Official newspaper of the Akron Central School District, Town of Newstead, and Village of Akron
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Jan. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Ahead of football’s biggest night, beauty brand Dove, the largest provider of self-esteem education globally, and Sports Illustrated®, the leader in sports journalism, have partnered to release the first-ever Sports reIllustrated, a special edition celebrating young female athletes breaking barriers to compete on their own terms.
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“What are the only two mammals known to lay eggs?” Scholastic Bowl coach, Mr. David Meli, was at it again – quizzing the Akron High School student body during the daily announcements looking for students who are packed full of knowledge and trivia in pop culture, history, literature, sports and more.
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The Akron High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams held a toy drive during their December home games. Donations were delivered to Oshei Children’s Hospital to bring some joy to young patients. The teams say “Thank you!” to all who contributed to the drive! Coach Justin Gerstung and Coach Antoinette Abrams accompanied the team members on the delivery before the school’s holiday recess.
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Akron Central Board of Education members began to receive information at their December 18 meeting as the 2025-2026 school budget development process begins.
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As the Akron Varsity Field Hockey team takes to post-season competition on the field today, they will honor the men in their lives and raise awareness about an important cause: Prostate Cancer Research.
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Akron Central School has a new athletic logo. Following an open opportunity to submit ideas for a new athletic logo and three rounds of voting to narrow the selections, Akron Central is proud to have a new logo to represent the Akron Tigers. Voting wrapped up on Friday, October 11, 2024, following the school’s Spirit Week and Homecoming festivities.
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PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY DONATIONS SOUGHT – Akron Central High School Student Council members (l-r) Secretary Peter Sokolofsky, Treasurer Tiana Kabingira Kipendo, Vice President Anthony Consiglio, President Ava Fox, and Member-at-Large Ella Liss, remind parents and students to stock up on peanut butter and jelly for donation to the annual Homecoming Food Drive to benefit the Akron-Newstead Food Pantry.
Read moreThe Akron Lioness Club donated 100 copies of I Spy Letters by Jean Marzollo, to the 2024 Akron Central School Kindergarten Class, on their first day of school. Children can search classic photos from the bestselling I Spy series to help them learn the alphabet. Simple picture clues and rhyming riddles guide the young readers through interactive, fun-filled spreads. Many thanks to Lionesses Pat Pearce, Carole Borchert, and Akron Central School Kindergarten teacher Emily Drum for their help in organizing the donation of books for Kindergarteners.
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Akron Central’s varsity field hockey team clinched their first league win against the Barker Bulldogs with a final score of 3-0 on Saturday. Morgan Tomporowski got the ball rolling in the first quarter scoring at 9:03 with an assist from Mackenzie Tomporowski. Then, in the second quarter, Julia Klodzinski added to the score netting two goals – the first assisted by Morgan Tomporowski. The team goalkeeper Marissa Brege not only achieved a shutout but also recorded six saves, facing a penalty corner and one shot on goal.
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Akron Central School will maintain its single point of entry to the building for the new school year beginning September 5, 2024, the opening day of school for 2024-25.
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