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Cluster
Calendar
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Click on the calendar below to see a list of events relating to the
schools of the East Cluster.
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East Cluster Sports
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News
♦ On July 1 the Ohio High School Athletic Assoc. (OHSAA)
issued season calendars for the following fall sports:
Cross-country
Football
Volleyball
♦ On June 23 the OHSAA
announced
the division breakdowns for the 2025-26 basketball season.
The East girls will remain in Division IV while the boys will move up from Division IV to Division III.
♦ On June 12 the OHSAA
announced
changes to the state football playoffs for the 2025 football season.
The major change is that the number of playoff qualifiers for each region will be reduced from 16 to 12.
As stated below, East will remain in region 9 of Division III.
♦ The OHSAA
announced
on May 1 the division breakdowns for the 2025 football season.
East will remain in region 9 of Division III.
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Thank You
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Thanks to the following organizations and individuals who made
contributions to the schools of the East Cluster:
• Dave & Daniel Duma of Duma Meats donated $1,000 worth of Butterball turkeys to Barber
to use for the Turkey Bingo portion of Family Math Night.
• First Presbyterian Church of Hudson donated $700, to Barber to use for activities for
Teacher Appreciation Week.
• Michael Hayes donated $1,000 to East to send four band members to the Univ. of Akron
summer music camp.
• The City of Joy Enrichment Center donated $1,000, to Barber to purchase items for
Barber's Cave, an area set aside for the teachers.
• DonorsChoose.org donated a rolling bookcase and books, valued at $189.37, to Seiberling.
• DonorsChoose.org donated schools supplies, valued at $189.03, to Seiberling.
• The Barbershop Harmony Society donated $150 for the Music Dept. East.
• The following donated items of clothing, valued at $242, for students in need at East:
▪ Igor Ljevaja;
▪ Fred Hawkins;
▪ Officer Auchberger.
• Kristie Schartiger donated $100 to the JRTOC drill team at East.
• Myers Tire Supply donated 545 pairs of Nitrile gloves for use by the Auto Tech students at East.
Value of the donation is $14,037.
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Media Matters
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Seiberling's Leader of the Month
video
for April and May emphasizes "Find Your Voice."
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State Report Cards
Every year the Ohio Dept. of Education (ODoE) issues a report card for every public school and school district in the state.
Over the years, ODoE has changed the grading system from a series of vague categories, to a letter grade, and now to a five-star
rating system — the kind of rating system you might see when asked about your most recent pizza or the promptness of your latest
Amazon delivery.
Here
is the report card for the Akron Public School District for the most recently-completed school year. Below are the report cards for each of the
East Cluster schools.
2023-24
Barber
David Hill
Mason
Seiberling
East High & Middle
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Contact Us
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions regarding this web site or its contents,
send us an e-mail.
East Cluster E-mail
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Akron Public Schools, Finney
Settle Lawsuit
Former East principal, Vyrone Finney, and the Akron Public Schools have
settled
Finney's wrongful termination lawsuit for $250,000.
Finney was
fired
from the school district in 2023 after being charged with hitting a student in the face. He was
acquited
of criminal charges but was fired for violating district policy.
Finney will receive only $50,000 of the settlement amout with the remainder going to his attorney.
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East Akron Landmarks
Demolished
The wrecking crews have been busy in East Akron lately.
The Goodyear, formerly East Akron, YMCA has been
demolished. The 1950 building served decades of East Akron and
Goodyear Heights families. There are currently no plans in place for the now-vacant property.
Also currently being
demolished
is the former Goodyear Junior High/Goodyear Middle School/original East High School building.
The structure was opened in 1918 and sat at 49 N. Martha Ave.
That site will be used to construct an affordable housing complex.
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Coming in August
Ohio Sales Tax Holiday
Has Been Expanded
Not just for school supplies any more
Since 2015, the Ohio sales tax holiday has lasted for three days in early August and was
only applicable for the purchase of back-to-school supplies and clothing.
This year's sales tax holiday applies to almost all items of personal property priced at $500 or less. Examples include electronics, clothing, books,
and sporting goods.
This year's sales tax holiday, which has been extended to two weeks, will be in effect from 12:00 a.m. Friday, August 1, through 11:59 p.m. Thursday, August 14.
Ohio Governor, Mike DeWine, stated, "This expanded sales tax break will help Ohio's families with back-to-school necessities as well
as other substantial purchases during a time when so many household budgets are being strained."
So what kind of savings can be expected? The current
rate
of sales tax (combined state and local) in Summit County is 6.75%. A shopper making qualifying purchases of $500
would avoid paying $33.75 in sales taxes.
Complete guidelines for the sales tax holiday are available on the Ohio
Deptartment of Taxation web site
here.
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Summer Meal Program
The City of Akron and the Akron Public Schools are again this year offering a free summer meals
program
from June 9 through August 1.
The program ensures that all children under the age of 19 continue to receive nutritious meals on weekdays during
summer break. All meal sites will be closed on June 19 and July 4.
All meal sites will offer lunch while all but one will also offer breakfast. East Cluster area meal sites are located at Joy Park, Mason Park Community
Center, Vincent House, and Wingfoot Church. (Wingfoot Church is located at 1690 HIllside Terr., across the street from Reservoir Park.)
Due to the renovations taking place at Reservoir Park, that site will not be available for meals this summer.
The Akron summer meals program follows the guidelines of the National School Lunch
Program.
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Make the Most of
Summer Vacation
The Akron Public School System is offering a wide range of activities to keep its students busy over the summer
through a program called The Summer Experience: Choose Your Summer Adventure.
Options range from mystery camps for elementary students to robotics camps for middle schoolers to music camps for high schoolers.
To explore these and dozens of other options for the summer, click
here.
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Honoring Seiberling Retirees
Pictured below are retiring Seiberling teachers, Felicia Cosper, Barb Fisher, Margaret Ruppert, and Lorine Napoli.
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Smoother Running at East
Thanks to a grant awarded in the amount of $100,000 to the Akron Public Schools from Dick's Sporting Goods
Foundation
and the Local Initiatives Support
Corporation,
the battered dirt and cinder running track at East will be excavated and replaced with a rubberized, all-weather
track. The new track will be similar to the one at Firestone C.L.C.
The grant was oficially
accepted
at the December 9 Board of Education meeting.
The first synthetic, all-weather track was developed in the mid 1950s, and the first time one was used in the
Olympics was in 1968 at Mexico City. So you see, East is a little behind the curve but happy to catch up.
4/14/25 UPDATE:
At its April 14 meeting the Board of Education approved entering into a purchase
agreement
with
Vasco
Sports Contractors of Massillon to replace the cinder running track at East with a new asphalt track.
Per terms of the agreement, the total cost of the replacement must not exceed $225,567. Work is expected to
begin later this spring.
6/19/25 UPDATE:
Work proceeds on resurfacing the track and replacing the football goal posts. According to Debra Foulk, Executive Director, Business Affairs
for the school district, the upgrades at East should be completed during July.
Here
are updates about the work at East as well as improvements being made to the stadiums at Buchtel and Kenmore.
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Rotary Club Scholarships
for East Grads
Congratulations to the following members of the East Class of 2025 who have been awarded scholarships by the Rotary Club of Akron
at its
awards dinner
April 29.
- Arianna Durik
- Carlos Loskofsky
- Jai'Den McGhee
- Taniya Marshall
- Ja'Marah Marzouk
- Nila Surgeon
- Vica Tafolla.
Here
are the thank-you notes to the Rotary Club from the East scholars.
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East
Cluster
Resources
For a list of resources helpful to residents of the East Cluster neighborhoods , click
here.
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