Our Schools Come First - Issue 6
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Issue 6 events planned for week of october 16

Issue 6 events planned for week of October 16

Friday, October 13, 2006 ― Join Akron Public Schools friends and supporters at any of the following events the week of October 16, 2006. Representatives will be on hand with information and to answer questions about Issue 6, the district's 7.9-mill operating issue on the November 7 ballot.
 
Monday, October 16
Gov. Taft Visit for Gateway To Technology, 9 a.m.
Litchfield Middle School
1540 Fairfax Road
 
Monday, October 16
Gov. Taft Visit for Project Lead The Way, 9:40 a.m.
Press conference, 10 a.m.
Firestone High School
333 Rampart Ave.
 
Monday, October 16
Gov. Taft Visit for Project Lead The Way, 9:55 a.m.
Garfield High School
435 N. Firestone Blvd.
 
Monday, October 16
Community School Funding Meeting, 3 p.m.
The Academy at Robinson
1156 4th Ave.
 
Monday, October 16
100 Book Challenge Fall Program, 6-7:30 p.m.
Jennings Middle School
225 E. Tallmadge Ave.
 
Tuesday, October 17
PTA Meeting, 8:40 a.m.
Pfeiffer Elementary School
2081 9th St. S.W.

Tuesday, October 17
Fall Festival, 2:30 p.m.
Heminger Elementary School
2228 11th St. S.W.

Tuesday, October 17
PTA Meeting, 2:45 p.m.
Leggett Elementary School
619 Sumner St.

Tuesday, October 17
PTA Meeting, 5:30 p.m.
Riedinger Middle School
77 W. Thornton St.
 
Tuesday, October 17
Fall Concert, 7 p.m.
Ellet High School
309 Woolf Ave.
 
Tuesday, October 17
Next Step for Akron Meeting, 7 p.m.
Main Library
60 S. High St.
 
Wednesday, October 18
NASW, Ohio Chapter, Region 2 "Views on Public Education as New School Board Members," 8:30 a.m.
Greenleaf Family Center
212 E. Exchange St.
 
Wednesday, October 18
Call to Renewal Prayer Service, 2:30 p.m.
Press Conference, 3 p.m.
First Grace United Church of Christ
350 S. Portage Path
 
Wednesday, October 18
PTA Pot Luck and Meeting, 6:30-8 p.m.
King Elementary School
805 Memorial Pkwy.
 
Thursday, October 19
Building, Growing, Moving, Improving Meeting, 8-9 a.m.
Rimer Elementary School
2370 Manchester Road

Thursday, October 19
Grandparents Day, 8:30-10 a.m.
Windemere Elementary School
2283 Windemere Ave.
 
Thursday, October 19
Crouse Parent Coffee for Grades K-5, 9 a.m.
Crouse Elementary School
1000 Diagonal Road
 
Thursday, October 19
Family Pumpkin Night, 5-7 p.m.
Leggett Elementary School
619 Sumner St.
 
Thursday, October 19
Challenge Night Open House for Neighborhood Residents, 5-7 p.m.
Barber Elementary School
665 Garry Road
 
Thursday, October 19
Scholarship Awards, 7 p.m.
Ellet High School
309 Woolf Ave.
 
Friday, October 20
Garfield vs. Buchtel Football Game, 7 p.m.
Rubber Bowl
 
Saturday, October 21
Ellet vs. East Football Game, Noon
Kenmore High School
2140 13th St. S.W.
 
Saturday, October 21
Kenmore vs. Firestone Football Game, Noon
Buchtel High School
1040 Copley Road

To learn more about Issue 6, visit www.forakronschools.com.

 
What's New?

1. Watch highlights from the Issue 6 kickoff at Lock 3.

2. View the "Our Schools Come First" video!

3. Download the Issue 6 Song!

4. Visit the Akron Public Schools levy blog site to read and post comments.

5. Print your own Issue 6 materials.

6. Get a ride to the polls! Several community groups offer free rides to the polls on Election Day. Contact The Chapel at 330/315-5520, the Urban League at 330/434-3101, the Wesley Temple at 330/434-5800 or the Summit County Democratic Party at 330/434-1311 for details.

7. See the list and map locations of Issue 6 billboards in the Akron area.

Rick Merolla, Treasurer, Citizens Committee, Akron Public Schools, 70 N. Broadway, Akron OH 44308