AKRON KNOWLEDGE BOWL COMPETITION
Congratulations to our H.S. knowledge bowl teams and their their coach Denise Pickens. Our three teams finished 1st, 3rd, and 14th out of 18 teams. We also had two J.H. teams that finished 8th and 20th out of 23 teams.
A big thank you goes to Akron school staff and volunteers that helped make the knowledge bowl competition a success today.
Akron students from Mr. Samber’s sophomore U.S. History class visited the Akron nursing home Wednesday to interview and learn from their elders. Great project!
The Akron Ram H.S. basketball teams hosted the Haxtun Bulldogs Tuesday night. Haxtun won the girls game 62-45 and Akron won the boys game 49-47.
Go Rams!
Akron J.H wrestlers were in action at the Sterling Bash on Tuesday.
The Akron Ram J.H. girls’ basketball teams played Caliche on Monday. The Rams won the ‘A’ game 34-12 and lost the ‘B’ game 23-11.
Good job Rams!
The Akron Rams took on the Liberty Common Eagles Saturday night. The girls put up a great fight but came up a little short losing 32-37. The boys finished with a win, 55-37.
Keep working hard, Rams.
The Akron Ram wrestling team competed in the Platte Valley Team Tournament at Kersey today. The Rams had just six wrestlers competing today. Five of the six finished with a winning record and three of those were undefeated on the day.
Nice job Rams!
AKRON 6TH GRADE KNOWLEDGE BOWL TEAM QUALIFIES FOR STATE
The Akron 6th grade knowledge bowl team composed of Zaya Wells, Caleb Poss, Merek Charney, Carl McGuire, and Haylee Roseberry traveled to Stanley Lake H.S. in Denver today with their coach Paula McGuire for a regional knowledge bowl competition. The team competed this morning and qualified for the final eight, which moved them into the afternoon competition. The team then placed 6th which qualifies them for the state competition on February 23rd.
Go Rams!!!
8th Grade Career Fair
Our 8th grade students traveled to Holyoke yesterday to take part in a career fair event. The students had a great time exploring different careers.
The Akron J.H. girls basketball team played well on Monday against Yuma. The Rams lost a hard fought battle 24-26.
The Akron Ram wrestlers had another solid performance Saturday competing at the Wiggins Tournament. The team finished with 95.5 points. Individual results: Laden Sampson 2nd, Seth Dorrenbacher 1st, Justin Traxler 1st, Derrick Poss 2nd, and Carson Reese 1st.
Good job Rams!
Battle of the Rams
On Friday, the Akron Ram girls lost to the Merino Rams 31-56. In the boys game Akron defeated the Merino Rams 48-45.
Go Blue!
Pictures from the Toddler Trot and Diaper Dash sponsored by Goodman Realty at the High School basketball games Friday night.
The J.H. girls basketball teams played tough against Wiggins last night at home but came up short. The B team lost 6-32 and the A team lost 14-22.
Keep working to improve girls!
Virtual Reality Week
We want to give a big thank you to Mike Sullivan of Sedgwick County Economic Development and Akron Teacher Mrs. Katie Thompson for working to provide this virtual reality opportunity at our school. Our students have been able to experience a number programs having to do with art, history, and science.
Akron District Spelling Bee
The annual school spelling bee was held this morning in the field house. The district winner was Carl McGuire and runner-up was Vashti Winter. Eight finalists will be moving on to Regionals next month in Brush. Finalists pictured below: front row (L to R) Carl McGuire, Mason Groth, and Liam Groth; back row (L to R) Syvannah McGuire, Bibiana Rocha, Vashti Winter, Caleb Poss, and Haylee Roseberry.
Congratulations to everyone who participated and best wishes to those advancing to regionals.
The Akron JH girls basketball teams played at Merino last night. The B squad lost and the A squad won 34-18.
Go Rams!
The Akron JH and HS wrestling teams hosted the Burlington Cougars last night. The JH wrestlers were matched up as close as possible in weight with their opponents and no team score was kept. The Akron HS team won the dual against Burlington 30-15.
Good job Rams!
The Akron Ram wrestling team had a solid day at the Pirate Invite in Englewood. The Rams finished 2nd as a team with 114.5 points. Individual Placers: Seth Dorrenbacher 1st, Justin Traxler 2nd, Gavin Brown 2nd, Derrick Poss 3rd, and Carson Reese 4th. Also scoring points for the Rams were Laden Sampson, Cameron Collins, and Xavier Livesay.
Good job Rams!
The Akron Ram basketball teams played well last night and picked up a couple wins at Caliche. The girls won 43-10 and the boys won 78-45.
Great job Rams!
