl...

Send us Fan Mail Shirley Messaros grew up in Elyria during World War II, attending McKinley and Franklin Elementary Schools as a youngster and graduating from Elyria High School in 1954. She forged many friendships that have stood the test of time. She's been the keeper of her high school class memoirs, and continues to gather her classmates up every five years for meet ups. In 2024, the Clas...

Send us Fan Mail Hamilton Elementary School is the site for a districtwide celebration of culture and family: EL Family Night on Oct. 19, from 5-7 p.m .  This is the second year in a row that Hamilton Elementary has hosted this celebration for families with English Learners to come together for an evening of food, friendship and fun. On this episode of Petey Podcast, we welcomed EL Teacher Dan Fal...

Send us Fan Mail Elyria City School District is the first in Lorain County to screen the film, The Right to Read , and it's FREE to our parents and community at the Elyria High School Performing Arts Center, Tues. Oct. 10, at 6:30 p.m . Joining us on this episode of Petey Podcast are Literacy Specialists Erica Kaufmann and Jennifer Martinez from the  Educational Service Center of Lorain Count...

Send us Fan Mail It's September and that can only mean one thing in Elyria: Apple Fest time!  Take a listen as we chat with Apple Festival Committee Chair, Stacey Francis, as she fills us in on all the fun food and activities we can expect at Elyria's annual Apple Festival in Ely Square, Sept. 15-17--the festival is celebrating 43 years this year! It's a great day to be a Pioneer! T...

Send us Fan Mail If there's one thing that brings people together on a Friday night it's high school football. And this year Elyria has a new coach at the helm, Brian Fox. Brian joined us in the Petey Podcast studio before the start of the school year to talk about the season and his coaching philosophies. He also talks about academics and how coaches and teachers of Elyria High School w...

Send us Fan Mail An English language expert of Elyria Schools, Celina Bigio, took her teaching strategies and skills across the Atlantic this summer to teach English to students in Poland. This is her second trip to Europe in a year--over spring break she was in Poland to guide teachers there in ways of incorporating fun and games into their lessons and classroom activities.  Celina is the distric...

Send us Fan Mail Sofia Fioravanti hails from the quaint, picturesque town of Lake Como, Italy. As a youngster, it was her dream to travel and study abroad in America. At 18 years old, and without knowing one word of English, Sofia boarded a plane and took her first flight ever across the Atlantic to the United States. Her final destination would be Elyria, Ohio, where she would enroll as a senior...

Send us Fan Mail Checking in with a couple of our soccer gurus--Alyssa Martineau and Todd Church--on this episode of Petey Podcast. Alyssa is the Head Coach of the Elyria Girls Soccer Program and Todd is her Assistant, and he's also her dad. The duo finished up their first year as new coaches of the girls soccer program this past school year and just as quickly, kicked off their summer workou...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered about the island of Fiji or the Republic of Bulgaria, or any other far-off destination and its culture?  Learning about other places and people-- what makes us the same and what makes us different--that's the goal of an international studies project that has the students of Eastern Heights Middle School so engaged. The students selected a place from som...

Send us Fan Mail The Elyria High School A Cappella Choir earned a Superior rating of 1--the highest rating--at district and state competitions this year. Choir Directors Kalee Bondzio and Erin Behrendt joined us on Petey Podcast with the ins and outs of how competitions work, and how students can get involved in Elyria High's award-winning Music Department. You can watch the Elyria High Schoo...

Send us Fan Mail Uncle Fester, Morticia, Gomez and Pugsley Addams take the mics in this episode of Petey Podcast, coming to listeners today remotely from Elyria High School. When not in character, this accomplished group of student leaders can be found everywhere on the campus of Elyria High, and participating in any number of clubs and activities. In Drama Club, they are members of Elyria High&ap...

Send us Fan Mail It’s not every day you get the chance to share a table with a beautiful princess, a thoughtful beast, a chatty clock and a dashing villain. Guess it was just our lucky day on Petey Podcast as we met up with a few of the cast members of Beauty and the Beast Jr ., by the Northwood Middle School Drama Club. Also joining us on the show: Jessica Sammarone, the club’s new musical direct...

Send us Fan Mail If you enjoy the sights and sounds of a good vendor fair, you're going to love the Elyria Special Olympics Craft and Vendor Fair coming to Elyria High School on March 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Our guests, Sharron Goodsite and Samantha Boneta, members of the Elyria Special Olympics fundraising committee, give us the skinny on this year's event. The Special Olympics Craft...

Send us Fan Mail Elyria Wrestling is a veritable powerhouse in the high school sports arena. New Head Coach Armando Torres joined us on Petey Podcast to talk about taking over the program this year, and about the growth of Women's Wrestling. Joining us on the show is Elyria High School Senior and Wrestler, Riley Banyas. Riley has made her name in the wrestling community, earning many regional...

Send us Fan Mail The Eastern Heights Middle School (EHMS) Drama Club gives students in fifth through eighth grade real experience in theater behind the scenes and in front of audiences. But even more important are the bonds the students form as members of the tight-knit group, and the confidence and poise they exude on stage delivering complex dialogue, drawing audiences into each story. EHMS dire...

Send us Fan Mail An average day in the gaming entertainment world is anything but average. It might include a bit of script writing, some wrangling of VIPs in a green room, a lot of work behind the lens of a camera, a chunk of time editing content, and, of course, assembling a finished product. That sample then has to pass muster by a producer or sponsor before it ever makes it to any online platf...

Send us Fan Mail ...Ramaya Lee-Mosley and The TSU Aristocrat of Bands: Tennessee State University Marching Band! Ramaya is a 2022 graduate of Elyria High School, and former member of the Elyria High School Pioneer Marching Band. Ramaya, now a freshman at TSU, marches with the TSU Marching Band, who just made history as the first collegiate marching band to win a Grammy! TSU Marching Band won in th...

Send us Fan Mail The preschool and kindergarten programs in Elyria Schools are ramping up for registration. Elyria Early Childhood Village Principal Jackie Plantner joined us on Petey Podcast to share details of the district's upcoming registration fair for new students, and to delight us with stories about the day in the life of an Elyria preschooler. As the saying goes, kids say the darndes...

Send us Fan Mail The much anticipated and always sensational Holiday Spectacular Concert of Elyria High School returns to the Elyria Performing Arts Center on Dec. 16 and 17, 2022. This concert is unlike any other. Call it a collage, a kaleidoscope or a prism; it matters not because the result is the same: a phenomenal display of large group and small ensemble top-notch performances. Take a listen...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered what it's like to mix tunes or cue up the news? Or how about broadcasting on a frequency that sends your voice on waves out to thousands of listeners at once? We got the scoop on all this and so much more from the professional jocks  and Morning Show team of Craig Adams and Bruce VanDyke, WEOL Radio News  AM 930. Take a listen on this episode of Petey P...