Official newspaper of the Akron Central School District, Town of Newstead, and Village of Akron
ACS begins search for new Director of Educational Services Akron Central School began a search for a new Director of Educational Services this week, following the resignation of Dr. Taweepon Farrar who has accepted a position as the new superintendent for West Valley Central School District in Cattaraugus County.
Read moreThe Akron Central High School winter sports season for the 2020-21 school year has finally begun! The Akron Tigersharks are back in the pool and the first sport to begin competing, albeit in the most unusual way. Each team holds events in their home pool as simultaneously as possible and times are shared to determine race winners, places and overall meet winners. A referee is present at each school pool.
Read moreAkron Sports is now offering Softball in addition to Baseball for 2021. Akron Sports has joined the GLOW league to expand playing opportunities with neighboring Towns.
Read moreAkron Central School Board of Education members received a preliminary look at projected state aid for the next budget cycle during their meeting last Wednesday night.
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Section VI Athletics has announced the authorization for the start of high-risk sports for the Winter sport season for the 2021-21 school year. Registration is currently open for those wishing to participate in modified swimming.
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The Section VI Executive Committee met on January 12 and re-confirmed their support to move forward with low and moderate risk sports starting Monday.
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Town of Newstead/Village of Akron Emergency Manager, Dan Kowalik, shared Monday that confirmed COVID-19 cases in the 14001 zip code continued to rise over the past week, adding another 40 since his last update, bringing the total to 200 positive since March, slightly lower than the rise in cases reported in the previous seven days.
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Akron Central returns to a full remote model on December 14, Superintendent of Schools Patrick McCabe announced on Thursday.
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Akron Central reopens Monday, December 7 with the hybrid model in place for most of the Fall. The District was on full remote for a week while staffing and testing could be addressed.
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By Rich Place Students at Akron Central School will once again return to fully remote learning on Monday following Thanksgiving recess.
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