Akron School District No. R-1

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It was a GREAT day as our staff celebrated our HS Students at the HS Academic Awards this morning. So proud of our RAMS!

Akron Rams Students, Staff, Parents, and Families,

We wish to congratulate our baseball and track athletes on their successful seasons.  The baseball team has advanced to the semifinals of the state 1A tournament and will play at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 14th at All-Star Park in Lakewood.  Our track athletes will also be competing just down the road at JeffCo Stadium in Lakewood on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Many of our staff, students and parents are planning to go and support the teams this Thursday. The number of staff and students who would like to support our team necessitates canceling classes this Thursday, May 14th. We encourage everyone to make the trip to Denver and help cheer our baseball team on to victory, as well as our track athletes as they compete on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

The success of our school both in the classroom and on the athletic field is a great testament to the wonderful teachers, families, and community of Akron. Events like these give us the opportunity to come together and support and celebrate our students and community.

Thank you for helping support our students and school district.

Go Rams!

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For those who are unable to attend, we will be providing a live stream of the candlelight vigil here on our Akron Public Schools Facebook page so everyone has the opportunity to be part of honoring Parkyr Cline. The vigil starts at 8:30 PM at the Mural Park downtown.

We are so blessed with the best staff! Happy staff appreciation week - thank you for ALL that you do!

Do to the impending weather in the afternoon at Holyoke on Monday. The meet has been moved up with a start time of 9:00. Fields will start then and running will start at 10:00. Thanks for your patience. Coach Clarkson

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We are so thankful for our incredible transportation staff!!

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Elementary Openings for the 2026/2027 school year!

Coaching position open:

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5th - 8th Grade Special Education Teacher Position Open :

Please see below regarding preschool enrollment for the 2026/2027 school year!

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🌟 Proud moment for Akron! 🌟 Senior Shirley West attended the Culinary Institute of America in San Antonio for a 5-day immersion hosted by the Urban School Food Alliance. Shirley—one of two high school students invited—trained with 18 K–12 child nutrition professionals from across the country, learning hands-on culinary skills and exploring careers in school foodservice. Photos included: Group Photo: ~27 participants including chef trainers and child nutrition pros from Seattle Public Schools, Dallas , and others. Shirley Team Photo: Shirley and two colleagues (name tag “Sabrina” visible) working with labeled ingredient cups (lemon, lime, sugar, curry, ginger, garlic, oil, tomatoes, cucumber). Shirley at CIA: Shirley cutting a yellow bell pepper in the CIA kitchen. #USFA #culinaryinstituteofamerica #schoolmeals #culinarytraining

Akron FCCLA and Advisor Mrs. Peggy Hall attended FCCLA Northeastern Regional Conference this week. Fifteen FCCLA Members competed in nine different teams and came home with 2 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 3 bronze. Workshops attended were: Culinary arts, Design, FACTS, and Early Childhood. Opening Session was about finding your "Joy" in life. Students also enjoyed a murder mystery banquet where Molly O'neil won the award of solving the case of who was the murderer. Students competing were: Gold Medal: Molly O'Neil and Payton Marshall - Interior Design Gold Medal: Alia Winter and Shirley West - Focus on Children Silver Medal: Tristan Hall and Aubrey Bulik - Chapter in Review Silver Medal: Kashlee Randel and MacKenzie Fincher - Focus on Children Silver Medal: Malia Dracon and Estrella Arteaga - Focus on Children Silver Medal: Kinley Brown - Focus on Children Bronze Medal: Alex Galindo - Entrepreneurship Bronze Medal: Caleb Hansen and Parker Molt - Focus on Children Bronze Medal: Kendal Zimmerman - Leadership