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Cluster
Calendar
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Click on the calendar below to see a list of events relating to the
schools of the East Cluster.
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East Cluster Sports
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News
♦ The Ohio High School Athletic Assoc. has
announced
the division breakdowns for the 2025 football season.
East will remain in region 9 of Division III.
Baseball
Varsity
Division IV
Sectional
Tournament
East 0
Norton 12
Season concluded
Softball
Varsity
Division IV
Sectional
Tournament
East 0
Springfield 19
Season concluded
Middle School
Season concluded
Boys Track
Varsity
Bedford Div. I
District Meet
No regional qualifiers;
Season concluded
Middle School
Season concluded
Girls Track
Varsity
Bedford Div. II
District Meet
No regional qualifiers;
Season concluded
Middle School
Season concluded
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Thank You
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Thanks to the following organizations and individuals who made
contributions to the schools of the East Cluster:
• DonorsChoose.org donated schools supplies, valued at, valued at $189.37, to Seiberling.
• The Barbershop Harmony Society donated $150 for the Music Dept. East.
• Michael Hayes donated $1,000 to East to send four band members to the Univ. of Akron
summer music camp.
• The following donated items of clothing, valued at $242, for students in need at East:
▪ Igor Ljevaja;
▪ Fred Hawkins;
▪ Officer Auchberger.
• Kristie Schartiger donated $100 to the JRTOC drill team at East.
• Myers Tire Supply donated 545 pairs of Nitrile gloves for use by the Auto Tech students at East.
Value of the donation is $14,037.
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Media Matters
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Seiberling's Leader of the Month
video
for April and May emphasizes "Find Your Voice."
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State Report Cards
Every year the Ohio Dept. of Education (ODoE) issues a report card for every public school and school district in the state.
Over the years, ODoE has changed the grading system from a series of vague categories, to a letter grade, and now to a five-star
rating system — the kind of rating system you might see when asked about your most recent pizza or the promptness of your latest
Amazon delivery.
Here
is the report card for the Akron Public School District for the most recently-completed school year. Below are the report cards for each of the
East Cluster schools.
2023-24
Barber
David Hill
Mason
Seiberling
East High & Middle
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Contact Us
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send us an e-mail.
East Cluster E-mail
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Coming in August
Ohio Sales Tax Holiday
Has Been Expanded
Not just for school supplies any more
Since 2015, the Ohio sales tax holiday has lasted for three days in early August and was
only applicable for the purchase of back-to-school supplies and clothing.
This year's sales tax holiday applies to almost all items of personal property priced at $500 or less. Examples include electronics, clothing, books,
and sporting goods.
This year's sales tax holiday, which has been extended to two weeks, will be in effect from 12:00 a.m. Friday, August 1, through 11:59 p.m. Thursday, August 14.
Ohio Governor, Mike DeWine, stated, "This expanded sales tax break will help Ohio's families with back-to-school necessities as well
as other substantial purchases during a time when so many household budgets are being strained."
So what kind of savings can be expected? The current
rate
of sales tax (combined state and local) in Summit County is 6.75%. A shopper making qualifying purchases of $500
would avoid paying $33.75 in sales taxes.
Complete guidelines for the sales tax holiday are available on the Ohio
Deptartment of Taxation web site
here.
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Rotary Club Scholarships
for East Grads
Congratulations to the following members of the East Class of 2025 who have been awarded scholarships by the Rotary Club of Akron:
- Arianna Durik
- Carlos Loskofsky
- Jai'Den McGhee
- Taniya Marshall
- Ja'Marah Marzouk
- Nila Surgeon
- Vica Tafolla.
The
awards dinner
was held on April 29.
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Make the Most of
Summer Vacation
The Akron Public School System is offering a wide range of activities to keep its students busy over the summer
through a program called The Summer Experience: Choose Your Summer Adventure.
Options range from mystery camps for elementary students to robotics camps for middle schoolers to music camps for high schoolers.
To explore these and dozens of other options for the summer, click
here.
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60+ Reunion Luncheon
The East High Alumni Association is inviting all "older" Orientals to the 11th annual 60+ Reunion Luncheon.
The event will take place on Thursday, June 12, at
Guy's
Party Center and is open to all East alum who graduated sixty or more years ago.
Here are complete details:
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Got a Dirty Car ?
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Superintendent Robinson Resigns
At a special April 15 meeting the Akron Board of Education voted 4-1 (two Board members abstained) to place Superintendent Michael Robinson on
paid leave.
Robinson has been under investigation for charges of creating a hostile work environment, and the
report
resulting from that independent investigation was reviewed at the special meeting.
Board President, Carla Jackson, stated, "The report indicated that there were multiple credible accounts of bullying, intimidation, and retaliation
by Superintendent Robinson against A.P.S. employees, including administrators and former A.P.S. employees."
Executive Director of Elementary Schools (and former Barber principal), Mary Outley, will serve as interim superintendent during Robinson's absence.
She previously served in that capacity prior to the hiring of Robinson.
A final decision on Robinson's employment status is expected to be presented at the next regular Board meeting on April 28.
4/23/25 UPDATE:
The Bricker Graydon law firm, the attorneys for the Akron Board of Education, has presented three
options
for the Board in dealing with the fate of Superintendent Michael Robinson: termination, resignation, or separation.
4/28/25 UPDATE:
At its April 28 meeting the Board of Education
voted
4-3 to accept the resignation of Superintendent Michael Robinson.
As part of the separation agreement, the Board voted to pay Robinson $200,000 to release the school district from any legal liabilities.
At the same meeting, the Board
voted
4-3 to officially appoint Acting Superintendent Mary Outley as permanent Superintendent. She has accepted the appointment.
5/27/25 UPDATE:
At its May 27 meeting the Board of Education officially
approved
a contract for new Superintendent, Mary Outley.
She will earn an annual salary of $240,000, the same as her predecessor.
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Smoother Running at East
Thanks to a grant awarded in the amount of $100,000 to the Akron Public Schools from Dick's Sporting Goods
Foundation
and the Local Initiatives Support
Corporation,
the battered dirt and cinder running track at East will be excavated and replaced with a rubberized, all-weather
track. The new track will be similar to the one at Firestone C.L.C.
The grant was oficially
accepted
at the December 9 Board of Education meeting.
The first synthetic, all-weather track was developed in the mid 1950s, and the first time one was used in the
Olympics was in 1968 at Mexico City. So you see, East is a little behind the curve but happy to catch up.
4/14/25 UPDATE:
At its April 14 meeting the Board of Education approved entering into a purchase
agreement
with
Vasco
Sports Contractors of Massillon to replace the cinder running track at East with a new asphalt track.
Per terms of the agreement, the total cost of the replacement must not exceed $225,567. Work is expected to
begin later this spring.
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Dr. Aaron Palmer
Helping Students Sew Up
a Future Career ?
In 2015 Summa Health began offering a hands-on medical exploratory
outreach
with a group of the Akron Public Schools. Since then, Summa Health's efforts have expanded to include
more students from Akron Public Schools and to include additional health systems throughout Greater Akron.
That initial program has evolved into the Future Healthcare Leaders' Summit. This year's demonstration
was held at the University of Akron.
One of the doctors participating in this year's outreach is Summa neurosurgeon and East High grad, Dr. Aaron Palmer.
Here
is his story as appearing in cleveland.com, and
here
is a report from Channel 5 News.
The photo below shows Dr. Palmer demonstrating suturing to students at this year's outreach.
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East
Cluster
Resources
For a list of resources helpful to residents of the East Cluster neighborhoods , click
here.
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