Virtual Spirit Week
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Students & Parents ,
My new math website at http://www.protopage.com/akronmath is a collection of website links to a variety of different activities to practice math skills. The site is a work in progress, so check back each day to see what additional resources I add. Note the different tabs across the top, dividing the activities into different categories.
If you have not already been to my literacy website check out the many activities at https://www.protopage.com/akronco
Mrs. Loutensock
Akron School Families:
CHANGE* Next week we will distribute meals Monday and Wednesday from 11 am - 12 (noon). Each day will have 2 days worth of breakfast & lunch. If you have not done so already please email m.camacho@akronrams.org so we can prepare the proper amount of meals.
Bus route families if transportation to town is an issue, please make arrangements for a once a week food delivery.
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Thank you. Greg Clarkson
Important Information for Parents!
As many of you know, we are using Zoom to continue teaching and contacting with parents. The Children's Online Privacy Act (COPPA) requires parental content for your child(ren) to participate in Zoom. If you DO NOT want your child to participate in Zoom, you must email Akron School at tech@akronrams.org by the end of the day Friday.
After a couple hours of handing items back to students we have discovered we can handle more families. If you would like to come early and pick up your student's items please do so.
Virtual Spirit Week
Akron Ram Students and Families,
This is a friendly reminder that tomorrow, Thursday, March 26, we have scheduled a school curb-side pick-up for student materials. Please find the schedule is at the bottom of this message. We ask that you REMAIN IN YOUR VEHICLE for the pick-up. If you are unable to pick items up tomorrow, feel free to call the school to schedule a time to have materials delivered to the curbside at a different time.
As the Akron teachers send materials home tomorrow, we want to be clear about our intentions during this time. Please know that our primary concern during this time, is the wellbeing of every one of our students. We are educators and of course we want to support our students academically as well. First, though, we are focusing on connecting with our students and supporting their ability to connect with us virtually. Our relationships with our kids is priority right now.
We want you to know that:
• We understand that there are families who wish for lots of support and school work for their students, while others are not able to help their students with academic work at this time. We are trying to be both ends of this spectrum for you.
• We understand that every family has its own situation and that not everyone is easily able to access the internet or have devices for their children to utilize.
• We are simply sending home SUGGESTED schedules and GUIDELINES for homework. No one, here at school, is expecting all of the work to be completed by a certain deadline and we are not asking for completed assignments to be turned in right now.
• It is not our intention to add stress to any household. The level of work we provide you is designed to MAINTAIN skills, not learn new concepts. Please do not feel obligated to be a home-school parent.
• We are here for you all and doing our best to help your family during this time.
• We want to support every student with whatever their needs are and know that virtual connections are a tremendous challenge for our teachers. Many teachers also have their own children at home while they are trying to work. Please be patient, every teacher is working hard to balance all their professional and personal tasks.
• We are sending home textbooks, Chromebooks and other materials that are property of the school. Please take care of these materials and know that we will expect them to be returned to the school.
• We STRONGLY URGE our students to follow the social distancing guidelines. We want the health threat to end and believe that in following the CDC and medical professional’s guidelines, we can slow down the spread.
We are moving forward in the following phases through April 17, 2020:
Phase 1 (Week of March 23) - Staff connecting/planning/training, materials sent home to students and connecting virtually with our students. Meals provided. Communication from school to home daily.
Phase 2 (Week of March 30) – Goal: Connect with 100% of our students virtually. This is our “Virtual Spirit Week” as well. Some suggested learning can be discussed/shared and additional meals and materials provided to students. 6-12 grade teachers attempt to hold “Virtual Office Hours” as a support to students. (Given connections are functional.) Frequent communication from school to home. *CURB-SIDE MEAL PICK-UP WILL CHANGE TIME TO 11 A.M. – 12 P.M.(NOON)
Phase 3 (Week of April 6) – Goal: Continued meals support. Continued connections to students. Elementary and Secondary hold “Virtual Office Hours” to provide online support to students. (Given connections are functional.)
We want our students to know that we are missing them and working hard this week to support them during their time away from school.
Love,
Your School Family
Reminder: If you signed up for breakfast and lunch for your student, meal distribution will take place today and Thursday from 3:30 - 4:30 PM.
If your student is not signed up but they want the meals please stop by during that time, we made some additional just in case.
Akron parents and families the technology survey is back up. Please fill the survey out and submit. The survey has questions that will help us an get an idea for implementation of our online platforms.
https://forms.gle/VJ3v8ZguQ5ighXLJA
Akron Parents and Families the technology survey crashed. Sorry about the inconvenience. The technology department is quickly fixing the problem and you should be able to resend your information when the problem is corrected. There will be a new link. Thanks for your patience.
Parents and Families we have a survey about technology needs for implementation of some of our online platforms. Could you please fill it and send it back as we can get a count of needs.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xJ4lA6yGPI0wig6tPcnPjnxmz0bxnNGIihLrxP8CUYY/edit?usp=sharing
Parents and Families,
We have had some requests on getting athletic locker items, band instrument, etc. Staff is meeting today to get a schedule set for next week to pick these items up. Items that can't wait until next week, please contact individual staff and Mr Randel.
Student and Parent Information
Message to Students and Families
Student In-Person Learning Suspended
As we go into Spring Break the Akron School will continue to monitor the Coronavirus. We are following preventative guidelines and our custodial staff is taking extra measures to sanitize. Please see further communication through an email message that was sent to parents.
Our 2nd graders read weekly to the preschoolers.
(We are proud of them modeling fluency and voice fluctuations to our youngest students.)
The senior class attended a Mock Interview at NJC Wednesday. Thanks to Mrs. Houston and Lauren Montoya from the COSI grant for preparing these students to shine!!
Kindergarten readers!!
Our second graders can identify parallel lines, angles, sides and are working to be able to define right angles!
The Akron HS boys and girls basketball teams both fell short of gaining wins in the first round of their league tournaments. Congratulations to players and coaches for their efforts this season.
The Akron Junior High Wrestlers were in action on Monday at the LPAA Tournament in Holyoke. The wrestlers did a great job representing the Rams!
Finishing Third:
Caleb Poss
Tucker Stahn
Finishing Second:
Xandor Bethel
Merek Charney
Finishing First:
Brandon Lambert
The Akron Ram wrestlers performed well today. Xavier Livesay won all three matches today and his final match by pin to place 3rd. Gavin Brown started with a loss then won by fall to place 5th.
Great job wrestlers and coaches!
The Akron School Library is hosting an online book fair with titles for all ages. You are able to order February 19th to March 4th. Visit https://efairs.follettbookfairs.com/guest/home?classCode=ZL42W to browse the selection.
Outstanding Teacher Award
Congratulations to Mrs. Heather Weis for being selected as the 2020 Akron Outstanding Teacher. Each year a donation is given from an anonymous donor to recognize a teacher in the Akron School. The hope is to recognize the great work of teachers and the impact they make in students lives on a daily basis. The Akron School District is blessed to have a wonderful team of teachers and staff members who are deserving of recognition.
Thank you to the anonymous donors and our parents and community for your wonderful support of our school. We are better together!
Some of our Akron Rams at beef weigh-ins last Saturday morning.
Go to Wray HS tonight to support our HS Basketball Teams in their final season contest. Games start at 4 with 2 quarters of JVG followed by JVB then VG and VB. Districts start Tuesday with the girls playing in Julesburg at 6 PM and the boys playing in Wray at 7 PM. Go Blue!
What a great turn out as we sent our wrestlers off to State! Good luck Xavier and Gavin!
The JH LPAA Wrestling tournament has changed dates. It will now be on Monday, February 24th at 2 PM in Holyoke. Go to Holyoke and support our JH Wrestlers.
Go Blue!
Please come help us send off our wrestlers to the state tournament on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 8:00 AM in the Akron Field House. The tournament is this Thursday-Saturday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Good Luck Wrestlers! Go Blue!
Region 3 Wrestling Tournament
The Akron Rams advanced two wrestlers to the state tournament next week. Sophomores Xavier Livesay and Gavin Brown both finished as regional runner-ups and will compete at the Pepsi Center starting on Thursday. Senior Cameron Collins battled back to 5th place and just missed advancing to state losing a close challenge match. Senior Caden Zimmerman was impressive this year going out for wrestling for the first time.
Good luck at state next week wrestlers and coaches!
Results from JH Girl’s Tournament today at Caliche:
B Team
22-17 Merino
22-16 Wiggins
A Team
31-27 Akron over Merino
Championship game
27-16 Wiggins over Akron
We are proud of the grit our Lady Rams displayed this season!
The A.H.S. athletic teams were in action on Friday. Wrestlers competed in their first day of regional wrestling at NJC and our basketball teams were on the road at Julesburg playing Sedgwick County. Our basketball teams gave a good effort but dropped both contests against Sedgwick County.
The wrestlers will continue in their tournament today with each having hopes of qualifying for the state tournament next week.
Go Rams!
Akron Elementary students came to school on a Friday to participate in a LEGO workshop today. Students worked individually and collaboratively to design and build speed racers and robots. Concepts and skills practiced were around ENERGY, GEARS, RATIOS and TORQUE.
Thank you Paula Mcguire and Mrs. Pachner for helping to bring this to Akron Elementary. Also thank you to CHS for supporting this event!
We are excited to announce that Denver Bronco, Dalton Risner will be a guest speaker at the Akron School on March 11th, 2020. The following is a message from Andrew Perry, Otis R-3 teacher and coach, who was instrumental in setting up this opportunity for not only the Akron and Otis schools but also several of our neighboring districts.
It is my privilege to invite you and your school & community to the Akron Field House on Wednesday March, 11 @ 10 a.m. Dalton Risner (Denver Broncos starting linemen) will be our featured guest speaker and would love to positively impact our community. Superintendent /Coach Christensen of Akron also knows and supports Dalton and is generously allowing us all the use of the Akron Field House. Dalton is a 2014 graduate of Wiggins High School and played college football at Kansas State University before being drafted less than a year ago. Dalton breathes positivity and has written a children's book RISE UP, which can be purchased online using the QR code on the flyer attached to this email. He has asked that donations be made to his foundation RisnerUp, which can also be accessed via QR code on the flyer.
The Akron JH STEM class had their Bridge Building Competition. Students were required to learn about bridge structures and design. They created their own bridges and tested how much weight each bridge could hold.
Akron Career and Technical Education Week
8th grade recruitment for CTE week. FFA, FCCLA, FBLA
Over 200 Valentines treats delivered to Akron Students for Valentines day by Akron FCCLA students!
Akron students were honored on Thursday to welcome speaker Nathan Harmon from Your Life Speaks. He traveled from Indiana to speak with our K-12th graders. The K-4th graders learned about making good choices, being kind, don’t be selfish, and being a good listener. There were separate assemblies for the 5th & 6th graders and the 7th-12th graders where they learned about
“The Five”:
1. Work hard
2. Be transparent
3. Value people
4. Accountability
5. Good choices
If you would like to hear more about Mr. Harmon’s message, check him out at Your Life Speaks on Facebook or @your_life_speaks on Instagram.
Our 1st and 2nd graders discussed "being thankful" this week and wrote everything they are thankful for on the white boards in the hallways. There's a LOT to be thankful for!!
3rd Grade CSI Lab
Mrs. Anderson went missing. The third grade class had use inferencing and drawing conclusions to figure out who kidnapped her.
Mr. Samber's 8th Grade students put on Bill of Rights skits in Early U.S. History class.
Akron School Big Buddy Program
Akron band students at League Band held in Yuma.
Go Rams!
Akron Ram Art on display in the school cafetorium.
Akron Ram wrestlers at the Eaton Team Tournament on Saturday.
Come out and watch our JH Wrestlers tomorrow February 11th at the Akron Fieldhouse for our Akron Bash. Matches start at 2 PM. We are excited to have 11 schools participate, so the action should be great. Go Big Blue!
Schedule change with JH Girls Basketball. Our game with A/W will be at Woodlin on Thursday February 13 starting at 4:30. We will playing running clock C followed by stopped clock B then A. The change is with start time and venue. Come to Woodlin and support our girls. Go Blue!
After Prom is serving a Valentine's Day Soup Supper on Tuesday February 11th from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm at the Senior Center. Please come out and support After Prom and enjoy a great meal.
Akron students at the Gifted and Talented Ultimate Celebration held at NJC in Sterling today.
Regional Spelling Bee
Congratulations to Vashti Winter who advanced past the sixth round of the regional spelling bee. She finished in 9th place and has qualified for state. Congratulations also to Zach Bowin who made the fifth round Haylee Roseberry for making it to the fourth round.
Regional Spelling Bee Update
3 students made it to the Oral Round
Vashti Winter
Zach Bowin
Haylee Roseberry
Mrs. Thompson hosted a Virtual Reality Showcase last night at the school.
If you missed tonight’s Virtual Reality showcase, contact Ms. Thompson to schedule time to see what it’s all about!
Akron FBLA had a great day at districts today. Congratulations to Mrs. Houston and our students.
Results:
11th and 12th Grade Knowledge Bowl Champs
-Mariah DeMers
-Nadalyn Poss
-AnnaLise Glosson
-Grayson Pachner
Open Knowledge Bowl:
-2nd Kacyn Kessinger
-3rd Braxton DeMers
9th and 10th Grade Knowledge Bowl- 3rd Place
-Kendall Velder
-Kyla Pachner
-Daisha Riofrio
-Jackson Filla
Accounting 2
-2nd Nadalyn Poss
Advertising
-2nd Caden Zimmerman
-8th Allison Colby
Agribusiness
-5th Grayson Pachner
-6th Mariah DeMers
Business Communication
-5th Nadalyn Poss
Business Calculations
-6th AnnaLise Glossson
Cyber Security
-2nd Colton Collins
Computer Problem Solving
-6th Anthony Benavidez
Intro to Business Procedures
-4th Daisha Riofrio
Intro to FBLA
-4th Janessa Shook
-9th Evan Vogt
Intro to Information Technology
-4th Colton Collins
-7th Anthony Benavidez
Intro to Financial Math
-9th David McCaffrey
-10th Jackson Filla
Intro to Business Communication
-8th Laura Vorce
Organizational Leadership
-2nd Sara Wylie
Personal Finance
-3rd Allison Colby
-8th AnnaLise Glosson
-9th Tori Lundquist
-10th Bailee Clarkson
Political Science
-3rd Kacyn Kessinger
-4th Grayson Pachner
-6th Cameron Collins
Entrepreneurship
-3rd Kacyn Kessinger
Future Business Leader
-1st Sara Wylie
E-Portfolio
-2nd Caden Zimmerman
Impromptu Speaking
-2nd David McCaffrey
Intro to Public Speaking
-1st Daisha Riofrio
Intro to Business
-8th Evan Vogt
-9th Kendall Velder
HS Wrestlers will compete in the Eaton Tournament this Saturday. Competition starts at 8 am. Good Luck Wrestlers! Go Blue!
This week we have an opportunity to show our School Counselor, Mrs. Weers, our appreciation for her. She ensures that our students are supported in many ways! Thank you Mrs. Weers for your unwavering love and care for our students in the Akron School District.
HSBB game vs Wiggins along with Parent’s Night this Friday. Parents Night at 5:30 before the VG game. JV games start at 4 with 2 quarters of JV Girls followed by JV Boys. Come Support Our Rams!
The HS basketball teams will travel to Haxtun today. The JV girls will play 2 quarters starting at 4 PM, followed by 3 quarters with JV boys, then the varsity teams to follow. The JH wrestlers will also be in Yuma starting at 2 PM. Good luck today Rams!
Travel to Merino today to support our JH Wrestling Team. Matches start at 2 PM in Merino. Our JH Girls Basketball Team is also hosting the Akron Tournament today. The A team plays at 3 PM and the B team plays at 4 PM. Both teams will play again at 5 PM. Go Big Blue!
AKRON ELEMENTARY BRAIN BOWL
We had several 3rd - 6th grade students compete at the brain bowl competition held in Ft. Morgan yesterday. We didn’t have a team make the top three but the teams did very well. Thank you to Mrs. Heather Weis, Mrs. Anita Poss and our parents for their work preparing the students for this competition.
Go Rams!
The Akron School District hosted the 3rd annual Akron Knowledge Bowl Tournament on Friday. We greatly appreciate the work put in by Mrs. Dana Pachner, Mrs. Paula McGuire, and Mr. Shawn Randel organizing this event and our teachers and parent volunteers that helped run the competition.
The tournament had both a middle school and high school division with teams from all over northeast Colorado competing.
The Akron J.H. team finished tied for 2nd out of 16 teams and the Akron H.S. team finished 8th out of 12.
Thank you to everyone who helped today and congratulations to our students and coaches.
Go Rams!
Our Akron Ram H.S. basketball teams played tough but came up short against the Fleming Wildcats Thursday night.
The Rams will be in action again on Saturday at Liberty Commons in Ft. Collins.
Go Rams!
Ms.Krause and her 1st graders led our school in the pledge and fight song Thursday morning. 🇺🇸 🐏
Kindergarten through fifth grade parents, please look for this flier coming home with your child today. This awesome LEGO workshop, to be held at Akron Elementary, is still open for enrollment!
Akron District Spelling Bee results:
Champ- Liam Groth
Runner-up- Vashti Winter
Others in top 8 who will be competing at Regionals:
Caleb Poss
Haylee Roseberry
Zach Bowin
Caitlyn Dunbar
Mikenna Weers
Parker Molt
Alternates:
Carl McGuire
Anderson Filla
Congratulations!!
We are hosting our 3rd Annual MS and HS Knowledge Bowl Friday January 31. Our first oral round will begin at 9:40. This is a great event for our students as they prepare for state qualifying competition. Go Blue!
Mr. Samber’s U.S. History students visited the Green House Nursing Home to interview residents today. This is a great opportunity for our young people to learn and appreciate their elders and the lives they lived.
COMMUNITY READERS
Last week, students from our sophomore class participated in the community reader program held at Akron Head Start.
Last night, Akron hosted the Caliche Buffaloes for a great Junior High Girl’s matchup! The B Team worked hard and only fell short by 3 points.
A Team showed great TEAM effort to win 31-12!
The Akron Ram H.S. basketball teams played at Limon last Saturday. The Rams lost both contests but competed well against some good Limon teams.
The Akron Ram wrestling team competed at Platte Valley H.S. In Kersey last Saturday.
The Akron Middle School Brain Bowl team competed at the Regional Brain Bowl competition half at Stanley Lake H.S. last Saturday. The Akron team won all for head to head contests. When the contests and writing portion were totaled, the team missed out on the finals. The event was a positive experience for our students. Great job Rams!
Our JH Wrestlers travel to Sterling today to participate in the Sterling Bash. Action starts at 2. Plan on going out to support our wrestlers. Go Big Blue!
The JH Girls have a home game vs the Caliche Buffaloes tonight starting at 4 PM. The B game will start the night followed by the A game. Come out and enjoy some basketball. Go Rams!
AKRON SCHOOL DISTRICT S-CAP SITE VISIT
The Akron School District hosted over 30 site reviewers at the school on Wednesday and Thursday (January 22nd & 23rd). The reviewers were composed of educators from Aguilar, Buena Vista, La Junta, La Veta, Merino, Vilas, and Wiggins. The group was also joined by facilitators from Generation Schools Network and University of Colorado Denver.
This is the Akron School Districts second year in the Student Centered Accountability Program. The program gives school districts an additional level of accountability and provides feedback for continuous improvement. The review process involves collecting multiple points of data that include document review, survey, focus group interviews, and school and classroom observation.
The information gained from the review helps schools identify areas of strength and areas where they can focus their efforts for improvement. We would like to thank our students, parents, and teachers for giving us their time and feedback through surveys and focus group participation. We look forward to the work of making our school the best it can be to serve our students and community.
Mr. Hill’s 2nd grade class said the Pledge and sang the Fight Song this morning.
The 8th graders attended a Career Fair in Holyoke on Wednesday, January 22nd.
AKRON HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY PRIDE
A big thanks goes out to H.S. Principal Mr. Shawn Randel and his students and staff for organizing and running a soup dinner feed and bingo with the community. It was wonderful to see our students interacting with their elders.
Great job Rams!
Monday the Akron JH girls basketball team traveled to Yuma., The Junior High Girls C Team had a great game, losing only in overtime. B Team showed great effort but lost 21-15. Our A Team fought hard with strong rebounding and free throws, but fell short in the scoring department. Keep working hard Lady Rams!
The Akron Ram wrestling team had a good day at the Wiggins Invitational last Saturday’s The Rams scored 50 points with just three wrestlers and finished in 10th place out of 19 teams. Individually, Xavier Livesay finished 1st and Gavin Brown 2nd. Great job wrestlers and coaches!
Go Blue!
The Akron Ram basketball teams hosted the Caliche Buffaloes last Friday. The Lady Rams won 49-24 and the Ram boys lost a tough contest 54-43.
Go Blue!
We are thankful for our Akron Ram band that plays at our home basketball games. The music played by Ms. Lowry and her students helps to create a great environment at our games.
Go Blue!
The Akron Ram H.S. basketball teams were in action last Thursday, January 16th against the Lone Star Longhorns. The Lady Rams gave the unbeaten Longhorns a battle but lost 43-48. The Rams took the boys game 58-38.
Go Blue!
Come out and support our Boys and Girls Basketball Teams as they travel to Merino on Friday. Games will start with JV Girls at 4 PM. JV Boys will be next followed by VG then VB. JVG will only play 2 quarters and JVB will only play 3 quarters. Come out early to support our RAMS!
Our JH and HS Wrestling team will be traveling to Burlington today to take on the Cougars. JH starts at 5 with HS following. Make the trip to Burlington to support our RAMS! GO BLUE!
Our JH Girls Basketball Team travels to Yuma today to take on the Indians starting at 4 PM. They will start the night off by the C team playing followed by B team and concluding the evening with A team. Arrive early to support our Lady Rams. GO BLUE
Our HS Boys will be wrestling in Wiggins and the HS Girls will be wrestling in Loveland on Saturday both starting at 9 AM. Go out and support our wrestlers. Go Blue!
Come out and support our Rams tonight at 4 PM. JVG and JVB will start at 4 followed by VG then VB. Games at the Akron Field House. GO BLUE!
H.S. students in Ms. Thompson’s chemistry class beginning to explore electron orbitals!
Mrs. Reid’s 2nd grade students led the school in the pledge of allegiance and school fight song this morning.
Go Rams!
Akron Rams basketball teams will host Lone Star Thursday starting at 5:00 pm with varsity girls followed by varsity boys. Go Blue!
Akron School Strategic Priorities Logo
The Akron Ram J.H. and H.S. basketball teams played at Otis on Saturday. The Ram teams were successful in each of their contests.
Great job Rams!
Akron Ram wrestlers were in action this past Saturday at the Pirate Invite held at at Englewood H.S. Akron’s Gavin Brown finish as tournament champion.
The Akron JH Girls will host Merino this afternoon in basketball starting at 4 PM. B girls will play first followed by A girls. Come out and support our Lady Rams!
The Akron JH and HS Boys and Girls Basketball Teams are traveling to Otis Saturday, January 11 to take on the Bulldogs. JH A girls start at 12 followed by B girls then A boys then B boys. The HS teams are scheduled to start at 2 with VG followed by VB. GO BLUE!
We are celebrating our HS Wrestling Program and honoring our parents by hosting a BLUE OUT. Anyone in a blue Akron Rams t-shirt will receive 1/2 off admission to the wrestling dual. Come out and support our wrestlers!
Our HS Basketball Team will be taking on the Yuma Indians on Friday, January 10 at the Akron Field House starting at 4 PM. We will play both JVG and JVB to start the match up followed by VG then VB. Come out and support your RAMS!
Our JH Lady Rams will be traveling to Haxtun on Thursday to take on the Bulldogs. Games will start at 4PM with 2 running halves of C girls, followed by B girls, and finishing the night with A Girls. Plan to be early and loud! Go Lady Rams!
The Ram's Wrestling Team has added a dual vs Yuma on Thursday, January 9 starting at 7 PM. This will also be senior and parent's night for our wrestlers. Come out and support our wrestlers! GO BLUE!
Congratulations to Rachel Lowery and all of her band and choir students. Monday night the Akron Junior High and Akron High School Band, Jazz Band, and Choir had their concert. They all did a wonderful job.
Congratulations to our Akron Ram J.H basketball boys and their coaches for winning the LPAA League Tournament held in Akron on Saturday. The Rams will host the winner of the the LPAA east division this Tuesday, December 17th at 6 p.m.
Go Rams!
The Akron Ram wrestlers were in action on Saturday at the Limon Invitational. Gavin Brown was the lone placer for the Rams finishing in 4th place. The Rams will be competing at the Bob Smith Invitational at Wray next Saturday.
Go Rams!
The Akron Ram basketball teams took on the Simla Cubs at home Friday night. The girls lost and the boys picked up their first win of the season. The Rams will be in action again next week on Thursday and Friday for the Akron Holiday Tournament.
Go Rams!
The Akron boys JV picked up a win Thirsday night against Union Colony. The varsity girls won in over time and the varsity boys lost. Come out and support the Rams tonight at home against Simla starting at 4:00! 🏀
Fourth graders were invited to Mr.Hall’s science room to experience an “Is an Earthworm Animal?” lab.
FFA DISTRICT SPEAKING RESULTS:
Daisha Riofrio and Janessa Shook received Silver in Prepared Public Speaking. Laura Vorce received Silver and Clint Walker received Bronze in the Creed Speaking contest.
Congratulations Rams!
Drama production - P.S. Merry Christmas
2019 Chuck Annand Invitational Wrestling Tournament in Akron.
Ms. Thompson’s HS STEM class: soldering robots, exploring VR, & learning to solve assorted Rubik’s “cubes”.
PK - 4th GRADE CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Congratulations to Mrs. Sue Hellyer and her students for putting on a wonderful performance.
It is your last opportunity to see our students in the Drama Play tonight starting at 7 PM. Our after prom committee is also providing a dinner tonight at 5:30 of beef or chicken and noodles with mash potatoes. Come out and support our Drama program and get a great meal!
The Akron School is no longer on Lock Out protocol. The sheriff's department has notified us that the suspect is in custody in Yuma County.
Parents,
We have been notified of a threat that exists in Yuma County. As a precautionary measure we are implementing our lock out protocol which means business as usual inside our locked building. We will continue this protocol until the threat has been resolved.
HSBB season begins this Thursday in Brush at 4 PM. Both JV boys and JV girls will play at 4:00 followed by VG at 5:30 then VG at 7:00. Please be early in case we are running ahead of schedule. Come to Brush and support our RAMS! GO BLUE!
REMINDER TO ALL HIGH SCHOOL FALL ATHLETES: The fall athletic banquet is tomorrow Wednesday, December 4th, at 7:00 p.m. in the fieldhouse. Please remember to bring your designated dessert or side dish to share.
The Akron School District will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, November 26th due to predicted weather and hazardous conditions.
Community Pride scheduled for tomorrow (11/26) has been postponed due to predicted weather and will be rescheduled for a date TBD. High School students will be attending classes as normal.
A big THANK YOU to everyone out at the Akron Airport.
This Wednesday and last Wednesday the 7th Grade Technology classes toured Hayes Aviation, Redline Propellor, and Redline Governor to get started on their What’s So Cool About Manufacturing Project. Thank you, Randy Hayes, Dan Jenson, and all the employees for the wonderful tour.
We look forward to working together on the project this school year.
A group of Akron 5th-8th grade students took part in the Mad Science program held at NJC on Tuesday.
Mrs. Woods and her sophomore class led the school in the pledge of allegiance and the Akron Ram fight song on Thursday morning.
Akron School District Business Manager, Kelli McCaffrey conducted the swearing in of three board members for the next four year term on the board. Jessica Filla will he serving her second term on the board and both Nathan Quick and Andy Molt will be starting their first term on the school board. Thank you for your willingness to serve our school.
Mrs. Drietz and a group of Akron FFA students gave a presentation at the board meeting last night. The students spoke about their experiences on the recent national convention trip.
We were proud to recognize the service of two board members last night. Kyle Dorrenbacher served the past 8 years and Kelly Chenoweth the past 4 years. Thank you for your commitment to our school and community!
Mrs. Houston and her yearbook students gave a presentation on their yearbook work at the school board at the school board meeting last night.
AKRON SCHOOL VETERANS DAY PROGRAM
Thank you students, staff, parents, and community members for helping us honor our Veterans.
Thank you to our Veterans for answering the call to serve!
Thank you Levi Brown for teaching our students about military gear and for speaking at our Veterans Day Program.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our annual Veterans Day program on Monday.
A big thank you to our JH and HS students for coming to support the Lady Rams today. Way to show your school spirit!!
The Lady Rams got beat by Union Colony for the regional championship. They had a great season and we are so proud of you! You represented Ram Nation well. 👏 💙❤️🏐
2019 AKRON FFA CHAPTER SPEAKING
Congratulations to our eight first year members who recited the FFA creed and our two members that gave prepared speeches.
Creed Speaking Results: Laura Vorce - 1st, Clint Walker 2nd, and Jackson Filla 3rd.
COMMUNITY READERS
We were happy to have some of our students participate in the community readers program at Akron Head Start last Tuesday morning. 📚 🤓
Book Fair Family Night was held last Monday night.
JH boy’s Ram basketball vs. Wiggins Tigers. A team picked up a win, but B and C lost. Keep working hard Blue! 🏀
FBLA TRICK OR TREAT ON MAIN STREET
It was great to see downtown Akron filled with kids and parents. Thank you Akron FBLA and thank you Akron community for a wonderful event.
Thank you Y-W Electric!
Our PK- 3rd grade students attended the annual Y-W Electric Halloween Open House.
3rd Grade Science Fun
Mrs. Poss and her kindergarten students singing the months of the year to start their day.
8th Grade History Skits
Mr. Samber’s 8th grade students performed skits today from the colonial period.
Mr. Samber’s 8th grade history class was in the office this morning to lead the school in the pledge of allegiance and the Akron Ram fight song.
Go Blue!
100 Mile Club
We had some excited young students in the gym this morning putting in their miles.
Akron staff members are excited for a day of learning on Halloween.
The Akron School Book Fair Family Night will be Monday, November 4th from 4:00 - 7:00 PM. Hope to see you there!
JH Boys Basketball will play 3 games today all on one court. Approximate game times are C-4 B-5 A-6. On Monday we will play 3 games in Haxtun starting at 4. We will have running halves for C with the approximate game times being C-4 B-4:30 A 5:30. Please come early Go Big Blue!
The Akron School will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, October 30th, due to adverse weather and road conditions,
Akron Schools early dismissal, today, Tuesday, October 29. Due to predictions of deterioating weather, school will dismiss early today at 12:30 p.m. H.S. students dismiss for lunch at 12:15 p.m. Parents should pick up their children at 12:30 p.m. Buses will run at 12:35 p.m.
What a wonderful flag performance by our K-4th grade students yesterday! A HUGE thank you to Mrs. Sue Hellyer for organizing this. Great job young Rams!!! ❤️ 💙
Congratulations Nadalyn Poss and Brandy White!!! These ladies were part of a Brush Beetdigger softball team that finished as the 3A State Runner-up yesterday.
We are proud of you!
The AHS robotics team competed at NJC yesterday. The team made the wildcard round but did not advance. The robotics program offers a valuable experience for everyone who participates. Thank you to our team and Ms. Thompson for your tome and effort.
Go Rams!
The Akron Ram football team battled against the Haxtun Bulldogs yesterday but came up short 12-24.
Go Rams!
The Akron Lady Ram volleyball team lost a close contest against Haxtun yesterday 2-3 in the best of 5.
Go Rams!
Making Learning Fun
3rd grade students and teachers took time on Thursday to have fun with reading and literacy. When you learn about author’s purpose, you get “PIE”ed!
The Akron Junior High had their Fall Festival Thursday night. The students had a wonderful time dressing up, dancing, playing games, and doing a little karaoke.
Congratulations to the Lady Rams volleyball team earning a 3-1 win over the Lady Beetdiggers on Thursday. Go Rams!
166 Akron Rams received perfect attendance for 1st quarter. They were treated to a brownie, ice cream, and a movie. Congratulations Rams!
The 7th grade class led the morning pledge of allegiance the last two weeks. Thursday morning they finished strong with leading the school fight song. Awesome job Rams!
JH boy’s basketball season started Tuesday against the Yuma Indians. 🏀
Last Wednesday our Chemistry students celebrates Mole Day with guacaMOLE!!!
Last Monday, October 21st -JV FB vs. Caliche
Rams lost a close one 28-22
We would like to inform Akron Ram Fans that there will not be a HS JVFB game Monday October 28 vs Merino due to lack of players available for Merino.
Come out and support the lady Rams tonight in Brush!
Congratulations Paula McGuire for receiving the “Special Advocate of the Year Award” this evening at the annual Colorado Association of Gifted & Talented Conference.
The Akron School District has many students and teachers who have benefited from Mrs. McGuire’s work as our BOCES Gifted & Talented Coordinator. She also serves at the state level as Gifted Education Regional Consultant.
Thank you for your dedication to our students Paula!
Perfect Attendance
163 Akron students were at school everyday durning the first quarter of school.
Good job Rams!
1st through 4th grade students that reached their AR goals for the first quarter were treated to a donut breakfast.
Animal Science students had fun in class today. The class is currently going over the swine industry and are discussing identifying pigs. They made head bands and had to notch them according to their litter and piglet number. Then, students went around and identified each other to test their knowledge.
Attention Akron Ram volleyball and football parents! This Saturday is parent recognition sponsored by the Booster Club. Volleyball parents will be recognized between the JV and Varsity games and football parents at 2:30PM prior to the football game.
The Akron Ram football team played tough Friday night against Caliche before surrendering some late touchdowns. Final score Caliche 34 Akron 6. The Rams will look to rebound at home against Haxtun on Saturday.
Go Rams!
The Akron Lady Ram volleyball team won 3-0 at Caliche on Friday night.
Go Rams!
AKRON ELEMENTARY LITERACY NIGHT
A big thank goes out to Literacy Teacher, Mrs. Lautensock for organizing and facilitating a wonderful literacy night! Elementary teachers each had an activity to share in the “carnival style” setting that celebrated literacy. We also want to say thank you to our Akron elementary parents for bringing your children and taking part in this event.
We are fortunate to have some great school bus drivers. Thank you for taking our students to the pumpkin patch!
Akron FCCLA at Fall Conference held at the Morgan County Fairgrounds.
The Akron JV football team lost to Byers on Monday but gained valuable experience.
2019 AHS Homecoming Royalty
The Akron Ram football team came up short against Byers last Friday 14-6. Turnovers were the culprit that led to the loss. Keep working to get better Rams!
The Akron Lady Ram volleyball team picked up a win last week over Arickaree-Woodlin 3-1.
Nice job players and coaches!
The Akron JH volleyball team finished their season last week with a win against Arickaree-Woodlin. Great job players and coaches!
Akron students enjoyed a variety of homecoming activities last week.
BIG BUDDY
We had our first big buddy day last Wednesday. Big buddy groups are composed of students from different grades. The goal of our program is to build connections between students in our school.
The Akron Ram J.H. football team finished their season last week with a fourth win. Akron 28 Merino 20.
Great job players and coaches!
Just a reminder, we have rescheduled the bonfire for tonight at 7 PM. Please come out and celebrate our Akron Rams!
Due to wind and weather this week, the bonfire will be postponed until next Thursday, October 17th at 7 pm. We apologize for all the changes with this event, but are excited to celebrate our school. GO BIG BLUE
We have a change with our VB games scheduled Thursday. JH will start at 3 PM and will play on 1 court the order will be C-B-A. HS will start at 5 PM. The varsity team will play first at 5 PM followed by the JV team.
We have had a change to our homecoming activities this week due to possible weather. We will have the car smash and bonfire on Wednesday starting at 6:30 pm. We will then have our volleyball and wiffle ball games on Thursday at 6:30 pm or after the HSVB games in the field house.
The Akron J.H. Lady Ram volleyball team had a very good day at the LPAA League Tournament on Saturday. The Rams beat Sedgwick County 2-1, lost a close contest to Merino 1-2, and finished the day strong downing Wray 2-0. The ladies displayed resilience all day. Great job players and coaches!
Go Rams!
Battle of the Rams Friday night.
Unfortunately the Akron Rams lost - keep working Blue!
The Akron Lady Rams fought hard Friday night against the Merino Rams, but they came up short losing in three.
Keep working, Ladies!
Next week is Homecoming!! Below is a list of activities and dress up days. Get in on the school spirit! 📣
The overall theme this year is Hawaiian/Luau 🏝
MONDAY:
🔹HS dress up - Country Western (freshman/sophomores) vs. Country Club (junior/seniors)
🔹JH dress up - Old West Days
🔹Elementary dress up - Dress up like you’re headed to the country club or headed out to the farm or ranch
🏈JH FB @ Merino - 4:00
TUESDAY:
🔹HS & JH dress up - Disney
🔹Elementary dress up - Sports Day
WEDNESDAY:
🔹All grades dress up - Hawaiian
🔺🔺After practices (6:00-ish) - Powderpuff volleyball (HS boys) & Kickball (HS girls)
THURSDAY:
🔹All grades dress up - Red, White & Blue Day
🔺🔺Pep rally @ 1:10 in the field house
🏐JH VB vs. Arickaree/Woodlin @ 3:00
🏐HS VB vs. Arickaree/Woodlin @ 4:00
🚘Car smash after the VB games (8:00-ish)
🔥Bonfire @ 8:30
FRIDAY:
👕White out for the FB game
💫Cornhole Tournament on the baseball field @ 5:30-6:30 (limit 10 teams)
🏈HS FB vs. Byers @ 7:00
👑Royalty during half-time
🍕 5th Quarter Pizza & Games sponsored by the Akron Booster Club @ the Senior Center (after the FB game)
SATURDAY:
🕺🏻HS dance from 9:00-11:30 in the field house
Go Blue!!
Our Akron elementary students were treated to a presentation by book author, Barbara Tyner this morning.
Mr. Hall’s 6th grade science students were outside today using their math and science skills to draw the different layers of the earth.
We were happy to have the three A.H.S. students pictured below, lead our school in the pledge and fight song this morning.
Go Rams!
Last week, 10 Ag I students participated in the District Greenhand Workshop. The students spend the day working with the District officers learning about he different aspects and opportunities FFA offers. Robert Walker and Cameron Collins are both serving as District 15 Officers this year and and helped facilitate a workshop.
The Akron Lady Ram volleyball team defeated the Weldon Valley Lady Warriors 3-0 on Tuesday night.
Nice job Rams!
John Horn and Richard Parker from the Akron Elks Lodge #2579, presented the Akron 3rd grade classes with dictionaries on Tuesday.
There will not be a HS Volleyball C game Tuesday, October 1. Weldon Valley does not have enough girls so there will only be JV and V with a start time of 4 PM. Come out and support our Lady Rams.
ATHLETIC SCHEDULE CHANGE
The J.H. football game at Merino originally scheduled for this Thursday, October 3rd has been moved to Monday, October 7th. The H.S. J.V. football game vs. Merino scheduled for Monday October 7th has been moved to Monday, October 28th. Please check our website calendar or call the school if you ever need clarification about our events.
Thank you for supporting our school!
Attention Ram Fans: JV game canceled.
Byers has informed us that they will not be able to play us in the JV game scheduled for Monday, September 30th.
The Akron J.H. Lady Rams played volleyball at Caliche tonight. The Rams won the ‘A’ game 2-0, won ‘B’, lost ‘C’, and lost ‘D’.
Good job Rams!
The Akron H.S. football team lost to Sedgwick County Friday night 52-0.
The Akron H.S. Lady Ram volleyball team dropped a 3-1 contest to Sedgwick County on Friday night.
The Akron Lady Rams played tough Thursday night against the Yuma Indians. Both teams lost but show some great potential. And a huge thanks to the football boys as the cheering section. GO BLUE! 💙
Thank you to Ms. Thompson for going after the Bayer Foundation Grant. Our district was awarded $10,000 to purchase a VR (virtual reality) system. Thank you to our local farmers and community for supporting our school!
Akron School Parent Teacher Conferences will take place on October 1st and 3rd from 4 pm - 8 pm. Please call the school office to make your appointments. Elementary 345-2266 and JH/HS 345-2268.
The Akron FBLA put on a car wash fundraiser on Friday.
The Akron J.H football team played Sedgwick County on Thursday night at Julesburg. The final score was Akron 6 and Sedgwick County 22.
The Akron J.H. volleyball team was in action at Julesburg Thursday night. Results: D team split, C team split, B team lost in two, and A team lost in two.
Mr. Hall and our 6th grade students led the school in singing the Akron Ram fight song this morning.
Go Rams!
COMMUNITY PRIDE
Our Akron high school students were out and about in the community Wednesday working to spruce up the town. This is the second year of the community pride program at our school.
Great job Rams!
Bret Miles, NE BOCES Executive Director, stopped in at the Akron school board work session on Tuesday evening and made a surprise special presentation to Akron’s new elementary principal Kendra Anderson. Miles presented Anderson with a gavel and vase for her leadership on the BOCES superintendent advisory council this past school year.
The yellow ribbons around our trees are in recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Thank you to the ladies of Akron Gamma Omega for recognizing this important cause and month of awareness!
School Assembly
Our students enjoyed an assembly that included some amazing displays of strength from Strongman Steve Schmidt. Steve holds Guinness World Records for several of his lifts and displays of strength. More importantly his story told by his wife is one of finding your unique gifts, not being afraid to pursue your gifts, and to always believe in yourself.
The Akron Lady Ram volleyball team had a very good day at the NJC Tournament yesterday in Sterling.
Results: Akron 3 Dayspring Christian 1
Akron 3 Nucla 0
Akron 0 Otis 3
Akron 3 Holyoke 0
Great job Lady Rams!
The Lady Ram volleyball team defeated the Holly Lady Wildcats 3-0 on Friday night.
Nice job Lady Rams!
The Akron Ram football team made the trip to Holly on Friday night for their second game of the season. The Rams fell behind early and battled back only to come up short 28-14. The Rams will look to bounce back when they host Fowler at home this Friday, September 13th.
Go Rams!
Congratulations to our new Student Council Officers: Bailee Clarkson-President, Sara Wylie-Vice President Ivonne Lazano-Treasurer, and Shay Benish-Secretary
The Akron Ram junior high teams were in action Thursday evening against Haxtun. The A, B, and D volleyball team lost and the C team split games. The football team won 26-18. Keep up the good work Rams! 🏈🏐🏈🏐
We have added a D team game to our JH volleyball schedule at Haxtun. We will start the added D team game at 3:30 PM. Please consult your player to see when they will be playing.
Picture Day is Coming!
School picture day is Wednesday, August 28, 2019. Order forms and information will be going home with students today (August 24th).
We welcomed our elementary students to their first day of school today.
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR SCHOOL BOARD DIRECTORS:
The Board of Education of Akron School District R-1 calls for nomination of candidates for school directors to be placed on the ballot for the regular biennial election to be held Tuesday, November 5, 2019.
At this election, three directors will be elected for a term of office for four years. To be qualified, a candidate must have been a registered voter and a resident of the Akron School District for at least twelve consecutive months before the election. A person is ineligible to run for school director if he or she has been convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child.
Nomination petitions may be obtained at the superintendent’s office at 600 Elm Avenue. Completed petitions must be returned to the school district’s Designated Election Official, Kelli McCaffrey, no later than 4:00 p.m. on August 30, 2019.
Preschool - 4th Grade Open House:
Monday, August 19th 5:30 - 6:30
Come visit your classroom and teacher!
On their way out, students should be sure to come have a popsicle with our new Principal, Mrs. Anderson!
Schedule changes for athletics
HSFB vs Haxtun 10/26 3PM
HSVB vs Haxtun 10/26 11AM
JHVB @ Wiggins 9/17 4PM
JHVB @ Caliche 9/24 5PM
JHVB vs AW 10/10 3PM
JHFB @ Caliche 9/24 5PM
JHBB B/G vs A/W 11/18 4PM
HSBB @ Union Colony 12/12 4PM
HSBB @ Liberty Commons 2/1 2PM
AKRON SCHOOL DISTRICT SELECTED FOR RURAL EDUCATION GRANT
Thanks to local farmers, Akron School District received an @AmericasFarmers Grow Rural Education grant. We are using it to expand educational horizons through STEM education with virtual reality!
Congratulations to Justin Traxler, Jaden Hottinger, and Derrick Poss who played in the 8-man All-State game on Friday night. They were part of the north squad that won the game.
Congratulations Class of 2019!
Congratulations to Mr. Ed Lundquist on his retirement from the Akron School District. Mr. Lundquist has served 30 years as educator, the past 6 years have been spent in Akron. Thank you for your service and best wishes in your next adventure.
Congratulations to Mrs. Denise Pickens on her retirement. Mrs. Pickens has given 18 great years to the Akron School District. Thank you for your service. We will miss you but wish you the absolute best in the next chapter of your life.
Elementary Field Day 2019
Akron 8th Grade Continuation and 6th - 8th Grade Awards
Thank you, Coach Danny Gebauer!
15 years of service to the Akron Wrestling Program.
2019 Booster Club Athletic Awards Banquet
A great evening was spent celebrating our student-athletes and coaches.
Thank you parents and the Akron Booster Club for your wonderful support!
Go Rams!
Yesterday, Mrs. Chapman’s 4th grade class had a writers, cafe . Students ate cookies and drank hot chocolate while they listened to each other share writing they were most proud of.
AN AMAZING CAREER COMES TO A CLOSE
The conclusion of the state track meet yesterday marked the end of coach Tom Meyer’s 40 year career as track coach at Akron High School. Coach Meyer has also served 22 years as basketball coach and 22 years as our athletic director. He is a member of the CHSCA Hall of Fame and has been a National Finalist for Track Coach of the Year. He has earned numerous accolades over the course of his career including 8 State Track Championships, 10 State Track Runner-up finishes, and 1 State Basketball Championship. Tom Meyer is a high school coaching legend in Colorado. The true measure of his career has been the positive impact he has made on the lives of the student athletes he has taught and coached over his 40 year career here at Akron. Thank you Coach Meyer!
State Track Day 3
On the final day of the 2019 state track meet (May 18th) the Rams picked up seven medals bringing the total count to eight for the state meet. Jaden Hottinger 2nd Pole Vault, Grayson Pachner 5th Pole Vault, Kate Pachner 5th in the mile & 4th in the 800, and the 4x4 team of Bailee Clarkson, Kate Pachner, Landrie Reese, and Allison Colby finished 6th.
Congratulations Rams!
Day 2 (Friday, May 17th) of the Colorado H.S. State Track Meet
The Akron Rams picked up another medalist as Kate Pachner battled her way to a 4th place finish in the 800 meter.
Due to anticipated temperature and moisture we are delaying the start of field day on Wednesday, May, 22. PK-2 grade will start at 11:45 and end at 1:45. 3-5 grade will start at 1:45 and end at 3:30. Thank you for your flexibility concerning this event.
PK - 5 Field Day is being moved to Wednesday, May 22. PK-2 starts at 8:30 am and 3-5 starts at 12:30 pm. This change is due to inclement weather.
State Track Meet
The Akron track team had just one participant on day one of the state meet. Ram freshman Shay Benish finished 7th in pole vault gaining her first state medal. Congratulations Shay!
Wednesday night’s Career Exploration BBQ was well attended! A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL THE LOCAL VENDORS FOR INVESTING IN OUR YOUTH! Kudos to Akron Chamber of Commerce, Akron School District, Sedgwick County Economic Development, NE Colorado Student to Career Opportunity Initiative for sponsoring this inaugural event! Thank you to the Daniels Fund, El Pomar Foundation, and Pinnacol Assurance for funding this event.
FCCLA fieldtrip to Dushanbe Tea House, Flatirons, and Boondocks.
8th grade Health class “Foods Around the World" Presentations. Wednesday’s foods from Afghanistan by Laura Vorce, Ireland by Shana Watson and Mexico by Justin Cornejo.
Akron Vet Science students learned how to suture on bananas.
H.S. Academic Awards were held on Tuesday morning in the field house.
Mrs. Reid and Mr. Hill were at the school board work session Tuesday night with some of their 2nd grade students. The 2nd graders in attendance shared the books they created and published this year.
On Tuesday, Ms. Thompson and Kenna Kemp presented the board with creations they made with the school 3-D printer. They also thanked the board for their support of the STEM activities this year.
Congratulations to Ms. Lowry and her 7th-12th grade music students for putting on a great concert tonight.
The Ram baseball season came to an end Friday with a loss to Wray in the first round of districts.
3rd Grade Field Trip to I-Fly in Denver.
What a great night at the Akron FFA banquet last Thursday! Congratulations to all the outstanding members, best wishes to the seniors, and thank you Mrs. Dreitz for all you do for our students! We are proud of all of you!
FCCLA End of Year Awards Night and Installation of 2019-2020 officers.
Akron Ram Fans,
The baseball schedule has changed again. The Akron at Wray baseball game that was rescheduled for Thursday, May 9th has been moved to Friday, May 10th at 1:00 pm and the 2A District Tournament scheduled for Friday, May 10th at Akron has been moved to Saturday, May 11th at Akron. The first game of the tournament is scheduled to start at 10 a.m.
On Monday afternoon, Mrs. Sue Hellyer and her J.H. music students put on a concert for our elementary students and parents.
Akron FFA Barnyard and Safety Day
The Akron FFA Chapter did a great job presenting and working with our young students. Corby Kneedler and Todd Workman of CHS were on hand to teach our students about farm and elevator safety. Our students were then able to meet Cammi the Cow, participate in stick horse races, have their pictures taken with animal masks, as well as meet and learn about the live animals that were on display in the shop.
Thank you to advisor Mrs. Mollie Drietz and her FFA students for providing this wonderful experience for our students.
Attention Ram Fans:
The weather has caused two athletic schedule changes. H.S. baseball at Wray has been moved from today- Tuesday, May 7th to Thursday, May 9th. Game time is scheduled for 2 p.m. H.S. track at Longmont scheduled for Friday, May 10th has been moved to Saturday, May 11th. Please watch our website and Facebook page for possible changes.
Go Rams!
Academic Breakfast was held in the field house this morning (Tuesday, May 7th) for 1st - 5th grade students that achieved straight A’s for a minimum of two quarters.
Congratulations!
Teacher Appreciation Day.
Take the time to thank a teacher today.
Last Thursday night some of our Akron Rams were honored at the Elks Lodge Banquet for the Youth.
The following students received honors:
🏀Hoop Shoot Winners:
—8-9 year old boys—
Joseph Maldonado—2nd
Kolten Randel—1st
—10-11 year old girls—
Aaliyah Maldonado—2nd
Kashlee Randel—1st
—12-13 year old girls—
Addicyn Kessinger—1st
📝Essay Contest Winners:
Landon Wagers—2nd
Anthony Benavidez—1st
💵Scholarship Winners:
Levi Kipp—$500
Tayler Clarkson—$500
Cassandra Gomez—$500
Derrick Poss—$4,000
The JH track team had a great day last Thursday at the league meet in Sterling and represented Ram Nation well. Great season Rams!!!!
Congratulations to Cheyenne McGuire! Cheyenne won the Nell Propst essay contest.
Community Pride
Our H.S. students spent time last Thursday morning giving back to our community by sprucing up areas in around Akron.
Great job Rams!
Akron Principal Ed Lundquist and Secretary Meghan Camacho took a group of Akron seniors to Akron Head Start last Thursday to take part in the community reader program.
Congratulations to the H.S. Drama class and their directors Mrs. Linda Campbell and Mr. Rick Kraich for a great play performance.
The Akron 8th Graders have been working hard this semester on a project called “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?”. The Colorado Workforce, with the leadership of Ginger Allen and Josh Gibbs, presented this project to these students. Yesterday, students were able to show off their final video projects to representatives from Cory Gardner’s office, the Colorado Department of Education, Fort Morgan Community College, and many more.
For this project, these Akron students were given the chance to explore the Akron Airport and the many opportunities the airport brings to our community and beyond. A big thank you to Randy Hayes and all the employees at Hayes Aviation, and a big thank you to Dan Jensen and all the employees at Redline Aviation. Without these two manufacturing businesses, this opportunity would not have been available for our students. Finally, a big thanks goes out to teacher Kilee Randel for taking on this project and giving our students this opportunity. If you see an 8th Grader, please ask them about their wonderful experience on this project.
On Tuesday, the Akron H.S. Government class made a trip to the Colorado State Capitol and the Ralph L. Carr Justice Center. Thank you Ms. Hocheder for planning and arranging this trip! It was also great to have Senator Jerry Sonnenberg invite our students down to the Senate floor and speak to them about his role in the legislator and what was taking place in the State Senate.
PK-4th Grade Spring Music Concert
Mrs. Sue Hellyer and her students put on a great performance.
The Akron 6th Grade went on an Outdoor Education Trip to Estes Park, CO.
Thank you sponsors Leah Claflin, Tony Claflin, Anita Poss, Andy Bowin, and Nancy Groom Bullard (bus driver) for making this trip possible for our students!
Attention Akron Ram Fans!
We have had two changes take place on our athletic schedule.
HS JV baseball at Yuma scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday, May 2nd) has been cancelled.
The H.S. LPAA League track meet
date and venue has been changed to Friday, May 3rd at Yuma.
Go Rams!
The Akron H.S. Prom was held last night at the Washington County Event Center.
2019 Akron Prom Royalty:
Seth Dorrenbacher-King, Tayler Clarkson-Queen, Derek Knutzen-Prince, and Allison Colby - Princess.
The Akron Ram H.S. track teams were in action at home on Saturday at the Akron Invitational.
The Akron J.H. track teams were in action at one of their home meets on Thursday. It was a beautiful day and the Rams has several good performances.
The Akron J.H. track teams were in action at one of their home meets on Thursday. It was a beautiful day and the Rams has several good performances.
Akron FCCLA members Tayler Clarkson and Cheyenne McGuire along with their advisor Peggy Hall gave an informative presentation at the FCE Achievement Day. They also judged the corn bread competition!
Akron 4th Graders, Mackenzie Fincher and Kashlee Randel, were awarded certificates today for winning the Character Counts Essay Contest presented to them at the FCE Achievement Day. The topic this year was trustworthiness. Great job to these two young ladies and their awesome teachers, Mrs Chapman and Miss Kuntz.
On Thursday, our Preschool through 4th grade students celebrated Arbor Day and planted a tree by our softball fields. The Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) came and presented a tree to each coloring contest winner in each grade. In the afternoon, each class painted "kindness rocks" to place around the perimeter of the school.
The Rams dropped both games of their doubleheader against Haxtun last Thursday. Keep working Blue!
Akron H.S. graduate Jordan Baer is featured in the April edition of Colorado Preps. You can pick up a copy at the Akron School, JD’s Quick Stop, or Bank of Colorado in Akron.
We are proud of you Jo!
Mrs. Reid and her 2nd grade students led the school in the Akron Ram fight song on Thursday morning. Go Rams!
We missed posting Mrs. Woods and her 5th grade students last week when they led the school in the fight song.
Go Rams!
The Akron 3rd graders made a trip to the Akron Airport on Wednesday. Thank you Randy Hayes for taking time out of your day for our students!
Akron Preschool - Week of the Young Child.
The Akron 4th grade enjoyed a great presentation at the Weather and Science Day at the Rockies, a beautiful day, and a Rox win!
Post and pictures from advisor Mrs. Ali Houston.
Akron FBLA had a great SLC! These kids are rockstars and I am so proud of them. Look out San Antonio here we come!!
Spreadsheet-Levi-9th
Partnership with Business-Bailee, Seth, Tori-4th-National Qualifier
Local Chapter Annual Business Report-Kate, Grayson, Jaden-3rd-National Qualifier
Intro to Public Speaking-Sara- 1st-National Qualifier
Intro to Business- Kacyn Kessinger-3rd National Qualifier
Future Business Leader-Anthony-7th
Community Service-Quincy and Janessa-7th
American Enterprise-Nadalyn and Mariah- 3rd-National Qualifier
Congrats to Akron’s Sara Wylie the new Colorado FBLA Vice President of Service!!
Akron FCCLA traveled to Denver on April 17th-19th to compete at the State Leadership Conference. Kenna Kemp went as a voting delegate. Brandy White and Ivonne Lozano, a junior and a sophomore, spent their year with FCCLA working to end the nicotine epidemic in Akron High School and Junior High. At SLC, the two young ladies presented their campaign and received a bronze medal for their efforts.Landrie Reese, sophomore, and Paytin Peterson, freshmen, presented about our FCCLA chapter with the Chapter in Review STAR Event. The pair received a bronze medal. Cheyenne McGuire and Tayler Clarkson—both seniors—participated in the Illustrated Talk STAR Event. Tayler and Cheyenne chose to teach their students a practical skill: swing dancing. After presenting their year-long effort to the judges, Tayler and Cheyenne received a gold medal. Finally, Akron FCCLA said goodbye to their local state officer, Cheyenne McGuire. Throughout the year, she has been responsible for presenting to FCCLA chapters across the state, running State Executive Council meetings, and educating adults about FCCLA. This week, Cheyenne, with her state officer team, was responsible for running the state conference and being a hostess to the 1,205 members present.
The Akron Ram H.S. track athletes were in action at the Bronco Invite in Kersey, CO on April 20th.
Go Rams!
The Akron J.H. and H.S. pole vaulters had a great day competing at Limon on April 19th. Both groups had several personal bests.
Go Rams!
Akron FFA Quiz Bowl Team ‘A’ comprised of Daisha Riofrio, Janessa Shook, and Shay Benish won 1st place and will be headed to state in June. Both Robert Walker and Cameron Collins will be on the District FFA Executive Committee.
Congratulations!!!
We have received confirmation from law enforcement that the threat to schools no longer exists. We are returning to open campus.
Akron J.H. students competed at the NJC Math and Science Contest last week in Sterling. Only the top three placers were announced. Akron results: Vashti Winter- 2nd place in 7th Grade Science, Merek Charney- 1st place in 6th Grade Math and 1st place in 6th Grade Science
A group of Akron H.S. students competed at the NJC Math and Science contest today in Sterling. Only top three placers were announced today. Results: Nadalyn Poss - 3rd in Geometry, Dawson McMillion -1st in Physics, and Derrick Poss -1st in Critical Thinking. We look forward to receiving the remainder of the results in the near future.
Congratulations Rams!
Akron Ram pole vaulters were competing last night at Yuma.
Colorado FBLA
Congratulations to our Social Media Challenge winners....
1st Place - Battle Mountain High School
2nd Place - Akron High School
3rd Place - Platte Valley High School
#COSLC19 #inspiretoinnovate
Akron Ram Track team competes at Byers on Saturday. The Rams has several good performances.
The Akron Ram baseball team dropped both games of their doubleheader at Wiggins on Saturday.
The Junior High track meet scheduled for tomorrow, April 12th, has been cancelled.
The Akron School District will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, April 11th due to forecasted blizzard conditions. Please be safe.
The Akron School District will have an early release Wednesday, April 10th. Students will be dismissed and buses will run at 12 (noon).
The national weather service has issued a blizzard warning for our area starting as rain and transitioning rapidly to snow on Wednesday afternoon. Please check our website newsfeed and Facebook page concerning school on Thursday.
Tomorrow night our 5th and 6th grade students will be putting on a band and choir concert. Come out and support our young musicians. The concert starts at 6:30 p.m.
The H.S. baseball doubleheader at Yuma has been rescheduled for Monday, April 1st, at 2 p.m.
The H.S. baseball game scheduled for today, March 30th, at Yuma has been postponed due to field conditions. The game will be rescheduled for this coming Monday or Tuesday depending on the availability of umpires. We will communicate the rescheduling of the game as soon as we are informed.
The start time for the Akron HS Baseball game scheduled at Yuma on Saturday March 30 has been moved back to 1 PM due to weather.
Please go to our school webpage for information on upcoming state standardized testing.
It’s Buy One Get One Fred Book Fair next week. The fair runs all week during school hours in our library. On Wednesday, April 3rd we will have a Family Book Fair Night from 4 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.
Would you like your child to attend preschool tuition FREE at Akron Preschool?
Akron School District R-1 Colorado Preschool Program
If you qualify for this program, your child’s preschool tuition will be FREE.
Requirements:
Child must be 4 years of age on or by June 1, 2019
Child must have, either through Akron Headstart or Akron Child Find, a full assessment. Please see attached Child Find brochure.
Guardians must submit:
• Completed Colorado Preschool Program Application
• Completed Free/Reduced Lunch Form
• Copy of Birth Certificate
• Families must complete the enrollment process at Akron Schools before attendance can begin in the fall.
CPP applications need to be picked up at and returned to the Akron Schools, located at 600 Elm Ave., Akron, CO 80720 before April 15th, 2019. If you have any questions, please call 970-554-1594 (Annette Blake) or (970)345-2266 (Akron Schools),
It is recommended that applications be returned to Akron Schools as soon as possible for consideration. All applications will be reviewed and preliminary eligible applications will be given to the CPP Advisory Council for final approval.
What does the Colorado Preschool Program offer?
• 28.5 hours a week free quality preschool (Mon. through Wed. full day and Thurs. half day)
• 2 parent / teacher conferences
• Free hearing, vision, and dental screenings
• Weekly child development newsletters
• Parent involvement opportunities
• Small class size (maximum of 16)
The high school baseball game and track meet scheduled for today, Saturday, March 23rd, 2019 are postponed due to weather. The baseball game vs. Wray has been rescheduled for Tuesday at 3 p.m. the Yuma Track meet is T.B.D.
The Akron high school baseball game against Caliche scheduled for tomorrow, March 16th, has been moved to Tuesday, March 19th at 3 p.m.
Due to adverse road and weather conditions, Akron School District will he closed tomorrow, Thursday, March 14, 2019.
Due to the threat of adverse weather conditions, Akron SD is cancelling school for tomorrow, Wednesday, March 13, 2019.
The Akron J.H. wrestling team finished their season at the LPAA tournament in Caliche. Nice job wrestlers and coaches!
📣 Calling all students PS-4th grade!! 📣
Join in the fun for Dr. Seuss Week next week!
The seniors had the opportunity to attend a mock interview last Tuesday at NJC; which was set up through the COSI grant.
The Rams finish fourth at Districts today. They lost a tough game to Sedgwick County by six, 30-36. Rams now wait to see where they will go for Regionals next weekend.
Go Rams!!
The Akron Ram wrestlers finished the 2019 State Wrestling Tournament with 39 points and two state placers. All four seniors contributed to the point total and Justin Traxler and Carson Reese both finished in 4th place.
Thank you wrestlers and coaches for a great season!
The Akron 6th grade Brain Bowl team had a successful morning at the state competition winning all four matches. After the written round they found out that they had made the top 8 qualifying them for the afternoon rounds.
Go Rams!
Due to weather conditions the Akron Rams Boys’ Basketball Team will play in Districts on SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24th at Sterling High School.
The Rams have the second game of the afternoon. The first game will tip off at 1:00, and the Akron Rams should tip off around 2:15. Games will immediately follow each other.
The Akron Ram boys basketball team will play at 4:30 p.m. in the district semifinal against Yuma today at NJC in Sterling.
Go Rams!
The Akron Ram H.S. boys basketball team advanced to the semifinals of districts with a victory over the Holyoke Dragons in double overtime 64-58.
Go Rams!
The Akron Lady Rams lost at Holyoke Tuesday night bringing their season to an end. Thank you players and coaches for your effort this season.
AKRON RAM PEP RALLY
An Akron Ram pep rally was held on Tuesday afternoon for our H.S. Basketball teams, H.S. Wrestling team, 6th grade Brain Bowl team, and H.S. Knowledge Bowl team. Our basketball teams compete in the first round of districts tonight and the other teams that were recognized will be competing at state.
Go Rams!!
Pep Rally today at 3:05 for Akron Knowledge Bowl teams, H.S. Basketball teams, and H.S. Wrestling. A traditional send off for the wrestling state qualifiers will also take place on Thursday morning at 8 a.m.
AKRON JUNIOR HIGH BASH
The Akron J.H. wrestlers hosted teams from Wray, Yuma, Caliche, Sterling, Merino, Holyoke, Sedgwick County, and Fleming. The wrestlers competed in three rounds of competition and gained valuable experience.
The Akron Rams put together a solid performance in the Region 3 wrestling tournament. All eight wrestlers scored points and four wrestlers are headed to state next week. The Rams finished in 6th place as a team with 117 points. Individual placers: Justin Traxler- Regional Champion, Carson Reese- Regional Champion, Seth Dorrenbacher 3rd, Derrick Poss 4th, Gavin Brown 5th, and Xavier Livesay 6th.
Great job Rams!
On Friday, a group of our students participated in the regional spelling bee in Brush. One of those students, Kaylee Roseberry, advanced to the oral round finishing in the top 14. Congratulations to our students and thank Mrs. Kilee Vogt for your work with our students.
The Akron 6th grade led the school in the Akron Ram Fight Song on Thursday morning.
Go Fighting Rams!
Akron science teacher Ms. Katie Thompson and her students made a trip to Julesburg in Friday. They had lunch with General Jay Lindell, visited IT Works 3D Printing, and met Microsoft Corporate folks today.
The first night of regional wrestling is in the books. The Akron Rams advanced 5 of 8 wrestlers into the semifinals. Wrestling starts at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow. Come out and cheer on the Rams!
Mrs. Sue Hellyer’s elementary music students entertained basketball fans Thursday evening with a ball handling music routine. Following their routine several students helped form a spirit line for the Lady Ram basketball team.
Akron Ram H.S. Basketball (2/14/19)
Ladies-Akron 33 Wray 67
Men- Akron 51 Wray 61
District basketball starts this coming Tuesday.
Go Rams!
Check out Mrs. Chapman’s 4th grade -Trapped in Snow Globe project.
Some of our Akron students participated in the Gifted and Talented Ultimate Summit held at NJC today.
Akron FCCLA students decorated cookies with some of the first grade students.
Akron students participated in the Gifted and Talented Ultimate Celebration held at NJC last Friday, February 8th. Students learned about the brain and how it works.
Ms. Lowry and a group of her band students participated in league band held in Wray in Monday. The students were also part of a concert held at the end of the day.
Great job Rams!
Our own Caleb Moormeier was part of a group of 170 guests that took part in the ‘Night to Shine’ event last Friday night held in Ft. Morgan. The ‘Night to Shine’ events are presented globally by the Tim Tebow Foundation. Thank you to the many sponsors that made this event happen.
The Akron J.H girls basketball team played at Merino today in the LPAA League Tournament. The ‘A’ squad placed 2nd and the ‘B’ team took 4th. Thank you players and coaches for a great season.
The Akron Ram H.S. basketball teams hosted the Sedgwick County Cougars last night. The Cougars won the girls game and the Rams won the boys game 48-44.
Go Rams!
REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
The Akron H.S. Knowledge Bowl Team won the 2A Region 7 Knowledge Bowl competition held today in Greeley. The team will now move on and compete at the state competition. Congratulations to our students and their coach Mrs. Denise Pickens!
The Akron Ram H.S. basketball teams were on the road last night against Holyoke. Holyoke came out on top in the girls contest 59-32 and Akron won the boys game 62-52. The Rams will be in action again tonight against Sedgwick County at home. It will also be parents night for our basketball teams.
Go Rams!
3rd Grade Idiom Day
Akron FBLA students had a great day at the Colorado FBLA District III Leadership Conference held at NJC yesterday. Congratulations to our students and advisor, Mrs. Ali Houston!
Individual Results:
Parrish Brush
-1st Publication Design,
-8th Advertising
Seth Dorrenbacher
-8th Agribusiness
Anthony Dreher
-3rd Future Business Leader
-2nd Personal Finance
-3rd Place Knowledge Bowl Team
Isaiah Herder
-9th Agribusiness
Levi Kipp
-1st Spreadsheet Applications
-3rd Personal Finance
-3rd Place Knowledge Bowl Team
Kate Pachner
-2nd Word Processing
-Chapter Name Tag Winner
-$250 District III FBLA Scholarship
-Future Business Achievement Award
-3rd Place Knowledge Bowl Team
Jayda Pena
-1st Publication Design
Derrick Poss
-1st Future Business Leader
-2nd Agribusiness
-3rd Place Knowledge Bowl Team
Ben Goff
- 8th Political Science
Adrian Herrera
-4th Cyber Security
Hunter Darling
-6th Economics
Caden Zimmerman
-5th Accounting 1
-6th Organizational Leadership
Geoffrey Cole
-5th Impromptu Speaking
-6th Accounting 1
Caitlyn Herder
-7th Accounting 1
Kacyn Kessinger
-2nd Introduction to Business
-1st Intro to Parliamentary Procedure
-1st Place Knowledge Bowl Team
Grayson Pachner
-4th Accounting 1
-4th Introduction to Business
-1st Place Knowledge Bowl Team
Nadalyn Poss
-3rd Accounting 1
-3rd Intro to Business Communication
-1st Place Knowledge Bowl Team
Landrie Reese
-3rd Job Interview
Sara Wylie
-1st Intro to Public Speaking
-1st Accounting 1
Mariah Demers
-1st Place Knowledge Bowl Team
Daisha Riofrio
-2nd Intro to Public Speaking
Congratulations to Akron High School’s Ivonne Lozano for being elected as Northeastern Plains FCCLA District President for the 2019-2020 school year! We are proud of you!!!
A big THANK YOU to everyone at the Akron Airport. The 8th grade class toured Hayes Aviation, Redline Propellor, and Redline Governor today. They took this tour for a new project they will be working on in class. The project’s mission is to expose students to manufacturing opportunities in rural America.
New Akron Ram student art on display in the cafetorium.
The Akron J.H. girls teams hosted Merino and Wiggins on Monday night. The A squad won both games
Akron 29 Merino 16
Akron 25 Wiggins 20
Go Rams!
The Akron J.H. wrestlers competed at Merino on Monday afternoon.
THORNTON INVITATIONAL
The Akron Ram H.S. wrestling team traveled to Thornton today with just six wrestlers. The team performed well scoring 89 points and finishing 6th out of field of 23 teams.
Individual Results: Derrick Poss 1st, Carson Reese 2nd, Seth Dorrenbacher 3rd, Justin Traxler 6th, and Cameron Collins won the consolation side of the bracket.
Great job Rams!
We are proud of our 5th & 6th grade brain bowl team that placed 2nd today at Ft. Morgan. The Akron team lost on a tie breaker question 15-13.
Great job Rams!
The Akron H.S. basketball teams traveled to Wiggins Friday night for a league contest. The Akron girls lost a heart breaker in overtime 43-37 and the Akron boys won big 67-40.
Good job Rams!
The Akron J.H students led the school in the Akron Ram fight song Thursday morning.
Go Rams!
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!
The Akron H.S. wrestling team defeated the Yuma Indians Thursday night by tie-breaker in a 34-34 dual match. The Rams won 6 of 8 matches but gave up 24 points on forfeits at empty weight classes making the dual close. The Rams also won 4 of 5 JV matches.
Nice job Rams!
The Akron J.H. wrestlers had a good first night of wrestling at Yuma on Thursday night. Rams 41 Indians 24.
Go Rams!
The Akron School Board was treated to a presentation Tuesday night at the regular board meeting by members of the Akron FCCLA chapter. FCCLA advisor Mrs. Peggy Hall joined two of her officers, Cheyenne McGuire and Tayler Clarkson, as they presented their program activities to the board.
STUDENT CENTERED ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM
This past year, the Akron School District joined S-CAP (Student Centered Accountability Program). The program is composed of school districts that are working together to identify strengths and weaknesses of their schools, with the ultimate goal of improving each school as a whole. We have been compiling data, conducting surveys, and constructing narratives about our various programs. We will also be hosting teachers and administrators from other S-CAP Colorado schools on January 23rd as part of our site review. Parents should have received a survey link via text. If you have not completed the survey please do so as soon as possible. Thank you for your support of our school!
The Akron girl and boys basketball teams picked up wins at home last night against Otis.
Good job Rams!
The Akron Ram girl and boys basketball teams lost their contests at Yuma Friday night. The Rams will be in action again Saturday at home against Otis starting at 4 p.m. Come out tonight and support the Rams!
Ms. Hocheder, one of our high school social studies teachers, visited the 4th grade classroom and gave a mini lesson on mining in Colorado. She set up a mini museum for the students to explore. Thank you Ms. H!
On Friday, Mrs. Bowin’s 1st graders led the school in the pledge and fight song to start the day.
Go Rams!
Our Student Wellness Team, with some help from our staff, organized Reindeer Game activities to finish the last day of school before Christmas break.
Great job!
AKRON SCHOOL COMMUNITY PRIDE
Prior to Christmas break, our high school staff and students participated in their second community pride project this school year. Students read and interacted with children at ABC Preschool and Akron Head Start, delivered meals with the Meals on Wheels program, and put together a soup lunch and bingo for the seniors and elders of our community. It was great to see our students interacting with the young children and elders of our community. We give a special thank you to our Dean of Students, Mr. Shawn Randel who put a great deal of work and effort into organizing this event. It truly was a wonderful day and we want to send out a big thank you to everyone who helped today!
Santa’s traditional visit on the last day of school still exists!!!
The Akron Ram wrestling team competed in the Bob Smith Invitational in Wray today. Individual results: Justin Traxler 2nd, Derrick Poss 2nd, Laden Sampson 4th, Seth Dorrenbacher 4th, and Carson Reese 4th.
The Akron Ram boys’ basketball team finished 2nd at the Akron Holiday Tournament losing a close contest to Dayspring 52-47.
The Akron Lady Rams finished 4th losing in the consolation game to Stratton/Liberty 37-47.
Both teams will be in action again on Tuesday at home against Union Colony.
Go Rams!
AKRON RAM WRESTLING
Results from last nights double dual against Merino and Wiggins held at Wiggins H.S.
Team results: Akron 36 Merino 18
Akron 34. Wiggins. 24
Individual Akron Results:
Against Merino: Laden Sampson won by forfeit, Cameron Collins won by forfeit, Seth Dorrenbacher pinned Mathew Frank in 1:32, Justin Traxler won by forfeit, Carson Reese lost by pin to Trent Elliott in 1:58, Derrick Poss pinned Joseph Muniz in 3:46, Xavier Livesay won by forfeit.
Against Wiggins Laden Sampson pinned Shaelon Barnum in :22, Cameron Collins won by forfeit, Seth Dorrenbacher pinned Alex Hishinuma, Justin Traxler beat Brynden Wilson 8-0, Carson Reese pinned Josh Bates in :39, Derrick Poss pinned Caiden Lee in 2:35, Xavier Livesay was pinned by Devin Harshman in 2:18.
Great job Ram wrestlers!
Mrs. Poss and Mrs. Davisson’s kindergarten classes led the school in the Akron Ram Fight Song Thursday morning.
Go Blue!
Congratulations to the following Akron Ram football players for their selection to the 2018, 8-man all-state teams: Derrick Poss 1st team, Justin Traxler-2nd team, and Jaden Hottinger -Honorable Mention.
Akron FFA District Speaking results:
Creed Speaking - Janessa Shook 2nd , Shay Benish 4th
Extemporaneous Speaking - Kacyn Kessinger - Silver, Grayson Pachner - Bronze
Prepared Speaking - Mariah DeMers - Silver, Nadalyn Poss - Bronze
Nice job Rams!
Akron Hardware Tree Decorating Contest
Our high school classes did a wonderful job of decorating their trees this year. Make sure you stop in at Akron Hardware and vote for the best tree.
Thank you Akron Hardware for sponsoring this annual event!
Congratulations to the JH boy’s basketball teams. They competed in the league tournament last Saturday, December 8th in Wiggins. The B team placed 3rd and the A team placed 2nd. Great job boys and congratulations on a successful season! A big thank you to coaches Randel and Clarkson. Go Blue!
Pictures of our Akron Ram Band at the Parade of Lights on Dec. 6th.
The Akron Ram wrestlers competed against Sedgwick County and Merino on Dec. 6th in a double-dual at Merino.
Results: Akron 24 Sedgwick 39
Akron 24 Merino 11
Go Rams!
Ms. Kuntz and her 4th grade students led the school in singing the fight song this morning.
Go Rams!
We a had a great turnout for the play last night. Thank you to everyone who came out to support our drama students.
PK-4th Grade Music Concert
Congratulations to Mrs. Sue Hellyer and her music students on a wonderful performance Monday night.
Back in 1965 the Akron H.S. Ram Band was featured at halftime of the Denver Broncos game against the Houston Oilers. The pictures are from the 1965 Broncos program.
We had a great day of wrestling at the Chuck Annand Invitational in Akron on Saturday. Thank you to everyone who helped make our tournament a success!
Akron Ram results:
Derrick Poss -1st, Justin Traxler 2nd, and Alex Hallock 3rd.
Akron finished 8th out of a field of 17 teams with 69.5 points
Go Rams!
Akron H.S. Basketball Results (11/30/18):
Girls - Akron 26 Merino 37
Boys - Akron 44 Merino 37
Go Akron Rams!
Our students had a great time at the RAFT Science Day held last Friday.
Akron Ram basketball results vs. Brush Thursday night:
Lady Rams 31 Lady Beetdiggers 48
Rams 41 Beetdiggers 58
The Akron Ram basketball teams will be in action again tonight at Merino games start at 4 pm.
Go Rams!
Our 7th & 8th grade students led the school in the fight song Thursday morning.
Go Rams!
Akron student art projects on display in our cafetorium.
Congratulations to Kate Pachner for her selection to the State Volleyball All-Conference Honorable Mention Team.
Congratulations to our All-Conference football players!
Jaden Hottinger, Justin Traxler, Gabe Chapin, Derrick Poss, and Seth Dorrenbacher.
COME JOIN US!!
The RAFT Science Day for all students K-4th grade will be held this Friday, November 30th, from 8-11 a.m. in the fieldhouse. Parents are encouraged to come! Hope to see you there!
We are proud to announce that we have 3 students who have been named semifinalists for the 2019 Boettcher Scholarship. They are Cheyenne McGuire, Kate Pachner, and Derrick Poss. They are each one of 300 chosen semifinalists in Colorado.
Best wishes to each of you as you continue through the process.
Akron’s Jordan Baer is off to a great start playing her senior season at Colorado Christian University. She is currently averaging over 20 points a game. We are proud of you Jordan!
Akron JH boys against Arickaree Last Wednesday. Great job Rams!!!
Congratulations to Akron Lady Ram Nadalynn Poss on her selection to the 2018 All-Conference Honorable Mention softball team.
Go Rams!
Congratulations to Akron H.S. student Sara Wylie. Sara’s entry in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy audio-essay competition has been selected to move on to the District-wide competition representing Post 8064.
Last week Akron Principal Ed Lundquist took a group of students to the Head Start School to participate in Community Readers.
We have a new 3-D Printer!
We are grateful to Mike Sullivan from Sedgwick County Economic Development for providing our school with a new 3-D printer. Mike was joined by Zach Ruder from IT Works
3-D printing in Julesburg. Zach helped put the unit together. Thank you Ms. Thompson for taking on this project for our school.
Akron Lady Ram Volleyball Players Receive Honors
Congratulations to Kate Pachner, Quincy Basler, and Sara Wylie for their selection to the LPAA All-conference team.
Go Rams!
Pictures of our students from League Choir held Tuesday in Holyoke. The students were sponsored by Ms. Lowry and Mr. Kraich.
Great job Rams!
Akron FFA members and their advisor Mrs. Dreitz gave a presentation about their trip to National Convention at the school board Tuesday night.
The Akron H.S. Yearbook class and their teacher Mrs. Houston gave a presentation at the school board meeting Tuesday night.
It was an honor and privilege to have 1999 Akron graduate Brodie Hoyer speak at our Veteran’s Day program today. Major Hoyer went on to graduate in the top of his class at United States Military Academy at West Point. He continues to serve in the Army today and is seeking a doctorate in engineering. His message today was one of service to community and country. Thank you Major Hoyer!
Veteran’s Day Program
Thank you to everyone who helped make the Veteran’s Day lunch and program a success. We are grateful for our freedom and to the military veterans for their service to our country.
Thank you!
Akron FFA Creed Speaking Contest
Congratulations to all of the new members who participated last night. Results: Janessa Shook 1st and Shay Benish 2nd.
Big Buddy Little Buddy project for November was Thankful Turkey. Students wrote what they they were thankful for one their turkey feather.
The Akron J.H. boys’ basketball teams have been busy recently with games at the Wiggins Tournament and home against Haxtun.
Our Akron Lady Ram volleyball team traveled to Rye for regionals last Saturday. The Rams defeated Dayspring Christian 3-0 but lost to Rye 3-0. Great season ladies!
We are very proud of you!
The 2018 Akron Ram football season came to an end on Saturday , November 3rd. The Rams lost 14-6 to Rangely. The team loses a great group of seniors this year.
A pep rally was held for our playoff bound volleyball and football teams last Thursday, November 1st.
Ms. Krause and her 1st grade students led our school in the fight song last Thursday, November 1st.
Go Rams!
On October 31st, our Preschool-3rd grade students went to Y-W Electric to learn about electricity and how to be safe around electricity. Each class also completed a project for Y-W's open house.
Our robotics team competed at the annual Golden Plains BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology) Robotics Challenge held at NJC this past Saturday, October 28th. The Akron team made the wildcard round and missed advancing by 20 points.
Go Rams!
On October 27th, the Akron Lady Ram volleyball team won one and lost two at Byers today. The Rams beat Limon but lost to Byers and Fowler.
Go Rams!
Rams fall to a good Dayspring squad 54-22.
Mrs. Vogt and her 3rd graders led the school in the fight song on October 26th.
Go Rams!
Akron FFA students at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 26th
The Akron Junior High had their Fall Festival in October 25th . The students did a wonderful job dressing up, dancing, and playing games.
Colorado Preps Magazine has a nice article on coaching families. The article features Akron’s Head Volleyball Coach Kati Kuntz and her mom Otis Head Volleyball Coach Bonnie Wallin-Kuntz. Two wonderful ladies that are making a great impact on our youth. You can grab a copy of Colorado Preps Magazine at the Akron School, Bank of Colorado, or JD’s Quickstop.
Weathers Farms came to our school on Thursday to visit PS-3rd grade. They read a book, showed a video of a hog farm, talked about their own hog farm and growing pumpkins. Each student was able to taken home a miniature pumpkin as well. It was a great day!
Akron Gifted and Talented students at Survivor STEM held at NJC in Sterling on Wednesday. Students were divided into teams and worked on a variety of projects to help save civilization from the Zombie Apocalypse.
Big Buddy Little Buddy Project
These hearts were put together with puzzle pieces created by our individual students. The goal of this project was for students to know we all bring in our own unique qualities but together we make up the heart of a strong Ram.
The Ram football team played their last J.V. football game on Monday vs Dayspring and Byers. These boys have improved this year. Great season Rams!
We were fortunate to have 9News Meteorologist Kylie Bearse visit our school and have it featured on 9News Sunday Morning.
The Akron Ram football team improved to 5-3 on the season with a 32-17 win at Haxtun last Friday.
Go Rams!
The Akron Lady Ram volleyball team dropped their contest with Haxtun on Friday night losing 3-1 to the Bulldogs.
The Akron Lady Ram volleyball team beat the Brush Lady Beetdiggers 3-0 on Oct. 18th.
Great job Ladies!
Akron FCCLA at Fall Conference in Holyoke. Students prepared and packed food boxes for the food bank on Oct. 17th.
Astronomy Night
Ms. Thompson and a group of her students went out on Oct. 15th and viewed the night sky. They were able to get some very neat pictures of the moon and view Saturn’s rings.
Akron Ram Art
We have some great student work on display in the cafeteria.
The Akron Ram football team lost a hard fought contest against Caliche last night 6-0.
Go Rams!
The Akron Ram volleyball team defeated the Caliche Buffaloes last night 3-0.
Go Rams!
Akron senior students visited a college fair in Ft. Morgan on Wednesday morning.
Safety and Fire Prevention Program PK-4th Grades
Special thanks to AVFD for the smoke/weather safety trailer and Akron Sheriffs Office for going over street crossing and parking lot safety. Also to Latte Da for the generous donation of coffee for our firemen and police officers.
9 News Meteorologist visits Akron Elementary.
Mrs. Dreitz and her Akron FFA students did a great job presenting their program at the school board meeting on Tuesday night.
The Akron JV team picked up a win on Monday against Byers. Great job Rams!!
The Akron Lady Ram JH volleyball team played at the LPAA league tournament in Holyoke last Saturday, Oct. 6th. The Rams beat Haxtun and lost close contests to Sedgwick County and Merino.
Good job ladies!
The Akron Lady Ram softball team played at Burlington against the Cougars last Saturday, Oct. 6th. Burlington won both games of the doubleheader despite a good effort from the Rams.
Go Blue!
The Akron Ram football team defeated the Byers Bulldogs on October 5th 58-16.
Go Rams!
The Akron JH and HS volleyball teams picked up wins at Arickaree in October 4th against Arickaree-Woodlin.
Go Rams!
We love our Big Buddy Little Buddy Program.
Congratulations to Derrick Poss, Cheyenne McGuire and Levi Kipp on receiving letters of commendation for their performance on the preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying test. These students finished in the top 1% in the nation of more than 1.6 million students who took the test. We are proud of you!
Thank you to everyone who came out and supported our color run! It is a great event for our school and community.
Go Akron!
Our Akron Lady Ram volleyball team jumped out early on the visiting Merino Lady Rams before falling 3-1 in some very competitive matches in their homecoming game.
Go Rams!
Our Akron Ram football team picked up a big win at homecoming against a good Merino squad. Akron scored late in the fourth quarter to win 26-21.
Nice job Rams!
Akron High School students took part in a school and community clean up during homecoming week for community service. Great job Rams!
ATTENTION RAM FANS:
North Colorado Med Evac is delivering the game ball for the Homecoming football game against Merino Friday night at 7:25. Pregame activities will be 10 minutes earlier than normal starting with the National Anthem being played at 7:10. GO BIG BLUE!
Parent/Teacher Conferences will be Thursday, October 4th from 4:00 – 8:00 PM and Friday, October 5th from 7:30 – 11:30 AM. Please call to schedule conferences PS-6th 345-2266 and 7th – 12th 345-2268.
The Akron Volleyball Team is selling Pink Out shirts for the game against Caliche on October 12. Contact a volleyball player or coach if you would like a T-Shirt. All proceeds will be going to Gina Harms. Orders due Oct. 3rd.
Our Akron Lady Ram softball team played at home last night against the Yuma Lady Indians. The Rams came from behind to get a 31-24 win in the first game. The second game went just 3 innings and the Indians came out on top 20-5. Last night was also senior appreciation.
Go Rams!
Our Akron JH volleyball teams played well last night at home against Caliche. All three teams picked up wins last night.
Go Rams!
Our Akron JH football team took on the Caliche Buffaloes last night at home. The Rams played tough but Caliche got the win 26-8.
The FBLA car wash scheduled for this Friday has been cancelled and removed from our activity list. The FBLA breakfast on Friday morning (7-9 a.m.) at the field house is still scheduled to take place.
Akron FCCLA students were at the Colorado CTSO Kickoff held at CSU in Ft. Collins on Monday. The second picture is of Cheyenne McGuire FCCLA State 1st Vice President.
The Akron Lady Ram volleyball team finished 2nd at the Akron Volleyball Invite last Saturday.
Go Rams!
The Akron Lady Ram softball team played the Holyoke Lady Dragons last Saturday. The Dragons picked up wins in both games of the doubleheader despite a good effort from the Rams!
Mrs. Blake and Mrs. Couch brought their preschool students down to the office to lead the school in the Akron Ram fight song last Thursday.
Go Rams!
Colorado Preps Magazine has a nice article on Akron’s Shawn and Kilee Randel. You can find the magazine at JD’s Quick Stop, Bank of Colorado, and the Akron School.
Go Rams!
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Kindergarten students from Mrs. Poss and Mrs. Davisson’s classes went on a walking field trip in Akron on Wednesday. Thank you to everyone who made this a special day for our students.
See the NEWS section for Homecoming activities and elementary dress up days!
Color Run
When: Saturday, September 29th
Time: Registration 7:00 & Run @ 8:00 AM
Where: South Parking Lot @ Akron School
Cost: $15 - Individual, $25 – Child/Guardian, $50 – Family
Children 3 and under are free
Help promote student Wellness and support Student-led Wellness Team
The Akron Lady Ram volleyball team lost a close contest tonight against Holyoke 3-2.
Keep improving Rams!
FFA Northeastern Regional Range Judging
Out of 10 teams Akron placed 3rd overall.
Individual awards went to Kacyn Kessinger and Nadalyn Poss in the Silver category. Mariah DeMers and Grayson Pachner in the Gold category. State Range will be October 3rd in Sterling.
The Akron Lady Ram softball team played well on Saturday but lost both games of their doubleheader against Wray.
Go Rams!
The Akron Ram football team played tough against the top ranked Sedgwick County early before losing 42-6.
Keep working to get better every day Rams!
The Akron Lady Ram volleyball team beat the Sedgwick County Lady Cougars 3-2 Friday night.
The Akron Lady Ram volleyball team lost to top ranked Yuma in three Thursday but played very well. Results: 21-25, 18-25, and 17-25.
Good job Rams!
The Akron Ram J.H. football team played the Sedgwick County Cougars last Thursday. Sedgwick won 14-0.
Good game Rams!
Mrs. Weis and Mrs. Vogt put on a book tasting for their third grade classes last Thursday. The kids enjoyed sampling the different books.
The Akron J.H. volleyball team played at Yuma on Tuesday. The Rams won the “A” game contest.
Our Akron Lady Ram volleyball team had a very good day at the NJC Tournament.
Akron over Holyoke in three: 26-24, 25-19, 25-21
Akron over Dayspring in three: 25-21, 25-18, 25-23
Akron over Heritage Christian in four:
25-23, 26-24, 16-25, 25-21.
Otis over Akron in the championship in three: 18-25, 13-25, 21-25
Great job players and coaches!
Go Rams!
The Lady Ram softball team competed in the Brush Tournament on Friday and Saturday. The Rams didn’t pick up a win but put forth a good effort in each contest.
Go Rams!
The Akron Ram football team lost a tough game on the road at Fowler Friday night 28-20.
J.H. volleyball and football had their first contests against Haxtun on Thursday.
First Big Buddy Little Buddy activity held this week.
Akron H.S. Student Council speeches and elections were held last week.
The Akron Lady Ram softball team won three out of four games last weekend at the Sheridan Tournament in Denver. Congratulations to our players and coaches.
Go Rams!
The Akron Ram football team won a close contest against Holly on Friday night by a score of 8-6.
Go Rams!
The Akron Lady Ram volleyball team defeated Holly on Friday night 3-1.
Go Rams!
The Akron Booster Club organized a “Spruce up the Field” night last week. Thank you to everyone who helped with this event!
The Akron Lady Ram volleyball team started strong but came up short tonight against a good Wiggins team 3-1.
Go Rams!
The Akron Lady Ram softball team traveled to Limon for a doubleheader against the Lady Badgers. The Rams lost both games but had several bright spots in each contest.
Go Rams!
The Akron Ram football team traveled to Springfield on Friday and came away with a 34-8 victory to start their season.
The Akron Lady Ram volleyball team started their season by defeated the Wray Lady Eagles 3-1 last Thursday night.
Reminder:
The first day of school for 6th - 12th grade is tomorrow Wednesday, August 15th.
Preschool - 5th grade will start on Monday, August 20th.
Breakfast is served starting at 7:20am, and classes begin at 7:50am.
Akron School will host our registration Thursday 8/9/18 from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm for all grades. Please come pick up your registration packet from the main entryway (from 8:00am - 4:00pm) prior to registration so updates can be made and the registration process will be smooth.
FYI
School supply lists can be found on our school website.
akronrams.net
The 2018-19 school year is almost here!
Registration packets will be available starting Wednesday, August 1st just outside the school office past the entryway.
Registration will be Thursday, August 9th from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. for all grades.
*The first day of school for grades 6th thru 12th will be August 15th.
*The first day of school for grades pre-school thru 5th will be August 20th.
Student handbooks will be sent electronically. Printed copies will also be available upon request.
We look forward to seeing you.
Go Rams!
The 2018-19 school year is almost here!
Registration packets will be available starting Wednesday, August 1st just outside the school office past the entryway.
Registration will be Thursday, August 9th from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. for all grades.
Student handbooks will be sent electronically. Printed copies will also be available upon request.
We look forward to seeing you.
Go Rams!
Attention Akron H.S. Volleyball Athletes
Practice will start on Monday, August 6th.
Practice times for August 6-8 will be 6:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Practice times will change to the afternoon on August 9th moving to 4:30 p.m. -7 p.m.
Looking forward to a great season Lady Rams!!
The Akron School District is a Healthy School Champions recipient again this year. Pictured below are Amy Farmer (Akron PTSO), Holly Thompson (Washington County Connections), and Meghan Camacho (Akron School District). Thank you to everyone who works together to make this possible!
Akron Ram Katie Arnold played her final high school softball game at the CHSCA All-State games in Alamosa, CO yesterday. Katie played catcher, left field, short stop, and third base on defense. At the plate she got on base two out of three times, scored once, and drove in a run. Her team won 10-5.
Congratulations Katie!
Pictures from the Gifted and Talented Ultimate Scavenger Hunt.
Ms. Sue Hellyer led a group of Akron PK-4th grade students as they sang today at the Memorial Day service held at the Akron Cemetery.
Thank you students, staff, and parents for a wonderful 2017-18 school year. Have a great summer!
2018 Akron High School Graduation
Pictures and results from the first day of State Track. Sara Wylie placed 3rd in the high jump with a season best 5’ jump, Tyler Wylie qualified for the finals on Saturday in the 100, 200, and 400, and the Akron girls 4x800 team finished 14th. Good job Rams and best of luck tomorrow in your events!
The Akron Booster Club Athletic Awards Night was held last night in the fieldhouse. All sports were recognized and athletes were recognized for playing multiple sports and being scholar athletes. Tyler Wylie was selected for the Megan Hicks Award. Congratulations student athletes and coaches!
Akron Elementary Field Day 2018
Pictures from 8th Continuation and J.H. Awards held Tuesday night in the field house. Congratulations!
2018 Akron H.S. Academic Awards Ceremony
Congratulations to Ms. Lowry and her 7th-12th grade band students on a wonderful spring concert performance. Great job!
Akron senior Sarah Clarkson was awarded the Akron Alumni Scholarship at the alumni banquet this past weekend.
Congratulations Sarah!
Akron High School Teacher Denise Pickens was selected by the Akron High School Class of 2018 as their Honorary Alumni member. Thank you for for your dedication and commitment to the students of the Akron school system.
Congratulations!
Mr. Cliff Fletcher received the 2018 Akron Alumni Retired School Employee Award. Cliff received a standing ovation from those in attendance for his many years of service to the school system and the youth of our community. Congratulations Mr. Fletcher!
Akron Ram track athletes at the St. Vrain Invite in Longmont.
The Akron Ram baseball season ended on Friday in the first round of districts against top seeded Sedgwick County 20-6. The Rams lacked experience this season but battled in every game. Good job coaches and players! We are proud of you.
Go Rams!
Akron basketball camp information.
Akron Volleyball Camp Information
Akron FBLA Director Ali Houston and members of the organization that qualified for nationals spoke to the school board on Tuesday during the work session. Tyler Wylie who served as FBLA State President this year spoke to the board about his experience this year. Akron FBLA is sending six qualifiers to National FBLA in Baltimore, Maryland.
Thank you Akron FBLA and good luck at Nationals!
Akron 3rd and 4th grade Science Fair held tonight at the school.
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Akron Third grade students went on a field trip to I-Fly in Denver today.
Attention Akron Track and Baseball Fans:
On Friday, May 11th our H.S. baseball team will play at 9:30 a.m. vs. SedgCo (at Holyoke) and the H.S. track team will be at Longmont also starting at 9:30 a.m.
Congratulations to Ms. Lowry and her 7th-12th Grade choir students on a very good performance tonight!
Akron senior Tyler Wylie is having another great track season. He took first place in the 100, 200, and 400 at Holyoke on Saturday. He currently has the third fastest time in the 400 and fourth fastest time in the 200 in 2A this year. Congratulations and best wishes down the final stretch Tyler!
Go Rams!
Pictures of our Akron H.S. track athletes at Holyoke today. The Rams had several great performances and a number of top finishes.
Go Rams!
The Akron Ram baseball team dropped both games of their doubleheader today 13-1 and 10-0.
Akron’s Johnathan Schiefelbein ran in his last H.S. track meet today at Holyoke. Great job Johnathan!
Elks Youth Award Dinner
Elks Essay Winners.
7th & 8th grade division: Kyla Pachner 2nd and Janessa Shook 3rd.
5th & 6th grade division: Addison Kessinger 2nd and Fiona Quick 3rd.
Sarah Clarkson won a $500 scholarship.
Anderson Filla and Kashlee Randel were recognized for placing in the Elks Hoop Shoot.
Go Rams!
Pictures of the 1st grade field trip to Wray. Students learned about artifacts and visited the fish hatchery.
On Tuesday our elementary students planted a tree in celebration of Arbor Day.
At FFA Career Development Events on Monday, the Farm Business Management team made up of Derrick Poss, Seth Dorrenbacher, and Kate Pachner finished in the Gold Category (Top Five) with Derrick placing first in the state. Cheyenne McGuire finished in the gold category in Floriculture. Ely Kipp placed in the gold category for Ag Mechanics. Grayson Pachner placed in the bronze category for livestock evaluation.
Congratulations!
The Akron Rams baseball team dropped both games of their doubleheader at Wray tonight. 12-2 and 15-1.
The Akron Elementary Academic Breakfast was held this morning in the field-house.
The J.H. LPAA track meet scheduled for Thursday, May 3rd in Akron has been moved to Friday, May 4th due to the forecasted weather. The meet will start at 11 a.m.
Pictures from the elementary spring music concert last night.
Congratulations to Ms. Sue Hellyer and her students on another great performance!
The 2018 Akron H.S. Prom was held last night at the school.
Royalty: King-Drake Miller, Queen-Sarah Clarkson, Prince-Jaden Hottinger, and Princess-Kate Pachner
Battle of the Rams
The Akron Ram baseball team hosted the Merino Rams in a doubleheader yesterday. Both games were very competitive. Merino took both contests 15-8 and 16-14.
The Akron Invitational Track Meet was held yesterday.
Thank you to everyone who helped with the meet. Congratulations to the Akron Ram coaches and athletes on your performances in this meet.
Go Rams!
On Thursday, our students enjoyed lunch together with their big buddies and little buddies.
Jamie Axtell from the Colorado Cattlewomen came to read books about life on a dairy farm to our Preschool through 4th grade students. This project was sponsored by the Colorado Literacy Project, the Dairy Farmers of Colorado, and the Colorado Cattlewomen.
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Ms. Lowry and her Akron Ram band students helped today with the dedication of the new flag pole at the Washington County Nursing Home.
Go Rams!
A few pictures from the Akron H.S. play held tonight at the school. This was the second and final show. Congratulations to Ms. Campbell, Mr. Kraich, and their drama students for a wonderful production.
The Akron Ram baseball team dropped two games on the road at Caliche tonight 1-17 and 11-21. Keep working to improve Rams!
Akron 4th grade students attended the Weather and Science Day at the Rockies today.
Mr. Clarkson took a group of our H.S. students to the NJC Math and Science Contest today. Our students did very well. Only top 3 reaults were given today. Top 3 placers: Chemistry: 1st-Cheyenne McGuire, 2nd-Dawson McMillion.
Calculus: 1st-Dawson McMillion
Trigonometry: 3rd-Anthony Dreher
Critical thinking 11th Grade: 1st-Levi Kipp
Go Rams!
The H.S. baseball games scheduled for today (April 24th) in Akron have been canceled. The H.S. track meet that was scheduled for today (April 24th) in Holyoke has also been canceled.
Attention Ram Fans-The Akron track team will not be going to the Holyoke track meet tomorrow (April 24th).
Attention Ram Fans- The H.S. Baseball game at Caliche rescheduled for Monday has now been moved to Wednesday, April 25th at 2 p.m. The change is due to a lack of available officials.
Attention Ram fans- The H.S. baseball game scheduled for today at Caliche has been moved to Monday at 2:00 pm. As a result, the JV game scheduled for Monday has been moved to Friday 4/27 at 3:00 in Caliche.
Akron FBLA swept the top three spots in Accounting II and is sending six students to nationals.
Akron State FBLA results:
Accounting II
Derrick Poss-1st
Isaiah Herder-2nd
Anthony Dreher- 3rd
American Enterprise
Sara Wylie, Nadalyn Poss, Mariah DeMers-5th
Business Calculations
Levi Kipp-1st
Future Business Leader
Tyler Wylie-2nd
Intro to Business Procedures
Grayson Pachner- 3rd
Congratulations to FBLA Advisor Ms. Ali Houston and her students.
Go Rams!
The H.S. track meet scheduled for tomorrow in Kersey has been moved to Monday, April 23 at 1 p.m.
The Akron H.S. baseball game scheduled at Caliche tomorrow has been pushed back to a 12 (noon) start.
Opening night of "Talk about a Murder" this coming Monday April 23rd @ 7 pm @ Akron High School. Tickets at the door. Again on Wednesday April 25th
Join us for a great evening of entertainment and laughs.
Akron FBLA at State FBLA in Vail, CO.
Ms. Weis and Ms. Vogt treated their 3rd grade students to a book tasting. The students enjoyed the experience!
Go Rams!
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Pictures of Akron Ram and Colorado FBLA President Tyler Wylie speaking at the opening session of State FBLA in Vail, CO yesterday. Great job Tyler!
Go Rams!
The Akron 3rd grade classes had a great time visiting the Akron Airport yesterday.
The Akron 5th graders visited Rural Ameritown yesterday in Wray. The students enjoyed playing different roles in the town.
The Akron J.H. track relays scheduled for Friday, April 20th have been moved up to tomorrow, Thursday, April 19th due to Friday forecast. Field events will start at 12:30 p.m. with running events to follow at approx. 2 p.m.
Due to the high winds, reduced visibility, and other safety factors: Akron school district will not provide any bus service this afternoon. Parents of students that typically ride the bus home are asked to please pick your child up from the school. Regular bus service is planned to resume Wednesday morning.
The H.S. track meet scheduled for tomorrow in Byers has been cancelled.
The H.S. baseball game scheduled at Caliche tomorrow April 14th has been cancelled. H.S. baseball and track practices scheduled for today have also been cancelled. Stay safe!
ATTN 8TH GRADE PARENTS: Since the JH track meet has been moved to tomorrow (Thursday), the 8th grade continuation meeting has been moved to Monday, 4/16, at 5:00 pm in Mrs. Randel's room.
7th Grade Technology Class learning the ins and outs of what goes into the construction of lap tops.
The Akron J.H. track meet scheduled for Friday, April 13th has been moved up to tomorrow, Thursday, April 12th due to poor weather forecasted for Friday. The schedule remains the same field events start at 12:30 pm and running events at 1:30 pm
The Akron School Board was treated to a presentation about knowledge bowl tonight by Mrs. Denise Pickens and her knowledge bowl team. The Akron knowledge bowl team then challenged the board to a contest, which gave the board a feel for how the competition is conducted. The Akron knowledge bowl team won regionals and finished 4th at State in 2A this year.
Thank you students and Coach Pickens for representing our school and community!
The Akron Ram baseball team picked up a win this afternoon over the Fleming Wildcats 9-6.
Go Rams!
Career Exploration
Akron seniors traveled to Yuma today and visited Agri-Inject and the Yuma hospital. Students learned about agricultural chemical application and different aspects of the medical field.
Our H.S. track team was at Yuma for a meet this afternoon.
Pictures of our Akron track athletes at the Mullen Track Meet yesterday. The Rams had several good performances. Tyler Wylie ran a season best 51.57 in the 400.
Go Rams!
State FCCLA results:
Cheyenne McGuire was installed as a state FCCLA officer, Sarah Clarkson and Abbie Scholes received a gold medal and placed third, Tayler Clarkson and Landrie Reese received a gold medal and placed third. Tara Chadwick received a silver medal. Orion Wagers was on the judging panel.
Congratulations advisor Peggy Hall and her Akron FCCLA students!
The Akron Ram baseball team dropped both games of their double-header with Haxtun today 12-1 & 23-7. The Rams will play at Fleming on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
Go Rams!
A lot can happen in a few hours with Colorado weather. ❄️☀️ We have a beautiful day for baseball and a beautiful field to match. Come out and support the Akron Ram baseball team as they take on the Haxtun Bulldogs. The first game starts at 1 p.m.
Go Rams!
The H.S. baseball game against Haxtun today has been moved to a 1 pm start to allow for improved field conditions.
Go Rams!
Congratulations to Akron’s Cheyenne McGuire Colorado FCCLA’s new 1st Vice President!
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Akron Student Art
Akron FFA CDE Results
Yesterday at NJC the Farm Business Management team of Derrick Poss, Kate Pachner, Isaiah Herder, and Seth Dorrenbacher placed 1st. Derrick finished 1st overall in Farm Business Management and Kate, Isaiah, and Seth all finished in the top ten. Ely Kipp finished second overall in Ag Mechanics. Cheyenne McGuire finished in the top ten in Floriculture.
Congratulations!!!
The Holyoke JH track meet scheduled for this Friday, April 6th has been postponed.
The meet has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 17th.
The Northeast Colorado Health Department granted 15 awards to food service establishments out of total of 472 in six counties. The Akron School Food Service Department earned one of those awards. Congratulations ladies!!
We are proud to announce that Akron senior Tyler Wylie has received Daniels Fund Scholarship. Congratulations Tyler!!
Alumni Update- Alison Travis, Class of 2009
Akron FFA held their annual hired hand sale tonight. Thank you to everyone who came out to support our program and students!
Mrs. Weis and her 3rd graders led the school in the fight song this morning.
Go Rams!
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Akron Ram Justin Traxler was selected as an LPAA all-conference honorable mention wrestler. Congratulations Justin!
The Akron H.S. senior government class traveled to Denver yesterday and visited the Colorado State Capital building and the Ralph L. Carr Justice Center.
End of the Season Basketball Banquet honoring the basketball players and their seasons.
Also, honoring the seniors and welcoming the incoming freshman.
Congratulations to Akron H.S. basketball players Isaiah Herder and Katie Arnold. Isaiah was selected to the LPAA all-conference boys team and Katie was selected to the LPAA girls all-conference honorable mention team.
Go Rams!
Pictures of our students at Honor Band in Holyoke.
Akron seniors Katie Arnold and Raul Alvarez played in the NJC Basketball Senior Showcase today in Sterling. Congratulations Katie and Raul! We have enjoyed watching you represent the Akron Rams in basketball.
Go Rams!
Akron Ram Activities
March 26th –April 1st
Word of the Week: Orderliness
3/26-Honor Band @ Holyoke (all day)
FFA Quiz Bowl/Officer Interview 6 p.m.
BOCES Board Meeting 6:30 p.m.
Honor Band Concert @ Holyoke 6:30 p.m.
3/27-Senior Government State Capitol Trip (all day)
H.S. Basketball Teams End of Season Banquet 6:30 p.m.
3/28-FBLA Meeting 7:25 a.m.
FCCLA Meeting 3:30 p.m.
3/29-H.S. Track @ Holyoke 9 a.m.
Washington D.C. Trip Meeting 5:30 p.m.
FFA Hired Hand Sale @ Event Center 6 p.m.
3/30-No School
H.S. Track Pictures 9 a.m.
3/31-H.S. Baseball @ SedgCo (Ovid) 11 a.m.
The Akron Ram track athletes were in action yesterday at Yuma. The Ram teams had several good performances.
Go Blue!
The Akron Ram baseball team played well yesterday but lost both games of their double-header to Holyoke 5-11 and 3-14. Keep working to improving Rams!
Akron H.S. students attended “Beyond the Ice” yesterday in Denver. Students learned about the different stations and careers at the Pepsi Center and then attended a Denver Avalanche game last night.
PTSO Family Night-
Several parents and students made it to the dinner and activities put on at the school by Akron PTSO last night. Thank you to everyone who helped make this event a success.
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In this issue you will find some important dates to put in your calendar!
The 2018-2019 school calendar was approved at last night's school board meeting. You can find it under the "Calendar" tab or access it here: http://5il.co/3060
The Akron H.S. knowledge bowl team finished in 4th place at the state 2A competition. The team was just three points from making the championship round. Congratulations to our students and their coach Mrs. Denise Pickens.
Go Rams!
Our 2nd graders are learning about Amelia Earhart! So we had a paper plane flying contest yesterday.
Knowledge Bowl Pep Rally
We had a pep rally for our 2A Regional Champion Knowledge Bowl on Wednesday. They will be competing at State next week.
Go Rams!
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HS Regional Boys Basketball
The Akron Rams played tough on Friday night but lost in overtime to Calhan 52-60.
Good season Rams!
JH LPAA League Tournament
The Akron Ram wrestlers had some very good individual performances and tied for 3rd place as a team at league.
Go Rams!
Our students had fun with Read Across America Week celebrating the birthday of Dr. Seuss.
Big Buddy Program
Our students read Dr. Seuss books to each other this morning.
Mrs. Bowin and her first graders were in the office this morning and led the school in the fight song.
Go Rams!
Akron Counselor, Britney Weers took a group of Akron students to the UNC Future Teachers Conference on Thursday and Friday.
Akron students at the Solo Ensemble Contest held today in Ft. Morgan.
BOYS BASKETBALL
The Akron Ram basketball team will play the Haxtun Bulldogs this evening at NJC. Game time is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Make the trip to Sterling and support the Rams!
The Akron Ram basketball team played tough against top seed Yuma in the district semis but lost 65-43. The Rams will play in the 3rd place game tomorrow at NJC. Game time is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
Go Rams!
Tournament Cancelled
The Akron J.H. wrestling tournament scheduled for tomorrow, February 24th has been cancelled. Unfortunately, we had some teams drop out and additional concerns with the overnight weather forecast.
BOYS' DISTRICT BASKETBALL TONIGHT:
Akron Rams vs. Yuma Indians @ NJC
4:30 p.m. Come show your support!
Also, if you haven't yet - download the school app from the app store (akronrams).
GO BLUE!
Some of our elementary students were able to experience Tractor Day as a part of FFA week.
REMINDER:
Parent/Teacher conferences will be held tonight from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm and tomorrow morning from 7:30 am - 11:30 am. Please call today to schedule an appointment!
Akron high school students received some valuable information from a presentation today on apprenticeships and career opportunities. Mike Sullivan from Sedgwick County Economic Development was the main speaker.
The Akron School wishes to thank those who helped donate and sponsor bringing Rulon Gardner to our school and community.
Thank You!
Bank of Colorado, Alan Baer Agency, Akron Wrestling Association, Glosson Construction, TBK Bank, Luke & Kristin Crumley Family, Layne and Samantha Crumley, and All-American Sports- Dave Vondy.
The Akron Ram boys basketball team won an overtime thriller against the Merino Rams 60-58. Akron will now move on to the district semi-finals on Friday.
Go Rams!
The Akron Lady Ram basketball team played hard against a very good Yuma Lady Indian team. The Rams lost 64-37 ending their season.
Go Rams!
Akron art student, Cassandra Gomez, made this beautiful small table in Mrs. Campbell’s art class.
FFA Week
Akron FFA students put together an animal barnyard for FFA week. Our younger students enjoyed learning about the animals.
Rockin’ Rams Refuel parent volunteers making a healthy snack for our students. Thank you!
DISTRICT BASKETBALL TONIGHT:
Come out & support the Akron Rams! The girls play in Yuma @ 5:30 p.m and the boys play at home vs. Merino @ 6:30 p.m.
GO BLUE!
We were treated to an assembly today with Olympic Champion Rulon Gardner.
The Akron Ram wrestlers had a successful state tournament finishing with 37.5 points. Senior Jeffrey Pieper made state in just his second year of wrestling. Juniors Seth Dorrenbacher and Derrick Poss finished just one match from placing. Juniors Justin Traxler and Carson Reese both finished the tournament with wins and 5th place finishes. The Rams will have these four wrestlers back as seniors next year to lead the squad. Thanks for giving us so much to cheer about gentleman!
Go Rams!
The Ram wrestlers finished the second day of the state wrestling tournament yesterday with 4 of 5 wrestlers still alive. Seth Dorrenbacher won by fall, Carson Reese won by fall, Derrick Poss won by fall, and Justin Traxler lost by fall. All four wrestlers will be in action this morning in pursuit of a state medal.
Good luck Rams!
State Wrestling Update
Justin Traxler advanced to tonight’s Semi-finals with a 15-0 tech. fall. Seth Dorrenbacher, Carson Reese, and Derrick Poss will be battling in the consolation round tonight at 5:30 pm
Go Rams!
The Akron Ram wrestlers had a solid first round advancing 3 of 5 wrestlers into the quarterfinals. First Round Results: Seth Dorrenbacher won 7-5, Justin Traxler won 4-2, Carson Reese lost by fall, Derrick Poss won by fall, and Jeffrey Pieper lost by fall.
Go Rams!
The Akron Ram basketball teams played at Yuma last night in their final league contests. Yuma took both contests winning 67-20 in the girls game and 65-32 in the boys game. The Rams will start district play on Tuesday.
Go Rams!
Today our elementary classes celebrated both 100’s Day and Valentine’s Day.
Parent/Teacher Conferences are next Thursday the 22nd and Friday the 23rd. Please call the office to schedule your appointment!
State Wrestling Send-off
Nothing quite like the pride that exists in rural schools. Our preschool through 12th grade students sent our five state qualifiers off in style this morning. Good luck wrestlers and coaches.
Ram Pride! 🤼♀️
Mrs. Vogt took a group of our students to the Gifted and Talented Ultimate Summit held yesterday at NJC in Sterling.
We will be giving our state qualifying wrestlers a send off this Thursday morning around 8 a.m. Please join us at the school or cheer them on while they head out of town.
Go Rams!
Ms. Lowry and some of her Akron J.H. and H.S. band students were at league band today in Sterling. They joined other band students from NE Colorado to put on a concert tonight.
Great job!
Pictures of our J.H. wrestlers at their competition in Yuma this afternoon.
Go Rams!
Thank you TBK Bank!!!
TBK Bank made a donation to each of the groups that ran their hoop shoot during basketball games.
3rd grade -field trip
Special Ed - Life Skills Class
Junior class - Prom
Akron Ed Association - Scholarship
Join us on February 19th for an inspirational and motivational evening with Olympic Champion Rulon Gardner. Rulon has a great story to share with people of all ages and backgrounds. See you on Feb. 19th at 6:30 p.m.
Region 3 Wrestling at NJC
The Akron Ram wrestlers had five placers and placed 4th as a team with 96 points. Placers: Justin Traxler 2nd, Carson Reese 2nd, Derrick Poss 3rd, Seth Dorrenbacher 4th and Jeffery Pieper 4th.
Good luck at State Rams!
The Akron Ram J.H. girls basketball teams competed in the LPAA league tournament today at Caliche. Our ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams both finished in 3rd place. The ‘B’ team lost to Wiggins 11-17 then beat Caliche 48-12. The ‘A’ team lost to Wiggins in overtime 23-19 the beat Caliche 35-22.
Go Rams!
Regional Wrestling Update
Justin Traxler and Carson Reese have advanced to the championship round tonight. Seth Dorrenbacher, Derrick Poss, and Jeffrey Pieper are battling through the consolation side of their brackets.
Go Rams!
The Akron Ram basketball teams hosted the Wray Eagles tonight. The girls lost 44-75 and the boys won 57-44. The teams will be in action again next Thursday at Yuma.
Go Rams!
Pictures from the first round of Regionals at NJC. Five Ram wrestlers advanced to the semifinals tomorrow.
Go Rams!
Our Akron FBLA students had another great district competition yesterday, as 27 of our students placedin the top five. Several students qualified for the state competition that will be held this spring in Vail, CO. Congratulations to all of our students and to their leader Mrs. Ali Houston.
Great job Rams!!!
The Akron Ram basketball teams were on the road last night against SedgCo at Julesburg. The girls lost 24-44 and the boys lost a close one 40-42. The teams will be at home against Wray tomorrow. First game game starts at 5 pm.
Go Rams!
We are happy to be hosting this event on February 19th. Please join us for the evening community speaking engagement at 6:30 p.m.
Attention Basketball Parents
Schedule for Friday vs. Wray
No Boys ‘C’ or JV games.
5:00 pm-Girls JV (2 x 8 min.) followed by parents/senior night before Girls Varsity Warmup.
Girls Varsity then Boys Varsity.
We had a short assembly on Tuesday for our Big Buddy program and winter sport recognition.
Go Rams!
On Monday, Akron FBLA members were treated to a presentation by a couple of young entrepreneurs from Kookie Fairy.
Pictures of our Akron JH girls’ basketball team playing in the Akron Tournament on Monday.
Akron J.H. wrestlers competed against other area wrestlers at the Merino Bash on Monday.
KNOWLEDGE BOWL REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
Our high school knowledge bowl team won the 2A Region 7 Championship today and qualified for State.
Go Rams!
The Akron Ram basketball teams hosted the Holyoke Dragons last night.. The Rams lost a close one in the varsity boys contest 46-44 and 56-15 in the girls game. The Rams will look to get on track against Sedgwick County next Thursday at Julesburg.
Go Rams!
Brain Bowl Champs
We had students competing in the Sunrise Optimist Brain Bowl competition held today in Ft. Morgan. We are extremely proud of all of the students who competed! We had a group in the 5th & 6th grade division win the competition. Congratulations Akron Rams!!!
Pictures of our Akron Ram wrestlers at the Eaton Team Tournament held today. The Ram wrestlers will compete in Regionals next Friday and Saturday at NJC in Sterling.
Go Rams!
Our Akron Ram basketball teams were on the road at Haxtun tonight. Akron results: JV Girls won 21-14, JV Boys lost 34-13, Varsity Girls lost 35-67, and Varsity Boys lost 54-57. The Akron Ram basketball teams will host the Holyoke Dragons tomorrow starting at 2 p.m.
Go Rams!
Akron Ram student art is on display in our cafetorium.
We had the privilege of meeting Ms. Kylie Gardener at our home basketball game on Thesday night. She is the daughter of Tanya Thomsen Gardener who graduated from Akron H.S. in 1993. Kylie has been through a lot for a 17 year old and is now on a mission to bless others. Please take the time to read her story in the photo below. The Akron Lady Ram basketball team met Kylie and gave her flavored chapsticks they collected for her cause.
Thank you, Kylie!
Students from Mr. Samber’s history class visited the Washington County Nursing Home on Thursday to interview their elders.
The Akron Ram basketball teams hosted the Fleming Wildcats on Tuesday night. The girls lost 21-64 and the boys won 51-45.
Go Rams!
Thornton Invitational
Our Akron Ram wrestlers faced some good competition at the Thornton Invite yesterday. As a team the Rams scored 53 points and finished 13th out of 24 teams. Placers: Carson Reese 3rd, Justin Traxler 4th, and Derrick Poss 4th.
Good job Ram wrestlers!
The Akron Ram boys basketball team beat the Wiggins Tigers tonight 59-40.
Go Rams!
The Akron Lady Ram basketball team lost to the Wiggins Lady Tigers tonight 33-44.
We had a wonderful day hosting the Akron JH and HS Knowledge Bowl today. We had over 120 students compete today from Akron, Burlington, Holyoke, Ft. Morgan, Merino, Wiggins, Wray, and Yuma.
Top 3 JH results in order: Wiggins, Ft. Morgan, and Burlington
Top 3 HS results in order: Ft. Morgan, Akron, and Holyoke.
Thank you to everyone who helped and competed today!
The Akron HS wrestlers won their dual against Holyoke last night 33-18.
Good job Rams!
Our Akron JH wrestlers got things started last night in the wrestling dual against Holyoke. Good job guys!
Mrs Blake and Mrs. Hill were in the office yesterday morning with their preschool students to lead the school in the Akron Ram fight song.
Career Fair
Mrs. Weers and our 8th grade students attended a career fair in Holyoke this week.
Pictures from the Regional Spelling Bee held in Brush this week. We had four students advance to the oral round and one qualify for State. Congratulations and good luck at State, Syvannah McGuire!
Our J.H. wrestlers performed well at the Brush Invitational today. Placers: Anthony Benavides 1st, Laden Sampson 2nd, Xavier Livesay 2nd, Gavin Brown 2nd, Evan Vogt 3rd, and Wade Brown 3rd.
Good job Rams!
Our Akron Ram wrestlers were at the Platte Valley Team Tournament in Kersey today. The Rams won just one dual as a team because of forfeits at open weights but had several very good individual performances.
Good job Rams!
New Akron Ram Art on display
Mrs. Cambell’s first block class was in the office yesterday for Fight Song Friday.
The Akron Ram basketball teams lost their contests against the Highland Huskies tonight. The Lady Rams lost to the Lady Huskies 44-25. The Akron Ram boys lost a hard fought game 61-55. The Rams will play at Limon tomorrow night.
Go Blue!
We had our district spelling bee yesterday. Paige Werner finished 1st and Syvannah McGuire 2nd. Six other qualifiers will be joining our two finalists at regionals in Brush next week.
Great job Rams!
The Akron Ram JH girls basketball teams hosted the Merino Rams tonight. The ‘C’ team won, ‘B’ and ‘A’ teams lost. Our girls continue to show improvement. Good job ladies!
The Akron Ram wrestlers had a very good day at the Englewood Pirate Invitational in Denver on Saturday.. All seven wrestlers placed and as a team the Rams finished 4th with 94 points.
Placers: Elvis Guy 1st, Seth Dorrenbacher 1st, Justin Traxler 1st, Derrick Poss 1st, Cameron Collin 3rd, Carson Reese 3rd, and Jeffrey Pieper 4th.
Great job Fighting Rams!
The Akron Ram boys basketball team defeated the Merino Rams 44-29 Friday night. Good job Akron Rams!
The Akron Lady Rams lost to the Merino Lady Rams Friday night at home 36-23.
Pictures from the Akron HS wrestling dual against Yuma this past Thursday night.
Nice job Ram wrestlers!