Browse past news stories for Garfield High School in Akron, OH.

• Local man inducted into hometown HOF (Marysville Journal-Tribune)
  posted on October 8, 2009 at 12:49:45 pm
  Local resident and former Buckeye Robert “Bud” Bond, is being inducted into the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame today. Bond is originally from Akron.
• Search narrows for ring owner (Akron Beacon Journal)
  posted on October 5, 2009 at 07:46:20 am
  Reader has three tips on 'ES,' a '38 West High grad
• St. Vincent-St. Mary rushes to victory over Akron Garfield: high school football roundup (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
  posted on September 12, 2009 at 05:33:56 am
  Host St. Vincent-St. Mary went old school Friday night in defeating Akron Garfield, 27-14, in a nonleague football game. The Fighting Irish, ranked No. 14 in The Plain Dealer Top 25, established a running game before taking to the air. Sophomore Sae'von Fitzgerald set the mood with a 32-yard scoring scamper in the first quarter en route to totaling 81 yards rushing. Junior Mark Murphy led all ...
• Grossi's scouting report: Favre adds sizzle, but there's plenty of muscle to Minnesota Vikings (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
  posted on September 8, 2009 at 11:48:26 pm
  Ex-Green Bay QB adds drama, but Vikes already had plenty of talent
• Three killed as two vehicles collide (Akron Beacon Journal)
  posted on August 17, 2009 at 07:46:05 am
  Accident occurs on road residents say is dangerous Patrol investigating cause of accident
• Reason to celebrate: 'I am still here' (Akron Beacon Journal)
  posted on August 13, 2009 at 07:46:38 am
  Mother regularly visits her son in Ohio prison
• Akron karate expert George Anderson, 77, instructor and author (Akron Beacon Journal)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 07:46:29 am
  Akron karate expert George Anderson, 77, instructor and author
• Former Ohio State Buckeyes corner Antoine Winfield signs extension with Minnesota Vikings (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
  posted on July 23, 2009 at 08:47:08 pm
  APAntoine Winfield EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - The Minnesota Vikings have signed cornerback Antoine Winfield to a five-year contract extension. Winfield, an Akron Garfield High School graduate, was heading into the final year of his contract and negotiations stretched into...
• Rain barrels turn into art (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  posted on July 9, 2009 at 02:39:10 am
  Nick Hafner, 17 (left) paints the stenciled pattern on a rain barrel as artist Gregory Nanney helps hold the stencil at the University of Akron's Mary Schiller Myers School of Art at Folk Hall in Akron, Ohio.
• Teens in UA program create their own designs in project that's lesson in environment as well as way to raise funds (Akron Beacon Journal)
  posted on June 27, 2009 at 07:46:11 am
  Artists learn to adapt and accept criticism
• Rain barrels turn into art (Akron Beacon Journal)
  posted on June 26, 2009 at 08:18:21 pm
  Rain barrels turn into art
• It's Dad's big day at course (Akron Beacon Journal)
  posted on June 19, 2009 at 07:45:57 am
  Medina driver Hillestad pleased daughter, mom will watch at Mid-Ohio Medina man on course to race at Mid-Ohio
• Buchtel Ohio Graduation Test scores improve across board (West Side Leader & South Side News Leader)
  posted on June 11, 2009 at 12:39:58 pm
  Buchtel High School’s 10th-graders improved in all five categories of the Ohio Graduation Test, the Akron Public Schools (APS) Board of Education learned during the June 8 meeting.
• Memorial Day events honor veterans in local communities (West Side Leader & South Side News Leader)
  posted on May 21, 2009 at 12:41:55 pm
  SUMMIT/MEDINA COUNTIES — Parades and solemn services will mark Memorial Day, May 25, throughout the area. Local communities have planned a variety of events to recognize veterans. The following is a list of events taking place in the West Side Leader coverage area.
• Military officers recognize cadets (West Side Leader & South Side News Leader)
  posted on May 21, 2009 at 12:37:57 pm
  GREATER AKRON — Members of the Ohio Western Reserve Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (OWRC-MOAA) have recognized outstanding Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and Junior ROTC (JROTC) cadets at eight local school programs.
• Akron teacher wins honor (Akron Beacon Journal)
  posted on May 21, 2009 at 07:46:23 am
  Akron teacher wins honor
• Do they sink or float? (Akron Beacon Journal)
  posted on May 21, 2009 at 07:46:23 am
  Firestone High School students compete in homemade boats of cardboard, aluminum foil Real-world skills give students an edge
• Regional News Stories: May 2008 (WCPN Cleveland)
  posted on May 14, 2009 at 07:36:38 pm
  Eric Wellman Talks Economy With Urban League’s New President Posted Friday, May 30, 2008 On Fridays we talk about the regional economy in a segment we're calling Upside/Downside...a weekly conversation about positive and negative developments affecting the economy of Northeast Ohio and we're using it as a chance to get to know business leaders in the region.
• Hammer time for Pfleger at Kent (Tribune Chronicle)
  posted on April 23, 2009 at 04:46:38 am
  KENT - Matt Pfleger came into Kent State University with every intention of being a shotputter and discus thrower. The Garfield High School graduate and Kent State sophomore found his prowess was in the hammer throw - an event where a metal ball is attached to a wire and a handle is used.
• Holocaust observance planned Tuesday in Akron (Akron Beacon Journal)
  posted on April 17, 2009 at 11:19:22 pm
  Holocaust observance planned Tuesday in Akron
• OSU's Wells taking hits for potential weaknesses (Akron Beacon Journal)
  posted on April 12, 2009 at 07:50:05 am
  Analysts split on whether running back has NFL toughness, durability Running back plays through painful injury
• Pitching, base running behind Zips' success (Akron Beacon Journal)
  posted on April 10, 2009 at 07:49:31 am
  Pitching, base running behind Zips' success
• Clay Matthews Jr. would enjoy opportunity if Browns give him a shot (The Canton Repository)
  posted on April 4, 2009 at 04:21:33 am
  A pick like Clay Matthews or Chris "Beanie" Wells would spice up Browns’ draft weekend, but they and others like them seem out of the team’s wheelhouse, pending a trade — but don’t discount that, either.
• Improving on offense key to season for Firestone softball (West Side Leader & South Side News Leader)
  posted on April 2, 2009 at 12:42:43 pm
  WEST AKRON — After a number of close losses last year, the Firestone High School softball team has made hitting a priority this year. According to head coach Bruce Clough, the team finished with a 10-15 record overall, but the Lady Falcons were close to having a much better season.
• Akron: Teen athlete still missing front teeth as insurance saga drags on (WKYC Cleveland)
  posted on April 2, 2009 at 03:15:33 am
  AKRON -- Alex Berry just wants to look in the mirror and see himself, something the now 16-year-old Akron boy hasn't really been able to do for a full year.
• Akron Students Get Schooled in Money Matters (WCPN Cleveland)
  posted on April 1, 2009 at 08:05:26 pm
  By next year, all Ohio high schools will be required by law to teach financial literacy beginning in ninth grade. ideastream's Kymberli Hagelberg reports on an Akron Schools program that is giving teenagers a hands-on lesson in planning for the future.
• 2009 March 24 (The Medina County Gazette)
  posted on March 24, 2009 at 07:06:48 am
  Robert Jack Randall, 86 of Lafayette Township, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2009, at Sum-merville of Camelot Place in Medina. He was born Sept. 29, 1922, in Karns City, Pa., to John T. and Esther Farren Randall.
• Fewer students eager to turn pages of expensive yearbooks in digital age (Detroit Free Press)
  posted on March 22, 2009 at 07:42:43 am
  Kristen Thompson grinned when chatting about how her parents sometimes reminisce about their school days, flipping through the pages of the yearbook.
• Fewer students turn pages of yearbooks in digital age (The Arizona Republic)
  posted on March 3, 2009 at 06:41:38 pm
  Whether good or gross, the yearbook is filled with memories of the times that shaped many of our lives. But in some parts of the country, it has been done away with or is at risk of demise.
• Ray Wise having a devil of a good time on 'Reaper' (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
  posted on March 3, 2009 at 03:35:48 pm
  Don't fear the 'Reaper' or its star, Akron native Ray Wise.