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Dates to
Remember
Thursday, August 12
• Summer band camp begins
(at 80 Brittain Rd.)
Wednesday, August 25
• Freshman & new student
orientation
(6:00 p.m. - 80 Brittain Rd.)
Wednesday, September 1
• First day of school
(at 80 Brittain Rd.)
Monday, September 6
• Band at East Akron
Labor Day parade
(line-up at noon at East
Akron Community House)
Thursday, September 30
• Open House & interim pickup
(3:30 - 7:30 p.m.)
• New building dedication
(5:30 p.m.)
October 25 - 29
• Ohio Graduation Test
(grades 11 & 12)
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Have a
Safe and
Happy Summer
The new school year,
in our
completely renovated
and expanded building,
begins on
Wednesday, September 1.
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What About
After
High School?
There are a wide range of scholarship opportunities available for college-bound East High
students. Click
here to explore some of
those possibilities.
Attending college after graduation may not be the right choice for everyone.
Seniors not planning to enter college upon graduation might want to consider some of the
alternatives listed
here.
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Brick by Brick
The East High P.T.A. is selling memorial bricks to be laid in the front of
the newly renovated and expanded East High School. A brick with two
lines of lettering is $20.
For details or to purchase a brick, contact P.T.A. officers Summer Batties at 330-780-1268 or by
e-mail
or Cindi Robins at 330-328-2460 or by
e-mail.
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80 Brittain Rd.
Akron, Ohio 44305
Phone: 330-794-4100
Fax: 330-761-1614
Home of
the Orientals
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Why has East High School changed it name to East Community Learning Center? Has it
been converted to a charter school? Has it been taken over by a
multi-national corporation? Is it still even a high school?
The answers are NO, NO, and YES.
The system-wide rebuilding plan undertaken by the Akron
Public Schools required that it raise 41% of the funding needed for construction.
If this was achieved, the State of Ohio would supply the remaining 59%.
The School District and the City of Akron entered into an agreement whereby the Akron city
income tax rate, with voter approval, was increased by .25% (one-fourth of one per cent).
This additional revenue is the source of the matching funds needed by the Akron School District.
As part of the agreement between the School District and the City, each new school building
is to be available for community use after school hours and will be known as a community learning
center.
Part of East's conversion includes the addition of a middle school wing to house 7th and
8th graders who currently attend Goodyear Middle School. When all the new construction is complete,
East will become a grade 7 through grade 12 building and will encompass both middle school and high school.
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AND SPEAKING OF NAME CHANGES....
If you are concerned about the possibility that the Akron Board of Education might
require East to change its decades-old nickname, the Orientals, let them know
how you feel.
Here
is how to get in touch with the Board.
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A Sneak Peek
Inside Our New Building
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(Here is more East Cluster construction news.)
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