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Vote for Louisville-area preseason high school receiver/TE of year before poll closes
With the 2024 high school football season beginning Aug. 23, The Courier Journal has compiled a list of the 10 top wide receivers/tight ends in the Louisville area. We are asking you — our readers — to vote here on which wide receiver/tight end you think will have the best season. Listed below are 10 nominees for preseason wide receiver/tight end of the year. Players from the following counties were eligible: Bullitt, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby...
Community views progress of new Green Elementary School
GREEN — The community had an opportunity to walk through the new Green Elementary School as a part of the Back to School Bash Aug. 8. Attendees were able to sign their name on a wall in the building during the construction tours. Construction of the new 134,385-square-foot building...
Area news in brief for Aug. 14
AHS 1956 – Alliance High School Class of 1956 will meet at 9 a.m. Aug. 20 at Don Pancho’s Tex Mex Cafe, 2105 W. State St. in Alliance. All friends, classmates and spouses are welcome to attend. ALLIANCE PLANNING – City of Alliance Department of Planning and Zoning and the Community Development Commission...
Looking for child care in Akron? What you need to know
Akron has 178 licensed child care providers, and with around 11,500 kids under age 5 living in the city, each family looking for care has their own needs. Experts from the Early Childhood Resource Center, the clearinghouse for parents in Summit County and five surrounding counties looking for child care and other family resources, and United Way of Summit and Medina gave tips for finding care that is the best fit for children and their parents' schedules....
Catholic high school football teams ready for new season
GREATER AKRON — Catholic high school teams across the area are ready to take the field and begin the regular season. Several teams in the West Side Leader coverage area are coming off playoff appearances with hopes of returning to the postseason. Archbishop Hoban. The Knights are coming off...
New Copley-Fairlawn superintendent focuses on collaboration
COPLEY — Superintendent Aimee Kirsch’s route to becoming the Copley-Fairlawn Schools top administrator was admittedly atypical. “It is a non-traditional path,” Kirsch said of her career, which began 26 years ago at the Akron Public Schools (APS). “But I am somebody who allows opportunities to present themselves.”
Internships prove beneficial to students
Throughout a student’s time in high school and college, they will be encouraged to participate in internships during the school’s offseason – or sometimes during the school year depending on the school and workload. Internships can help students decide on a career path and develop the skills necessary to perform the job.
Move-in day: Walsh welcomes freshmen students, Notre Dame transfers
NORTH CANTON – Students began arriving at Walsh University campus bright and early Friday morning to move into the dorms ahead of the start of classes on Monday. This is the largest incoming class of traditional undergraduates since 2014, officials said. The university is welcoming 508 new traditional undergraduate students. ...
Portage HS scores | Aug. 16: Streetsboro soccer sweeps opening doubleheader at Crestwood
Streetsboro girls soccer opened the 2024 season with a 6-2 nonleague victory over host Crestwood at Jack Lambert Stadium. Up just 2-1 at the half despite controlling possession and the shot count, the Rockets (1-0-0) ran away to start the second, including three goals in a span of less than five minutes. Sophomore...
Vitatoe named new president of STVM High School
AKRON — St. Vincent-St. Mary High School (STVM) announced July 29 that David Vitatoe will be the school’s next president. Vitatoe earned a bachelor’s degree from John Carroll University, a master’s degree from Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management and a master’s in education from Xavier University. He most recently served at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) as interim vice president of advancement and president of the NEOMED Foundation. An Akron native, Vitatoe attended St. Hilary grade school and Walsh Jesuit High School. His mother, Rose (Mastrolonardo) Vitatoe, is an alumna of St. Vincent High School. He is a member of St. Rita Parish and lives in Reminderville with his wife and three children.
STEM High School Scholars in New Home
Akron Public Schools welcomed the freshman class at the new STEM High School at Robinson CLC this morning as 100 scholars answered the bell for learning. Upperclassmen will phase in on Thursday and Friday. But, today, these scholars are the first to see the new digs for high school STEM learning.
Drive to Succeed program helps make driver education more accessible for students
AKRON, Ohio — A grant program from the Ohio Traffic Safety Office aims to expand access to driver training for teens by lowering the financial barriers to courses, which can cost hundreds of dollars per student. The Drive to Succeed program awards grant money to different local agencies and...
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