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Length: 2 min     Filters: Case Elementary , Superintendent , Employees , Community and Students

The first annual Race for Case one-mile fun run/walk took place on Saturday in Akron. More than 500 registrants participated, sponsored by and for the benefit of the Case Elementary School PTA, and raised $10,000 toward technology purchases for the school.

Length: 1 min     Filters: Buchtel CLC , Employees , Community and Students

The Mobile Discovery Center, sponsored by the National Science Center and the U.S. Army, rolled into Buchtel CLC on April 18 to give students an electrifying reprieve from the grueling preparation of standardized test-taking season. The 65-foot-long portable classroom dished out 50-minute science demonstrations for groups of 35-40 attentive middle school students. High school students visited the Mobile Discovery Center on April 19.

Length: 50 sec     Filters: APS District , North High , Community , Students and District Focus

Akron Public Schools graduates who meet eligibility criteria set by The University of Akron and the Akron Board of Education may now earn special scholarships to UA thanks to an innovative arrangement that leverages the value of a decommissioned public school building near the university's campus.

Length: 1 min 15 sec     Filters: APS District , Ellet High , Employees , Community , Students ...

Akron Public Schools graduates who meet eligibility criteria set by The University of Akron and the Akron Board of Education may now earn special scholarships to UA thanks to an innovative arrangement that leverages the value of a decommissioned public school building near the university's campus.

Filters: APS PROUD , Bettes Elementary , King Elementary , Lawndale Elementary , Glover CLC ...

Akron Public Schools recognizes the important role community and parent volunteers play in its students' education. Indeed, it takes many hands to shape a child, and the effect is nowhere as apparent as in the results of the wonderful programs represented this evening. The 14 winners being honored, along with the 28 other nominees, bring to our schools a wealth of knowledge, service and compassion. The Volunteer Recognition Awards, sponsored by the Akron Board of Education and the Business Advisory Council, recognize those who have gone above and beyond in their involvement and contributions. Candidates are nominated by Akron Public Schools personnel in the categories of business, civic organization, individual, PTA and senior citizen. Each person who volunteers his/her time, talent or resources enhances the lives and educations of others. It is no small compliment to be labeled a "volunteer." Without them, the quality of education would diminish.

Length: 1 hr, 42 min     Filters: Career Education , Litchfield Middle , Firestone High , Roswell Kent Middle , Jennings CLC ...

APS faculty, board members and students from all over the district competed in the 7th Annual Cardboard Canoe Competition on Tuesday, March 26. The cardboard canoes competition is the brainchild of Dan Spak, Firestone High School engineering teacher, and is part of the APS Career Education department. The competition, now in it's seventh year, combines all the STEM principles into a single challenge. For the students, it is a wonderful opportunity for them to put their classroom learning into practice. For the adults, it is a chance to have fun and pit their own skills against their kids' skills.

Length: 13 min     Filters: Findley CLC , Health Topics , Employees , Community , Students ...

The Building Leadership Team at Findley CLC implemented “Breakfast in the Classroom” service for 2012-13. As a result of this new approach to school breakfast, Findley CLC is feeding 400-450 students each morning—an increase of 100+ kids each day—in a calmer, less chaotic environment. The Findley CLC staff, students and parents are happy with the results, which include reduced discipline problems, reduced visits to the school nurse, more time to eat breakfast, and students who are well-nourished and better able to behave and succeed in the classroom. As one teacher puts it, “We never want to go back to the old way!” Congratulations, Findley CLC!

Length: 49 min     Filters: NIHF ... STEM , Community and Students

On February 7, 2013, the city of Akron honored one of their own. Singer Ruby Nash Garnett, the lone survivor of the group Ruby and the Romantics, as well as family members of the deceased band members, were present for the celebration. Hosted by Billy Soule, assistant to the mayor for community relations, the program featured proclamations from local representatives of the NAACP and the Akron Urban League. It also included musical and historical information about 1963, and presentations by Soule and Akron City Council President Garry Moneypenny. The program ended with a performance of Our Day Will Come (Ruby and the Romantics No. 1 Billboard hit from the 1960s) from Jasmine Moore, an eighth-grader at Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts.

Length: 16 min     Filters: NIHF ... STEM Middle School , NIHF ... STEM , Board of Education , Curriculum , Employees ...

The National Inventors Hall of Fame® School Center for Science, Technology, Mathematics and Engineering (STEM) celebrated the 2013 Chinese New Year (the year of the snake) on Friday, Feb. 15, with a student-led program featuring interactive performances and displays of Chinese culture. Student activities included a Chinese lion and dragon dance, piano and violin performances of traditional Chinese New Year music, Chinese New Year vocal song routines, and a traditional Chinese dress/fan fashion show. Others invited to participate were the Cleveland Chinese School, a University of Akron student who lived in China for a year and two martial arts groups. In China, the new year celebration lasts 15 days.

Length: 48 min     Filters: APS District , Superintendent , APS PROUD , Employees , Community ...

Superintendent David W. James discussed the state of Akron Public Schools at the Akron Press Club's luncheon at The University of Akron's Martin Center on February 14. Questions were asked following the speech regarding related issues.