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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
♦ At its Dec. 8 meeting, the Akron Board of Education approved the
hiring
of Tom McKinnon as Co-Ordinator of Athletics for the school system.
He will replace the retiring Jos Vassalotti.
♦ 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.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Varsity
East 46
Ellet 71
Fri., Jan. 16
7:00 p.m.
vs. Garfield
at East
Junior Varsity
Fri., Jan. 16
5:30 p.m.
vs. Garfield
at East
Freshmen
East 33
Ellet 54
Wed. Jan. 28
5:00 p.m.
at Massillon
Middle School
Thurs., Jan. 22
4:30 p.m.
vs. I Promise
at East
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Varsity
East 25
Ellet 71
Thurs. Jan. 22
6:30 p.m.
vs. North
at East
Junior Varsity
Thurs., Jan. 22
5:00 p.m.
vs. North
at East
Middle School
Thurs., Jan. 22
4:30 p.m.
vs. I Promise
at East
BOWLING
Girls
Mon., Jan. 19
9:00 a.m.
MLK Tournament
at Spins Bowl
Boys
Mon., Jan. 19
9:00 a.m.
MLK Tournament
at Spins Bowl
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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:
• The East High Alumni Assoc. donated practice uniforms, valued at $2,671, for grade 7-12
football players at East.
• The East High Alumni Assoc. donated warm-ups, bags, socks, & shirts, valued at $225,
for the girls' middle school basketball team at East.
• East teacher, Sonja Spencer-Jackson, donated shoes, sneakers, & boots, valued at $390, for
students or families in need at East.
• The David & Cheryl Venarge Fund donated an additional $1,000 to each of the East Cluster schools, Barber,
David Hill, East, Mason, & Seiberling, to assist in maintaining a food pantry each school.
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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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East
Cluster
Resources
For a list of resources helpful to residents of the East Cluster neighborhoods , click
here.
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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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Mason-Vincent House
Partnership
Following the loss of normal schooling during the CoViD-19 pandemic, students emerged with a lot of academic ground to make up.
Renee Kochis, in her fifth year as principal at Mason, ushered in a creative methodology of having the school connect with a partner
that was willing to invest more than just money to improve the lives of her students. That partner, located just down the E. Exchange St.
from the school, was and is
The Vincent House.
Here
is the story of the Mason-Vincent House partnership.
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Board of Education
Election Results
There were eight candidates running for the four open seats on the Akron Board of Education in this year's November 4 general election.
The only incumbent to be re-elected was Rev. Gregory Harrison.
Newly-elected members to the Baord are, in descending order of votes received, Phil Montgomery, Karmaya Kelly, and Nathan Jarosz.
Here
are the results of the school board race, and
here
are the final results of all the November 4 races as reported by the Summit County Board of Elections.
Here
is some additional background on the November 4 Board of Education election.
The November 14 edition of the Akron Beacon Journal carried this
article
from its Editorial Board calling for less contention and more transparency from the school board.
1/6/26 UPDATE:
The newly-elected members of the Board of Education were
sworn into
office on Monday, January 5.
Pictured L to R are Gregory Harrison, Nathan Jarosz, (current member) Barbara Sykes, Phil Montgomery, and Karmaya Kelly
(Photo courtesy of Ryan Loew of Signal Akron)
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East provides
A Concert Before the Concert
If you happened to attend the Akron Symphony's presentation of The Messiah on November 15 and heard
some wonderful music in the lobby prior to the concert, that was the East Concert Band.
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East finishes
Best Football Season ... Ever!
Congratulations to Coach Hayes, his staff, and his hard-working football players.
Not only did they advance to the third round of the Ohio football playoffs, but this was the most successful season in the school's history.
The school achieved its first ever 10-win season — something no other East C.L.C. or East High team has ever done.
Here
is the story as written in cleveland.com.
Division III All-Ohio Team
- Third team offense -
Terrell Wharton
- Honorable mention -
Lawrence Cherry, Marcus Henderson, Terrel Karim, & Tarrell Robinson
Div. III All-Northeast Inland District Team
- First team offense -
Lawrence Cherry & Terrell Wharton
- First team defense -
Marcus Henderson, Terrel Karim, & Tarrell Robinson
- Second team offense -
Sean Echols, Marlin Engram, & Emmanuel Jefferson
- Honorable mention -
Jon Jeffries & Nasir West
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Polymer School
Seeks Young Inventors
for 18th annual Rubber Band Contest
The School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at the University of Akron is looking for
students in grades 5-8 with elastic minds for the 18th annual Rubber Band
Contest for Young Inventors.
The contest is divided into two divisions: Arts & Leisure and
Science & Engineering. The goal of the competition is to come up with a
working invention or piece of art that uses at least one rubber band.
About $2,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded with the first place winners
in each division earning $150 apiece, and runners-up in each division earning
$100 apiece. All entries must be postmarked no later than
February 20, 2026.
For complete contest details, entry forms, and guidelines, visit the contest web site
here.
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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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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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School Phone
Numbers
East High
330-761-7920
East Middle
330-761-7928
Barber
330-761-7911
David Hill
330-761-1630
Mason
330-761-2711
Seiberling
330-761-7956
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