Sailors split football season openers
Eighth grade wins, seventh falls From Staff reports VERMILION — Vermilion’s seventh- and eighth-grade football teams split their season-opening doubleheader against Firelands on Thursday, with the eighth grade earning a 20-13 victory and the seventh grade falling 12-6. Game details were provided by the Vermilion athletic department. Eighth grade earns Continue Reading
Sailor Standouts: Vermilion’s Athletes of the Week
Soccer, tennis efforts earn weekly honors VERMILION — Vermilion Sailors Athletics is recognizing two standout performances this week, naming freshman Addison Johnson and senior Megan Wade as its Sailor Standouts, Athletes of the Week. Johnson, a center midfielder for the girls soccer team, has set a high standard in practices, Continue Reading
Sailor Standouts: Vermilion’s Athletes of the Week
Golfers begin fall season strong VERMILION — Vermilion Sailors Athletics is recognizing two strong performances this week with its first Sailor Standouts selections of the fall season. Junior Colleen Traut recorded an 18-hole personal-best score of 104 at the Edison Open. She overcame adversity during the round and could have Continue Reading
Bath selected for Team USA
Vermilion graduate to compete in Peru KENT — Former Vermilion High School standout Ayden Bath has been selected to represent Team USA at the 2026 FISU America Games in Lima, Peru. The FISU America Games are a biennial international multi-sport competition for university athletes representing countries across the Americas and Continue Reading
Health Center at Vermilion High School Open to Broader Community
Health Center at Vermilion High School Open to Broader Community Erie County Community Health Center says patients do not have to live in Vermilion or Erie County to use the site VERMILION — A health center located inside Vermilion High School is not just for students, and residents do not Continue Reading
Vermilion Class of 2026 celebrates new beginnings
l VERMILION — Vermilion High School celebrated 133 graduates during commencement exercises at 1 p.m. May 31 in the high school gymnasium. Principal Andrew Perry told graduates the day was about more than finishing high school. “Today is a celebration of achievement, perseverance and possibility,” Perry said. “But more than Continue Reading
Vermilion Schools Vote To Begin November Levy Renewal Process
VERMILION — The Vermilion Board of Education voted Monday night to approve a resolution beginning the process of placing a renewal levy before voters on the November 2026 ballot following discussion about school funding, Ohio tax law changes and growing financial pressures facing the district. During the meeting, Treasurer and Continue Reading
FFA Vermilion High School Celebrates Arbor Day
By VHS student reporter Lilyan Jordan Arbor Day is a day focused on planting and caring for trees while reminding people how important it is to protect the environment. Trees help provide clean air, shade and homes for wildlife, while also making our communities healthier and more beautiful for future Continue Reading
Vermilion Schools Approve $1.2M Roof Contract, Work Set for Summer
VERMILION – After failed bond issues and years of planning, Vermilion Local Schools have approved a contract with Engineered Systems to replace the roof at Vermilion High School, with district officials saying the final price came in far below earlier estimates. The Board of Education unanimously approved the contract Monday Continue Reading
Appeals court sides with Vermilion schools in open meetings dispute
VERMILION — The Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the Vermilion Local School District Board of Education, finding the board did not violate the state’s Open Meetings Act during a 2023 meeting. The decision, issued March 17, 2026, upheld a May 2025 ruling from the Continue Reading