Akron Public Schools has announced that Stark State College will serve as a sister college to Kenmore-Garfield High School. The partnership is one of many community connections made by the schools’ new College & Career Academies, which will offer more than 50 career tracks for students with the hopes of them finishing high school “enrolled, employed or enlisted.” As a … [Read more...]
Akron Public Schools, KeyBank partner for business, finance academy at East CLC
Akron Public Schools is partnering with KeyBank to offer instructional support and real-world learning opportunities in the areas of business and finance at East Community Learning Center. The academy will be named the KeyBank Academy of Business and Health Services. “KeyBank is playing an integral part in our students’ future with what is a significant contribution to … [Read more...]
City provides free meals for children through summer food service program
Twelve locations also will participate in Summer Reading Program to help with back-to-school readiness — As another school year comes to an end, the city’s Recreation Bureau will once again participate in the federally-funded Summer Food Service Program this year. Meals will be provided to all eligible youth (18 years of age or younger) and summer day camp program … [Read more...]
East CLC students host community car show June 2
(Article courtesy of Akron Public Schools) Students at Akron Public Schools’ East Community Learning Center will host a car show Saturday, June 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the main parking lot at East Community Learning Center. The event is sponsored by Akron Public Schools and Don Joseph Toyota. The students are expecting approximately 70 classic, muscle/sports cars and … [Read more...]
Singer/songwriter Angie Haze again partners with Akron Public Schools for interactive performance
Akron singer/songwriter Angie Haze will once again partner with local students for a collaborative performance, Saturday, April 28, 7 p.m. at Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts. The performance, called “The Bigger Picture,” will feature The Angie Haze Project, along with 4th- to 8th-grade students. Haze will join her uniquely melodic music with the … [Read more...]
Akron Community Foundation funds distribute record $4.5 million in quarterly grants
Today, Akron Community Foundation announced grants totaling more than $4.5 million, an all-time high for its quarterly grant distributions, bringing its lifetime grantmaking total to more than $150 million. Nearly $1.1 million of that total will support educational programs, including $491,300 in competitive education and early learning grants awarded by the … [Read more...]
Cellist finds harmony in local performing arts scene
Musician traces musical career to Akron's Miller South -- Playing any instrument professionally can be a challenge, but for Gina Wilson, her love of the cello has taken her on a unique journey. Wilson has played with a number of popular local bands, like A Band Named Ashes, but it’s when she accompanied singer-songwriter Angie Haze during Haze’s uniquely inventive “Bigger … [Read more...]
Akron Public Schools sound the alarm about fire safety for students
APS, fire department, Red Cross reach across Akron with more smoke alarms, smoke detector hotline -- Akron Public Schools last week lost two students due to a tragic house fire, and fires in Akron have claimed 14 lives since last December, according to the Akron Fire Department. As a result, the school system is encouraging the 20,000-plus student body to fan out through … [Read more...]
Akron Public Schools named Ford Next Generation Learning Community
APS only school district in Ohio to receive this designation -- Today, Akron Public Schools was named a Ford Next Generation Learning (NGL) community in a ceremony at the National Inventor's Hall of Fame STEM Middle School downtown. The ceremony also focused on a newly created and academy partnership between APS and a local university. The designation today means the … [Read more...]
Project Soapbox elevates student voices for Akron Early College
Teen dating violence, zero tolerance school bullying policies, suicide, appearance discrimination, sex abuse in the church: these are just a few of the issues on the minds of high-schoolers in Akron Public Schools’ Early College Program. While some students may feel left out of community discussion around some of these topics, their voices were definitely heard at the Second … [Read more...]
