Akron Elementary is kicking off its Abby Candles fundraiser to raise money for the school.

Students will be selling candles, candle warmers, room spray, wax melts, and cookie dough. They’ll be selling from November 10th to November 27th. ALL ORDERS AND MONEY MUST BE SUBMITTED ON NOVEMBER 27th!

Order pickup will be on December 15th in the cafeteria. Only adults may pick up fundraiser orders. Students who sell items have the chances to win various prizes. Some of the prizes include, a variety of Emoji items, a drone, or an iPad Mini. The top seller will get ice cream and Subway with Mrs. Mills, Mr. Adams, and Ms.Reed. The top selling class will get a pizza party. The top selling  grade level will get extra recess.

If you want to order any items, please see any student or order online at abbycandles.com and select our school name. If you want a specific child to get credit for an online purchase, please get that students Seller ID.  Thank you for your support!

AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

2017-2018 HONOR ROLL

FIRST GRADING PERIOD

 

THIRD GRADE

ALL A’S

Efrain Arroyo

Damian Garcia

Shaun Hinson

Tadeo Lancon

Santiago Ortiz-Arroyo

Francisco Brito Ramirez

Hunter Stage

Kaytlin Tucker

All A’S AND B’S

Nathan Andrews

Audriauna Brown

Victor Camacho-Campos

Temperance Caudill

Gretchen Clark

Anna Craft

Wyatt Craig

Alexander Engle

Denise Garcia

Roselyn Garcia-Baca

Riley Gonzales

Claire Haney

Hunter Harris

Max Harsh

Melany Jurado

Lillie Koch

Kenlee Long

Maryssa Lozano

Veronica Morales

Owen Omondi

Hunter Paxton

Julianna Ruiz

Colby Seaney

Greyson Shoemaker

Trista VanDoren

Delilah Wilson

Hardley Wise

 

FOURTH GRADE

ALL A’S

Alivia Bucher

Alexis Elliott

Diego Gonsalez

Christian Guzman

Bricklyn Hall

Kyra Kiser

Brenton Miller

Hailee Norman

Cruz Nunez

Natalia Ortiz

Ellis Overbey

Maris Overbey

Jack Parker

Maci Parker

Wesley Parker

Jenna Prater

Cristal Ramirez

Jadelynn Ramirez

Cassie Rich

Jacob Scacco

Anna Sterk

ALL A’S AND B’S

Conner Black

Hope Blankenship

Weston Brown

Evan Burkholder

Madix Carr

Sabrina Cundiff

Aleigha Decker

Cale Dewees

Ryan Dice

Gage Hileman

Kiana Hogue

Manuel Jimenez

Zouie Lagsub

Elizabeth Love

Samantha Luva

Dallas Martin

Gage Overbey

Autumn Parker

Jamison Phillips

Melanie Baca-Quintana

Andres Rosas

Christopher Rosas

Santiago Arroyo-Rosas

Sophia Ruiz

Betty Shepherd

Tatum Shoemaker

KC Shriver

Erika Tapp

Jacob Weaver

 

FIFTH GRADE

ALL A’S

Dewey Gillman

Sarah Gross

Mercedes Herrera

Diego Jurado

Cole Montelongo

Ella Sandbakken

Thad Shambaugh

Avery Wagoner

ALL A’S AND B’S

Alexander Arroyo

Aaron Backus

Karegan Callahan

Ian Cooksey

Brooklyn Cooper

Sarah Finney

Keith Haney

Genevieve Heller

Jacob Kiefer

Taylor McGriff

Nash Miller

Temperance Prater

Braxtin Rogers

Jonas Scott

Kolton Seaney

Khristian Sebastian

Olivia Shepherd

Elise Smith

Eli Sterk

Tatiana Strayer

Deven Thorpe

Kyndra Wright

 

 

 

 

 

Akron Elementary School students recently got the chance to tour the Henry Township Volunteer Fire Department as part of Fire Prevention Week, a nationwide event held Oct. 8 – 14, 2017.

This year’s Fire Prevention Week theme was “Every Second Counts: Plan 2 Ways Out.”

Kindergartners visited the fire station the morning of Oct. 12. Firefighters from the Henry Township Volunteer Fire Department explained to them the importance of fire safety and ways to stay safe during a fire. They also explained the importance of meeting family members at a pre-planned meeting place in the yard, or some place nearby. Students were also taught how to stop, drop, and roll.

During the fire station tour, students were explained the purpose of each fire truck and were able to walk around and sit on top of the trucks. One firefighter also explained the gear the crew wears when they go out on emergency calls.

Afterwards, the firefighters loaded each student onto the trucks and gave them a ride back to school. The kids even got the chance to go down a slide as a way to get off the truck.

First, second, and third graders were taught the day before some of the same lessons as kindergartners. Thank you to the Henry Township Volunteer Fire Department for providing this experience to our kids!

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Akron Elementary School placed a time capsule in a section of new construction during a ceremony on Oct. 4, 2017.

In front of the entire student body, student council members stuffed the capsule with several items that were collected. Those items included a map of the old school, old identification badges from staff members, a medical kit, an unused cell phone, a bag of Skittles, a yearbook from the 2016-17 school year, letters written by students, and a letter written by Principal Chrissy Mills. To watch a full video of the ceremony, visit the Akron Elementary School Facebook page.

The Akron Elementary School construction project is scheduled to be complete in December 2017.

Written by Ryan Adams, Akron Elementary School student council co-advisor

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” –John F. Kennedy

Learning and leadership are two key components that Sydnie Reed, co-sponsor of the Akron Elementary School Student Council, and I teach our student council members. Our student council is very active and student driven. Each year, we hold elections and select students in grades 3-5 to represent their peers and assist our school in carrying out various school-wide events.

Events are planned, organized, and ran by our students under the advisement of Ms. Reed and myself. Our fifth-grade students serve as officers. We elect a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, social chairmen, and spirit chairmen. Our officer team oversees meetings and plans all regular meetings. After our council decides on an event, they are in charge of presenting their information to our school principal, Chrissy. Mills, to gain her approval for events. Having the officers meet with Mrs. Mills is a huge part of their leadership development because they must be organized and learn how to communicate effectively, not only with each other, but also with adults.

Student council members also have the opportunity to attend Summer Leadership Camp at Manchester University every summer. This event is put on by the Indiana Association of Student Councils (IASC), which is the governing body of student councils in Indiana. Three of our current officers and one at-large member have already attended Leadership Camp and have brought many necessary skills back to our council, such as team bonding, communication, and event planning. Along with Summer Leadership Camp, we encourage our student council members to attend a Saturday Leadership Workshop every year. Akron Elementary School is planning to host a workshop later this year for IASC.

Additionally, Akron’s student leaders are held to high academic and behavior standards. Students collectively take skills they are taught in the classroom, such as collaborating with one another, and apply them to their leadership roles within student council. It is essential that students can apply both academic and leadership skills so they become successful adults in their chosen careers.

Ms. Reed and I are extremely proud of our student council members and the success they have had the past several years. Many of our past elementary members go on to participate in Tippecanoe Valley Middle School’s student council.  The Akron Elementary School Student Council has been awarded “Honor Council” status by the IASC for the past 20 years, demonstrating that student leadership is a vital part of our school community.

Akron Elementary School Student Council President Gunnar Crispen says it best by stating “Student council has taught me about being a leader and how not to get overwhelmed by problems that are hard.”  At Akron Elementary School, our hope is for all students to learn and value their education while learning how to be effective leaders in our community.

Valley Insight is a recurring monthly article written by administrators on a variety of topics related to education and the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation. Articles will be posted to the district’s website and also shared with the local media.

Akron Elementary School will be partnering with Schwan’s Home Food Services for a Schwan’s Cares fundraiser.  This is an easy way to help our school while getting quality food.  Please see the directions below on how you can help our school.  Contact Deb Miller at Akron Elementary School if you have questions.  574-598-2367. Thank you for helping our school!

There are 3 ways to place a fundraising order:

1. Via Schwan’s Cares. Find your campaign or fundraiser and (1) choose “Buy Now” to purchase an eGift Card (online only; limit 1 per customer, per campaign) OR (2) choose “Shop Now” to place a food order from Schwan’s. You can support at the campaign level or at an individual fundraiser level.
2. By Phone. Place your order via toll free number 1-855-870-7208. Make sure to provide your Campaign ID and/or Fundraiser ID when ordering by phone.
3. Via Schwans.com. During checkout simply type in your Campaign ID and/or Fundraiser ID to contribute to your fundraiser.

When Ordering use the Campaign Code:  34794

Delivery:

For existing Schwan’s customers, you will need to follow one of the 3 ordering steps above to create your fundraising affiliation and have your order contribute to the campaign. Your order will be delivered on your existing scheduled route day.

For new customers, you will choose your delivery date and time during checkout. Form of payment is required when placing fundraising orders, but you can change payment at the door to a preferred method of payment (Check, Cash, EBT, or Credit and Debit Card are accepted). If you are not home during the time of delivery, Schwan’s will leave your items in a protected freezer bag at no cost to you.

Dates:

The fundraiser starts October 2^nd and runs for 45 days.  The school gets 40% back on every purchase during those 45 days.  Then for the next 90 days the school gets 5% back on every purchase.