Hundreds turned out August 24, 2019, to celebrate and walk through the newest school in Akron Public Schools.

Your weekly update is brought to you by APS, your real public schools. Summer is flying by quickly, so check out the events before they are gone!

(Jennifer Pignolet for Ohio.com/Akron Beacon Journal)

The 36th community learning center to be designed and built for students at APS is opening this weekend on Woolf Avenue in southeast Akron.

Below is a note to us from North High School Athletic Director Carrie Stewart about the Viking soccer team and its coaches.

The portfolios of two rising senior students from the Akron School for the Arts at Firestone Community Learning Center are currently on display in the lobby of the Akron Art Museum.

This was Summit 4 Kids' 10th anniversary. Held this past weekend, it was another fun-filled day with giveaways and educational information for kids and their families.

Have you heard about esports? If not, you might soon. Esports is competitive videograming, and it’s a wildly popular global phenomenon with a growing professional level.

Connor Harris is a student at Firestone CLC. Chika Nkwocha goes to our Akron Early College High School. Both were honored in the 41st annual ACT-SO National Competition sponsored by the NAACP.

Distinguished Concerts International New York City (DCINY) announced today that Paul Stewart and the Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts Choir have been invited to participate in a performance of The Music of Greg Gilpin on the DCINY Concert Series in New York City.

Funded through a grant from GPD and supported by The John S. Knight Center downtown, our students have again been provided with an opportunity to express themselves through their art as part of a community celebration.

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When you visit 10 N. Main and the Sylvester Small Administration Building, you'll likely not miss the new addition to the wall that leads to and from the breakfast/lunch/carbohydrate loading room.

Girls on the Run Northeast Ohio (gotrNEO) will offer its program this fall at more non-traditional locations.

The Akron School Board honored Judith White, a 50-year veteran teacher at Firestone High School and Firestone CLC who has decided to retire.

A finalist for a $25,000 national grant needs online votes from the public to help local, at-risk students find stable housing.

APS coaches for the Akron City Series Football League talk about the upcoming season and the exceptional students they brought with them.

As we approach the start of the 2019-20 school year, many of our schools start and end the day at different times.

Your weekly update is brought to you by APS, your real public schools. Summer is flying by quickly, so check out the events before they are gone!

The Ohio Academy of Science selected 54 Ohio schools and 556 teachers to receive the Governor's Thomas Edison Awards for Excellence in STEM Education and Student Research for their accomplishments during the 2018-19 school year.

The day of Corey Pettit’s backyard graduation party it rained on and off. But the northern Ohio spring drizzle never dampened the celebration.

The I Promise School will continue to step up the number of children it serves, but will not add the first and second grades after an amendment to the school’s master plan by the Akron Public Schools board on Monday.

Our thanks to the Jr. ROTC cadets (Navy) from Ellet High School, under the command of Col. Lionel Urquhart.

Thank you to all those who generously give to APS. Your help secures a brighter future for all students!

Arts education classes at Weathervane Playhouse will begin September 21 and run through November 23.

The start of the 2019-20 school year brings two major changes to Akron Public Schools with the full launch of College and Career Academies and the opening of Ellet Community Learning Center.

On the second floor of the I Promise School, 40 third-graders pick up their desk chairs and carry them across the room to form a long oval.

Do you know high school students committed to making a difference in the community and interested in gaining experience within a healthcare environment?