Buchtel Community Learning Center will premiere its History and English students’ community engagement event, called “The Dreams for Darfur Project,” Thursday, May 24, 6 p.m., at the Buchtel CLC auditorium, The event will feature keynote speaker El Fadel Arbab, a Darfur genocide survivor. This event is free to all and will feature displays and artwork by the students … [Read more...]
Buchtel students help restore lot, mental wellness for Middlebury neighbors
Students from an Akron high school designed and implemented plans for a vacant lot in Middlebury to help create more of a sense of community where it’s often been forgotten. Tenth-graders at Buchtel CLC started by working together to make models in the classroom of what could go in a vacant lot, not only to make it look more appealing, but to also bring the community … [Read more...]
Buchtel student pursues law career, graduates high school with early college credits
Editor’s note: Summit Education Initiative is sharing stories of local students that focus on the ‘three E’s’ effort, helping students to become ‘enrolled, employed or enlisted’ upon graduation. Here’s a profile of a local student who’s ‘enrolled.’ Click here to read the 'employed' profile and here for the 'enlisted' profile. DeKayla Bell already envisions herself as a … [Read more...]
West Akron 5K brings fitness, education to Buchtel neighborhood, takes place Aug. 6
This Saturday, local runners will lace up their sneakers in the Buchtel neighborhood for the third annual West Akron 5K Run/Walk, an event with humble beginnings but one that is making strides every year in Akron as the only inner city run of its kind. As in past years, the runners will start from Buchtel Community Learning Center in a race that combines wellness and … [Read more...]
Male Imperative event offers positive resources for African-American males
African-American males are six times more likely to be incarcerated than white males, and more than twice as likely as Hispanic males to be imprisoned, according to the Sentencing Project. To address this risk, The Male Imperative: From Boys to Men community event will take place May 24 at Buchtel Community Learning Center, 1040 Copley Road, from 1 to 4 p.m. and focuses on … [Read more...]
