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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
♦ Remembering
East grad, football star at Purdue, & NFL player, Dave Young.
♦ The Ohio High School Athletic Assoc. is
exploring
the possibility of expanding playoff participation for sports other than football.
e-Sports
Schedule
Baseball
Varsity
East 0
Firestone 13
Mon., Apr. 22
5:00 p.m.
at Buchtel
Softball
Varsity
East Canton 20
East 2
Mon., Apr. 22
5:00 p.m.
vs. North
at Firestone Stadium
Middle School
Mon., Apr. 22
4:30 p.m.
vs. Hyre
at Reservoir Park
Boys Track
Varsity
Mon., Apr. 29
5:00 p.m.
vs. North
at Ellet
Middle School
Wed., Apr. 24
5:00 p.m.
vs. Hyre & Litchfield
at Ellet
Girls Track
Varsity
Firestone 94
East 16
Mon., Apr. 29
5:00 p.m.
vs. North
at Ellet
Middle School
Wed., Apr. 24
5:00 p.m.
vs. Hyre & Litchfield
at Ellet
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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:
• Gilcher Chiropractic donated $40 to the Drama Club at East.
• Buckeye State Credit Union donated $60 to the Drama Club at East.
• Sean Robbins donated 15 warm-up shirts to the East basketball team valued at $437.78.
• The Marion F. Walker Queens's Project donated 68 first grade reading books, valued at $748, to David Hill.
• The Marion F. Walker Queens's Project donated 64 first grade reading books, valued at $704, to Barber.
• Michael Hayes donated $300 to the Athletic Dept. at East for spring sports expenses.
• DonorsChoose.org donated STEM learning materials, valued at $215.99, to Seiberling.
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Media Matters
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Seiberling's Leader of the Month
video
for March emphasized seeking to understand and then being understood.
The Univ. of Akron's College of Engineering has issued a series of podcasts entitled Diverse Engineering hosted
by U. of A. grad, EbaNee Bond.
These podcasts celebrate the diverse voices and stories of U. of A. engineering graduates and seek to encourage more women and
other underrepresented groups of students to become engineers.
Listen to the podcasts
here.
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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 everything you ever wanted to know about the new grading system.
And
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.
2022-23
Barber
David Hill
Mason
Robinson
Seiberling
East High & Middle
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Contact Us
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions regarding this web site or its contents,
send us an e-mail.
East Cluster E-mail
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Earth Day 54
4/22/1970 - 4/22/2024
Help
celebrate and preserve the planet that we call home.
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Akron Schools Facing
Serious Budget Problems
Imagine that you had to cut your family budget by 4% this year. And imagine that you are likely
to face additional budget cuts over at least the next three years.
On top of that, imagine that you are forced to ask a relative to give, not loan, but give you the equivalent of the
income from an 8.9-mill increase in their property taxes.
This is a "kitchen table" illustration of the budget problems facing the Akron Public Schools.
The school system is currently striving to cut $15,000,000 from its budget before the beginning of the
2024-25 school year.
In addition, the Board of Education is considering asking voters for a new 7.6-mill levy for operating expenses
plus a 1.3-mill bond issue designated to cover the cost of replacing the existing North High building.
Superintendent Michael Robinson stated at the April 11 Board meeting that "There will be cuts, I can tell you,
this year, there will be cuts again next year, and we may possibly again be cutting in a third year, and maybe
even in a fourth year."
Here
is some additional detail on the school district's budget woes.
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It All Adds Up
Barber Family Math Night
Sometimes problems, even math problems, are easier to solve with the help of your family.
Below is a family working on a math problem at the recent Family Math Night at Barber.
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Board Approves
Redistricting Changes
East Cluster schools affected
At a special meeting on March 20, the Akron Board of Education
approved
a sweeping redistricting plan for the Akron Public Schools.
The need for redistricting has become critical as overall enrollment in the school district continues to decline even while a few
building are experiencing overcrowding. In contrast, other school buildings are underutilized.
The provisions directly affecting all five East Cluster elementaries are as follows:
- Robinson, which opened as an elementary school in 1912, will cease to exist. The building will become the
new home for the STEM High School. Robinson elementary students will be relocated to David Hill or Mason.
- Some students from an overcrowded Harris-Jackson in North Hill will be reassigned to Barber.
- To adjust for the influx of students to Barber, some of their students will be reassigned to Seiberling.
Here
are complete details on the redistricting plan complete with new boundary maps.
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Meet Cameron Collins
Principal for a Day
Students at David Hill can earn points for positive behavior and can use those points for schools supplies
or having donuts with the Dean of Students or Principal.
In Cameron Collins' case, he earned enough points to qualify as the school's Principal of the day.
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School Admins. Recommend
Bond Issue and Levy
To be placed on Nov. ballot
At a March 18 Akron Public Schools Finance Committee meeting, Superintendent Michael Robinson and Chief Financial Officer
Stephen Thompson
recommended
that the Board of Education authorize a bond issue and operating levy to be placed on this November's ballot.
The school administrators urged that the two issues be combined into one item on the ballot.
A 7.6 mill operating levy would help fund the school district's daily expenditures while a 1.3 mill bond issue would generate
an estimated $85,000,000 for the building of a new North High School (pictured below).
Based on a property valuation of $100,000, the levy would cost a homeowner an additional $266 a year in property taxes,
while the bond issue would add $45 annually to the property tax bill.
Here
is some additional info from Ideastream Public Media.
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Peeping in at
David Hill Scientists
Students at David Hill recently conducted STEM-related experiments using those favorite Easter marshmallow treats, Peeps.
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If you're planning on higher ed...
Don't Forget About
Your FAFSA
The process for completing the
FAFSA,
or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, has been greatly simplified, and more
changes
are coming.
One of the major changes is the
revised
form for the 2024-25 academic year. And instead of being able to submit FAFSA applications beginning on October, 1, 2023,
access to this year's application was delayed until Decmeber 31.
Visit
the Federal Student Aid web site for help on filling out the FAFSA.
Remeber, the first "F" in FAFSA stands for "free." There is no charge to submit an application.
1/8/2024 UPDATE:
If you've been having problems with the new FAFSA application,
this
may be the reason.
Another problem applicants might encounter is that the new FAFSA application fails to take into account inflation.
Here
is some additional detail.
3/26/2024 UPDATE:
The frustration continues. Read and/or watch this March 26 story from the PBS NewsHour as students
report
how delays with their FAFSA applications are affecting their college plans.
4/11/2024 UPDATE:
Because of continued
problems
with the revamped FAFSA, fewer students are even bothering to complete the application.
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Got Something to Say ?
Put it in a podcast
The NPR Student Podcast
Challenge
began six years ago with the purpose of giving students an opportunity
to share stories about their classrooms and their communities or to expound on a topic they feel strongly about.
There are three divisions for non-college submissions: the newly-added grade 4, grades 5-8, and grades 9-12. Entries
have been eligible for submission since February 2 and must be submitted by the deadline of May 3. Submissions
can be any length between three and eight minutes.
Here
are all the rules and guidelines for the contest along with sample podcasts from previous winners.
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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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