Tiger Tracks September 2025

Dear Families,

Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful summer filled with rest, fun, and memorable moments with family and friends. As we begin this new school year, I am excited to see our hallways full of energy, curiosity, and the bright smiles of our students.

The start of a new year is a fresh beginning—a chance to set goals, build routines, and commit to habits that will lead to success. Good habits start now. Arriving on time, staying organized, completing homework, reading daily, and being respectful and responsible are all small steps that build toward a strong and successful year. Parents, your support at home in reinforcing these routines makes all the difference.

Our teachers and staff are ready to provide engaging learning experiences and a safe, welcoming environment for every student. Together, we can help each child reach their fullest potential.

Let’s make this school year one of growth, learning, and achievement. I look forward to celebrating many successes together in the months ahead.

Mr. Caprio

Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, New York State has now implemented a Bell‑to‑Bell cell phone ban, from the moment school starts until dismissal. According to regulations students must turn off and store away any personal internet‑enabled devices—such as smartphones, smartwatches, tablets, and earbuds—on school grounds during school hours. In Akron Central Schools, we will require these devices are off in student lockers. This includes all instructional and non‑instructional times: class, lunch, recess, passing periods, and study halls.

On August 26, Akron Middle School welcomed the new sixth grade students during an orientation. The middle school looks forward to seeing you all and getting to know each and every one of you during these next few years!

Join us in welcoming the following staff to our Middle School Family!

Seneca Language Teacher - Amelia Sundown

Health Teacher - Jenna Grazen

Special Ed - Margaret Herrington

Science - Becky Lobur

Tech - Meghann Brown

Dear Akron Middle School Parents/Guardians:

We’re excited to invite you to the Akron Middle School Open House on Wednesday, September 17th, 2025! The evening will kick off promptly at 5:30 PM and give you a chance to experience your child’s day-to-day schedule, explore our school, and meet our dedicated teachers, staff, and administrators.

To help you navigate the evening, please follow your child’s C day schedule as this will be the guide for your evening.

You'll begin in your child’s first period class at 5:30 PM. During each class, teachers will share an overview of their programs, classroom routines, procedures, expectations, and grading policies.

We are looking forward to a great evening on September 17th at 5:30 PM and hope you can join us. It’s a wonderful opportunity to learn more about your child’s educational experience and connect with our school community. We hope to see you on September 17!

Thank you,

Joe Caprio - MS Principal

John Morello - MS Assistant Principal

At Akron Middle School, we believe that building strong character is just as important as academic success. That’s why we are excited to continue our Character Counts program this year!

Each month, our school will focus on one positive character trait—such as respect, responsibility, kindness, fairness, citizenship, or trustworthiness. Throughout the month, students will be encouraged to practice and model this trait both inside and outside the classroom.

To celebrate, students can earn Tiger Tickets whenever they demonstrate the featured character trait. These tickets serve as a recognition of their efforts and commitment to making our school community a better place.

At the end of each month, teachers will also nominate students who have consistently shown the monthly trait. These nominated students will be honored with a special reward surprise—a fun way to highlight and celebrate their leadership in character!

Through Character Counts, we aim to create a culture where students feel proud of their choices and understand the lasting value of strong character.

Tiger Tickets can be earned from teachers in their classroom, faculty and staff by demonstrating the character counts traits or good behavior. With these tickets students can:

• Purchase rewards from teachers
• Purchase Akron T-shirts from the main office
• Put Tiger Tickets into a drawing to win a gift card

2 - First Student Day!

17- Open House @ 5:30-7:00 (Middle School)

22-26 - Homecoming Week

29 - Picture Day

11 - Mod Field Hockey Scrimmage vs. Iroquios - Home (4:30)

16 - Mod Boys Soccer vs. Byron/Bergen/Elba - Home (5:00)

16 - Mod Field Hockey vs. Royhart/Wilson - Home (4:30)

19 - Mod Boys Soccer @ Holley (5:00)

20 - Mod Cross Country E. Aurora Invitational @ East Aurora High School (9:00)

20 - Mod Volleyball @ Wilson (10:00)

22 - Mod Boys Soccer vs. Kendall - Home (5:00)

23 - Mod Volleyball @ Sweet Home (5:00)

24 - Mod Field Hockey @ Medina (4:30)

24 - Mod Boys Soccer @ Lyndonville (5:00)

25 - Mod Volleyball @ Medina (5:00)

27 - Mod Volleyball vs. Albion - Home (10:00 - Gym 2)

29 - Mod Volleyball vs. Depew - Home (5:00 - Gym 2)

29 - Mod Field Hockey @ Wilson (4:30)

30 - Mod Boys Soccer @ Wheatland-Chili (5:00)

Welcome Back, AMS!

We’re excited to kick off a brand-new school year at Akron Middle School! The year began on a high note as we welcomed our new 6th graders during orientation. It was a great opportunity for them to get familiar with middle school life—and we celebrated their arrival with punch and ice cream!

There’s already so much to look forward to this month! Mark your calendars: Homecoming 2025 is coming up during the last full week of September. Get ready to show your school spirit and make some amazing memories!

Advisor: Mrs. Bergman – gbergman@akronk12.org

Spanish Club is an after school opportunity for students in Grades 7-8 to extend their learning, creativity, and interests in learning about Spanish culture and language. Some of our activities will include creating arts and crafts, preparing/snacking on authentic food, enjoying music, & watching a movie.

Spanish Club will meet in room M128.

• First meeting is Monday, September 29th.
• We will meet on a Monday, once per month, from 3:20-4:23 pm.
• The late bus is available after school at 4:30 pm.
• If you choose to pick up your son or daughter, please do so at the side MS entrance by the tennis courts no later than 4:35 pm.
• Students who join Spanish Club need to RSVP for each meeting by the Friday beforehand to be able to plan supplies/snacks accordingly. They should sign up in class (Gr. 8) or email Mrs. Bergman (Gr. 7).

Feel free to contact Mrs. Bergman at: gbergman@akronk12.org with any questions, and hope to see you there!

Here is a link to set up/access your parent/student PowerSchool Account! https://ps.akronschools.org/public/

Want to make your life easier? Instead of calling in when your student is absent, needs to be signed out, coming in late, etc., email your students' building attendance email as follows:

Elementary: esattendance@akronk12.org

Middle: msattendance@akronk12.org

HIgh: hsattendance@akronk12.org

If your student is feeling sick remember they can touch base with our knowledgeable nurses to determine if a sign out is necessary!