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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
♦ On June 23 the Ohio High School Athletic Assoc. (OHSAA)
announced
the division breakdowns for the 2025-26 basketball season.
The East girls will remain in Division IV while the boys will move up from Division IV to Division III.
♦ On June 12 the OHSAA
announced
changes to the state football playoffs for the 2025 football season.
The major change is that the number of playoff qualifiers for each region will be reduced from 16 to 12.
East will remain in region 9 of Division III.
FOOTBALL
Varsity
Firestone 7
East 43
Sat., Oct. 18
12:00 p.m. (noon)
at Buchtel
Fri., Oct. 24
7:00 p.m.
vs. Garfield
at Ellet
Junior Varsity
Ellet 0
East 24
Sat., Oct. 25
5:00 p.m.
vs. Garfield
at East
Middle School
Season concluded
CROSS COUNTRY
Boys
Season concluded
Girls
Season concluded
VOLLEYBALL
Varsity
Div. IV Sectional
East 6-4-3
Springfield 25-25-25
Season concluded
Junior Varsity
Season concluded
Middle School
Season concluded
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Strike Up
the Band
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Sat., Oct. 18
East Akron Band
Show
7:00 p.m.
at Ellet Stadium
Ticket info
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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:
• Brookside Mgmt Co. donated $150 to East to support the East Akron Band Show.
• Arlington St. Church of God donated 20 prs. of socks, valued at $30, for students in need at David Hill.
• Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church donated 20 prs. of socks, valued at $30, for students in need at David Hill.
• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority donated school supplies and personal care items, valued at $990, for students in need at Barber.
• The David & Cheryl Venarge Fund donated the following amounts to be used for starting
and maintaining a food pantry in the following Cluster schools:
▪ $2,500 to East HS;
▪ $2,500 to East MS;
▪ $1,000 to Barber;
▪ $1,000 to Mason;
▪ $1,000 to Seiberling.
• Michael Hayes donated $1,200 to East to be used as follows:
▪ $600 for the Athletic Dept.;
▪ $600 for the Marine Corps JROTC program.
• The City of Joy Enrichment Center donated $1,000, to Barber to purchase items for
Barber's Cave, an area set aside for the teachers.
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State Report Cards
Every year the Ohio Education & Workforce Dept. issues a report card for every public school and school district in the state.
Over the years, the grading system has changed from a series of vague categories, to a letter grade, and currently 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.
2024-25
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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Honoring Frank Williams
Hall of Fame inductee
Frank Williams, East High Class of 1962, is being
inducted
into the Akron Public Schools Athletics Hall of Fame for his achievements in track and field while in high school. The induction
ceremony
will be held on October 18.
Among his accomplishments: Williams tied for first place in the high jump at both the
1961
and
1962
Ohio High School State Meet finals.
Williams was also an outstanding forward on the basketball team at East and at Goodyear Junior High.
Williams, along with fellow East grad Frank Thompson, were members of the 1963-64 basketball
team
at the University of Akron which was runner-up in the NCAA College Division National Tournament.
Note: Even though they are being inducted for efforts at other schools,
Mike Buckner
and
Chuck Shuman
are both East grads.
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See Who's Running
for Akron Board of Education
As of the August 6 deadline, nine candidates have filed with the Summit County Board of Elections to run for the four available seats
on the Akron Board of Education in this year's general election.
Election day is Tuesday, November 4.
Need to register to vote? Need to request an absentee ballot? Need to find out where to vote in person?
All this information is available on the Board of Elections
web site.
Here
are the nine school board candidates.
There were two recent opportunities to hear and question these school board candidates. They are listed below:
October 8: Candidate debate summary
October 15: Complete candidate forum
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Akron Public Schools
Facing Shortages
The Akron Public School System is facing a shortage of teachers, of resource officers, and of students.
At its August 11 meeting, the Akron Board of Education announced that it is experiencing a total shortage of 162 educators across
47 of the district's buildings. This number affects 8% of all classroom positions.
This staffing shortage assumes greater urgency since the first day of school is August 21.
Also of concern to the Board is the fact that enrollment in the district has decreased by 697 students since the 2020-21 school year.
Here
is a detailed explanation of the situation.
9/22/25 UPDATE:
At the September 22 Board meeting Interim Treasurer Wayne Bowers gave some additional negative news.
He reported that the school district's expenses are growing faster than its sources of revenue. Bowers stated,
"It isn't too late to make decisions that will positively influence this path, and I recommend that we start doing that now."
Here
is reporting on the meeting from the Akron Beacon Journal, and
here
is the reporting appearing in Akron.com, part of Leader Publications.
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Walking to School
The annual Father and Family Walk to School for the Akron Public Schools took place on September 18.
Below are some pictures from the event. The first two are from David Hill; the bottom picture is from Seiberling.
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Presenting
The New Reservoir Park
Visited Reservoir Park lately? If not, you won't recognize the place after completion of its $10.7 million
renovation
project.
A grand
re-opening
of the facility was held on
October 7.
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American Students
Losing Ground
The Nation's Report Card, issued by the National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP),
was released on September 9, and the results are not very encouraging.
The NAEP report is a measure of student achievement throughout the nation's K-12 educational system.
Among the findings are a drop in science test scores for eighth graders and a drop in math and reading scores for twelfth graders.
Here
is the story, in print and audio, as reported on NPR.
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The Grades Are In
The Ohio Education and Workforce Dept. has issued the annual report cards for each public school and
each of the public school districts in the state.
Complete detail on the state report cards for the 2024-25 school year is viewable in the posting in the left column of this web site immediately
under the "Thank You" article.
Here
is a summary of how area schools performed on the current state report card as broadcast on WKSU.
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4 Cluster schools will be
Serving Up Better Nutrition
At its August 28 meeting the Akron Board of Education
accepted
a grant of $572,225.90 from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Program.
The purpose of the grant is to provide fresh fruits and vegetables twice a week to selected elementary schools in the district.
All four East Cluster elementary schools — Barber, David Hill, Mason, and Seiberling — will be participants in the program.
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No More Cinders !
New track installed 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 has been excavated and replaced with a rubberized, all-weather track.
The work was done by Vasco
Sports Contractors of Massillon.
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.
Below are some pictures of the newly-installed track. Quite an improvement!
View no. 1
View no. 2
View no. 3
View no. 4
View no. 5
View no. 6
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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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