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On Saturday, the high school hosted our 2025 Prom. The theme this year was Masquerade. The students enjoyed a night of dancing followed by the After Prom party where they were served breakfast, played game and won prizes.

This years royalty was Prom Prince Nathaniel Henderson, Prom King Merek Charney, Prom Queen McKenna Lucero and Princess Taylor Benish.

On Wednesday, students were able to attend Medicine Day at Rocky Vista University. This was a great opportunity for our students who are interested in entering the medical field after graduation. They were able to view medical care, intubation, splinting, ultrasound, and even practice some medical skills.

Students who attended were Molly O'Neil, McKenna Lucero, Kenna Madrid, Zoey Scherer, Mikenna Weers, Carter Lucero, Taylor Benish, Kashlee Randel and Mackenzie Fincher.

Thank you to NE Boces and Mrs. Houston for providing these opportunities for our students and Mrs. Lucero for driving and sponsoring the students for the day.

The FBLA had a chance to celebrate with an exciting end of year trip to FlyteCo Tower in Denver. The day included a business tour, a special presentation from the Chief Operating Officer as our guest speaker, and the presentation of their end-of-year awards.

Monday evening, the elementary students put on a spectacular spring concert. This year the Kindergarten through 4th grade learned how to play the ukulele, drums and other percussion instruments. The 5th grade showcased their skills with band instruments like the trumpet, saxophone, flute and drums.

A big thank you to Ms. Remington and Ms. Lowry for continuing to teach our students to love music and to Ms. Henrietta Uhlennhop and Mrs. Bernice Cosner for their accompaniment.

Way to go Rams!!

On Thursday, the elementary school celebrated Arbor Day by planting trees at the Pool Park and the Akron Public Library. Students learned about the importance of trees in our environment and participated in hands-on activities that highlighted the benefits of planting and caring for trees. Each class took turns digging holes, planting saplings, and watering them to ensure they thrive.

The fun continued on Friday with the agricultural classes, where Mrs. Drietz and her students prepared activity bags for each room with an Arbor Day related activity, students also enjoyed taking pictures in a "How Tall Photo Booth".

A heartfelt thank you to all the staff who helped arrange the Arbor Day activities! Your efforts made this event a memorable experience for our students.

On Wednesday, Mrs. Gebauer and Mrs. Reynolds took their 4th grade students to the Rockies STEM Day. The weather was perfect for a day dedicated to exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

During the Rockies game the students not only enjoyed their time together but also gained valuable insights into how STEM fields contribute to everyday experiences, especially in sports.

For our last Big Buddy of the year, our students took time getting to know each other with an "All About Me" worksheet and working together to create hand "leaves" to represent the leaves on the tree that will be located in the front lobby of the school.

Last Thursday, the MS track team traveled to Merino. Despite the chilly weather, the athletes performed well, showing improvement in their times and distances.

This Thursday, Akron hosted the League track meet, marking the final meet of the MS season. Our 7th and 8th grade athletes had a strong showing.

Friday was a very chilly day for the Lady Rams varsity but they battled through adversity and the weather to play 9 holes. All players showed incredible grit and played well. Gracie Fassler tied for 15th while Kendal Zimmerman and Mia Hernandez placed in the middle of the pack. Good job, Rams!

On Thursday the JV team played in Stratton and the Varsity in Burlington.

Last Saturday, the Rams traveled to Highland for a varsity matchup with the Huskies. Despite a few runs in the last inning, the Rams weren't able to secure a win and lost 5-4.

On Wednesday, the Rams started district play hosting Peetz, Merino and Prairie. The Rams played Peetz, winning, 6 to 2. The district tournament continues on Friday in Prairie, with the Akron Rams taking on the Merino Rams at 11am.

Last Friday we hosted the Tom Meyer Invitational. It was a cold, wet day but it was great to have our first track meet on our new blue track!

Thank you everyone who helped out, it was definitely appreciated and needed. A track meet is a lot of work so it is always awesome when we have people jump in to make it happen.

Aaliyah Maldonado participated in her first track meet of the season, particpating in the 100 meters, 200 meters and long jump.

Chloe Farmer had a PR in shot with a throw of 31 feet 9.25 inches.

Anthony McMahill had throw of 31 feet and 8.75 inches in shot, which is his PR.

On Wednesday, the track team participated at Julesburg. The Boys 4x800 team consisted of Eli Hart, Rylee Bacon, Wyatt Burgess, and Kolton Strand all came home with Champion t-shirts, running a time of 9:17.89.

Boys 4x100 throwers team consisted of Daniel Loya, Anthony McMahill, Alex Galindo, and Dawson Bales with a time of 57.17.

Anthony McMahill in discus with a throw of 97 feet.

Kolton Strand in the 800 meters with a time of 2:10.72

Daniel Loya in the 800 meters with a time of 2:33.39.

Rylee Bacon in the 800 meters with a time of 2:34.35.

Eli Hart in the mile with a time of 4:57.45.

Addison Weis in the 800 meters with a time of 2:39.90.

Malia Dracon in pole vault with a vault of 8’4”.

Saturday, May 3

9 am HS League Track at Wiggins

• Leave at 7 am

Monday, May 5

10 am HS Girls Golf at Limon

• Leave at 7:30 am

2 pm HS Track at Holyoke

• Leave at 11:30 am

6 pm FCA MS Breakout area

Tuesday, May 6

8 am Preschool Field Trip

6 pm FFA Officer Interviews

Wednesday, May 7

7:45 am Kindergarten Field Trip

Advisory – Girls Basketball Meeting

4:35 pm Parent/Staff Book Study

5 pm 8th grade Continuation Meeting – MS Breakout

Thursday, May 8

7:15 am MS/HS Staff Meeting – Library

8:30 am Sports Physicals

12:15 pm HS Volleyball Meeting

12:15 pm HS Boys Basketball Meeting

1 pm 3 rd Grade to Akron Airport

7 pm Band/Choir Concert

Friday May 9th

8 am HS Enrollment Day

9 am HS Track @ St Vrain

• Leave at 6 am

Saturday May 10th

10 am HS Track @ Limon TBD

HS Regional Baseball TBD